Sealed but Never Sent: My struggle to reconnect with my father
Every year for the past 10 years, I’ve written letters to my dad that I’d never send. Father’s Day and Christmas cards are piled in...
An Unlikely Hobby: How boxing has changed me in more ways than one
Just to clear things up before I start this: I am not an athletic person. For all of my life I have been interested in...
Staff Editorial: It’s 5:00 Somewhere, and We Need a Ride
Interesting clubs, honor societies and sports teams of every variety take place after school at Northwood every day throughout the school year. Some students take...
School board approves site for new high school
September 12th, 2016, the school board met in the courthouse to have their regular session. However, this meeting was especially important. Board members made the...
Taking a Knee to Take a Stand: Colin Kaepernick starts a controversial protest
It’s Sept. 11, and in Seattle, the Seahawks vs. Dolphins game is about to start. At the game, the American flag is spread out across...
Queening Alice: Sharp writes original adaptation for fall play
In theatre teacher Kayla Sharp’s version of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, Alice doesn’t pass through a looking glass at all. Instead, she wakes...
Is Your Summer Spent Swimming, or Drowning?
You are spending one last day at the beach, the wind in your hair, your eyes closed... and suddenly it hits you. You haven’t started...
From Top to Bottom: Seniors transition to college freshmen
For high school seniors, the month of June is a time of celebration. As they cross the stage in caps and gowns to accept their...
Coming Out of the Locker Room: LGBTQ+ students discuss participation in sports
Dakota McLean was 13 when they came out to their friends. And while most of them accepted McLean, their mind in the eyes of some...