Full-time Mom: Senior juggles high school and motherhood
Many students find themselves struggling to keep up with their schoolwork while juggling a part-time job. Most students could not imagine juggling their schoolwork with...
People of Pittsboro
Steve Garrity of Circle City Books in Pittsboro, NC “I like turtles—I saved a big turtle a couple of years ago. We have a creek...
Halloween DIYs: Mummy Mason Jar Luminaries and Last-Minute Costumes
Mummy Mason Jar Luminaries Materials: 1. Canning/mason jars (any size) 2. Roll of gauze (½ width works the best—if you have wider pieces, cut down...
Floyd, second in state, leads golf team to conference championship
Sophomore Kat Floyd has spent the past several years of her life putting most of her time and energy into golf. “[At one practice], she...
Fantasy or Reality: Is fantasy football good for the NFL?
Millions of people play it, thousands of people call it their job, the average player spends hundreds of dollars on it every year—fantasy football is...
The Posse Posse: Sibling duo takes Northwood sports by storm
The whistle blows and the players run onto the field. Not too far away, the same tone rings, and swimmers dive into the water. For...
Football team copes with lack of middle school football
Orange, Southern Durham, Chapel Hill, Cedar Ridge, Northern Durham and Hillside. Yes, those are the six teams in Northwood’s conference, but they are also the...
Flying Solo: How I got out of my comfort zone 9,000 miles from home
Despair: that is the only thing I felt boarding my 13-hour flight to Ethiopia alone. My mom embraced me for the last time before sending...
What Next?: I don’t know what I’m doing with my future
Ever since I started high school just over a year ago, I’ve felt this unspoken expectation of knowing what I want to do. Whether that...