Near the end of the first six weeks of the school year, Northwood English teacher Rachel Donnald decided to give her students an extra credit opportunity in which they would participate in a game of “Among Us” via a Zoom meeting to practice their listening and speaking skills. Since then, the small gathering of English students has evolved into a gaming club.
Take a look at these autumn treats complied by Social Media Editor Grace Leonard.
Co-Editor in Chief Ella Sullivan compares North Carolina’s United States Senate Candidates Thomas “Thom” Tillis and James Calvin “Cal” Cunningham while looking at their background, key beliefs, recent scandals and current polls.
President Donald Trump is just one Republican figure who has been infected by coronavirus in a cluster whose size is currently unknown. Other prominent figures who have been infected from the same cluster include Stephen Miller, First Lady Melania Trump and Senator for North Carolina Thom Tillis. The president was first diagnosed on Oct. 1, after it was found that Hope Hicks, a senior counselor to the president, tested positive. The virus is believed to have spread to the rest of the president’s circle after an event at the Rose Garden in celebration of the nomination of Amy Coney Barret.
Staff writer Loren King explores all the possibilities of trick-or-treating with health restrictions this year.
On Sept. 23, the Chatham County Board of Education voted to continue the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year using Plan C, an entirely online instruction plan, for all high school students. The real question is, how do students feel about remaining virtual for the remainder of the year, and how will it potentially affect them?
On Sept. 26, President Donald J. Trump announced his nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. This occurred eight days after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom Barrett will succeed if approved.
