Summer Jobs And Internships: Northwood Students Enter The Workforce

Lily Kate Witcher
Entertainment/Lifestyle

As we prepare to turn the corner into the warmer months, many teens are starting to think about what has become a classic American rite of passage: getting a summer job. Summer jobs can be a great way for students to make some cash, gain experience in the workforce and learn some valuable new skills. Although the total number of 16 to 19-year-olds that work in the summer has dropped over 20 percent since 1998, many Northwood students are still taking the initiative to get hired this year.

Toxic Relationships: Identifying Factors and Effects

Lily Kate Witcher
Opinion

Whether it’s between friends, family or partners, relationships aren’t always smooth sailing. People have disagreements and it’s important that we know how to work through them. But what do you do when you think your relationship with someone has crossed the line into unhealthy or even toxic? Is there a time and place to end the relationship altogether? These are questions that most of us have had to ask ourselves at one point or another and they can be difficult to answer.

Should School Start Later for Students?

Nellielou Errett
Opinion

Before the sun fully rises, yawning children slowly drag their feet into a school building, forced to learn while they can barely keep their eyes open. Attempting to survive on a cup of coffee, students slump in their seats and try to not doze off in the first period. This raises the question; should school start later for students? There are definitely plenty of pros and cons to the proposal, but overall, students would benefit more from school starting at a later time.