Riley Shaner wins statewide public speaking competition
Photo courtesy of Jill Jackl After weeks of preparation, junior Riley Shaner won the statewide Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest for her speech on...
Model UN participates in CIRA conference at UNC-Chapel Hill
Photo courtesy of Heather Algiere The Model United Nations (UN) club traveled to UNC-Chapel Hill to participate in the Carolina International Relations Association’s annual conference...
Students struggle with Charger Challenge
Photo courtesy of Jenna Weiss Students who choose to participate in the Charger Challenge do so by completing 120 community service hours throughout their time...
Science Olympiad places second at regional competition
Northwood’s varsity Science Olympiad team took second place out of 29 teams in the Buies Creek Regional Science Olympiad competition Feb. 17. The team, led...
Dance Ensemble Wins First at Scholastic Dance Festival
A curtain is drawn open to reveal 17 dancers hunched over, bathed in pink light. The opening chords of Ingrid Michaelson’s “Open Hands”...
Feature Friday: Victoria Kelly
Only 13 percent of the world’s population is trilingual, or can speak three languages fluently, according to ilanguages.org. Sophomore Victoria Kelly is a part of...
Uprooted by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican student starts over at Northwood
“We spent the whole night in my mom’s room because the hurricane was too loud and the windows were about to burst out,” senior Diego...
Mayor Perry, Extraordinary: Who is the Mayor of Pittsboro?
Photo courtesy of Cindy Perry Cindy Perry, former real estate attorney and a ferocious recycler, was elected to a second term as Pittsboro’s mayor Nov....
A Colorful Question: Does Northwood embrace cultural diversity?
Every year, students are asked to fill out a perception survey of their teachers. The questions are usually about how much students respect the teacher...