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...
Spirited Debate: Does Northwood have school spirit?
Participants of the Nuthouse celebrate a victory by throwing white powder and streamers in the air to represent the night’s theme: white out. The Northwood...
Riley Shaner named creative writing state champion at Quill competition
Photo courtesy of Riley Shaner Junior Riley Shaner was named the creative writing state champion at the NCASA State Finals of The Quill, a writing...