Talking With Teachers: Episode 4
Want to know how principal Justin Bartholomew learned a lesson the hard way? Find out now on Talking With Teachers with your hosts Ellie Saksa...
Students discuss annual Academic Banquet attendance
Students have mixed feelings on the annual Academic Banquet, an event celebrating students on the A/B Honor Roll. This year, it was hosted...
Video—A Final Glance Back: Living in Moncure, North Carolina
Senior Adrianne Cleven has lived in Moncure, North Carolina for nine years. She will soon move away from her tiny town to begin college and...
“I feel a little bit like an outsider”: Race in AP and honors classes
To many students, Advanced Placement (AP) and honors classes are the norm, natural progressions on one’s high school academic track. Amid the advanced and often...
Gap Year: Students take a year “on”
A form of procrastination? A slacker’s path out of studying? On the outside looking in, tak- ing a gap year may seem like an irresponsible...
The Cost of Success: Barriers prevent extracurricular participation
Extracurriculars are school related activities that do not necessarily have anything to do with a student’s courses. In Dec. 2014, six out of every 10...
“It was debilitating”: Students deal with mental illness
“[Depression] makes you feel tired. You don’t want to do anything, it almost feels like you’re fake sick, without a cough and sniffles; you feel...
Community College: An alternative collegiate path
Former Northwood student Sophia Pearce stepped foot onto the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s (UNC-W) campus for orientation, ready to take on her collegiate...
The Pressure to be Plastic: Students struggle with body image
You look in the mirror and immediately begin to pick out your flaws. You wish that stubborn acne would go away, that your nose was...