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Month: March 2011

Featured Features

Marijuana is more than just a ‘little thing between friends’

Danielle Sorcher
Features Editor

In the past few months, there have been a number of drug-related disciplinary actions. In one case, there was a drug-related expulsion, and in another, a drug-related punishment was downgraded. On Feb. 28, a student was arrested from a November charge of selling marijuana.

“In my opinion, there has been an inordinate number of suspensions relating to marijuana, whether it is an issue due to direct use or something we found out or having to do with the police,” Principal Tony Pavia said. “We’re seeing a marijuana that’s different than the ‘old’ drug; it’s not just a harmless teenage experiment.”

Editors-in-Chief Editors' Blog

Writing a Difficult Editorial: EIC Editors Blog

This year the editorial staff has tackled a lot of difficult issues; there haven’t been many “light” editorials.

Earlier this year, we wrote an editorial about the senior patio being closed due to a select group of seniors that preformed what looked like a “freshman Friday” to most people, even after the administration explicitly told them not to. The first print issue of the year, we decided to take the “side” of the administration and wrote an editorial that wasn’t taken well by some of our peers.

News

Library website re-design by a student, for the students

Harrison Burt
Reporter

A new edition of the library website was launched prior to the start of the second semester, once Library Department Chair Michelle Luhtala and senior Julia Hofer collaborated to update the site. After the commissioning of Jeanne McDonagh’s Photoshop class for a new website header, Julia’s work was selected because, according to Ms. Luhtala, her collage signified what makes the library a threshold for education advancement.

NCHS Student Coalition

StuCo Weekly Update 3/23

Molly James
Sophomore Social President

Currently, as mentioned last week, the Student Coalition is working on a school wide music video! The main goal is to incorporate as many clubs/sports teams/students as possible, to promote unity between all grades. The Softball team, Gymnastics team, Animation club, (and this Thursday the Squash team), have been filmed already. The film and editing crew, Nick Howard, Chris Freeman, and Nicola Scandiffio, are doing a fantastic job helping us out, and the finished product is going to be amazing.

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