Kate Howard and Lily Kazemi give the low down on News

Kate Howard and Lily Kazemi
News Editors

NCHS finally opened its doors to students on Tuesday, September 6, after an extended week of summer due to Hurricane Irene. We had been busy assembling the news section in preparation for September long before August 31, the original NCPS start date in 2011. Not discouraged by the storm, the faculty and students had high spirits about meeting their teachers, adjusting to their schedule and getting back into the routine of waking up at 6:30 every morning. September has provided much material for our section.

Features Editors Blog – 4/8/11

Danielle Sorcher
Features Editor

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, to say the least. Prom, homework, a test almost every day, prom, AP test/SAT preparation, new Journalism staff for next year, summer program applications, and have we mentioned prom? With all of this going on, we’ve plunged full speed ahead into the Journalism new cycle. We have an extraordinary amount of stories for this cycle, both for online and print–overmedication, dealing with college rejection, cheating, watching movies online… and the Journalism class has been scrambling around trying to get everything set for initial due dates on Friday.

Top ten Facebook party fouls

Ellen Trinklein
Opinions Editor

Facebook is a great, albeit addicting, tool. We all know the benefits—you can meet up with old friends, post pictures, and become an excellent and proficient stalker. However, there is a set of unwritten rules—or perhaps they are just my pet peeves—of what’s acceptable and what’s not on a Facebook page. It’s time these rules be written down and my pet peeves be addressed.

Tis the season of prom

Serra Oral
Blogs Editor

With junior prom just around the corner and the season of asking people to senior prom coming up, prom has been a constant topic of high school students lately. But with the discussion comes the problems or “proma”. Here are the top issues that tend to be faced in this period.