Doodle Jump. Cut the Rope. Tiny Wings. These are just some of the many memorable titles in the iOS app Hall of Fame, but none have been taken up with such passion and enthusiasm at our school as Clash of Clans. This sprawling virtual kingdom of castles, dragons, elixirs and orcs has taken the high school by storm, claiming a tight-knit coalition of players around the school who join together in small groups to battle as a clan.
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The beauty of 4th quarter
As we return from our pseudo-spring break this week, it is apparent that 4th quarter is in full swing. I feel that I can speak for all seniors when I say that the struggle of senioritis is real. However, whether you’re an eager freshman still looking forward to finals or a complacent, college-bound senior, most NCHS students share the same state of mind: We want summer.
App of the week: Vine
Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology
If you’ve ever felt like that photo you posted on Instagram of your dog playing fetch didn’t fully show how cute it is, now there’s an app for that. Vine is sweeping the school and the app store as the latest social media app by sharing short video clips to stay connected.
Do Spring Break ’13 Like a Pro
In approximately 24 hours, students will be dismounting their treadmills and boarding flights to various tropical resorts for the greatest week of their lives. After weeks of pretending to do school work and recycling the same pair of lululemon leggings each day, Spring Break 2013 is upon here. As I considered the ways I could try and recreate Laguna Beach season 1 on my California trip this week, I came up with a few tips on how to make this break worthwhile. If you’re going on a trip this year, avoid #SB13Probz by doing the following.
Confessions of a high school Buddhist: The man, the myth, the legend- Buddha
Taylor du Pont
Multimedia Editor
Over the past few years, I have struggled to accept a religion into my life. I was brought up in a Congregational family, but as the years of my childhood flew by, I began to question my Christian faith. After my best friend was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor when I was in seventh grade, my skeptical religious views turned into agnosticism. When I was a sophomore in highschool, she died, and I became a pessimist, turning to atheism.