Shedding light on student trends and culture at the high school.
Ilene Anders
Reporter
March, a time that marks the coming of spring, also marks the beginning of Women’s History Month. The month is dedicated to celebrating women; years ago, women weren’t able to vote, work, or do much besides become a stay at home mother, but now they can do all of that and more.
Chloe Davis
Reporter
Anyone who takes a language at our high school knows exactly what a typical language class looks like. A few students trying to decipher what their teacher is saying, while most have already fallen asleep on their desks. It’s rare to find a Spanish, French or language class with a group of students who love to learn the language.
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.”
Giuliana Savini & Sara Levine
Reporters
An ordinary classroom is visualized with a dry-erase board or a lecture in front of the class. NCHS has been breaking this stereotype by including alternative learning techniques to enhance the comprehension of a lesson. One effective way teachers have been using these techniques is by integrating a mock simulation with the curriculum.
Daniel Popper & Ben Stryker
Editorial Director and Staff Cartoonist
Going off-campus has been a tradition for almost a decade for students. However, determining which of the countless delis to choose always plagued upperclassmen seeking the perfect. In order to settle this debate, we surveyed 200 students in order to nominate three sandwiches, one from each of students’ favorite lunch establishments: Tony’s Deli, Forest Street Deli and Chicken Joe’s.
