Shedding light on student trends and culture at the high school.
Let’s be serious, at one point in time all of us have pitched a fit over losing a game of Cuberunner, Scoops, Billiards, or Wordle and the list only goes on and on. Looking around in the library there are at least three students on iPhones playing a game.
Since the first iPhone was released on June 29th, 2007 the world has been forever changed by its applications, or “apps” as they’ve been nicknamed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
Here are the answers to the Who’s Who box of former students and teachers from the November centerfold. Click on a photo to find out
As you walk into the high school in the morning, it seems as though you’re entering a world of zombies. Everywhere you look, you see kids still half asleep wishing that they were back home in their warm comfy bed. Why is this?
Generally, most students go to bed late and wake up early, like junior Katie Scott. “I go to bed at 12 and wake up at 6,” she said.
Even so, others are like junior Elbek Abasov, and have a weird sleep schedule to get the work done in the day. “I probably get 5 hours of sleep each day,” he said “I come home, take a one to two hour nap, then work until 2 am and get up again at 6:10…”
For the past couple of years, many students and faculty have found their classrooms less than comfortable when it comes to temperature. Some classrooms are hot and some are cold. Why this inconsistent pattern?
Sean Killelea, teacher at NCHS, described his classroom temperature, “It’s definitely warmer than last year. Last year, I would need to come in a parka and a knit hat…”
Whether students are applying to college or waiting to hear back, senior year is a stressful time. A majority juggle their schoolwork, after-school activities, and college applications all at once. Anxiety about college and stress about schoolwork tends to overwhelm many kids. While most senior students look forward to second semester when things lighten up, the beginning of the year can be pretty nerve-wracking. Here are some ways that seniors deal with stress:
Turner Baty: “[I deal with stress] by playing football because it gets my mind off of everything. It releases me…
