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Car painting and picnic prepares seniors
Isabel Lawrence
News Editor
From 12-2 on Monday, August 27th, the class of 2013 gathered at the high school parking lot for an afternoon of car painting, picnicking and reuniting with their fellow seniors. This annual event serves as a way to bring the senior class together before they embark on their last year at NCHS.
App of the week: Gasbuddy
Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editor
We’ve all been there: watching the cost of filling the gas tank reach the $50 mark and saying goodbye to half of last week’s paycheck. With gas prices so high, it’s worth finding the gas station with the least expensive prices and going the extra couple of miles to get there. Luckily, with Gasbuddy, finding the cheapest gas is easy and instant.
Ready… Set… Recruit: Bobby Distler
Emily Wood
Associate Sports Editor
As most seniors are starting to slack off, boys’ Varsity lacrosse captain, Bobby Distler, is in his final lacrosse season at NCHS before he heads to Lynchberg college to play for the Division 3 Hornets.
Improving education by recycling an old cell phone
Because electronics continue to be replaced for the latest version, the Hope 4 Ghana Club has arranged a fundraiser from Jan. 4-14 to provide another alternative to simply throwing away old electronics.
The club is collecting used cell phones, lap tops, MP3 players, iPods, handheld games, GPS, video cameras and still cameras that can be dropped off in the boxes in NCHS main lobby or Saint Luke’s School. The money raised will support the Ghana Children’s Fund, an organization started by senior Julia Tuttle’s family, that benefits the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Ghana