NCHS from the student’s point of view…
Tina Tehrani
Senior Editor
You are on the second floor walking down a hallway. The following is on your right hand side: The Wagner Room, two fountains, four bathrooms, and two classrooms (rooms 231 & 232). You pause. There is a long door that has a rectangular window embed vertically into the door. There is a sign next to the door that has a handicap symbol with the following words underneath it, “Stair/Area of refuge.” You peak through the window and see the “warm room…”
Tina Tehrani
Senior Editor
The following is taped on the wall in the corner of a hallway: “Please dispose of your trash [someone added “and spillage”] properly…” below in small print, it says, “…and yes, this means you!”
The hallway. A spot intersected between the world-language hallway and the library hallway…
You’re standing on top of the world. You stare down. There are 23 steps. You’re being sucked into your desire to fly over this spiral vertical bridge to enter a hierarchal high school lounge-a land of carb consumption.
You begin to descend from the stairs. There’s a courtyard on your right. Green Bushes. Three trees. Two outdoor tables (one black and one red). A ram statue. Label: freshman…
Tina Tehrani Senior Editor How was the lounge set up back in the day? There was basically one large dining room. Right down the middle
On October 6th, NCHS hosted the Names Can Hurt assembly to address and combat bullying. The message of the assembly was clear: the administration hopes to see a movement away from the exclusivity and cruelty which can characterize social interactions. Likewise, Principal Tony Pavia hopes to see an increase in “sportsmanship, school unity, and inclusivity” during Spirit Week. While the “Names” assembly and encouragement of Mr. Pavia are necessary steps towards the elimination of bullying, actions on the part of the faculty alone will not suffice. Should we hope to end harassment at NCHS, students must do two things: differentiate between meanness and bullying, and begin to deviate from the language of political correctness to allow for a candid discussion of the issue…
