Summer Art Show success

Bryn Pennetti
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editor

On Thursday night during the Parents’ Open House, the new Summer Art Show will be featured in the lobby of NCHS.

The show highlights art specifically created this summer by both students and faculty and ranges from paintings, to poetry and even video presentations.

Parents’ Night 2012 Preview

Emily Brand & Isabel Lawrence
News Editors

Tonight, Sept. 6, the annual parents’ night will be held at NCHS as an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teachers. From 6:30-7 in the auditorium, there will be an orientation for parents of 9th grade students to welcome them to the high school.

Memorial Day festivities prepare to take flight

Jack Ludtke
Business Manager

When integrated Union armies of the Civil War laid flowers on the graves of their fellow soldiers in 1865, they didn’t know they were starting a holiday that would become iconic in American culture. This holiday, then called “Decoration Day,” became steeped in American tradition, eventually becoming “Memorial Day.” Today, we celebrate Memorial Day as a way to recognize the efforts and sacrifices of veterans, both living and deceased.

Updated Powerschool creates a new way to view grades

Emily Brand
News Editor

Starting in September of this coming school year, a new method of entering grades and assignments will be put into place at NCHS. In hopes of diminishing problems that come up between teachers, parents and students, this new form of Powerschool will let students and parents view assignments that teachers put in their grade books online.