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NCHS students share New Year’s resolutions

Melissa Schill, Editor in Chief
Jan 13, 2017

With the start of a new year comes new opportunities. Many people choose to create resolutions in order to make the most of the new year. Others choose to not make goals, and instead take the year as it comes. These NCHS students share their hopes for 2017.

A new day, a new club

How joining a club can make all the difference

Hayley Metz, Staff Reporter
Jan 12, 2017

The alarm clock goes off. She stretches out her arm, desperate to regain silence. It’s Monday morning and she thinks ahead to her day: a math test third hour, a Spanish quiz fifth hour, and that boring notes packet in eighth hour science. Groaning, she gets ready for the start of another tedious day...

The media’s role in the Presidential election

Elyse Schneider, Staff Reporter
Jan 12, 2017

As she rolled over to the sound of her alarm, she picked up her phone. The day is November 8, 2016- election day. As she woke up, she checked Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Everyone was posting about the election: predictions of the outcome, thoughts on the candidates, pictures of their “I Voted”...

10 Skyrim Secrets

Digging further into the world to shed light one some unknown gameplay

Payton Heinhold, Staff Reporter
Jan 12, 2017

His clean iron blade slices through the thin, bitterly cold air. It grazes his enemy’s chest plate, barely making a scratch. The monster grips a steel shield and mace, unfazed, still pressing towards him. The dragonborn dodges a blow from the mace and steps to the right, perfectly in...

Goodbye Vine, it’s been real!

Brooklyn Shaw, Staff Reporter
Dec 15, 2016

“I can’t believe the app that got me where I am today is gonna be taken down...so many memories just thrown away,” Matthew Espinosa, a well-known Vine user, tweeted. Espinosa has uploaded over 280 vines, has over 3 million followers, and over a billion views on his account. He has accumulated his...

Thanksgiving traditions kick off holiday season

Corinne Monroe, Managing Editor
Dec 15, 2016

It’s the holiday season, Thanksgiving has come to an end, while Christmas is around the corner, and New Year's is on the horizon. Christmas is the time of the year some families come together to celebrate the the birth of Jesus. However, Christmas has become much more than just the celebration of...

Foregoing the finals frenzy

How to manage the stress of finals

Melissa Schill, Editor in Chief
Dec 13, 2016

Finals: sleepless nights, endless packets, extensive math problems, undetermined grades, constant studying, stress. A lot of stress. Finals are coming. Unfortunately, these end-of-the-semester tests are inevitable (unless you’re one of the lucky seniors that has maintained a B and has less than...

Theatre takes politics head-on

Theatre will premiere 'Scenes From American Life' the weekend before election day

Keyairah Sinclair, Associate Editor
Oct 24, 2016

The 2016-2017 fall show for theatre takes on a touchy subject, showcasing the acting ability throughout the club. Theatre’s fall performance will showcase different social perspectives which speak to the upcoming election in November. In contrast to last fall’s show, The Musical Comedy Murders...

“This school has a Film club?”: Movie making club revitalized

Payton Heinold, Staff Reporter
Oct 5, 2016

The production of student films is on the rise this year as Film club is expanding. In the past, Film club had been an organization where members would focus on watching movies, but has transformed into a place where members go to produce, film, and edit their own video projects. “When...