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Haircut for a Cause

Haircut for a Cause

Karla Romero, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2017

Last November, Special Education teacher Mrs. Michelle Sargent came back from Thanksgiving break with shorter hair. She’d donated the rest to Locks of Love in honor of her dear departed friend, Ms. Shannon...

Grajales Martinez and Farias at the courthouse. Photo courtesy of Grajales Martinez.

Young Love

Karla Romero, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2017

The summer before her senior year Valentina Grajales Martinez and her boyfriend of more than two years started talking about the possibility of getting married once she graduated. Soon after the school...

Keeping it in the Family

Keeping it in the Family

Miranda Molina, Reporter January 4, 2017

In the morning, in an office the size of a closet, English as a Second Language (ESL) and Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) teacher Cynthia White gets ready for the day. She signs into her...

Student Copes with Loss During Holiday Season

Student Copes with Loss During Holiday Season

Hannah Majerczyk and Eden Amberber January 3, 2017

Life seemed to be blissful for a teenage girl. But her life changed in the blink of an eye. At the age of 15, sophomore Sydney Taylor lost an important family member, her father. One dark night, a car...

Little Siblings, Big Responsibility

Little Siblings, Big Responsibility

Karla Romero, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 3, 2017

While many students make plans for the weekend without giving a second thought to their parents’ schedules, others have to make sacrifices to help care for their siblings. Seniors Max Moreno and Chris...

SRO Takes On No Shave November

Hannah Majerczyk, Reporter December 14, 2016

A mustache and slight beard rest near School Resource Officer Steve Schnoebelen friendly smile. Officer Schnoebelen is participating in No Shave November, a trend to help raise awareness for Prostate...

Remembering Special Education Teacher Ms. Shannon Odom

Remembering Special Education Teacher Ms. Shannon Odom

Karla Romero, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2016

After battling breast cancer for seven years, Special Education teacher Shannon Odom passed away on Aug. 4, 2016. During the 2015-16 school year, Odom continued to work at North, despite her deteriorating...

Officers Chris Mittendorf and Steve Schnoeblen speak to students during lunch. Both officers are new to North and have been making an effort to get to know their new Raider family.

Raiders Weigh in on Police Brutality

Jeanie Torvi, Reporter November 3, 2016

Police brutality has been more prevalent in the news and on social media. Predominately, it is a white cop shooting an unarmed black male; then thousands of people scream racism and discrimination. This...

Struck by lightening

Miranda Molina, Reporter May 13, 2016

As it begins to rain, a bright streak of lightning flashes across the sky and a boom of thunder shakes the ground. Seeing the lightning makes Robotics and Project Lead The Way teacher Sean Denny start...

Senior sacrifices health for greater opportunity

Senior sacrifices health for greater opportunity

SaSchel Moore, Reporter May 13, 2016

She looked into the binder, brimming with 50 college acceptance letters, and thought of what she had to sacrifice to get them. After all of the work she had put in, all she had to worry about was whether...

“Just did my first set of twists. Not bad for a white dad, right? Had some guidance. Building my skill diversity.”
Photo courtesy of Clarkes Twitter: @nghsclarke

Foster father’s insight

Beth Mauthe, Copy Editor May 13, 2016

The cries of a hungry newborn baby broke the silence of the sleepy house. Bleary-eyed and still groggy from sleep, English teacher Matt Clarke stumbled through the early morning darkness and made a...

graphic by Edith Perez

A League of My Own

Connie Ho, Co-Editor-In-Chief May 13, 2016

He ran through the door and plopped down in front of his computer. After logging on, he excitedly checked out the new updates available and started a new game. Soon enough, bright colored beams appeared...

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