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Schooled by social media

Liz Fraide, Business Manager/Contributor October 8, 2014

The school has been increasing the use of social media . Classes, clubs, and even the counselors have social media accounts in hopes of reaching out to students and informing them instantaneously in...

Pros/cons of AP/DC classes

Brittany Davis, Writer October 3, 2014

North Garland offers a variety of college-level classes for upperclassmen. The majority of these classes are Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Credit (DC). AP classes are accepted all over the country, but...

Eager for incentives

Amy Pham, Print Editor October 3, 2014

What seems to be a few hundred kids squish and sweat together while waiting outside the HST wing for the main event. For many, the motivation to attend was not to hear club officers speaking about the...

Education around the world

Connie Ho, Online Managing Editor October 3, 2014

  Education systems around the world vary depending on a country’s standards. According to the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), the countries with the best performing education...

Pep Rally change: tickets vs. T-shirts

Pep Rally change: tickets vs. T-shirts

Karla Romero, Reporter October 1, 2014

  For the 2014-15 school year the cheerleading department made a change in admission for the pep rallies. Beginning with the first pep rally of the school year, cheerleaders sold $2 tickets...

New GISD computer system takes off

Leslie Mageto, Reporter September 23, 2014

Over the summer GISD changed their computer system from “Mapper” to “Skyward” after using the previous system for over 15 years, causing a lot of panic and frustration for counselor Alice Lawrence...

Goodbye, pep rally tees

Brittany Davis, Reporter September 23, 2014

In the fall of 2005, senior and Student Council president Mary Nguyen made the first pep rally t-shirt. Up until this school year, students could purchase a shirt for $10 and they would get free admission...

Skyward replaces the old grading system

Lillian Tram, Writer September 7, 2014

The upcoming school year is bringing in new changes, including a computer system that is designed to handle everything in the database called “Skyward”. The students’ schedule, grades, missing assignments,...

Food frenzy

Amy Pham, Print Editor September 5, 2014

Sophomore Steven Thai gradually makes his way through the lunch lines, trying to get through the crowd and find his friend, freshman Joshua Nguyen. After an oldies’ pop song blares through the speakers...

Freshman officer applications

Joshua Thomas, Writer September 5, 2014

With a new year comes new opportunities for leadership. Application forms for freshman officers are up for grabs in front of the cafeteria on the 100 hall side. The open positions are President, Vice President,...

School spirit

Eden Amberber, Writer September 5, 2014

At last weeks’ game against Greenville, the game came to a close 24 to 21, a win for Greenville. “It was a good game, but bad score,” sophomore Aaron Gonzalez said. When looking up from the...

Northbeard Land

Ashley Flores, Photo Editor September 5, 2014

After years of battling the shaving rule and having to pay a dollar per razor when sent to the office, students are finally able to decide whether they want to grow facial hair. “I think [the no shave...

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