Students, teachers weigh in on Ukraine conflict
by Mary Jones Business Editor In the past few weeks, the news has been full of updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s attack has …
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NSSD shuffles employee responsibilities
by Mary Jones Business Editor Recently, the district office has made significant changes in staffing and responsibilities of staff members. These changes, brought about by …
Teachers weigh-in on cryptocurrency trends
by Mary Jones Business Editor On Oct. 31 during the 2008 financial crisis, a message was sent under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto titled “Bitcoin: a …
NS sees significant increase in online class enrollment
By Mary Jones According to a recent NS survey, over a third of students claimed that they have chosen to take a course online rather …
Cross country expects to do well at state
Unlike football and volleyball, cross country is not a sport that attracts many spectators. Regardless of its anonymity, the team has done well in practices …
New school year sees return of attendance policy, ARC
Last year the Utah Legislature passed a bill putting an end to specific measures that schools used against truancy. SB219 was proposed by Senator Dan …
Latino students speak out on importance of equity
by Mary Jones On the morning of the Latinos in Action (LIA) conference, the LIA advisor, Matt Braithwaite, called in sick. NS teacher Ryan Syme …
Local colleges make changes regarding ACT and admission
Last year, colleges waived the requirement of an ACT score in college admissions. This was due to the fact that the ACT was not widely …
Teachers express concern regarding recent stimulus bill
Recently, a 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus bill was approved by the U.S. President Joe Biden. It follows a financial stimulus that came last year as …
Teachers take on extra jobs to fill spare time, create balance
Having multiple jobs can be a juggling act starting and ending in the early hours of the morning. For NS teacher Rickie Stewart, days are …