Relationships with pets provide companionship, pleasure for students
It was a cold, dark, hopeless, January night in the small city of Fairview. A super blue blood moon was visible in the sky. A …
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Student Engagement and Teaching
Getting students to learn in and participate in classes is always a struggle for teachers, but is it really the teachers’ fault?. A survey of …
Few students take naps, most struggle to stay awake in class
Looking back on childhood, many things—both negative and positive—come to mind: playing with imaginary friends, playing in dirt, temper tantrums in grocery stores and of …
New sophomore shares talent in recent musical performance
Breath in, breath out. Get into character; it’s show time. The bright stage lights send drops of sweat down his neck. Words and lines running …
Teens share struggles, personal experiences with mental illness
(This article includes firsthand accounts from students at NS. This is THEIR stories. All references will be anonymous.) It’s here. Before anything else is said …
Majority of students agree that Christmas is overly commercialized
Christmas brings out the child in all of us. Yet, as the years go by, we notice that Christmas wonder slowly melts into greed and …
Creative home environment shaped expressive, artistic senior
Expressing yourself can be a burdensome task for most, but for Thomas De Groff, creating and sharing what’s inside his head—whether that be through his …
Foreign exchange students shed light on nontraditional holidays
Every year around Christmas time, people from all around the world celebrate their culture through different traditions. Foreign exchange student Sophie Duijn from the Netherlands …
Couple renovates historic mill, preserves memories
Scoop, shovel, dump, scoop, shovel, dump. Ten inches of dirt, dead raccoons, screaming mice, mummified cats, feathers, and even more feathers. All of this and …
Yay or Nay
Some families bundle up with hats and gloves to set off on a trek through the deep snow to find the perfect tree. Others simply …