Sports Briefs
Boys’ basketball stands at 3-4 The boys’ basketball team is 3-4. The Chargers won 69-58 over Voyager Academy Dec. 11, but lost to Carrboro 75-70...
Teams clash: Rivalries between high schools
[caption id="attachment_929" align="alignleft" width="300"] By Morgan Yigdal/The Omniscient[/caption] “Everybody is crazy and ready to play. You have a bigger adrenaline rush because you know they’re...
Is cheerleading a S-P-O-R-T?
[caption id="attachment_925" align="alignright" width="198"] NORTHWOOD CHEERLEADERS perform stunts at half-time during a recent basketball game. Ally DeJong/The Omniscient.[/caption] What makes a sport a sport? Some...
Grab your camo, it’s hunting season
Imagine waking up at 5:30 a.m. on a weekend, dressed in camouflage from head to toe, going out to the tree stands or ground blinds,...
Web Exclusive: Halo 4 Review
Halo 4, the first game not developed by Bungie and instead handled by 343 Studios (the people responsible for the Halo: Combat Evolved remake), features...
Web Exclusive: JV Football wins conference
JV Football won its final eight games after losing its opener to became conference champions. Many players credited their success to being exposed to different...
Web Exclusive: NHS Arts celebrates 40th anniversary
You sit in the audience, listening to the arts department faculty members as they give their speeches. You listen as the members of the acting...
Suspensions for drugs and fighting increase
[caption id="attachment_875" align="alignright" width="300"] Northwood has seen an increase in fight and drug-related suspensions early this school year. By Tori Nothnagel/The Omniscient[/caption] A new year,...
Just how effective are suspensions?
For years, schools used paddling and physical labor as punishment, but today primarily use three types of discipline: After school detention (ASD), in school suspension...