Northwood’s Invisible Attacker: Pertussis outbreak affects students
An invisible attacker has entered the halls of Northwood within the last weeks. The assailant is silent, except for the sounds of wracking coughs that...
Defense rules the day, Chargers win 31-6 over Cardinal Gibbons
Defense ruled the day for the Chargers as they won 31-6 over Cardinal Gibbons on Senior Night and Coach Hall’s final regular season game at...
Is Plus 1 a Pass or Fail?
At the beginning of the 2014 school year, a new 30-minute period was implemented between second and third period. This period originally had a different...
Udoh wins radio station scholar athlete of the month award
[caption id="attachment_2783" align="alignright" width="300"] Imoh Udoh accepts Scholar Athlete of the Month award from 99.9 The Fan. Meredith Norman/ The Omniscient.[/caption] Imoh Udoh was selected...
News Flash: What you need to know—The North Carolina Senate Race
What is the Senate and what do they do? The senate is a legislative body consisting of two elected officials, called senators, from each state....
Chargers come out hot, take down Chapel Hill 52-33
The Chargers offense was hot on a cold Thursday night in Chapel Hill and took down the Tigers 52-33. “Big game. Big win against a...
News Flash: What you need to know—Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Who is ISIS and where are they? ISIS is an Islamic extremist group. With brutality as their policy, they have rallied up to 31,000 fighters,...
The socioeconomic achievement gap
Education has widely been recognized as the great equalizer. The “American dream” that children raised in poverty have the ability to become successful with a...
6 questions with an undocumented student
The Omniscient's Byron Aguilar interviewed an undocumented Northwood High School graduate and current college student. 1. Why did you decide to come to America? My...