admin

[caption id="attachment_796" align="alignright" width="300"] LEAH SMITH (left) AND KRISTEN NORWOOD are the two dance teachers at NHS. Photo by Taylor Maloch/The Omniscient.[/caption] They say a...

DefyGravity offer teens place to jump, “go crazy”

admin

October 22, 2012

Featured Story News/Features

[caption id="attachment_792" align="alignright" width="300"] DefyGravity boasts floors made of trampolines. Photo by Katie Robbins/The Omniscient.[/caption] Gravity is a force of nature that we have learned...

Staff, students wonder if teachers should share their political beliefs

admin

October 22, 2012

News/Features

In civics classes, explaining different sides of political issues seems to be a key point in educating students and letting them decide what they think...

An exam for every class: N.C. introduces Common Examinations

admin

October 22, 2012

News/Features

Coming to Northwood this year is a new state mandated test that could affect different aspects of school life such as teaching styles, teacher’s pay...

Would your teacher go on strike?

admin

October 22, 2012

News/Features

Imagine if one day, in the middle of the week, you came to school and there were no teachers. Imagine if you did not have...

Blocked: Students question policy that limits e-mail sites

admin

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012

Entertainment/Lifestyle News/Features

[caption id="attachment_778" align="alignleft" width="224"] TJ OLESON and other freshmen are blocked from Gmail during the day. Photo by Meredith Norman/The Omniscient.[/caption] At the beginning of...

Instagram it!

admin

October 22, 2012

Entertainment/Lifestyle

It’s no kept secret that teens like using social networking as a way to inform people about what’s going on in their daily lives. Now,...

REVIEWS

admin

October 22, 2012

Entertainment/Lifestyle

Artist: Passion Pit Album: Gossamer Go Download: “Cry Like a Ghost” Gossamer is Passion Pit’s second album following their debut album, Manners. While Manners...

You may not have a vote, but politics do matter

admin

October 22, 2012

Opinion

How many times have you heard someone say, “I don’t really follow politics”? If you’re like me, you’ve heard it a lot. Teenagers, most of...