Colorful posters have begun popping up around Northwood, each promoting a different day in an upcoming event: Human Rights Week. Created by the Girls Learn International Club (GLI) in 2017, Human Rights Week is now run by the Human Rights Club. The Omniscient talked to members of the Human Rights Club to find out the goal of the week.
Chatham County students in grades 6-12 returned on Monday, April 19 under the Plan A format. Plan A will see students attending in-person education four days out of the week with Wednesdays remaining remote. The school will no longer be enforcing the symptom screening process or taking temperatures. Students will have to keep three feet of distance from others instead of the previous six-foot requirement. The school system also requires any students who tested positive for COVID-19, developed COVID-19 symptoms or were exposed to someone who tested positive over spring break to delay their return to school.
The issue of gender equality in sports has been a hot topic over the past week as the NCAA came under fire for disparities between the men and women’s basketball tournament amenities.
As we prepare to turn the corner into the warmer months, many teens are starting to think about what has become a classic American rite of passage: getting a summer job. Summer jobs can be a great way for students to make some cash, gain experience in the workforce and learn some valuable new skills. Although the total number of 16 to 19-year-olds that work in the summer has dropped over 20 percent since 1998, many Northwood students are still taking the initiative to get hired this year.
Whether it’s between friends, family or partners, relationships aren’t always smooth sailing. People have disagreements and it’s important that we know how to work through them. But what do you do when you think your relationship with someone has crossed the line into unhealthy or even toxic? Is there a time and place to end the relationship altogether? These are questions that most of us have had to ask ourselves at one point or another and they can be difficult to answer.
Staff Writer Lily Kate Witcher interviews Julie Fogle, Northwood High School 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.
Staff Writer Lily Kate Witcher explains greenwashing, the process of creating misleading information about how companies are environmentally responsible. Witcher explains how to see through misleading fallacies and promotes living environmentally friendly.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Valentine’s Day is shaping up to look a little different in 2021. Whether you decide to spend the day with a significant other, a few friends or your family, here are a few local ideas around Pittsboro to stir up love in a safe and socially-distanced way.
