While the year 2020 was challenging for Chatham County, 2021 is set to be a year of hope, celebration and inspiration as the Chatham community celebrates its 250th birthday. In order to make the most of this special occasion, Chatham County will host several events throughout the course of the year that people of all ages and backgrounds will be able to take part in and enjoy.
For the typical high school student, juggling school work, extracurricular activities, hobbies and family responsibilities can quickly become difficult. While some can only dream of running their own business as an adolescent, three Northwood students have nevertheless made it their reality.
On Jan. 22, 2021, the Scholastic Art Awards were released for this year’s annual art competition, with three Northwood students–Ella Sullivan, Jade Schneider and Lily Jordan–receiving awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists, a non-profit organization that offers students an opportunity to showcase their best literary and artistic work to the public and win scholarships. Each year, hundreds of students across the U.S. submit entries in 29 different categories–from poetry to photography–hoping to share their work with the world.
Fashion. Whenever we think of that word, we think stilettos, cutting-edge blazers, bright lights and slicked back hair, plus millions of dollars worth of high-end fabrics and accessories. We don’t automatically think comfortable or cozy. But since the pandemic, people have found themselves strutting the runways from home. And so, the ideals of fashion have changed yet again.
As 2020 comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at global fashion trends of 2020, influenced in large part by the pandemic. Here’s a refresher on this year’s most popular styles, from casual to throwback.
Slacking on exercising or getting back in shape? With the holidays and New Year right around the corner, here’s some ways you can keep active and healthy despite the urge to continuously gorge yourself on cookies.
Let’s be honest. This pandemic has been the greatest thing to happen to our society. We have the opportunity to find more ways to be extremely grateful for our miraculous life, we can see our magnificent world through more open eyes, we can learn vigorously through a new way of schooling and blah blah blah…enough with the positivity. Okay but seriously, there has been something of importance that came out of it: we aren’t having to go out and socialize. Spending days constantly on your guard with people in your little bubble can begin to wear on you. And I mean literally. People walk around dripping with the said and unsaid words of others.
Has the pandemic got you down? Here are some reasons to be thankful this year and ways you can up your positive vibes amidst hard times.
Sad that Halloween has come and gone all too fast? See how Chatham County and Northwood students chose to decorate for the holiday and how some spent their day!
