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....
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...
“My real home is here now”: Undocumented students in Chatham County face stigma, financial woes
[caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignright" width="300"] Documentation is required for most jobs, public colleges and financial aid. Frances Beroset/The Omniscient[/caption] The names of the undocumented students...
Are You Stressed?: Teens suffer from variety of pressures
[caption id="attachment_2747" align="alignright" width="300"] Becca Heilman/The Omniscient[/caption] Seventy three percent of teachers consider school and teen life far more stressful for students compared to the...
Here and back again: Northwood alumni return as teachers
[caption id="attachment_2749" align="alignright" width="300"] From left to right: Alex Hart, Kristen Norwood, Adam Perry, Valencia Toomer[/caption] “I was definitely that senior that was ready to...
Hello, My Name Is: David Orphal 
[caption id="attachment_2767" align="alignright" width="300"] John Dunning/The Omniscient.[/caption] “I don’t know a lot about Northwood; I’m new here,” David Orphal said. “But every year I’ve taught...
Serving Up Success: Northwood lunch ladies dish it out
[caption id="attachment_2717" align="alignright" width="300"] Cafeteria worker Jacqueline Brady serves lunch to students. Adrianne Cleven/The Omniscient.[/caption] Each day, over 500 teens file through the cafeteria lines...