Author: Aditya Vunnum

  • Hard work pays off for seniors

    After four years of hard work, seniors are leaving high school behind and heading to a univerity. Around 75% students will apply and get into their top choice school, but can not afford to attend. There is a simple solution for a problem like this: scholarships. While some are easier to get than others,…

  • Community is everything: Arts department comes together in support of theater

    In times of need, students, staff and the NPHS community band together to support one another. On March 16, Marilyn Strange, theater teacher, lost her husband to liver disease and her students were quick to form a support system for her. The support that Strange received from the NPHS community through the weeks after…

  • Girls’ Lacrosse with High Hopes for Postseason

    Erin Duffy’s hands twist on her lacrosse stick, her upper arms tensing as she chucks the rubber ball down the field. An opponent’s stick slashes across her torso, and she tumbles to the ground. Team captain Sydney Bumbarger scoops up the ball, firing it past the goalie for the winning shot. The crowd is…

  • LLS Club Combats a Deadly Foe

    Leukemia and lymphoma are diseases that affect people across the world, and while these afflictions may seem distant and unknown for many in the community, for some they are all too real. Katie Keeler, science teacher, recently lost her mother, Maureen Kennedy, to leukemia and lymphoma. With watery eyes, Keeler described her mother’s journey:…

  • College bound students strive for excellence on and off the field

    Fourteen athletes stood on the stage in the quad and announced where they were going to college this Wednesday, Feb. 1. Everyone watched as these top athletes accepted offers to their dream colleges on National Signing Day. Twins Madison and Skyler Wood, seniors, committed to University of California (UC), Davis for golf. “I absolutely…

  • The box office will be busy in 2017

    While 2016 may not have been one of the greatest years, it was indeed a great year of movies. This upcoming year holds even more promise for the entertainment industry. Hopefully the year itself will be as good as its movies. Possibly the most anticipated movies coming in 2017 are Marvel’s comic book based…

  • Amazon Drones: the key to the future

    A future with floating warehouses and drones flying around the neighborhood may not be that far away. Amazon has already filed for patents for floating airships and their Amazon Drones. A few years from now, drone delivery might become a reality, and seeing drones flying around will not be any different than seeing a…

  • Women make history again

    They may have been separated by distance, but all across the world, men, women and children united in their fight for equal rights as they marched in unison to voices that chanted, “Equality is not a privilege, equality is a right.” Over five million people worldwide peacefully protested in the “Women’s March” on Jan.…

  • Self driving cars: The key to the future

    Since cars were invented during the 1800’s, they have continually progressed with new features added on every model. Recently, cars have started to become more and more self-reliant to the point where they don’t even need a driver. Most cars only do things like brake when they sense an object or keep the car…

  • Sneak peek in the upcoming basketball season

    As the weather gets colder, basketball season begins. Both boys’ and girls’ teams have a good chance of winning the league championships and look forward to a good run in playoffs. “We are 2-4 and off to a rough start, but we’ve played some pretty good competition and I believe we have a good…