Author: Taylor Gibson

  • Hong lends a hand with athletic training

    Hong lends a hand with athletic training

    Brittany Hong, College and Career Guidance Specialist, has recently been assisting with strength and conditioning training for the girls’ tennis team as well as the girls’ soccer team.  Hong received her certification as a Strength and Conditioning coach in 2007. “So when I got working at high schools in the College and Career Center…I…

  • Winter concerts Light up the season

    Winter concerts Light up the season

    Band On Dec. 2, the NPHS gym held the anticipated return of the band department’s lively winter concert. The production featured the school’s wind ensemble and jazz band, who played a selection of both traditional and seasonal songs. For students, this was their first concert in nearly two years, bringing a mix of stress…

  • Menstruation takes on public bathrooms

    Menstruation takes on public bathrooms

    We need to normalize menstrual products and consistently provide basic necessities for women. School bathrooms are a great place to start out, but going forward we need more recognition and compensation in all restrooms, especially public places. If we provide toilet paper without expense in public restrooms, there should be menstrual products provided as…

  • Girls’ water polo makes a splash

    Girls’ water polo makes a splash

    With a new coach, Chet Hardy, girls’ varsity water polo is ready to make new adjustments and create more memories during this season. Hardy has been coaching for the last five years. “I think when I finished playing [water polo], I thought that I still had some stuff left to contribute to the sport.…

  • Girls’ Tennis serves into a new season

    Girls’ Tennis serves into a new season

    The varsity and junior varsity girls’ tennis teams are still thriving even after the pandemic shut down most sports. The tennis players were able to return to their full season at the start of the year because tennis is a low contact sport which abides by safety regulations. Elizabeth Benson, senior, is excited to…

  • Student resources benefit the community

    Student resources benefit the community

    Wellness Center With the help of county funding, the brand new Wellness Center has opened on campus. It provides a safe space for students to go to relax and destress, with or without an appointment, giving support for students at varying levels. Paige Pensivy, a mental health clinician at the Wellness Center, encourages students…

  • SDAC welcomes new executive board

    SDAC welcomes new executive board

    The Student District Advisory Council (SDAC) swore in a new executive board for the upcoming school year led by Chairperson Catherine Xu, senior at WHS, and Vice Chairperson Michael Lindroth, senior at NPHS. SDAC provides a forum for students at their school sites to transform their concerns into solutions and recommendations for reform. “SDAC…

  • Homecoming dance welcomes students back to school

    From freshman to seniors, this year’s homecoming was one spectacular night filled with lights, music and energy. For many students, the night of Sept. 18 was a chance to let loose after being stuck in a desk chair for the majority of last year. During all of the craziness, students were found having an…