Opinion
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Solar power can light up the NPHS campus
Solar is often seen as uneconomic and unviable to the consumer. It is expensive to install the panels, especially over a larger surface area. To...
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IB diploma isn’t completely beneficial
Full IB: it’s not easy, trust me I know. I put in the work. 150 CAS hours, hundreds of hours for the Extended Essay, and...
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Political correctness is in fact ruining America
I am going to start this out with a question: Do you censor yourself often? Do you find yourself having to scoot around certain topics...
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Boys’ talk? Just shut up
My phone lit up with a Snapchat notification from my best friend. Of course I opened it immediately. “Some people are saying some stuff about...
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Aspects of sibling relationships go unnoticed
Practically every morning my sister, Rachel and I fight. We fight about clothes, electronics and other stupid stuff that just gets on our nerves. I...
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College acceptances on social media don’t define you
“Harvard ‘22!” “Happy to say I’m going to USC next year!” Splattered over social media every year are college commitment announcements. Pictures are taken, posts...
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Be open about what you want for presents
I’m not going to beat around the bush: buying gifts sucks — a lot. Sure, it’s a romanticized concept: going to the local store to...
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Net Neutrality is a freedom everyone deserves
According to the Atlantic, as of 2014 there are over one billion websites on the internet, and trends suggest this number is still growing. There...
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Follow Scott Disick’s example and fight for your relationships
I spent this past Thanksgiving break exactly the way it should be spent: sleeping until noon and rewatching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” Any true...
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Holidays make festive hearts pine
Most people are excited for December and the festivities surrounding it, but many forget that this past November we had four major holidays. Four. Thanksgiving...