All posts tagged "Academics"
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Out with the Philosopher, In with the Plumber
Starting with the end of the 1950s, the amount of young Americans going to college has skyrocketed; this has been facilitated by teachers pressuring students,...
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Required Book Review
It’s a familiar feeling in English class: that wary feeling of being assigned novels and plays. Students’ natural instinct tells them to rebel against this forced...
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Extended Essays: 4000 Words of Punk Rock, Porn and Art Therapy
Every year, full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma candidates lament the arrival of their looming Extended Essay (EE) deadline. With an upper limit of 4000 words,...
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The Impact of Skipping Grades
When Odysseus Pyrinis, junior, skipped kindergarten and entered first grade, he had a lot of work to make up. “First grade was the first time...
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The Flipped Classroom
One size does not fit all. Traditionally, teachers have used a model that has one instructor, one textbook, and one lesson plan to fit a...
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WASC feedback holds school in high ranking
Four months after WASC’s (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) evaluation of NPHS, the results are in. WASC has given our school positive feedback, and...
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AP and IB English students strike a pose
Check out what the statues have to say. Statue day: when the English 12 IB seniors dress up as any character they choose to be...
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New school policies implemented
As the school year draws to a close, finals week looms over students. Finals fall on the last three days of school for freshmen, sophomores,...
