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Teacher aids assist in elementary classrooms
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Although most people will never return to their elementary school, several NPHS students take a trip back to their past by volunteering in an elementary class. In doing so, students are able to earn a Teaching Assistant [TA] class credit while being responsible for preparing homework, organizing students’ classwork and helping teachers manage their…
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Abandon the inherited fear of growing older
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“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” – John Steinbeck, “East of Eden.” From the second you are born to the second you die, you are taught to fear aging. To fear the skin around your mouth wrinkling as you smile, to fear the pigment of your hair…
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The pro-life movement is rife with deceit
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If the political American right loved children as much as they preach that they do, the world might actually improve. However, the pro-life movement is steeped in scripture and sanctimony. Supporters seem enamored with the biblical idea of a fetus, rather than helping the children who are suffering in the world today. As more…
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NPHS athletes take on coaching future generation
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For many NPHS athletes, their love for their sport began at a young age— often through recreational leagues, clubs or youth programs. Now, some of those same students have returned to where their journeys began as coaches, helping shape the next generation of young athletes. In stepping into leadership roles as youth coaches, these…
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“Adolescence” makes me fear having children
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Shame is one of the most powerful human emotions. Shame can manifest in many ways and often coexists with a sense of rejection. According to the American Psychological Association, experiencing rejection can often cause someone to spiral into violence. “If someone’s primary concern is to reassert a sense of control, he or she may…
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Ruby Franke Arrested for Child Abuse
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On Aug. 30, the mother behind the “8 Passengers” Youtube channel, Ruby Franke, was arrested along with her manager/business partner, Jodi Hildebrant. The arrest followed an incident where Franke’s youngest child climbed out of a window malnourished, with open wounds, asking a neighbor for food. The two were both charged with six counts of…