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Upperclassmen bring textbooks to life at outdoor school
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During the approximately 181 school days in a year, NPHS juniors and seniors are found sitting in classrooms listening to lectures and completing their school work. However, during their second semester, they are provided with the opportunity to volunteer as student counselors for sixth-grade students on a four-day expedition into nature called outdoor school. …
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Teachers innovate online learning
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The implementation of distance learning has shaken up education systems across the globe, as teachers are forced to adapt their classrooms to be completely online, needing to find replacements for traditional, in-school activities. Despite the adversity, teachers are rising up to the occasion in many ways and are not only there to continue diligently…
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Coding a new experience: first STEM make-a-thon launches
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Hunched over the electrical modules, Robert Liu, eighth grader at Colina Middle School, works with his partner to create a light from scratch. After the workshop they attended earlier on Monday, they swiftly accomplished this, the light glowing brightly, and were soon able to make it change colors. But they did not learn this…
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Keep your grades to yourself
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I sit at my desk, anxiously tapping my foot. The teacher calls my name and I do my best to calmly walk to the front of the classroom. The teacher hands me the paper and I use all of the restraint I have not to look at it. I return to my seat and…