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April 26Northwood boys golf wins the PCL Championship for the third year in a row
April 25Northwood Girls Lacrosse wins league for the first time in school history!
April 14Northwood swim wins 2nd at Mount Sac, breaking three records
March 29Click here for live Election Convention updates!
March 28Junior Dylan Khang wins the 3rd Annual Chicken-Flinging competition
March 17Northwood wins big at the NHD OC competition, sending 16 entries to state
February 24Howler sweeps again at OCJEA!
February 14Northwood Girls Water Polo advance to CIFSS finals with a 10-9 victory over Santiago
February 10Northwood Girls Water Polo reach CIFSS semifinals in a 13-6 victory over Buena HS
January 11Zaid Yunis becomes 10th player in NHS basketball history to hit 1,000 career points

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TOGETHER TOWARDS EXCELLENCE: Freshmen Colin Harris and Doah Lee help each other with math homework in the Media Center.

Northwood recognized as California Distinguished School

HAPPY UPON THE HILLS: Principal Leslie Roach and Northwood Teacher of the Year David Lee get ready and excited to welcome incoming freshmen to the next four years at high school.

Dear Future T-wolves: Welcome to Northwood

HANDS-ON HUES: Junior Ashley Nguyen gets a spider painted on her hand during Night of the Arts.

Fine Arts Week: A blend of talent and creativity

THANKS THAT THRILL: English teacher Sara Katlen lights up a student’s day with a T-wolf Thank You.

T-wolf Thank Yous have returned

ONE FOR THE HISTORY: Northwood NHD finalists are recognized for their county victory with NHD-OC coordinator Julie Hull.

Northwood NHD wins big

APP-SOLUTELY INSPIRING: Senior Jeet Parikh discusses his entrepreneurial endeavors in app development and desire for social impact.

Glowing with Pariglo: Jeet Parikh’s tech journey

PASSIONATE PERFORMANCES: Freshman Amber Chih passionately delivers her speech.

Deep dive into Irvine Talks

ENTERTAINING LUNCHTIME EXPERIMENTS: board member senior Mina Sun demonstrates how to use invisible ink to her peers

Research Society Club encourages finding fun in science

Inside the Irvine Unified Council PTA’s Student Advocacy trip to Sacramento

FILMING IN ACTION: NTV members utilize their film skills at the Fine Arts Assembly.

From Frame to Film: NTV individual projects

PORTRAIT OF JOY: Freshman Jiyoung Yun created a char- coal portrait for Malak, a Syrian girl who enjoys writing stories. Photo provided by Kim Rohrs

The Memory Project: Giving back with art

LUNCHTIME MELODIES: Junior Chen Yang and senior Leyna Doan practice the alto part for “Bare Necessities” at Acapella Club.

Creative Communities: A look at Northwood’s VAPA clubs

JUBILANT JAZZ: Senior Luis Maldonado solos over “Strut” on his guitar at the IUSD Jazz Festival.

Northwood’s festival feats

EXPLORING THE ARTS: Juniors speak on their experience in unique art electives at Northwood

Junior Speak: Exploring unique arts electives at Northwood

DIRECTOR WITH DIRECTION: Junior Charlie Parris looks through her script with enthusiasm.

From Script to Stage: Charlie Parris, take it away

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SIMPLE STUDYING: Students now feel compelled to take the SAT with the recent changes.

Standardized tests are the best baseline

IGNITING PASSION: Sophomore Lauren Low passionately delivers her speech for the position of Vice President in Odyssey of the Mind

Club Elections: Democracy or demise?

Studying Outdoors: a student writes down her ideas at a table outside after class.

Breaking the Cycle: the importance of working outside

FIGHTING STIGMA: Those suffering from addiction deserve support and recognition of bravery, not unfounded criticism.

The Fentanyl Epidemic: The case for empathy in our crisis

One Size Fits Most: how Brandy Melville hides behind branding

One Size Fits Most: how Brandy Melville hides behind branding

SPEEDY SUCCESS: Senior Dheer Patel practices his baton hand-off before lining up for his race at Northwood’s Track Senior Night.

A T-wolf record year

WASHED AWAY: The winter guard captivates their audience with their performance of “Car Wash.”

Marching together for P.E. credits

IMPRESSIVELY IN SYNC: Sophomore Alexa Matsuoka (left) and Caoilinn Singopranoto prepare for the 2023 Irvine Global Village Festival. Photo provided by Caoilinn Singopranoto

Rolling With the Punches: Karate and Caoilinn Singopranoto

JUST FOR KICKS: Student athletes run, dance, and swim in a vibrant variety of footgear.

Snazzy sports shoes: A look at Northwood sports

FEARLESS ON THE FIELD: Captain senior Nikki Sanders cradles the ball outside the box as she strategizes her next move.

Girls lacrosse beats out Beckman and all odds

TERRIFIC THEMES: The Met Gala will never fail to amaze audiences with outfits in accordance to these themes.

Majestic Met Gala theme ideas

FROM BURN BOOKS TO TEXTBOOKS: Teens tackle trigonometric equations instead of tribulations, chasing career aspirations, not devious schemes.

Beyond the Cliché: Exposing Hollywood’s high school myths

CRIES ALL AROUND: Charger conveys their utter misery owing to the departure of their one and only true love.

Devastated charger sends a tearful goodbye

Timbymath: y = mx+ extra hot TEA

Timbymath: y = mx+ extra hot TEA

BAWK BAWK: Junior Dylan Khang and math teacher David Lee flaunt their feathers at the CIF Southern Section Chicken Flinging Qualifier.

CIF sanctions girls and boys chicken flinging

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Northwood Lookbook: A look at aesthetics at Northwood

Northwood students ‘Enjoy the Ride’ at State of the Student

Northwood students ‘Enjoy the Ride’ at State of the Student

Step 7 - Distribution: The paper is finally printed and it’s ready to be shared with the school

Behind the scenes of the Northwood Howler

STROKES OF IDENTITY: Northwood Taiwanese Club board member sophomore Suzan Whiteside demonstrates Taiwanese Calligraphy and its importance to Taiwanese culture.

Cultural diversity on campus

Make Your World Better: an interview with Sandy Banks

Make Your World Better: an interview with Sandy Banks

Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Joey Cabrera

Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Joey Cabrera

Profiles in Science: Northwood science teachers dish on how they discovered their passion for science and their journey to Northwood

Profiles in Science: Northwood science teachers dish on how they discovered their passion for science and their journey to Northwood

Reaching out for mental health support

Reaching out for mental health support

PEEK INTO THE PIT: Junior Howard Wu plays the keyboard under the pit’s dim lighting.

S1 Episode 12: Passions of the Pack: Producing music

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STROKES OF IDENTITY: Northwood Taiwanese Club board member sophomore Suzan Whiteside demonstrates Taiwanese Calligraphy and its importance to Taiwanese culture.

Cultural diversity on campus

WHO GOES THERE?: A sparrow forages for food on the hills around Northwood.

A close up of Northwood’s nature

Creating a New Legacy: Quarterback Eddie Ma

Creating a New Legacy: Quarterback Eddie Ma

THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT: As Northwood students are getting ready to sleep at home, some of Northwoods staff are still watching over the school in the dark.

Northwood at Night

Inside the Irvine Unified Council PTA’s Student Advocacy trip to Sacramento

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Northwood students ‘Enjoy the Ride’ at State of the Student

Irvines New Family-Owned Cafe is the BAUM

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