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The Northwood Howler

The Student News Site of Northwood High School

The Northwood Howler

The Student News Site of Northwood High School

The Northwood Howler

Top four ways to avoid getting caught in the Sweep

Top four ways to avoid getting caught in the Sweep

Aishwarya Ramasubramanian, Staff Writer
May 27, 2023

How far are you willing to go to avoid getting a detention? Begging your parents to sign you in at the attendance office? Forging your doctor’s signature? Not far enough. Read and learn, T-wolves—here...

PATRIOT PAGEANTRY: If theres one thing America does right, its creating mascots for customers to drool over.

Top 10 hottest brand mascots

May 16, 2023

M&Ms stirred up controversy in January with a glow-down of their previously attractive brown and green female candy mascots, swapping their killer high heels for ugly old sneakers and pumps to fit...

ATTRACTING THE ASSESSOR: A board hopeful manipulates her interviewer through tenacious tactics like submitting NHS confessions.

How to unlock your interview rizz

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
May 9, 2023

May is all preparing to make the next school year the best it can be by applying to clubs and organizations. While written applications are self-explanatory, mastering the art of the interview is what...

How to take advantage of the unexpected SoCal rainstorms

How to take advantage of the unexpected SoCal rainstorms

Elena Higuchi, Staff Writer
April 14, 2023

Rain? Storms? Graupel? In Southern California, the local idiom to convey that something will never happen is “when it storms in SoCal.” By that definition, the past few rainy months have signaled the...

Northflix: Northwoods very own streaming platform

Northflix: Northwood’s very own streaming platform

Lucy Kim, Staff Writer
March 30, 2023

Northflix, Northwood High School’s very own streaming platform tailored to perfectly suit the diverse interests and qualifications required to be a Northwood student, will be launching next month. Take...

REJECT REJECTION: No more salting your soup with tears with these methods.

Creative ways to reject rejection

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
March 16, 2023

The start of March marks the start of blooming flowers and bird calls, but also the end to a month-long so-called cuffing season. Welcome to a spring of rejection; of unrequited crushes and not wanting...

Statistically splitting your Spring Break

Statistically splitting your Spring Break

Elena Higuchi, Staff Writer
March 16, 2023

Birds are chirping, new couples are cropping up in the 1400s stairwell, flowers are blooming and seasonal allergies are running their rampage—we all know what that means: Spring is finally here! The...

SOARING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: Live footage used in AP Florida Studies showing a Floridan man testing Kennedy Space Center’s new rocket.

New AP Florida Studies course announced by Board of Education

Lucy Kim, Staff Writer
March 15, 2023

Florida’s Department of Education announced the immediate addition of an Advanced Placement course covering Florida Studies to state-wide schools’ Course of Studies on Feb. 30. The announcement comes...

GREEN IS NOT THE AMERICAN DREAM: The delectable sweetness of honeydew parfaits tremendously outshines the alleged symbolism of the green light.

Green With Envy: Lit analysis tips to leave you seeing green

Aishwarya Ramasubramanian, Staff Writer
March 15, 2023

There comes a time of year when the color green means more than just envy. In March, students learn about the depths of “The Great Gatsby,” a timeless novel about the American Dream. The symbol of...

VAXXING TO STOP SLACKING: New senioritis vaccine could prevent further disease transmission at Northwood.

IUSD approves new senioritis vaccine just in time for Prom

Rhea Gupta, Staff Writer
March 12, 2023

Newly released senioritis vaccine, Seniorizer, has been authorized for emergency use by the IUSD Cafeteria and Bathroom Administration on March 9. Already in rapid production, the vaccine aims to reduce...

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