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FUN WITH FRIENDS: (From left to right) Juniors Stevens A., Dristi Goswami and Sailor Kensrue play with Jenga blocks provided by ASB and Thrive during lunch

Bringing campus joy as a “Part of the Pack”

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024

ASB and Thrive’s “Part of the Pack” campus activities began last week and will continue throughout the month of March, promising to deliver on a new “give, don’t ask” philosophy behind school-commissioned...

VOTING FOR A PURPOSE: Map 151 was chosen and approved as the official Irvine district map.

Measure D brings district elections

Luna Bouhairi, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024

The Measure D Charter Amendment to transition to district election was passed during the primary elections on March 5.  Measure D will expand the Irvine City Council from five to seven members by adjusting...

Shuttle Safety: The Irvine CONNECT shuttle goes for a test drive around all its shuttle stops before its official launch.

Irvine CONNECT: Free city shuttle service to be launched April 1

Lian Le, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024

The Irvine CONNECT shuttle service will officially launch on April 1, providing free transportation from Irvine Spectrum to Northwood Town Center.  With a total of 76 stops including points of interest...

ROOF RENOVATION: Construction workers patch up Room 501’s roof to prevent further leakage during a rainy day.

Howler Investigates: Room 501 construction

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024

Room 501, the instrumental music classroom, underwent repair from Feb. 22-23 to repair the ceiling that has been prone to rain leakage since the school first opened in 1999.  The leak was caused by the...

STUNNING SPEECHES: Freshman Lydia Liu expressively delivers her dramatic interpretation to the competitors at the state qualifying tournament.

Northwood Speech and Debate is state bound

Lauryn Chew, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024

Members of Northwood’s Speech and Debate team competed in the Orange County Speech League preliminary qualifying competition on March 2-3 at the California State University, Long Beach. Fourteen students...

CREATING CONFUSION: Delays in the FASFA form application leave students confused about the application process.

FAFSA release delayed further

Anthony Park, Staff Writer
February 27, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid was further delayed by the U.S. Department of Education on Jan. 30, likely deferring offers of financial aid to students weeks later than originally anticipated. The...

Repurposing with a Purpose: The green recycling cans seen around The Oak are easily distinguishable from regular trash cans.

New green recycling bins appear around The Oak

Lian Le, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024

Green recycling cans were recently introduced to Northwood as part of IUSD and the Honors Interdisciplinary Climate Exploration class’s latest recycling initiative. Placed by The Oak, the green recycling...

Charging in Conference: Travel conference coordinator junior Viraj Kadakia jokingly asks the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Crisis Committee staff about the extent of the total destruction in Bulgaria due to the failures of the committee.

Boston Blast: Northwood MUN takes on BosMUN

Luna Bouhairi, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024

Twenty four delegates from Northwood MUN traveled to Boston to participate in a three-day international conference from Feb. 2-4.  In the advanced committees, secretary general junior Arjun Patel received...

BEHIND THE BRAIN: Senior Pedram Jokar analyzes various human brain structures with another high school student at the UC Irvine Brain Bee event.

Northwood students excel at the Irvine Brain Bee

Raya Abu-Tarif, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024

Northwood students attended the sixth annual Irvine Brain Bee competition on Feb. 10 where they competed in exams and collaborated with peers and neuroscience specialists. This competition, hosted by...

Laughing and Lunch: After a long day of helping and advising students, Northwood counselors  Allison Singer (left) and Bailey Phenicie (right) take a special lunch break together in the College and Career Center to relax and reflect upon their week.

Giving Gratitude: National Counselor Appreciation Week

Vincent Yang, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024

Behind the scenes, they’re working diligently, shifting around student schedules and writing letters of recommendation. In front of the crowds, they pass information to families and ensure everyone...

REMAINS: The now demolished Tustin hangar has only a few columns left standing.

Air quality improves around Irvine following the Tustin Hangar Fire

Timothy Shin, Staff Writer
January 17, 2024

Ambient air quality in Irvine following the Tustin Hangar Fire was deemed to be safe by city officials in a statement released on Jan. 8. The Northwood Howler previously covered Tustin Unified School...

MALFUNCTION MADNESS: School administration urges students to care for restroom amenities.

Behind the broken school toilets

Vincent Yang, Staff Writer
December 13, 2023

Students have reported malfunctioning toilets with leakages after administration re-opened the 900s and 1000s building bathrooms during breaks and lunch. The malfunctions are believed to be the result...

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