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The Student News Site of Northwood High School

The Northwood Howler

The Student News Site of Northwood High School

The Northwood Howler

Northwood hosts Cash 4 College workshop

Northwood hosts Cash 4 College workshop

Jiwoo Chung, Staff Writer
November 16, 2025

Aiming to give families a chance to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid with support from financial aid representatives, Northwood’s college and career team hosted a Cash 4 College...

Howler Investigates: Site near Northwood selected for potential public library

Howler Investigates: Site near Northwood selected for potential public library

Jay Bruce, Accent Editor
November 14, 2025

Irvine Public Library has identified an Irvine Company-owned parking lot 1,500 feet from Northwood High School as a site for a potential new Orchard Hills library. IPL included this location on...

PREPARING FOR ADMISSION: During the CSU workshop held by Northwood’s counselors, seniors navigate their application profile.

California grants automatic CSU admission for almost all in-state students

Lian Le, News Editor
November 5, 2025

Senate Bill 640, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 6, guarantees admission for almost all in-state applicants applying to a California state university, starting in the fall 2027 cycle.  The...

MESSAGING FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING: Teachers from Northwood High School, Sierra Vista Middle School and all five feeder schools come together to discuss strategies for addressing challenges to student well-being.

Challenge Success workshop held on Oct. 13

Jiwoo Chung, Staff Writer
October 18, 2025

Partnering with Challenge Success, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Northwood held a Well-Balanced Student workshop for parents on Monday, Oct. 13,...

STREET SMARTS: City of Irvine and CR Associates staff listen to a community member’s traffic concerns at the Suggested Routes to School open house on Sept. 4.

Irvine prepares first Suggested Routes to School map for Northwood

Jay Bruce, Accent Editor
October 14, 2025

For the first time, the City of Irvine studied the safest pedestrian and bicycle routes to Northwood as part of an update to its Suggested Routes to School program and will release finalized maps by...

GAMING FOR GLORY: Junior Edon Deng celebrates a successful strategy against his second round opponent of the Clash Royale Tournament.

HSYAT hosts inaugural Clash Royale Tournament

Anna Cao, Staff Writer
October 6, 2025

The inaugural IUSD Clash Royale Tournament was hosted by the High School Youth Action Team Sept. 27 at Heritage Park Community Center.  Sixteen participants from six high schools across Irvine, including...

MEALS SODA-LICIOUS: Selected lunch items from the cafeteria include a vegetarian burger and Kiwi Berry soda.

CA bill targets ultraprocessed foods in school cafeterias

Alisha Jain, Staff Writer
October 1, 2025

California lawmakers on Sept. 16 approved Assembly Bill 1264, a bipartisan measure that aims to eliminate “ultraprocessed foods of concern” from public school menus.  The bill directs the California...

SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED: Senior Michelle Hui uses Gemini Pro for clarification on a science topic.

IUSD provides all students and staff access to Gemini Pro

Jiwoo Chung, Staff Writer
September 28, 2025

Over the summer, IUSD granted all students and staff access to Gemini Pro, Google’s personal artificial intelligence assistant.  By piloting Gemini this year, IUSD hopes to explore how AI can enhance...

REGAL RECREATION: The iconic castle design of Northwood Community Park may see more structures, themed equipment and terraced landscaping.

City begins planning Northwood Community Park renovations

Jay Bruce, Accent Editor
June 12, 2025

The City of Irvine plans to renovate the playground area of Northwood Community Park, also known as Castle Park. The city’s Community Services Department and Public Works & Sustainability...

Portola Parkway - Orchard Hills Drive intersection

Irvine City Council approves extending bus service to Northwood

Jay Bruce, Accent Editor
June 11, 2025

The Irvine City Council unanimously approved an extension of the city-run Irvine CONNECT bus route to Northwood on April 22. The city council approved continuing and extending the existing Yale-Barranca...

Sophomore Ella Yu sells a matcha brownie to a friend as a part of the Seeds Club at Sophomore Movie Night.

Sophomore Movie Night returns

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
May 8, 2025

Sophomore Class Council organized Movie Night, which played “Black Panther” and featured a variety of snacks sold by Northwood clubs on April 12.  Since the first Movie Night last year, Sophomore...

Senior and CSF Club President Hannah Cho receives formal apparel at the CSF donation drive, preparing to send the contribution to Working Wardrobes.

CSF’s Donation Drive

Nancy Sun, Viewpoint Editor
May 7, 2025

The Northwood California Scholarship Federation club partnered with Working Wardrobes for a women's professional clothing drive on April 16, collecting 23 donations.    The event focused on...

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