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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

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

Anna Cho, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

The Northwood core values of compassion, mutual respect and integrity exist near students every day: they are stapled to the classroom walls, displayed on the official Northwood logo and even in the big...

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

Northwood NHD wins big

Zoe Yan, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

Fifteen entries from Northwood’s National History Day team qualified for the California State Finals after a successful performance at the Orange County District Tournament on March 9. NHD is a historical...

CHEERY AT CHICK-FIL-A: Seniors Sahithi Allam and Cynthia Nakano work at Chick-Fil-A  after school.

Fast food worker minimum wages increase

Anthony Park, Staff Writer
April 16, 2024

The minimum wage for most California fast-food workers was raised to $20 effective April 1, $4 above the current $16 minimum wage for workers in the state. The increase in wages, which comes after the...

BEHIND THE SCENES: Sophomore Class Council members Emily Hill and Nicole Theodoreau discuss and plan the first ever movie night at Northwood.

Movie Night: Northwood’s newest event

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
March 28, 2024

Northwood’s first ever Movie night, planned by the Sophomore Class Council, was held on March 22 at the upper grass field, featuring a showing of “Spiderman: No Way Home” and concessions hosted by...

 NEW TO IRVINE: Shoppers take a look at the new OluKai storefront at the Irvine Spectrum.

Grand Opening: OluKai’s Night of Aloha

Hannah Liu, A&E Editor
March 19, 2024

Live music and lively chatter intertwine on the Irvine Spectrum’s Giant Wheel Lawn. Despite the nighttime rain and the chill of shaved ice, a festive aloha warmth reverberates around the huge tent as...

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, Viewpoint Editor
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, News Editor
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, Accent Editor
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, News Editor
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...

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