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  • 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
  • December 20Congratulations to Kimberly Rohrs and David Lee for winning Northwood teachers of the year!
  • December 20Athlete seniors Hannah Li and Nick Keith were selected as Athletes of Character and will be celebrated by the Orange County Athletics Directors Association (OCADA) at a ceremony at the end of January
  • December 17NTV students receive four awards at the 24 Hour Film Festival, including best film
  • December 16Basketball athlete senior Ryan Abaye breaks the school record for most steals all-time
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HES SO BABYGIRL: Celebrities are often idolized to extreme extents.

The reality of parasocial relationships

Lucy Kim, Junk Editor
March 26, 2024

When does following an actor on all social media platforms cross into the territory of devoting excess amounts of time, money and emotional energy to what is simply a perception of an idol? For some of...

GO BEYOND COLLEGE BOARD REQUIREMENTS: Non-AP science courses allow students to build a more specified view of a particular field.

Beyond the AP: The benefits of niche sciences

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
March 21, 2024

Students have spent the majority of their science education learning about the same three subjects: biology, chemistry and physics. For those curious about different specialties and questions in science,...

YOUR VOTE MATTERS: Voting for local elections allows for grassroot change and more direct impacts.

Voting in local elections means local change

Anthony Park, Staff Writer
March 21, 2024

Amidst the spectacle of presidential elections— the conventions, debates and plenty of drama— it’s easy to overlook the quieter, oft-neglected races that consist of the lower half of our ballots....

SHOULD WE KEEP ADVANCING? Ethics should continue to play a prominent role in future innovations.

Technology’s Limit: When is it too much?

Timothy Shin and Karen Bruce
March 21, 2024

In a world where 97% of American households own a personal computer and a growing 55% use AI regularly, you would think that these modern technologies would easily be considered the “greatest innovations...

ART VS. THE ARTIST: Where does the distinctions between the two end?

Can we appreciate art separate from the artist?

Alyssa Quintana and Luna Bouhairi
March 21, 2024

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YELLOW SLIP OF DOOM: The ominous late slip warrants a disapproving stare from teachers as Northwood students rack up tardies.

Evaluating Northwood tardy policies

Raelle Tiong, Staff Writer
March 21, 2024

Northwood students have been marked tardy to class an astounding 44,000 times this school year according to attendance records, leaving little wonder as to why administrators have been trying to crack...

 WE BRING YOU JOY: Sonny Angels are sighted hanging on the edges of Northwood students’ computers daily, staring at the students while they work.

Sonny Angels: The consumerist secret that toy companies don’t want you to know

Anna Cho, News Editor
March 14, 2024

First, it was Shopkins. Then it was Hatchimals. Now, the new trending sensations feeding the collector addiction of the millennial and Gen Z consumer market are three-inch naked baby dolls: Sonny Angels....

ALL OVER THE OSCARS: Barbie tends to dominate film conversations despite the many successes of this years Oscars.

No one wins the Oscar for best snub

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
March 8, 2024

Seeing “Barbie” in its pretty pink glory among the 2024 Oscars’s Best Picture nominees felt like a girlhood fantasy come true. However, conversations about the movie shifted from celebration to discontent...

ALMOST THERE: Small improvements can make school dances far more enjoyable for students.

Is the price right for dances? Almost.

Courtney Lee, Staff Writer
February 15, 2024

Why spend almost $100 on a school dance ticket when you could go to Disneyland for the same price? High school dances are about getting ready with friends, making post-dance plans and crafting memories....

ARE KIDS STILL KIDS?: Social media can cause kids to age faster.

Anti-aging skincare trends age kids faster

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
February 15, 2024

As kids, we played imaginary games pretending to be witches and wizards, concocting potions from anything we could find around our houses. For the next generation, however, these “potions” have become...

LOVE ON THE BRAIN: Bold teen relationship hot takes you need to hear

Howler hot-takes on teen relationships

Rhea Gupta and Courtney Lee
February 14, 2024

1. When do you end the situationship? A Tinder survey concluded that Gen Z is drawn towards situationships because they allow for a relationship to develop without the pressure of a label. Though the...

The early bird doesn’t always get the worm

The early bird doesn’t always get the worm

Chanel Capa, Graphic Artist
January 18, 2024

THE EARLY BIRD DOESN’T ALWAYS GET THE WORM: Northwood students leave for school early, yet most are still late.  

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