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The Northwood Howler

ADDICTING ENERGY: Junior Gabby Lan continues to study with the help of an energy drink.

That extra ounce of caffeine boost will not boost your GPA…

Anna Cho, News Editor
April 22, 2024

Energy drinks, like the seemingly Northwood-favorite, Celsius, can feel like the most loyal study buddies that enable us to stay awake for hours on end. What students often fail to realize, or even ignore,...

BE THE HELPING HAND: Reassuring others that mistakes can be overcome dissolves fears surrounding failures.

The Perfection of Imperfection: Honoring mistakes

Raya Abu-Tarif, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

Despite the common belief that“failure is not an option,” mistakes are often the most valuable methods of learning. High school is filled with seasons of experimentation, and it is important to embrace...

THE MAGIC OF FRIENDSHIP: New companions allow for personal growth in high school.

Friend groups can change… and that’s okay

Zoe Yan and Shreya Aithal
April 19, 2024

According to a certain pony princess and her group of friends, friendship is magic. But can the “magic” fade away? While you may enter Northwood with the friends you have had since elementary school,...

DUTIFUL DOORDASH: Learning to cook is a valuable skill, even though it might be easy to order food.

The importance of cooking for yourself in a world of food delivery

Vincent Yang, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

You lie on your couch, scrolling through Instagram reels when you hear an ominous grumbling from your stomach. Rather than getting up and looking at what you have in the fridge, you instinctively open...

DO BETTER NEXT TIME: The mantra of an overworked high school student who fails to see their effort pay off in competitions– but maybe it’s not entirely their fault.

The harsh reality behind Irvine schools dominating Orange County competitions

Raelle Tiong, Staff Writer
April 17, 2024

You’re listening to the speaker list winners, crossing your fingers and whispering under your breath. You put your all into this competition. But the string of words following each name is the same every...

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....

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