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Personality Quiz: Which of these school supplies are you?
A POP OF PERSONALITY: Senior Olivia Kesler showcases the unique apple backpack she purchased on Depop and the variety of keychains on her bag, including a beetle and a Rilakkuma bear.
Bag decorations that personalize the pack
DEFEND THE DEN: Sophomore Cassidy McCallon guards the goal at a JV girls water polo away game.
Introducing summer skills camps
PLAY HARD, REST HARD: Boys tennis, like all Northwood sports, takes a break in the summer during the CIF Dead Period.
What is the CIF mandated Dead Period?
COACHING CHAMPIONS: Boys volleyball head coach Brendan Geck encourages his players during a home game.
Qualities coaches look for in student athletes
BUCKLE UP: Though the yellow school bus was once a staple of American childhood, home-to-school transportation has become a rarer sight in school districts across California. "31933 2011 Blue Bird 77 Maximum Passenger School Bus" by bsabarnowl is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
IUSD Board of Education approves 2024-2025 Transportation Plan
CAPTURING COMPASSION THROUGH CARDS: Two members of NOW club decorate cards during lunch, writing empowering messages to women that inspire them.
NOW Club decorates for Women’s History Month
LASTING LEGACY: Principal Leslie Roach is an inspiring leader, mentor and supporter who works hard to make Northwood a positive place for all. She transitions to a new role at the district office next school year.
Principal Leslie Roach to become IUSD Executive Director of Student Support Services
A SECOND HOME: The Katie Wheeler Library welcomes its guests with knowledge and serenity.
Irvine negotiates with county to keep Katie Wheeler Library open
CAPTURING THE FESTIVITY: At the Spectrum Lunar New Year Celebration, sophomore Jiwoo Park snaps photos of a performer playing on a dizi, a type of Chinese flute.
A glimpse into the Spectrum’s Lunar New Year celebration
Northwood senior Ellen Wang presents a cash prize to Sunrise Venture’s Pitch Summit finalists as Mayor Farrah Khan congratulates them for winning the fan favorite award. Photo provided by Ellen Wang
Northwood students rise to their full potential with Sunrise Venture
From Sunrise to Sunset: A day in the life of students in Ramadan
SUBLIME SKINCARE: Junior Jessy Elias and alumni Jasmine Elias show off their Se.Lo serum products.
Glow with Se.Lo: Northwood entrepreneurs spread self love through skin care
RESTORING THE LAND: Junior Fuzhi Yang helps tend native plants at the back of the 900s building during ICE period 4. Photo provided by Nelly Tsai
ICE sprouts a new campus restoration project
COOKING WITH CONFIDENCE: Senior Robert Nguyen hones his skills during his internship at Terrace by Mix Mix, a Filipino-French fusion restaurant located in South Coast Plaza.
‘Don’t Limit Yourself to A Recipe’: Robert Nguyen’s exquisite taste for culinary
TINY TERROR ON TWO LEGS: The infamous Chicken Jockey from The Minecraft Movie
“A Minecraft Movie” crumbles at its craft
ROTTEN TO THE CORE: The new “Snow White” movie brings the beloved Disney princess and her evil stepmother to life.
The new live action “Snow White” is apple-solutely disastrous
JAZZED UP: Sophomore percussionist Ryan Koo lays it down on the vibraphone in his performance during their performance at Irvine Jazz Festival.
Jazz takes first place at Irvine Jazz Festival
HITTING THE HIGH NOTES: Senior Louis Gaigneux leads the choir in a rendition of Moana’s “How Far I’ll Go” during the choir showcase during the Night of the Arts.
Northwood arts perform during Fine Arts Week
PASSÉ-ING PERIOD: Teachers join dance students in their annual flash mob for Northwood’s yearly Fine Arts Week.
Chassés, Surprises and Smiles: Dancers excite Northwood at first teacher-student flash mob
Northwood Q&A
Northwood Q&A
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Looking back with staff
Sock-Tober: Appreciating the smaller luxuries
Sock-Tober: Appreciating the smaller luxuries
Blast to the Past: Looking back on childhood favorites
Blast to the Past: Looking back on childhood favorites
GIRL POWER: Women don’t have to achieve in every field to measure up.
Redefining feminism
PROTECTION MATTERS: Get vaccinated now to keep our community safe.
The dangers of antivax
BATTLE OF THE ADVISEMENTS: during a student forum meeting, 15 individuals from different advisements volunteer to play a game of musical chairs in order to win a pie party.
Student Forum’s under-appreciated benefits to campus
CALENDAR CONFUSION: Students struggle with the awkward time between winter break and the new semester.
New Year, New Me… But Not Yet: Break between the semesters
HOLIDAY HISTORIES: While Thanksgiving can be a time to celebrate family traditions, it’s equally important to recognize the history behind it.
Acknowledging the past of Thanksgiving with holiday spirit
Ready for More: Senior Austin Diaz back on the track after breaking school records.
Austin Diaz is gaining speed
COMMANDING THE MOUND: Senior Carter Liu winds up and delivers a pitch in baseball’s opening league game against Irvine High.
Varsity boys baseball batters up for the season
COMING IN FIRST: First baseman Katerinna Rizos prepares her throw to home base as she diligently trains for her upcoming game.
Katerinna Rizos: Swinging to success in softball
CHARGING TO SUCCESS: Senior Ryan Loo dribbles towards the goal in a varsity boys soccer game.
Winning With A Passion: Boys Soccer ends a successful season
MAKING HIS MARK: Senior Jeremiah Tak weaves through the defense, scanning the field for his next move in their game against Irvine High.
Boys lacrosse “sticks” a win at their first home league game
BRAINROT TO THE MAXX: Attention Based Learning techniques prove to be anything but beta.
Northwood implements Attention Based Learning on campus
Comic: Birthdays during testing season
Comic: Birthdays during testing season
TERRIFIC THEMES: The Met Gala will never fail to amaze audiences with outfits in accordance to these themes.
Majestic Met Gala theme ideas
FROM BURN BOOKS TO TEXTBOOKS: Teens tackle trigonometric equations instead of tribulations, chasing career aspirations, not devious schemes.
Beyond the Cliché: Exposing Hollywood’s high school myths
CRIES ALL AROUND: Charger conveys their utter misery owing to the departure of their one and only true love.
Devastated charger sends a tearful goodbye
March Howler Volume XXVII – Issue VI, March 19, 2025
Jan/Feb Howler Volume XXVI - Issue V, February 24, 2025
Jan/Feb Howler Volume XXVI – Issue V, February 24, 2025
Nov/Dec Howler Volume XXVI – Issue IV, December 16, 2024
Nov/Dec Howler Volume XXVI – Issue IV, December 16, 2024
October Howler Volume XXVI - Issue III, October 31, 2024
October Howler Volume XXVI – Issue III, October 31, 2024
September Howler Volume XXVI - Issue II, September 24, 2024
September Howler Volume XXVI – Issue II, September 24, 2024
From Sunrise to Sunset: A day in the life of students in Ramadan
Northwood through Timby’s eyes
What's really behind inflation...
What’s really behind inflation…
FOSTERING DIALOGUE: AP Government teacher Steven Plete engages with a student students
Teaching AP Government during an election year
SETTING THE STAND: Freshman Class Council members Carson Lv, Bella Shim, Abbie Kim and Mischka Rajula set up their Cake Pop Stand during lunch.
Class councils celebrate the holidays
FOSTERING DIALOGUE: AP Government teacher Steven Plete engages with a student students
Teaching AP Government during an election year
BACK IN THE ACT: Northwood alum Katherine Paladichuk performed "Shrek" at Northwood during her high school career.
Katherine Paladichuk: Former Northwood acting star to Broadway performer
Take it from us: Senior gives advice
Make Your World Better: an interview with Sandy Banks
Make Your World Better: an interview with Sandy Banks
Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Joey Cabrera
Hispanic Heritage Month: An interview with Joey Cabrera
From Sunrise to Sunset: A day in the life of students in Ramadan
SETTING THE STAND: Freshman Class Council members Carson Lv, Bella Shim, Abbie Kim and Mischka Rajula set up their Cake Pop Stand during lunch.
Class councils celebrate the holidays
IN THE DEEP END: Varsity water polo goalkeeper junior Sidney Francisco De Paula Junior contests against El Toro High School as he lines up for a strategic throw.
Northwood’s fall sports in full swing
STAY IN THE LOOP: Senior Valentina Nguyen works on intently her next crochet piece, a red hat, which she is making as a commission from her Instagram account @valentinacrochets
Unique hobbies at Northwood
PRECISION IN EVERY STRIKE: Sophomore Sophia Chen hits the keys on the vibraphone during marching band’s morning practice.
Beat by beat: A behind-the-scenes spotlight on Northwood’s marching band
Introducing California Colleges
Introducing new staff at Northwood
Introducing new staff at Northwood
Inside T-wolf Thank Yous
The Northwood Howler presents Northwood beauty secrets
The Northwood Howler presents Northwood beauty secrets
Inside the Irvine Unified Council PTA's Student Advocacy trip to Sacramento
Inside the Irvine Unified Council PTA’s Student Advocacy trip to Sacramento
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SERVING: Junior Yasmine Anan prepares to serve at the baseline.

12 days of highlights

Raya Abu-Tarif, Staff Writer
December 17, 2024
WINTER WISHES: Seniors Belle Bolin and Angelina Guo decorate the front office windows in preparation for the holidays.

Window painting with Northwood Art Club

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
December 18, 2024
GIVING BACK: Senior Katherine Jiang donates cans to the canned food drive bins outside of the SAC.

Thanksgiving food drive competition

Thierry Wijaya, Staff Writer
December 17, 2024
SETTING THE STAND: Freshman Class Council members Carson Lv, Bella Shim, Abbie Kim and Mischka Rajula set up their Cake Pop Stand during lunch.

Class councils celebrate the holidays

Neil Godse, Photographer
December 17, 2024
SWITCHING SYSTEMS: Heritage Park Regional Library is one of many libraries in the city that will soon join the Irvine library system.

Irvine to transition to city-run library system

Anthony Park, Staff Writer
November 20, 2024
SPRINTING WITH STYLE: Cross country captain senior Christine Nam delivers her handmade and custom blue and silver hair ribbons to teammate sophomore Braelynn Lynch in preparation for an upcoming cross country championship meet.

Game On: A look into game day traditions at Northwood

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
November 4, 2024
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Honoring the deceased for Día de los Muertos

Raya Abu-Tarif, Staff Writer
November 6, 2024
PROTECTING THE PETS: ASPCA board members junior Emily Tamura (left), junior Emily Huang (middle) and senior Urika Tandiono (right) announce upcoming volunteer opportunities at animal shelters in a club meeting.

ASPCA’s pawsitive impact on animal rights

Lian Le and Anna Cao
November 10, 2024
FRESH NEW LOOK: Senior Larry Lee destresses by reading a book and relaxing in the corner of the newly renovated Well.

Manifesting Mindfulness: New Well renovations

Kyle Lee, Staff Writer
October 31, 2024
BLACKOUT POETRY: Senior Louis Gaigneux creates poetry by blacking out parts of book pages at Dead Poets Society’s weekly club meeting.

Dead Poets Society Club turns everyday life into poetry

Anna Cho and Megha Kishore
November 1, 2024
BE(LEE)VING IN YOURSELF: Flag Football Coach Harry Lee delivers feedback to his team at practice.

Harry Lee: Building a coaching legacy

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
October 29, 2024
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Student Speak: Cherishing memories, one dumpling at a time

Thierry Wijaya, Staff Writer
September 27, 2024
ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY: Senior Erica Zou walks along the newly-modified accessible sidewalk near the front office.

Howler Investigates: Sidewalk Renovations

Hannah Liu, A&E Editor
October 7, 2024
CLAY CREATIONS: Senior Yvonne Lee and junior Sage Park create clay figures at Art History Club’s first meeting of the year.

Art History Club brings the past to life

Anna Cho, Staff Writer
September 27, 2024
SUSTAINABILITY WITH STYLE: Sophomore Aahana Soni shows off one of her handmade, custom bracelets. Every AuraBracelet is meticulously crafted with colorful beads that are held together by a string made of recycled plastic bags.

Aahana Soni crafts eco-friendly AuraBracelets

Amy Jeon, Staff Writer
September 26, 2024
SIMPLE SCANNING: Students will eventually be able to scan into a club meeting with their digital ID card on 5-Star Students.

Howler Investigates: What happened to Integral?

Raelle Tiong and Courtney Lee
September 9, 2024
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Guided by Greatness: Shouting out our senior athletes

Zoe Yan, Staff Writer
June 6, 2024
ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE: History teacher Logan Sewell’s trash tally poster is used to encourage his advisement students to reach their trash picking up goal for donuts.

The top 5 ways Advisements spend their time

Luna Bouhairi, Viewpoint Editor
April 23, 2024
AMAZING ADVOCACY: Teacher and ITA state council representative Zane Pang discusses his in-depth involvement with ITA and CTA.

Looking into ITA’s recent accomplishments

Timothy Shin, Humor Editor
April 15, 2024
EXPLORING THE ARTS: Juniors speak on their experience in unique art electives at Northwood

Junior Speak: Exploring unique arts electives at Northwood

Vincent Yang, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024
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
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 GOGGLES STAY ON: No one is safe from the deadly hydrating bullets of the senior class.

SATIRE: Northwood High School senior murdered amidst terror

Courtney Lee and Raelle Tiong
February 21, 2024
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
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Make Your World Better: an interview with Sandy Banks

Sienna Hidalgo, Staff Writer
November 30, 2023
WHO GOES THERE?: A sparrow forages for food on the hills around Northwood.

A close up of Northwood’s nature

Neil Godse, Photographer
December 19, 2023
HISTORY SHOWDOWN: Staff writers go head to head on the best AP History course. (Neil Godse)

History showdown with APUSH and WHAP

December 18, 2023
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Tackling the debate between club sports and school sports

Sienna Hidalgo, Staff Writer
December 17, 2023
PARADOX, POETRY AND PROSE: Sophomore Jessy Elias and junior Isaiah Walker look at the layouts for their page.

Featuring Le Crescente

Amy Jeon, Staff Writer
December 15, 2023
EXPLAINING THE EXHIBIT: Freshman Dana Elquza explains details in her exhibit to the judge during her direct examination of an expert witness.

Defeating the Struggles: Mock Trial Club’s comeback season

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
December 4, 2023
PREPARING A PATHWAY: Freshmen Alex Li and Anderson Lay discuss with the Yale college representative about extracurricular activities to pursue.

IUSD’s College and Career Readiness Fair

Shreya Aithal, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
FILIPINO FESTIVITIES: In a club meeting, Kai Club board members used a Kahoot with trivia questions to educate students about Filipino American culture and the importance of Filipino American History Month.

Northwood celebrates Filipino American History Month

Lauryn Chew, Accent Editor
November 1, 2023
GOING DIGITAL: Junior Ayesha Siddiqui downloads the Bluebook app to prepare for the digital PSAT.

Preparing for the new digital SAT with the digital SAT

Shreya Aithal, Staff Writer
October 31, 2023
PICTURE PERFECT PRESIDENT: Poetry club president Saya Ryu perfects her poems, pondering about the pictures she can paint through her words.

From Passion to Creation: Saya Ryu, a poet with a vision

Sienna Hidalgo, Staff Writer
September 30, 2023
HANDOFF: Senior Lauren Silva lines up to throw the football during the summer Flag Football camp.

Girl’s flag football touches down on first season

Jaycee Hendrickson, Sports Editor
August 30, 2023
VAXXING TO STOP SLACKING: New senioritis vaccine could prevent further disease transmission at Northwood.

IUSD approves new senioritis vaccine just in time for Prom

Rhea Gupta, Viewpoint Editor
March 12, 2023
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Profiles in Science: Northwood science teachers dish on how they discovered their passion for science and their journey to Northwood

December 13, 2022
OH DEER: No time like the present to appreciate gifts, regifted or not.

Interview with a regifted gift

Kaylie Wang, Accent Editor
December 7, 2022
RAISING THE ROOF: Home construction begins on Fresco, completing the final neighborhood of Eastwood Village.

State-wide housing crisis affects residents close to home

Ally Venezia, THO Editor
December 9, 2022
‘TIS THE SEASON: Christmas tree farms across Orange County have welcomed holiday business following Thanksgiving weekend.

‘Tis the season to support local tree farms

December 8, 2022
STRIVING FOR SUCCESS: Northwood teachers such as instrumental arts director Whitney Tavlarides strive to constantly improve their programs.

Reforming the pack: Northwood’s efforts in WASC visit

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
October 31, 2022
TACKLING THE GAME: Northwood’s frosh and JV players watch their varsity team sweep Valley View High School during the Homecoming game.

Behind the Scenes of Northwood’s football team

Jaycee Hendrickson, Sports Editor
September 26, 2022
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New bell schedule rings happy chimes and dismal alarms

Ally Venezia, THO Editor
September 26, 2022
Junior Isabella Hulbert skims through her captivating novel during lunch, kept company by the exciting words of an undercover spy.

BookTok Student Speak

Shreya Aithal, Staff Writer
September 27, 2022
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