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Seniors Ethan Chen, Liam Condy, and Luke Garcia joyfully perform as a part of Jazz 1 during the annual Jazz at the Oak event on May 13.
Northwood’s musicians jazz up the night
HSYAT’s 28th annual Teen Summit event was put together by the hardworking subcommittee comprising YAT staff and high school volunteers.
HSYAT Teen Summit Event
Boys Athletics commissioner, Aditya Hari gets the crowd hyped up before a football game.
Changes to appointed positions within Northwood’s ASB
Welcome to NHS Letter
Irvine Talks
NICE TO MEAT YOU: Ricebunns iconic Salmon and KBBQ Beef Onigiri wrapped up and ready to go!
Fusion Foods at their Finest: Ricebunn
COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Students measure the change in jaw size from previous human species to their own.
Not Gonna Anthropologize for Enjoying this Class
Teacher MBTI Types
Teacher MBTI Types
Dive into sweet strawberry recipes, like strawberry balsamic pasta salad, sparkling strawberry lemonade and strawberry frozen yogurt!
Berry re-fresh-ing strawberry recipes
Spring times bring May rhymes
Spring times bring May rhymes
CREATIVITY AT ITS CORE: Senior Kate Hudson mixes three pieces—River by Leon Bridges, Twilight by Elliot Smith and The Greatest by Cat Power—to express her emotions of graduating and starting a new life.
Sharing “My Storybook” at Coffee House
THROUGH THE CAMERA: Freshman Zaira Ulmer shoots for her first release “Wannabe” in the fall of last year.
Freshman Zaira Ulmer finds her voice through music
NOT YOUR NORMAL SUPERHERO: Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) fights with her multiversal martial arts skills.
Everything Everywhere All At Once: A Multiverse Masterpiece
My panda, my choice: 13-year-old Meilin reveals her secret identity to her unsuspecting friend group.
Pixar’s new look through “Turning Red”
VAPA Student Speak
May 2022 Centerspread
May 2022 Centerspread
April 2022
April 2022
March 2022
March 2022
January/February 2022
January/February 2022
December 2021
December 2021
Colorism in South Asia and its Impact on Irvine’s community
Colorism in South Asia and its Impact on Irvine’s community
SENIOR NIGHTMARES: Five nights into admissions, college mas- cots loom over students stressing about the quality of their applications.
We are more than where we will go from here
Shifting Gears: Changes to the parking permit system
Shifting Gears: Changes to the parking permit system
HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION: The Lime scooter system in metropolitan cities becomes more accessible to sidewalk civilians.
Public Electric Scooters: The benefits to its implementation
The importance of the student voice
The importance of the student voice
Senior Spencer Ho jumps to return the ball to the other side of the court during the CIF-SS match against Servite High School.
Boys Tennis CIF
MAY THE COURSE BE WITH YOU: Freshman Dylan Khang swings for gold in a match against Portola High School.
Victory en-golf-s boys golf team in historic undefeated season
Role of bench players in sports
Role of bench players in sports
Frenzy of Firsts: Northwood’s swim team takes a triumphant plunge and holds up number one hand signs to celebrate their first time winning first place at the Pacific Coast League Finals.
Northwood swim captures first place at Pacific Coast League finals
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
EARNING YOUR DOGS LOVE: Everybody knows that the fastest way to a dogs heart is through food. Not many know that they love to dress up as chefs as well.
How to Celebrate National Pet Month
Squabbling for First: Advertising can’t outcompete other majors like International Relations and Computer Science for the winning title of “most useless major.”
Top Five Majors: Useless Edition
Green Enlightenment: An example of a Northwood Student who may have spent a bit too much time around trees during lunch.
Northwood FAQ
Rapunzel and Mother Gothel wont be the only dynamic duo after you read this.
Top 5 new ways for strict moms to become Lit
Placate my plate-onic relationships
Placate my plate-onic relationships
Short letter to my classmates
Short letter to my classmates
Confessions from a budding ballerina
Confessions from a budding ballerina
These are my thoughts
These are my thoughts
Don’t sleep on the power of sleeper philosophy
Don’t sleep on the power of sleeper philosophy
Thank you for 3 years of Howler!
Thank you for 3 years of Howler!
Short letter to my classmates
Short letter to my classmates
Confessions from a budding ballerina
Confessions from a budding ballerina
These are my thoughts
These are my thoughts
Don’t sleep on the power of sleeper philosophy
Don’t sleep on the power of sleeper philosophy
Thank you for 3 years of Howler!
Thank you for 3 years of Howler!
Overcoming Failure: Student and Teacher Success Stories
S1 Episode 12: Passions of the Pack: Producing music
S1 Episode 12: Passions of the Pack: Producing music
Reaching One’s Dreams: The struggles of first generation college students in the US
Reaching One’s Dreams: The struggles of first generation college students in the US
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
CRADLED CHOOK: Ke’s younger sister demonstrates the proper way to hold a chicken.
Happy-Go-Lucky Poultry Day: Clucky pet chickens
S1 Episode 12: Passions of the Pack: Producing music
S1 Episode 12: Passions of the Pack: Producing music
Reaching One’s Dreams: The struggles of first generation college students in the US
Reaching One’s Dreams: The struggles of first generation college students in the US
S1 Episode 10: Teachers Cook: Cooking up a love of teaching
S1 Episode 10: Teachers Cook: Cooking up a love of teaching
S1 Episode 9: Teacher Cooks: Battle of art forms
S1 Episode 9: Teacher Cooks: Battle of art forms
S1 Episode 8: Teachers Cook: To Bake or Not to Bake
S1 Episode 8: Teachers Cook: To Bake or Not to Bake
CRADLED CHOOK: Ke’s younger sister demonstrates the proper way to hold a chicken.
Happy-Go-Lucky Poultry Day: Clucky pet chickens
ON YOUR MARK, T-WOLVES: Sophomore Nick Keith readies his aim for a second place finish in dodgeball.
Clash of the Classes: School spirit comes howling back
A show NHS needed
A show NHS needed
A tale untold: The hidden crew
A tale untold: The hidden crew
Endearments especial embodiments
Endearment’s especial embodiments
Overcoming Failure: Student and Teacher Success Stories
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
Figuring out the Skater: Hannah Tao on ice
What would you change about Northwood?
What would you change about Northwood?
Chocolate Bash: Desserts Done Right
Chocolate Bash: Desserts Done Right
A showcase of magic at its best
A showcase of magic at its best
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Noelle Escalante

Noelle Escalante, Staff Writer

Noelle is a Howler staff writer for the 2021-2022 school year. Her current hobbies include making an obscene amount of Spotify playlists for her friend group, along with never finishing traumatic coming-of-age books in fear of the ending. Feel free to reach out to her with music and book recommendations on Instagram! @rheesca
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Teacher MBTI Types

Teacher MBTI Types

May 30, 2022
HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION: The Lime scooter system in metropolitan cities becomes more accessible to sidewalk civilians.

Public Electric Scooters: The benefits to its implementation

May 4, 2022
Healthy Transportation: The Lime scooter system in metropolitan cities becomes more accessible to sidewalk civilians.

Public Electric Scooters: The Benefits to its Implementation

April 30, 2022
THE CEREAL KILLER: Virtual Box Tops are perpetuating the wealth gap in education.

Box Tops for Education: Philanthropy or increasing inequality?

March 17, 2022
What do your springtime allergies say about you?

What do your springtime allergies say about you?

March 15, 2022
HOUSE DIVIDED: In a survey of 762 students conducted by The Howler, many Northwood students await the latest COVID statistics to make their decision about safety without masks.

OC mask mandate

March 10, 2022
NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS: NFTs like this $210,000 Bored Ape may not be as environmentally friendly as you think.

The rise of cryptocurrency and NFTs

February 10, 2022
The Good, Bad and Ugly: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with A&E

The Good, Bad and Ugly: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with A&E

February 10, 2022
A show NHS needed

A show NHS needed

February 10, 2022
Cafeteria food tier list

Cafeteria food tier list

December 9, 2021
DAPPER DUO: With their layered fits, juniors Salma Iliasu (left) and Kiara Kuriakose (right) are safe from the ever-shifting weather conditions.

Cause a Frock-us: Layered outfits

December 9, 2021
Ankle Biter” Mosquito Species bites Orange County

“Ankle Biter” Mosquito Species bites Orange County

November 16, 2021

Northwood custodians sweep us away

October 28, 2021
Halloween Unscramble

Halloween Unscramble

October 28, 2021
DANCING WITH THE STARS: Okamoto leans towards an arabesque at the Gila River, Arizona, where her grandmother had been interned.

Dancer Emily Okamoto finds beauty within brokenness

October 27, 2021
ON AIR: Assistant show producer senior Matthew Son prepares the camera to record the desk hosts for the second episode of NTV.

And it’s back! NTV S20

September 29, 2021
Memorial Book Day

Memorial Book Day

September 29, 2021

Diversity in Shang-Chi: Is it enough?

September 29, 2021
Astronaut in the Ocean’s dive into the Top 100

Astronaut in the Ocean’s dive into the Top 100

May 24, 2021
JIGGLING WITH HAPPINESS: A fan recreation of Buzzfeed Tastys recipe, a Jiggly Japanese Cheesecake.

Buzzfeed Tasty: Subtle racism against Asian-American dishes

April 30, 2021
BREAKING CHARTS AND SWOONING HEARTS: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak pose for their Lacoste collaboration line.

Silk Sonic: How the duo came to be

April 20, 2021
Binge or dip: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Binge or dip: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

March 22, 2021
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