Dustin Dalton (12): What event are you most looking forward to?
Graduation because I get to leave high school and go to college.
Robert Lindsey (12): What did you think of the movie The Hunger Games?
Quality because it is packed with action and suspense and its worth its two cents.
The YOLO sickness has taken over America and tainted the minds of high school students
Young adults across the nation are saying “YOLO,” tweeting “#YOLO” and breathing “YOLO.” The phrase covers the Internet and their school notebooks. But it’s not enough. YOLO’s motivation to live…
North Star Take: A New Approach to the Web
Once upon a time there was a high school where students were allowed to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even educational websites. The teachers were technologically competent, used social media…
FHSD Censors Just as Much Online as China
The implementation of FHSD’s new Internet filter policy is a failure. This is no surprise. The District has a track record for approaching technology decisions with a narrow-minded view and…
North Star Take: Announcements
Today’s youth demands information like never before. They want it fast, accessible and, above all, they want it easy. With this in mind, FHN revamped the announcement system five months…
North Star Take: Fresh Season, Fresh Start
As the weather is finally starting to stay warm, the atmosphere is full of a sense of new beginnings- flowers bloom and a summer of possibility looms. Maybe this why…
Stand up for what they fell for
Every Monday morning, at roughly 7:26 a.m, we’re told to “Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance” via intercom. And what do you see? Rolling eyes, sitting teenagers and “too-cool-for-this”…
Technology takes over teens’ time
When a typical teenager wakes up, what is the first thing they pick up and want to look at? Most would probably say their phone. What’s next after a phone? Maybe an iPod,…
NORTH STAR TAKE: CELEBRATE DON’T DEVASTATE
With the end of the school year drawing nearer and nearer each day, the urge to celebrate grows stronger. And we should be celebrating the closing of this chapter in…
Right meow brings out the worst in Damalas
Lately, every time that I log onto Facebook, people’s status’ are constantly popping up with the word meow. Definition of meow: the cry of a cat. For example, if you…
NORTH STAR TAKE: TEACH THEM HOW TO USE IT
A few years ago, the District noticed that responsible money management was a key skill to be mastered by students so that they could responsibly and competitively function in our…
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