October, 2010

Cross Country does well at Mt. Sac Invitational

Cross Country does well at Mt. Sac Invitational

Northwood stepped up and performed on Friday, Oct. 22 at one of the season’s most rigorous and nationally-renowned cross-country races, the Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) Invitational in Walnut, California, with strong showings at all levels of competition. The... (Continue reading)

NTV: October 22, 2010

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Poem: Fair Warning

Poem: Fair Warning

Concrete walls and locked doors Trap poor students inside From 8 to 1, or 2 to 6 All because we want to fix Our abysmal SAT scores. So inside or outside We study the 3 R’s – Reading, (W)Riting, (A)Rithmetic,... (Continue reading)

Girls’ Golf sets new team record

Girls' Golf sets new team record

  Last Tuesday at the Strawberry Farms Golf Course, Northwood’s very own Girls’ Golf defeated University High’s team with a score of 185, smashing the previous school record for overall team score.            According to Coach Zach Halop, Northwood beat... (Continue reading)

NTV: October 15, 2010

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Northwood’s Wind Symphony plays in Meng Hall at CSUF

Northwood’s Wind Symphony plays in Meng Hall at CSUF

On Sunday Oct. 10, Northwood’s Wind Symphony, directed by Northwood’s Instrumental Music Director Benjamin Case, shared the stage with Cal State Fullerton’s Wind Symphony at CSUF’s Meng Hall. The performance lasted close to two hours and included the world premiere... (Continue reading)

The Beauty Blog: Color Play

The Beauty Blog: Color Play

Usually when it comes to daily makeup routines, you don’t have much time in the mornings to play around with colors or color-coordinate your eye makeup with your outfits. You stick to what you know — maybe just mascara and... (Continue reading)

The CSUF Concert, from a trombone’s perspective

The CSUF Concert, from a trombone's perspective

Our conductor Ben Case raved about it all month — Northwood’s Wind Symphony was invited to open for Cal State Fullerton’s Wind Symphony on Sunday, Oct. 9 at the Meng Concert Hall. As a newcomer to the prestigious Wind Symphony,... (Continue reading)

Students sign up for clubs at Informational Fair

Students sign up for clubs at Informational Fair

Many clubs from Northwood gathered around the Oak Tree at lunch on Friday, Oct. 8 to advertise themselves and attract new members. The atmosphere was exuberant as students walked around to different tables to sign up for the clubs. “Since... (Continue reading)

M.U.N. is successful at first competition

M.U.N. is successful at first competition

Thirty of Northwood’s Model United Nations (MUN) students headed to Cerritos on Saturday, Oct. 2, to compete in Northwood’s first conference of the year. For the majority of these delegates, the annual Cerritos High School Conference was their first competition.... (Continue reading)