After disruptions due to COVID-19, ACCESS testing for English Language Learning (ELL) students took place from Jan. 4 to Feb. 7.    “The kids who didn’t come into the building last year...

The Newton Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) discussed the benefits of race-related affinity groups and the affinity spaces at North and South on a Zoom webinar Thursday, Jan. 27 with NPS high...

For the past two months, sophomores have been warming up their rhetoric and honing their speaking skills in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. sophomore speech celebration. Students began presenting speeches...

All four grades will be having class elections for student body presidents and vice presidents, as well as the student faculty administration (SFA) Monday, Oct. 18. The setup for this year’s elections...

Students donated old clothes in a clothing drive held by the Fashion and Sustainability club Wednesday, June 2.  According to club officers, the drive gathered around 500 pounds of clothing. After...

Teachers wave and greet each other in the otherwise empty hallways, careful to keep their masks up and not linger as they move in and out of the building. Meanwhile, others lead Zoom classes from converted...

This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. Q: Do you expect that high schools will be back in-person by the end of the school year? A: We have a group right now that’s working very...

Protesters, led by North and South students, took to the streets Sunday, Aug. 23 to advocate for affordable housing in Newton and to encourage the defunding of the Newton Police Department (NPD). The...

Hundreds of North students and other Newton residents protested against racism and police brutality as part of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement Friday, June 19, more commonly known as Juneteenth,...

Q: Do you anticipate that this shutdown will last through the summer into the next fall school year? A: That, I don’t know. My understanding is that the state of Massachusetts will be making that...

This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. Q: Do you have any recommendations for how students should be spending their time over the quarantine outside of academics? A: I do. I think...

Despite shorter classes with longer breaks between Zoom calls, I find the online learning system much more tiring than a regular schoolday. I suspect a large part of this weariness has nothing to do...