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Season Recap: Tiger athletics begin spring sports

Season Recap: Tiger athletics begin spring sports

The Newtonite May 9, 2016

by Jonathan Cohen Initially filled with many cancellations and postponements due to poor weather, the spring sports season is finally well underway. Here are some highlights from a few games so far. Boys’...

Between the Headphones: Wilco combines country, rock to create a unique, awesome sound

Between the Headphones: Wilco combines country, rock to create a unique, awesome sound

Amy Morrill May 4, 2016

by Amy Morrill Sometimes, albums or artists can become something more than just their music in our hearts; they become a window into a previous time or a past version of ourselves, that we wouldn’t have...

Senior Paul Goldfinger runs Boston Marathon as four-year member of DreamFar

Senior Paul Goldfinger runs Boston Marathon as four-year member of DreamFar

Blake Krantz May 4, 2016

by Blake Krantz “There was steam rising up from all of the body heat,” said senior Paul Goldfinger describing the start to the Boston marathon. “When I started the race there was a sea of people...

Beyoncé criticism unfair, misguided

Beyoncé criticism unfair, misguided

Adam Clements May 4, 2016

by Adam Clements Beyoncé Knowles has a long-standing reputation as perhaps the most widely loved and celebrated figure in American pop culture. She stands out among her peers in the pop music industry...

Start time initiative has potential, working group must be cautious

Start time initiative has potential, working group must be cautious

Adam Clements May 4, 2016

by Adam Clements Nearly everyone is familiar with the eternal high schooler’s struggle of failing to get enough sleep. Day after day, hundreds of students at North return home late after extracurriculars...

This week in arts: Fundraiser, community piano, Australia exchange

This week in arts: Fundraiser, community piano, Australia exchange

Rose Bostwick May 2, 2016

by Rose Bostwick This coming week Friday (5/6) Theatre Ink’s fourth annual dinner and dance party fundraiser will be held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m at the Union Street Restaurant in Newton Centre for adults...

Tiger Question: How do you feel now that it’s Term Four?

The Newtonite May 1, 2016

by Laura Schmidt-Hong Tiger Question: How do you feel now that it’s Term Four? “I’m just excited for summer.” - Senior Alessandra Bianchi   “I’m a senior, so I’m not stressed at all....

Students demand equality in "Where's the Love?" music video

Students demand equality in "Where's the Love?" music video

Samantha Fredberg April 28, 2016

by Samantha Fredberg Senior Marchaina Robyn asks the North community for acceptance and tolerance on Kindness Day in her music video titled ‘Where’s the Love?” produced by Newton North TV. The video...

Sophomore Sophia Wilcox-Warren demonstrates a light-up shirt.

Design students merge fashion, technology in new project

Rose Bostwick April 28, 2016

Sophomore Sophia Wilcox-Warren demonstrates a light-up shirt. by Rose Bostwick Major 3 students in Design and Visual Communications are developing a project in order to “bridge the gap between technology...

Tiger Question: How important is it to protect our environment?

The Newtonite April 28, 2016

by Laura Schmidt-Hong   Tiger Question: How important is it to protect our environment?   “I think it’s really important, and people don’t take it seriously enough.” - Junior Molly Devine   “It...

The simple truth behind happiness and success

The simple truth behind happiness and success

The Newtonite April 17, 2016

by Danae Lally When Spencer Bronk enters Newton North’s art studio, he is an instant celebrity. Students and staff drop what they are doing to greet him. Younger students, who have long admired his artwork,...

Kindness Day instills sense of community

Kindness Day instills sense of community

Jackie Gong April 13, 2016

A-block by Jackie Gong Nataly Kogan, creator of the social media website Happiness, spoke in the cafeteria during A-block today as a Kindness Day presenter. Kogan started her talk by introducing a “Seven-minute...

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