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Review: Nitrous Oxide's comical sketches evoke laughter

Review: Nitrous Oxide's comical sketches evoke laughter

Nour Chahboun February 3, 2016

by Nour Chahboun Nitrous Oxide, North’s sketch comedy troupe, entertained audiences with raw, humorous sketches. The show will run tonight through Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Nitrous...

Girls' hockey hopes to end season on good note

Girls' hockey hopes to end season on good note

Blake Krantz February 3, 2016

by Blake Krantz Girls’ Hockey, 3-10, was eliminated from state tournament contention in a 4-3 loss against Weymouth Saturday, an “energetic and fun” matchup in which the Tigers “played together...

What are your plans for the upcoming early release day?

The Newtonite February 2, 2016

by Laura Schmidt-Hong   Tiger Question: What are your plans for the upcoming early release day?   “Netflix.” - Freshman Katie Zhao   “I’ll probably just go to lunch with my friends.” -...

Review: Winterfest presents skilled musicians performing captivating pieces

Review: Winterfest presents skilled musicians performing captivating pieces

Nour Chahboun January 31, 2016

Musicians performed Wednesday and Thursday in the auditorium as a part of Winterfest I and II. [divider]Winterfest I[/divider] by Hannah Liu Displaying students’ musical talent and passion, Winterfest...

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Preview: Nitrous Oxide to perform authentic, comedic sketches

Nour Chahboun January 29, 2016

by Nour Chahboun Nitrous Oxide, Theatre Ink's annual sketch comedy show, promises a humorous night full of “goofy fun and utter ridiculousness,” according to senior Geoffrey Cole, a cast member. The...

What are your semester two goals?

The Newtonite January 28, 2016

by Laura Schmidt-Hong   Tiger Question: What are your goals for semester two?   “Make more friends, since I’m a new student, and get more involved in school.” - Freshman Sophia Watson   “Have...

Huntington Lecture: Biology professor discusses flipped classroom

Lucy Lu January 26, 2016

by Lucy Lu UMass Boston biology professor Brian White ’81 gave an interactive lecture demonstrating the concept of a flipped classroom Thursday, Jan. 14 in the Film Lecture Hall as a part of the Huntington...

Preview: Winterfest to showcase musical talent

Preview: Winterfest to showcase musical talent

Hannah Liu January 26, 2016

by Hannah Liu Winterfest, a concert honoring the winter season, which shows the hard work of the school’s six musical groups, will take place Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. [divider]Winterfest...

Team members at Kickoff in New Hampshire. Photo courtesy of Ligerbots.

Ligerbots begin build season after kickoff

Samantha Fredberg January 26, 2016

by Samantha Fredberg North and South's Ligerbots, a student-run robotics team, began their six week build and design process for this season’s competition robot after recently attending the FRC Kickoff...

Boys' Swim looks forward to Conference Meet

Boys' Swim looks forward to Conference Meet

Blake Krantz January 26, 2016

by Blake Krantz Boys’ swim, 2-4, has “proven how determined it is,” and the Tigers have often left meets “happy because their hard work paid off” this season, according to senior Jonah Pemstein,...

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State officials to blend MCAS, PARCC in disputed MCAS 2.0

Emily Moss January 25, 2016

by Emily Moss In November, the Massachusetts Board of Education voted to change the course of standardized testing with a new assessment, unofficially known as “MCAS 2.0,” which will eventually become...

Photo by Josh Shub-Seltzer.

Students express concern, confusion regarding bomb threat

Lucy Lu January 19, 2016

by Maxwell Kozlov, Lucy Lu, and Josh Shub-Seltzer Students expressed concerns regarding the shelter-in-place issued by interim principal Mark Aronson in response to a bomb threat called in by telephone...

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