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Orange tables put back on Tiger Drive after removal last year due to student misuse

Orange tables put back on Tiger Drive after removal last year due to student misuse

Arya Anekal, News editor October 6, 2023

After administration reconsideration, the orange tables near the Tiger Drive entrance have made a comeback this year after being removed in early January. At the start-of-school assembly, Principal...

North plans to implement two new Seals for students to pursue

North plans to implement two new Seals for students to pursue

Maxwell Lu November 8, 2020

From climate change protests to Black Lives Matter (BLM) marches, students are finding many ways to make a positive change in our world. To commemorate these achievements, members of North’s administration...

Turner responds to student concerns regarding coronavirus in exclusive Q&A

Turner responds to student concerns regarding coronavirus in exclusive Q&A

Jacob Zalis April 22, 2020

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...

Administration locks Theatre Entrance

Administration locks Theatre Entrance

Jacques Abou-Rizk May 9, 2019

Due to Understanding and Appreciating the Middle East Day in the auditorium, the Theatre Entrance doors were locked after a-block, Thursday, May 9. Principal Henry Turner said the administration made...

Students and faculty enter the Theater Entrance on Thursday, May 17. (Photo by Lilah Gentry)

Students push back against new locked doors policy

Hari Narayanan May 18, 2018

Students petitioned principal Henry Turner last week to repeal the new policy requiring all doors other than the Main Entrance and the Theater Entrance to be open only between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.. North...

Main Street now open to students after lunch

Main Street now open to students after lunch

The Newtonite April 10, 2018

by Sophie Murthy and Hari Narayanan Main Street and the corridor on Tiger Drive opened to North students during the last two blocks of the day, starting on April 2 after years of discussion within the...

Guest Writer: Locking school entrances damages culture, does little to improve security

Guest Writer: Locking school entrances damages culture, does little to improve security

The Newtonite March 21, 2018

by Téa Baum At last week’s X-block meeting concerning the Parkland shooting, it came to my attention that the administration is considering locking every entrance into Newton North, except the Tiger...

Students, faculty express concern over suggested campus security improvements

Students, faculty express concern over suggested campus security improvements

Hari Narayanan March 12, 2018

School administrators suggested at a meeting regarding gun safety at this school that they will take several steps to improve security on campus, including locking some main entrances during the school...

School Council discusses dangerous traffic around North

School Council discusses dangerous traffic around North

Jacques Abou-Rizk February 11, 2018

Dangerous traffic situations around North prompted concerns for the School Council which met Monday, Feb. 5. “There are a lot of different ways to see the problem,” said parent and council member Alicia...

Connolly extinguishes bathroom fire, administration searches for students involved

Connolly extinguishes bathroom fire, administration searches for students involved

Jacques Abou-Rizk January 26, 2018

(Photo by Jake Forbes) Special education teacher Paul Connolly put out a small fire in the second floor boys athletic wing bathroom Wednesday afternoon. Students and faculty evacuated the building, and...

Students, faculty gather in LLC to discuss recent national events

Students, faculty gather in LLC to discuss recent national events

Samantha Fredberg October 11, 2017

Students and faculty met to discuss the effect of the Las Vegas shooting and Hurricane Maria during X-block Thursday, Oct. 5 in the library. The conversation, facilitated by principal Henry Turner, provided...

Turner named new principal for North

Turner named new principal for North

The Newtonite March 3, 2016

by Jacob Sims Speyer After a two-year hunt for a permanent principal for North, the Newton Public School system announced that Bedford High School principal Henry Turner will take the position as principal....

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