The Newtonite

Debate team competes in New York

Emily Moss • October 31, 2014

by Emily Moss Four members of North’s debate team attended a tournament at the Bronx High School of Science in New York Friday, Oct 17 and Saturday, Oct 18, according to senior Bill Shen, a captain of...

Preview: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' realistically depicts a family dealing with hard times

The Newtonite • October 24, 2014

Directed by seniors Peter Diamond and Elena Rodriguez, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” explores family dynamic in the midst of the Great Depression, and will run Nov. 6 to 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Student Faculty Administration proposal sparks discussion on field trips, N-rule

The Newtonite • February 5, 2013

It was pouring when English teacher Janice Miller’s Honors American Studies class arrived at Walden Pond for a field trip. Despite the weather, the spirit of the pond that had entranced Henry David Thoreau centuries earlier was as fierce and alive as ever, according to junior Sophie Sokolov.

Freshmen to travel to New York on annual trip

The Newtonite • January 13, 2012

by Alex Feit Freshmen have significantly fewer field trips than upperclassmen, according to history and social sciences teacher Ty Vignone. To account for this disappointing reality of freshman life, Vignone began supervising a freshman-only, two-day field trip to New York City over 30 years ago, and he has continued to do so since, he said.