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Mr. Throne picks the top stories of his tenure. What did the Canvas Hackers Really Want? – North Springs Media Blog New North Springs Building Breaks Ground – North Springs Media Blog Airsoft Gun in the Springs? – North Springs Media Blog Pro / Con: Should Social Media Have Official Fact Checkers? – North Springs Media Blog Jordan’s Journal: North Springs: A Footnote at the … Continue reading The Best of the Oracle: 2016-2026
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Since the website was launched in 2014 (by first reporting on students who were trapped in the building during “Snowmaggeddon”), the Oracle has reached great heights and audiences, and the job of teaching journalism to dozens of students has been rewarding beyond measure. I’m grateful to former sponsor Julia Raposo for generously entrusting me with the Oracle in 2016, to the friends and colleagues … Continue reading A note from the sponsor: Stepping down from the Throne
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by Jordyn Newsome The Civil Rights Movement started around the 1950s, and its influences still ripple through America. The Civil Rights movement was pioneered by black Americans tired of the unfair and violent treatment they were subjected to by systems designed to make minorities fail. While the fight for fair rights still goes on today, it is important to remember where it all started. This is why the Atlanta-based Civil and Human Rights Museum exists: to remind us of our past and just how far we’ve come. I originally went to … Continue reading Visit to National Center for Human and Civil Rights Museum Reveals its Importance
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-by Shiv Vyas and the Oracle staff Canvas, the online learning platform used by Fulton County and nearly 9,000 schools worldwide, went down last week because of a cyberattack. Infrastructure, the maker Canvas, has reportedly reached a deal with ShinyHackers, the group who attacked the site. The group is said to have accessed billions of private messages and personal information. The Oracle … Continue reading What did the Canvas Hackers Really Want?
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Our student share their views on the latest in Big Tech. Continue reading A Spartan Point of View: AI something?
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Our students share their views about current events. Continue reading A Spartan Point of View: State of the World
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Our students explore their feelings about navigating school. Continue reading A Spartan Point of View: How we feel about ourselves
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As the school year draws to a close, our senior staff members and a few guest writers were asked to reflect on any experience they had this year. This is what they said, unmpromted. My name is Carson Mayeske. I am one of two editors-in-chief of the Echo Literary Magazine for the 25-26 year at North Springs High School. In a week’s time, I will … Continue reading Echo Presents: Senior Staff Reflections
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We will have our last raffle of the year this Friday for an Echo* Pop with 3 winners. HOW TO SELL RAFFLE TICKETS: Go to PBISRewards.com (through Classlink) Click on: Type in student name, the quantity they want, and purchase Good luck! (No relation to Echo Literary Magazine) Continue reading Last PBIS Raffle of 2026!
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Here is a sneak peek of some student work for the 2026 Echo, “Twelve Minutes to Midnight.” We can’t wait for you to see the final results! “Twelve Minutes to Midnight” The phrase “Twelve Minutes to Midnight” will call different images to mind for different people. Twelve minutes until a birthday? Twelve minutes until a brand new day? Twelve minutes until the bombs drop and … Continue reading Echo Presents: Sneak Peek at Echo 2026
