The Basics At the Oracle we work on a two week news cycle, story ideas are due Monday, and most final stories are due the next Friday. For some shorter stories our authors will be given two stories to complete each week. An example of a two week piece would be Joiya Reid’s story on testing , and a one week piece would be Chandler … Continue reading NS Oracle: Behind The Scenes
North Springs is a school that has prides itself on how long it has been a part of the community; fifty-one years today. It has been around for so long, in fact, that one of its most beloved teachers, Mrs.Pekatos, actually graduated from here. Mrs.Pekatos teaches both freshman and sophomore English. So during an interview about what she did during her freshman year, she provided … Continue reading Ms. Pekatos’ freshman year at North Springs
Have you been procrastinating on your community service hours? Have you made a resolution to contribute to the community more? You may be in luck. Leadership Sandy Springs is hosting their annual Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs community service day project on April 25, 2015, form 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. On this day local non-profits and schools will have projects on their site that … Continue reading Serving Time in Sandy Springs
If you could chose one part of the school to renovate after the front entrance, where or what would it be? Max Kamean (Sophomore): “The bathrooms could use some work. The toilets need to be replaced because they aren’t all in proper working condition. Also new soap dispensers should be installed because the ones we have now are not good.” Julia Rosenthal (Sophomore): … Continue reading Voice of North Springs: Renovations
Staff writer Joiya Reid examines the multitude of tests that North Springs students have to take Continue reading One test after another: why do students have to take EOCs and finals?
Today, many juniors and seniors enjoy the advantage of having enough credits in high school, so they get periods off and are able to go home earlier or come to school later. Reduced scheduling is when a student has fewer classes than their peers due to Dual Enrollment courses, Work Based Learning, Internship/Mentorship, or has met all credit requirements. Unfortunately, for the upcoming upperclassmen, this … Continue reading Scheduling, scheduling, scheduling
Over the past 6 months at North Springs Charter High School, a student compromised the login credentials of 21 faculty members through a third party service. Once they had obtained those credentials, the student was able to use the credentials to log into Fulton County Schools Faculty portal, gaining access to a abundance of sensitive information, including grade books and teacher’s billing information. Fulton County … Continue reading Despite recent hacks North Springs leads the way in tech
