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Image by EastMojo Written by Mairen Brown and Sarah Meiselman, Co-Editors of the North Springs’ Oracle Sarah Meiselman: Hi, Sarah Meiselman here, co-editor of the Oracle. I can’t believe this school year is over. I had so much fun being an editor this year. I learned how to write for an audience of students my own age, focus articles on more local events, and get … Continue reading North Springs Oracle: Editor Farewells
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By Sarah Meiselman With summer on its way, North Springs students will all have a lot of extra free time, which is why I decided to make a list of fun activities to do to stay active and drive off boredom. Outdoor activities: When I think of summer, I imagine lathering up in sunscreen and going outside to enjoy the sunny skies, so here are … Continue reading Summer Is Here! Now What?
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By Sarah Meiselman, Mairen Brown, and Evyn Firestone The Link recently opened in February 2023 here at North Springs. The Fulton County district has created this community resource center at three schools. The official district name for it is the S.A.F.E. Center, which stands for Student and Family Engagement Center. The goal behind the centers is to create a one-stop shop of resources for students … Continue reading The Link: Support for Students Beyond Their Academics
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Image and article by Sarah Meiselman Over spring break, I read The Guest List, written by Lucy Foley and released in February 2020. The book is a murder mystery following the discovery of a body at the end of a wedding. The wedding is between the online magazine publisher of The Download, Julia Keegan, and celebrity William Slater, who hosts a survival TV show titled … Continue reading The Guest List: A Book to Die For
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By Sarah Meiselman Over Winter Break, I saw The Menu at the theater. This movie isn’t a traditional horror comedy, rather, it’s a dark satire that mocks the elites of society and their belief that the world is meant to serve them. The movie takes place at Hawthorn, an exclusive restaurant on an island in the Pacific Northwest. When the movie begins, viewers are introduced … Continue reading “The Menu”: A Meal of a Movie
By Sarah Meiselman A few weekends ago, I saw the movie “Don’t Worry Darling” in theaters, directed by Olivia Wilde. It stars Florence Pugh as Alice and Harry Styles as Jack and portrays them as a happy couple living in a utopia known as Victory. Victory is a town of identical homes surrounded by a desert, and in the desert is the office where to … Continue reading “Don’t Worry Darling” Movie Review
By Sarah Meiselman Fulton County has issued a new grading policy for the 2022-2023 school year, but as a student, I wanted to know if it really fixed anything. Its goal is to make academic grades across schools in the county express the same amount of mastery of material if the percentage the students earned is the same. In other words, a student with an … Continue reading Fulton County’s New Grading Policy: Is this the right step?
by: Sarah Meiselman Futon County has a decent number of Jewish students, yet the handling of the Jewish religious holidays, as well as holidays of other religions, is not always as smooth as it may seem. Especially in the months early in the school year, the Jewish holidays fall during the school week because these holidays follow the lunar calendar. The lunar cycle is also … Continue reading Opinion: The Unintended Stress of Taking off for the Jewish Holidays
