Here’s a riddle: What’s worse than hour-long class periods? Two-hour long periods. Block schedule is a lose-lose situation. While juniors take standardized English or math CAASPP testing the two weeks of April 30 and May 21, all other students have to sit through three two-hour long classes a d...

The typical senior tends to choose a traditional path of higher education after graduating such as a two-year or a four-year college or ‒ maybe if they’re adventurous‒to take a gap year. Most seniors at Northgate are going by either of those plans. But for Cameron Wanser, his plan has a twist...

As most seniors are finalizing their college decisions and starting the hunt for roommates, a select few have decided that their path leads them in a different direction. While going to college in America is by far the most popular choice among Northgate students, there are always some who decide that...

“Scary. Was that real?” Those were Camille Serrano’s first words moments after she and other students were released from the multi-media center in the library after a schoolwide lockdown. The senior, who has an open sixth period and was at a table with others in the library, was among the...

There is nothing fun about sitting at Starbucks with my laptop open and multiple papers spread across the table, editing my Senior Paper that is due the next day. A friend and I had been finishing up every little correction on our papers in order to meet the deadline, desperate to do just about a...