The Newspaper of Northgate High

The Sentinel
The Newspaper of Northgate High

The Sentinel
The Newspaper of Northgate High

The Sentinel
Adelaide Berrett

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief

Adelaide Berrett, class of 2023, is Editor-in-chief of the Sentinel. She is also an editor for CC Spin, a newspaper comprised of students from about 12 Contra Costa County high schools. She enjoys writing and also loves to read, watch Netflix, and embroider positive messages onto dish towels. She thanks you for your support of the newspaper.

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Many miles of running going into her freshman year took a toll on Adelaide Berrett. Two years later, the Sentinel's Editor-in-Chief shares her health scare.

Running into Trouble: Reflection on an athlete’s health scare

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2022
Freshman Oladunni Akinsola completes work in her English class Oct. 19 while participating in a project for her psychology class that requires students to care for a "baby" for a week, documenting their experiences.

Students bring more than 100 “babies” to school for psychology project centered on care and responsibility

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2021
Students and staff gather at the sports stadium Sept. 10 for the first rally in nearly two years with juniors and seniors, pictured in background, on the home side of the field and freshmen and sophomores, not in picture, on the visitors' side of the field.

Northgate holds first all-school gathering in almost two years as an outdoor rally at the stadium

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2021
The Sentinel praises the Minneapolis jury for its guilty decision convicting the former police officer who murdered George Floyd. We’re speaking out  for an end to racial bias, inequity, violence and killings.

[Photo] SENTINEL EDITORIAL: The Sentinel stands against racial injustice and violence, supports equity and accountability

April 29, 2021
Americans protesting the results of the November presidential election invade the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6, shocking Americans everywhere. Five people died, including one protester who was shot trying to climb through a broken window and one officer whose job it was to protect the building and its inhabitants.

Chaos at the Capitol: Students and staff reflect on the insurrection in Washington, D.C.

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2021
This beachside Taco Bell in Pacifica has a distinction of being the “world’s best”, attracting satisfied customers including Sentinel editor-in-chief Adelaide Berrett.

From sunbathing to boogie-boarding, Taco Bell Beach is a big hit

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-In-Chief
January 14, 2021
Hit hip-hop musical Hamilton, starring the original cast, became available to millions in July 2020, five years after its Broadway opening.

Hamilton arrives just in time to lift spirits and increase knowledge

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2020
A Spanish III text, a third-grade math book, a kindergarten letter practice page and a seventh-grade history book are just a few of the learning materials in sophomore Adelaide Berrett’s “multi-grade schoolhouse.” She and her siblings, who would normally be in four classes in three different schools, are learning from home.

My year in a twenty-first century schoolhouse

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2020
Sophomore Daniel looks forward to celebrating his actual birthday for the fourth time on Feb. 29, 2020.

Sophomore looks forward to turning “4” on 2020’s leap year day

Adelaide Berrett, Staff Writer
February 15, 2020
Seniors Zoe Moss, left, and her sister, Camille, participate in their sociology class first period Monday Oct. 5. Zoe Moss said she's disappointed to not be in school but "pleasantly surprised" with how smoothly classes are going.

Bronco Voices: Students see some “silver linings” in unexpected distant learning

Adelaide Berrett, Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2020
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