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As darkness fell last October 31, sophomore Emilee Wilson finally left her house. Children flooded the street and she and her friends towered over them,  quickly approaching their first target – the pink house in the middle of her street. Eagerly, they rushed over and all gave the green door a loud knock. The owner, [...]

For National Bullying Prevention Month, WNHS did this report thinking about the subject:

1. Paranormal Activity (2007) A couple moves into a new house. They purchase a camera to capture the mysterious events occurring in their home. Katie (Katie Featherstone) recalls similar events that happened to her as a child. She and her boyfriend Micah (Micah Sloat) realize that what they think is haunting both of them may [...]

As the big day approaches, children, teenagers, and adults alike ready themselves for the festivities that Halloween brings. Northern students prepare for activities and traditions with their families like going to haunted houses, walking through corn mazes, watching scary movies, and, of course, trick or treating. “Every year, me and my family go to the [...]

A sea of players in navy and Carolina blue crowded together in the center of the soccer field last Monday night after ninety minutes of intense play. The gathering was anything but hostile, an unexpected turn of events for a rivalry match between Huntingtown High School and Northern away at the Hurricane’s home field. Prior [...]

Visit Greenstreet Gardens Greenstreet Gardens in Lothian holds an annual fall festival. The festival features a corn maze, pie baking contest, pumpkin patches, and a hay ride. The festival continues every Saturday and Sunday from 11-4 until the end of October. Visit a Haunted House If you enjoy scarier fall activites, visit a haunted house. [...]

Abduction, starring Twilight’s Taylor Lautner, is nothing but a disappointment.  Lautner plays a teenage boy, Nathan, who discovers that the people he thinks are his parents may not be his real parents. He realizes he might have been kidnapped as a young child after he stumbles across his baby picture on a missing children website. [...]

The runner approaches the top of the hill panting and breathing heavily. Junior Brianna Kovacs begins her descent trying to avoid running into trees or tripping and rolling down the hill. She comes to the bottom and looks up to see nothing but a steep incline in front of her.  This is the hated and [...]

On Friday, October 14, Northern took on the Chopticon Braves in the annual Homecoming game. Although the Patriots came up short with a score of 37-14, it was an exciting night for the six students who won Homecoming court. As halftime drew closer, the 24 nominees walked down to the track nervous over what was [...]