Neenah Knitters Support Military with Handmade Hats
Ashlyn Jacobs, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
Filed under Extracurricular, News
A project spearheaded by NHS’s Knitting Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) provides knitted helmet liner hats for U.S military troops. The thin wool hats must be dull-colored, fireproof and moisture-wicking, club adviser Lori Uvaas said. Soldiers wear the end product underneath their helmets for an additional layer of c...
NHS One-Act Play Achieves State
Sammy Meverden, Student of Journalism
November 13, 2018
Filed under Extracurricular, News
The NHS drama club qualified for state with its one-act play, taking its show to the annual WHSFA State Theatre Festival Nov. 15-17 at Viterbo University. This success comes as an even greater triumph considering the one-act play nearly did not run this year. Following the departure of longtime speech te...
Phase 2C Event Plans Confirmed for Thursday
Conner Delveaux, Student of Journalism
November 11, 2018
Filed under Extracurricular, Showcase
Phase 2C features a basketball game for the Special Olympiads vs. teachers organized by S.A.L.T. on Nov. 15 in the field house. Phase 2C consists of three parts, which include: first, the Special Olympic basketball team takes on NHS teachers; second, the skills team competes in a skills compet...
Debate Team Sweeps Competition
Emilee Wise, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2018
Filed under Extracurricular, News
The NHS Debate team competed at Brookfield East on Oct. 20, sweeping the competition. Maddie Alft, senior and captain, snatched first speaker and first place with a 4-1 record in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas. "It is exciting to see how successful we have become and it fills me with so much hope for...
Math Team Succeeds in Local Competition
Emilee Wise, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2018
Filed under Extracurricular, News
Nine NHS students participated in the first Fox Valley Math League competition of the year. As a team, Will Clark, Jackson Vendola, Caroline Vitale, David Xiao, Alex Lee, Josh Frank, Brady Frost and Eric Lee worked together to accomplish a third place title. In the individual brackets, Josh Fr...
Administration Shares Target-Based Grading Polls
Jacob Theisen, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Extracurricular, News, Showcase
Administration polled students to determine their opinions about target-based grading as first semester comes to a close. This five-question poll, which 1,049 students took, was aimed to interact with students views on the implementation of the new grading system. Although target-based grading is not presu...
Vintage Hosts Opener
Kassidy Schmidt, Student of Journalism
November 20, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, School, Showcase
Vintage Show Choir will be hosting its “Opener” show on Nov. 21 in Pickard Auditorium. The show is free and includes acts from Touch of Class, the Jazz Ensemble, Act 2 and Vintage. Prior to the hour-long show there will be a pasta dinner catered by Zuppas costing only $10! Senior Kaitlin Pickens...
NHS Literacy Department to Host Readers’ Celebration
Emily Roberts, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, News, Showcase
A celebration of books will be held in the media center on Sept. 13, lasting from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Anyone who read a book this summer is invited to the event. Melissa Binsfeld, NHS Literacy Coach, says she hopes to recognize as many students who read over summer vacation as possible. Winners to be...
Featuring NHS Clubs: Options to Get Involved
Montanna Cavegn, Staff Writer
April 17, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, News
Diverse clubs and activities within NHS will be celebrated on April 21 with the 16th annual Diversity Fair. Getting involved is important, and there is no better time than now to explore some of the new (or old) activities that the school offers. Below is a list of most every club in NHS, as well...
R-SAT April Meetings and Book Choice
Charley Hrobsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, News, Showcase
R-SAT chose a powerful read for their April and May book club read along with the next meeting. The literary book club finished This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp with great discussions at their Tuesday meeting. The members decided to switch to a historical and popular read for the final book c...
NHS Special Olympics Team Shoots For State
Charley Hrobsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 20, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, News, Showcase
NHS Special Olympics basketball teams won sectionals in their divisions on March 19 in Stevens Point. The teams will head to UW-Oshkosh on April 8 and 9 to compete for the state tournament. ...
Rockets Robotics Team Competes in Wisconsin VEX Robotics State Championships
Kiara Vanden Langenberg, Staff Writer and photographer
March 7, 2017
Filed under Extracurricular, News
The Rockets Robotics team 6219B competed in the Wisconsin VEX Robotics State Championships as MSOE on March 4. The team placed 14th among 48 other robots in the running in addition to being finalists for the Build Award and Innovate Award.
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