2018 Diversity Fair Schedule
April 5, 2018
Filed under News, Schedule Changes, School
Note that mods 4 and 5 flip. Students are encouraged to wear tie dye. Mod 1: 7:50-8:32 Mod 2: 8:40-9:22 Assembly: 9:30-10:28 Mod 3: 10:36-11:18 Mod 5: 11:19-12:50 Lunches: A- 11:19-11:49 B- 11:49-12:19 C- 12:20-12:50 Mod 4: 12:58-1:40 Mod 6: 1:48-2:30 Mod 7: 2:38-3:20 &nbs...
Diversity Fair Anchored in Rich, 17-Year History
Zakary Will, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Filed under News, School, Showcase
The 17th annual Diversity Fair will occur at the end of the week on Friday, consisting of an assembly and a variety of booths created by various school groups and communities. For some NHS students, this year will mark their first Diversity Fair, others, their last, and everything in between. Despite...
Winterfest Schedule of Activities
February 2, 2018
Filed under Schedule Changes, School, Showcase
Monday, Feb. 5: Healthy Activities Dress Up: Pajama day School Activity: Music and photo booth during lunch hour After School Activity: National Honor Society movie night from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. 5 Disney movies in upstairs Armstrong Donation buckets to benefit the Children's Hospital (crayon...
Update on Missing Painting
Olivia Lehrer, Students of Journalism
December 3, 2017
Nancy Bredendick, daughter of former teacher Ruth Bredendick, responded to Mystery: Golden Artwork Missing through e-mail. Specifically, Bredendick reached out in response to the Satellite's statement: "No photograph of the painting exists." "Although you have no way of knowing it, I took ...
Get Involved with the Community Blood Center
Tanner Reffke, Student of Journalism
November 28, 2017
A Blood Drive hosted by the National Honor Society was held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to help those in need of blood. Many students participated in the drive, either donating or helping the Community Blood Center (CBC) with catering and loading students onto the buses. “Everyone participating in ...
Changes in the Parking Lots Spark Student Curiosity
Sam Brazee, Student of Journalism
November 27, 2017
Numerous changes are observable in the parking lots after the 2016-'17 school year, which is sparking student curiosity. The most noticeable change is that a car drives around the parking lot, issuing tickets instead of Mr. William Bauer, who functions as campus security. Officer Vicki S...
Mystery: Golden Artwork Missing
Olivia Lehrer, Student of Journalism
November 26, 2017
Filed under News, School, Showcase
A piece of landscape art dedicated to a former NHS English teacher is now missing from the Pickard lobby. “I have tried locating the painting, but to no avail,” Linda Walter, an NHS administrative assistant reports after receiving a note on the missing painting. After performing her own investigation...
N.J.S.D. Board of Education Votes on Updating Human Growth and Development Curriculum
Zakary Will, Student of Journalism
November 26, 2017
Filed under News, School, Showcase
The N.J.S.D. Board of Education held a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 to discuss and vote upon proposed updates to the district’s Human Growth and Development curriculum. The curriculum contains seven groups, called strands, each dealing with one overarching theme. Four out of the seven differe...
Students Feel Stress, Worry and Annoyance Toward Grading Scale Shifts
Jacob Theisen, Student of Journalism
November 25, 2017
Filed under News, School, Showcase
NHS students feel skeptical about the switch to a standards-based grading scale -- starting next year. “I don't know a lot about standards-based grading, but it sounds awful,” senior Maggie Schuster said. Standards-based grading is a system of grading a student's learning abilities, based on elaborate cours...
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...
Community Craft Fair Sets Records for Profit and Attendance
Keaton Calcaterra, Student of Journalism
November 20, 2017
Filed under News, School, Showcase
The Helping Hands Craft Fair, which is an annual event in the community of Neenah to benefit local families in need, set records in terms of profit and attendance on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Helping Hands Craft Fair generates proceeds from the booth vendors’ fees, basket raffle and book sale, putting t...
New Lunch Schedule Prepared for Freshman Seminars
October 4, 2017
Filed under News, School, Showcase, Uncategorized
The administration team plans to integrate freshmen into A and C lunch. The change comes amidst the administration’s finding that freshmen require role models to exhibit proper lunchroom behavior. The new lunch schedule will come into effect Oct. 9. Schettle, Pommerening, Bennett and Weisgerber's classes will hav...
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