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Why Shein is the problem

Jade Infantolino
February 24, 2023

Many people -- including myself -- have been sucked into the fast fashion industry of Shein because of the thousands of styles and cheap prices they offer. Shein used to be on the top of my list to shop...

Free lunch should return at NKHS

Charles Wright, Staff Writer
February 24, 2023

Lunch is one of the most important parts of the day, as it provides energy and nutrients to you as you progress through the day. Lunch is just as important in school as it is outside of school, and nowadays...

Free lunches should be brought back

Nicholas Floody, Staff Writer
January 25, 2023

Covid-19 brought many changes to the school during 2020, but one of the biggest changes was the school’s daily free lunches. A Covid-19 relief bill granted schools the ability to give students free lunches....

Fast is in Fashion, and what that says about us.

Hana Toler, Staff Writer
January 25, 2023

If you were to glance over at someone’s computer or phone screen during homecoming week, you would view a shop website which shows a barrage of different glamorous dresses for prices ranging from $20...

International students and their difficulties

Regina Williams Culebro, Staff writer
January 25, 2023

Moving to a new country could be a new adventure full of excitement and challenges. It's a great opportunity to learn a new culture, meet new people, try different food, etc. But as with any other challenge,...

Lunches, Hungry for More Money?

Tori Richard
January 25, 2023

Lunch is arguably one of the most controversial topics at our school. Is it really reasonable to charge $3.50 for a lunch? And should free lunches to be more available to every student or just the ones...

How to coexist with your socially conservative family as a snowflake liberal

Olivia Wood, Co-Editor in Chief
January 25, 2023

Every holiday season, like many Americans, my mother and I fly west. We drive to Providence, board a scarily small aircraft, and zip through the clouds to Chicago. I love the treacherous, shining buildings,...

Should we support Kanye West?

Keilee Takata, Co-Editor in Chief
January 25, 2023
The question they’re essentially asking, and the question I’ve been asking myself for the last year, is: is it morally wrong to enjoy and support art made by morally questionable people?

Looking back

Franceska Lucaj, Editor in Chief
March 21, 2022

As a senior this year, I have taken a plethora of classes here at NKHS to dip my toes in the water of all the career paths that have crossed my mind throughout these past four years. Looking back,...

InstaScam

Colette Fortenberry
February 18, 2022

I downloaded the Instagram App in 2015. I was 11 years old and in sixth grade. All my friends already had accounts and I was not allowed to have one, and I felt like I was missing out. Finally,...

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