Northmen News

Girls basketball starts season early this month

Justice Morris, reporter November 26, 2014

Tryouts were finally held. On Nov. 3 though the 5, about 25 girls tried out to be apart of the girls basketball program. “I thought we would be doing more drills on our skills, but we ran more...

Scrambling for money

Olivia Eissler, Editor-in-Chief of The Northmen's Log October 31, 2014

It’s that time of year when college applications are due, and as I apply, I notice the bulky numbers watching me. The tuition, housing, books and meal plans. It all keeps adding up. When I finally figure...

Busy? Feeling overwhelmed? Try some of these tips

Sarah-Cathryn Horseman, Reporter October 23, 2014

Some students tend to stay back and not do a whole lot of extracurricular activities. Others might get involved in one or two. But for those who don’t know how to say "no" become get involved in as...

Chiefs, Royals on a streak

Ana Grinik, Reporter October 3, 2014

As many of you have heard that the Kansas City football team has beat the Patriots. This is the first time they have a good team like this in a while. Many of us Chiefs fans are excited to see what...

Tell it straight: Avoid bias in journalism

Conner Clapham, Reporter October 3, 2014

Journalism has changed a lot over the years. In my opinion, I feel that today’s journalists show a lot of bias toward the subjects they report. Journalists can show bias in two different ways. They can...

Ferguson messy, sharing my thoughts

Connor Annan, J1 writer September 17, 2014

The Ferguson shooting was a really confusing event. And because it is so messy and biased I figured I should throw my opinion in there as well, but not before giving you the facts. The time line below...

Boeding Buzz: Divergent

May 6, 2014

Boeding Buzz by: Jake Boeding Another book franchise focusing on a female hero in a dystopian society is getting its own movie franchise to boot. This time it is called Divergent. Having not read the...

Boeding Buzz: Lego Movie: Building Happiness

May 6, 2014

Boeding Buzz by: Jake Boeding My entire childhood can be summed up from one children’s toy: LEGOs. So, when I heard that there was going to be an animated feature on them, it was a no brainer for me...

Senior Skip day scheduled

May 6, 2014

Opinion by: Darrin Head As school is starting to come to an end, all the seniors seem to be talking about is, when is senior skip day? There have been different views on the “annual” senior skip day....

Freedom for Haiti: Reporter Olivia Eisslers experience in Haiti

Freedom for Haiti: Reporter Olivia Eissler’s experience in Haiti

March 28, 2014

Opinion by: Olivia Eissler We walked on the rocky and dusty road to a hut just off the corner of the street. It was no bigger than a car and it was made of some type of straw. You would have never guessed...

Baseball predicted to succeed

March 14, 2014

Sports opinion by: Darrin Head As winter sports begin to come to an end, spring sports are just around the corner. Baseball looks to come out strong and make a statement about themselves for the 2014...

Mariah’s moments with Madaline Walter-McCrary: fine arts parking lot

March 7, 2014

Opinion by: Mariah Studebaker Reporter Mariah Studebaker meets with senior Madaline Walter-McCrary to discuss issues they believe plague the students and staff of Oak Park.

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