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Is senioritis a thing?
Senioritis is a natural infliction that students develop towards skipping classes in the final semester of grade 12 due to a severe drop in motivation or requirement to do well in school. So, we wanted to know, does senioritis exist at our school? If it does, how prominent is it? How much of an issue… Read more
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Mamma Mia, here we go again!
On Tuesday, January 21st, inspiring actors across the school learned of the 2025 Spring Production. Our school has a proud history of theatrical productions, from last year’s district level victory in the National Theatre School (NTS) Dramafest competition, as well as incredible past productions such as School of Rock (2023), the 25th Annual Putnam County… Read more
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Teachers get pied for a good cause
On Friday, Feb. 20, the cafeteria wasn’t serving just lunch; it was dishing out revenge one pie at a time. Students had the opportunity to donate money in exchange for seeing their favorite, or least favorite, teachers get pied in the face. The event was organized by the Grade 11 leadership class and was a… Read more
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Creating entrepreneurs at DECA Junior
On Saturday, March 1st, North Park Secondary School welcomed more than 180 middle school students for DECA Junior, a one-day leadership and business event. Designed to introduce young students to the DECA experience, the event developed their teamwork, communication, and critical thinking skills. Participants were divided into teams and participated in three team-building activities before… Read more
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Students learn how to drum at workshop
On February 26, 2025, the Black Diamonds Club held a drumming workshop for the students by inviting a drumming instructor to the large gym and hosting entertaining drumming sessions all day to promote the cultural and ancestral importance of Black History Month. Students in each period went down to the large gym with their teachers… Read more
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The secret door
In mid-December, in front of our cafeteria, a mysterious grey rectangle covered the wall. With an unstable wood patch below the door on the ground in front of it. Everyone had lots of questions, “Why was it there?’ “How did it get there?” For a week or two after, no one seemed to know its… Read more
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