Buttons help battle bullying

Freshman Faith Romming signs the No Name-Calling Week pledge on the first day of the anti-bullying campaign, April 9. Posters were available to sign at lunch at both the freshman campus and the main campus during the week of April 9 to 13. When words pass through the lips of students, intentions may vary. Some are meant to encourage, but others are meant to hurt. In order to put a stop to verbal bullying, the Gay-Straight Alliance and Best Buddies teamed up during the week of April 9 to 13 to sponsor No Name-Calling Week. During No Name-Calling Week, students were invited to a table set up at lunch... Read more

(Un)social media on the rise

When I tell people that I don’t have an internet connection or my own cell phone, the reaction is usually along these lines: “You don’t have those things!? Your life must suck! I’m so sorry.” I just look at those people and smile. It’s true, I have no internet connection at home. I have no cell phone of my own. I have to go to the library to use the internet, all of my family shares one cell phone, and I think it has made me a more social person. Not having these so-called “luxuries” has forced me to actually use my vocal cords to connect with people. Yes, I actually have to go... Read more

Stuffed animals have history

As a kid, many people had that one object that has always brought him or her security or comfort, be it a teddy bear, a blanket, or a cowboy doll.  What really makes these things special is not the physical value of the items, but the memories and histories associated with them.  Here are some of the things that NHS students held—or still hold—close to their hearts. Freshman Maggie Anderson is the owner of a pink stuffed bunny rabbit named Bunny. When Anderson was first born, her grandmother gave her the pink fluffball as a “welcome to the world” gift. But when Anderson was no... Read more

One click can ruin everything

by Josh Donham Yuri Wright, one of the top high school football players in the nation, was considering some of the best college football programs in the country.  However, they lost a lot of interest in him when he was kicked out of school for explicit tweets. Ever since the beginning of social networking, there have been questions about how it affects kids that use them around the globe.  Most users have said that it doesn’t affect them in a negative way.  But there are definitely a few people who have ruined opportunities by saying or doing certain things on social networks.  So the question... Read more

Wishing for a win on the Wizards

The Noblesville Schools administration did not stand a chance against the famous Harlem Wizards’ basketball team. On Feb. 21 the gym was packed with spectators waiting to see the stunts and tricks of the Wizards. The administration lost a hard fought battle coming up just short of the Wizards. Teachers and principals from every school came out to play and cheer with a crowd packed with Noblesville students of all ages. It was an entertaining night and a large fundraiser for The Noblesville Schools Education Foundation. The money will go to classroom grants and scholarships for seniors. The... Read more

Social networking turns anonymous

Imagine logging on to Twitter and seeing a new notification in the mentions. After clicking on it, a new tweet appears, saying some not-so-nice things. On top of that, the person that said it is using a fake name, has no picture, and is completely anonymous. Believe it or not, this has been an on-going occurrence for students during the past couple of months. It all started over the summer, when a person on Twitter that called herself “Gertrude Small” began harassing students. The comments made by Small were rather unpleasant and stirred up some controversy among students. But it didn’t... Read more

The Circle City Curling club comes to Noblesville

Every year, the unheard-of sport Curling enjoys a spike of popularity during the Olympics.  Anyone who may have a new-found interest in this out-of-the-ordinary sport should be excited, for the Circle City Curling club is looking to recruit new members from Noblesville. On February 26th,  the Circle City Curling club will be hosting a “clinic”, where they will teach people who are interested in Curling all of the ins and outs of the game.  These will take place at the Forum at Fishers, located at 9022 East 126th Street Fishers, Indiana 46038.  Their website, circlecitycurling.com, boasts... Read more

A Day in the Life of: Stephen Head

Sophomore Stephen Head is easily spotted in the hallways due to his brightly colored scrubs and his new mohawk. Head enjoys greeting people in the hallways, as well as in the mornings at the pool doors before the warning bell rings. With over 1,500 students in the main campus, it’s hard to remember every face seen in the hallways. However, many people remember the sophomore who regularly greets people at the pool doors in the morning and always wears scrubs to school: Stephen Head. When it comes to fashion choices, Head thinks that scrubs are better than people think. “Scrubs are colorful,... Read more

27 million rake in 14 billion

Over 27 million people are currently victims of human trafficking. Women, children, even men, are being used as sex slaves and labor slaves all over the world, including Indiana. If a viewer tuned into the morning news sometime during the week of the Super Bowl, they might have heard the words “Indiana” and “human trafficking” used together in the same sentence. For those who understand the reality of that, I hope they stopped to think far past the walls of what is commonly know. Human trafficking is a booming “career” all around the world and predominately... Read more

The pirates who couldn’t do anything

The House Judiciary Committee has stated that it will continue its markup of SOPA in February and PIPA has been indefinitely shelved until further notice. Illustration by A. Echarry and A. Jeong On Jan. 18, was Wikipedia a little dark? Google a little “blacked-out?” “SOPA” and “PIPA” all over the internet? What exactly do those stand for anyway? The Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) were two bills intended to help in Congress’ anti-piracy campaign, SOPA being the House of Representatives’ version and PIPA being the Senate’s. The controversy that came... Read more

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