Fewer books and lighter backpacks are both part of the new tablet program that McNick is slowly transitioning to. For the first time, McNick is requiring every freshman student to own a tablet, leaving hard bound books in the dust and giving students a lighter load to carry with almost all textbooks, notes, and homework … More Books to tablets: McNick adapts to new technology
Each year as athletes gear up for the new season of sports, fans gear up for a new season of cheering. And as the season rages on, fans create new ways of showing school spirit. Lately, it seems, cheering has turned into jeering. Not all of these new or “fun ideas” are appropriate for the … More Students fans should cheer, not jeer
The student cheering section, often referred to as the “Launch Pad,” has stepped up in both attendance and spirit at sports games. The Launch Pad is the name of the student cheer section which was developed by the Class of 2009 to voice the strong school spirit of the students. The Launch Pad encourages fans … More Launch pad up: McNicholas student cheer section steps up
Tick, tock, tick, tock, RIIINNNGG. It’s 6 a.m. The alarm goes off and almost every teenager is dreading getting up after going to bed after midnight. The average teenager sleeps only six to seven hours on a school night, but research studies done at The National Sleep Foundation show that they need at least nine … More Teens and sleep: Why they get so little and how to get it back on track
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