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In an annual event called Ghost Out, Forsyth high school students participate in a dramatic portrayal of a crash scene on prom night when a car of intoxicated teenagers slams into an innocent family of three travelling on the road. Real emergency responders team up with the students to go through the steps of handling an actual crash scene and the potentially fatal consequences of reckless driving.

Forsyth Ghost Out Highlights Drunk Driving Dangers

Holley Murray, Staff Writer April 26, 2017

The Forsyth County School System (along with emergency response agencies) reiterated the potential consequences of drunk driving on Saturday, March 18 at Lanier Technical College in an effort to educate...

“These test questions were just made up, and tragically, incomprehensibly, kids’ futures and the evaluations of their teachers will be based on their ability to guess the so-called correct answer to made up questions” - Sara Holbrook, Poet

The EOCs are Ineffective and Here’s Why

Abby Marks, Staff Writer April 26, 2017

It is the most stressful time of the year for students all over the United States: end of course (EOC) state testing. Since elementary school, all students have been forced to take a superfluously long...

Bryan Garcia (left) and Shaun Herock (right) will attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland next year. These two set another example of hardworking Raiders consistently exceeding expectations.

Two Raiders Headed to the Naval Academy

Holley Murray, Staff Writer April 19, 2017

The U.S. Naval Academy appointed seniors Bryan Garcia and Shaun Herock Jr. to attend college in Annapolis, Maryland next year and ultimately serve their country as officers in their branch of choice. As...

Technology is definitely a huge part of our everyday activities. Social media might be just as important to NFHS students and even faculty.

NFHS Blocks Popular Social Media Networks from WiFi

Melina Vergilis, Staff Writer April 12, 2017

It is the 21st century, and social media is a friend of many along with cell phones. Popular apps like Snapchat and Instagram are necessities to teens and young adults. Students at NFHS want to be able...

Girls are encouraged to remain quiet in order to allow boys to actively participate and speak out. Despite statistics exhibiting dominant female performance in schools, the stereotypical expectation is for girls to keep their mouths shut, to sit still and look pretty, an all-too-familiar mirror of the treatment women often receive in their adult lives as well.

The Gifted Girl – Stereotypes in the School System

Holley Murray, Staff Writer January 25, 2017

We live in a world where prejudice based on gender is nothing outside of what is normal – from wage gaps to social beauty expectations, societal stereotypes influence the way women and men coexist. One...

The Winter Guard last year performed their show “Lovely” at competition last year. The group gracefully danced along to the peaceful song at competitions, exhibitions, and practices.

NFHS Winter Guard Not Competing This Year

Marissa Dintino, Staff Writer December 13, 2016

This year, the North Forsyth High School Winter Guard will not participate in any competitions. Instead, they will work on perfecting technique and teaching newcomers, including 8th grade students who...

NFHS welcomes new Assistant Principal Dr. Brown.

NFHS Welcomes Dr. Brown

Kayla Salemi, Staff Writer October 25, 2016

North Forsyth High School welcomed a myriad of new faces to our campus this year, and among those hundred faces is a new assistant principal named Dr. Brown. Although not originally from Georgia, he seems...

This is an example of a meal plan a student could make for themselves for the school lunch. This meal plan has a healthy base, and is quite affordable, the total cost for making these 5 meals was $28.98. Everyone has the ability to change and make a healthy living for themselves.

Tips for a Healthy School Year

Kayla Salemi, Staff Writer September 23, 2016

As the school year kicks in, students are beginning to slack on their own health due to all these tests and projects swarming in at once. Although school is very important, one’s health is extremely...

HOSA members at Clubapalooza; photo courtesy of nfraiders.weebly.com.

Taking A Deeper Look Into North Forsyth’s HOSA Club

Sydney Martin, Staff Writer September 21, 2016

HOSA held their first club meeting the morning of August 31, gathering the largest group of students to date. Standing for “Healthcare Occupations for Students of America,” HOSA is a club that helps...

HOSA members at Clubapalooza; photo courtesy of nfraiders.weebly.com.

Taking A Deeper Look Into North Forsyth’s HOSA Club

Sydney Martin, Staff Writer September 21, 2016

HOSA held their first club meeting the morning of August 31, gathering the largest group of students to date. Standing for “Healthcare Occupations for Students of America,” HOSA is a club that helps...

Classics are nice and they teach us many lessons about life, but do we have to read all classics during the school year? We need young- adult novels in our lives!

Why All These Classics?

Bella Angell, Staff Writer May 2, 2016

A topic that many teens talk about is what books are being required to read in school. Pretty much all of the books are classics. There are many high schoolers who despise reading, so they have a smaller...

In a world so complex, differentiation is the common fate of all things. Minds advance and adapt if given the opportune chance to reach their full potential. Society should maximize the brain power of everyone; how can that be done if there is only one definition of intelligence, and anyone who does not follow is at a considerably lower level? The world is composed of variety, and there are a variety of definitions for sagacity.

What is Wrong With the Public School System?

Julie Day, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

Diversity is something highly stressed in the public school system and for good reason. Society is constructed with the hands of variety, and that does not stop at education. Classrooms are filled with...

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