Introducing Assistant Administrator Lori Waddell

Emily Stocksdale, Literature Editor
November 7, 2017
North Forsyth High School is lucky to have gained several new staff members this school year, including Lori Waddell, who is our new assistant administrator. This is Waddell’s first year working at NFHS, but she has been working in the field of education for fifteen years. Before becoming an assistant...
Caramel M&Ms Coming in 2017

Daniel Snodgrass, Staff Writer
December 13, 2016
Mars Chocolate, the company behind the blockbuster chocolate M&M’s, has recently revealed a new perennial flavor for its beloved treat: caramel. The new flavor will offer a creamy, chewy caramel center covered in milk chocolate and coated in the signature M&M’s candy shell. It is expected...
Band Family Migrates to a New Home

Marissa Dintino, Staff Writer
December 7, 2016
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the original band room was overtaken by a brand new one located between the cafeteria and the 300 hallway. Students who have a class in the old band room are now located where the old cafeteria used to be. The main purpose of getting a new band room was for space, as items were often...
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 to be enjoying life here. He is originally from New Jersey. He has been in the teaching business...
New Sports in the 2016 Summer Olympics

Noah Smith, Staff Writer
February 17, 2016
This year the Summer Olympics is making its triumphant return in Rio De Janiero with 28 sports and 38 disciplines in total. As of right now, the “new” sports that are appearing in Rio are golf, returning from a 112-year hiatus, and rugby sevens making its first ever appearance in the games. Among...
Major Winter Albums Released

Noah Smith, Staff Writer
January 13, 2016
Music is a major part of most people’s lives, so here’s a list of some of the albums that released in the last two months to round out 2015. November November 6th: Delirium by Ellie Goulding Adventure of A Lifetime by Coldplay Clean by The Japanese House Mr. Misunderstood by Eric Churc...
Ransom Riggs Event in Decatur

Bella Angell, Staff Writer
November 17, 2015
Ransom Riggs, the well-known author of the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children series, included Atlanta, Georgia on his five city book release event to announce the most recent addition to his wildly popular series, Library of Souls. Previous books include Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Chi...
TV Horrorfest

Tiffany Lovell, Staff Writer
October 12, 2015
Have you missed your favorite spine-chilling shows? Well you’re in for a treat because it’s time for several season premieres coming this October. American Horror Story We loved House, Asylum, Coven, and Freak show, so we all know how hyped we are for season five Hotel. Sticking with relatively the sam...
Summer 2015 Movie Recap

Andrew Willings, Staff Writer
September 21, 2015
The summer of 2015 was incredible in terms of movies. There were fantastic movies that defied all expectations; however, with every great movie, comes a terrible one. One of the biggest blockbusters of the summer was Jurassic World, an addition to the Jurassic Park trilogy. Jurassic World follows a luxur...
R5: The Beginning of a Successful Career

Lany Campbell, Staff Writer
September 8, 2015
R5 is a melodic pop rock ensemble that incorporates angelic harmonies and gentle acoustics to blend into a positive, upbeat melody. The drums and keyboard are audible, but not to the point that it overwhelms the overall sound quality of the piece. Instead, their parts are carefully thought out to make ...
Soul of the City

Lyndsay Hampton, Poetry Editor
November 22, 2013
Architecture pierced the sky like an urban mine Incandescent lights awakened the night I saw New York Yellow trumpets blasted left and right Indistinct chatter of a million passerby’s I heard New York Musky salt air doused the air like potpourri Smoke and incense tainted by Lombardi’s I sm...
Trending When the Leaves Fall…

Maddie Highland, Staff Writer
September 24, 2013
Vera Bradley has expanded their 2013 line of fall patterns. Patterns include Canterberry Cobalt, Olivia Pink, Bittersweet, La Neon Rose, Heather, Cocoa Moss, and Lola. Pick between funky and fresh, or laid back…now if only you could decide! Canterberry Cobalt is a blue, white, gray, a...