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North Forsyth High School welcomes 15 teachers and counselors to the staff this year.  Mrs. Adams, the counselor for last names B-Da, spent last year at North as an intern.

Introducing North Forsyth’s New Faculty and Staff

Matthew McFadden, Staff Writer November 2, 2015

Many changes have taken place at North since last May, including the addition of fifteen new teachers and counselors.  With such a large group of new faculty, it is very important for them to be introduced...

Tom Brady walked away from trial court with a clean record and absolutely no suspension. Roger Goodell and the NFL plan to take deflate gate to another level. Where do the Patriots sit in the middle of all this drama?

Deflate Gate to Now, My View on Tom Brady vs. the NFL

Austin McIntosh, Staff Writer October 15, 2015

On September 14, six time AFC Champion and four time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady walked out of trial court and waited for Judge Richard Berman to make a decision about Roger Goodell’s (National Football...

Several controversial candidates have their eyes on the Oval Office in the 2016 election cycle. The list includes Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and now Barack Obama. Sanders and Trump both dominate discussion about their respective parties during the 2016 presidential election.

Barack Obama Announces 2016 Campaign Run

Jack Scott, Staff Writer September 21, 2015

President Barack Obama announced on September 18th that he will be running for another term as president in 2016. During a 2 hour long speech, President Obama declared “I am officially in the race, not...

A flame, big or small, can cause a fire that is seen right now. Watch how you take care of fires and flammable objects to help create fewer fires caused by man.

Jerusalem Fire Rages Throughout the State of California

Lany Campbell, Staff Writer September 18, 2015

On Sunday, August 9, a fire broke out just north of Napa Valley, CA. This particular fire started by lightening and singed 6,000 acres in less than 24 hours, forcing the evacuations of 150 residents, and...

Niall Horan performing in Detroit during the On the Road Again 2015 tour. Photo taken and given with permission by Morgan Champion.

Niall Horan Acknowledges Band Breakup Rumors as True

Noelle Walker, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 18, 2015

As of yesterday, One Direction band member Niall Horan announced that his band of five years was indeed breaking up. “I thought it was about time we told our fans the truth,” Horan said, “they...

The Raider marching band was working on fundamentals this July at band camp. They were blocked and learning the basics of marching. Photo used with permission by Ruth Allison.

Latin Fantasy: 2015 Raider Marching Band

Marissa Dintino, Staff Writer September 10, 2015

The Raider marching band has progressed greatly over the past few weeks. Many obstacles, such as construction and rain, have been a burden to them, but the group has not let it stop them. The band began...

Photo taken by Emma Franklin, a Kennesaw freshman, of the LGBT+ center at Kennesaw State University. The mission of the center is to provide a safe and supportive zone for people of all gender identities and sexualities.

Pride-Filled College Campuses in Georgia

Diana Rodgers, Web Editor September 2, 2015

Going to college in Georgia can be challenging considerably more so if one is a member of the LGBT+ society, but there are still some schools that are outwardly pride positive. For the most part, college...

 Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has just been diagnosed with cancer. Photo Credit: Carter Center

Jimmy Carter, 90, Diagnosed with Cancer

Seth Anderson, Staff Writer August 31, 2015

When a man lives to be 90 years old, he has reached to the age where it is time to come to terms with his life, what he has done, and the final things he will end up doing. For Jimmy Carter, one of those...

“I just want everyone to know that my door is open for students and faculty if they need anything. I am here for everyone’s benefit.

Introducing New Assistant Principal, Ms. Oliver

Tiffany Lovell, Staff Writer August 31, 2015

With many new attributes introduced at NFHS so comes our new assistant principal, Ms. Oliver. After being interviewed, she expressed her life story and voiced how excited she is about this upcoming year...

Sophomore Lauren Hogan brings in a run with a good hit in the second inning.

Lady Raiders Compete in First Games of the Season

Ashton Bruce, Staff Writer August 28, 2015

On Tuesday, August 11th, the North Forsyth High School Varsity softball team played the Gladiators at John’s Creek. Junior pitcher Sara King started the game, relieved only by senior Courtney Walls in...

The first explosion was the equivalent to three tons of TNT; the second, 21 tons. The blast wave hit residential areas several kilometers from the warehouse, damaging 17,000 homes. The second explosion was so large that Japanese weather satellite Himawari 8 picked up the blast in infrared.

Huge Explosions at Tianjin Port

Jack Scott, Staff Writer August 28, 2015

On August 12th, several explosions rippled through the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing 114 people, injuring almost 700, and displacing roughly 6,000. Seventy people, mostly firefighters,...

The photo above was taken during a training session, and features all members of the Forsyth County Peer Court. The youth thank their sponsors by holding a message of ‘thank you’ in their picture. “Peer court is a good opportunity for youth to get involved in the community, meet new people and learn about the legal system” claims Jessica Stowe, the peer court leader here in Forsyth County. She goes on to say, “We have fourteen trained youth volunteers from the inaugural cohort, who are doing a great job. We look forward to growing this program with the youth of Forsyth County”.

Forsyth County Peer Court

Rhiannon Martin, Staff Writer May 11, 2015

Forsyth County Juvenile Court has created a new program here in the county. The program is called peer court, and just as it sounds, the peers of the community are now able to conduct hearings for first...

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