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The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire

The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire

These strong women have had an impact on society and history. Photo made by Emma Simmons and Kinley Waltman.

Women’s History Month: Celebrate Women!

Kinley Waltman, Staff Writer March 30, 2022

Women's History Month is a national event in the United States, with International Women's Day, March 8, falling in the month. In 1978, the school district of Sonoma, Calif. established a weeklong celebration...

The tears will flow down your cheeks, but do not worry because they will not stain. You don’t need someone to tell you your worth. Drawn by Megan Hoffman.

An Open Letter to the Girl Whose Heart He Broke

Kayla Salemi, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

Dear Beautiful,   He is a fool.     Do not think for one second that because of his boyish tendencies that you are not worthy of him or any other man. Right now, you may think you are not attractive...

Nature is a mother, fiercer than her blooms.

Vaporous

Savannah Keith, Poetry Editor September 24, 2015

Boys like Persephone with their ankled Flowers, beautiful Are the harbringers of a reality With limp-spread wings and slacked backs And kisses from their succubi, golden. Boys like Hades with their...

Pictured above: Harriet Brooks, female scientist of the nineteenth century who was the first to realize that elements can change from one to another.

10 Female Scientists We Never Learned About

Ashton Bruce, Staff Writer February 3, 2015

Men have almost always dominated the field of science in every degree. Women who partook in scientific pursuits were not considered valuable to their male counterparts or did not receive credit for the...

Sophomore Maggie Sullens works with a robot in one of North Forsyth High School’s various engineering classes.

NFHS STEM Program Prepares Girls for the Workforce

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer December 16, 2014

Although we do not have a fixed STEM program here at North Forsyth, we offer a STEM mindset by incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in many other ways. Students can follow an engineering...

Hands to yourself, boys. No matter your relationship to someone (whether they be a stranger or your girlfriend) doesn’t mean you have any right to touch her body without consent.

“Innocent” Flirting May Be Venomous to Teenage Girls

Ashton Bruce, Staff Writer October 2, 2014

The male opinion influences women’s decisions: the way they dress, the way they speak, the way they hold themselves. Sometimes, a man’s opinion is so violent that it can completely destroy a young...

The campaign #BringBackOurGirls is helping Nigeria gain more attention to focus not only on the search for the missing girls but also on women who live there.

Search for Nigerian Girls

Citlali Arzate, Staff Writer May 16, 2014

Boko Haram, a group of Islamists who believe it is forbidden for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society,had warned Nigerian Military commanders about their...

This Pinterest board displays numerous advertisements from the 1940’s and ‘60’s, as well as more recent advertisements. They show the dramatic change in the world’s views on body image.

We Are Our Society

Reilly Deckard, Staff Writer October 30, 2013

Our perspective on attractiveness from the 1940’s to now has changed drastically. It does not matter how honest and generous someone is or how abusive and cruel someone is. The only thing that matters...

The NFHS Advanced Women's Choir honored the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during Instructional Focus on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.

Honoring the Anniversary of September 9, 2001

Ben Strube, Online Editor September 11, 2013

On September 11, 2001, the United States was rocked to its core as a pair of metallic passenger jets crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center compound. The duel crashes were engineered and...

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