For the summer of 2025 and the foreseeable future, Ivy Tech will no longer be offering free summer classes to high school students. This move was confirmed by the college, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Sophomore Chris Cole has some choice words about the change, “I think it’s absurd, students should protest over … Continue reading Prepare to Cut Those Summer Classes

As the school year begins packing its bags, ready to leave everyone a beautiful summer, there is one last thing it requires students to do. The school year, so ever graciously, ended us off with finals. While some teachers have taken mercy and made their finals easy, others made theirs to be challenging to test … Continue reading Tips for surviving finals

Harvard university, the oldest and most prestigious college in America, is currently under fire from the Trump administration regarding admission processes and antisemitism on campus. After a careful overview of Harvard’s campus activism, the Trump administration decided that admissions were unfair towards certain demographics, and that pro-palestine protests were getting out of hand and causing … Continue reading Potus vs Private Universities, Who Wins?

One of the most important things necessary for a student to succeed is a proper amount of sleep. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), “During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health.” Sleep, in its entirety, is the most important practice required for … Continue reading The Secret to Serendipitous Sleep

New Castle High School excels at offering academic experiences to its students. Whether it be the astounding AP classes or the incredible IVY Tech courses, it is not surprising that NCHS has a bountiful cornucopia of collegiate courses. These prestigious courses, however, only offer higher education about the pre-established STEM curriculum. What if a student … Continue reading A First Person Look at the Career Center

There has been a surplus of changes regarding schools and education, such as certain states limiting the variety of books that teachers are allowed to have and read to students. Amongst these changes, one of the most influential changes was the government shuttering the Department of Education, which will heavily affect schools. According to the … Continue reading Education cuts: potential drawbacks

The platypus is truly a fascinating creature for many reasons. It has a unique mix of features: a bill that resembles a duck’s, a tail similar to a beaver’s, and feet that look like an otter’s. What’s even more interesting is that, even though it’s a mammal, the platypus lays eggs, which is quite rare … Continue reading Platypuses Are More Than Just Secret Agents

Recently, there has been a surge of disease across the world, more notably in the United States. Students have been missing many school days, hospitals have been full of emergency visits, and the numbers for both are only rising. With how contagious it can be, it’s more important than ever to make sure students and … Continue reading Sickness and how to prevent it

The New Castle Phoenix has recently been made aware of the accumulating dangers of video games. Hundreds of cautionary tales swirling around the country, each presenting an incredulous danger. Parents have become insatiable, demanding justice for their children who have suffered. Many firsthand accounts have been collected and recounted, including these stories. On a humble … Continue reading Video Games Instigate Cataclysmic CRIMES?!

In this day and age, media, such as books, are easier to access than ever before. Anyone could very easily go to a library, or look at a virtual space, such as an official website, and learn about any topic that they desire. However, it seems recently that figures within the government want to limit … Continue reading Book banning: what to know

The application process into college can be a rigorous process and oftentimes extremely stressful. Students all over the world submit their applications and sometimes the decisions come down to decimals on a GPA. However, on many occasions the decision simply comes down to whether or not a member of an individual’s family attended the college … Continue reading Educational Privilege, That Can’t be True

Education is built on the basis of making certain that students have the ability to perform in any given environment. A school does not expect students to remember how to properly find the distance between the radius and center of a circle, but they do expect students to gain the ability to handle difficult problems … Continue reading The Department of Education: What Does It Do?

In the current climate, it may seem that every political discussion devolves into a dispute. Whether during classroom debates, family gatherings, or social media comment sections, individuals frequently fail to engage with each other, opting instead to talk over one another. But what if we could alter that dynamic? Adopting three straightforward practices like actively … Continue reading Political Polarization

Show Choir season has officially begun, and with that, New Castle’s Red Hot Blues and Dynamiques starts with a bang! On Friday, January 24, New Castle’s show choir groups, Red Hot Blues (RHB) and Dynamiques, performed at the 2025 Ball State Mid America Show Choir Competition. The competition saw 7 schools competing in the small … Continue reading RHB Starts theirs Speedy Season!

Many high school students are thinking about how to start their college education early as they look to the future. Advanced Placement (AP) and dual credit courses are two common choices, each with unique benefits and difficulties. But which option is better for students? Dual credit courses allow high school students to accumulate college credits … Continue reading Dual Credit vs AP, Which is better?

Fifteen-year-old Batyrkhan Kuldybayev is a foreign exchange student from Kazakhstan who has embarked on an incredible journey to experience life in the United States. With a passion for learning, Batyrkhan chose to leave behind his home and embrace a new culture, schooling system, and way of life. One of Batyrkhan’s main objectives as an exchange … Continue reading Student Profile: Batyrkhan Kuldybayev

With Christmas right around the corner, and the days quickly start passing by, the stress of what to give to loved ones becomes larger and larger. Finding the perfect present may seem like a daunting task, especially if extended family is involved. But, truth be told, it isn’t as hard as one might think. It … Continue reading Gifts that keep on giving

Edward Scissorhands:Released:1990Directing: Tim BurtonStarring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder Edward Scissorhands is a nostalgic hit that has features that you don’t see in movies today, such as animated intro credits that sell the general feel of the rest of the movie, and has the 90’s charm that a lot of people have grown to love. The … Continue reading All I want for Christmas is movie recommendations

America is not a healthy country. Crazy, right? Whether it be the McDonald’s in every minuscule crevice of the land or the horrendous reality that healthier alternatives to foods often cost more than their sodium-ridden counterparts, America truly pushes a “beautiful” lifestyle. Obviously, because of the over consumption of fat and sugar, every citizen in … Continue reading One Energy Drink, One Step Closer to Cardiac Arrest

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