by Sam Underhill With winter break approaching, some of us might be looking forward to getting some fresh air as we escape our stuffy classrooms for two weeks. While you definitely should stay active during break, this weekend, it’s safer to stay inside. Temperatures are expected to drop into the negatives three days in a … Continue reading White Christmas Predictions
Finals Season- How to Manage Your Stress
Tis’ the Season. The season of Gingerbread houses, snow, Christmas trees, hot chocolate, presents, and best of all, no school. However, nothing worth having comes easy. Before indulging in everyone’s favorite holiday, students must tackle the hardest part of the semester: Finals. All students know what the approaching Christmas Season means, which is that another … Continue reading Finals Season- How to Manage Your Stress
Cheerleading
Just recently the New Castle cheer team played in the Time-Out division. The Time-Out division is where each team gets one minute to give it their best just like timeouts. The New Castle team got placed 2nd in this Time-Out division. The cheerleaders are doing well this season since they made it state. The team … Continue reading Cheerleading
Junior Optimist International
Junior Optimist International is an international organization based on the Optimist International Clubs, a youth service organization dedicated to embracing positive values while partaking in community service. JOI (pronounced ‘joy’) motivates people to embrace positive values like optimism and respect while serving the community. JOI is an offshoot of that organization at the elementary, middle … Continue reading Junior Optimist International
Dance Attendance-What Happened?
After the Glow Dance getting put on hold for the past two years due to COVID, the Renaissance Committee attempted to bring it back. However, Renaissance only sold less than tickets to the dance. Sadly, the committee had to cancel the dance for the second time in a row, the first time being due to … Continue reading Dance Attendance-What Happened?
2022 Fall Poetry Contest
Winner: Jasmine Windisch Sophomore Jasmine Windisch Freshmen Cooper Vaughn Junior Sydney Mathews Junior Laura Fischer Sophomore Emilie Sexton Freshmen Johnathan Mckee Sophmore Dani Purvis
63rd Annual Achievement Day
The tradition of Achievement Day at New Castle High School dates back to the fall of 1961. The program is intended to celebrate our student's academic achievements and inspire scholastic success among the student body for the school year. The keynote speaker is always a New Castle graduate who has achieved notable success. Many important … Continue reading 63rd Annual Achievement Day
All School Cookout/ The 2022 Powderpuff Game
Who says football’s just for guys? Not NCHS! During the new annual school cookout, NCHS hosted its annual Powderpuff Football game! Starting back in 2021, the cookout and the Powderpuff game became an annual tradition! What exactly is a Powderpuff football game? Powderpuff football is football without tackling your opponents. Instead, it is played by … Continue reading All School Cookout/ The 2022 Powderpuff Game
The National Renaissance Confrence
The National Renaissance conference is a worldwide conference for educators and students. The Renaissance conference helps educators and students get new ideas for their schools. These ideas can vary from changing your school's culture to the way your teachers teach class. Renaissance focuses on helping students and making changes for the betterment of the … Continue reading The National Renaissance Confrence
The Glow Dance
Students after the 2019 Glow Dance The Glow Zone Dance is back. This dance has only been held once before, during the fall of 2019, but it was a smash hit. Unfortunately, the Glow Dance has been put on hold for the last few years due to fluctuating COVID numbers. New Castle got the go-ahead … Continue reading The Glow Dance