College Go Week has come and gone, days of dress up, competitions, and college interwoven into the minds of the students who participated. These days, while not large in impact, have a deeper meaning than the average student would actually care about. Is it the dress up, the subliminal (but obvious) college advertising, or is … Continue reading Consider Going to college for College Go Week
SOS SAGAS Hunted Writing Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5LilSao3uw&t=2s New Castle High School Phoenix newspaper is sponsoring a spooky story contest! Requirements are simple: the story must be SPOOKY, less than 100 words, and submitted by Friday, October 27. Pick up a contest form outside of B119. The NCHS winner will be decided by the Phoenix staff and the winner here at school … Continue reading SOS SAGAS Hunted Writing Contest
Leo Underhill, NCHS an all around sports player
Junior Leo Underhill goes to school at New Castle High School. Underhill was awarded the junior crest at the honors ceremony for his hard work in school. Underhill plays tennis for the school and has been playing for six years. Underhill was a manager for the track team last year. Underhill started because his friends … Continue reading Leo Underhill, NCHS an all around sports player
White Christmas Predictions
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
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