Northwest Academy junior Max Orton was recently admitted into the Reed College Young Scholars program and is learning how to operate the campus nuclear reactor.
Mike Gorgone, Northwest Academy’s security guard, may appear intimidating at school but outside of work, he’s a loving dog owner, avid tabletop roleplaying enthusiast and a passionate writer.
This move to BB camp comes out of necessity, where at previous retreats, it was getting increasingly harder to find housing and fulfilling activities for students to do.
Mike Gorgone, Northwest Academy’s security guard, may appear intimidating at school but outside of work, he’s a loving dog owner, avid tabletop roleplaying enthusiast and a passionate writer.
The Student Advisory Forum is an opportunity for students to propose ideas for anything, from dances, retreats or lunch events during an unstructured meeting.
This move to BB camp comes out of necessity, where at previous retreats, it was getting increasingly harder to find housing and fulfilling activities for students to do.
"We should keep a close eye on Covid cases. Even these less restrictive rules might only be necessary for a couple of weeks, and if Covid cases continue to drop, the school can continue to remove safety measures. Still, it’s vital that we use prudent discretion in our decision making."
Students of Kyle Wiggins’ science fiction course were given the better part of a class period to create an advertisement for a potential future product that might exist in a distant dystopian/utopian world.
For an artistic response prompt, students were asked to write mock-ups of modernized short stories inspired by classic folk tales such as “The Stubborn Child” by The Brothers Grimm.
Chazelle intended this as a cautionary tale, but there is a greater harm in blending obsession with inspiration. Cinema is a powerful tool, and it’s dangerous when misinterpreted.
The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about The Supremes' breakthrough album, Where Did Our Love Go (1964). Here are their reactions.
This funny thing happens at the end of your junior year at my school. Kyle pulls you aside and says “If you want to graduate, you’re going to need to spend your entire senior year making something.”
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the character of Elizabeth is said to be Victor’s cousin, sister and bride. But is she anything more than an object to serve Victor’s needs and desires? Or is she simply a “shrine-dedicated lamp," existing solely as a decoration to furnish Victor’s love life?
