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Virtual Spirit Week is here!!!
Toilet paper panic-buying seeming to subside
Students delighted about AP exams moving online
Unusual benefit for penguins during COVID-19 concerns
Cobb schools still closed indefinitely. Stay tuned!

Nine-year-old brain cancer survivor inspires community and manifests hope

NC freshman Abigail Trout’s younger sister, Lexy, suffered months of pain, doctor visits and surgeries before officially beating brain cancer on April 16th. With only months of chemotherapy ahead and a Florida vacation just around the corner, the Trout family’s life begins to return back to normal after overcoming a terrifying obstacle.

Amber Roldan, Staff

May 15, 2020

Although his high school running career reached an untimely end, senior Patrick Moran plans to continue doing the sport he loves at Berry College. “[When] school closed, it cut the season basically right when it started around the first race. I've coped with it best by staying positive and talking to my teammates even though we aren't running in season,” Magnet senior and long-distance track runner Patrick Moran said.

COVID-19 steals senior athletes’ last chance to play for NC

May 1, 2020

NC Varsity baseball player Ethan Fry recently committed to LaGrange College to further his academic and baseball career. After playing baseball for the majority of his life, Fry prepares to extend his career to college as he hopes to eventually play for a Major League Baseball team.

Ethan Fry commits to LaGrange College

March 20, 2020

43 years ago, Santa Rosa, California hosted the first major celebration honoring Women’s History Week. This small event transformed into a nationally recognized Women’s History Month and an internationally recognized day to commemorate women in March.

Celebrating women in March

March 20, 2020

Be Yoga makes its mark, attracting a number of ranging audiences to share the love of relaxation and release of tension. Julie Eubanks, founder of Be Yoga, establishes accessible yoga for participants to let free and unwind with the process of mental meditation, physical exercises and strengthening of muscles. “Yoga is a physical practice that has a profound effect on every aspect of your life. While many people begin the physical, Asana, practice of yoga to gain flexibility and strength, most people find themselves coming back for the multitude of mental benefits they gain from the practice,” Eubanks said.

The new hotspot: hot yoga

March 7, 2020

Becky Albertalli (center-author of the bestselling novel Simon vs. The HomoSapiens Agenda) and Aisha Saeed (right-author of best selling Amal Unbound) recently released their novel Yes No Maybe So to critical success. The Georgia Center for the book held an event to celebrate the release of the book. “I loved seeing Becky Albertalli; it’s so surreal because she calls me, Luis and Isabel (friends of Sullivan) her squad. She’s one of my favorite authors, and her books make me feel seen as a teenager because she writes the minds of teens so well. Getting introduced to Aisha, the co-author, was so exciting, and I can’t wait to read her books now, too,” Magnet senior Maddie Sullivan said.

Yes No Maybe So book launch event attracts Young Adult Georgia readers

February 26, 2020

NC Varsity football players (pictured left to right) Malik Washington, Kalen Carver and Joshua Kimmons wear colors that represent the universities they officially signed to. Their football team surrounds and support the seniors as they begin preparing to take the next step to further their career.

Future football stars sign contracts to seal the deal

February 12, 2020

After three months of preaching and teaching in Swaziland, NC alumni Maggie O’Bryan carries her memories of helping people from all walks of life with her. She will bring home these memories from Swaziland, Thailand and Nicaragua, and remember them for a lifetime.

Update: World Race

January 27, 2020

Magnet junior Malik Butler began pole vaulting last year, and continues to make progress in the sport this season, cultivating the combination of strength, coordination and speed required for pole vaulting. He hopes to vault over ten feet this season. “Always try something new like I did with pole vaulting and you never know, maybe you’ll have something new you love doing,” Butler said.

Vaulting into spring

January 26, 2020

Harvard-bound NC Magnet senior Chandler Quaile opens his acceptance letter to the prestigious school. What seemed just as impossible as getting a letter to Hogwarts, Quaile proved worthy of earning acceptance into his dream school.

North Cobb Warrior is Harvard bound

December 20, 2019

After moving from various other subjects, Mrs. Evans settled in teaching a literature class and taking the department chair position for Special Education at NC even with her affinity for math. Mrs. Evans took the responsibility of gaining expertise in each of the subjects to efficiently teach her students. Mrs. Evans remains involved in her classroom, helping students learn. “Our job is to be proficient in providing specialized instruction. Meaning, we need to be able to take whatever is being presented differently so that those things can more easily craft the concepts that are being taught,” Evans said.

Mrs. Evans’ special impact on NC

December 17, 2019

Senior Feron Ali fulfills one of his lifelong dreams to create a film and express his ideas and stories on a screen for everyone to watch. The base of the film talks about two homicide detectives who go out on the search for a killer on the loose and they question different witnesses to come closer to identifying the killer. Feron Ali directed and edited the film which features students from NC. He made the film with the intent of entering it into the Cobb County Film Festival, however, they did not make it, but he still feels glad that he accomplished a dream of his and to share it with NC students.

Behind the scenes with Feron Ali

December 13, 2019

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