Breaking Up’s not hard to do: Farewell to 2021

Our staffers share why they’re glad top be done with 2021, and look forward to a new year of promise with 2022. by: The Oracle Staff. Special thanks to Ms. Elliott. Dear 2021, I’m sorry if this hurts you, but we have to breakup. I was going to start off the typical way. It’s not you, it’s me. But truly, it isn’t me. It’s most … Continue reading Breaking Up’s not hard to do: Farewell to 2021

April Fools’ Day — North Springs edition!

Normally at this time of year, the Oracle staff cannily crafts fake “Onion“-style articles for April 1st “April Fools’ Day” jokes. Many are corny and most are obvious, but a few of them were taken for real and caused a bit of angst and chaos. (Do a search for the baseball team article from a few years back and you’ll see why.) This year, the … Continue reading April Fools’ Day — North Springs edition!

Kale Speech

By: Isaac Linnen I am a Boy Scout. Scouting has offered me many opportunities and experiences, but MAN do I hate it sometimes. There are many items that require completion, and some merit badges want me to do way too much paperwork. Recently I completed one of these paperwork centric merit badges: communications. A requirement for the badge was to write a five-minute speech and present it. Unable to come up with a professional topic, I searched my brain for … Continue reading Kale Speech

Echo Presents: A Students Perspective Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Poem By: Isaac Linnen The new semester has started   With a few bangs I would say.     Sadly, winter break melts away,   And with it, my time to play.  Connection issues now negligible,   Computers rarely lag behind.   Devices work quite diligently,  Technology works most of the time.    So now we move along,   Distancing from online.   A new digital note, paper and assignment?   The workload feels fine.   Some courses are way easier,   Some are thorns in my side.   Remembering due work isn’t a hassle   Thanks to simple PowerPoint slides.   … Continue reading Echo Presents: A Students Perspective Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Echo Presents: Mr. Tubs

By: Emily Papleux This is the story of how I got my fish, Mr. Tubs. He’s always swimming about on my desk, watching me study and do homework, or write articles. Now, instead of talking to myself when im stressed or bored, I can to Tubs. Its like having my own personal best friend that almost always with me. No more keeping things to myself … Continue reading Echo Presents: Mr. Tubs

A Message Before Spring Break from Mrs. Trotter Clark and Ms. Zachry

Words by Mrs. Heather Trotter Clark, NSHS Math Deparment Photos of Ms. Zachry’s kids by Molly Hensley Photography, courtesy of . Kristie Zachry, NSHS Media Center A jersey that is hung Outside the front door Marks all of the goalsWe never got  to score All of the empty theaters With their curtains now drawn This year they held their applause But the ghost light burns on … Continue reading A Message Before Spring Break from Mrs. Trotter Clark and Ms. Zachry

Back by Popular Demand: Teachers Acting Like Students

One of the benefits of online learning is how it cuts down on the chatter and disruptions that occur everyday in the physical classroom. The Oracle would like to re-share a post of this video (we won’t use the word viral) made by Aldo Bacallao and his A/V students, with a little help from the staff. The video, first posted in July of 2018, has … Continue reading Back by Popular Demand: Teachers Acting Like Students