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A note from the sponsor: Stepping down from the Throne

Since the website was launched in 2014 (by first reporting on students who were trapped in the building during “Snowmaggeddon”), the Oracle has reached great heights and audiences, and the job of teaching journalism to dozens of students has been rewarding beyond measure.      I’m grateful to former sponsor Julia Raposo for generously entrusting me with the Oracle in 2016, to the friends and colleagues … Continue reading A note from the sponsor: Stepping down from the Throne

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GSPA 2026 Achievement Award winners revealed: NSHS sponsors win Turnaround and First Year Adviser Awards

Congratulations to Phalanx yearbook staff and sponsor Nicole Motahari, and to North Springs News and Spartan Scoop Podcast A/V sponsor John Wilkerson, on winning this year’s Georgia Scholastic Press Association’s Turnaround Award and First Year Teacher award, respectively. GSPA Posted on its website: The Turnaround Award recognizes a staff and an adviser who has significantly improved the quality of their product from the previous year. … Continue reading GSPA 2026 Achievement Award winners revealed: NSHS sponsors win Turnaround and First Year Adviser Awards

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Scary Story Contest Winners

Oracle/Echo received over 50 submissions from students eager to scare the socks off of us by writing short, scary story. Here are the top three winners. The voicemail was short: “Don’t look outside.” Confused, she peeked through the blinds anyways. Her street was empty- except for a figure standing under the streetlight, holding a phone to its ear. Her own phone buzzed again. New voicemail- … Continue reading Scary Story Contest Winners

Thistle’s Way

The world had once been a symphony of wires and circuits, towering skyscrapersblinking with neon lights, and machines humming tirelessly. Humanity had pushednature into the corners of the planet, taming it with concrete and metal. But nature had been waiting. And when the time came, it took everything back. It started subtly. The power grids faltered, their intricate webs of energy flickering like dying stars. … Continue reading Thistle’s Way

The Heart

Beneath the sky, where the earth breathes free,The heart of nature beats in you and me. Ariver flows, its song is sweet,A melody humming beneath our feet.The trees, they whisper secrets untold,Roots intertwining with hearts they hold.Mountains rise, a watchful gaze,Guarding life through endless days.In every breath, in every sigh, Naturelives; it cannot die.We are its children, wild and small,For nature’s heart beats within us … Continue reading The Heart

Editor’s Intro: The Heart of Us All

Nature is at the heart of us all: Throughout history, mother Earth adapts, transforms, perseveres through the endless turmoil that is life. 70 million years ago, meteors drastically changed the atmosphere present on Earth. Most people know this as the extinction of the dinosaurs. Prior to that, 250 million years ago, it was the great dying, wiping out almost all existent species at the time. … Continue reading Editor’s Intro: The Heart of Us All