Northgate High School
First half of 2018-2019 school year filled with meaningful activities By Gage Mettler and Mateo Etcheveste, Northgate HS Seniors and Residents since 2000
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ith the advent of the New Year upon us, Northgate High School wrapped up another successful year, with an abundant amount of activities ran by Northgate Leadership which increased student engagement and spirit. In early September, the annual Homecoming week returned with dress-up days, an allschool assembly, and the anticipated Friday night football game. The entire Northgate community and Alumni came together for a pregame tailgate complete with food trucks and games. The following day, nearly 700 students arrived in their stylish outfits, ready to boogie down at the Wonderland Upside Down themed Homecoming Dance. The next significant event on Northgate’s busy calendar was Wellness Week. Starting on the first week of November, this week was all about encouraging mental health awareness and positivity across the campus. As students within Northgate’s leadership class, we aimed to lighten the pressure felt from rigorous academic work. Throughout the week, random acts of kindness such as encouraging sticky notes were distributed to every student. On the last day of wellness week, Houston Kraft, a renowned motivational speaker came to speak at our school about happiness and choosing love. In addition, there were numerous other workshops that students could attend such as mindfulness meditation, calm coloring, and drum circles.
2pm-5pm and all are welcome! Looking onward to the 2019 school year, Northgate’s Leadership class is very excited and looks forward to several prominent events, including: Multicultural Week Feb.5-8 (a week where students can comfortably represent their culture) Junior Prom March 16, and Senior Ball May 25. Northgate Leadership wishes all Northgate students and fellow community members a happy new year and wishes to see you later on this school year at these upcoming events.
Continuing the spirit of compassion and kindness, our school banded together to aid those affected by the Chico/Paradise fires. Leadership facilitated multiple drives from other clubs as well as organized their own, amassing a large amount of clothes and food donations in order to reach outside our own community and lend a helping hand. As winter approached, Northgate bundled up with winter week and Northgate’s Winter Olympics. Students had the choice to either vibe out to music in the forum or participate/watch the friendly competitions between Northgate students and teachers held within the gym. Winter sports; basketball, soccer, cheer & dance, and wrestling are underway and our Big Battle of the Creek games for girls and boys basketball were held on 1/10 and 1/29. For ten years now Northgate High School has honored our beloved Bronco who left us too early in life, Trevor Tonsing, and we will be honoring him at our Annual Blanket Making Festival and wearing Disney attire to remember his spirit. Trevor was a student here at NHS and his Eagle Scout Project was making blankets for Children’s Hospital. Nearly every year we complete over 150 blankets, and Trevor’s dear family and friends continue to deliver the blankets to our local children’s hospital. This event will take place Wednesday, Feb.20 in the NHS forum from 14
FEBRUARY 2019
