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=Newspaper Members:= Scott Brenner Jonathan Dor Carli Fox Max Grosshandler Maddie Hirsch Emaa Scintu Alyssa Smolensky Linda Tulman Anna Zarov Sponsor: Ms. Hyman Northwood’s 50th Anniversary by Maddie Hirsch Northwood is finally turning 50 years old!!! This year will be filled a lot of fun activities for students and their families. On Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Highland Park Country Club, there will be an Anniversary Gala and Silent Action. It will be from 6pm to 9pm, and it costs $50 per person. You must be 21 or older to attend. Proceeds from this event will go to the Gold Fund. The Gold Fund benefits will go to the school, and the Gold Brick Road fund proceeds will go a brick walkway between the library and teacher’s lounge in the courtyard. Each brick will cost $50, and can have a personal message on it. Then on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Northwood Junior High School will be a Family Festival and Open House. The activities will begin at 12pm and last until 2pm. They are open to all ages. This event has free admission, and will have many fun things. Some of the events are The Parks Trio Band, Northwood Band performances, and a game show of Are you Smarter than a Husky?, and many more. For more information about Northwood’s 50th Anniversary go to http://www.nssd112.org/northwood/50thAnniversary/50th_Anniversary.html GO HUSKIES!!!

Homemade Costumes by Alyssa Smolensky with help by Carli Fox For Girls Witch Costume

What you need; Black dress Black Poster Board Tights  I know that sometimes when you consider making a Halloween costume you don’t follow through with it just because you don’t think it will turn out as awesome as you want it to be, well I’m here to fix that! First, to make a witch costume you need to find a dress that you like, if you like your dress so much and you don’t want to ruin it, don’t worry, we won’t be changing it. Next take your black poster board and decide how tall and wide you want your hat to be (keep in mind how you cut it will affect how your hat turns out). After that you can add a strap to it, put spider web paint on it, etc. Then put on your tights and the look is complete! To touch up you can add face paint or a broom. Goth Prom Queen

What you need; Black dress/ Pant suit/ Sweat suit Black Shoes Tights So this costume is really simple. First, just pick out your dress (again, don't worry about ruining the dress, we're not doing anything with it). Then, take your ribbon and turn it into a sash by glueing or sewing the two ends together. Use a felt tip pen to right prom queen on the sash. Make sure that the tights you’re using aren’t special or needed ever again, take a pair of scissors and cut holes in several places along the tights. Then put on some black shoes to complete the outfit. To touch it up add make up, a tiara and a bouquet of dead flowers, or use a second pair of tights to make gloves. Or you could reverse the whole outfit and become a real prom queen!

For Boys

Military Costume

What you need; Camouflage shirt and pants Boots Helmet or army cap  The only thing you have to do to make this costume is assemble it. Put on your camouflage shirt and pants, next put on your helmet and boots. You can touch this up with greenish-brownish face paint so it looks like you’ve been rolling around in the dirt, a gas mask, or a canteen. Professional Sports Player What you need; A sports jersey or uniform Sneakers

 Again, all you really have to do is assemble the costume, take your sports jersey and (if you have them) matching shorts. Put them on and put your sneakers on as well. To touch it up you add a towel, or you can completely twist the look around and splatter fake blood all over the outfit and paint your face a pale white with a couple drops of fake blood to become a zombie sports player.

Staff Member of The month Ms. Stoller is a social worker here at Northwood. Her favorite color is purple. She loves to eat chicken fingers and cheese fries! Her favorite TV show is, “Glee”, and, “So You Think You Can Dance”. Her favorite movies are, “Newsies”, and, “Dirty Dancing”. Her favorite two animals are puppies and polar bears!

 Dear Anna, I am getting so much homework. I have tests and quizzes almost everyday. I feel overwhelmed. I like to get involved and do lots of activities after school and I have a lot of trouble getting homework done. I’m able to manage it but I don’t have any time to hang out with friends and I don’t get enough sleep. What can I do? From, Too much work  Dear Too much work, Having a lot of homework is hard. There are a few things that you can do. First, you can buy a calendar or organizing white board. Write down all your work, due dates, and when you have tests. Also have your parents get involved and make sure they know what work you have going on. They can help you remember things. As for getting some more sleep, try to get to bed at the same time every night. If you have more things to do after that time, wake up a little bit earlier and get it done then. Try to find time over the weekend to hang out with your friends. The more organized you are, the easier it will be to keep schoolwork under control. From, Anna