NSA is home to many amazing seniors. These students have put in a tremendous amount of effort and are preparing to enter a new phase of their lives. As they reflect over the past years, the things they have accomplished, the lessons they have learned, and the people they have met, they can take all of these things and look forward to turning over a new page in life. Onyi U. is a prime example of one of these seniors.
Read MoreSummer can be a fun time of relaxing, traveling, and meeting with friends and family. How did the Navigator staff enjoy the season?
Read MoreHello My Name’s Onyi. No. No. No. Scratch that out and start again. Separate Hello and My with a period, put Name in lowercase, and avoid contractions in formal writing. Hello. My name is Onyi. That looks better.
Read MoreStanding aboard the Navigator, I see land off in the distance. I sailed with the Navigator for the past three years, and it has been a voyage full of ups and downs. Beside me stands our captain. He also has sailed with the Nav for the past three years. Looking through my binoculars, I can see the new recruits standing at the port. Seeing them standing there nervous and shuffling their feet reminds me of the first time I met the crew aboard the Navigator.
Read MoreIf you had told me 6 years ago I would be doing online school, I probably would have looked at you and laughed. The idea was so surreal in my head that I would have recommended you go to some sort of psychiatrist. Yet here I am, in my third year here at NSA, planning on graduating next year!
Read MoreI never knew I was going to join NorthStar Academy, and in fact, I never knew online school was an option. I never knew that this event in life would lead me to one of the sweetest communities I have ever seen. In the grand year of 2020, when all earth shut down, I was presented with the opportunity of learning in this new format.
Read MoreAfrica is a vast, diverse continent where some of the most fascinating countries, regions, individuals, and creatures live. Among the latter am I, who has lived in East Africa for most of his life, primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read MoreMrs. April Meyer is the Navigator’s amazing teacher advisor. For most years of the Navigator’s existence, she has been guiding staff after staff towards being the best student newspaper possible.
Read MoreWhen COVID-19 struck, questions about the security of my dad’s job arose as his company began letting employees go. When he was offered a job in Mississippi near our family, we decided it would be best to move. In the thick of the pandemic, we left our Florida home to join them. At the time, I was homeschooled. I never dreamed that I would discover NorthStar in the years after the move.
Read MoreGoing through life requires a lot of tools for you to be successful. You need to have perseverance when times get tough and patience when life slows down. I believe that NorthStar Academy and more specifically the NorthStar Navigator has helped me build up this “Life Toolbox” by helping me acquire or sharpen four major tools: teamwork, patience, perseverance, and time management.
Read MoreOn August 29, 2022, I started my first classes at NorthStar. Since then, I have learned more than I could have ever imagined.
Read MoreMy first year at the Navigator was the 2023-2024 school year. While I have come to really enjoy being here on staff, I was, at first, very hesitant to join.
Read MoreNorthStar Academy’s student council elections are now open, and the time to vote is just around the corner. Who will be the next student council president? vice president? Well, only time will tell, but for now let's introduce some of the students that are running, and what position they are running for.
Read MoreWhen I started at NSA, the last thing I expected was for it to give me the opportunity to pursue professional ballet. Originally, I started attending NorthStar because my family did not like our public schools. We chose NorthStar because of its flexibility, Christian worldview, and academic rigor.
Read MoreI’m sure we can all agree that life after COVID-19 is drastically different from life before it. For me, one of the main things that changed was my school. I attended a private English-speaking school in India until the end of eighth grade, but the school had trouble functioning when it went online. My family began travelling more, and I was about to start high school. It seemed like time for a change. By that point it was an easy choice for me and my siblings: we needed to switch schools.
Read MoreJust like a captain steers and guides their ship, so also does the editor-in-chief lead the Navigator. Since 2019, the Navigator has had four different editors-in-chief. Whether they served for one or three years, each has left their mark in distinct ways and brought change to the Nav for the better.
Read MoreThe Navigator staff brings you memes about life at NSA and here at the Navigator. (Mrs. Meyer has not created a meme as she does not really understand them, even though people try to explain them to her, but that doesn’t help.) We thought it would be fun to do something new and have memes in this publication. Enjoy!
Read MoreIn an English assignment I completed recently, my teacher asked me to write about a plot twist in my life. Immediately, I knew just what to say.
Read MoreWhile some would assume that being a part of a school newspaper only involves writing, the reality is very different. From editors working on perfecting the articles of others to the publication team managing the website, the Navigator has multiple unique positions that have not been shown to the public eye.
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