April 2022 Issue — Explore — NorthStar Navigator

The Power of Poetry

Let us take a moment to consider how literature has affected our society. It has allowed us to learn and speak out about what we believe to be important. It often reflects events of the time period that it was written in which gives readers a closer look into history through a form other than history books. Literature provides us with the opportunity to read the opinions and perspectives of diverse people through different times and a closer look at the reality of our world during different periods.

👤NSA PeopleEIC NSAApril 14, 20232021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Macs vs Windows, Debate of the Century

Are you a Microsoft Windows person? Or are you a Mac fan? This is a debate that never seems to end. Each side has a following of die-hard fans who insist that their OS (Operating System) has the better performance. Apple, the company that produces the Mac dynasty, is a widely popular OS, but keep in mind, about 90% of the world's computers run some version of Microsoft Windows.

🔎Informational, 🗣️AdviceEIC NSAMay 20, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Bridging the Gap - Mrs. V

Mrs. Velasquez, or Mrs. V as most call her, is a curriculum writer for NorthStar and the Student Council advisor for this year. That means she’s not only a leader for the school, but she’s in charge of leading the student leaders! And, if teaching young, tender, and sometimes timid students how to rise up and become leaders isn’t hard enough, she has to do it completely online, across many countries around the globe.

Popular, 👤NSA People, 🗣️AdviceEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Leadership Through the “Not-Knowing” Principle

This year, I turned 50. That might seem ancient to some of you, but it was actually pretty exciting for me! Let me explain why…

📣A Word From Admin, 🗣️AdviceEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Of Mages, Kings, and Polaris Academy

Would you believe me if I told you that NorthStar has a secret code name? Well, believe me or not, it’s true! NorthStar has in fact been cleverly disguised in the 2021 book Of Mages, Kings, and Polaris Academy. The book was written by a high school student and former writer on the Navigator: Tirzah!

Popular, 👤NSA People, 🧑‍🚀NSA CultureEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Dear Freshman, (pt.1)

Dear Fish,

I’ve never been a very sentimental person, but as I near the end of my senior year, I’m finding it harder and harder not to reminisce and look back over the last four years. Everyone tells you, ‘Time flies, so don’t wish it away,’ but you never realize how fast it all happens until it’s in the rear view.

Have We Misunderstood Education?

Why do we get an education? You may suggest without further thought that the sole purpose of an education is to go to college, get a job, and succeed in life by whatever terms you set for yourself. While all these things are true, what if I told you that you had missed the point entirely? What if the reason we get an education is for the purpose of crafting our skill in articulation?

🔎Informational, 🗣️AdviceEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

The Home Stretch

This one is for the seniors. We are getting ready to transition to a whole new season of life, an exciting and new one. You know, after we graduate from high school and everything. I definitely haven’t forgotten about that point, but I have also noticed a sort of decline in my motivation and care. Okay fine, not a sort of decline, a definite decline. I have decided to go ahead and give myself a degree and diagnose myself with a little thing called senioritis.

🗣️AdviceEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

An Inside Look at the Navigator

There are many moving parts that work together to make a machine work. Each part has a different job. And just like a machine, we are not all reporters. There are three positions that are unlike any other: Teacher-Advisor, Editor, and Editor-in-Chief.

📓Class SpotlightsEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Leading Together - A Closer Look at Club Leadership

I’m sure that most of you are plenty aware of the existence of this not-so-little part of NorthStar: clubs! Many of you have participated in live club calls and submitted entries for activities and (hopefully) had a lot of fun with these things! But it takes a lot of work to keep NorthStar’s unique clubs running smoothly and fun for everyone, and so it would stand to reason that a unique leadership style is required. Let’s take a closer look at the different kinds of leaders it takes to make clubs click!

🧑‍🚀NSA CultureEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Leadership: Through the Ages

From King David to Lincoln to Queen Elizabeth II, leadership has been a key part of history. Leadership is defined as the action of leading a group of people or an organization or “the capacity to lead” (Merriam-Webster.com, 2022). Leaders have made themselves known through commanding armies to have authority and protecting their families and friends.

🔎Informational, 🗣️AdviceEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Leadership: Qualities, Tools, and Roles

Leadership is comprised of a variety of different qualities that make a good leader, the tools that leaders use, and the roles leaders fulfill. All of these aspects work together to make up leadership. You can’t have leadership without the qualities of a leader nor can you be a leader without the essential tools needed to command.

Popular, 🗣️Advice, 🔎InformationalEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue

Dear Freshman, (pt.2)

As I was working on piecing this article together, it kept getting bigger and bigger. The longer I read over Kate, Caleb, Regan, Sarah Grace, and Rhianna’s words, the more I realized that I wanted to be able to share all of it. Everything they have said are things that I needed to be told four years ago, and I couldn’t bring myself to cut half of it out. So, without further ado, here is part 2 of the article:

👤NSA People, 🗣️Advice, 🔗Companion ArticlesEIC NSAApril 8, 20222021-2022, April 2022 Issue