“It's asking the audience to look twice at what we worship and the cost of those rituals” - Marlon Wayans Football has been a staple in American culture since its beginning. The sport has been around longer than most remember, but the National Football League was officially founded in 1920, making America's biggest obsession 106 years old. Sunday is the main feature day for the NFL, a day dedicated to families screaming in the living room, but you can catch a game almost any

Readers beware: This collection of terrifying is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s fans. The FNAF series has two book series. The Fazbear Frights series and the Silver Eyes series. I will be covering these two series in this article. The Silver Eyes series- 12/17/2015, 6/17/2017, 6/26/2018 The Silver Eyes series started 10 years after the missing children’s incident (MCI). Charlie and her friends reunite for the first time in years. They go to

As seniors get closer to graduating high school, many begin to experience senioritis. This may show up as a lack of motivation, procrastination, or less effort on schoolwork as they begin to focus less on classes and more on life after graduation. Many students are more overwhelmed by the thought of graduation, college, jobs, or other things that can make school feel less like a priority towards the end. Why Does It Happen? Students have already completed 3/4ths of high schoo

In the depths of a suffocating summer heat, writers from across the Quad Cities metropolitan area gather on the top floor of the Rock Island Public Library to create, critique, and talk about all things writing. The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Program is a paid internship dedicated to supporting young writers in the Quad Cities and beyond. Over the course of seven weeks—running Mondays through Wednesdays from June 8 to July 22—students collaborate to produce a new edition of

Senior Assassin is under way at North Scott now into the final day of the third round and there's only eight players left from the original ninety! You'll see Peyton Brenner interview past and present contestants on their senior assassin experience, who they got out, how they got out, and all in good fun. The biggest takeaway from senior assassin has got to be how close us seniors are getting through the process as Mrs. Sambdman explains in the video. You'll hear from plenty

Grady Kirst as Fester Addams Lancer Productions is bringing the classic, kooky Addams family, originally created by Charles Addams, who created the The Addams Family comic strip that appeared in The New Yorker in the late 1930s. The Addams Family has been reimagined time and time again with the same iconic characters and hilariously dark premises. And now, for the first time, Lancer Productions is performing The Addams Family Musical as their spring show! Featured cast inclu

Streaming has become the number one method for listening to music. In this article, I will compare Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music based on pricing and special features to see which is the best for all areas of listening needs. Spotify Spotify is likely the most popular choice out of this list, with over 100 million songs on the platform. Spotify offers a variety of features, even on its free plan. Without a subscription, users can search and play any so

Over 50 years after the Apollo era, NASA has sent people back to the moon with the Artemis II mission. Artemis II is the first Artemis mission with crew members and shows just how far we have come with space exploration, science, technology, and representation. What is Artemis ll? Artemis II is a 10-day mission that sends astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth aboard the Orion spacecraft. It is the first time we have been able to travel below Earth's orbit since Apollo

“You may not recognize me at first, but I assure you that it’s still me.” -Scraptrap Last week, I covered the first four games of FNAF. But Scott Cawthon didn’t stop there. With his franchise being a huge success, he kept going, and he didn’t slow down a bit. In this article, I will be covering Sister Location, Pizza Simulator, and UCN. Sister Location - 10/7/2016 While the fourth game in this series was a departure from the usual sit in the office and fend off murderous anim

What we do every day matters more than what we do once a year. What is Earth Day? Established in 1970 in response to rising concerns about pollution, Earth Day has grown into the largest civic observance in the world. Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd and serves as a global reminder that environmental protection is not optional—it is essential. Earth Day may have begun as a celebration, but now it has grown into a reflection: how are we treating the only planet

With just 23 school days left for our seniors, after summer, many of our friends, fellow classmates, and hallway strangers will be off to college. This new chapter in your life will be the start of many great things. Going down your career path, making new friends, joining clubs, continuing that sport, or just getting the fresh start after high school, many of us need. As Noah Khan says in his song, " You're gonna go far," if you wanna go far, then you gotta go far. Picking t

What really is ISASP testing? What can it do for the state of Iowa? Or for North Scott High School? ISASP is the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress and is the main test used in Iowa to measure student progress. It is a statewide test that measures student learning, and it also plays a part in understanding how well students understand materials taught in class. It is a very important assessment that gives feedback and helps make important decisions with programs, p

Was that the bite of ‘87?! -Markiplier So the way I come up with article ideas varies from week to week. Sometimes it’s from YT shorts, sometimes it’s from the news, sometimes it’s even help from my fellow journalists. Other times (like this one), it’s from a sudden realization. I realized that there is a chance that the FNAF 3 movie could be the final installment in the whole franchise (will be discussed in a later article). So why not look back at the franchise as a whole?

On August 31st of 2024, at about 9:57 am, firefighters, police, and medics were dispatched to the 200 block of South Elmwood Avenue and came upon a scene of a deceased 33-year-old woman by the name of Maddy Bakoylis. First responders pronounced the woman DOA, or in other words, dead on arrival, meaning they could do nothing further to help or revive her. Pending autopsy, first responders initially named the cause of death as an overdose of some kind. After receiving the resul

Hard to imagine a film that genuinely has it all, but this is that movie. Maybe the best Ryan Gosling has ever been. Rocky is the best alien. Truly spectacular. -- Letterboxd Reviewer (MAY CONTAIN SLIGHT SPOILERS) Overview The film Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. The movie follows Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher and molecular biologist, who wakes up alone on a spaces

NSHS seals the deal—2026 is officially Bad Bunny’s year. Bad Bunny won the 2026 Mania Musical competition with 206 of the 386 votes. What is Mania Musical? Mania Musical was created by the website Spanish Plans. Each year, the site releases a bracket that allows schools across the United States to vote for their favorite songs. At North Scott High School, the Spanish Department builds its own Mania Musical bracket by combining the two most popular Spanish Plans brackets with

Living in Tornado Alley, we’re all familiar with what spring brings: tornado season. And with tornado season comes the urge to rewatch Twisters (2024)—or Twister (1996), if you prefer the classic—and imagine yourself chasing storms like Glen Powell. But what if you didn’t have to imagine? What if you could actually do it—right here in the Quad Cities? The National Weather Service (NWS) Quad Cities office offers Storm Spotter Training Sessions , giving everyday people the chan

A huge thank you to the high school librarians and SLAB for creating this fun activity for the student body and staff! This past March, our high school library did a spin-off of March Madness, which is usually a giant bracket of college basketball teams that face off against one another for the coveted spot of top team that spring season. The SLAB team took 32 books and asked students to vote between them. The first round of bracket matchings is listed below. The winning book

At 86 years old Chuck Norris passed away peacefully in Kauai, Hawaii on March 19th 2026. The legend of Chuck Norris is something that’ll never be forgotten and his accomplishments prove why. Karate Background Before the movie screens Norris enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served four years and what would begin his learning of martial arts. After the military Norris was a top karate champion and not just a one time champ, he held the reigns for six consecutive years 1

On Monday, the administrators announced a major schedule change for the 2026-27 school year: a four-day school week. New Schedule The new schedule would eliminate Mondays, giving the students a three-day weekend every week. As for the other four days of the week, an extra 15 minutes would be added to the school day to make up for lost time. This means we would get out at 3:30 rather than 3:15. Adding the 15 minutes onto the school day would really only create a minor inconve