News – The Catalyst

Should student leaders have term limits? New rule caps class council officers to only two years in the same position

Rachel Liu, Contributing Writer

May 24, 2018

Filed under Features, Home, Opinion, Showcase, Student Life

This student council election season, a new rule was enacted: All class officers can only hold the same position for two years. Opinions on the matter are numerous, but the rule is meant to keep NDB students’ well being in cons...

The gradebook: Going dark during finals gives students one less thing to worry about

Michelle Kleytman, Opinion Editor

May 24, 2018

Filed under Features, Home, Opinion, Student Life

Finals are easily one of the most significant stressors of high school, and second semester ones are no different. Everything you were taught over the course of nine months is reexamined through a thick test, extremely difficult ess...

The gradebook: Going dark during finals only stresses students and parents out more

Johana Ligtenberg, Staff Writer

May 24, 2018

Filed under Features, Home, Opinion, Student Life

Ever since freshman year, PowerSchool going dark right before finals has been a source of stress for me during finals week. I have always thought that it was pointless to close it; personally, I find it much more stressful to ...

We’re with you till the end of the line…

Gaby Tiu and Shreya Chatterjee, Editors in Chief

May 24, 2018

Filed under Features, Home, Opinion, Showcase, Student Life

Our journey began in the fall of 2014 when we, as scared freshmen, got lost finding our first period classes. Neither of us had formed friendships with our peers just yet, and thus we were thrown into the great unknown, a.k.a. the wo...

New ASB and class council leaders elected

Johana Ligtenberg, Staff Writer

May 24, 2018

Filed under Features, Home, News, Showcase, Student Life

With the recent Associate Student Body and student council elections, students begin to recognize that, while summer is near, the next school year will be here just as quickly. Student council speeches are often a way for ca...

Surf’s up for the Mavericks as they prepare for senior class activities and graduation

May 23, 2018

Social Sciences teacher Michael McKenna retires after 40 year teaching career

May 22, 2018

NDB to implement daily late start schedule for 2018-2019 school year

April 1, 2018

Opinion: The walkout was too structured

April 1, 2018

Why teachers should not be armed

April 1, 2018

Too Young to Protest or Too Young to Die? Student activism and the movement against school shootings

April 1, 2018

Reflection: Being a part of March for our Lives

Malia Velasco, Contributing Writer

March 31, 2018

Filed under Home, News, Opinion, Student Life

On March 24, millions of people all over America participated in the March for our Lives to protest the current lack of gun control laws by the government and the ban of military grade weapons sales to the general public. The even...