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                                                 George HW Bush

On Nov. 30, 2018, the 41st President of the United States and the father of the 43rd passed away. George H.W. Bush, President from 1989 to 1993 was the last World War II Veteran to serve in office.

Some of Bush’s notable accomplishments are;

• According to millercenter.com In August of 1989, President Bush signed into law “The Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, And Enforcement act (FIRREA) Which changed the savings and loan industry and its regulations which included deposit insurance. FIRREA also created the Resolution Trust Corporation. On Nov. of 1989 President Bush Signed into law the Fair Labor Standards Amendment of 1989, this raised the minimum wage to $4.25 which previously was $3.35
• Also in Nov. of 1989 Bush signed a anti-drug law that provided more than $3 billion for anti drug programs and treatment facilities.
• December of 1989 President Bush met with Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet President at the time) to discuss nuclear demobilization. Later both leaders would announce that the Cold War is over (millercenter.com).
• In July of 1990 Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act which banned discrimination in employment, public accomodations, and transportation.

Bush was a very important president in history for many reasons but one that sticks out is his foreign policy. In his first inaugural address on Jan. 20 1989 Bush was quoted as saying “ I take as my guide the hope of a Saint, in crucial things unity, in important things diversity, in all things generosity.” Bush always had very open views on immigration in Nov. of 1990 Bush signed the Immigration Act of 1990 which allowed the admission of 700,00 people each year to the United States. A majority of these people are still in the states to this day.

Bush was very effective in the US and abroad. He instituted the following:

• Aid to Poland with a plan for free elections (Poland was under a Communist ruled Government)
• After the Tiananmen massacres in which hundreds of peaceful protesters were killed Bush announced the sale of weapons to China would be suspended
• US Global Change Research Program which includes thirteen agencies that have a job of understanding the changing Earth system.

On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, the funeral For President Bush was held. Key people such as the Trumps, the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Carters were in attendance. Many people spoke but one speaker, Bush’s son and former President George W. Bush gave a speech that left many in tears.

“Well, Dad, we’re going to remember you for exactly that and much more, and we’re going to miss you. Your decency, sincerity, and kind soul will stay with us forever. So through our tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man. The best father a son or daughter could have. And in our grief, let us smile knowing that Dad is hugging Robin and holding Mom’s hand again.”

“It coursed through his blood. Loyalty to his country, loyalty to his family, loyalty to his friends, loyalty to the institutions of government.”-Former Senator Alan Simpson said

“I believe it will be said that no occupant of the Oval Office was more courageous, more principled, and more honorable than George Herbert Walker Bush,” Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said.

“George Herbert Walker Bush was America’s last great soldier-statesman, a 20th-century founding father,” -Presidential Historian Jon Meacham said.

To learn more visit Cnn.com Or Whitehouse.gov

                                               Kavanaugh

What happened?

In early July 2018 President Donald J Trump announced his pick for the US Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. After seeing this Christine Blasey Ford sent a letter to democratic senator Dianne Feinstein detailing a sexual assault between her (ford) and Kavanaugh and Mark Judge (friend of Kavanaugh at the time)

Ford claims she attended a party where Kavanaugh was present and in an inebriated state in which he sexually assaulted her.

Why does all this matter?

The #metoo movement has had a lot of publicity this year. Ford and kavanaugh were in the spotlight of the #metoo movement. During the past year the women of the #metoo movement have been exposing sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace.

In the past few months multiple women have come out and addressed a sexual assault they experienced or just inappropriate behavior towards them and this is a prime example of just that except this isn’t an actor or a comedian or a tv personality in the entertainment business that is being accused of wrongdoing. This is someone who is running for a leadership spot in our government.

What happened in testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee

On September 27th Kavanaugh and Ford testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee which led to a delay on a vote for Kavanaugh and finally on October 6th a final vote of 50-48 confirming Kavanaugh

He will be taking the 9th seat on the supreme court replacing retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

“We’ve heard a lot of charges and countercharges about Judge Kavanaugh, but as those who have known him best have attested, he has been an exemplary public servant, judge, teacher, coach, husband and father,” Collins said. “Despite the turbulent, bitter fight surrounding his nomination, my fervent hope is that Brett Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the Supreme Court so that we have far fewer 5-4 decisions and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our highest court is restored.” Commented Senator Susan Collins following the vote that confirmed Kavanaugh.

Who is Brett Kavanaugh?

Born on February 12th Kavanaugh is a lawyer and jurist and now Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who has written 300 opinions for the DC circuit court in 12 years and is only 53 years old which means he could serve on the supreme court for quite a while.

Kavanaugh attended Georgetown Preparatory School. After graduating preparatory school in 1983 Brett moved on to Yale university and wrote for the Yale school news and was also a member of the fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon and graduated Yale in 1987.

Who is Christine Blasey Ford?

Christine Blasey Ford is a psychology professor at the University of Palo Alto and a research psychologist at Stanford University of Medicine. Born in 1966 in the DC area Christine attended Holton Arms Preparatory school which is an all girls private school in Bethesda Maryland. Ford earned an undergraduate degree in experimental psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ford received a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and she received a PhD in educational psychology from the University of Southern California.

What can you do?

If you would like more information visit the following links

Court Transcript:https://wapo.st/2yEK3GP

Ford Letter To Feinstein:https://cnn.it/2OtGWIA

                                      Vikings Make Cards For Kids

Niles North High School and Cards For Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) have come together to get students and faculty at Niles North to help participate in making cards for children in hospitals across America. CFHK, established in 2011 by Jen Rubino, is a charitable organization that helps spread positivity, love, and hope to children in hospitals across the U.S., according to their website.

Elizabeth Shay, Sponsor commented, “I am so inspired by all the classes, clubs, teams and students who have taken time to make a card for someone in the hospital.  I know these cards are going to make many kids smile.”

Cards that are handed out are made by students and volunteers from around the world. According to the CFHK website, Hospitals let Rubino know how many children they have staying with them, and cards are delivered once a month.

Currently more than 100,000 children in hospitals have received cards and anyone is allowed to participate and create cards for CFHK. Niles North currently has a goal of making 500 cards before the end of October.

Isaac Irizarry, senior commented, “I really appreciate what this organization is doing by getting people to help spread happiness to those in need and it’s great that some of our teachers are doing this in their class periods”

Here at Niles North students are able to participate by doing the following:

-Going to the student activities office during a lunch or free period where supplies are available   to make cards.

-Grab a to-go bag from the student activities office to work with your class, homeroom, club, or friends and create cards.

-With permission use supplies from your classroom or home to make cards

Drop off all cards in the student activities office.

As of Oct. 17, Niles North has collected 75+ cards and is still collecting for the goal of 500 cards.

                            HOCO 2018: A glowing Q&A with Shay

Homecoming week is a week filled with school spirit topped off with a three hour dance. Niles North’s homecoming this year was held early. On Saturday, September 8th the Niles North student body gathered for a huge dance party with a live DJ, fun and refreshments. The DJ energized the crowd up perfectly and everyone seemed to have a great time. This year’s theme was “Let’s Glow Vikings!” According to Elizabeth Shay, homecoming sponsor, themes were polled via Google Forms and “Glow Vikings” was the most popular theme voted on. In an interview with Shay, she shared some details about Homecoming.

NSN: What is the money from homecoming going to?

Ms. Shay: We use it to do things like pay for the DJ as well as lights. We get some refreshments for that money. And then the money then goes over to the next year for the next year’s fund.

NSN: What is different about this homecoming compared to others?

Ms. Shay: This homecoming is the earliest we’ve had it I think in the time I’ve been here. It’s very close to the beginning of the year which is both good and bad. It’s good because I believe that it’s still early on and everyone is still hyped about school and excited about being in school. But it’s bad because it gives clubs and activities a short window to kind of get ready for it.

NSN: What have you done to prepare for this homecoming?

Ms Shay: So we started again last year at the end of the year with our lunch and learns talking about the theme. And then we worked with Boom Entertainment to get them into the cafeteria. We then put posters around the school that advertised homecoming then we gathered students and faculty to Put together the assembly for Friday. Also we worked with the Skokie Police Department to get Lawler Avenue closed for the parade Friday. In addition we had a hallway decorating and banner making contest and now we’re selling homecoming tickets.

NSN: What is the importance of homecoming?

Ms. Shay:  I believe homecoming really sets the tone for the school year. So whether or not kids come to the dance I think it’s really fun. I like to dance. But the whole week leading up to it with the spirit days and the hallways being decorated I really feel like if we get a really positive homecoming then it’s a really positive year. So that’s what I think is the importance of a homecoming dance.

If your interested in participating in planning homecoming next year, join the homecoming committee.

                     D219 Implements changes on Chromebooks

On Sept. 5, D219 students and faculty received an email from Steven Isoye, superintendent, and Oyin Idowu, chief technology officer, detailing security changes about the Chromebooks that were given to students.

What prompted this initiative?

According to  Idowu, these changes are a result of the school district becoming more compliant with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). “With Chromebook management, our firewall and web filter will be able to categorize web content better and improve internet safety. This also means that the District is in better compliance with the CIPA. According to the CIPA, which was enacted by Congress in 2000, we are required to monitor internet traffic of minors and to restrict access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet,” Idowa commented.

In addition to being compliant with CIPA, Idowu also mentions how most traffic at Niles North is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure or HTTPS. This is an issue for the district because it makes it very difficult for the Internet security filters to categorize what is school appropriate and what is not.

What will be affected as a result of these security changes?

“Any traffic matching the categories below is blocked by default:  abused-drugs, adult, command and control, gambling, hacking, malware, nudity, weapons, [and] extremism,” Idowu commented.

How will the District monitor the activity on the Chromebooks?

The District will not directly be monitoring Chromebooks.

“The technology department will not be physically or manually monitoring student Chromebooks. The District invested in a next-generation security solution through Palo Alto networks. All internet traffic leaving D219’s network passes through the Palo Alto security solution for inspection,” Idowu commented.

So what does that mean?

It means that District 219 will not have people on call 24/7 monitoring student activity. Instead a third party, Palo Alto Security Solutions (PAS), will be analyzing your data and looking for specific categories of websites. PAS, founded in 2005,  is a cybersecurity company based out of Santa Clara, California. They offer many products such as security operating platforms, cloud security, threat detection and prevention.

Students can bring in their Chromebooks to get these changes implemented on their computers at their respective schools technology help desk

Being a reporter and Head Political Correspondent taught me many things. Before I joined Northstars New Production I had a lot of problems with essays. It was hard to put my ideas on a piece of paper but through Northstar I learned skills that will benefit me for a while. I learned A.P Style and how to properly format my papers. I learned how to have non bias reporting in my papers and how to have balanced ideas. I also learned how to organize my papers properly and how to make the paper flow with the Inverted Pyramid Technique

In the future I plan on going into some industry in which I can use my computer skills. I feel that in the future this skill of being able to write journalistic pieces correctly and efficiently will help a lot in College and in a field that I plan on going into whether it be Broadcast Production or Journalism or some other career