As some of you may know, I am going to Illinois State University to study Special Education. I have always had a passion for teaching others, and even have gotten to explore the career early by being a part of the Intro To Teaching classes here at North. I am super […]

Over my spring break I took my very first trip to New York, an experience that was so much fun to share with my family and my neighbors. Since my neighbors are very familiar with NYC, they decided to take us to try all different types of food, and may I just say that the […]

Ever since my dance season ended about a month ago, I have found myself with an overwhelming amount of time that I don’t know what to do with. Usually people find comfort in having all the time in the world, but I have found myself in a state of complete panic. Switching from a schedule […]

Nothing Gentle Will Remain By:CAConrad                                                                  freeze frame before             dinosaur grabs him             story from […]

          If you don’t know me really well, especially since I am in a new AP Lit class than I was last semester, it is important that I address my love for dance. I have been dancing ever since I was 3 years old, and since then I think it has […]

August  8/10 The first month of school is always so exciting. New classes, seeing all of your friends in the hallways, getting a nice new school outfit, it’s all you could really ask for as a student. This year was especially great because of the different senior events that we get  to do at school. […]

In order to gain an understanding of those around you, it all starts with the key idea of inclusion. That’s it. Inclusion. The act of welcoming people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures with open arms. When this occurs our world becomes less divided as we begin to acknowledge and appreciate those around us, and […]

Something super unfortunate happened to me this week. Let me paint the picture for you: It’s going on hour 6 of dance team practice on Tuesday, November 8th and my entire team and I are finally wrapping up all of the hard work we had put in during practice. It then came time to film […]

  If there is one thing that writing these blogs have taught me, it is that I love writing about dance almost as much as I love actually dancing. I hope that I do not come off as selfish when I say this, but I truly do enjoy telling others about what I do for […]

         Many of you already know that I have been a dancer all of my life. I started ballet when I was 2 years old, but I hated it. However, I quickly learned to love it when I was handed my very first costume: my very own pink leotard, skirt, and a […]