Teacher of the Month
Jocelyn M.
​Staff Reporter

6th grade outdoor education
Emma K.
Staff Reporter

Today, one of our 6th grade English teachers, Mrs. Rohlfing, has been chosen as the SHE teacher of the month. When a teacher gets this title, it means that they have gotten nominated by a former student. A student can nominate a teacher for various reasons that are good and they win a trip. The place that Mrs. Rohlfing won was a three night trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico. The sponsors to this are 101.9 the mix Chicago, The Drive 97.1, and 100.3 SHE Chicago. She got nominated by a former student who went to Hawthorn Middle School North in 2009. The former student let the radio stations know that Mrs. Rohlfing made a big impact on her and and how she is an extraordinary teacher.

Sew What Club
Jocelyn M.
​Staff Reporter

Are you looking for a club that allows you to do fun arts and crafts and lets you be as creative as you want? The Sew What Club was formed 10 years ago to give students a place where they can do holiday crafts, arts and crafts, creative projects, and have an extraordinary time. The club is very relaxing and fun because the students can talk amongst themselves and eat while working on there projects. The club meets on Tuesday's from 2:15 to 3:00. The two advisors for the sew what club are Mrs. Stahl and Mr. Alshuler. Mrs. Stahl is a STEM lab teacher and Ms. Altshuler is an art teacher. They are also very creative, fun, and amazing teachers.

Every year the 6th grade goes on 3 Outdoor Education trips. This year, the trips were to Ryerson Woods, Camp Duncan, and Lakewood Forest Preserve. They were all fun and educational field trips. The activities they had on the various field trips used teamwork, knowledge, and fun! At Camp Duncan, one of the activities was riding in a canoe or paddle boat (your choice). Another activity there was a series of team-building activities. Ryerson Woods was also fun. This trip was more focused on helping the environment. For example, one of the activities we got to do was helping to cut away plants that were over-growing and taking over the forest. All of the Outdoor Education trips were fun and educational!         

Principal of the Year
Ghostwriter

Mr. Collins, the principal at Hawthorn Middle North, has been named the 2018 Lake Region Middle School Principal of the Year. This award recognizes middle school principals in 21 Illinois regions who have demonstrated a positive impact on their students and learning community.

Where are the mints?
Jocelyn M.
​Staff Reporter

Have you ever wondered why we get mints during PARCC? This year was different than past years that we have took PARCC testing because the teachers did not pass out mints to the students. Some students think that the mints are in encouragement to do well on Parcc testing and others don’t think it changes anything. Some teachers have different opinions like the mints help you focus or the mints can give you energy, but the real reason is because of the smell. Many test have shown that the smell of mint lowers stress and increase alertness which is great to have during a test. Overall, I feel that we should have mints at all of our standardized tests.​

Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
Ghostwriter

For this year's annual musical, Hawthorn North Presents... performed Disney's Alice In Wonderland, Jr.  This production brought together the talents of 35 cast members, and an additional 20 crew members, to run five student-led performances on May 9th - 12th, for audiences varying from incoming fifth grade students, Hawthorn Middle North students, and public performances for members of the community.

Though this experience, the students not only learned about performance techniques and how to run various pieces of tech equipment, but they learned how to best take care of each other and support each other, for it takes a group working together to put on a performance.  This very special group of students learned the value of trust, support, and caring for others and put on wonderful performances.

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