Archive for February, 2006
North doing well despite changes, administration says
North has gone through four different principals in the last three years, not counting those in the current administration. As a basis for comparison, the district has only gone through three superintendents over the last 29 years.
According to Dan Orman, assistant county superintendent and co-principal of North Oldham High School, the school is trying to [...]
Parking violators get ‘boot’ed
North Oldham High School now has a new method of enforcing student parking rules. Over Christmas break, the school procured a device known as an AlphaLock (the “boot”).
“[Student parking violations were] enough of a problem,” said Associate Principal Tom Clemons. “We felt we spent too much time on it.” One of the primary parking issues [...]
Essay for UK Honors Program
If you had the opportunity to do research on an author, an artist, a musician, a philosopher, or an historical site, whom or what would you choose? Write an essay of about 400 words in which you explain your answer. (We’re interested in what you wonder about—what particular figure or site intrigues you. So focus [...]
‘Salad Fingers,’ a new Internet phenomenon
Salad Fingers is an Internet phenomenon created by Flash animator David Firth. The series follows a green-skinned character named Salad Fingers who, surprisingly enough, has long green fingers.
The main character is forever on the verge of complete emotional breakdown with each episode taking the audience further into his internal world of paranoia and psychosis. He [...]