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Northwood News provides ongoing highlights important topics and areas of interest at Northwood School. 

September 30, 2019

Northwood School's participation in the pollinator project is highlighted in the following article.

Adirondack Explorer 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Monarch butterflies: conservation’s orange flag

Excerpt:

The Northwood School in Lake Placid also invited the Pollinator Project to help students plant a pollinator garden as part of an end-of-year educational program. Lisa Wint, an academic coach at the school, led the program to teach the students about organic and sustainable farming, including the importance of pollinators in sustainable… continue reading

September 21, 2019

Volume 8 / September 21, 2019

Just as the leaves change color here in the Adirondacks, transitions also continue to happen at the Innovation Hub at Northwood School. Watch and see how this transformative project has taken shape as it moves into its final months to completion. 

The three floors of the building continue to be worked on simultaneously and the front facade and the staircase has been repainted. The Main Street Level has taken shape and… continue reading

September 14, 2019

Su Hae Jang, who goes by Jessica, is a Northwood School student who was recently named a semifinalist in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. (Adirondack Daily Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)

From the September 14, 3019 Adirondack Daily Enterprise article "Two local students named semifinalists in prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program"

LAKE PLACID — Two local students were named semifinalists in the highly competitive 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program this week.

Based in part on their PSAT scores, Keene Central School student Emrys Ellis… continue reading

September 12, 2019

Check out the latest Northwood Newsletter including the video interview with 9/11 First Responder and Victims Advocate Rob Serra '97, the naming of the Innovation Hub at Northwood School, student orientation, new faculty and upcoming events - mark your calendars! 

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September 05, 2019

The 2019-2020 season sends us deeper into collaborations with the larger arts community in and around Lake Placid. Exciting, challenging and thought-provoking work... plus a lot of fun! 

The Good Old Days

An original musical revue conceived and directed by Noel Carmichael. With additional script by Sarah Sheridan '21 Music direction by Brianna Knapton. An exploration of what makes pop music "popular" while taking the audience on a journey of pop music from the 1920s to present day!

Onstage: 7:00 pm October 29th and 30th, 2019  at the Lake… continue reading

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