By guest contributor Cooper Plotts ’26 This article is part of Northwood School’s Peak Pathways Program—a year-long, student-driven independent study that empowers students to explore topics they are passionate about […]
NFL Combine Risers
The NFL combine is a huge part of how scout teams around the league assess draft prospects. The combine is not just about 40-yard dashes and vertical jumps, but also […]
Team USA Challenges Canada’s Dominance in Men’s Ice Hockey
For generations, Canada has been known as the best hockey country in the world. With more championships, more NHL players, and a stronger hockey culture, Canada has traditionally dominated international […]
Real World on Film: Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Over the February mini-break, my teammates and I had some free time and watched a movie called Sicario. Watching the film led me to investigate how accurately movies portray real-world […]
The Best Burgers in Lake Placid
Hi, and welcome back to another Lake Placid Burger Review. Unfortunately, this will be the final review of the series. Today, Parker and I sat down and talked about everything: […]
NFL Free Agency Outlook
The NFL has one of the longest off-seasons of any sport in the world; it lasts 5 months. The new league year officially begins in mid-March, just after free agency […]
Go-To Gas Station Snacks: Parker Borden ‘27
In this inaugural edition of Northwood “Go-To Gas Station Snacks.” I felt that it was only right for the following guest to be the first: he is a good friend […]
Burger Review: The Dancing Bears
Hi, and welcome back to another Lake Placid Burger Review! This series is winding down, and we only have a few restaurants left! In this series, Parker Thompson and I, […]
They Train Like Olympians. They Compete Like Olympians. They Aren’t Allowed to Be Olympians.
The Olympic Dream, Denied: Women and Nordic Combined. The International Olympic Committee has dubbed the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics the most gender-equal Winter Olympics in history, with women’s competitors […]
Burger Review: White Bear Restaurant
Welcome back to another episode of Lake Placid Burger Reviews, where Cody Betsch ‘26 and I rate burgers in town on a scale of 1-10. This week, Cody and I […]
