Table of CONTENTS NEWS

3 Advanced classes for the masses

4 The dirt on snow days, There’s snow place like Sno Daze

Features

5 CNA takes a trip into the field

IN-DEPTH

6,7 A for accuracy

Editors

Note

As finals and the end of the semester looms, our main solace has been working away in the Pub. Cycle four has been our longest yet — and we are so excited to present the last print edition of the semester. While the new semester will bring fresh challenges and stories, we look forward to facing them with a new, hot-off-the-press editorial staff. In this edition, check out our dubbed “snow days/daze,” spread on page 4, which covers the duality of the Snow daze dance coming up in February, and the preeminence of snow days as the weather worsens. Along with the onslaught of icy streets, and an overflowing parking lot, endof-semester grades have become a common worry. Next, our in-depth on page 4 covers the failures and successes of the usual grading process. More information on the accessibility of honors classes can also be found on page 3, as students look into building their schedule for next year. Lastly, enter this new semester by enjoying what’s next in music — the K-pop genre — and its top album recommendations on page 12.

Sports

8 Brawl for the ball, Park turns North Shore south

9 All gas, no brakes in the City Of Lakes

Opinions

10 Texting temptation: The age of screenagers

11 Staff Editorial: Honors classes only honor some

12 Once you K-pop, you can’t K-stop

Tropical: Senior Editors in-chiefs Elena Ortiz-Fishman and Katie Nelson pose after a dinner at Rainforest Cafe Aug. 5. The dinner was held to celebrate the fake birthday of Maren Wilsey.

There needs to be some kind of effort to make (AP & IB classes) more inclusive.”