The Orbit

Precautions as Holiday Season is in Full Swing

November 24, 2020 • No Comments

As the holiday season rounds the corner North Polk High School has been preparing for an upswing in Covid-19 exposure. Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on American lives, so North...

Safety for Students and Teachers in These Times

Olivia Cooper, JP student writer

November 24, 2020 • No Comments

A new reality that began back in March takes effect in our district as the decision to take school virtual comes into discussion. Looking at the new matrix (https://www.northpolk.org/coronavirus),...

Students Accept New Speech Model November 24, 2020

Fine Arts

North Polk’s Spectaculathon

Sophie Hoffmeier, JP student writer

November 24, 2020 • No Comments

North Polk Drama and Theater were able to put on an extravagant performance of “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, despite the obstacles they faced prior...

Students Accept New Speech Model

Olivia Moody, JP student writer

November 24, 2020 • No Comments

Due to the risk of Covid-19 exposure, the speech students and coaches learn that the season will look a little different. Speech, a winter school activity, will be using different...

Comet Marching Band performs a spectacular final show to close their season October 22, 2020

Sports

The Impact of COVID-19

Alexis Dorsett, JP student writer

November 24, 2020 • No Comments

North Polk basketball and cheer teams are using going COVID-19 safety regulations to stay safe and facing the reality that there is a possibility of the season being postponed. Currently the COVID-19 positivity rate in Polk...

The 2020 Comets Football Season

Matthew May, JP student writer

November 10, 2020 • No Comments

The North Polk Comets 2020 football campaign was not what they had hoped and expected, but there were many reasons for that, including having the hardest schedule in 3A, the derecho, and of course, all the Covid rules and regulations. However...

Begin as a Team October 27, 2020
North Polk’s Big Homecoming Game October 6, 2020
Seniors Defeat Juniors 14-7 in Annual Powderpuff Game October 1, 2020

Academics

The Future for Seniors

Olivia Cooper and Heidi Schoenberg

November 12, 2020 • No Comments

After four years in high school, seniors are faced with the life decision of what’s next for their education and life plans. For some it might be heading off to college and studying...

Face-To-Face vs. Virtual Learning

Isabelle Friedman, JP student writer

November 3, 2020 • No Comments

At the quarter of the year, students were allowed to come back to school if they were previously learning virtually or become a virtual learner if they were a face-to-face learner....

DMACC Spring Registration Open October 26, 2020
Challenges of Teaching Online October 19, 2020
The future becomes the present during North Polk’s Course Discovery Day September 23, 2020