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The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

Matthew Norwood

Matthew Norwood, Staff Writer

Matthew Norwood is a school senior and newspaper sophomore. He keeps himself busy, and likes to do other things to give himself an idea of what he should be looking out for while on the newspaper staff. Extracurriculars include debate, quiz bowl, and history bowl, and he’s been in both football and orchestra during prior years of high school.

When he isn’t at school, Matthew is probably out adventuring with friends. He has a knack for urban exploration, especially enjoying abandoned places. He may also be at home with his three cats or two dogs, or simply eating.

Matthew writes mostly opinions, which are generally about random things which occur in his life or the beliefs that he has. Most of these beliefs come from debate, as he has to deal with a lot of different philosophies while studying for tournaments. He would love to branch out and do new things, as he thinks he can do a lot for the newspaper and improve from his impact last year. Photography would be an option, or even something such as features or sports, basically anywhere you can put him to work and make him useful.

On his last year, Matthew has a lot to do. College applications are not the most fun thing in the world, and for whatever reason he is taking more AP classes now than in junior year, with six to tally. Nevertheless, Matthew is happy to be a part of the staff and hopes he can do his best for its already esteemed credibility.

All content by Matthew Norwood
Junior Noah Corbitt (center) has advanced to the state Citizen Bee competition on April 16.

Citi-zen master

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2016
Answering the call

Answering the call

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2016
Scientist John Yundt-Pacheco visited the AP Biology classroom on Friday to conduct a lab with students.

Studying with a scientist

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2016
AP Environmental Science students are taking a hand on approach to studying habitats, by creating small aquatic ecosystem using plastic bottles and other materials.

Aquatic APES

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2015
Seniors Mayra Yundt-Pacheco, Elizabeth Jowers, and Sonali Metha traveled to Mexico for the wedding of Yundt-Pacheco's cousins.

Mid-year fiesta

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2015
Scratch and lose

Scratch and lose

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015
Hundreds of families walked along the store fronts in historic Downtown McKinney for the annual "Scare On the Square" event on Halloween day.

A scare on the square

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2015
Senior Mayra Yundt-Pacheco helps put together a new colony of coral off the coast of Florida.

Senior project under the sea

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2015
Junior Hannah Lawson is competing for a place on the Olympic fencing team. Lawson has been fencing for 5 years now, in both England and the USA.

The art of the fight

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2015
Trump held a rally at the American Airlines Center for his 2020 presidential campaign on Sept. 14 .

Trumping the rally

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2015
Shorten the school year

Shorten the school year

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2015
Don't stress the AP test

Don’t stress the AP test

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2015
Though red light cameras may become a thing of the past, The red Ledger's Matthew Norwood argues that they should be kept.

Keep the red light cameras

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2015
The importance of family

The importance of family

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2014
A look at the justice system

A look at the justice system

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2014
Life without a phone

Life without a phone

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
December 8, 2014
The freedom of feeling

The freedom of feeling

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2014
The best kind of teacher

The best kind of teacher

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2014
A love for spontaneity

A love for spontaneity

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2014
A strange addiction

A strange addiction

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2014
A stagnant society

A stagnant society

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 10, 2014
Life as a nomad

Life as a nomad

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2014
From tie dye to coordinated socks and sneakers, staff reporter Matt Norwood expresses his artistic side through his clothes.

Fashion makes the man

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2014
I used to love H.E.R. by Common is the number one hip-hop song by Complex Magazine.

I still love H.E.R.

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
September 19, 2014
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