At Northwestern Lehigh HS, the end of the third marking period is approaching quickly, and spirits are running high with the kickoff of the spring sports season.

In athletics, NWLHS is predicted to continue its strong performance in all its spring sports – particularly softball and girls lacrosse.

The softball team has started off very successfully, already with a walk-off (when the home team takes the lead in the bottom of the final inning, ending the game immediately) at their opening game against Bangor.

Girls lacrosse beat Liberty 15-8 on March 24, and Olivia Fagan (‘27) won her 200th draw control (when one team secures the ball directly after the play starts).

Ashley Yacyncyh (‘27) made her 200th career “stop” (when one team stops the other from scoring).

The team is expected to advance to the District 11 2A final, with its experienced senior defense and very strong underclassmen this year.

The extracurricular scene is still buzzing from earlier this month – the drama club’s spring musical was a historical hit for NWLHS.

Their production was “Something Rotten,” a Shakespearean parody set in Elizabethan England.

On Feb. 26’s opening night, the audience was howling with laughter at the musical’s witty jokes and clever references to Broadway classics.

March Madness has also seeped into the halls of Northwestern.

Along with students creating their own personal basketball brackets, the high school’s library and English departments have created a March Madness bracket of books, which were selected by several ninth graders.

Schoolwide, students will vote for their favorites out of the first 16 selections – until only the last, most-loved book is left standing.

Even though it’s not required reading, I think, if you want to be a real all-star, you should read the winning book.

With the dreaded approach of the end of the third marking period for grades which occurred on March 30, many students are counting down the days until spring break, and by extension, summer break.

The longing for freedom grows every day.

Without a doubt, the final stretch of school is coming in hot (if it’s warm, at all, when you’re reading this. But it probably won’t be).