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The Northside Dispatch

Northside High School

Friday, September 25, 2026

Arts

Fall play auditions next week

No experience needed, and crew sign-ups run the same week.

By Amara B.September 24, 2026

How this story was made

Sign-up sheets are posted outside the auditorium. No experience needed; crew sign-ups run the same week.

Drama teacher Kim Osei said this fall’s play is “Our Town,” with performances the week before Thanksgiving. Auditions run after school in the auditorium.

How this story was made

  • A person decides
  • The AI helps

  1. A person decides. The reporter

    Reported and written by Amara B.

  2. The AI helps. AI Coach

    Asked the reporter 1 question about the draft. The reporter decided what to change.

  3. The AI helps. Source check

    Checked 2 claims for a source in the reporter’s own notes.

  4. The AI helps. Headlines

    Offered 3 headline options. The reporter wrote the headline above instead.

  5. A person decides. The student editor

    Edited by Theo M., a student editor.

  6. The AI helps. The final check

    Screened the story for privacy, fairness and safety problems before it was approved. It can hold a story back; only a person can approve one.

  7. A person decides. The adult

    Approved for publication by an adult at Northside High School.

  8. Published

    September 24, 2026

Every sentence of this story was written by a student.