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North Penn High School JROTC students march across the field at Subaru Park on October 19, 2024.
JROTC marches into Subaru Park
Andrew Foden, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024
Cell phone policy all the buzz in new school year
Cate Trapani, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

The buzz of a cellphone in a pocket pulls not only one’s hand to it but also one’s attention. Thai battle for the full present attention...

9 North Penn High School students named semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program
Knight Crier, NPSD Press Release • October 2, 2024

LANSDALE – The North Penn School District (NPSD) is proud to recognize the following nine North Penn High School (NPHS) students who were named...

32 North Penn High School Students earn Commended Recognition in National Merit Scholarship Program
Knight Crier, NPSD Press Release • October 1, 2024

LANSDALE – The North Penn School District (NPSD) is proud to recognize the following 32 North Penn High School (NPHS) students who were named...

For North Penn, safety is a clear top priority
Kyle Bonner, Staff Writer • September 26, 2024

TOWAMENCIN - It’s not every day students have to go through a security check to get into North Penn High School, but that’s what all students...

SENIORS: What's next?
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • September 25, 2024

Every week of senior year there is something new and exciting, but nothing can match the thrill and pressure of college applications. As deadlines...

Phone Life - Apple and droids can cause some uncomfortable moments among friends.
Opinion: Tech harmony- fostering inclusivity between Apple and android 
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • October 31, 2024

What’s worse than being added to a group chat and the first text is green because someone has an android?a Now only a certain number of people can be added. Any picture...

OPINION: Halloween costumes: cool or controversial? 
OPINION: Halloween costumes: cool or controversial? 
Alyssa Valdivia, Staff Writer • October 31, 2024

 Yes, Halloween is fun. But even fun has its limits.  Following his recent death, hundreds of people this year are dressing up as Liam Payne for Halloween; taking a traumatic...

OPINION: The effect of entertainment over accuracy: The Menendez Brothers
OPINION: The effect of entertainment over accuracy: The Menendez Brothers
Helene Schuler, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

Television series about criminal cases can be entertaining, but they tend to be so inaccurate, that it affects the audience’s perceptions of real-life individuals. In season...

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Beaver and Paskewich in F41 where they rehearse and organize events for Theatre & Thespians
Lovers on stage, best friends off stage
Cate Trapani, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024

Wouldn’t it be weird to pretend to be in love with your best friend? But for seniors Weston Paskewich...

Signing her classes away:  Mrs. SallyAnn Emilius teaches American Sign Language at NPHS, and as a deaf person herself, she has embraced her role in the worlds of both the hearing and the deaf.
For Mrs. SallyAnn Emilius, teaching ASL is also a way of life
Silas Winship, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

TOWAMENCIN - For teachers, communicating with teenagers can be tough. For North Penn’s  Mrs. SallyAnn...

Bonjour! Madame Burner, excitedly looking forward to her first year of teaching AP French at North Penn.
Bienvenue to Mme. Eileen Burner - North Penn's new AP French teacher
Constantine Diatlov, Content Editor • September 30, 2024

TOWAMENCIN - With the retirement of Mrs. Anita Sapalidis last year, many wondered who was going to be...

Mrs. Bari-Rae Rudolph in front of her "History Makers" bulletin board at NPHS
Mrs. Bari-Rae Rudolph joins NPHS in key moment for teaching and for America
Caroline Walsh, Staff Writer • September 24, 2024

TOWAMENCIN  - Teaching is a skill Mrs. Bari-Rae Rudolph is no stranger to; with 19 years of experience...

Mr. Rich Smith. NPHS English teacher is an avid climber and traveler outside of his life of teaching.
Mr. Rich Smith finding the happy medium
Marie Quiles-Rosa, Associate Editor • September 24, 2024

“It’s all me versus me,” Mr. Rich Smith explains as he sits at his desk while adjusting his crisp...

Farming, Engineering, Teaching: NPHS Math teacher Mrs. Amy Hrinyak has an interesting history from her Tennessee childhood to her North Penn career.
Farm to Desk: Mrs. Amy Hrinyak's life on a tractor and in a classroom
September 20, 2024

From working on tobacco farms and driving tractors, to teaching high school math classes and driving...

Mrs. Kim Smith takes over for longtime NPHS Athletics Secretary Mrs. Linda Law
Full circle for new Athletics Admin. Assistant, Mrs. Kim Smith
September 19, 2024

TOWAMENCIN - For a student, walking through North Penn High School everyday is repetitive. Same check-in...

NMTCC students practice their cutting techniques by making pies
Whipping up the next generation of pastry chefs
Maddie Cimino, Editor in Chief • October 31, 2024

Two and a quarter cups of flour. One teaspoon of baking soda. One cup of butter. Three-quarters cup of...

Post-12 members Jimmy Shea and Izzy Izzy Maggi working together at Walgreens
Post-12 program fosters independence through job and life skills training
Tyler Agriss, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024

TOWAMENCIN - North Penn Post-12 program is breaking barriers for students with disabilities by offering...

Attendees wearing traditional Garba clothing, excited for the events to come.
Garba Knights: A timeless tradition
Chaity Sarkar, Staff Writer • October 28, 2024

North Penn is hosting its annual Garba night, a tradition for 25 years. Many students from an Indian...

A field meant for excitement and action, yet delivered disappointment for fans of the Philadelphia Phillies
An underwhelming Phillies offseason: overpaid athletes and poor decision making
Helene Schuler, Staff Writer • October 20, 2024

The Philadelphia faithful are accustomed to being let down in the playoffs, but this season came with larger than life expectations. The Philadelphia Phillies had another...

The start of this NHL season is thrilling to many fans
Hockey heaven as NHL season is underway
Claire Segrest, Associative Editor • October 18, 2024

Many questions fill the air as the 2024-25 National Hockey league gets underway. Will Canada’s 31-year Stanley Cup drought finally end? Who will win the Calder trophy in...

The anticipated Army vs Navy game is looking even more promising after a successful start to the season for both teams.
Return to Gridiron Legacy: Army vs Navy
Daboraj Chowdhury, Staff Writer • October 18, 2024

When you hear the words army and navy, your mind instantly drifts toward images of military service, soldiers, and government operations, but college football? That's probably...

Students helping sort electronics into boxes at the Electronics Recycling Day held in 2022 at NPHS.
Annual Electronics Recycling Day coming up at NPHS
Savannah Lanyi, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

With the rise of digital technology, something else has risen simultaneously: piles of unusable electronics, sitting around and gathering dust. Thankfully, North Penn’s...

Members of ENACT club in action to put prepare for their upcoming events.
ENACT Club prepares for green gazette and fall electronics day
Claire Segrest, Associate Editor • October 28, 2024

North Penn High School’s Environmental Action club (ENACT) is once again raising awareness about protecting our environment, this time through the relaunch of its student-run...

KNIGHT CRIER 2024 PRINT EDITION
Phone Life - Apple and droids can cause some uncomfortable moments among friends.
Opinion: Tech harmony- fostering inclusivity between Apple and android 
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • October 31, 2024

What’s worse than being added to a group chat and the first text is green because someone has an android?a Now only a certain number of people can be added. Any picture...

CBS's promotional ad for the new TV series, Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage
Georgie and Mandy's first marriage: A first look
Daboraj Chowdhury, Staff Writer • October 31, 2024

With the conclusion of Young Sheldon season 7, the producers launched a spinoff of the series to dive deeper into Georgie and Mandy’s relationship with each other and their...

Pictures from the 90's to 2000's when many of these alumni were in high school next to their current selves
Day to day, knight to… knight?
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • October 18, 2024
DEFUND/DEFEND THE SLATE: Seen above are editors Connor Niszcak (left) and Elizabeth Peters (right) and their design of the “Defund/Defend The Slate” t-shirts which served as a response to some on-campus backlash for reporting on fraternity hazing at Shippensburg University.
Alumni Spotlight: Connor Niszczak to be Editor in Chief at Shippensburg
MJ Tareq, Staff Writer • May 6, 2024
Nicolette Statuti is extremely excited to be back at North Penn High School as she makes the transition from being an elementary school teacher to a high school teacher.
Same walls, new roles
Peyton Stagliano, Staff Writer • February 26, 2024