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North Penn School Board meets for February work session
Board discusses 2025-2028 Comprehensive Plan and reviews phase one renovation bids
Maddie Cimino, Editor in Chief • February 13, 2025

LANSDALE—February’s work session meeting was held at the North Penn School District Educational Center on Tuesday, February 11th. At this meeting, the NPSD Comprehensive Plan for 2025-28 and alternate bids for phase one of the high school renovation project were presented to the board.  The new Comprehensive Plan was presented by Dr....

North Penn High School Senior Awards: Success over failure
Daboraj Chowdhury, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025

Congratulations, seniors on entering your final semester at North Penn High School! Now is the time to work on applying for senior scholarships,...

Harleysville Hank, A Local Love
Silas Winship, Staff Writer • February 7, 2025

Everyone knows about the traditional season predictor; Punxsutawney Phil. A tradition more unknown to the people of Montgomery County is Harleysville’s...

Tara B.G. Houser to take over as North Penn Chief Financial Officer
Joni Stuchko, Staff Writer • February 6, 2025

A North Penn School District press release announced that “at the January 23, 2025 action meeting, the North Penn School District (NPSD) Board...

Keeping Up With the Department of Government Efficiency
Helene Schuler, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025

Disclaimer: The opinions in this article do not reflect the ideas of Knight Crier  The head of the brand-new Department of Government Efficiency,...

School Board honors life of former athletic director Donald C. “Doc” Ryan
Maddie Cimino, Editor in Chief • January 24, 2025

LANSDALE- January’s action meeting was held at the North Penn School District Educational Services Center on Thursday, January 23. The board...

Ms. Dixon's first period class handing out applause.
Normalizing the applause
Marley Capple, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

Just like Lady Gaga, “I live for the applause.” Out of 86,400 seconds, 1,440 minutes, and 24 hours in a day, a very small portion is dedicated to handing out applause....

A busy crowd filled Canes on it's opening day.
Is Cane’s really worth the hype?
Tyler Agriss, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

A new Raising Cane's opened on Tuesday, February 11th in North Wales. The American fast food restaurant chain is best known for their chicken fingers and famous Cane's sauce....

OPINION: Disney: Fallen From Animation Grace
OPINION: Disney: Fallen From Animation Grace
Caroline Walsh, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

Once Upon A Time, animation was considered the pinnacle of artistic expression but, unfortunately, has recently become something people believe is made only for children....

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Kenny Felton with his kind and infectious smile
Kenny Felton: a Leader, not a Follower
Cate Trapani, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025

When it comes to any schedule changes, students don’t have to fret about knowing the schedule because...

North Penn senior, Mac Buchanan, poses with her SkillsUSA first place medal
Beyond the Brush for Mac Buchanan
Bella Centeno, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

For some, hair and makeup are just necessary chores for daily life. For North Penn Senior Mac Buchanan,...

Mrs. Dixon's love for teaching has been displayed all over the country.
Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Carrie Dixon
Tyler Agriss, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

For 25 years, Ms. Carrie Dixon has been shaping teenagers' minds across the country. But, beyond the...

Principal Kyle Hassler looks over the basketball court from above in the weight room in preperation to call a game.
Hassler and McKenna to pick up the mic
Kyle Bonner, Sports Editor • January 28, 2025

Tune in to NPTV on the 31st for a basketball doubleheader and two games worth of commentating from Principal...

North Penn senior, Cece Ahart, stands in front of the thespian troupe's bulletin board in the theater hallway.
Behind the curtains: A look into North Penn’s theater and Marching Band
Claire Segrest, Associate Editor • January 15, 2025

  North Penn high school is known for its outstanding extracurricular. From its championship...

Sophomore Aiko Chavez has moved a shocking six times before her sixteenth birthday, including an international move to Okinawa, Japan.
Constant relocation with Aiko Chavez
Bella Centeno, Staff Writer • December 19, 2024

Moving is hard for everyone. Between packing everything you own, saying goodbye to friends, and adjusting...

North Penn High School student Charles Skinner brings a unique set of interests with him each day, particularly the concepts of problem solving and debate.
Problem solving and debate are keys for Charles Skinner
Marie Quiles-Rosa, Associate Editor • December 18, 2024

Charles Skinner, a junior at North Penn, is trying to maximize his time at school with all things law...

An impressive amount of medals earned by Stewart throughout her career in the Academic Decathlon.
Academic Decathlon with a passion for literature: Rose Stewart
Savannah Lanyi, Staff Writer • November 21, 2024

A day full of multiple choice tests may sound like something from some students’ nightmares.  Yet...

Knight’s Next Quest: Echo Yordy
Knight’s Next Quest: Echo Yordy
Heather Sisian, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025

Where did you apply to college? I applied to a bunch of schools! Penn State, Susquehanna, Harrisburg U of Science and Tech, Gettysburg, Ursinus. Where did you commit...

Knight’s Next Quest: Riley Shields
Knight’s Next Quest: Riley Shields
Heather Sisian, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025

Where did you apply to college? I actually only applied to one school, and that was Penn State. In hindsight, I probably should've played it safe and explored other options,...

Knight’s Next Quest: Ben Kurz
Knight’s Next Quest: Ben Kurz
Heather Sisian, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025

Where did you apply to college? I applied to a few schools but my top few were Pitt, West Chester and Penn State! Where did you commit to and why? I committed to...

Eagles fans swarmed the city to get a view of the Super Bowl champs.
Eagles Super bowl win unites the city of Philadelphia
Tyler Agriss, Staff Writer • February 15, 2025

Regardless of age, race, or background, everyone was welcome to celebrate the Eagle's victory, coming together as one city united in joy. This parade was a true reflection...

Senior Leah Mikulski shoots a floater in North Penn's win on Friday.
Brown’s 21 propels Knights into second round of districts
Kyle Bonner, Sports Editor • February 15, 2025

TOWAMENCIN - After taking an 8-6 lead four minutes into the game, North Penn wouldn't look back and eventually extended their lead to 23 in their rout of Phoenixville, closing...

Eagles fans awaiting the arrival of the 2018 Superbowl Champions
What to bring to the Eagles parade to be safe and have a good time
Helene Schuler, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025

Though I believe most of us know how to celebrate, do you know what to bring to the Superbowl parade this Friday? As someone who went and had a great time in 2018, here’s...

Recent Results
Knights' Records
Team Conf. Overall
Ice Hockey 15-2-0 16-3-0
Bowling 11-3-0 11-3-0
Girls Basketball 8-2-0 13-12-0
Girls Swim & Dive 5-0-0 9-1-0
Boys Swim & Dive 5-0-0 9-1-0
Boys Basketball 3-7-0 7-15-0
Boys Wrestling 2-3-0 11-7-0
Girls Wrestling 1-0-0 1-0-0
Unified Bocce 0-0-0 2-0-2
Former President Tina Stoll leaving her position before the final year in her term
Stoll looks back on seven years as School Board President
Maddie Cimino, Editor in Chief • February 13, 2025

Upon graduating high school, Tina Stoll never imagined herself as school board president, let alone for...

New Raising Cane's location in the heart of Montgomeryville
Chicken Fingers and Chicken Knights
Joni Stuchko, Staff Writer • February 11, 2025

Raising Cane’s has been cooking up a new location in North Wales, and for their grand opening, have...

Looking forward for seniors’ last semester
Chaity Sarkar, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

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State Rankings (via MaxPreps)
Team Overall Rank
Ice Hockey 16-3-0 PA-8/NAT-130
Girls Basketball 13-12-0 153
Boys Basketball 7-15-0 260
A thrilling remastered horror, get ready to watch the new Nosferatu!
Nosferatu, 102 years later: a timeless tale, or an unnecessary remake?
Savannah Lanyi, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025

Vampires: the romanticized, aestheticized, personification of horror. For countless years, tales of vampires have been frightening people. About a century ago, in 1922, the...

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Review of ‘The Goldfinch’
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • February 12, 2025

Where to even start with this book? This is the best book I have ever read and I don’t think anything will ever compare. Since finishing it all I’ve wanted to do is reread...

OPINION: Disney: Fallen From Animation Grace
OPINION: Disney: Fallen From Animation Grace
Caroline Walsh, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

Once Upon A Time, animation was considered the pinnacle of artistic expression but, unfortunately, has recently become something people believe is made only for children....

Jack Bachman poses wearing his new Brown University merch.
Bachman haromizes sucess with Brown’s Jabberwocks
Cate Trapani, Staff Writer • January 29, 2025
Prasham Jobanputra in the Penn Baseball dugout during his internship as Baseball Support Staff, Analytics, and Operations intern.
Love of sports leads Jobanputra to triple major at Drexel, internship at Penn
Gianna Ciccone, Content Editor • November 19, 2024
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