Years after making his mark on the baseball field as a standout player, Chris McLean is back where it all began, but this time, he is gaining a new perspective from the dugout. Jpining the Knights fall baseball program as an assistant coach of his former high school team, he’s come full circle, bringing...

TOWAMENCIN - For teachers, communicating with teenagers can be tough. For North Penn’s  Mrs. SallyAnn Emilius, it takes a whole different level of communication to connect with her students. She is a deaf ASL (American Sign Language) teacher, who is simultaneously communicating and teaching a language...

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 of students at North Penn High School’s, like many schools across the country, has resulted in a new cell phone policy that cracks down on the outlines time and...

This week, the Phillies lost in their final game of the season against the New York Mets in an uncompetitive 4-1 contest. With this loss, the Phillies lose the NLDS series 3-1 to the Mets. With this heartbreaking defeat, the question must be asked, what went wrong?   THE OFFENSE First,...

  College application season is here. People say that senior year is the best year of high school…until seniors have to start those dreaded, yet door opening, college applications. Students may not know a good essay topic to write about or what colleges they want to apply to yet, but the main...

TOWAMENCIN: The year was 1944. Turbulent times were coming to a close as the Second World War was looming towards its end, but with an imminent closure comes a new beginning, as this was the year when North Penn cafeteria worker, Mrs. Kathleen Perry was born. After a short stint in the 80s here at the...

Roughly one million years ago, the control of fire allowed archaic humans to socialize around flame and exchange their stories. Not too different from these ancestors, in the Golden Age of Radio, families of the 1930s and ‘40s gathered around a radio to listen in to music and shows. Now, the modern...

  Success is the name of the game. We want the best score, and often, it doesn’t matter how it is achieved, as long as the grade comes back with a satisfactory number. But are those chances hurt because standardized tests are being switched to virtual?   Everything in general seems...

From birth, children are taught two things. Right and wrong. If right, you get rewarded. If wrong, you get punished. Although this is beneficial for creating habits in young minds, is there a point where it becomes counterproductive? Many students, especially under the judging eyes of their peers,...

The 2024 election is rapidly approaching (November 5th), yet there are still Americans who believe their vote “doesn’t matter”. Despite A-list celebrities like Taylor Swift pushing for eligible voters to register, only 161.42 million of the 258.3 million eligible voters are registered. That’s...

WARRINGTON - The North Penn Knights suffered their first loss of the season Friday night in a hard-fought meeting with fellow undefeated SOL National team, the Central Bucks South Titans. With first place in the conference at stake, the two sides duked it out in a gritty, sloppy game, and CB South ultimately...

   The North Penn golf team closed out their regular season on Wednesday afternoon with their annual NP cup. The tournament was held at Pine Crest Country club where a close match led to Team Navy defeating Team Columbia 8.5-7.5 points.   Unlike other sports’ season closers, the Golf team has...