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Spell bowl finishes collaborated season
By Aubree Amback / Staff writer At their first competition, the spell bowl team received second place. Spell bowl competitions are not like spelling bees, where competitors will say how to spell a word out loud. Instead, the participants in the spell bowl will be given a word and fifteen seconds to write it down. […]
Continue ReadingLouvre robbed in broad daylight
By Aubree Amback / Staff writer The Louvre is a museum in Paris, France that is housed in a larger palace. It is the most visited art museum in the world, featuring works from ancient civilizations to the mid 19th century. The most famous work they have on display is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo […]
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Winter weather affects student drivers
By: Lily Amback / News & Opinion editor and Jalen Thompson / Staff writer The winter season can be the scariest time for a new driver. Many things could go wrong such as hydroplaning, trouble seeing and tire pressure suddenly failing. For some students, these nightmares became reality. Senior student drivers Blake Hurst and Chris […]
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A clarifying look at the government shutdown
By: Lily Amback / News & Opinion editor and Lydia Styf / Staff writer There have been a total of 15 government shutdowns in the history of the American legislature. Recently, the government had been shut down for a record amount of time: 43 days. The last longest shutdown was for 35 days and was […]
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Quiz Bowl update
By: Lily Amback / News & opinion editor For those who dream of being on a game show, buzzing in after a question, the joyous feeling of getting an answer right, quiz bowl may be the perfect activity. “I think it’s really fun to see what are all the different things that people in your […]
Continue ReadingNPHS honors veterans
By Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer Crimson Heat singing “Salute to the Armed Forces.” Photo by Mark Blachly. On the cold morning of Nov. 11, NPHS students, faculty and administrators gathered for their Veterans Day program. The congregation started promptly at 9 a.m. with an opening speech from assistant principal Mitchel Burk. Burk’s speech mentioned […]
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Westerman leaves NPHS
By Johnathon Shaffer / Sports editor and Abby Journay / Staff Writer Essential skills teacher Cara Westerman has been working in New Palestine for eleven years, starting the NPHS essential skills program. When the HMSES — the county-wide program — disbanded in 2016, Westerman initiated a new and stable regimen for the students that otherwise […]
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New Palestine leadership plans for new town center
Written by Johnathon Shaffer / Sports editor and Aubree Amback / Staff Writer New Palestine town council leaders have decided to start working on expanding the city by creating a new town center. They will be adding a Kroger grocery store, as well as an amphitheater, an apartment building, a park, and new restaurants. It […]
Continue ReadingAll-Stars at All-State Choir
Written by: Lydia Styf / Staff writer For years, NPHS has gone to many different competitions and held many performances to show off the abilities of its choir students. Students have many opportunities to not only show off their skills, but to grow them as well. This year, NPHS has asked its students to try […]
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