Written by: Aubree Amback / Opinion editor Over this past month, more and more agents that are part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements have been seen in Indianapolis. They have not been easy to spot, hiding in plain sight with unmarked vehicles with no license plates. According to the Deportation Data Project, 465 […]
Continue ReadingWritten by: Pax Bilinski / Editor in chief & Lily Amback / Managing editor Recently, within the New Palestine High School, the school has faced backlash from the students for their use of AI. It’s back in the news because of data centers popping up across the country. Senior Gavin Hagerty spoke out at the […]
Continue ReadingWritten by: Jackson Keyes / Staff writer & Jacob Tull / Staff writer Another school year has dawned on NPHS, and with that also comes a new class of freshmen. Unlike the previous years, the freshmen now must also adjust to not only a new building and teachers, but also to the new school rules […]
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Written by: Pax Bilinski / Editor in chief & Lily Amback / Managing editor Senate Bill 78, the new cell phone ban affecting all Indiana public schools, has been widely debated by parents, students and teachers alike. However, the school administration sees this as an improvement to the school system. “You can already see a […]
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By Lilly Buist / Editor in chief, Johnathon Shaffer / Sports editor and Nathaniel Morris / Staff writer The last class to complete seventh and eighth grade in the current NPJH building will be the class of 2030, according to a message shared via ParentSquare on March 11. Fifth grade students will return to the […]
Continue ReadingBy Johnathon Shaffer / Sports editor, Naomi Amaize / Feature editor and Gabe Merida / Staff writer On Nov. 19, the U.S. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the Department of Justice to release all unclassified materials involving Jeffrey Epstein. They were given a deadline of one month later, Dec. 19. However, […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 ReadingBy 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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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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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 […]
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