By: Abby Journay/Staff Writer The NPHS Audio Theater (Winter Percussion program) won their first competition on Feb. 21. Their show “Numb” was awarded the highest score for this time of the year in a decade, with a numerical value of 77.4. Junior Gavin Hagerty is in his fourth season of winter percussion and he shares […]
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Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer After debuting their new productions at the “Cabaret,” Crimson Heat and Diamond Sensations traveled to Plainfield High School to officially start their competition season. Normally Diamond Sensations goes on stage before Crimson Heat during competitions, but at the “Quaker Classic” they had to wait until 6 p.m.to perform. “I […]
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer and Lillian Buist / Editor-in-chief The 2026 New Palestine Winter Guard show is titled “Living Portraits.” “We’re not clown clowns. We’re like fun clowns, not creepy or anything. We are in picture frames at the start and then we come alive and go through them. We dance and have […]
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer With the show choir competition season just around the corner, Crimson Heat and Diamond Sensations are working hard to be successful. On Feb. 7, the show choirs will open the auditorium doors to debut their brand new competition shows at the annual Cabaret. Both competition shows are produced by […]
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer In the years past, NPHS choirs and bands had separate winter performances. The 2024-2025 school year was the first year that the Winter Gala showcased both the choirs and bands. “It was something that we knew could be cool last year but there was no sense of doing this […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer The 2025 New Palestine Marching Dragons presented a show titled “A Method to the Madness.” The idea of “madness” in the show is telling the story of having so much drive for something that it takes over everything. Through three different movements, “A Method to the Madness” tells the […]
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By Lilly Buist / Editor in chief and Mackenzie Arthur / staff writer The NPHS musical “Dreamland” was generally unknown to students. With the theater department previously producing more well-known musicals such as “The Addams Family,” students were unsure what to expect this year. However, we can safely say that this musical was a phenomenal […]
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Arthur / Staff writer With a mix of new and returning choir members, putting together a concert in nine weeks can be a difficult task. However, members were able to complete this task successfully with the help of their leadership. The NPHS choirs performed their fall spectacular on Sept. 30. Concert choir, Diamond […]
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