During the May 5th monthly Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Thomas Moore announced his retirement, marking the end of his tenure with the district in Feb. 2027. Moore was hired in 2022 on a three-year contract. As superintendent, Moore...
Senior finals at Niles North will take place May 11–14 during regular class periods. Finals for Fine Arts, World Languages, Math, and English are on May 11–12. Science, Social Studies, ECSB, and AVID finals are on May 13–14. After May 14, seniors...
As I finish my junior year up I realize that there are a lot of changes coming my way. I won’t cross paths with my favorite seniors in the morning before I walk to my gym...
Four long school years ago, I first stepped foot inside Niles North. I had come from a small school whose graduating class amassed just over 50 people and whose every corner...
My journalism career started before I even realized it was beginning, in car rides to school with my dad. There was a kind of routine to those mornings, where the outside world would pass quietly while I sat in the passenger...
As I sit here typing on my laptop, one day out from my last day of high school ever, I can’t help but reminisce on all the good times I have had with the North Star News journalism team. I still remember walking into...
Every year, quietly, Earth Day rolls around. On your way to school, you might pass a group picking up trash at a forest preserve. In the hallway, you might overhear a quick “Happy Earth Day” between a teacher and a student....
The unlikely Sean Strickland is champion of the world once again, and that now makes two of the biggest upsets in modern UFC history. First, he shocked the world by dominating Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title...
Aljamain Sterling returns to the Octagon Saturday night at UFC Vegas 116, looking to keep his featherweight title push alive against rising contender Youssef Zalal— and I’m not shocked that Zalal enters as the slight...
For the first time in program history, the Niles North Girls Varsity Soccer Team is not just training physically, but also mentally. As a senior who has spent four years in the program, I have seen the team grow in talent...
After an extensive study session for the ACT, my friends and I stepped out into the unpredictable Chicago weather, hoping to reward ourselves with a trip to Complementary Café. The walk itself felt like a mix of exhaustion and relief, as we had just spent over an hour doing work, and we wanted something warm and comforting. But when we finally got there, we were met with disappointment: the café...
Warning: The following story contains spoilers about the movie Project Hail Mary. Our vast cosmos, with all of its endless little quirks and mysteries, has long been the subject of deep human fascination. For some, a gateway to the questions underlying our existence; for others, the ultimate scientific puzzle to be put together, space is among the few things that has bound all living things together...
On Feb. 6, the music world witnessed a release of what many believe to be a definitive closing chapter in the career of one of its most introspective voices. The Fall-Off opens like a late night drive with the windows down--quiet, yet something meaningful lingering in the air. It marks the start and end of J. Cole’s career, from age 29 to 39. The album has two tracks - track 28 and track 38. It is...
What is your name and grade? My name is Ari Colish. I'm in 11th grade. What is your least favorite food? I don't like tomatoes, like, whole...
What if your name and grade? My name is Brian Behena Jr., and I am a freshman. What inspired you to play the sports that you play? My parents,...
What is your name and grade? My name is Jeremy Quiros, and I am a freshman. What inspired you to play the sports that you are involved in?...
What is your name and grade level? My name is Gracie Revilla, and I am a junior. What activities are you involved in? Through school, I am...