Skip to Main Content
The Student News Website of Bloomington High School North

The North Star

The Student News Website of Bloomington High School North

The North Star

The Student News Website of Bloomington High School North

The North Star

Papers, notes, worksheets, and books are all pieces of homework that just keep piling up for students.

OPINION: Homework Loads Should Be Revisited

Elia Defore, Staff Writer December 10, 2024

There is one thing almost all students can agree on; they hate homework. High school students have had homework for years now, but that does not make them dislike it any less. The purpose of homework is...

Photo by Nathan Wolfe on Unsplash

OPINION: Bring Back Snow Days

Eisley Motz, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

Waking up to a fresh blanket of snow is one of the most magical moments. Nothing quite matches the feeling of seeing your school’s name flash across the bottom of the television screen, announcing that...

OPINION: We Need Healthier Food Alternatives

OPINION: We Need Healthier Food Alternatives

Emma Bubalo, Staff Writer December 3, 2024

Percentages of cancer, diabetes, and obesity have risen. Over half of America has a chronic disease, while if you look at other countries, they have less than half the population with illnesses according...

BHSN Students Review "Barbie"

BHSN Students Review “Barbie”

Drew Kelley, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

We all have heard about the cinematic sensation that is Barbie. Barbie took the world by storm and has had immense box office success and outperformed every movie this year crossing over 1.5 Billion dollars....

All Sports Pass still valuable even after fall sports season

All Sports Pass still valuable even after fall sports season

Margaret Hill, Staff Writer December 9, 2022

As crazy as it sounds, other sports exist outside of football. With football season having recently ended, the various BHSN ALL Sports Passes seem to have less value. However, with both winter and spring...

Mia Robbennolt (11), Ava Moore (10) and Claire Hodson (10)

OPINION: Morning Practices Aren’t Necessary for High School Athletes

Jackson Pitner, Staff Reporter November 9, 2022

With the evolution of high school athletics, morning practices are more common than ever. Many student-athletes are required to wake up as early as 5 a.m. to attend morning sessions before school, and...

Is True Crime Ethical?

Is True Crime Ethical?

Lexie Blosser, Staff Reporter November 4, 2022

People find true crime so fascinating because it allows us as an audience to attempt to solve the problem, and we become actively involved throughout the course of the story. True crime reading, watching,...

How to Stay Busy When You’re Stuck at Home

Maggie Piercy May 6, 2020

For the past few weeks we have been stuck at home but still (hopefully) staying busy with school. Now, with the year dwindling down and a whole summer ahead of us, we are still stuck at home, now with...

ConFused 2020

April 1, 2020

Click the link below to read the 2020 edition of ConFused! ConFused PDF final

Do We Need Valentine’s Day?

Zoe Scheuerman, Reporter February 11, 2020

The old saying goes that you can’t buy happiness, but our corporate overlords have certainly done everything in their power to prove it wrong. Many holidays have become commercialized (Although Thanksgiving...

The Seven Best Ways to Ignore Valentine’s Day

Maggie Piercy, Co-Editor February 11, 2020

Valentine’s Day is a trash holiday. You are either happily in a relationship, wish you were, or fine with being single and stuck watching the hordes of happy couples fill your Instagram feed. So...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Opinion