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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...

Social Distancing Measures Around Bloomington

Zoe Scheuerman, Reporter April 17, 2020

In order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus in the United States, the CDC has released several social distancing recommendations to inform people about healthy behavior. The main recommended practices,...

A Summary of Indiana’s Response to COVID-19

April 12, 2020

We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has brought nearly the entire world to a standstill. Countries around the world are closing down and enacting social distancing measures. In the United States,...

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...

More Than a Fashion Show

Maggie Piercy, Co-Editor October 30, 2019

     Every winter, a group of North students gather to put on a fashion show promoting body positivity and inclusivity. The money from this event goes straight to Middle Way House, an organization in...

Get Involved in a Club at North!

Maggie Piercy, Co-Editor August 26, 2019

   The beginning of the school year brings many new things such as homework, football games, pep rallies and most importantly, club call out meetings! North is home to many fun and unique clubs that...

March For Our Lives, D.C. Trip

March For Our Lives, D.C. Trip

Abby Cannon, Reporter May 28, 2018

With Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Student Cameron Kasky’s powerful words Saturday, “Welcome to the revolution,” so began a new era. Not only was our generation coming of age, but a new political...

Greta King skates around the track in a warm up activity

Roller Derby Thunderbirds

Arianna Buehler, Reporter October 2, 2017

Let’s get ready to roll(er derby)! Bloomington’s Thunderbird junior roller derby league is back in action this season and you can join the team. This co-ed sport is open to anyone at North who wants...

The Youth Group from the local Bloomington Islamic Center pose outside their mosque.(from top left to bottom right) Amanda Adhami, Afiya Rana, Layan Hajiyer, Aziza Machnouk, Fathima Ahmed, Zayneb Ahmed, Huda Adhami , Haifa Mohamed, Amani Zaneer

Islamic Youth Group Stays Active and Hopeful for Peace

Jacob Taylor, Editor-In-Chief February 23, 2017

Even before walking into Bloomington’s local Islamic Center, you can sense an aura of peace surrounding the mosque. There’s a nearby neighborhood, a playset outside the mosque, and people coming...

A Balancing Act: How One North Kitchen Staff Member Manages it All

Arianna Buehler, Reporter September 29, 2016

Balance. We know the word in many ways: whether it’s juggling family, having two jobs or enjoying life, humans have made their lives balancing acts. This is the case for Lisa Hobbs, a kitchen staff...

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