Swim teams play catch-up
After losing 11 seniors last year, the fragmented boys’ and girls’ swim teams have done a lot of catching up, with the girls finishing with a 5-7 record and the […]
20 Questions with Vice Principal Peter B. James
—By Michael Bamford & Liam Knox— Opinion Editor Liam Knox and Copy Editor Michael Bamford met with new vice principal Peter James to discuss math, soccer, scuba diving, and Royster’s […]
Taylor Strype: fan favorite
With the football season over, the athletics scene has turned to winter sports such as basketball. One person who certainly stands out on the court is girls’ varsity basketball captain […]
Kyle Jacobson: athlete, filmmaker, philanthropist
As admirable as students athletes are, it isn’t often that they translate their success in school and sports beyond North’s hallways. Few reach out to participate in various activities, and […]
It’s time to put down the selfie stick
I have a selfie stick. I’m not proud of it, I’m really not, and I swear I’ve used it only once, and hopefully never will again. In fact, the only […]
Five important facts about the US-Cuban rapprochement
The Cuban embargo dates back to the Cold War In 1960, the United States commenced an embargo on its neighbor just 90 miles off the coast of the Florida. This […]
Spero brings a new approach to advanced physics
“I ask them to take physics/ and hold it up to the light/ like a color slide…but all they want to do/ is tie physics to a chair with rope/ […]
A conversation about the year in movies
—By Liam Knox & David Yaffe-Bellany— The drama of last December—the unlikely involvement of a Hollywood farce in a long-running geopolitical standoff, the surreal spectacle of President Obama calling on Sony […]
North teachers Spero and Patel launch mobile classrooms project
For the better part of five months, Tovi Spero’s ToPhy classes have been crunching numbers on their advanced graphing calculators, learning to solve some of nature’s more challenging physics problems. During that same time, Nishan Patel’s art classes have used school resources to delve into the techniques that make modern art beautiful, down to each and every stroke of the […]
Is early decision worth it?
Early action, early decision, regular decision—the list goes on and on. High school seniors tend to submit more than one type of application each semester. Some students apply regular decision, […]
Bill Corgan’s voice electrifies Monuments to an Elegy
I consolidated pretty much every Smashing Pumpkins song on a Spotify playlist and listened to it for three days. The band’s new album, Monuments to an Elegy, is not at […]
A Knight, Errant: So, Option ii…we meet again
This is a response to an article about the recent Option ii changes. I told them I’d retired. I told them I wouldn’t do it again. I got out of […]
Selma makes the civil rights struggle feel real
1965…that’s 50 years ago. I’ve learned about the Civil Rights Movement in American Studies, engaged in class discussions, written essays, and taken tests, but it never felt real until I […]
The best of Boyce and the girls’ basketball team
—By Michael Bamford & Vansh Bansal— The girls’ basketball team entered last Friday’s rivalry game against South at 8-6, ready to take on a robust Pirates squad. The game, which had […]
Practicing with the basketball team
Knightly News Opinion Editor Liam Knox worked out with the basketball team. Maybe he shouldn’t go for the three-point shots as often.
What really happened to the Patriots’ footballs?
Millions across the globe are still wondering what really happened to the Patriots’ deflated footballs. The question has been brought up in the media many times in the past week. […]
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