Alumni Spotlights- Fall 2016

North Penn’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams will surely be missing Phoebe Clowser this year, a class of 2016 graduate who is continuing her athletic career at Illinois State. Clowser has gone to states all 4 years of her athletic career, and last year was on a 4x8 team that competed at nationals. After being observed by several collegiate athletic programs, she decided Illinois State was...

Students and staff may remember her as the President of Student Government last year, but now Katie Solomon isn't filling her day with North Penn events; she is filling it with new experiences at Penn State University. As long as Katie could remember, she always wanted to attend PSU. “Penn State is actually the only school I applied to, because I knew it was where I wanted to be. I can honestly...

Madison Wiernusz, class of 2016 graduate and former Knight Crier editor, is a Public Relations concentration at George Mason University. When discussing her decision to attend the school, she admitted she wasn't completely sure about George Mason until she attended the accepted student spring preview. “That’s when I knew. I was on campus, and I fell in love with the people and the atmosphere....

For North Penn graduate Alex Van, his dream college was one where he could study medicine and be in California. He applied to several colleges in the Golden State, and deciding which one to attend came down to his own research on each school. “After the acceptances came out, I had other schools in mind like Berkeley and the other UC schools, but then I started to research more about the Univer...

Looking back, Danté Watson would have never guessed that his last high school track meet would be as life changing as it was. After finishing his last races for North Penn at states with personal bests in the 400m and 800m, he unexpectedly grabbed the attention of coaches from the University of Pittsburgh, a NCAA division l school. “None of this could have been possible without the coaching and...

When Nyfease West graduated in 2016, the North Penn Knights lost an outstanding running back on the football team. West played on the varsity team for the three years he played for North Penn, making it to district championships in both sophomore and senior year. “I was extremely blessed to be the starting running back for 3 years,” stated West. West continues his football career at Delaware...

Jared Melone, graduate of NPHS class of 2015, is definitely missed out on the field as a star third baseman. Melone was called up to varsity during his sophomore year and played on the team for the rest of his time at NPHS. He contributed to the team’s state titles in both sophomore and senior year. He went on from NPHS to play at LaSalle, as a starting third baseman his freshman year of college....

While navigating the halls of North Penn, Neha Raman’s passion and intuitiveness sparked an idea that would eventually evolve into a full-scale company. Currently a junior at Temple University majoring in finance, Raman dedicates her time to the chaos of college life while keeping her business active. Her company, Rungh, which means colors in Hindi, presents a do-it-yourself nail polish set where...

After graduating from North Penn High School in 2010, Jason Barnada never expected to be holding an Emmy in his hands six years after learning the very basics of camera work and video editing. Barnada always knew he wanted to do something in the communications field, but just couldn’t figure out what. The vast selection of courses at the high school helped him find his passion in post-production...

Joey Spallinger always thought that he would go to college to play baseball. Like a majority of students on the high school winter track team, as a freshman, Spallinger joined the team to stay in shape and have fun before baseball season. It wasn't until his senior year on the winter track team that he started to put his full effort into running. Spallinger then decided that his senior winter track se...

The North Penn Knights are definitely missing a strong defenseman now that Keith Earle has graduated. The NPHS graduate played defensive end on the varsity team for three years at NPHS and made it to district championship his sophomore and senior year. Earle has gone on to continue his football career with the scholarship he received by Lafayette College. Playing at the collegiate level, he has also...

North Penn Graduate: Class of 2015 While attending North Penn High School, Jenna You was seen as the epitome of an active student. Throughout her high school career, You was involved in North Penn's Goodwill Ambassadors, National Honor Society, Key Club, art, lacrosse, cross country, and track and field. Since Graduating from North Penn High School she has been given many opportunities that...

Delphin Monga is not the average North Penn alumnus. Monga was born in Uganda and didn’t come to the United States until he was 15 years old in May of 2013. Adapting to the culture and making new friends was hard, but catching up with everyone academically was even harder. North Penn offered a variety of options for Monga. “I was given the opportunity to take ESL classes, and I was able to test...

When figuring out where to go to college, money is always a huge factor. Luckily for graduate and former Knight Crier staff writer, Kee Min, he got the college with the right price and the right program. Min is studying journalism at Temple University and is overwhelmed with the many opportunities that the city of Philadelphia has to offer. “The campus is alive, and you never know what Philly is going ...

Inspired by her high school English teachers, Madi Peyton, graduate of the class of 2016, is studying Secondary English and Communications at Penn State University, aspiring to share her passion with others. The NP alum hopes to return to NPHS one day to teach English. “After college, I want to come back to my hometown and hopefully begin student teaching in the area to eventually get a full time...

North Penn graduate Jake Bell is continuing his education at Temple University as a film major. Most students remember Bell as a member of last year’s Dude Report, but few know about his life outside of North Penn. “I chose to go to Temple because I love the concept of living and studying in the city. I think Philly is a really rich city culturally; there's a lot of great music and visual a...

Although enrolled at Arcadia University, Kate Knab, a graduate from the Class of 2016, is a bit far from campus; she’s currently studying her first semester of college in London, England. As a part of Arcadia’s First Year Study Abroad Experience, Knab is pursuing a degree in English with a concentration in creative writing, and a minor in Spanish. “Studying abroad just may be the best thing...

Graduate Jon Kline was able to decipher through all the chaos and commotion of high school and decide what was truly important to him and what kind of difference he wanted to make in the world. Now, nineteen years old, he utilizes his talent for music, his passion for amending education, and his overall goal to create change in the world. “I want to inflict change in every single way that I can....

  Many North Penn students remember Eric Beideman from his Low Down appearances on the morning show (yes, that guy with the bow tie), his articles for the Knight Crier, and his time as a baseball catcher. Now that he has graduated, Beideman spends his time at Wilkes University, still playing baseball, and still staying academically involved and challenged. Check out his freshman year c...

TOWAMENCIN- Many high school graduates eagerly anticipate that envelope of acceptance from their top college choice. Some just hope to have some choice.. What if instead, you did apply to college and you got accepted into Penn State, Towson, and were offered to play baseball at Widener but you decided to turn down all of those offers. This was the case with North Penn alumni, Alex Peterson, who deferred...

Continuing his education at La Salle University, Dan Sardaro, a North Penn alum more commonly known as "Dan Sardaro from the Knight Crier Update," is not only earning a communication degree with a focus in PR, but also pursuing an English major. Throughout his high school career, Sardaro was most involved with the Knight Crier, and in addition to being a member of the key club, he participated in...

Whether she was running up and down the field or around the track, Stephanie Bresadola always represented North Penn with her best effort. After graduating in 2015, she planned on continuing soccer and track and field at the Division 2 level at Kutztown University. She loved the campus and the coach, and in the end she chose running over soccer. “I chose cross country over soccer, because I liked...

North Penn Graduate: Class of 2016 As a student involved in the Student Government Association, Indian Cultural Association, Key Club, Future Health Occupations, and National Honors Society, North Penn High School served as Shivani Rathod’s second home. Now, her home is at Penn State University, where her involvement contributes to the rich culture of the campus. Though she is now an alum, her...