Faculty/Staff Column: Why Watching TV Shows is Good for Your Health
Mr. Kevin Manero, NPHS English Teacher
April 9, 2013
When I was about six years old, (circa the mid 1980s), I would religiously tune in to watch The Dukes of Hazzard on Friday nights on CBS. Often my grandparents would come over on Fridays, and they would watch the show that came on next… a little drama series called Dallas. Of course I loved watching... Read more »
Editorial – End the Minimum Wage
Mr. Robert McCreary, NPHS Social Studies Teacher
February 19, 2013
Minimum wage laws have been one of the most successful government actions in U.S. history which is precisely why we should consider getting rid of them. That statement is bound to turn a few heads in confusion, but when you look at the history of wage laws, why they were introduced, and what things look... Read more »
The School Lunch
Mrs. Elizabeth Weizer, NPHS English Teacher / Accolade Adviser
February 13, 2013
I didn’t get the full experience of the school lunch until high school. In elementary school, I brought a lunch to school in a brown paper bag. I rarely bought my lunch, which was fine with me. I was turned off by the big bucket at the front of the cafeteria into which everyone poured leftover beverages.... Read more »
The Pop of the Catcher’s Mitt – My “Insular Tahiti”
Kevin Manero, NPHS English Teacher / Knight Crier Advisor
February 12, 2013
Warning – If you are not a baseball fan – you should still keep reading. This is really not just a baseball article. For those who read my columns (both of you) I apologize for having written nothing since November 16. But with my annual seasonal affective disorder kicking in, my motivation just... Read more »
Take the Earbuds Out and Say Hello to Me!
Kevin Manero, NPHS English Teacher / Knight Crier Advisor
November 16, 2012
As students cavort, gambol, or plod through the hallways, sometimes they do so with an effete stride, and sometimes derring-do burgeons on their countenances after a great fait accompli in the classroom. Of course there is always a little raillery and persiflage, and also the occasional lachrymose high... Read more »
Five Things Sandy Taught Me
Kevin Manero, English Teacher -North Penn High School
November 2, 2012
Through experience, we learn. Ishmael learns much about the universe through his journey aboard Ahab’s ill-fated ship, and similarly, through my own much less ill-fated ride along Superstorm Sandy, I, too, have learned. Here are a few lessons I gleaned in Sandy’s wake: 1. I kind of prefer a world... Read more »
An Epic Marathon Over in Just 9 Innings – What Major League Baseball can Learn from Moby-Dick
Kevin Manero, NPHS English Teacher and Baseball Coach
October 6, 2012
With the Atlanta Braves’ loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball’s first ever second wild card, one game playoff round (or whatever it is the baseball think tank has titled it) leaving a “damp, drizzly November” in my baseball soul, I found it high time to get to baseball-... Read more »
Beyond the College Degree
Information provided by Mr. Spence Miller - NPHS Guidance, North Penn High School Guidance Counselor
March 7, 2012
The information below is from the New York Times – courtesy of the North Penn HS College and Career Center What’s so special about a diploma? With the advent of Massive Open Online Courses and other online programs offering informal credentials (badges), the race is on for alternative forms of... Read more »
Glee and its Insight into the New Generation of LGBT Allies
Dr. David Hall, NPHS Social Studies Teacher
February 24, 2012
North Penn High School Social Studies teacher, Dr. David Hall, recently wrote a blog for CNN, in which he examines the issue of bullying. In his article pubished by CNN, Dr. Hall takes a closer look at the hit television series, Glee, and its insight into LGBT Allies. The article written by Dr. Hall... Read more »
Unique College Essay Prompts of 2011
Mr. Spence Miller, NPHS Guidance Department
January 26, 2012
Essay Questions of 2011 According to the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), the importance that colleges place on student essays has been steadily increasing. So here are a few of the more unusual prompts… The University of Chicago: “What does Play-Doh™ have... Read more »
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