After twenty years at North Penn High School, reading teacher Ms. Mary Hall is stepping out of the halls and into retirement, but she takes many friendships and relationships with her, and in some cases, friendships that have turned into family. “Teaching is such an interesting field, in that work...

A musician’s life is known to be unpredictable, as the universal force of music penetrates everywhere, and people are carried each by their own ever changing tune. Mr. Daniel Tumolo, music teacher, is now heading towards the finale of his tune at North Penn, and will soon be beginning his next piece. Tumolo...

After 28 years of dedicated service, Ms. Robyn Williams, Senior Home Office Secretary, is closing a memorable chapter at North Penn High School. With plans to start a new adventure of life down south, Williams sends her final farewells to North Penn. Williams began her journey at North Penn at just...

Mr. Gus Maurer had one mission: to be the kind of teacher he never had. He didn’t want to lecture from a textbook. He wanted to bring history to life and make students feel something in every lesson. And he delivered on that mission a lot in the last 27 years.  “The reason I became a teacher,...

Ask any senior how much a prom ticket costs, and they’d probably be able to tell you, but ask them how much North Penn spends on field trips yearly, and most would have no idea. Someone who could answer that question for us is Ms. Patti Sell, the North Penn budgeting secretary, in charge of maintaining...

Home Office Attendance Secretary, Mrs. Theresa Arduino has spent the last 28 years keeping tabs on roughly 1000 students. From call outs to no shows, Arduino has logged it all. After spending 27 of those years in the same desk, with the same routine, she has finally decided to take a step back from her...

In her first few years at North Penn High School, Mrs. Susan Kavalow-Huie along with her colleagues liked to have some fun. One year, they rented an air compressor, filled a swarm of balloons, and packed JIm Finnemeyer’s (the Director of Student Activities) office with them as an April Fool's Day prank....

As a student, Clauss took an interest in sports, enjoying playing baseball and football. Despite being unsure of a career path right away, he recalls having an interest in coaching early on, recalling looking up to his seventh grade gym teacher and thinking that he could see himself in a similar role....

When I walked into the nurses suite, Ms. Karen Skillman was sitting there with her mug of coffee chatting with her fellow nurses. The lights were warm, the good energy palpable, and quiet laughter between not just coworkers but friends softly filled the room. She walked me over into her specific suite,...

From falling in love with theatre because of Shirley Temple to Children of Eden being her last production at North Penn, Roney has had a magical journey with theatre that will continue into her retirement. The end of her time here is just the beginning. It;s not easy to put 20 years of hard work,...

Often when you ask a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?,” he or she will reply with; lawyer, business owner, teacher, etc. For Mr. Brian Haley, all were a dream come true. But, it’s finally time to hang up the gavel, shut the doors, and say goodbye to his home for the past 26 years:...

At the time, then 26-year old Maggie deMarteleire couldn’t have imagined that stepping into a coaching role would spark a decades long journey that would redefine her life. Applying from New Jersey for the newly available head coaching job at her alma mater, Lansdale Catholic, deMarteleire could...

Few people are fortunate enough to discover their true passion in life—fewer still get to turn that passion into a lifelong career. Yet for the Secretary of the health suite, loving her job was never an issue. For close to three decades, she has been able to call North Penn School District her home....

"Kids need to get off their phones and go outside!" This has become a trite phrase in 2025, a time in which North Penn School District and many others opened the school year with policies to crack down on the ever growing cell phone epidemic. Yes, we hear you. Get off your phone and go do something…...

For nearly half a century, Donald “Doc” Ryan’s navy tie, suspenders and level-headed personality quietly shaped generations of student-athletes and helped build North Penn into the athletic powerhouse it is today. North Penn said farewell to Doc on January 18, 2025, when he passed away at the...