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Students in Ms. Rodriguezs class are participating in a basketball tournament before Spring Break.
P.E. hosts tournaments before Spring Break
Hector Ocampo, Staff Reporter • April 17, 2024

During the week before spring break was here to come, all eight P.E. classes had announced that they would be having a tournament leading up to spring break where they let...

North offers a group for every student
North offers a group for every student
Lola Brama, News Editor • March 19, 2024

New Groups begin to flourish as the school year continues. At the start of the 23-24 school year, students were sent out a survey about groups. They were asked if there...

Esports competes in tournaments
Christian Filas, Sports Editor • March 19, 2024

At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, IHSA (Illinois High School Sports Association) announced and debuted the first ever esports State Series throughout Illinois high...

North hosts Spark Week
North hosts Spark Week
Miguel Covarrubias, Staff Reporter • March 19, 2024

Spark Week is from April second to the fifth. Teachers running this year’s Spark Week have made sure to make it as enjoyable as possible for students. They want to make...

Science Olympiad season comes to an end
Science Olympiad season comes to an end
Ariana Selea, Sports Editor • March 19, 2024

Science Olympiad is built of a group of students who have a love for learning more about science and want to take that knowledge to another level. The Science Olympiad...

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March Madness brings excitement
Luis Eloiza, Staff Reporter • March 20, 2024

As March Madness gets closer, NCAA Division 1 basketball teams prepare for the single elimination tournament. The tournament is very popular around the world, and  people...

New baseball field underway at North
New baseball field underway at North
Miguel Covarrubias, Staff Reporter • March 20, 2024

This year's baseball season has been eventful as the boys baseball team is looking to stay focused outside the field being fixed. There have been many changes and distractions,...

Spring sports preview
Chris Filas, Managing Editor • March 20, 2024

Varsity Cheer smiles for team picture.
Cheer team takes on State
Ariana Selea, Sports Editor • February 13, 2024

  On the weekend of February 3, the varsity cheer team at Grayslake North got the well-earned opportunity to compete at State in Bloomington-Normal, IL. Their...

Victoria wrestles against Lakes High School.
Wrestling teams train for strong season
Joar Sandholm and Miguel Covarrubias February 13, 2024

The wrestling team has had a resurgence of students this year, with the addition of a lot of girls. The wrestling season is looking bright as coach Collin McKillip is looking...

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North takes on the dangers of the road
North takes on the dangers of the road
Imani Ongalo, Executive Editor • March 20, 2024

Imagine. You’re a young student going about your day driving home. You innocently glance at your phone for just a second to check your notifications. The moment you look...

Therapy dogs brighten everyone’s day
Therapy dogs brighten everyone’s day
Joar Sandholm, Staff Reporter • March 20, 2024

 Therapy dogs are known to help students build confidence, alleviate stress, and offer emotional support. The therapy dogs at Grayslake North are here to help with that.  The...

Halftime show promotes music artists
Alexander Zaragoza, Staff Reporter • March 20, 2024

Performers can receive a lot of publicity by performing at the Super Bowl halftime show even without receiving payment from the NFL, which boosts music sales and streaming. The...

¿Cómo es la clase de Comunicación y Cultura H?
Ethan Espinoza, Sophomore • March 19, 2024

Cultura y comunicación honores es una clase de español estudiamos diferentes culturas, personas, y historia de países latinoamericanos. Esta clase es diferente a otras...

Notre soeur française:  Our French Sister
Notre soeur française: Our French Sister
French Club, et Madame Welty • March 19, 2024

  Cet été, la famille Welty avait une occasion super d’accueillir un étudiant d’échange français. Du 3 au 23 juillet, Camille Klein est venue rester chez...

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Review: “Hits Me like a Rock” CSS
David Johnson, Opinion Editor • March 19, 2024

Summer is an electric shower of emotion, that which spills the taste of liberty on sunshy tongues; her little brother spring is a muted bloom, puddle-filled and lily-scented....

Review: "First Album"
David Johnson, Opinion Editor • February 13, 2024

Rain puddle, pocket mirror, car hood, computer screen. We look at reflective surfaces to understand how we appear, the eyes of others be damned. For something as representative...

‘The Cover of Life’ premieres this fall
‘The Cover of Life’ premieres this fall
Imani Ongalo, Executive Editor • December 10, 2023

The play this year, “The Cover of Life ,’’ was nothing like any of the other plays shown at North. It was set in 1943. It focused on three women who had recently come...

Old Fortnite map returns for redemption
Old Fortnite map returns for redemption
Alexander Zaragoza, Staff Reporter • December 10, 2023

Fortnite is a battle royale where players compete against each other to get a Victory Royale. According to fortune.com, “Fortnite just had its biggest day ever, 5.5 years...

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Podcasts
Luis Eloiza with Guest Logan Smith
Luis Eloiza, Staff Reporter • April 1, 2024

Podcasts
Lola Brama with Guest Emma Carter
Lola Brama, News Editor • April 1, 2024

Podcasts
David Johnson with Guest Wesley Manalo
David Johnson, Opinion Editor • April 1, 2024

Podcasts
Ariana Selea with Guest Ashley Kopecky
Ariana Selea, Sports Editor • April 1, 2024

Podcasts
Hector Ocampo with Guest Brian Palmer
Hector Ocampo, Staff Reporter • April 1, 2024

Roxy Rondon with Guest Emily Janowski
Podcasts
Roxy Rondon with Guest Emily Janowski
Roxy Rondon, Staff Reporter • December 19, 2023

Miguel Covarrubias with Guest Matthew Hansen
Podcasts
Miguel Covarrubias with Guest Matthew Hansen
Miguel Covarrubias, Staff Reporter • December 19, 2023

Column: Illustrious Imani
Column: Illustrious Imani
Imani Ongalo, Executive Editor • March 19, 2024

Summer has to be one of the things students look forward to most toward the end of the school year. Summers are days without homework, stress, tests, and they give us time...

Column: Lovely Lola
Column: Lovely Lola
Lola Brama, News Editor • March 19, 2024

College has always been something that was in my future. It was an expectation, an inevitable event that was bound to happen once I got out of high school. However, it was...

Staff Editorial
Staff Editorial
March 19, 2024

The staff of the GNHS Knights Media newspaper thoroughly appreciate and support our school and its extremely diverse and varied extracurriculars. Grayslake North has worked...

Staff Editorial
February 13, 2024

Towards the door, the body lurches forward, the sensation of spines and horror piercing inwards like an inverted urchin, undesiring to move or eat or work with the vigor of...

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¿Cómo es la clase de Comunicación y Cultura H?
Ethan Espinoza, Sophomore • March 19, 2024

Cultura y comunicación honores es una clase de español estudiamos diferentes culturas, personas, y historia de países latinoamericanos. Esta...

Notre soeur française:  Our French Sister
Notre soeur française: Our French Sister
French Club, et Madame Welty • March 19, 2024

  Cet été, la famille Welty avait une occasion super d’accueillir un étudiant d’échange français. Du 3 au 23 juillet, Camille...

Una comparación cultural
Lesley Lara, AP Spanish Language and Culture • February 13, 2024

Una estudiante del grado 11 comparte sus experiencias y observaciones acerca de la cultura estadounidense comparada con la cultura de México,...

Homecoming Memories
Homecoming Memories
October 28, 2022