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The Prowler

The student news site of Plainfield North High School

The Prowler

The student news site of Plainfield North High School

The Prowler

From left: Nex Varsity coach Brittany McWaine and new Assistant coach Troynell Addams welcomed at North.
Meet Coach McWaine
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 26, 2025

The 2024-2025 Girls’ Varsity Basketball team prepared for the new season along with welcoming a new head coach. After last year's struggle, making a comeback was the...

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From left: Girls wrestling coach Dominick Sterr, Sophomore Viki Rodnikova, Junior Meryn Finnegan, Freshman Isabelle Chavez, Sophomore Siena Hart.
North girls pinning stigmas
Nooreen Hussaini, Staff Writer • February 26, 2025

The Plainfield North girls’ wrestling team has kicked off their 2024-2025 season with a successful start.  More specifically, the girls’ team brought home 3 wins from...

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Plainfield North girl's Varsity cheerleading team at conference on Jan. 25.
With pride, North cheerleading
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 26, 2025

On Jan. 25, Plainfield North held the conference tournament for girls’ cheerleading, a precursor to qualify for the state tournament.  The girls’ cheerleading team...

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Spring or snow? Groundhogs split on forecast
Spring or snow? Groundhogs split on forecast
Jojo Koldoff, Graphic Editor • February 26, 2025

On Feb 2, Americans across the country turned their attention to a small burrowing rodent for a glimpse into the future of winter. Groundhog Day, once again, sparked debate...

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Spring or snow? Groundhogs split on forecast
Spring or snow? Groundhogs split on forecast
Jojo Koldoff, Graphic Editor • February 26, 2025

On Feb 2, Americans across the country turned their attention to a small burrowing rodent for a glimpse into the future of winter. Groundhog Day, once again, sparked debate as Punxsutawney Phil and other forecasting animals...

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Cancel culture: streaming's crackdown on popular shows
Cancel culture: streaming’s crackdown on popular shows
Lily Allen, Online Editor • December 11, 2024

It feels like far too often that we open social media, see a post from a media update account, and open it to discover the cancellation of yet another beloved TV show or to see the removal of a show from a platform. “Cancel...

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Seasonal Effective Disorder
Seasonal Effective Disorder
Jojo Koldoff, Graphic Editor • December 11, 2024

Dark mornings, chilly weather, and endless gray skies: the winter season is a time of change, but for some, it also marks the arrival of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This form of depression, triggered by seasonal shifts,...

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Haunted by their ghost
Sue Ellen Damato, Editor-in-Chief • October 29, 2024

Twelve years are spent in the school system with four of those twelve years made up of being in high school. We spend those four years deciding who is a true friend and who has no remorse in becoming a ghost in our lives....

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Is it better to love and lose or never have loved at all?
Is it better to love and lose or never have loved at all?
Sue Ellen Damato and Brianna Gonzalez February 26, 2025

Love lies By: Sue Ellen Damato  “Young people fall in love with the wrong people sometimes” - Moral of the story. Falling in love is...

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Does it really bring joy?
Sue Ellen Damato, Editor-in-Chief • December 11, 2024

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas. It’s a statement that never fails to be said during the late month of November into...

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From left: Nex Varsity coach Brittany McWaine and new Assistant coach Troynell Addams welcomed at North.
Meet Coach McWaine
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 26, 2025
The 2024-2025 Girls’ Varsity Basketball team prepared for the new season
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From left: Girls wrestling coach Dominick Sterr, Sophomore Viki Rodnikova, Junior Meryn Finnegan, Freshman Isabelle Chavez, Sophomore Siena Hart.
North girls pinning stigmas
Nooreen Hussaini, Staff Writer • February 26, 2025
The Plainfield North girls’ wrestling team has kicked off their 2024-2025 season with a successful start. 
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Plainfield North girl's Varsity cheerleading team at conference on Jan. 25.
With pride, North cheerleading
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 26, 2025
On Jan. 25, Plainfield North held the conference tournament for girls’ cheerleading, a precursor to qualify
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Rybka’s final buzzer
Rybka’s final buzzer
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • December 12, 2024
With the fall season coming to an end, a 17 -year- old senior is immortalized, having commanded the ice with
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Hurry up, come back
Hurry up, come back
February 26, 2025
Star-spangled success
Star-spangled success
February 26, 2025
Christmas time is here
Christmas time is here
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • December 11, 2024

  Celebrated on Dec. 25 is a religious holiday known worldwide as Christmas. More than 2 billion...

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Safe nights at lollapalooza
Brianna Gonzalez, Sports Editor • November 21, 2024

The Lollapalooza Chicago event was held from Aug. 1 to Aug 4. This festival is known for its crazy guests,...

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Lollapalooza crowds spike
Sue Ellen Damato, Editor-in-Chief • November 21, 2024

Lollapalooza, otherwise known as Lolla, is a 4-day-long series of concerts consisting of different artists...

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Post graduate options must be emphasized
Post graduate options must be emphasized
PROWLER STAFF January 17, 2023

Senior year: deadlines for college applications are quickly approaching, and it seems to be the only thing every senior is talking about. Some students feel the pressure to...

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If you didn't bring a bag, are you planning on eating it all here?
Students must relearn recycling habits
PROWLER STAFF November 9, 2022

Reduce, reuse, recycle is the age-old mantra that has been taught to students from the earliest years of school. While following any of these steps is important to diminishing...

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