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Wearing green and red: Breanna Endter-Tiller and Kyra Carstensen

Wearing green and red: Breanna Endter-Tiller and Kyra Carstensen

Mickayla George, Contributor February 16, 2017

Monday was Stoplight Day and Breanna and Kyra both dressed up. However, one dressed for the day intentionally; the other did not. When asked why they wore the colors they did, red being taken and green...

Proposal story: Mrs. Dickenson wasnt expecting it at all

Proposal story: Mrs. Dickenson wasn’t expecting it at all

Lila Metko, Contributor February 16, 2017

It was her first year at the small community college in Milwaukee when Mrs. Dickenson, student services secretary, met her now husband of thirty years at a party. Three months later he proposed. “We...

Wearing Red: Hannah Scott

Wearing Red: Hannah Scott

Shannon O'Brien, Contributor February 14, 2017

Freshmen Hannah Scott and Charlie Kollenberg donned red on Monday for stop light day. The adorable couple has been together since January of last year. When asked to describe their relationship in one...

Tino Juergens and Raven Wilson embrace each other, and Lovestruck Week.

What’s in a name? North student Valentino Juergens on Valentine’s Day

Madelyn Kapheim, Contributor February 14, 2017

Feb. 14 is just another day to North Senior Valentino Juergens, despite the fact that his name directly corresponds with this national holiday. “People think I was born on Valentine's Day, but I...

Fashion club members Maddi Klepps (left), Safari Busnelli (center), and Addisyn Kohlbeck (right). Photo by Skye Iwanski

Fashion Club sells and delivers cake pops

Sarah E. Fleming, Website Design Editor February 14, 2017

"We thought it would be a really fun idea to sell something unique and cute," says Addisyn Kohlbeck, Fashion Club co-president. It was something they thought of before but they only started selling cake...

Newsletter focuses on Black History Month

Newsletter focuses on Black History Month

Noctiluca Staff February 13, 2017

In recognition of Black History Month, Mr. Kempton Freeman, adviser of the Black Student Union at North, East and West high schools, has brought together information on Black History Month in the form...

Amara Neitzke

Unapologetic feminist: ‘It is about women becoming as powerful as men’

Amara Neitzke, Contributor February 10, 2017

I am unapologetically a feminist. Before you allow that groan to leave your mouth, hear me out. The word “feminism” has this misleading and negative connotation with it. However, all of those stereotypical...

Signs of Lovestruck week are already springing up in the hallways at school. Students should watch for the arrival of paper hearts on Monday morning.

What you need to know for Lovestruck Week

Addisyn Kohlbeck, Contributor February 10, 2017

A parade of booths line up across the commons selling different treats to give to your special someone and paper hearts with each student's name scour the walls around the school in honor of Valentine's...

Superlative Spotlight: Callie Pohlman and Brittany Horn

Superlative Spotlight: Callie Pohlman and Brittany Horn

Madelyn Kapheim, Contributor February 9, 2017

It’s not at all a rarity for students from Appleton North to be involved in a sport or multiple sports, but two seniors take their dedication to athletics to a new level. Therefore two ladies earned...

Baseline concussion testing dates

Baseline concussion testing dates

Noctiluca Staff February 9, 2017

Baseline concussion testing will be starting towards the end of February and will be continuing into March. Freshmen and Juniors must test if they haven't already participated in a sport yet in the 2016-17...

Growing interest in Psychology Club leads to podcasts

Skye Iwanski, Contributor February 7, 2017

Talk of the growing popularity of a particular club has been circulating around the school lately -- psychology club, also known as “psych club.” In the words of Emma Hammond, a senior with an interest...

Oscar Brautigam and Claire Huss with their freshman year school photo

Superlative Spotlight: Claire Huss and Oscar Brautigam

Amara Neitzke, Contributor February 7, 2017

Change is inevitable over the course of four years. Claire Huss and Oscar Brautigam were affected the most because they were voted most changed since freshman year. Freshman year, Brautigam was a year-round...

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