The NPHS Volleyball Tournament is back! Mrs. Halpern and Mrs. Gumerlock are the 2025 advisors running this event, so all proceeds will benefit the Sophomore class. The tournament will take place at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 8th. Each team of 6-10 people are required to pay $50 to enter. Halpern commented...

A variety of NPHS seniors are continuing their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. All of the athletes have worked endlessly to achieve their long awaited goals. Although it was a tedious process, here’s a look into their recruiting journey:   When did you commit? What made...

This year's spring musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It, is a comedy that premiered on Broadway in 2012. The show features music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin and a book by Joe DiPietro. The story takes place in the 1920s and follows the misadventures of a wealthy playboy named Jimmy Winter as...

College athletics have become more and more popular and advertised.   The athletes should be getting paid and profiting off of the rigorous hours of time and work they put into these programs. In any college sport, the maximum amount of time to be practicing is four hours a day, and twenty hours a...

The thought of a massive ape-like creature roaming America’s forests has captivated the country for over 70 years. The legend of Bigfoot has influenced the media through movies and shows, receiving lots of attention. But even after all this time, it is safe to say the Sasquatch does not really exist. In...

Should schools be more decorated? Many schools have bland brick walls with single colored lockers. The designs are bland and can be hard to look at for a long time. It can sometimes put people to sleep as it doesn’t have much stimulus. Schools need to add more color and life into the school’s design. More...

This generation's children are growing up with technology at their fingertips. Two year olds carry around the newest iPads and newborns are subjected to the newest kids show on PBS or Disney Junior. This isn’t really how smart, resilient, and confident kids grow up. Qualities such as these are most...

Schools are supposed to be places of learning and growth, where students are given the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in life. However, one aspect of the school system that has been questioned recently is giving out homework. There are several reasons why schools should rethink the way they...

As the age of technology has progressed, cell phones, tablets, and other devices have become household items. With this increased use of tech, social media has also become more prominent. But while platforms like Facebook caters to adults, more and more social media apps are targeting kids. TikTok, Instagram,...

60 years ago, the first class of Pioneers graduated after spending 4 years in the building we still call New Providence High School.  When the class of 1963 entered the building as freshmen, it was a new, state-of-the-art facility.  How do the spaces students inhabited back then compare to the same...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the graduation of the first class at NPHS that spent 4 years in the current building, which opened in 1958.    Class of '62 member Larry Schmidt has kept in touch with his classmates and has organized several reunions following graduation. He graduated alongside...

  Many may know Miller Field as a baseball field, a soccer field, a place for kids to hang out, but many don't know the actual person behind the field. Mr. Paul Miller was a former faculty member at New Providence High School. I had the great privilege and honor to speak with him and interview...