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The Norse Star

The Student News Site of Stoughton High School

The Norse Star

SHS' homecoming week
SHS’ homecoming week
Kira Nielsen and Ella Knoploh November 11, 2025

Almost all of the students at Stoughton High School are familiar with Homecoming, a great Stoughton tradition that includes the pep assembly...

Stuffed with flavor
Stuffed with flavor
Ainsley Gerard, Editor-in-Chief • November 11, 2025

On a gloomy Sunday morning, a group of six Norse Starians, Lilly Adams, Joel Roriguez-Aponte, Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Ainsley Gerard, Ella...

Get to know officer Jay Oren
Get to know officer Jay Oren
Lilly Adams, Writer • November 11, 2025

As of the 2025-26 school year, Stoughton High School has a new school resource officer (SRO), Officer Jay Oren (he/him). The school intends to...

Chicago
Chicago
Matthew Pollard, Writer • November 11, 2025

Chicago is the name of a Broadway show from the 1920s based off of two real-life cases and trials of women that were accused of murder. It was...

Back lot should be reserved for athletes
Back lot should be reserved for athletes
Ainsley Gerard, Editor-in-Chief • November 11, 2025

Stoughton High School has two parking lots, one in the front off of Lincoln Ave and one in the back off of Devonshire Rd. The back lot is typically...

Lunch scheduling turmoil
Lunch scheduling turmoil
Joel Rodriguez Aponte, Writer • November 11, 2025

Lunch Scheduling Turmoil So, for anyone who's been here the past 2-4 years, we at Stoughton High School kept the same lunch schedule format;...

The Problem With Construction
The Problem With Construction
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features/Business Manager • November 11, 2025

As a person who rarely complains, I have to admit that construction has easily become my biggest pet peeve this year. It's just always there....

Girls tennis spotlight
Girls tennis spotlight
Joel Rodriguez Aponte, Writer • November 11, 2025

Girl’s Tennis Season The Stoughton High School girl’s tennis team wraps up its fall season after strong performances across both varsity...

Girls volleyball stays hopeful despite tough season
Girls volleyball stays hopeful despite tough season
Libby Phillips, Co-EiC/News & Sports • November 11, 2025

The Stoughton High School girls volleyball team continues to practice and improve as they work for a chance at success in their final weeks of...

Sports Highlights
Sports Highlights
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features Editor • May 27, 2025

The 2024-2025 athletic season at Stoughton High School was filled with determination, growth, and school pride. While some teams celebrated victories...

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Watch your smile
Watch your smile
Lilly Adams, Writer • November 11, 2025

Childhood is often marked for its purity, For someone not yet hardened by grief, Hardship, Horror, But all it means is new experiences, And...

Israel and Hamas agree to Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza
Israel and Hamas agree to Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza
Miles Stracener, Writer • November 11, 2025

After over two years of Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of US President Donald Trump's...

New Phone Policy at SHS
New Phone Policy at SHS
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features/Business Manager • November 11, 2025

In recent years, students have been constantly attached to the technology of phones. In many cases, administration has observed a common trend...

Nation feels the affects of government shutdown
Lyra Romashchenko, A&E, Graphics & Opinions • November 11, 2025

In recent weeks, the country has faced a government shutdown, a situation where parts of the government temporarily stop working. The shutdown...

Andrea Becerra La Madrid
Andrea Becerra La Madrid
Features Editor & Business Manager

Andrea is a junior, and this is her second year on staff! This year, she is the Features Editor! Andrea joined the Norse Star to express her ideas and improve her interviewing skills. Besides the school...

Miles Stracener
Staff Writer

Ainsley Gerard
Ainsley Gerard
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Ainsley is a junior, and this is her second year on staff as the A&E Editor! She joined the Norse Star because she enjoys writing and researching topics that are new and interesting. Outside of the...

Libby Phillips
Libby Phillips
Associate Editor-In-Chief, News & Sports Editor, Social Media Manager

Libby is a senior, and this is her third year on staff! She is the Norse Star’s Co-Editor-In-Chief, News and Sports Editor, and Co-Social Media Manager. She joined the publication because she believed...