Plans announced for end of school year
Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
May 4, 2020
As the coronavirus school closure continues, plans are underway to collect materials and recognize students. Students will turn in all of their school materials before the last day of school and awards will be announced. “Students will be permitted to come back into the building to clean out their loc...
Grading system changed to pass/fail for fourth marking period
Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
April 20, 2020
With the rest of the school year canceled there have been changes to grading for the new marking period. The school board established new rules and guidelines regarding the grading system. The school board has reached a decision to put a pass/fail system in place. “Pass/Fail. 59.4% is the ...
Taking care of siblings during pandemic
Danielle Bardelang, Reporter
April 7, 2020
Caronavirus has forced many students into their homes. During these times, parents may still be working and students are left to take care of siblings. “I love getting to actually spend time with them and make sure they’re having fun and doing some school work,” ninth grader Mykenzi Doran s...
Students, teachers handle switch to online classes
Paris Lawson, Reporter
April 3, 2020
School has been closed since March 16 with an original return date of April 6 due to the Covid-19 virus. Now, it is not supposed to resume until at least April 30 under Governor Tom Wolf’s newest order. Since this is a long lapse of time out of physical classes, the junior high and high school have ...
Junior high to become middle school
Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
March 6, 2020
On March 13, the fifth and sixth grade classes in every elementary school will tour the current junior high in preparation for next year. Being one of the last schools in the area to convert from a junior high to a middle school, many people have hopes for this new school. “I hope the student...
Connecting with community with volunteering
March 3, 2020
The National Junior Honor Society works to complete volunteer hours as part of being in the organization. It is a requirement to join the organization itself. “Honor Society is an organization that sets forth the principles of leadership, service, character and citizenship. Those are the componen...
FOR High Five Day encourages great day
Eli Costanzo, Reporter
March 3, 2020
Friends of Rachel (FOR) encourages others to do good. Out of the multiple ideas developed by the FOR community, an active school event called High Five Day occurs periodically at the start of the school day. High Five day is created for the purpose of giving students a morale boost before the s...
News Brief: Frozen Jr. underway as spring musical
Paris Lawson, Reporter
March 1, 2020
Frozen Jr. has been selected as the play for this year's upcoming spring musical. This production will be put on by the drama club on two different dates after school. “All our hard work and dedication will eventually come through, and the play is coming together. We’re excited to see how the play t...
Frozen show to storm auditorium
Sufana Hamid, Reporter
February 27, 2020
On March 6 and 7 “Frozen” show is set to be performed in the auditorium. The students will perform a musical show for three nights in a row to gather people who would like to see "Frozen" with some new features. “I think people who love and watch Disney, watched the first Frozen movie or wh...
News Brief: Harrington’s class to study Shakespeare
Sufana Hamid, Reporter
February 18, 2020
Keri Harrington’s class will be reading “Romeo and Juliet” on Tuesday Feb. 18. Students will experience reading old English. They will read one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. “We’re very excited to experience Shakespeare's world and language,” English teacher Harrington said....
News Brief: Ninth grade sweetheart kick-off
Danielle Bardelang, Reporter
February 14, 2020
Ninth grade is currently preparing for their annual sweetheart dance that will be held on Friday Feb. 21 from 7-9 p.m. “The Sweethearts is going to be an amazing experience; seeing all the people I grew up going to school with at our first high school dance is extremely exciting,” ninth grader ...
News Brief: String spectacular approaching
Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 13, 2020
The 2020 String Spectacular will be Thursday Feb. 20 at the high school auditorium. Students interested in coming to watch will have to pay a small fee to get in. “The String Spectacular is going to be a very good concert just because it involves elementary schools, junior high and high school,...