Aviation Club

Written by Sadie Zagwoski The Aviation Club gives students the privilege to expandtheir knowledge on several topics within aviation and gain experience within the field. The club enables students with similar interests to work together in a productive and resourceful environment. Members of the club do not have to be enrolled in the Aviation CTE program, which extends the opportunity tostudents who may be unable to fit the courses in their schedule. The Aviation Club provides Wallenpaupack students with the…

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Wrestling Senior Night

Written by Gio Patire Wrestling Senior Night took place Tuesday, February 6, in the high school gymnasium to honor their teams’ graduates. Seniors Gunnar Myers, Hawkeye Rollison, and Jimmy Kellog have been anchors on the varsity and junior varsity teams in high school. Gunnar has been advancing during each of his four seasons and may earn many school records for the team. At districts, he should receive the school record for most wins, 139, and the season record of pins,…

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Cafeteria’s Offer of Free Breakfast

Written by Sadie Zagwoski In addition to our school’s existing offer of free lunches, the cafeteria is offering free breakfast! This enhances the convenience of eating breakfast in the morning, as many students do not have enough time at home or worry about funds in their account. To further the convenience, and save time, the cafeteria is launching the “Grab-and-Go” breakfast program. Breakfast…

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District Orchestra

Written by Briana Blaszczyk On February 7 through February 9, Wallenpaupack Area High School had five students attend district orchestra at Wyoming Valley West High School in Plymouth, PA. District orchestra is amusic festival held by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA). It is an audition-based collection of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists performingchallenging collegiate level music. After qualifying and attending district band these students placed high enough to qualify for their respective orchestra positions. These five WAHS students recently participated in the PMEA…

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Aevidum

Written by Sadie Zagwoski Aevidum is a club which focuses on promoting mental health and suicide prevention awareness within our school. The word “Aevidum” was created using Latin roots, translating to “I’ve got your back.” The club was created by students of CocalicoHigh School, after they lost a classmate to suicide. Since then,numerous schools in the state have joined the movement. Wallenpaupack Area is one of twenty schools in the area participating…

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Pretty In Pink

Written by Bethany Day On Friday, February 2, the school decided to be pretty and wear pink! February is known as “National Cancer Prevention Month”, so the girls basketball team decided to continue its annual fundraiser and raise money for breast cancer. The team had teamed up with the student council, who were selling t-shirts,…

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District Choir

Written by Giovanni Patire, District Choir took place from January 24-26, at Dallas High School. Students from all over PMEA district 9, including many students from our school, joined together under one director to perform a repertoire of extremely challenging collegiate level choral pieces. During district choir students learn many important musical lessons such as breathing techniques and vowel pronunciation. At the event, students can audition for the next…

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Club Rundown — World Language Club

Written by Sadie Zagwoski, In the World Language Club, members learn about different countries and their cultures every other week. A different country is selected each week to be focused on during their meetings. At meetings, members learn more about that country by trying new foods, listening to some of the language, and presenting videos and pictures. World Language Club meetings are held every other…

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1st Responder Appreciation Lunch

Written by Jewel Dickerman, On Wednesday January 31, the Wallenpaupack Area High School’s Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and the CTE Culinary Program held a luncheon to honor the first responders in the community. There were local firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and police officers in attendance. There were also some students that attended. Mrs. Sara Rosencrance, who is an FCCLA Co- Advisor, said, “Students enrolled in…

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SYDNEY SURÁ

Written by Bethany Day, Every week in Paupack Press, we select a senior who has done incredible work. This week, Paupack Press has picked Sydney Sura, who is a wonderful artist here at Wallenpaupack.  I interviewed her and asked her the main question that everyone wonders, “what inspired you to make art?” She responded quite beautifully: “I was never great at words.”  She continued, “Art would help me express myself and I couldn’t help but constantly be…

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