By Hunter Kenthack If you are reading this, you may be in science 9 or perhaps just know somebody in science 9 this semester. If so, you are familiar with the “lake trip.” It just concluded, and I spoke with Mr. McConnell, a science teacher who has been a part of the trip every year…
By: Loralie Love This Thursday, October 5, a series of events will be happening at the High School. I interviewed Mrs. Melissa Monte, the Academy Three Career Counselor in guidance to get more information about what will be happening on the 5th. She told me that the sophomores and juniors will be in assigned classrooms from…
By: Ty Lounsbury On Tuesday, September 26, a meeting took place in Mr. Doty’s room in the high school. The meeting consisted of eight people: Dr. Caruso, Dr. LaCoe, Mr. Jackman, Mr. Branch, Mr. Doty, Mrs. Mitschele, and two seniors, Lily Struble and Ryan Tattersall. Although many of the people do not need introductions, Dr….
Written by Lily Struble The Hawley Harvest Hoedown is a free annual event that has been occurring in downtown Hawley for more than 30 years. It was held this past weekend, Saturday 30- October 1 and was hosted by the Downtown Hawley Partnership, a volunteer-run organization comprising of local businesses, organizations, and individuals who work…
Written by Lily Struble On Saturday, September 30, the Victims Intervention Program in cooperation with Mrs. Rosencrance’s Leadership in Schools and Community class held a Glow Run at the Wallenpaupack Area High School Football Stadium. The gates opened at 4 pm for a Wellness Fair and the 5k walk/run kicked off at 7 PM. It…
Written by Lily Struble On Tuesday, September 19, State Representative Joseph Adams (R-Pike/Wayne) hosted a hearing titled “Creating Educational Pipelines to Prosperity.” Our superintendent, Mr. Keith Gunuskey, Mrs. Mary Beth Wood (the executive director of Wayne Economic Development Corporation), and Dr. Joann Hudak (chairperson of the board for the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance) all testified to the importance of building a Career Technical Center (CTC), aka a “VoTech”…
WRITTEN BY JEWEL DICKERMAN On September 16th, Wallenpaupack Area High School hosted a club fair during the school day to show students the clubs they are to participate in. The club fair was held in the auxiliary gym and students were able to come in and look at all the clubs and sports that WAHS…
WRITTEN BY Any’ah C The high school has its own “Calming Room,” as some call it. This room is located diagonally from the library, room 252, just before the elevator. “The Lakeside Lounge was developed by students who saw a need to provide their peers with a break throughout the school day.” Mrs. Peppiatt, the…
Welcome back, Paupack Press! Some of you may remember the start of our paper last year, a lot of you probably do not. Well, new or not from whatever grade I’m so glad that you are reading the first issue of this school year’s paper, and specifically the first book review. What a way to…
BY: BETHANY DAY With school back in session, WAHS players are back at it this year with a new play “Save Hamlet”. “Save Hamlet” is a parody of “Hamlet,” a playwright written by William Shakespeare. It focuses on turning the tragedy into a comedy. In the play, a lot of the male characters are females in disguise, and they…
