By: Jewel Dickerman On January 11 and 12, symphonic band members, Angelo Cresta, Breaden Caputo, Zachary Jantzi, Nathan Freethy, Kristian Nistad, Olivia Tighe, Hunter Sassala, Sara Kovacs, Rachel Van Louvender, Ty Mazzga, and Jewel Dickerman participated in District 9 Pennsylvanian Music Educators Associations Annual Band Concert at Blue Ridge High School in New Milford. For…
By: Sadie Zagwoski In Yearbook Club, the members and advisors take photos, sort them, design the pages, write the copy, and advertise the sale of the yearbook. While taking the photos may seem like a minor part of the yearbook process, the members spend much more time sorting them and planning page designs. If youare…
By: Sadie Zagwoski The General Student Council and Executive Council have been hard at work to make this year’s annual semi formal a night to remember! This is the first semi formal to be held outside of our own gymnasium prior to COVID-19. Students have been preparing the tickets and planning the decorations. Anybody is welcome to…
By: Jewel Dickerman On Monday, January 15, many students see it as a day to sleep late, see a movie, stay at a friend’s house, or go shopping. There are also other people who see January 15 as Martin Luther King, Junior’s birthday. This year the American minister and activist would be turning 94, but…
By: Gio Patire This spring, the WAHS Players reprise the show Les Misérables for the 20th anniversary of Mrs. Hoffmann’s original performance of the show. The show has just begun rehearsals and is set to be shown to the public April 11 through 14 in the WAHS auditorium. Les Misérables features a compelling story in sung-through musical format based on…
By: Bethany Day With the first semester ending, the date of taking finals is approaching. For the last few years, the school decided to let the teachers decide if they wanted to have either a final exam or a final project due to Covid-19. However, this year the high school administrative team has decided to…
Written by Bethany Day The Wallenpaupack Competitive Cheer Team has done it again! The CO-ED team won first place at the Pocono Regional championship on December 10 at the Mohegan Sun Area. Mr. Dejay Branch, who has been the head cheer coach from 2013- 2014, has been with the team since PIAA started competitive cheer and he is constantly leading the team to victory. In 2013, the cheer team qualified for its first state championship.Then in 2015- 2016, the team placed second in District 2. The team…
HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) hosted a Holiday Hygiene drive from December 11- 20. Students were asked to bring in personal hygiene items specific to the list on the flyer. Items listed included toothbrushes, tooth paste, mouthwash, hand-soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, combs/brushes, hand sanitizer, lotion, and chapstick. Any donations were accepted, even if not…
Dr. Schmalzle’s Class Gets Creative in Celebrating the Holidays with a Literary Twist Written by Dr. Schmalzle In a festive and educational twist, students from Dr. Schmalzle’s AP Literature classes recently came together to build gingerbread houses that represent key literary time periods. The creative endeavor aimed to delve into the essence of various literary…
Written by Ty Lounsbury Staying on theme with the medical field, the next CTE is Mrs. Ragonese’s Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Program. The athletic trainer and former physical education department chair helped get this CTE started approximately five years ago, and there are only about 60 of these programs in Pennsylvania. Although it requires…
