Pottsville Area High School is trying something new with their Drama Club. For the 2023-2024 school year, instead of just doing a spring show, the drama club will be doing both a fall and spring show....

This week, Pottsville faced yet another store closing. Center Street Rite Aid held its final hours on Tuesday, September 5. For the past week, they held enormous clearance sales and had heavy traffic as...

The Pottsville Area High School hired two new teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. One of the two is Mr. Detrick Borden. Borden is a new history teacher here at PAHS and is located in room 006.  “He...

This year Mr. Messina came to the Castle on the Hill to pursue his dream job and is teaching Psychology for the first time, as well as American History 2 and Geography.  Mr. Messina majored in Secondary...

The Mini Thon Carnival, known as the main event for Mini Thon, was held on Friday, May 12th from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Boys’ and Girls’ Gym at Pottsville Area High School.  There were two food...

Sounds of music echoed through the auditorium of PAHS on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The choir sang concert classics like “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder, a “Les Misérables Medley,” and “Dies...

Just a few short years ago in the United States we had forty fifth president Donald J. Trump. For years, Trump was surrounded by controversy, such as being accused of being involved in a variety of illegal...

The 2023 Art Show Annual event will be held at John S. Clarke Elementary Center. The event will be held on Friday, May 12, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and with just a few weeks leading up to the Art Show, students...

The PAHS Concert Band has two concerts, one held in the winter and one held in the spring. The pieces range from many different genres and difficulty levels. The spring concert song lineup includes: Sweeney...

Astronomy and Biology teacher Mr. Adrian Portland is an out-of-this-world teacher at PAHS. He is currently awaiting the renovation for the planetarium, which is the only school in Schuylkill County to...

As the weather becomes warmer, students begin spending their time outside, and the end of the year is quickly  approaching. The end of the school year allocates time for state testing, such as Keystones,...

Safety at school is the number one priority for both students and staff. There are a lot of worst-case scenarios that could happen at any given school, which is why it’s important for students to feel...