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Working at the Dunkin Donuts drive thru in St. Clair, senior Bella Woodford poses with a coffee. Woodford wears protective gear like gloves and a mask due the coronavirus outbreak. We have to sanitize our lockers where we keep our stuff and we have a plastic guard covering half the window. If we feel any symptoms, we have to call HR and we need to stay out for two weeks, Woodford said.

Working through the pandemic

Alison McCord, Staffer • April 30, 2020

As of April 30, many fast food chains and other businesses still remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak. Governor Tom Wolf allowed certain businesses to remain open during the pandemic as long as it...

Juniors Rebecca Lascala, Allison Campion and Isabella Varano traveled to Graffiti Highway in Centralia on March 15, 2020.

Graffiti Highway Closing for Good?

Greta Snukis, Editor-in-Chief • April 10, 2020

Known by the tons of people that travel there every year, Graffiti Highway was a popular unofficial tourist attraction in Centralia, Pennsylvania. The abandoned highway was once part of Pennsylvania’s...

Local businesses and companies have been shut down because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Signs like this were hung on the doors of these facilities as of March 20, 2020. Toni McElvaney, owner of Rita’s, said, “Being shut down is a negative for the business owner and the employees. It’s hard to deal with because I am only a seasonal business.”

Local Businesses React to Coronavirus

Greta Snukis, Editor-In-Chief • March 27, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused many businesses and companies to shut down due to risk of employees becoming infected with the virus. As of Friday March 20, 2020 all non-essential businesses were ordered...

The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in a Pottsville is held every year during March. Unfortunately, the parade was cancelled due to the COVID-19. Freshman flag Emma Troutman said, “It’s amazing when the community comes together for events like the parade.”

Coronavirus Causes Parade Cancellation

Ava Jefferson, Staffer • March 20, 2020

Do you know the true definition of Saint Patrick’s Day? This global celebration was required when one of Ireland's patron saints, St. Patrick ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century....

Every year, Pottsville students expect to see trees like this covered with snow during the winter. However, this year was unlike many others in the fact that Pottsville did not receive one snow day or hardly any snow. “I think we should have snow days for safety reasons,” said Mr. William Rhoads.

No Snow Days?

Madison Wright, Staffer • March 16, 2020

No snow days? This is rare. Normally we see multiple days throughout the winter months where school is called off. This year however, we have seen none.There have been a few two hour delays and even...

(From Left to right) Christian Honicker, Grace Mongrain, and Vanessa Biddle stand in front of the P.M.E.A District Band Concert sign. All three students qualified to Regional Band after their successful efforts at District Band. Honicker said, “I wasn’t expecting to get this far. I guess it goes to show how far we have come as musicians.”

PAHS Students Qualify to Regional Band

Alex Maley, Staffer • March 9, 2020

“Practice makes perfect” is a quote that juniors Christian Honicker and Grace Mongrain, and sophomore Vanessa Biddle live by. Three Pottsville Area High School students competed for spots in District...

This past Monday, students from PAHS attend the Junior Achievement Young Women’s Symposium. The Young Women’s Symposium is a full day of activities surrounding womens empowerment. It hosts speakers, workshops, career exploration, and self assessment.

Women’s Symposium Trip

PAHS students visit LVC for conference
Carly Mohl, Staffer • March 6, 2020

The Junior Achievement Symposiums are one-day workshops for “mentoring, motivation, and opportunity for high school juniors and seniors”, as explained on their website. Through seven years of Symposiums,...

Sophomore Kaylee Becker wears her Spanish t-shirt on Thursday March 5, 2020. Students in Ms. Lloren Reicherts Spanish classes were given the chance to wear Spanish shirts for bonus points. While some students customized their t-shirts, others simply attached a flag. I printed out a Spanish flag for Foreign Language Week but it got crumbled, so I printed out a smaller one to attach to my shirt, said junior Naomi Brode.

Bonjour! Hallo! Hola!

That's right! It's Foreign Language Week.
Madison Wright, Staffer • March 5, 2020

This week, from March 3 to 5, students at PAHS began the day with the Pledge of Allegiance first in French, German, and Spanish. Also announced were the top students in each specific language for every...

Freshmen Maya Golden, Kyler Bowers and Alex Blum organize the AID flowers to prepare for the distribution on Valentine’s Day. Students at PAHS purchased the flowers throughout the month of January. “The AID valentines take a lot of organizing and help from both the members and Ms. Coleman,” Bowers said.

Be My Valentine: AID Annual Valentine’s Day Sale

Madison Wright, staffer • February 17, 2020

Friday, Valentine’s day, AID sold and distributed flowers and cards purchased by students at PAHS. Every year AID sells cards attached to a flower for one dollar.  AID is a sorority-based club that...

Barista Timothy Mengle explains the hardships of writing his second poetry novel to freshman Samantha Woodford. Mengle talked about his experiences with his success in the small town of Pottsville.

Mengle’s Book Release at Pressed

Samantha Woodford, Staffer • February 13, 2020

Plays on words and tiny twists mean much in a poem. In “When The Soul Meats Itself,” his mesmerizing second collection of poems, author Timothy Mengle makes us wonder: “Isn’t it amazing where life...

Senior Hattie Ebling, senior Halia Bachman, and sophomore Jenisis Rodriguez will be competing in the DECA state competition after they placed well in the district competition on December 6. If each win states, they will make it to the national competition in Nashville, Tennessee. “Although I am very sad that this is my last time competing, I can’t wait to go to states and compete in February at the Hershey Lodge,” said Bachman.

STC Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

Tanya Johnson, Staffer • December 20, 2019

Pottsville STC students senior Hattie Ebling, senior Halia Bachman, and sophomore Jenisis Rodriguez had the opportunity to attend the DECA district competition December 6. DECA is an acronym that stands...

Junior Laura Hunt shows off her holiday ugly sweater ensemble. Many students who entered the contest coordinated entire outfits to complete their looks. Hunt said, “Im a very festive person during the holidays, so I use this as an opportunity to show my spirit!”

Ugly Sweater Contest Held Before Break

Samantha Woodford, Staffer • December 20, 2019

With winter break taunting students, the PAHS PBIS committee decided to help everyone get in the holiday spirit by hosting an ugly sweater contest for students to participate in. The competition was held...

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