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PAHS band practices their pregame show while socially distancing. Junior Crystal Mease says, “ The safety procedures may be weird and it’s a very big change but it’s what we have to do to keep us safe.”

Music’s Impact

Emma Troutman, Staffer October 2, 2020

Music has always had its own way of touching the heart. Whether it be through making it or just listening to it. Most have found themselves turning to music to find light in a tough time. The thing is,...

Sophomore Trinity Reedy shows off her coloring skills accompanied by her stuffed sloth, Barbecue Sauce. Trinity said, With the quarantine driving me insane, coloring with a stuffed sloth is one of my best options.

Boredom Busters

Emma Troutman, Staffer September 22, 2020

When you're cooped up in your house without a single thing to do, you can really grow bored with staring at the walls around you. Even when you have the hobbies you like at your disposal, they can often...

Recently salons have reopened but now enforce heavy safety precautions. Before the reopening students dyed their own hair. Sophomore Brody Boris said “I definitely had fun dying my own hair at home. I don’t know if it’s ever going to happen again however.”

Quarantine Cuts

Samantha Woodford and Emma Troutman September 14, 2020

A mirror in front of you, your mind races to predict your next action. Your hand lightly runs through your hair, a decision being made as you continue to look at your reflection. This quarantine has given...

An eye for creativity

An eye for creativity

Harmonie Wotring, Staffer May 29, 2020

Art is a type of beauty and it's used as an escape to find a safe place when everything else around seems scary. Art is a fun hobby, you don't have to be good or bad at it, you just have to have an imagination....

Freshman Paige Deatrich poses with her horse on Christmas Day 2019. Riding her horse is one of the things that has kept her busy during the quarantine. Riding has been helping with stress...  because I can get out of the house and go and do something I love, said Deatrich.

Staying behind the reins

Harmonie Wotring, Staffer May 28, 2020

With all of the media focused on COVID-19, and all students worried about finally finishing school, sometimes it’s good to get away and get some fresh air. Freshman Paige Deatrich loves to get outside...

Freshman Samantha Woodford placed painted rocks around downtown Pottsville on Wednesday, May 12. Each rock contains a written note on the back! When found make sure to post a picture on Instagram and tag @pahs_publications.

ETC scavenger hunt

Samantha Woodford, Staffer May 14, 2020

Oh the joys of staying home. From annoying siblings constantly antagonizing you, to the nag of schoolwork deadlines rattling in the back of your mind. Don't worry, the ETC staff can very well understand. As...

It may be a hectic time in quarantine, and some people like to relax and draw. Emily Lucas likes to draw flowers.

Dark time, beautiful flowers

Harmonie Wotring, Staffer May 2, 2020

The Corona Virus has everyone on edge, people scavenging for food at stores and for some reason taking all the toilet paper. Staying clean is a need recently due to the virus, but that doesn’t mean people...

Expressing Her Struggles: Vanda Bednarikova

Expressing Her Struggles: Vanda Bednarikova

Samantha Woodford, Staffer March 13, 2020

“Just go for it. You may never have this opportunity to express yourself again; so do it while you can,”said senior foreign exchange student Vanda Bednarikova. From Slovakia, this 17 year old artist...

Senior Shannon Strickland paints her part of the Points of Light Mural. The mural is a collaborative project between schools across Schuylkill County.

Points of Light

Lauren Kane, Staffer March 6, 2020

Since the beginning of the year, art students from across Schuylkill County have been collaborating with the Walk In Art Center. Each school in Schuylkill County decided to take part in a 65 square foot...

The Bands Ultimate Trip to Disney

“The Band’s Ultimate Trip to Disney”

Amanda Charowsky March 4, 2020

  Freshman Liam Burns drew this picture to celebrate the PAHS Marching Band’s recent trip to Walt Disney World in Florida. The band goes to Disney every four years to march in Magic Kingdom’s...

PAHS Student Speaks Out On Alcoholic Parent

Samantha Woodford and Amanda Charowsky February 20, 2020

As many as 76 million Americans have been exposed to irresponsible, excessive alcoholic behaviors in their family as children. In our own community today, children still face this dilemma. A Pottsville...

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