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School Violence: The Series

School Violence: The Series

How Media Portrays School Shootings
Samantha Woodford, Staffer March 12, 2020

“More than 240,000 students have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine.” Laughter and happiness was all gone in seconds. In this case gunshots were the reason it was taken away. Sadly,...

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...

Can you guess this teacher before his/her identity is revealed? Read to find out!

Guess That Teacher

Part Three
Samantha Woodford, Staffer March 6, 2020

The stadium is full. With excitement from the audience, smiles appear on faces as the citizens of Pottsville cheer with pride and joy. The aroma of Roma’s famous pizza reaches the noses of everyone in...

School Violence: The Series

School Violence: The Series

Alice Training
Samantha Woodford and Madison Wright March 5, 2020

“Do you know what it’s like to be shot at? It’s panicking and freezing. It’s running. It’s stepping over people you’ve gone to school with your entire life, not knowing if they’re dead,”...

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...

Jdaubs Episode #1

Josh Daubert, Contributor March 3, 2020

Check out the first episode in this weekly series that includes event updates, interviews, and more!

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...

Collin Blankenhorn 60 seconds

Leilani Lespeigle, staffer January 7, 2020

Collin will have to answer questions in 60 seconds as fast as he can.

Freshman Maggie Stencovage created a bright, floral design for her visual journal. Students in Miss Lindsey Boncores art classes design and make the journals themselves. My favorite part was being able to make our own designs instead of an assigned one.  Stencovage said This gave us the opportunity to show our creativity.”

Everybody has a Vision

Jenea Maurer, Staffer December 11, 2019

In Miss Lindsey Boncore's art classes, one of the first assignments is the Visual Journal. Students create and design their own notebooks/journals to draw warm ups, prompts, and sketches for future projects...

The Masked Singer Competition

November 22, 2019

The Students at Pottsville Area High School go out on stage and sing for their fellow students. Everyone else in the audience will have to guess the identity of the masked singers.

Every Sonnet Has Its Own Story

Every Sonnet Has Its Own Story

Lauren Kane, Staffer November 22, 2019

Everyone has written a poem, whether it was for an English class or just for fun. Even if you didn't want to write a poem, you still probably tended to make it about something that relates to you in some...

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