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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade celebrated 96 years this past Thanksgiving. The annual event included 12 marching bands, 28 floats, and 16 giant character balloons.

PASD looks back at Thanksgiving Break

Faith Younker, Staffer December 5, 2022

The time of year where you gather with family and friends to have a feast and be thankful for the life we have has come to an end. Students and staff at PASD were looking forward to the break, which started...

Viral Flu Gobbles Turkey Population

Viral Flu Gobbles Turkey Population

Alex Blum, Staffer November 14, 2022

Thanksgiving is only two weeks away and you can eat as much food as you possibly please. All the food and dessert will leave you in a commonly used phrase, “a food coma.” Along with the food, students...

Ava Jefferson and her dog Remi love spending time together outdoors. Remi is a German Shorthair Pointer, who just turned one. Ava said she is looking forward to having time off from school, so she has more time to spend with him. “I love going hunting with Remi each season, and am looking forward to going with him more because of break.”

Students plan for Thanksgiving Break

Faith Younker, Staffer November 24, 2021

Thanksgiving break begins November 24th with an early dismissal, and school resumes November 30th. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful and thankful...

Senior Allison Campion drops off a Thanksgiving basket for someone in need. The foods and non-perishables were donated by club members. Fellow club member, Chloe Heintz said, “It feels so good to donate and give back to the community especially in such a time like this.”

AID donates Thanksgiving baskets

Alex Maley, Staffer December 21, 2020

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks to those who may not be as fortunate as others and that is what PAHS students did before break. Clubs in the high school collected canned goods and non-perishable...

(From left to right Allie Miske, Greta Snukis, Ava Stankavage) Allie, Greta, and Ava pose in front of the festive fall door. If a person couldn’t see their family members in person, they had the option of FaceTiming them or talking to them in during a zoom call. Senior Greta Snukis said,“Every year at almost every holiday, my cousins and I get a photo in front of my aunt’s door. My cousin, Allie, was unable to attend our celebration because of her being in a different state. So we put her on FaceTime and found a way to still get the photo.”

Thanksgiving with COVID-19

Tanya Johnson, Staffer December 7, 2020

Like everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving was very different from past years. With COVID-19 cases rising, families celebrating Thanksgiving could only have up to 10 guests while maintaining social distancing.  For...

Saks Fifth Avenue is one of many stores open on Black Friday.  Pictured in the image, is a mannequin showing off an outfit that can be purchased on Black Friday.

Tackling the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

Alex Maley, Staffer December 6, 2019

After a delicious meal on Thanksgiving, many went out and braved the sales. Black Friday is always the day after Thanksgiving and some people can’t get enough of it. Stores have sales all day and sometimes...

Featured students enjoy their Thanksgiving meal provided by the PAHS lunch staff. This lunch excited some students for the upcoming holiday. Sophomore Evan Woodward said, “I appreciate how the school adds variations to the lunches such as the Thanksgiving preview.”

Thanksgiving Preview was Rather Filling

Samantha Woodford, Staffer November 21, 2019

Ding! Ding! The timer goes off for the oven as you sit at the table. The scent of turkey and stuffing reaches your nose as you breathe in the soothing aroma of homemade food. Looking around, you see smiling...

Pottsville graduate Katelyn Borrell and junior Tiarra Nelson shop at Victoria’s Secret. Victoria’s Secret had a lot of great deals. “Black Friday shopping was fun and I enjoyed it,” said Tiarra Nelson.

Students Take on Black Friday

Greta Snukis, Staffer December 5, 2018

When did you go Christmas shopping? Following Thanksgiving, students skipped sleeping in to go Black Friday shopping. They traveled to the Hershey Outlets & King of Prussia for Black Friday. Sophomore...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Emma Adams, Staffer November 20, 2017

Thanksgiving Miracle

Thanksgiving Miracle

Tayla Jones, Staffer November 20, 2017

Crash! The Mayflower rocked back and forth on a stormy night. About 102 passengers were worried sick if they were going to make it out alive. Dozens of people died each day, and nobody knew who would be...

Wishbones bring Thanksgiving luck

Wishbones bring Thanksgiving luck

Keirra Jones, Staffer November 7, 2017

Do you know what a wishbone is? A wishbone is an oddly shaped fork bone that’s the fusion of two clavicles called the furcula. Wishbones are found in poultry, such as the turkeys we eat on Thanksgiving....

Turkey Dinner

Turkey Dinner

Tayla Jones, Staffer November 6, 2017

Forget about Christmas, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, And every day is growing shorter. Think about the turkey, gravy, and corn, Because Thanksgiving Day is when the pilgrims’...

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