2023

Written by Bethany Day The Wallenpaupack Competitive Cheer Team has done it again! The CO-ED team won first place at the Pocono Regional championship on December 10 at the Mohegan Sun Area. Mr. Dejay Branch, who has been the head cheer coach from 2013- 2014, has been with the team since PIAA started competitive cheer and he is constantly leading the team to victory. In 2013, the cheer team qualified for its first state championship.Then in 2015- 2016, the team placed second in District 2. The team…

Dr. Schmalzle’s Class Gets Creative in Celebrating the Holidays with a Literary Twist Written by Dr. Schmalzle In a festive and educational twist, students from Dr. Schmalzle’s AP Literature classes recently came together to build gingerbread houses that represent key literary time periods. The creative endeavor aimed to delve into the essence of various literary…

Written by Ty Lounsbury             Staying on theme with the medical field, the next CTE is Mrs. Ragonese’s Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Program. The athletic trainer and former physical education department chair helped get this CTE started approximately five years ago, and there are only about 60 of these programs in Pennsylvania. Although it requires…

Written by Lily Struble From Friday, December 8, through Sunday, December 10, the Downtown Hawley Partnership held its annual Winterfest. Activities included a chocolate and coffee tasting at the Cocoon Coffeehouse, a bonfire in Bingham Park,  a concert at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, an Artisan and Craft market at the Hawley Hub, a Winterfest Brunch at…

Wreitten by: Jewel Dickerman In 2022 a new group was formed, and this group is called Leadership and Diversity. The point of this group is to try and make our school the best it can be. Whether it is trying to improve the curriculum or just build a calming room for students, they try their absolute best to accomplish those goals. So far, they…

Written by Autumn Belluardo The annual Hawley Winterfest will be held on December 8 -10 this year in the greater downtown Hawley area. This festive event has been running for quite a while dating back to 1999! That means this year marks the 24th anniversary of this holiday starter.  There is quite the excitement as…

Written by Jewel Dickerman  Just a week ago a monumental holiday occurred. On this holiday it is a day full of eating and giving thanks. This holiday is where you get to spend time with your loved ones. This is Thanksgiving. Luckily, this is a day where most people have the day off from work or school and fill their day with playing…