WRITTEN BY Any’ah C The high school has its own “Calming Room,” as some call it. This room is located diagonally from the library, room 252, just before the elevator. “The Lakeside Lounge was developed by students who saw a need to provide their peers with a break throughout the school day.” Mrs. Peppiatt, the…
Welcome back, Paupack Press! Some of you may remember the start of our paper last year, a lot of you probably do not. Well, new or not from whatever grade I’m so glad that you are reading the first issue of this school year’s paper, and specifically the first book review. What a way to…
BY: BETHANY DAY With school back in session, WAHS players are back at it this year with a new play “Save Hamlet”. “Save Hamlet” is a parody of “Hamlet,” a playwright written by William Shakespeare. It focuses on turning the tragedy into a comedy. In the play, a lot of the male characters are females in disguise, and they…
Written by Lily Struble “Our Kids” Food Pantry is based at Wallenpaupack Area High School;however, it serves all families in our entire district. Mrs. Martynuk, the program’sfounder, started the pantry six years ago around Thanksgiving. She heard plenty ofsad stories from her students who talked about never celebrating much during theholidays due to financial situations…
BY: AUTUMN BELLUARDO We all have a different definition of racism. Google’s definition is, “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.” This, is very wordy. Your definition will and can…
BY: BETHANY DAY, JEWEL DICKERMAN, LORALIE LOVE On June 7, during fourth block, graduation happened. Our seniors haven’t left us yet, the kids who are members of the World Of Wonders program graduated. We saw the young ones finally leaving, excited to start their summer. The WOW program is a program that is run through…
Written by Any’ah Caljean The Maze Runner is a book by James Dashner. Published on October 6th, 2009, it falls under the categories of dystopian, science fiction, and young adult fiction. This book is the first of a trilogy, but there are four other novels, two of which are prequels, one that acts as a…
A forgotten town, 18 meters down, Swallowed by the lake, What did it take? A buzzing borough, Where the bunnies burrow, A town full of life, Serrated by the knife, Of a company, Oh, what company? PPL. They created a dam, It seemed a scam, To use this land, For one another, hand in hand. It…
Written by Camron Ortiz Two weeks ago, Swiss/French scientists found a way possibly to “cure” being paralyzed! The group of scientists used a Bluetooth connection to connect the brain to the paralyzed part of his body. The scientists also figured out that when they turned off the device, improvement still continued! So, could this possibly…
Written by Michael Paltzer, Ryan Tattersall It was the state championship meet, as the Wallenpaupack Unified Track team looked to win its second state championship. This was Paupack’s first appearance in states since they won their first title in 2021. This year, however, the team finished a very respectable third. We interviewed Dr. Schkolenko about the event, and this is what she said regarding this year’s team. “We have 21 people on the team…
