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…
Written by Bethany Day On December 6, Wallenpaupack had its 17th annual Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s Workshop was made for the children of Wallenpaupack who could not buy gifts for their families. The tradition started when a guidance secretary, Ann Lucier, started to bring in items for the children who needed a helping hand during the holiday season. She then…
Leadership and Diversity’s Conference Written by Jewel Dickerman On December 6 at 7:30 am, Ty Lounsbury, Tati Campbell-Algermon, Namara Palmer, Madeline Struble, Joshua Katz, Izael Rodriguez, Amiyah Wells, Jaxx Rotolo, Jewel Dickerman, Dr. Cara-Jean Dougherty, and Señora Ana Espinosa-Beckworth made their way to Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Pocono Summit to speak at the…
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…
Written by Lily Struble On Monday, November 13, 98 students and staff left Wallenpaupack Area High School for a 5-day trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. 46 of the attendees departed fromNewark Airport with the remaining 52 departing from LaGuardia. Students stayed at the All-Star Sports Resort. The first evening, many students cooled off in the Surfboard Pool before heading to bed. Students received one breakfast voucher and…
Written by Lily Struble On Friday, October 27, Wallenpaupack Area High School held its second annual engineering competition. Two teams of five students from Wallenpaupack, Western Wayne, North Pocono, Lakeland, and Abington Heights competed for the grand prize. The day began with an Introduction in the auditorium, where general rules were discussed, and the judges were introduced. The competition was judged by Vincent Griffin (E.D Pons & Associates), Mitchell Jacobs…
Written by Jewel Dickerman On October 24, Wallenpaupack Area High School’s Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Regional Officers visited Marywood University. The FCCLA Regional Officers in attendance included Nina Duprey, Breanna Conklin, Petrina Urso, and Jewel Dickerman. Their purpose at Marywood University was to participate in the FCCLA Regional Officer Meeting, which included several other regional schools. FCCLA advisor Mrs. Sullum was also present at the…
