Halloween Fun Facts
By: Sutton Rizzo 1. Halloween’s roots come from modern-day Ireland. The Celtic people who inhabited the area 2,000 years ago celebrated a yearly festival of Samhain. The festival would take place the night of October 31; people would dress up in costumes to ward off ghosts! 2. Witches were not always seen as scary. The Celts did…
Doubles Districts
(On closest side of net: Alexis Lopes-Torres) By: Olivia Kogan On Tuesday, October 13 the Wallenpaupack girls’ tennis team sent 4 girls (Jenna Petroski, Alexandra Spritzler, Alexis Lopes-Torres, and Adelyn Ezzo) to take part in the AA district doubles tournament. Jenna and Alexandra, a team that was seeded at 8th, played together. They started off…
Top 5 Halloween Candy of 2026
By: Silvia Cremona 1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 2. Peanut M&M 3. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate 4. M&M (Milk Chocolate + Plain) 5. Snickers
Homecoming Pep Rally 2026
By: Reilly Buselli On Friday, October 16, we held our annual homecoming pep rally for the whole district. Usually, this event takes place outside, but due to the weather, it was split into two different pep rallies and relocated inside. This event gives all the varsity fall sports a chance to perform a fun skit…
Homecoming Queen and King 2026
Caption: June Brown (left) Kody Hanor (right) Credits: Ryan Neenan By: Kiana Madrigal Excitement for homecoming filled the halls of Wallenpaupack throughout this previous week as students eagerly awaited the announcement of our 2026 homecoming royalty. On October 16, during the homecoming game, the wait came to an end as June Brown was crowned queen,…
Movie Review: Patch Adams
Director: Tom Shadyac By: Vaericia Meno The movie Patch Adams is about a man named Hunter but known as “Patch” in the movie wants to become a doctor and help people in a unique way. After going through some tough times himself, he realizes that making people laugh can help them feel better, even when…
Riddle of The Week
By: Reagan Buselli Q: What band never plays music? A: A rubber band
FCCLA Eastern Regional Leadership Meeting
Caption: Seated L to R: Essylt Logan, Ava Paese, Carlos Urgiles, & Alan Fogelsanger Standing L to R: Anthony Mayer, Chase De’Esch, Austin Sasala, Sage Gavin, Jillian Scholl, Crystal Snider, Maya Walek Credits: Susan Sullum By: Kiana Madrigal On October 15, Wallenpaupack hosted the 2026 FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Eastern Regional…