By: Jewel Dickerman Wallenpaupack Area High School is rolling out a significant upgrade in how student movement is managed on school property. They are starting to bid farewell to the traditional paper passes in favor of a more sophisticated solution: the Securly Pass system. The decision to transition away from paper passes stemmed from disorganization….
By: Drew Kiesendahl With the playoffs on the horizon, the Buckhorns aren’t in an ideal position, but they’re still alive. A tough week set them back to 4th place in their conference, and 5th place in class 5A. Therefore, if the playoffs were to start today, we would be away at West Scranton, who we’ve…
By: Evie Neenan The 2024 spring concert season is underway, and on Wednesday night, May 8, the concert choir, chamber choir, and show choir performed in their annual spring choir concert. The concert choir sang many songs, but some favorites were “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, “Gate Gate”, a song written in…
By: Sadie Zagwoski On Tuesday, May 7, students from Dr. Ferrara’s Global Human Rights class attended the 36th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center. Nicholas Bajadek, Dominic Brasile, Lia Gulumoglu, Payton McCue, Casey McGrane, Daniel Montoya, Madison Rockle, and I, Sadie Zagwoski had the privilege of hearing the…
By: Evie Neenan May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and to help break the stigma surrounding it, Wallenpaupack Area High School is hosting a Mental Health week from Monday, May 6 to Friday, May 10. We also are celebrating children’s mental health awareness week. With that in mind, the Aevidum Mental Health Fair will be…
By: Bethany Day On Tuesday, April 30, the Wallenpaupack track team went against Western Wayne. The team was able to do the first race, the 4 by 8, and both boys and girls hurdles events before a thunderstorm hit Sharkey Rosetti Stadium, causing the meet to be pushed to May 1. However, that did not…
By: Gio Patire Alex Seretis is a face many students have seen around the school. He is very well-rounded, participating in many activities such as all after school band and choir events, and the WAHS theater program. He also has participated in the Science Olympiad, Local History Club, Envirothon, and he even played on the…
By: Jewel Dickerman In a bid to reduce plastic waste, the Environmental Club has launched an initiative to provide stainless steel cutlery to teachers at Lakeside. This effort’s mission is to replace the use of disposable plastic cutlery with a more sustainable option. The students in the club began by researching the impact of plastic…
By: Jewel Dickerman On April 30, 18 students from Wallenpaupack Area High School’s Aevidum and Leadership and Diversity groups gathered at the Hawley Center for a Mental Health Summit. Organized by Mrs. Lauren McGinnis and Cara-Jean Dougherty, Ph. D., the event promoted open discussions about mental health and explored different ways to support well-being. The…
By: Sophia Braida Micheal Phillips is a senior whose friendly face is very recognizable around the hallways. Micheal is currently a part of the unified bocce and track team, and he claims to enjoy it a lot. He’s also currently a part of the Devereux Links program which enables him to work at the South School’s cafeteria. While Michael does like assisting others at the…
