Boys baseball finished section play with 9 wins and 1 loss, including a 17-1 victory, a non-section win over Morgantown, WV on WVU’s field, and a no-hitter by Senior Colin Crawford. This is the second section championship for the team since 2020, which graduates 9 seniors including Crawford and Mason Horwat, who will…
Author: Jack Cancilla

Senior Switch Day in 2023: Changes in Participation since COVID
On a busy Friday, March 5th, a number of seniors were in a one-of-a-kind role. Over 40 students were presenting their senior projects and a small handful were also participating in senior switch day, some on the same day. Here’s a look at 2023 participants below: While those participating enjoyed time with a favorite…

Slap Fighting: Too Dumb To Watch Or Just Dumb Fun?
Slap fighting started in Russia around 2017 and it really hasn’t got popular in the US until now, with Dana White crossing over from MMA into the Power Slap event held in Las Vegas. What do AHS students think of it? Kennan Terry said “I think its really funny to watch, but it kinda gets…

Spring Rain A Reminder That Winter Never Really Started In 2022-2023
After only .2 inches of snow throughout the entire month of February, the Pittsburgh region finished up Winter and 70 – 80 degree temperatures have returned in early April – to end the month, regular April showers. Students may have felt but not noticed that the lack of icy mornings, measurable snowfall, or a combination…

PA/Ohio Border Train Accident – Is the Response Enough?
On February 3 of 2023, there was a train carrying harmful chemicals, it was passing by a small Ohio city called East Palestine. The train derailed from a faulty wheel barring that overheated and caused the chemical spill. Norfolk Southern, the company owning the train, worked with government officials and determined they should burn chemicals…