Today the 2-6 Pittsburgh Steelers traded the 3-year player Chase Claypool to the 3-5 Chicago Bears. In return, the Steelers will receive a 2nd round draft pick in the 2023 NFL draft. “Mapletron” has been a mediocre player for the Steelers this season, only recording 32 catches and 311 yards for 1 touchdown as of…

Midnights by Taylor Swift : Might Be Her Best Album Yet, Review by Guest Reviewer Ryan Frank
Midnights, by Taylor Swift, was released last Friday, October 21, 2022. Describing it as ‘the story of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life’, Swift released her 10th studio album, 12th including her re-recorded albums Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version). Going back to her more upbeat, pop sounding style, not heard since Lover,…

Halloween 2022 – No Senior Parade, Not Many Seniors, Not Many Costumes
Halloween 2022 was a Monday, and also a day where a majority of the senior class wasn’t in the building. In a break from recent tradition, there was no planned Halloween parade for seniors. For this reason, as well as possible other ones, seniors chose today for a senior skip day. Only 68 students out…

Avonworth E-Sports Beats Rival North Catholic
Captained by Junior Jackson Shields, Avonworth E-Sports beat the two-time state champs North Catholic 3-1 in a best of 5 series. Avonworth remains undefeated and the Trojans had their first loss of the season. “This is a HUGE deal,” wrote Mrs. Shumaker, faculty general manager of the esports team, “Their team has a player who…

Good DJ Set, Not So Good Space For Dancing – Homecoming Weekend 2022
The following opinions are a collection of observations from the Mod H Journalism class What was good Mara Stetser, freshman: “The dance was chill and the music was good.” “Everyone seemed to be having fun. I thought that the cheerleaders dance at the pep rally was cool. “ Tyler Hanny, Freshman: “the DJ {Pittsburgh…

Neon Pep Rally Ends Homecoming Spirit Week
On Friday, October 21st, the school turned down the lights in the gym, gave space for the cheer squad, and featured a return of tug-of-war, three popular parts of pep rallies in the last few years. Here are a few photos from Layne Shinsky of the events – we’ll update further as our staff submits…

New Junior Class Fundraiser Adds Color
About a 3rd of the HS staff lined up on a chilly Wednesday morning with hairnets, black t-shirts, goggles, and anticipation. Soon, students would be paying $5 to launch neon paint onto their teachers as part of the Homecoming Spirit Week activities. Below are a few photos of the event, held outside the High School…

College Football Heating Up – Week 7 Recap
Week 7 of the college football season brought a lot of exciting results and shocked fans all over the country. This week 6 ranked teams went down including 2 top 10 teams. Alabama and Oklahoma State had thrilling losses, both putting up 40+ points despite losing and Michigan finally proved to the college football fandom…

Jase Klatzkin – Unofficial Jersey Day Champion
There isn’t a winner of each day, and no prizes or trophies are handed out, but if you asked a few members of Mod H Journalism class, they might tell you Jase Klatzkin is the unofficial Jersey Day Champion of 2022. Sporting a Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets jersey, Jase provided poses and more poses for…

Homecoming Spirit Week 2022 – College/Jersey Day
If Camo v Animal Print was a bit of a down turn in participation, College/Jersey day brought the student body back into spirit on Thursday October 20th. Here are a few of the many who participated. Facebook0GooglePinterest0EmailPrintReddit0Tumblr0Twitter