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Benches for the Community

Benches for the Community

Kace Dorty, Staff February 17, 2020

Some students from the James Buchanan High School Art Club recently took on a new project to give people a colorful place to sit in the Mercersburg community.  The Art Club was given the task by Dr....

FLO Interviews

FLO Interviews

Makenna Maldonado, Staff January 27, 2020

Back Row: Owen Cooper (11), Addy Crouse (11), Alliah Fluent (11), Meredith Iverson (11), Kace Dorty (11), Colby Starr (11), Macen Wilt (11), Carlee Jackson (12), Tanner Myers (12), Aleesha Cramer (11), Jaide Wolfe (11), and Hailey Embree (11). Front Row: Kaitlyn Ebersole (12), Cameron Flemming (11), Bella Shupp (11), Brynn Taulton (11), Kyla Shoemaker (11), Ashley Dukehart (11), Morgan Shughart (11), Emily Horst (11), Alyssa Sensinger (11), Maddie Akers (11), and Kierra Griffith (11).

Lighting a Path for New NHS Members

Megan Rummel, Editor January 20, 2020

Imagine yourself feeling anxious as you wait for your name to be called. Your hands are sweaty and your heart is pumping at a thousand beats per minute. When your name is finally called, multiple hands...

Awards for the Keystone Kids

Awards for the Keystone Kids

Adrianna Durboraw, Staff January 20, 2020

2020 started off right with the Pennsylvania Farm Show.  At the beginning of every year, people file into the Farm Show Complex to see all the attractions and events. Pennsylvania is proud to host the...

A Community of Sound

A Community of Sound

Madalyn Akers, Staff January 20, 2020

Every year there is a group of band students that assemble to participate in County Band, a music festival that encompasses the talent of students from a variety of schools in Franklin County. These students...

Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine

Malachi Hornbaker, Staff January 2, 2020

This year's fall production, Almost, Maine, is set in a place called Almost in Maine. It is technically not a town because that requires people to get together and organize it to become one. Since that...

A Day in the Life of an AP Student

A Day in the Life of an AP Student

Kace Dorty, Staff December 16, 2019

Being in high school can be difficult for anyone, but when you add AP and Honors courses in the mix, you really have to be on top of your game to get the best grades. Brynn Taulton (11), an AP and Honors...

Concerns Regarding Montgomery Elementary

Concerns Regarding Montgomery Elementary

Amanda Sensinger, Staff December 4, 2019

Within the rural area of Southern Pennsylvania, Tuscarora School District contains six schools: four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. Each elementary school has zoning boundaries...

Tri-M Inductions

Tri-M Inductions

Madalyn Akers, Staff December 4, 2019

Puerto Rican Paradise

Puerto Rican Paradise

Julia Trei, Staff November 1, 2019

After two years of planning, a group of 16 students were ready to begin their six-day journey in Puerto Rico that included snorkeling, hiking, ziplining, touring the capitol, kayaking in a bioluminescent...

October Festivities

October Festivities

Alyssa Young, Staff November 1, 2019

Back On Track

Back On Track

Malachi Hornbaker, Staff November 1, 2019

Have you ever felt down and lost in life, or feel like you have lost control? “Back On Track” is the title of the 2019-20 Marching Band show that focuses on the idea of recovering and getting back...

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