“New” Social Media Policy Spelled Out
Administration has appended a handbook policy this year, now prohibiting all social media usage while in high school. This policy is not new– the handbook now outlines disciplinary measures for…
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Penn-Trafford past and present unites for 50th Anniversary
50 years ago, Penn Joint merged with Trafford High to create what we know as Penn-Trafford. This anniversary is something the district has celebrated throughout the school year, especially since…
CAP offers community service hours over the summer
As the school year dwindles down it is easy for students to forget about one of the staples of graduation: community service. For the 2022-2023 school year, the incoming freshmen…
Counselor shares thoughts about students’ return to traditional school environment
Our first year back after lockdown is quickly coming to an end. With in-person classes and optional masks coming to Penn-Trafford this year, some would say a sense of “normalcy”…
Administration and management classes sell shirts for good cause.
Kim Stefkovich’s intro to administration and management classes annually put together a T-shirt project using all of the skills they learned throughout the year. Students are in charge of every…
Bio classes examine newly hatched trout
Rainbow trout arrived in Dave Babik’s seventh period biology class on Feb. 3 and hatched a while ago. They are now moving around, searching for food. “[Their current stage] would…
Ukraine resists against Russian invasion
On February 24, Russia penetrated Ukraine and started to invade cities around the border unprovoked. What European leaders are calling “Putin’s war” started when President Putin declared Russia could not…
Unplugging from the Internet offers benefits
The 13th-annual National Day of Unplugging 2022 was March 4 and 5. The concept of “unplugging,” however, is not just something that should be put into action once or twice…
‘Assassin’ game continues its popularity outside of school
A game students at Penn-Trafford High School have been playing is the game of Assassin, a game that students have been playing for many years. The game is played with…
Tucek finds fun ways to teach class
Physics might have a stereotype of being tedious and traditional, but with items such as lasers, bikes and fog machines, Penn-Trafford physics teacher Ryan Tucek manages to keep students engaged. …