The BASD Echo

Issue 6, Week of Dec. 3, 2018

News

Keith’s club cares for the earth
The environmental club of Beaver Area is entering its twentieth year of existence, and founder (and still current teacher sponsor) Mrs. Patti Keith has some exciting plans for this year in the program. Read More...
Juniors defeat the seniors in annual football game
The senior and junior girls took to the gridiron to settle who really is the superior class on a cold afternoon November 17. The junior girls prevailed with a surprising upset, beating the seniors 49-21 in the annual flag-football showdown. Read More...
Spikeball tournament aids SD Project
Spike the ball, win the games, score a prize . . . and raise some money for a good cause. Read More...

Sports

Bobcats commit
High school seniors are normally elated by the chance to earn a scholarship doing something they love. So it’s no surprise that the student athletes of Beaver Area High School are overjoyed by the opportunity to not only play for a college team, but to earn a scholarship for it as well. Read More...
‘Cats to continue success with returning wrestlers
They plan to take it to the mat. Read More...
A new season, a new coach
Swimmers, take your mark! Read More...
WPIAL hosts annual conference
November 15, six Beaver Area students participated in the WPIAL Sportsman Summit at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. Participants included Kristi Buckenheimer, Braydon Hansen, Bailey O’Leary, Alexis Russell, Lauren Sullivan, and Jackson Thomas. Read More...

Features

The brains behind the ECHO app
When using this very ECHO app, you might think: "Who made this wonderful piece of software?" Read More...
No more Swiss Miss
As the weather gets chillier you must be looking for a good way to warm up. Curling up under a fluffy blanket and reading a good book always works, but you need to add a cup hot chocolate to the mix. Rather than drinking that Swiss Miss from the grocery store why not try something a little different . . . and better . . . Read More...
But mostly food
It’s the holiday season! Read More...

Opinion

Don’t celebrate Christmas too early
“Just hear those sleigh bells jingling and jing ting tingaling too; come on it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.” Read More...