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Issue 12, Week of Feb. 11, 2019

Anonymous tip system offers help
App Makes It Safe 2 Say
By Jake Miller, Editor in Chief
Safe2Say is a new statewide program in Pennsylvania to help prevent teen violence, suicides, and threats through an anonymous tip line. Read More...

News

DYW gives girls scholarship opportunities
Junior Girls Prepare to Compete
By Meghan Malloy, Senior Reporter
Beaver Area’s best ladies take the stage as they compete in the “Distinguished Young Women” competition April 6 in the auditorium. Read More...
Beaver hosts district band
Area Musicians Gather in Beaver
By Ethan Kopicko, Business Manager
Seniors Gretchen Berendt, Lindsay Malloy, Drew Garrett, and juniors Nicholas Palombo, Evan Linkimer, and Bailey O’Leary performed in the PMEA District Band Festival held at Beaver Area High School January 26. Read More...
Quieter than usual . . .
JROTC: Calm before the Storm
By Sarah Causey, Feature Editor
JROTC has been quieter than usual lately, not exclaiming any new project ideas or their latest endeavors with their usual “ooh-rah!” Read More...

Sports

Boys step up at end of season
Boys B-Ball Clinches Playoff Spot
By Elise Bingle, Sports Editor
The Beaver Area boys basketball team finally has shown they are a force to be reckoned with. Initially falling to all of their challengers, the team was off to a rocky start—but once they got in the swing of things they have owned the court—despite a few stumbles. Read More...
Students team up for tournaments
Bocce Still Searching for a Win
By Sammy Kissick, Junior Editor
Beaver Area High School’s bocce team is off to a bumpy start to their season. Read More...
A rebuilding season for the boys
Wrestling Finishes Season
By Chelsea Homan, Editor in Chief
Put away the mats; wrestling season is over. Read More...
Both teams win by razor-thin margins
Swimming on a Winning Streak
By Max Furman, News Editor
The Beaver Area Swim and Dive team has had another excellent two weeks, packed with meets where they hosted Pine Richland, Central Valley, and Montour. Read More...

Features

Cold brings unexpected days off!
What Did You Do over the ‘Break’?
By Kaitlyn Hauser, Junior Editor
Three cancellations in one school week! That might be a Beaver Area record! Read More...
Fallout 4 was better
Stay out of Fallout 76
By Gage Wagner, Senior Editor
Fallout 76 is the most recent installment in the Fallout series made and published by Bethesda. Set in the deep valleys and Appalachian mountains of West Virginia 25 years after a nuclear war, this is not only the first Fallout game to take place in West Virginia, but also the earliest set Fallout game in the timeline. Read More...
Round up the usual suspects
Gotham Season 5: Becoming Batman
By Nate McBride, Feature Editor
Warning: some spoilers may be ahead. Read More...

Opinion

Art improves everything
Implement More Art in Schools
By Bailey Rohr, Senior Reporter
Lots of people find comfort in the arts—for some it’s the only thing that gets them through the day, but arts programs are one of the first programs to lose funding when cuts are made to a school’s curriculum. Yet research has found that the arts can benefit even the youngest of students. Read More...