The BASD Echo

Issue 15, Week of Mar. 11, 2019

News

Student Council hosts Freshmore dance
It sometimes feels like the underclassmen get left out or overlooked, but not at this event. This year’s Freshmore dance was February 23 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Beaver Area High School cafeteria. The dance benefitted student council, which is sponsored by Mrs. Laura O’Rorke. Read More...
Eighth grade girls learn values
Beaver Area Middle/High School girls went for GOLD in the annual TLC-sponsored event. Read More...
Think of it as ‘practice prom’
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors, get ready to put on your dancing shoes for the annual Winter Dance! Read More...
HS students visit elementary
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Sports

Amazing season concludes
The swim season wrapped up with a tournament at the University of Pittsburgh Trees swimming pool February 28 and March 1. Read More...
Schwarzenegger hosts lifting tournament
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Bocce team headed to states
The Beaver Area Bobcat Bocce team was once a developing team trying to get their first win, but now has fully evolved into winning the county championships. This means for the bocce team a four-hour trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania for their shot at winning the PIAA championship. Read More...

Features

What is Beaver Area anticipating in Spring?
Though it may not feel like it, spring is just around the corner (March 20), and students are ready to experience all their favorite spring-exclusive activities. Read More...
Mass Effect creators strike out
Anthem is the latest game from the renowned studio BioWare, a company known for creating the popular Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic series. Read More...

Opinion

Downplay standardized tests
We have all had to take some form of standardized test at one point in time, but most people don’t know that some schools use the results of standardized tests to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers. There are many flaws with using student test scores to evaluate teachers, but we can change that system by either getting rid of standardized tests or by changing the way that we evaluate teachers. Read More...