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Issue 19, Week of April 29, 2019

Where’s my floatie?!
Assassins Epidemic Returns
By Sammy Kissick, Junior Editor
Fill that squirt gun and find your floaty. It’s time. Playing the game of Assassins might just turn your closest friends into enemies in a game where students will go to unnecessary measures/risks for this year’s grand prize of $600. Read More...

News

Students, staff fund new tree
Environmental Club Plants Tree
By Meghan Malloy, Senior Reporter
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A WHAT transplant?!?
Seniors Shadow UPMC Nurses
By Chelsea Homan, Editor-in-Chief
Want to be a nurse for a day? If so then join the CCBC Health Academy. Read More...
Students share our unique program
STAP Flexes for Bedford
By Max Furman, News Editor
Beaver Area School District's STAP program hosted another visitor April 17, when Bedford School District administrators visited in the hopes of learning about establishing their very own technology assistance program. Read More...
Pittsburgh Prom Planned
Prom Is Almost Here
By Liz Del Signore, Photo Editor
Excitement for prom week has been buzzing around the hallways since Christmas for some dress-obsessed young ladies, so here is everything you need to know about what’s been going on. Read More...
Can you hear the music?
Musicians Perform in County Band
By Ethan Kopicko, Business Manager
Get this. A music festival . . . but not PMEA! Read More...

Sports

Boys play back and forth season
Baseball Hits Dingers
By Elise Bingle, Sports Editor
The Beaver Area baseball team has struck out many of their opponents in the last two weeks. The boys have continued down their path to WPIAL playoffs. While they’ve hit some minor bumps they never fail to recover. As of now the Bobcats are 5-6 overall and 4-2 in their section. Read More...
Bobcats miss WPIAL playoffs
Beaver Tennis Loses the ‘Love’
By Sammy Kissick, Junior Editor
April may be known for its showers, but it began with a quick set of three matches for the Bobcat boys’ tennis team.​ Read More...
Athletes attend MAC meet
Track on Track for WPIALs
By Max Furman, News Editor
The last two weeks have, for the boys' track and field team brought the end of their season, and for the girls' team, advanced them into the playoffs. Read More...

Features

Senior snaps sensational shots
Figgins Focuses on Photos
By Maria Miocic, Contributing Reporter
It’s pretty incredible what some people can do with a camera and a little editing. Read More...
Read books under the sun
Here Are Some Hammock Reads
By Kaitlyn Hauser, Junior Editor
A season is rolling in bringing warm weather and the occasional showers. So why not enjoy time outside under a shady tree with a good book in hand? Here are some books that will guarantee relaxation during your Spring. Read More...
Glover makes ‘message’ movie
Childish Gambino Travels to ‘Guava Island’
By Jake Miller, Editor in Chief
“This is America, don’t catch you slippin’ up,” rung loud through Red Cargo’s dystopian shipyard. Read More...
Give this genre a chance
Check out Celtic Music
By Nate McBride, Feature Editor
Just because St. Patrick’s day was last month there’s still time to enjoy the wearing of the green . . . (or is it the listening of the green?). Read More...

Opinion

Schools should teach worldly skills
Students Need Practical Instruction
By Bailey Rohr, Senior Reporter
How many high school students know how to budget money, stay out of debt, or pay off a credit card on time? As a high school senior, I don’t know how to do many of these things. The scary part is, the graduating seniors soon will be expected to do these things in the "real world." Read More...