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Issue 20, Week of May 13, 2019

If they can make it there . . .
Music Department Goes to NYC
By Meghan Malloy, Senior Reporter
The students of Beaver Area High School’s music department learned the true meaning of “The city that never sleeps” on their visit to New York City last month where the both saw the sites and performed! Read More...

News

New SRO at Beaver Area
Blinn Protects Our Halls
By Elise Bingle, Sports Editor
Beaver Area High School has a new face walking the halls (or is that walking the beat?), new security and resource officer (SRO) Bo Blinn. Read More...
Prom Pittsburgh is a hit
Bright Lights Big City
By Sarah Causey, Feature Editor
Prom proved itself a good time as people danced and snacked the night away. Read More...
Band performs combined concert
Once More from the Top
By Ethan Kopicko, Business Manager
For seniors, this one was bittersweet. Read More...
Rest of us stay home
Smart Kids Go to Florida
By Max Furman, News Editor
The time for Beaver Area's most popular sport has come again: the Academic Games team competed at Nationals in Orlando, Florida April 26 through April 29. Read More...

Sports

Girls seek WPIAL glory
Girls Run, Boys Stay Home
By Max Furman, News Editor
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Big wins propel Cats
Baseball Slides into Playoffs
By Elise Bingle, Sports Editor
The Beaver Area baseball team is getting ready to take the field during playoffs. They ended their season strong—they came out and showed what they are made of. The seniors’ one desire this season was to be section champs and make it into playoffs, and they did. Read More...
Tough miss at first place
Softball on Road to Playoffs
By Liz Del Signore, Photo Editor
Bobcat softball is stepping up to the plate this season with an impressive 9-3 record and finishing second in the section. Read More...

Features

Don’t listen to Jake
Apple Music Is the Best
By Sarah Causey, Opinion Editor
The Apple Music vs. Spotify debate has been pretty hard to ignore on social media since Apple announced that their music plan would be coming out in June 2015. Some dedicated Spotify users stuck with Spotify after Apple Music became popular — but what are the perks of each? Which is a better service? Read More...
Spoiler alert: RIP, Mr. Stark
Endgame Breaks Box Office Records
By Sammy Kissick, Junior Editor
If you haven’t seen Avengers Endgame stop reading now before it’s too late! You have been warned . . . Read More...
Don’t listen to Sarah
Spotify Is the Best
By Jake Miller, Editor-in-Chief
20,000. That’s the average number of songs added to Spotify’s already 35 million song library each day. Statistics like this are why Spotify is the king of music streaming. Read More...

Opinion