The BASD Echo

Vol. 82, Issue 6 - Dec. 16, 2019

News

A day of (reindeer) games and glory . . .
The most wonderful time of the year for Beaver Area High School is fast approaching. Chrismahanukwanzaakah (or CHK if you’re in a hurry) happens Friday. Read More...
A patriotic performance . . .
Beaver Area High School had the pleasure of hosting the county choir festival November 21. Read More...
Students learn sign language . . .
It’s a sign of the times . . . Read More...
Students, staff donate gifts . . .
We all know it is better to give rather than receive gifts around the holiday season, and what better and easier way to give back than the annual Teen Leadership Corps’ Present Drive! Read More...
Sophomores attend conference . . .
Talent comes to town . . .
Beaver Area High School proudly hosted this year’s county band festival November 21. Read More...

Sports

Team already looking to playoffs . . .
The Beaver Area Lady Bobcats are gearing up for another playoff run this season. And things look good considering that the team lost only one senior, Qhamille Monteiro, after last season’s great performance. Read More...
New season tips off . . .
It is officially basketball season at Beaver Area High School! Read More...
Swim season begins . . .
It’s the moment you’ve (hopefully) been waiting for: swim season has officially begun. Read More...
Pinning their hopes on victory . . .
The wrestling Bobcats are back on the mat and ready to work! Read More...

Features

Still freezing?
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Zdravstvujtye, Rossiya!
“If the U.S. had a poverty stricken, Arctic twin country, that’d be Russia,” junior Joseph Gordon said about his recent trip to Russia. Read More...
Dawson x Starr collection sells out . . .
“Hi, how are ya?” Read More...
Give from the heart . . .
The holiday season is the perfect time to show your friends and family how much you care about them. Read More...
Can I get a rip in the chat?
Slang really has been evolving lately, especially since the new Tik Tok craze began. Here are some words and phrases that have been sticking online and making their way into people’s everyday vocabulary (including a few which are enjoying a second life). Read More...

Opinion

Keep the holiday special . . .
No, I’m not a Scrooge, but don’t call the holidays the most wonderful time of the year, especially since Christmas arrives earlier and earlier every year. Read More...
Here’s the story . . .
The hatred between the Israelis and Palestinians runs long and deep, manifested through centuries of violence, invasion, and suppression. Despite such fighting, however, the two nations both derive from the same people: the Canaanites. Read More...