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Vol. 82, Issue 7 - Jan. 13, 2020

Embrace your senior project . . .
Senior Values Mayor’s Office Job Shadow
By Liana Kerr, senior
Slowly but surely as we approach senior year, the dreaded “senior project” bulldozes its way into our daily lives, with emphasis especially on the burden of community service or job shadowing. However, it is possible to actually find some fun and fulfilling ways to complete this requirement. Read More...

News

But no talent show . . .
CHK Ends with Stunning Upset
By Max Furman, junior
The 'C' in Chrismahanukwanzaakah must stand for class meeting. Read More...
Play ’Land of a Thousand Dances’!
Pep Band Propels Basketball Games
By Katelyn Hauser, junior
Time to pep it up! Read More...
It’s ‘My Favorite Year’ . . .
‘My Favorite’ Musical Coming in March
By Ethan Kopicko, senior
Ladies and gentlemen, we ask you now to please turn off your cellphones, sit back, relax, and get ready, as the spring musical is right around the corner. Read More...
To the library!
Book Club Reads Romance
By Katelyn Hauser, junior
Bibliophiles rejoice! After the long break, book club is finally back and ready to read! Read More...

Sports

Girls basketball keeps winning
These Ladies Got Game
By Elise Bingle, senior
The Beaver Area girls basketball team is on the road to a playoff spot. Read More...
Patience, perseverance, pain . . .
Boys Basketball Stays Strong
By Caitlyn Arndt, Senior
The Beaver Area Bobcats are balling their way through the season! Read More...
Holidays bring tournaments
Boys, Girls Splash Up the Swim Wins
By Max Furman, junior
The swim team received plenty of presents over break in the form of a tournament and plenty of wins. Read More...
Every goal a victory . . .
Hockey Finds Wins in Other Ways
By Liz Del Signore, senior
Beaver Area Bobcat hockey is still working on their second win but aren’t letting that stop them from skating their hardest! Read More...

Features

Not quite cats, not quite humans . . .
‘Cats’ Creates Some Cringe
By Allysan Nunes, junior
Cats fails to claw its way up in popularity, and it’s not hard to see why. Read More...
Most hated video gets competition . . .
YouTube Reveals Reticent ‘Rewind’
By Allysan Nunes, junior
A rewind should be more than a review, but what can you expect? Read More...
Keep those resolutions . . .
Students Resolve to Have Better New Year
By Liz Del Signore, senior
It’s that time of year again—when everyone makes their New Year’s Resolutions. Here are some of Beaver Area High School students’ resolutions . . . Read More...
Over the river, through the woods . . .
Bobcats Take Holiday Trips
By Katelyn Hauser, junior
Ah, Christmas break. ‘Tis the season to visit and spend time with loved ones, or for some Beaver Area High School students and staff, ‘tis the season for travel. Read More...

Opinion

Here’s the story . . .
Evan Explains Unrest in Iran
By Evan Linkimer, senior
January 3, the United States ordered an airstrike into Iraq targeting and killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the second most powerful man in Iran next to the Supreme Leader. The airstrike, however, was not entirely unprovoked as the two countries have held tense relations since the late 1900s. Read More...