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Vol. 83, Issue 6 - Dec. 7, 2020

COVID can’t stop the fun!
CHK Looks a Little Different this Year
By Liam Bull, senior
While many events this year have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Beaver Area High School’s annual CHK event will prevail once again. Read More...

News

Santa gets help from Sams . . .
TLC Holds Annual Present Drive
By Katelyn Hauser, senior
The annual TLC Present Drive is a Beaver Area High School tradition giving you a chance to give gifts to foster kids during the holidays. Read More...
Can I job-shadow Santa?
Seniors: Start those Projects!
By Max Furman, senior
Well, it’s *something* to do, I guess. Read More...

Sports

On the path to the Pete . . .
COVID Won’t Stop Girls Basketball
By Mackenzie Boyd, senior
After falling short in the WPIAL finals last season, the Beaver Area girls basketball team is not taking this season lightly—even with COVID restrictions. Read More...
Bad idea: Archery target COVID masks . . .
Archers Take Aim at New Season
By Katelyn Hauser, senior
The archers take take their positions, aim, and let their arrow fly into a new season. Read More...
Redeem, rebuild, rebound . . .
Boys Basketball Wants More W’s
By Mackenzie Boyd, senior
After a rough season last year, the Beaver Area boys basketball team looks to redeem themselves. Read More...
Chlorine kills COVID, right?
Swimmers Step up to Starting Blocks
By Alex Furman, sophomore
The swim season has started—now complete with a new HVAC system for the Beaver Area High School natatorium! Read More...
But college calls . . .
Lamb’s PIAA Time Disappoints Him
By Max Furman, senior
The cross country season had a bittersweet end in Hershey for senior Will Lamb, the only Beaver Area runner to qualify for state competitions. Read More...
The votes are in!
Football Cats Named All-Conference
By Mackenzie Boyd, senior
The season may be over for the Beaver Area Bobcats football team; however, the recognition of all their hard work is far from over. Read More...

Features

How to be distant and together . . .
Time for Some New Old Holiday Traditions
By Larisa May, junior
The holiday season is once again upon us, but this time the celebration looks a little different. Read More...
It’s the season of giving—thanks . . .
What Are You Thankful for?
By Sara Majors, junior
The holiday season brings time to reflect on what you’re thankful for—especially in 2020. Read More...
Hit that holiday playlist!
Holiday Hits Keep You Humming
By Sara Majors, junior
Oh, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Read More...
What do the stars hold for you . . .
December 7, 2020 Horoscopes
By Madame Mysterio (okay, it’s really Larisa May, junior)
In less than a week we will be facing a major astrological event of 2020. That’s right folks, December 14 is a new moon and a solar eclipse. While the individual implications of each event are important, their combined energy can have major effects on each sign. Read More...

Opinion

Televised fear and hate . . .
No Bull with Liam Bull
By Liam Bull, senior
In the mid 1980s, millions of Americans clicked on their archaic televisions to hear Rev. Jim Bakker assure his viewers: “If Jesus were alive today, he would be on TV.” Read More...
It’s P.A. all the way!
Move over Ohio
By Liam Bull, senior
Bordering the anguish of Ohio and West Virginia, and surrounded by the torment of New Jersey and Delaware, lies the greatest state in the union: Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania decided the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Pennsylvania was once home to the nation’s capital. Pennsylvania is my home, and it reigns supreme. Read More...