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Vol. 83, Issue 14 - May 3, 2021

Trading maroon for crimson . . .
Barać Bound for Harvard
By Katelyn Hauser, senior
Introducing the one, the only, Mina Barać! Read More...

News

Dim the lights . . .
Curtain to Rise on Spring Musical
By Larisa May, junior
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Fill that squirt gun . . .
COVID Can’t Kill Assassins
By Sara Majors, junior
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Spanish teacher visits Africa . . .
Wilcox Wanders the World
By Sara Majors, junior
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Sports

Undefeated softball season!
Diamond Queens Definitely Dominate
By Mackenzie Boyd, senior
The queens of diamonds are not stopping no matter who is in their way currently reigning over an undefeated softball season. Read More...
‘WPIAL supersedes the universe’
‘Galactic Champs’ Run for WPIALs
By Max Furman, senior
The track team has certainly had a good month—a month so good that some on the team are now referring to themselves as "galactic champs." Read More...
They win some, they lose some . . .
Baseball Continues Split Season
By Mackenzie Boyd, senior
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Coming in a close second . . .
Tennis Finishes Regular Season
By Max Furman, Senior
The boys' tennis team just concluded their regular season with a solid record and a spot in the playoffs. Read More...

Features

What do the stars hold for you . . .
May 3, 2021 Horoscopes
By Madame Mysterio (okay, it’s really Larisa May, junior)
The full moon in Scorpio April 26 brought many changes to the signs. Scorpio, being a water sign, has deeply emotional tendencies. Additionally, these tendencies are enhanced by the effects of the Super Moon. Fear not: for while emotions can sometimes cloud judgment, they can also be a crying pool to find ourselves in. Read More...
Princes graduate to kings . . .
‘Kings Rising’ Concludes Pacat Trilogy
By Katelyn Hauser, senior
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Shadow and Bone now streaming . . .
Netflix Takes Us into the Fold
By Katelyn Hauser, senior
Into the shadow fold. Read More...

Opinion

Good luck finding a PS5 . . .
Console Pirates Scalp the Fun
By Liam Bull, senior
It’s no secret that I like video games. From meticulously placing individual trees in Cities Skylines, to plumbing the depths of ancient ruins in Zelda, to erecting castles in Minecraft, I love the digital gaming experience. Read More...
Manchin the menace . . .
No Bull with Liam Bull
By Liam Bull, senior
In September of 2012, a campaign commercial was aired to the nearly 2 million West Virginians. The commercial featured a candidate, nestled in the West Virginia wilderness, who promised to repeal Obama Care and touted his NRA campaign endorsement, and then—seemingly out of nowhere—the candidate raises a rifle and fires at a copy of the environmental Cap and Trade Agreement. Read More...