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Vol. 84, Issue 5 - Nov. 15, 2021

Nov. 24: Day of Giving
There’s Still Time to Give Your Time
By Larissa May, senior
Thanksgiving break is right around the corner, and with it comes Beaver Area’s annual Day of Giving, sponsored by our local SHOUT chapter. Read More...

News

What’s on?
Tune in to Ten New TV’s
By Sara Majors, senior
No, the TVs in the hallway aren’t going to be streaming your favorite new Netflix shows. Read More...
Welcome, Mr. Kron . . .
New Teacher Training Continues
By Larisa May, senior
There’s a new student teacher at Beaver Area High School! Mr. Ethan Kron is working with Mrs. O’Rorke teaching social studies courses. Read More...
Fund-raising football fun . . .
Powder Puff Proves Positive
By Tess Foster, sophomore
It's powder puff season! This year’s fund-raising games among the classes of ‘25, ‘24, ‘23, and ‘22 were filled with entertainment and fun. Read More...

Sports

Pitch perfect players . . .
Soccer Standouts Selected All-Section
By Sara Majors, senior
They are the best of the best! Read More...
Bobcats bow out of playoffs . . .
Football Finishes too Soon
By Tess Foster, sophomore
The Beaver Area Bobcats 2021 football season sadly came to an end just in time for the cold weather to roll in. Read More...
Hershey is bittersweet . . .
Tennis Falls 4-1 in State Quarterfinals
By Sara Majors, senior
The Beaver Area girls tennis team took on chocolate making . . . oh, and some tennis. Read More...

Features

Even super heroes are human . . .
Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ Finally Arrives
By Larisa May, senior
**Eternals Spoilers Ahead** Read More...
What do the stars hold for you . . .
November 15, 2021 Horoscopes
By Madame Mysterio (okay, it’s really Larisa May, senior)
The sun will be entering the mutable fire sign of Sagittarius. Mutable signs tend to change things up quite frequently, especially with how they express themselves—and since Sagittarius is a fire sign, you can expect these changes to be passionate. With the sun in this sector for the next month, be sure to think things through before making any huge changes in your life! Read More...
Dear Audience: See it . . .
‘Evan Hansen’ Moves from Stage to Screen
By Grace Jessel, senior
Dear Evan Hansen: going in with zero expectations, I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe not head-over-heels, but surprised. Read More...

Opinion

It’s alive and well . . .
Americans Dream a New Dream
By Miah Sabo, sophomore
For decades, Americans have been living their lives chasing the American Dream, and immigrants have traveled here hoping to achieve it as well. The dream is traditionally viewed as ‘get married, have children, work hard at your job and live in a suburban house with a white picket fence;’ however, some may argue that the famous American Dream has died. Read More...
‘C’ for Contradiction?
Teach History, Not CRT
By Miah Sabo, sophomore
Critical Race Theory. We’ve been hearing about this for a while now, and it’s been one of the most controversial topics discussed in the last few months. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines CRT as an “intellectual and social movement and loosely organized framework of legal analysis based on the premise that race is not a natural, biologically grounded feature of physically distinct groups of human beings but socially constructed category that is used to oppress and exploit people of color.” Read More...