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Vol. 85, Issue 11 - Mar. 20, 2023

Champs for 14 years . . .
JROTC Drills for Victory
By Madeline Boser, junior
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News

Shay praised for program’s performance . . .
STAP Is Apple of Apple’s Eye
By Ava Katkich, junior
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Putting the ‘fun’ in fundraiser . . .
Cestra Crowned Mr. Beaver High
By Madeline Boser, junior
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Harrisburg, Hershey, then home . . .
Choir Takes Sweet Trip to Capitol
By Cate Samchuck, senior
The Music Department is known for its exciting field trips and Beaver Area Choirs followed that trend as they ventured to Harrisburg to tour and perform at the State Capitol March 3. Read More...
Fly (drones) Like a Girl . . .
FLAG Drone Academy Takes Flight
By Ava Katkich, junior
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Sports

School records smashed and splashed . . .
Swimming Season Ends at Pitt
By Ava Sutter, sophomore
It was a wonderful end to a wonderful Bobcat swimming season! Read More...
Shootin’ at Spooky Nook Sports . . .
Archery Aims for States
By Olivia Wooley, senior
Bullseye! Beaver Area archers are shooting straight for states! Read More...
Serving up WPIAL success . . .
Boys Tennis Starts Swinging
By Tyler Buzard, sophomore
The Bobcats tennis team expects a grand slam of a season. Read More...
Free throw fluke finishes Cats . . .
Basketball Beaten at Buzzer
By Ava Sutter, Sophomore
A bittersweet season came to an end for the Beaver Area girls’ basketball team. Read More...
Play ball!
Bobcat Baseball Season Begins
By Tyler Buzard, sophomore
The Bobcats baseball team is looking to start off their season on a good note. Read More...

Features

But at least no one got slapped . . .
This Year’s Oscars Are ‘Everything Everywhere’
By Maddy O’Leary, senior
The 95th Academy Awards (a.k.a the Oscars) were held March 12. This year’s Oscars were hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel who started the night by parachuting onto the stage as an homage to *Top Gun: Maverick* and by joking about the now infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock slap during last year’s Oscars. Read More...
‘Did you know’ Zane likes this album?
Del Rey Delves Deep into ‘Tunnel’
By Zane Atkins, senior
On singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album, Did You Know that There’s a Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard, she explores her personal life more than ever before and dives back into her hip-hop roots while creating one of her most sonically-confused albums. Read More...
Not about city planning any more . . .
‘Sims 4’ Simply Simulates Life
By Madelyn Hamilton, junior
The Sims 4, the beloved role-play game, has an exciting new update coming. March 14, the Sims 4 launched a much anticipated update, one that introduced a whole new life phase to the game: infants! Read More...

Opinion

Women rule!
Celebrate Women’s History Month
By Georgia Engle, senior
March is officially recognized as Women’s History Month, with March 8 acknowledged as International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day celebrates achievements and commemorates the vital impact of women in America’s past, present, and future. Read More...