Indiana Area Senior High School

Valentine love is in the air at IHS

By DYLAN LATORE – Once again we approach the time of year where Valentine’s Day is waiting just around the corner, possibly armed with a baseball bat and a fresh can of pepper spray to destroy your romantic hopes and dreams. But, this is exactly the attitude that deters most teen romantics from spilling their […]

Bearing the winter months

By ABAGAIL EVERETT – While winter wind lingers in Indiana after the holidays, many students will find themselves at a loss for activities. Uptown becomes dull after the festivities of Christmas passes. Decorations are taken down and the needles from pine trees are swept away. Nonetheless, students find ways to entertain themselves during the stretch […]

IHS student competes in national Punt, Pass & Kick competition

By JORIE MEIL –  An IHS student competed in the championship round of the Punt, Pass & Kick competition that is hosted by the NFL. While most of us were sitting at home twiddling our thumbs,  playing video games, or doing last minute homework, freshman Allie Coker was in Orlando, Florida competing in the annual […]

IHS choral students excel in prestigious competition

By ALEXIS LEONE – Nine IHS students traveled to Marion Center high school for PMEA District Chorus. The festival was three days long and the students competed to move on to regionals. Regionals is a similar competition with the students who passed through to districts. Eight of these students moved on to regional chorus. This […]

Makin’ it happen on the ice

By ROCCO FANELLA It’s hockey season and our Indiana Hockey team is definitely making it happen once again this season. Indiana lost to visiting Bishop McCort, 5-2, in a PIHL Division A East Division hockey game at S&T Bank Arena on Thursday, January 12th to give the Indians their second loss of the season. Junior […]

Beloved actresses Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds remembered

By JORIE MEIL- Carrie Fisher, the beloved actress well known for her work in the Star Wars series shockingly passed away at the age of 60 on December 27, 2016 at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Fisher was an actress, author, and all-around inspirational woman. Fisher’s fame was mainly attributed […]

Not every black person is Martin Luther King: A thought on Black History Month

By KALYN MENIFEE– February is a time when black people come together to celebrate and show off our cultural muscles, a time where we get a little more recognition in the media as something other than rappers, basketball players, and other often used stereotypes. During this month however, other races seem to oversaturate it and […]

Bad streak or new beginning: What will 2017 bring?

By WILEY FRUMKIN – I think one thing about 2016 that people could actually agree on is that it was one heck of a ride. Drama and scandals on top of the political circus that was the presidential election. Highs and lows hit us hard in 2016 but I have some predictions that may give […]

Music department kicks off new year with county band

By HANA WAHI –  Last January, select Indiana band students traveled to Purchase Line High School to participate in the annual county band event.  This year, county band took Indiana band students to Homer Center high school, where band members from all over the county performed a phenomenal concert. Lauren Makara, Alex Detwiler, Drew Nelson, […]

Poetry Out Loud highlights well-versed students

By FIONA MURPHY – Not only is a beautiful inflection one of the primary sonic pleasantries in life- it can also earn a student prestigious awards.  By utilizing only memorization, a convincing lack of stage fright, and passionate enunciation, students at IHS have received notable awards that have lead them to recognition in the recitative […]