Global Scholars opens career opportunities for students

By ELIA DIETZ The Global Scholars Program develops opportunities for IHS students to connect with others globally and prepare for success in their future careers. The Global Scholars Program is affiliated with the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association or PSMLA. This is the first year that the Global Scholars Program is at IHS, run by […]

Cupcake Wars continues at IHS

By MEGHAN RUMMEL Students enrolled in the course A ‘La Carte Baking get to design a cupcake in their small baking groups for a competition. They must find recipes, bake the cupcakes, make a frosting, and decorate them however they’d like to. That cupcake will then be judged by other students and teachers in the […]

IHS Wrestling is back in season

By GABI ISENBERG  IHS Wrestling is back. The team is led this year by captains Michael Dolan and Alvin Liu. They’re undefeated so far this season and in line to make the playoffs.  IHS Wrestling is notorious for being one of the best teams in the school. Four team members made WPIALS last year. As […]

Mini-THON returns to IHS

By ADDISON MOSCO  As the anticipation builds and diamonds start to appear around the school. Leadership starts planning and soon enough Mini-THON is right around the corner. Mini-THON is an annual event at IHS that raises money for the Four Diamonds Foundation. This year, the event will take place on March 23, 2023 and will […]

Dr. Laird departs: IHS says goodbye to a true trailblazer

By EMMA SHEERAN Dr. Julianne Laird, the orchestra and choir director at IHS, has spent decades in the Indiana Area School District. She has taught at almost every building, led generations of students to success, and cared for every student that passed through her classrooms. Now, she prepares to retire on January 27. It is […]

A day in the life of Mr. Kurt Tebbs

By KRISTEN KELLY Who is Kurt Tebbs? Some call him IHS’s friendly custodian, some refer to him as “T-Dog,” and somehow there are people who don’t even know who Mr. Tebbs is. Students at IHS are going on a journey today to meet Mr. Tebbs and find out who he really is outside of school, […]

IATV morning broadcast provides daily information to students

By ELLA BARLEY Every morning at Indiana Area High School, the daily announcements are presented to students, faculty, staff, and administrators through a short daily video called the IHS Webcast. Typically, the information provided in the webcast is the recent news regarding sports, organizations, and upcoming events such as Spirit Week and other seasonal activities. […]

Student perspective on overdue recognition of IHS staff

By KRISTEN KELLY Students at IHS have recently taken notice of school community members that bring a lot of great things to our school and are working to bring some of these individuals to light. So many staff members may not be getting the attention they deserve, from cafeteria staff to custodians, and even to […]

High Arrow Staff Spotlight: Addison McAfee 

By LIZZIE OLSEN This year The High Arrow Staff has gained several talented new journalists. Addison McAfee, a freshman here at IHS, has been producing articles for The High Arrow throughout this year. She has been working hard to get her name out there, so let’s shine some light on this first-year reporter. Addison has […]

High Arrow Staff Spotlight: Caroline Porter

By SKY STEVENS Senior Caroline Porter is a first-year reporter in the High Arrow. She has previous experience though having been a reporter for the junior high Crimson Arrow for two years previously. So far, Porter has worked very hard on all of the articles she has gotten out. Porter finds the aspect of learning […]