Series saturate popular movie culture

By JENNIFER BRICE — This time of year, everyone loves to spend snowy days inside watching their favorite movies.  Freeform just ended 2017 by running its “Harry Potter Weekend,” giving high school students a reason to spend their final days of winter break procrastinating.  It’s easy to dedicate entire weekends to series like Harry Potter, […]

My Valentine to Trevor Noah

By INDIA KRUG – Mr. Noah, In your book, Born A Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, you write about a tragic Valentine’s Day experience as a young man.  A classmate promised to be your valentine, only to dump you on the holiday. But, being the incredibly generous person that I am, I’m not […]

Love is in the air at IHS

By DYLAN LATORE– It’s that time of the year again. Where Cupid shows his tiny, ugly face. Once again I have been appointed to deliver this year’s love-filled Valentine’s article. You may be wondering: how could he even begin to top last years article? And the answer to that is fairly simple–I probably won’t.

Women’s March empowers IHS students

By EMMA NORMAN – On January 21, men and women gathered in the small town of Indiana to address issues that are continuously growing throughout the country. The agenda for the 2018 Women’s March was Power To The Polls. The main goal for this year’s march was to register women to vote and encourage more […]

District singers hit a new note

By PARKER KOONS – Annually, singers from Indiana Senior High gather with singers from other schools in the district to participate in District 3 Chorus. This year, district chorus was held at DuBois Senior High School from January 25-27.  The participants from Indiana this year were seniors Elijah Satchell, Jill Black, and Tim Sexton; juniors […]

High Arrow and Crimson Arrow staffs combine for journalism workshop

By KAYLEE BECKER-GEORGE – On January 29, the staff of the High Arrow took a trip down to the Junior High in an attempt to unify the newspaper with the Crimson Arrow. The sponsors of this event were Mr. Larry Nath and Ms. Robyn Bailey-Orchard, who have been wanting the two staffs to be more […]

AP chemistry class travels to IUP

JULIAN YERGER – Although most field trips claim to be educational, one stands out above the rest. Twice per school year, the IHS AP Chemistry class visits the IUP chemistry department for an all-day laboratory experiment using more sophisticated equipment than the high school can afford to offer.

IHS student competes in regional round of national poetry competition

By JORIE MEIL – Junior Dylan McAnulty recently competed at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition at IUP on Monday, January 29th. McAnulty moved on to the regional event after winning both his classroom and school-wide Poetry Out Loud competitions.  Though not chosen as a finalist at the regional event, McAnulty did very well in […]

Students help out at elementary schools

By KAYLEE BECKER-GEORGE – Everyone can remember the days of elementary school, when everything was easier and fewer responsibilities were being thrust upon the students. Now, even while students are in high school, some are still returning to their academic roots to help out at elementary school libraries through the Library Club.

Annual winter band concert proves to be a success

By HANNAH STEELE-  The sound of horns tooting, thundering drums, and gentle flutes fill the air.  On Wednesday, January 24th, the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performed melodiously at the annual Winter Band Concert. The Symphonic Band performed pieces called “Encanto,” “Among the Clouds,” and “Danny Boy.”  The wind ensemble performed “Terpsichorean Dances,” “Winter Dances,” with […]