Indiana Area Senior High School

Indiana Mall cinema re-runs old movies due to COVID-19 movie delays

By KAYLEE BECKER-GEORGE – When the lockdown hit in March, many businesses were hit hard, and movie theaters were no different. Not only is it dangerous to have too many people in such a confined space at once, most new movies had been postponed anyways. Some notable delayed movies included Wonder Woman 1984, Free Guy, […]

The top ten current Christmas/holiday songs amidst IHS

By ETHAN BLACK – After trudging through countless Apple Music and Spotify playlists, several cups of hot chocolate, and numerous car rides (which heavily influenced the selections for this list), I believe I have a culmination of the ten best mainstream Christmas songs of the late twentieth and present twenty-first century. My reasons will be […]

Paired Down: a socially distanced fall play

By ADELINE LOYAL – Despite the many challenges found when navigating a socially distanced world, the drama club will be streaming its fall play, Paired Down, on Saturday, December 5 at 7:00 pm.  Tickets for this virtual performance are on sale now at https://ihs.booktix.com/.  Individual tickets are $7.50 and a Family/Group Stream Pass is $15.00. […]

BTS’ hit single Dynamite makes an explosive entrance into the Billboard charts

By KAYLEE BECKER-GEORGE – On August 21, worldwide sensation BTS dropped their first exclusively English single. The song, titled “Dynamite” broke multiple records worldwide and quickly became a talking point of the summer of 2020.  “Dynamite” is a high-energy song, with a music video taking on a more retro theme. It has been described by […]

The Social Dilemma reveals the human impact of social networking

By KIARA DONOFRIO – Directed by Jeff Orlowski and produced by Larissa Rhodes, The Social Dilemma has become a popular documentary on Netflix.  Released on Sept. 9, 2020, it shows the dangerous human impact of social networking. Every action a person does online is being watched, tracked, and recorded.  The internet even knows how long […]

IHS seniors spook up the hallways with dress-up day

By ETHAN BLACK – As the month of October dwindled down to its last infamous  and sacred day, Indiana seniors were treated with the annual “Senior Dress Up Day.” From Buzz and Woody, Magnum P.I., or Jake from State Farm, this year’s seniors didn’t waste their ideas this year. Dress up day was held on […]

Among Us, Why is it so Popular?

BY MICHAEL JADZAK – Who doesn’t like a good mobile game to play with their friends? Among Us demonstrates a great game to play with friends. But why is it so popular? Among Us is a murder mystery game that requires the player to complete tasks in order to win and escape the imposter. The […]

Apple becomes better with the IOS 14 update

By KIARA DONOFRIO- Released on September 16, 2020, Apple now has advanced their products with the IOS 14 update.  This update is one of the most dramatic changes to Apple’s IOS.  It became very popular including home screen design changes, new features, updates for existing apps, Siri improvements, new emoji options, and many other improvements. […]

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” gets its second wind in 2020

By KAYLEE BECKER-GEORGE – Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Not too long ago, the four nations of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (A:TLA) were a vague memory held by teenagers and young adults as they grew out of their childhood. Then, everything changed when the show was put on Netflix.  A:TLA was first released on Nickelodeon on […]

The best music of the 2020 summer and COVID-19 pandemic

By ETHAN BLACK – DaBaby at the number one spot for seven weeks. “Blinding Lights” seems to never leave the top ten. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion causing constant female rap controversy. Through the course of COVID 2020, so many professions and so many jobs were either lost or had to be put aside […]