Indiana Area Senior High School

Ms. Dokos is welcomed back to IHS

By Elia Dietz Mikayla Dokos is a full time substitute at IHS this school year, as Mr. Smith is traveling to Greece for Fulbright teaching. She had previously subbed during May 2022 at IHS, spending almost everyday in the building substituting in classes for nearly two years.  As a relatively new teacher, this is her […]

IHS students jump back into school routine

By Addison Mosco IHS students returned to the building on August 30, 2023. Faculty and staff welcomed students to the 2023-2024 school year bright and early that morning.  Students were to jump right back into the school routine for this year. Sophomore Sydney Anderson comments, “I feel pretty good starting school again. It was a […]

Freshmen adjust to new environment at IHS

By Anna Cutter A new class of freshmen join IHS this year. Due to graduate in 2027, IHS freshmen have been hard at work these first few weeks, adjusting to their new environment at Indiana Senior High School.  Adjusting to a new place can be hard. Freshman Emma Strittmatter says, “It’s easier to get from […]

IHS bids a fond farewell to Mr. Mossgrove

By ELLA MOSCO After 33 years of teaching and coaching, Mr. Scott Mossgrove will be retiring from IHS this year. Mr. Mossgrove bids adieu to an illustrious and meaningful teaching career.  “I’ve been a teacher, athletic director, and assistant principal at the junior high. Along with that I was a varsity football coach and a […]

Mrs. Schwartz says goodbye to IHS

By ADDISON MOSCO  Mrs. Linda Schwartz has been working here at the high school for eight years. She works in the administrative office and she enjoys working here. She is retiring this year after a successful career.  “I will miss my IHS family and seeing them around, but I’m excited to get to do new […]

What is “Chord Of The Rings?”

By EMMA SHEERAN Four IHS students: Joey Baunoch, Sean Kelly, Sam Knepper, and Xav Ferguson–make up the barbershop quartet that is “Chord of the Rings!” (TikTok – @chordtinsoc, youtube.com/@chordoftherings). They are quickly gaining popularity in the IHS/Indiana community, having already made appearances at many IHS events with many more coming up. They recently performed on […]

IHS JV Baseball: mid-season update

By GABI ISENBERG It’s spring, and that means it’s baseball season. Since the end of March, the IHS boys’ junior varsity team has been taking wins left and right. This season, the IHS JV baseball team has won nine games and lost one. They were undefeated until recently, losing a close game against Punxsutawney. Having […]

IHS seniors continue tradition of decorating lockers

By ELLA BARLEY Seniors at Indiana High School decorate their lockers to express their interests and hobbies. Many seniors involved in sports and extracurricular activities express that onto their lockers. Sports teams also have underclassmen from their team decorate the seniors’ lockers.  Senior Abby Huey states, “My underclassmen decorated my locker for my senior night […]

The Last Of Us show review

By LIZZIE OLSEN The Last of Us starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey has taken the world by storm with the two’s amazing acting and chilling new take on the zombie apocalypse genre. The show is based off of the video game The Last Of Us which launched in 2013, and so far the fans are […]

Community service becomes a requirement for seniors 

By MEGHAN RUMMEL Seniors at IHS are now required to have a minimum of five community service hours completed by May 1  in order to graduate on time.  Community service has always been encouraged in the past, but it has now turned into a requirement. Several students are worried about how they are going to […]