Lacrosse season canceled: How it’s affecting the players
By KILEY BRANAN – COVID-19 is affecting everyone in different ways. Teachers and students have moved to online schooling, people have to work from home, some people are not able to work at all. The Indiana Area School District has canceled spring sports, including boys tennis. baseball, softball, rugby, and boys and girls lacrosse. The […]
IHS raises awareness for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
By ADRIANA GUTH-BOROWSKI – February marks the beginning of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. At IHS, the Alice Paul House plans various activities throughout the month to spread prevention tactics for toxic relationships. One in three teenagers struggles with unhealthy and abusive relationships. Teen Dating Violence Awareness month, or TDVAM, is a national effort to […]
Several IHS students take a heroic path into the US Marine Corps
By HANNAH STEELE- There are many different paths someone could take after they graduate from high school. Some more traditional, such as college or tech school, but for others, a chance to make a difference in both their lives and the lives of others include joining the armed forces. At least four IHS seniors have […]
Poetry Out Loud inspires students to use their voice
By ADRIANA GUTH-BOROWSKI – At the annual Poetry Out Loud school wide competition, three IHS students had the opportunity to engage their love of poetry through recitation. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition that is organized and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The district competition […]
Guidance counselor impacts students after just one semester
By HANNAH STEELE- On August 22, IHS welcomed Mr. David Houseman as a long-term guidance counselor substitute for Mrs. Holly Marusa. Marusa, who was on a sabbatical, returns for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year. Houseman grew up in Jacobs Creek, PA and currently resides in Allison Park, PA. He attended Yough High […]
Love Basket fundraiser helps Indiana families enjoy the holidays
By HANNAH STEELE- The USDA reported in 2017 that 12.3% of American households are food insecure, which means that 1 in 8 families have struggled in providing food for their family members at some point in the year. Because of this, the holiday season can prove difficult for some families to enjoy. In an effort […]
Don’t stop IHS now: Lip-dub 2019 is a rousing success
By MEGHAN RUMMEL- Five years ago, a video was recorded of IHS students lip-syncing to “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift as they went around and showed different organizations in the high school, all of which showcased everyone’s best school spirit. In the end all of the students met in the gym to really show […]
Public speaking students travel to East Pike Elementary
By ADRIANA GUTH-BOROWSKI – On Friday, October 25, students enrolled in the IHS public speaking class traveled to East Pike Elementary in order to read children’s books to young students. Under the organization of East Pike librarian Mrs. Geri Nath, Public Speaking students were welcomed into East Pike and split up into different classrooms. Each […]
STEM students travel to Jackson, Wyoming
By INDIA KRUG – Students from the IHS STEM wing traveled to Jackson, Wyoming for a week-long visit at Teton Science Schools, an organization that utilizes nature as a classroom. The group was given the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of ecosystems through daily hikes and field research at Grand Teton National Park. In the […]
IHS meets freshman expectations
By MEGHAN RUMMEL- Incoming freshmen had high expectations for the senior high school experience, and they seem to have been met. As a freshman this year, I had to adjust to the many changes that go along with moving from the junior high to senior high. More people, more classes, more opportunities, new teachers, new […]