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 […]
High Arrow Staff Spotlight: Gabi Isenberg
By ELLA MOSCO Gabi Isenberg is a freshman and a first-time reporter for the High Arrow. Gabi joined journalism at the beginning of the 2022 school year. Gabi was inspired to join because she was involved in the Crimson Arrow, the junior high school newspaper. Gabi says, “Last year I was president of the Crimson […]
ICTC students explore starting their careers
By ELIA DIETZ The Indiana County Technology Center (ICTC) is a program that helps IHS students to prepare for their future careers. High school programs provided at the ICTC include information technologies, public services, manufacturing, digital arts, construction & building trades, and automotive technologies. IHS students, grades 10-12 leave for the ICTC after sixth period. […]
Key Club works toward making a difference
By ADDISON MCAFEE Key Club is always playing a part in the community and helping in any way it can. They participate in acts of community service for people who need it most and give to others in so many different ways. They work together to make our school and community a better place for […]
IHS seniors prepare for graduation
By TEAGAN MERRIMAN – This past month, seniors at IHS met to discuss plans for graduation at the conclusion of this incredibly strange school year. Thanks to Mrs. Sexton, seniors received vital information about purchasing a cap, gown, and tassel, as well as information regarding the senior class trip, baccalaureate, and the actual graduation ceremony. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Op-Ed: Living with the “Senior Condition”
By INDIA KRUG – “School feels weird.” That statement has floated off the lips of many seniors as they enter a year filled with firsts and lasts. The “Senior Condition” is the discomfort associated with the lame duck period between highly-structured life and adulthood. For many, it contains both stress and excitement, as students prepare […]
Rowdy Rooters cheer on IHS football for first win as a team
By SYLVIA GALENO – The IHS Rowdy Rooters are ready to get loud and rowdy to cheer on IHS. After two losses, the football team was happy to be playing on their own turf. Many are looking forward to this season. Friday’s game against Ringgold marks the team’s first win, with a final score of […]