Author: Angela Swartz

  • Zombie Run: Bring out your undead

    It’s that time of the year again, when leaves start to fall, apples are picked, and people are chased around by zombies. On Oct. 31, the theater program is offering an alternative to Trick-or-Treating: the Zombie Run. From 6-10 p.m. for five dollars, participants will be chased by zombies on a surprise-filled obstacle course…

  • Keeping up with Anastasia Pyrinis

    What do Mock Trial, Model UN, Interact Club, TedX, Art Club, CSF, and NHS all have in common? The answer is Anastasia Pyrinis – a junior who manages to tackle all of the above along with her daily school workload. “It is definitely a lot of work, but I love doing all of them…

  • Interact breaks world record

    Interact Club is breaking the boundaries of normal club activities by creating the world’s largest LEGO chain. 20 members of the club helped build the chain on Saturday, Sept. 27, alongside community members who paid a small fee to participate and help fundraise. “The Interact Club helped the participants at the tables putting the…

  • A Fresh Start: Marilyn Strange is ready to take theater to the next level

    Theater experienced its fair share of instructors in the past four school years, with control of the program jumping from teacher to teacher. Now, entering stage right, is Marilyn Strange, the newest drama teacher. Previously stuck in the mud due to financial issues, the theater program prepared for this year by planning several fundraisers,…

  • Hopping on the Gravy Train with Book to Movie Adaptations

    “The Giver”  All of them made into perfect little robots, the people of Lois Lowry’s utopian society don’t experience pain and suffering or feelings and color, not even the main character, preteen Jonas. But, when it is Jonas’ turn at the Ceremony of Twelves to get a job, he is chosen to be the…