“It's just six minutes.” She closes her eyes just for a second, letting the anxiety wash over and move past her. Taking a deep breath, she tilts her head up to glance at her opponent. “It’s just six minutes.” The wrestlers’ knees are slightly bent, bodies poised with determination as their eyes lock onto each other. Their hands tense up in front of them, ready to grab, control, or evade. After a quick glance, the referee blows their whistle, signaling the start of the match. “It's...
While mindlessly scrolling on Instagram, it's not strange for one to stumble upon news on current humanitarian crises, environmental catastrophes, and the political atmosphere in America. Just being on social media for a few minutes can cause a slippery slope of thoughts, leading to both stress and panic. This is not new information. The nature of social media is to gain more clicks, so news channels will flood the front page with intensely negative content, dramatizing information to bring fear...
As the curtains close and applause rises from the audience, many think of the actors on the stage. However, behind the curtain lies a group of students, led by EHS math and design teacher Chris Kollar, who ensure the entire production goes smoothly. With the upcoming “Mama Mia!” musical, Kollar and his crew get to work. The group personally builds each piece of the set, runs the lights, handles sound and microphones, and creates seamless transitions on stage. The crew’s job is to be invisible...
On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark court case that protected the right to have an abortion, with five of the nine justices...
This previously ran in our April 2022 print issue.
This previously ran in our October 2022 print issue. “All of a sudden it started to rain,” Nancy Salomon said. “I felt like it was him crying with us because he couldn’t be here.” On...
This previously ran in our December 2021 print issue. When Jillian Sayre was young, she took an interest in ballet--an art of grace, perfection, and poise--when she was forced to trade in her ballet...
Winter is soon approaching Pennsylvania as residents and weather predictions have officially suggested that winter may be coming harder and faster than years prior. Pennsylvania should be expecting...
This previously ran in our October 2021 print issue. Fantasy football is a game that can give people hope even when their favorite team has lost that week, but it can bring dread when they lose the...
Spikes grazing across the track. The essence of self-determination and grit fills the surrounding air. This is the average race for Emmaus High School athlete Kayla-Rayne Quinones. This being Quinones’s...
It’s not an everyday occurrence for a new sport to be introduced at Emmaus High School, which is why many EHS students were thrilled to hear that girls flag football was added to the arsenal of spring...
“It's just six minutes.” She closes her eyes just for a second, letting the anxiety wash over and move past her. Taking a deep breath, she tilts her head up to glance at her opponent. “It’s...
Months of dedication, training, and practices paid off for the EHS dance team as they took the stage once again this year to perform at the annual National Dance Alliance National Competition (NDA). The...
As the curtains close and applause rises from the audience, many think of the actors on the stage. However, behind the curtain lies a group of...
Firecrackers ignite, lion dancers jump and leap, cymbals crash, drums vigorously echo, and gongs explode in sound. All while hundreds of millions...
My birthday passed in January, but I’ll happily continue sharing the wishes on my 18th birthday list. The next and fourth wish on the list:...
Amidst the chilly late December rush, my friend and I stumbled upon an Instagram page for a little coffee shop named,“Let’s Go Coffee”...