Previously appeared in our May print issue. It is hard to put down a device that gives you immediate access to everything happening in the world. You are connected to everything and everyone — with just a few clicks, is a beautiful array of endless content and possibilities. However, with these...
This was previously published in our May 2025 issue. “Oftentimes, I found it to be violent. Other times it was nice. It really depended on the day and the situation, but it was very chaotic.” John, an Emmaus High School junior whose name was changed for anonymity, remained calm as he recounted...
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 Oct. 2, Nancy Salomon and her family found themselves surrounded by the support of friends providing...
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 shoes for treatments, travel, and scans at the hands of an unforeseen cancer diagnosis. Jillian...
On May 2, Emmaus High School senior athletes officially announced their plans to continue their academic and athletic careers at a collegiate level. Of the 37 EHS seniors continuing their sport, 10...
From being a hardworking student to a competitive and outgoing volleyball player, junior Cirrae Cuffy shines brightly on and off the court. Allowing her humble beginnings on her elementary school team...
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...
Emmaus High School cheerleaders made their way down to Florida for the National High School Cheerleading Championship for the first time in 20 years, from Feb. 7 to 10. To get the Emmaus Cheer team...
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:...
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.
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...
This previously ran in our October 2021 print issue. Emmaus cross country crossed the finish line for in-season competition and entered post-season activities. Girls cross country dominated the trail,...
On Monday, Oct. 25, Emmaus High School’s Kid-to-Kid club will begin its annual Red Ribbon Week to raise drug awareness. The initiative, part of a national campaign that began in 1985, focuses on educating...
For years of my school experience, English teachers have said to always have an independent reading book on hand for class reading time. They would stress the significance of reading a book of interest,...