With everyone staying at home these days, lots of people have extra time on their hands, leading them to post more on social media. It’s 2020, and social media activism is nothing new to today’s generation of students. Yet, a notable amount of...

While most of the East Penn School District community stays at home practicing social distancing, essential workers remain on the front lines, helping others get by during this time. Part of this essential group includes the district’s food service...

Towards the close of “The Great Gatsby,” one of my favorite novels of all time, Nick Carraway narrates effortlessly to his readers: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.” Of course, Carraway (and F. Scott...

I’m the luckiest person in the world. It’s not what you think-- I didn’t win the lottery, and I’m not typing this from a leprechaun’s den at the end of some rainbow. Those prospects always seemed a little too good to be true for me anyways....

Next fall, a select group of freshmen will take part in the Jasper Learning Initiative—a newly approved Emmaus High School program which emphasizes project-based learning, providing students with different opportunities than a traditional classroom. Originally...

Update, as of November 12:  East Penn School District superintendent Kristen Campbell reported the restoration of the Emmaus High School drumline’s performances at football games during yesterday’s school board meeting, sequential to their controversial...

What’s the difference between competing on a high school academic team, and on a nationally televised trivia show? According to Ryan Bilger, not much. While “Jeopardy!” is certainly a far cry from the Emmaus High School Academic Team, Bilger...

As a little girl, I quickly grew to adore summer and all the nouns associated with it: half-melted orange creamsicles, wet dogs, beach trips, my birthday, and fireflies. Early on, and with gusto, I might add, July ascended the throne of being my favorite...

On May 23, the Emmaus High School Drama Department’s cast of Les Miserables: School Edition attended the 17th annual Freddy Awards, performing live and ending the night with four Freddy Award wins in total. Overall, Emmaus placed second to Bangor...

The air is spiked with the smell of hot wings and pizza as drummer Dylan Michael sings his ABC’s in a soundcheck to the crowded room at Big Woody’s Sports Bar & Restaurant in Emmaus at 8 p.m., pizza Friday. The band, Spiders Dressed in Red,...

If one decade of time could best describe junior Ben Walter, it would be the 1980s: the dawn of heavy metal rock, the era of former President Reagan, the time of countless iconic movies, songs, and elements of pop culture which are still widely known...

  There’s a few things you should know about freshman Max Kline: she’s “extremely flexible,” her favorite color is black, the scars on her hands came from a bicycle accident when she was ten, and she considers art to be her favorite...