Garden Club announces pumpkin contest winners
Amaya Cruz, Photography Editor
November 7, 2019
Every year Garden Club hosts a small pumpkin contest. People can decorate their own pumpkin for a chance to win a gift card to Dunkin Donuts. There was a wide variety of creatively decorated pumpkins this year, including Post Malone and Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. This year's winners stood...
SHS students meet with SASD Superintendent
Samuel Watanabe, Staff Writer
November 5, 2019
Twice a year, Stroudsburg's superintendent, Dr. Cosmas Curry, hosts an event where students sign up to participate in the Dr. Curry Student Advisory Committee(SAC). Students received emails prior to the school year to join this committee, which allows them to speak face to face with Dr. Curry. The...
Student Government plays important role in many activities and functions
Samuel Watanabe, Staff Writer
October 20, 2019
Student Government is composed of students elected by the student body as a collective that perform planning for various activities that impact the school. Like most clubs, Student Government has an adviser and officers that plan and manage activities. Meetings happen sporadically during the week...
German students visit Stroudsburg High School
Tyler Stone, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
The German American Partnership Program (GAPP) started off with a bang with a special "meet and greet" breakfast in the SHS library. Both German and American students had the opportunity to socialize and get to know each other through icebreakers and games. The German students have been attendi...
Technology Coach trains Creative Writing students on WeVideo
Cassandra Oppelt, Staff Writer
May 22, 2019
Creative writing students at SHS are using WeVideo to bring their language to life -- thanks to the efforts of Ms. Joy Kirk, a Technology Coach in the SASD. For this project, Kirk has been working with Mr. Matt Sobrinski's Creative Writing class. The instructors are working with students, helping...
Student Spotlight on Matt Redondo
Cassandra Oppelt, Staff Writer
December 13, 2018
Who is your favorite teacher and why? My favorite teacher is Mrs. Flad because she’s always here to talk to me and lets me express how I’m feeling during the day, and she helps remind me to do my homework. Do you think there should be a dress code? Why or why not? I don’t think there should be a dre...
Student Spotlight: Nicole Bellesfield
Alanna Christman, Staff Writer
December 13, 2018
What motivates you to come to school? I am motivated to come to school, so I can see and talk to the close friends that I wouldn’t get to see out of school. Do you think there should be a dress code? Why or why not? I believe there should be a dress code but not as strict as it is now. We (t...
Annual Musicfest showcases all SASD music programs
Helana Hunter, Staff Photographer
December 6, 2018
Vendors from around the Poconos area and some that are from as far away as Staten Island came to Stroudsburg High School for this year’s craft fest/musicfest last Saturday. The music part was covered by student orchestras, bands and choruses from SHS. Musical groups from the sixth through 12th...
Powder Puff football kicks off at 3:00 today!
Helana Hunter and Gabrielle Buchanan
December 5, 2018
Powder Puff football is an annual event that pits senior girls against junior girls. These girls don't mind getting down and dirty on the turf. The juniors will be wearing white and the seniors will be dressed in black. The teams are coached by the SHS football players, who spend several weeks helping...
Stroud Region Open Space hosts Haunted Trail for all ages
Cassandra Oppelt, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
For the past three years, members of the Stroud Region Open Space & Recreation Commission (SROSRC) have hosted an organized event, that is sure to be fun for all ages: the Haunted Trail. SROSRC partnered with East Stroudsburg University (ESU) to create the community's annual Haunted Tr...
Nearby Columcille Megalith Park provides tranquil atmosphere to visitors
Nicole Sanzi, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
Gaelic for Home of the Dove, Columcille Megalith Park is located in Bangor, PA, just past the Stroudsmoor Country Inn. Mr. William Cohea Jr. created this outdoor sanctuary in 1975 in order to unite people of all faiths and cultures. Populations come to pray and meditate in the St. Columba ch...
SHS Homecoming floats compete to perform the best skit!
Alefiyah Vahanvaty, Editor-in-Chief/Managing Editor
October 30, 2018
The Homecoming floats were a huge success for Stroudsburg High School's annual 2018-19 Homecoming event! The seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen competed against each other in a friendly class battle over who created the best float and skit. Each class was assigned to conduct a skit on a Car...
