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All students will be learning in the fully remote model until Jan. 11.

How Are Students Feeling About the Switch To Remote Learning?

Kate Hooper, Staff Writer
January 10, 2021

A screenshot of a Google Meet waiting room. All State High students are expected to learn through Google Meet until Jan. 11.

How is the Temporary Shutdown of Schools Affecting Students and Teachers?

Rufaida Rahman, Staff Writer
January 10, 2021

Freshman Nina Sparrow speaks to Danielle Ambrosia and classmates during Learning Enrichment. The Learning Enrichment classroom projects student faces onto the wall while Ambrosia showed in-person faces on their computer when answering questions on Sept. 1, 2020.

High School Teachers- The Underrated Heroes

Allie Peters, Staff Editor
October 6, 2020

470 students wait to enter the SAT test administration outside State High on the morning of August 29, 2020.

An SAT Safety Saga

Isabelle Snyder(she/her), WSCH Executive Producer
October 1, 2020

Student-made memes about Mr. Kimbro have spread to multiple subreddits created by the 2019 freshman class. The subreddits, with names like “The Knights of Kimbro” and “Our Lord and Savior Kimbro” accept memes from any student or admirer of Kimbro with a silly anecdote to share. “There’s some pretty quality memes on there,” Kimbro said. “I would say [my favorites are] probably the ones that either make fun of me, or maybe the ones that do a good job of talking about actual history.”

Subreddit Celebrity: Mr. Kimbro and His Freshman Fanclub

Isabelle Snyder
January 16, 2020

Rija Sabeeh, junior and Peer Advocate, starts the forum off with an opening statement. Sabeeh let students who were there know what they were going to be doing while they were there and how the forum would run. Also pictured in the photo is an agenda, laying out the forum, making it easy for students to understand what would be happening throughout.

State High Responds to Hate Speech Through Education and Discussion

Sydnee Rockey, Staff Writer
December 19, 2019

Mary Miyamoto, freshman, works in her structured study hall with Mr. Kimbro. A mixed structure, Miyamoto is able to use her phone after keeping up her grades for the first marking period. “[Structured study hall] is crucial for keeping [ninth graders] in school. And when I say that it means we don’t want to lose any ninth graders [before] graduation. So we need to make sure that they know how to stay organized, how to study, how to take good notes, how to be a good citizen in this place of State College Area High School,” Mrs. Tobias, Freshman Principal, said.

Structured Study Halls Shake Freshman Expectations

Isabelle Snyder, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019

The history behind pumpkin carving is unknown to many but is very dark. Erik Witt, freshman, said “Although it is not a tradition for my family, carving pumpkins is popular for many families but I don’t think people know how it started.”

The Frightening History Behind One of America’s Most Popular Traditions

Caroline Simon, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018

Halloween is a holiday that is liked by most people, however not many people know much about how it became the celebration that it is now. Tanner Deyo, freshman, said, “I love Halloween, but I don’t really know anything about how it started.” Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday in the
U.S. after Christmas, but the history is not commonly known.

The History Behind Halloween

Casey Higgins, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018

Thespians: A State High Family

Isabelle Snyder
September 20, 2018

National Spanish Exam

Katelyn James
April 12, 2018

State High seniors Hannah Strouse, Hana Wiessmann and Grace Handler excitedly met and talked to Danielle Feinberg during a break period at the Women in Science conference. The students expressed their love for Pixar, Danielle Feinberg’s work and the power of films. “I learned the most from Danielle’s talk, I didn’t know how much work was put into such little details in each of Pixar’s films,” Strouse said.

The Future of STEM

Hana Wiessmann
February 13, 2018

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