The bar has been raised. Section-1 AA Champion, District-X AA Champion, and Northwest Region 4 AA Champion Tyler Vath (freshman), will be making his first appearance at the PIAA State Wrestling tournament this weekend. Vath, currently ranked third by PA Power Rankings, has broken the school’s freshman win record (previously [...]

PENNCREST School District is currently considering a bring your own device (BYOD) program that would allow students to bring their personal devices—cell phones, laptops, e-book readers, and tablets—to school to use as learning tools.
The district is not trying to get rid of the devices it already owns; in fact, [...]

Milsim: an abbreviation of military simulation, refers to military simulations conducted by civilians for entertainment purposes. Instead of paintball weapons that are bulky and unrealistic, the members of the Specially Trained Assault Recon Soldiers (STARS) use realistic looking weapons (airsoft guns) that fire 6mm plastic BBs. The STARS team originated [...]

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! On Feb. 17, Saegertown’s multi-handicapped students were paid a very unique visit from the Travelling Zoo program at the Erie Zoo. Amy Dalpiaz and Donna Christensen travel to many schools within a 100 mile radius of the zoo, bringing animal friends to visit [...]

The Saegertown community came together in December, the season of giving, to support Matt Myers and his family with a Student Council fund drive. Myers, a freshman, continues his fight against leukemia. Recently,  Mrs. Houck’s ninth graders held a ‘fun drive’ to show their continued support for their classmate.  In addition, an Apple iPad was [...]

Hearts are going wild and love is in the air. This Feb. 14, better known as Valentine’s Day, has couples professing their love in creative ways. But for one Saegertown staffer, the love came from her club: Key Club. When Mrs. Pam Cornell, learning support aide and Key Club adviser, was [...]

As high schools continue to face cuts in their budgets, many art programs, including concert bands, have had to downsize. But every year Allegheny College provides young musicians from local high schools the opportunity to become part of something larger: Crawford County Band.
On Feb. 3, ten Saegertown musicians converged at Shafer [...]

Members of the Math and Science Club are selling the second annual Pi Day t-shirts. The theme for this year’s shirts is Bat-Pi.
“We wanted to continue the superhero theme from last year, so we decided to go with the Batman logo and incorporate the pi symbol in it,” said club [...]

Saegertown Key Club has recently elected new officers.The week before elections, formal nominations were held and members of the club had the opportunity to nominate themselves or each other to run for each position. Each candidate who was elected to run was required to give a speech to the assembled [...]

French one students recently held the second annual Café Français. They set up in the cafeteria and invited the student body to come down and eat the food they had made. Some of the food included grilled cheese, ice cream, salad, hot dogs, apple juice, and orange juice. It was not [...]