What was customary for many drivers  has now been outlawed.  On March 8, Pa. became the 35th state in the country to enact a texting-while-driving law.  Police officers are now cracking down on drivers everywhere in hopes of keeping texters off the roads and out of their graves.
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Baking, eating, throwing, pies that is. Saegertown High School’s second annual Pi-Day was held on Wednesday, March 14 in the cafeteria.  All in attendance agreed that the afternoon of fun activities centered around 3.14 was a great way to relieve stress from the PSSA testing which took place in the [...]

Saegertown High School’s physics classes learned about projectiles by launching Angry Birds. In groups of three or four, the students were required to design and create their own launching mechanism. Many chose to make a larger version of a slingshot by tying many rubber bands together. They then had to [...]

If you’ve ever wondered where the awful stench in the senior hall way is coming from, you’ll find your  answer in Mr. Greco’s classroom. The Anatomy and Physiology classes are learning the anatomy of a cat through means of dissection. To begin the project, students were broken up into small [...]

“It was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t know my essay would actually do that well,” said junior Hunter Johnston,the winner of the 2012 Pennsylvania America Legion 77th Annual Essay Contest. This year’s topic was “Should America’s presidential electoral process be changed?” Johnston was presented a check for $125 by Saegertown [...]

Even though swimming is not an official sport at Saegertown, that has not stopped junior Mike Prinkey from competing with the Meadville swim team. On Friday, March 2, Prinkey participated in the District swim meet at Penn State Behrend. He swam in the butterfly and freestyle races on an individual basis, and [...]

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, [...]

Sibling rivalry is common in every family, but for twins it can be even worse.  As twins Matthew and Michael Prinkey traveled to West Shamokin High School on Feb. 23 for PMEA Region Band, however, neither were concerned about out-performing the other.  “There was no sibling rivalry at all.  We [...]

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 [...]