Archive for category: World

Zeldathon raises money for charity

17 January, 2012 (13:17) | News, World | By: Mackinzie Price

Michael Coddington, a graduate of Saegertown High School, recently helped raise over $15,000($15,473) for the Child’s Play charity, which donates toys and games to children in hospitals, by playing the popular video game series, “The Legend of Zelda,” for seven continuous days in an event known as Zeldathon. The money [...]

‘Modern Warfare 3’ – Peat

23 November, 2011 (14:22) | News, World | By: Casey Chapman

The third installment of the “Modern Warfare” series has hit the shelves, and it has created quite a lot of noise. On Nov. 8 at midnight, over a million people gathered outside various video game vendors and anxiously awaited the release of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” created by [...]

SHS Spanish 3 students discuss Japan

26 April, 2011 (12:42) | Media, News, World | By: Stacey Anderton

Recently Spanish 3 students completed podcasts about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to practice their conversational skills. Click on the links below to see how much you can understand. The English language version will follow soon.
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Administration supports the cause, not the campaign

17 November, 2010 (13:46) | Features, Local, News, Opinion, World | By: Stacey Anderton

By Derek S., Staff Writer
With more and more people by the day being diagnosed with breast cancer, many charity organizations have formed to raise awareness and funds to combat cancer. Recently the Keep a Breast Foundation has come under some scrutiny from the SHS staff because of the double meaning of [...]

President Obama promises positive change

2 February, 2010 (14:26) | News, World | By: Stacey Anderton

“As always, the President delivered a great speech.  It seems that nothing can break Obama’s stride. That’s all I have to say about that.”  This was what Saegertown junior, Zach O., had to say about the recent State of the Union address.  Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give [...]

Heads spin for ‘Bubble Spinner’

4 December, 2009 (14:32) | News, World | By: Stacey Anderton

Some of you may have heard of a little game called Bubble Spinner, to others it may just sound like another girly game.  When 115 senior high students were polled, fifty percent had no idea what it was.  There was a trend, though. The lower the grade, the more people who did not know about [...]