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Coronavirus: What To Do While Stuck at Home

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs March 19, 2020

By: Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs  While school is not in session due to COVID-19, a global outbreak related to a coronavirus disease, it may seem like there is not a lot to do and may result in...

COVID-19 virus is pictured in an artists rendering.  (US State Department)

DTSD, HSS and COVID-19/Coronavirus: Regular Updates Here

The Broadcaster staff will be posting regular updates on the coronavirus pandemic.  We will focus on Derry Township School District and Hershey High School, but will cover the impact on the world outside Hershey.
Broadcaster Staff March 12, 2020

Our goal is to provide clear information on what is going on: what to do to stay safe, how to avoid misinformation and rumors, what events have been cancelled, and more. Education updates: Keystones off,...

Katie Copeland (Alice Beineke) performs the beginning for her song “Waiting”. This song ended the preview for all the schools. (Broadcaster/Elena Lee)

Photo Essay: HHS Theatre’s Addams Family Preview

Paige Dalto, Jenna Reiber, and Natalie Taylor February 28, 2020

HHS Theatre had it’s Preview Day for all three schools across the district for their 2020 musical, Addams Family. The shows are February 28 and 29 at 7:30pm and March 1 at 1:30pm.

Ciara Renee portraying her role as Elsa during the song “Let it Go”. Elsa was previously portrayed by Caissie Levy. (Frozen on Broadway)

Broadway Musical Frozen Recasts Anna and Elsa

Natalie Taylor, Head Layout Manager February 24, 2020

After two years on Broadway, Frozen has recast their leading ladies. Based on the 2013 animated film, Frozen features music and lyrics by the creators of the film score, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert...

Jaelissa Akers during a performance of Radium Girls. Akers is nominated for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play.” (Broadcaster/Elena Lee)

Apollo Awards: HHS Theatre’s Radium Girls Earns Four Nominations Including “Outstanding Play”

Natalie Taylor and Talon Smith February 20, 2020

Hershey’s Radium Girls cast received four nominations and two honorable mentions. The Apollo Awards for the play productions came out on January 30, 2020. The Apollo Awards are a spin-off of the popular...

The cover for Queen’s 1975 landmark album “A Night at the Opera” is pictured.  The album went on to sell over six million copies and cement Queen’s place in music history.  (EMI, Elektra)

Retro Review: A Night At The Opera by Queen

Benji Keeler, Reporter January 9, 2020

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991. His loss to the music world was profound. But some 16 years earlier, November 21, in 1975, Queen released their fourth studio album, A Night...

Senior Chris Santiago and junior Morgan King stand side by side during their first rehearsal. The shows will be performed on February 28, 29, and March 1 (Broadcaster/Talon Smith)

HHS Theatre Announce Cast for Musical The Addams Family

Talon Smith and Natalie Taylor January 7, 2020

The HHS Theatre department released the cast list for The Addams Family, the school’s winter musical, on December 12, 2019. The musical follows the story of Wednesday Addams, the oldest child in...

Review: Frozen 2

Anabella Matthews and Keela Delves January 2, 2020

Frozen 2, the sequel to its hugely successful predecessor Frozen, debuted in theatres on November 22, 2019. The sequel received a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes and has grossed a total $924.3 million worldwide...

Alex Brightman portraying the role of Beetlejuice. The show has been running since April 2019. (Beetlejuice The Musical/Matthew Murphy)

Beetlejuice The Musical to Leave Winter Garden Theatre

Natalie Taylor, Layout Manager December 13, 2019

The upcoming revival of The Music Man is coming to The Winter Garden Theater in New York City, but Beetlejuice will have to find a new home in the meantime. The Tim Burton-inspired musical will play...

Musical ‘Once On This Island’ Comes to Hershey Theatre

Talon Smith, Head Editorial Editor December 4, 2019

The musical Once On This Island will be coming to the Hershey Theatre from December 3rd to the 8th. In 2018, this show won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The story is set on a tropical...

Pictured above is the cover of Todi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone. This is the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy, the second to come out December 3rd, 2019. (Henry Holt and Company)

Review: Tomi Adeyemi Novel Children of Blood and Bone

Talon Smith, Head Editorial Editor November 26, 2019

“They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise.” These four powerful sentences mark the back of newcomer author Tomi Adeyemi’s book, Children of Blood and Bone. This...

Post Malone Announces Hershey Tour Stop

Kate LaCoe and Anabella Matthews November 25, 2019

Post Malone, the up-and-coming 24 year old rapper, has announced a tour date on February 22, 2020 at the Giant Center Arena in Hershey.  The second leg of the “Runaway Tour” is starting in Omaha,...

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