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Extracurriculars Have Value in College Applications Say Students

Riley Manjerovic, Reporter May 30, 2019

Sports, clubs, internships, and clubs all bear the definite value for college applicants. Students at Hershey High School and neighboring Palmyra High School said participating in extracurriculars definitely...

Editorial: Colleges Should Not Require SAT Test Scores

Karen Liu, Reporter May 23, 2019

Over 1,000 colleges have stopped requiring SAT test scores for admission according to HuffPost, an American news source. The SATs were originally created to standardize college admission procedures; however,...

Editorial: Ivy League Schools Are Not Worth It

Samantha Andrews, Reporter May 23, 2019

Ivy league school are for “the elite” and only around 7% of applicants actually get in. These colleges are also incredibly more expensive than regular state schools. Nonetheless the title of graduating...

Editorial: The Price Of College Is Too High

Eva Baker, Reporter May 23, 2019

Since 2017, the cost has increased by 2.9 percent, and it is expected to increase. In 2018, a private college on average cost $42,380 for a master’s degree annually in the United states according to...

College Admissions Case Develops as Defendants Respond to Plea Deals

Abigail Lee, Reporter May 6, 2019

When the college admissions scandal initially broke, 50 people were charged. Since then, 33 parents have entered pleas. While Felicity Huffman, among 12 others, has pleaded guilty, Lori Loughlin and...

Editorial: National College Admissions Scandal: A Precursor to More Stories of the Privileged Buying Their Education

Brooke Daniels, Editor in Chief April 1, 2019

Picture a world in which a college degree could be bought with cold, hard cash. Now, in order to earn that degree one must attend a four-year college or educational institution of some kind that will award...

The 15 highest paid college coaches with their salaries, schools, and sports from The Quad. Collectively, these 15 coaches make 74,812,501 dollars and on average 4,987,500, making them some of the highest paid people in America. (The Quad)

Editorial: College Athletes Should Be Paid

Carina Sarracino, Reporter May 22, 2018

College athletics is one of the biggest-money businesses generating 11 billion dollars in annual revenue, yet the athletes responsible for it all go unpaid.  This needs to change. There are 27 universities...

Editorial: Playing Multiple Sports is Better than Playing One

Elaina Joyner, Reporter May 11, 2018

Meet Kate Smith. She is very athletic and wants to pursue sports in college. Not only does Kate enjoy sports, but she thinks she can earn a scholarship for a college of her dreams. Is Kate going to be...

HHS Senior Jenny Kim inside the Hershey Theatre on May 4th, 2017. Kim is planning to attend the University of Virginia this fall. (Caroline Corcoran/HHS Broadcaster)

Some HHS seniors choose to leave Pennsylvania for college

Emma Quillen, Reporter May 8, 2018

With the end of the 2017-18 school year approaching, many Hershey High School students are committing to the universities that they will be spending their next four years. Since Pennsylvania contains...

Madi Held, HHS senior, poses for the camera on January 18, 2017. Held has been shadowing a fourth grade teacher since September of 2017. (Broadcaster/ Irene Ciocirlan)

HHS students intern at Drayer and Hershey Elementary

Abby Shapiro and Irene Ciocirlan March 1, 2018

Students with internships gain new skills as they advance into the second semester. As the second marking period draws to a close and the new semester begins, some hard working Hershey High School...

Students Should Not let Rankings Affect their College Decision

Emma Quillen, Reporter February 12, 2018

Imagine you’re buying a new car. Naturally, you may look up rankings to see efficiency, comfort, and overall visual appeal. Looking at these rankings wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing; unless...

The students at the Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week in July of 1999 pose for a photo at Lycoming College. PFEW is a week long program for incoming high school juniors and seniors (Flickr/Eklaughlin).

Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Offered to HHS students

Elizabeth Newman, Layout Designer January 10, 2018

Breaking into the business world can be tough, but there is a way to make it a little easier. The Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) is a week-long program offered to incoming high school juniors...

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