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School Starting Times Should be Later

Caroline Corcoran, Reporter February 12, 2018

Imagine having to take a test, eyes barely open, still half asleep. Many Hershey High School students can relate. As a result of sleepiness, teens are mentally and physically unprepared for the long...

Student Opens Fire in Kentucky High School Killing 2

Katherine Clark, Copy Editor January 25, 2018

Two students were killed while 18 others were injured when a student opened fire at Marshall County High School in Kentucky on the morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2018, authorities said. Police arrested...

Shown here is a teen so tired she fell asleep during studying. In multiple other schools around the nation, students’ academic performance has gone up with the later start times. (CollegeDegrees360/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Research Mounting Against Early School Start Times

Olivia Bratton, Copy Editor January 4, 2018

Students are constantly wishing to gain more sleep on school days, and now there is scientific evidence behind their pleas. According to the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study, 93 percent...

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The Bigger the Backpack

Jack Goulet, Reporter December 19, 2016

A long walk to school with all of his textbooks. This high school student’s daily exercise puts a lot of unnecessary weight on his shoulders. Drayer Physical Therapy discusses the good and bad aspects...

Hershey High School students leave seventh period after a long day of school on September 14, 2016. The busy time at end of the day was a difficult time to navigate the school hallways. (Broadcaster/Mallory Drayer).

Back to school Must-Haves for 2016 – 2017

Tori Moss, Reporter September 23, 2016

Backpacks, planners, and clothes, oh my! As Hershey High School students walk through the doors on the first day back to school, they are overwhelmed with new trends.  Many students struggle to know...

A newspaper vending machine shows a headline of Mondays shooting as a security guard sits in his car outside Norris Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2007. A gunman killed some 30 students and others in the hall during a rampage on Monday that left a total of 33 dead. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

New School Shooting Plan Changes HHS Protocol

March 22, 2016

By Megan Sassaman, Journalism 1 / Edited by Lynn Dang, Section Editor As the lockdown announcement buzzed over the speaker, indecisiveness arose in the classrooms. That indecisiveness is due to the...

Madison Held works on her lit analysis on March 10, 2015. In Held’s English class, she is able to stay motivated people of her positive relationship with her teacher.

Positive Relationships Impact Academics

March 22, 2016

By: Brenna Holycross The teaching style of a teacher is not the only thing that can affect how students learn. 180 days out of the year, high school students are spending five to seven hours with...

Early school start times have been harmful for children and must be changed

School should start later

November 16, 2015

By: Omer Qureshi Teen anxiety, drowsiness, and laziness has been befuddling parents for years, but it has a very basic root. Sleep. Studies show that teens naturally go to bed very late yet our school...

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