Hershey Trojans Boys Basketball Lose Cedar Cliff Colts
Lauren Cribbs and Julia Grenoble
January 7, 2020
The Hershey High School (HHS) Boys Basketball team was defeated by the Cedar Cliff Colts with a final score of 48-38 on Friday, December 13, 2019. Trojans kept a tight score for the majority of the game, however, the game was back and forth. The Trojans ended the first half with a score of 20-19. ...
DTSD Announces October Athletes of the Month
Olivia Bratton, Editor in Chief
November 26, 2019
The Derry Township School District has nominated the athletes of the month for October. Senior Brendon Shea and Junior Amanda Gerrish were recognized as the male and female recipients of this award. Shea is honored for his contribution to the boys cross country team along with his individual success this ...
HHS Seniors Participate in Fall Signing Day
Clare Canavan, Katie Jones, and Ashlyn Weidman
November 22, 2019
Hershey High School seniors signed their National Letter of Intent (NLI) on Wednesday, November 13th. Thus far, 11 seniors have decided to continue their athletic career onto colleges across a wide variety of universities and divisions. This is the first of two signing days for high school athle...
NCAA Announces Athletes May Now Profit Off of Name, Image, and Likeness
Dan Hogan, Reporter
November 7, 2019
The NCAA announced that their board members voted unanimously to start the process of allowing collegiate athletes to profit from names, image, and likeness "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.” According to ESPN, all changes should make sure student-athletes have the same opportunities ...
Editorial: High School Athletes Shouldn’t Have to Participate in PhysEd. Classes
Mallory Gillespie, Reporter
November 4, 2019
When Jake began playing basketball in second grade, he had no idea what was to come. Soon he would have morning lifts before school, practice after, and games until late at night. Additionally, he is expected to be an athletic and academic role model at school. He must find time to study, do homework...
Hershey Boys Soccer Defeats Lampeter-Strasburg 1-0
Caroline Glus, Reporter
September 19, 2019
The Hershey Trojans defeated the Pioneers of Lampeter-Strasburg with a score of 1-0 on Friday, September 13th, 2019. Hershey's lone goal was scored by Elliott Stalebrinck assisted by Kyle Hand with fifteen minutes left in the second half. Trojan’s goalie Teagan Therit had a save on a penalty...
Editorial: Schools Should Have Later Start Times
Emma Russell, Reporter
August 23, 2019
“Nationwide, 25.4% of students got 8 or more hours of sleep on an average school night,” said the Center for Disease Control (CDC), a United States federal health organization, in a 2017 research study. It is recommended teenagers get eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep every night. Insuffi...
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 helped them in their college application process. Having sports, clubs and other activiti...
The King is Almost Done: Senior Alexei King is Riding the Rest of the Year Out With No Worries
Maddie Smith, Reporter
May 29, 2019
The end of this Hershey student's high school journey has come to a close sooner than he thought. Alexei King is a Hershey high school senior graduating in 2019. He has less than a month until graduation. Like most high school seniors, King can’t wait to get out and enjoy his last summer as a ...
Editorial: Some high school sports are too intense
Anika Hosenfeld, Reporter
May 21, 2019
12 year old Tyler Kopp was hit in the chest by a lacrosse ball. He then collapsed and stopped breathing. Kopp never regained his consciousness and passed away five days later due to his injuries. Some high school sports are too intense for kids. According to Stop Sports Injuries, high scho...
Editorial: Michael Phelps is the Greatest Athlete of All Time
Noah Drexler, Reporter
May 17, 2019
ESPN recently published a list of the top 20 athletes who dominated their respective sports in the last 20 years. The list is based on data that ESPN collected and they gave each athlete a dominance rating, and contained famous names like Michael Jordan and Peyton Manning. One name that was omitted was...
Hershey’s Girls’ Lacrosse Beat Mechanicsburg
Eva Baker, Reporter
April 26, 2019
The Hershey’s girls’ lacrosse team won 18-0 on home turf against Mechanicsburg on April 23, 2019, at 7 pm. The game ended early due to lightning. 7:19 remained on the clock in the second half. Hershey sophomore Katana Nelson scored their first goal 11 seconds into the game. She scored again la...
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