Student dedicates her time to numerous school activities
Sophomore Tenley Maple is one of the busiest people in her class. Between her abundance of clubs to her participation in band, there isn’t much […]
Articles by Cassidy Kontir
Students and teachers team up for academic improvement
In 2000, the Program for International Student Assessment conducted a study on 3,268 15-year-old students from 121 schools across the United States. The study showed […]
French teacher has a special love for culinary arts
It’s true what they say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” because behind the doors of Mrs. Carrie Scott’s classroom, lies a book worth […]
Students deal with nightmare caused by parental drug use
Two Southmoreland students grew up with similar backgrounds and upbringings, so similar, in fact, it’s why they are inseparable through the majority of the school […]
Former student believes ‘no solution in sight’ for drug problems
A former student believes what takes place within and outside of Southmoreland school district in the world of drugs and it’s constant effects on the district and […]
Student relates personal experience with the local drug community
A Southmoreland senior, who has personal experience with the effects of drugs, has suffered through addiction and the death of friends, spoke recently of the […]
Former student ordered to stand trial in drug case
Following a preliminary hearing March 22, a 20-year-old Scottdale woman charged with two counts of child endangerment, one count of controlled substance, and a count […]
Lacey Pomaibo loses her fight against cancer
On Jan. 7, Lacey Lu Pomaibo, 14, passed away after her long battle against leukemia. Lacey was a freshman at Southmoreland for just a few […]
Community offers support for high school leukemia patient
Southmoreland freshman Lacey Pomaibo recently was diagnosed with leukemia, and continues fighting. Throughout the Southmoreland community, there has been great support for Lacey from students […]
Southmoreland’s high school performance score soars
In 17 years of working with Southmoreland School District, both as a teacher and an administrator, Mr. Daniel Krofcheck has monitored the school progress and watched […]