The Best of Both
Maddie Young, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
Senior Carter Scillion enjoys the best of both worlds when it comes to athletics. On Nov. 14, he signed to bowl and play baseball for Rochester College. Scillion began bowling when he was three years old, and his passion for the sport is recognized by both his team and coach. He was a team captain,...
Student Pursues Career in Dance
Patti Kubota and Priya Bandstra
April 27, 2017
Junior Olivia Bonich knows the struggle of late night dance practices and sore wake-ups all too well. Being a competitive dancer can be demanding, especially when schoolwork and family are added into an already crowded schedule. She dances both in her basement and at her studio, Spotlight Dance Works,...
Undeveloped
Bianca Bucholtz, Copy Editor
April 27, 2017
The Salvation Army was packed, with endless aisles of old clothes, furniture and electronics. It was a Saturday afternoon and the line to the registers extended around the store. The electronics table was littered with endless gadgets and old, vintage findings. An old, rundown camera, the kind nobody sees...
Camp Hayowentha: By the Numbers
Morgan Macdonald, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
For the past two summers freshman Ginny Flynn has packed up, unplugged and gone into the wilderness for weeks at a time. No showers, no real food and no phones. The first week the girls focus on getting to know each other and their equipment. They spend the next two weeks hiking around places like Isle...
A Year Abroad
Gabrielle Francois and Megan Wallace
April 27, 2017
Most students have lived in the U.S. their whole lives. They might have gone to a different country once or twice with their families for vacation, but most do not leave their homes to live on a different continent for a whole year. On her way to the U.S., sophomore Paula Torralba Lacalle was nervous,...
Uprooted
Silvia Hoxha and Kendyl Gatzemeyer
April 27, 2017
Nomadic student sophomore Sabrina Baima moves to Michigan after living in fifteen different locations across the country.
Junior Goes ‘to the Opposite Extreme’
Kendyl Gatzemeyer and Elisabeth Andrews
April 27, 2017
Junior Danielle Boyer went from homeschooling to traditional school last year. “I kind of went the opposite extreme and now I just enjoy every single thing I commit my time to,” Boyer said. “My parents were against it initially, but I think they’ve seen how good it is for me.” It was her...
Uniquely O’Neill
Sara Lewandowski and Kaitlyn Piggott
April 27, 2017
After decorating the school for Student Government with her friend freshman Alyssa Del Vecchio, freshman Pema O’Neill walks up the driveway and back into her house. She has lived there all her life. When she enters she is greeted with music, resonating from the piano and the cello, as well as singin...
Below The Scenes
Sarah Semon, Design Editor
March 20, 2017
Members of the pit orchestra play live music to provide the soundtrack to school musicals.
Students Start Nonprofit
Annie Smuts, Entertainment Editor
March 20, 2017
Junior Michael Lin recently created the district-wide nonprofit Step On Poverty, which promotes beneficial economic practices in developing countries. In August 2016, Lin was approached by former Athens seniors to create the organization. "We realized the potential of non-profit work and saw that [none]...
Springing into ‘Guys and Dolls’
Sarah Funk, Co-Feature Editor
February 14, 2017
With the spring musical approaching fast, the actors and actresses in Troy High’s production of “Guys and Dolls” have been rehearsing since December. The show will premiere Friday, March 3. Additional performances will be on March 4 and 5 along with March 10-12. There will also be an in-school...
A Day in the Life of a Peer Mediator
Sara Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 14, 2017
Everyone has a role in students’ lives, whether it’s a teacher, a friend or a parent. A specific group of students devote their time to solving conflicts and making school a safe environment: peer mediators. They attend trainings, set up showcases, raise money for charities and establish ground rules i...
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