Pirate Spotlight
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Supporting Positive Culture in Stand Up to Silence Club
by Lauren Showmaker If someone said something you disagree with, what would you do? You would think you would keep your opinions to yourself, right? That is common respect. But, in recent years, more and more people have ignored this common concept. The National Center of Education Statistics have found that 48% of schools reported… Read more
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Where STEM meets Teamwork and Competition: Inside Cybersonics
By Salah Uttard Cybersonics is a First Robotics Competition (FRC) team located at Palisades High School. The team has about 15-20 members. Founded in 1995, it is a STEM-themed club where you design robots, build those robots, and compete against and with others. In cybersonics, you learn real-life skills such as welding, programming, media (photography,… Read more
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Starting the Year on a High Note: Westenberger Brings Students Back to Band
by Matthew McAnally Have you ever heard the music at football games and enjoyed how it hyped up the most important plays of the game? For that, you have the Palisades Marching band to thank, especially the man behind it all: Mr. Westenberger, the new band director, and newest teacher at Palisades High School. Over… Read more
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Pirate Spotlight: Mrs. Lipton
by Wes Detweiler, Junior Mrs. Lipton is very well known around Palisades High School. In fact, she might have been one of the first high school teachers that you had in 9th-grade English. There are so many things people from this school don’t know about Mrs. Lipton, so I had the chance to sit down… Read more
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From The Military to Nursing: Pirate Spotlight on Mrs. Page
by Peyton Boyskey Have you ever wondered what some of the Palisades staff did before they started working in our school? Mrs. Page, our school nurse, had an intriguing story to tell about her time before caring for us as our school nurse. Starting in elementary school, Mrs. Page knew she wanted to be a… Read more
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Pirate Spotlight: Mr. Reilly
by Devine Hayes With his energetic and passionate personality, Mr. Reilly is a favorite teacher among students. Mr. Reilly helps his students understand the content, explaining each concept clearly. With good explanations and knowledgeable detail, Mr. Reilly takes the time to clear up any confusion. Not only does he understand what it takes to be… Read more
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Pirate Spotlight: Palisades HS’s newest teacher, Ms. Casale
by Peyton Boyskey Ms. Casale is a new teacher at Palisades High School. However she is not only a teacher though, she is a supporter of her students with her very bubbly and vibrant personality that a lot of people look for. I interviewed Ms. Casale to find out more about her, her career, and… Read more
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Taking on the World: Savannah Witt
by Andrew Woerz After an exhausting, busy, and impressive season, wrestler Savannah Witt still had a tiring schedule ahead of her, most recently being on Team USA, representing our country in Estonia. Savannah Witt, junior, has participated in wrestling ever since the beginning of her school career. Since then, she has participated every year in… Read more
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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. LaFevre
by Mackenzie Radcliff We sit in classes with our teachers every week day for an hour and thirty minutes but do we really know our teachers? Mr Lafevre is featured this month. Mr. LaFevre is a history teacher here at the high school, as well as the middle school. He is also the boys and… Read more
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Determination to Win: Angelo Ziccardi
by Yuki Vachon Image Courtesy of lehighvalleylive.com The sport of wrestling is often considered one of the hardest and most physically/mentally challenging. It’s a sport which requires total control of the body and mind, an iron will and a drive to always push forward. No one exemplifies these qualities better than Palisades wrestler, Angelo Ziccardi.… Read more