Archive for category: Features

‘Temple Run’ ranked number one free app

2 February, 2012 (09:29) | Entertainment | By: Casey Chapman

Swipe to turn, jump and slide! That’s all you have to do to succeed in the Imangi Studio’s Temple Run. On Dec. 3, 2011, the Apple App Store received an addition that was bound for success from the start. With five stars on over 400,000 ratings, Temple Run is currently ranked [...]

How to beat the winter blues

29 January, 2012 (09:23) | Features | By: Carolyn Bristow

With the cold weather and the constant snow, many people suffer from depression during the winter months. Some people, however, beat the winter blues by coming up with innovative ways to have fun.
Junior Sammi Sullivan keeps up the cheer by sled riding, an activity many students who live in areas like [...]

What the QWOP?

29 January, 2012 (09:03) | Entertainment | By: Hunter Johnston

Anger. Frustration. Despair. These words are not normally associated with the word “game,” yet the Internet sensation of QWOP is sure to make your blood boil as you fail again and again. QWOP, a flash game created by Bennett Foddy in 2008, is a simulation of the 100 meter dash without [...]

Book Review: ‘Search & Destroy: Why You Can’t Trust Google Inc.’

12 January, 2012 (13:14) | Features, Opinion | By: Hunter Johnston

“Search & Destroy” by Scott Cleland is a brilliant non-fiction book warning Internet users not to trust Google, Inc. The book reveals how Google’s mission “to organize the world’s information” causes great a concern to individualism.  It also informs that Google has a hidden political agenda threatening freedom and national [...]

Eighth graders travel back in time

24 December, 2011 (14:12) | Features | By: Elizabeth Lilly

Colonial Days. It’s a tradition at Saegertown Jr. Sr. High School. Every year before Christmas break, the eighth graders research the time period, and they presented their findings and participated in other colonial themed activities on Dec. 21 and 22. Kearstin Runyan said, “I thought it was fun finding out [...]

SHS community dons costumes for a good cause

1 November, 2011 (12:50) | Features, Local, Media, News | By: Hunter Johnston

Saegertown High School held its first Halloween dress-up day on Thursday, Oct. 27, bringing back fond memories of the elementary school years. Sponsored by Student Council, the event was not only fun for the students, but it also helped a greater cause. Every student sporting a costume was required to bring in one canned good [...]

LOL. It doesn’t mean laugh out loud

19 October, 2011 (12:31) | Features, Media | By: Mackinzie Price

One of the fastest growing free online games around, League of Legends, has slowly been gaining popularity in our school. Classified as a Multi-player Online Battle Arena (MOBA), the game pits teams of five or three players against each other in a fight to destroy the enemy base, known as the Nexus. The game boasts [...]

Competitors of the cerebral cortex: Hi-Q team answers all

19 October, 2011 (12:26) | Education/Trivia, Features | By: Seth Allen

“I feel the team members will perform to the fullest extent of their abilities. Mrs. Anderton and I have been watching the film; we have a couple of plays that we think will make an impact,” said Camden Barclay, senior and president of the Hi-Q team. The Hi-Q team competes in academic challenges around the [...]

Substitute teacher joins Teach for America

27 April, 2011 (12:54) | Features | By: Stacey Anderton

By Ashley W., Opinion Editor and Kirsty P., WebPost Editor
This summer substitute teacher Katie Waddell will be participating in Teach for America, a non-profit organization that provides equal education for all children, regardless of status. She will be placed to teach any where from Pre K to 8th grade, but she won’t know her placement [...]

Bots battle in House of Thrills

15 April, 2011 (12:30) | Features, Sports | By: Austin Johnston

By Austin J., Staff Writer
The clash of metal, the whir of electric motors, and the cheers of the
crowd. These were all the sounds that could be heard at the fifth annual RoboBots competition at Meadville High School. Saegertown Jr. Sr. High School was represented by two different bots. One was [...]