September 11, 2018
An advertisement released by Nike to air during the NFL’s season opener that exemplifies Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem has caused hundreds of people to boycott Nike, and ...
Molly Bobik, Staff
May 7, 2018
Filed under Features, National News, Photography, Sports
The families of Greater Latrobe are far reaching and made up of many great stories. Melissa Boerio, a physical education teacher at Mountain View Elementary School and sixth grade camp coordinator, is the proud titleholder of one of these amazing tales. Lately, Boerio has had many moments to take pride in, as her second cousin, Jack Wallace, a sled hockey paralympian, has skated to victory.
Jack is the son of John W...
March 26, 2018
Dianna Dinh, Editior
March 13, 2018
Filed under Features, National News, News
On February 14, a tragedy happened down at Parkland, Florida in Stoneman Douglas High School.
“No one expected it happen, I live less than an hour away and when I heard the news, I was shocked because Parkland was ranked as one of the safest towns in Florida.” Katalina Pho said.
Katalina Pho, who used to attend Greater Latrobe back in 2008, lives in a town only less than an hour away from the tragic incident.
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Bianca Pate, Assistant Editor in Chief, Online Editor, Copy Editor
March 13, 2018
Filed under Local News, National News, News
Are you coughing? Do you have chills? Are you just feeling overall "not well"? There is a chance you might have the flu. According to NBC News, "It's killed at least 37 children and thousands of adults, and this is either the worse season since 2015, or 2009, depending on how you measure it." Also, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "In a typical year, the flu kills about 36,000 people in the...
Molly May, Reporter
February 20, 2018
Filed under Local News, National News, School News, Student Features
“I see every human as an equal, and the only way our country can ever truly be united is if the hate is driven out with love and tolerance,” said junior Addy Vavick.
On Sunday January 21,2018, people flooded the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh for the second annual Women’s March. It was the one year anniversary of the women’s march that took place last year in Pittsburgh.
Junior Addy ...
October 25, 2017
October 1 2017: a day that will be remembered as one of the saddest in American history. Early this day, a disturbed man smuggled 17 guns into a hotel room. 10 of these were considered to be legally i...
Molly Bobik, Staff
September 28, 2017
Filed under National News
“The 2017 hurricane season has been a challenge for forecasters. For the later part of the summer, forecasters have constantly been monitoring tropical waves off of Africa that could potentially impact the U.S.,” said Connor Belak, former student who now attends Ohio University for meteorology. Belak graduated in 2015 and was widely known around the school for his knowledge of the weather and enjoyed making his own pred...
