By: Noelia Rane Everyone has been affected by COVID-19 in the past year and a half. As restrictions lessen and life seems to return back to the old normal, the return to school is inevitable. However, many students struggle with anxiety coming back to school, especially when COVID has seemed to become more powerful, mutating
By: Ryan Croke The defending Super Bowl champions are starting off their attempt at a repeat with a game against the Dallas Cowboys, in what should be a close game, if Dak Prescott is in fact fully healthy and has no issues with his shoulder, which has been bugging him during training camp. Prescott, returning
By: Sam Bennett The Philadelphia Eagles kick off their schedule as 3.5 point underdogs this Sunday at 1 PM, visiting the Falcons and Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Due to both teams’ somewhat subpar defenses, this game promises to be offense-heavy, with the over-under line set at 48 points. Offense This years’ Eagles squad is
By: Ryan Croke Tuesday saw the beginning of a new year and the implementation of yet another new schedule at Garnet Valley High School. Starting a new school year can be very daunting for anyone, but this year in particular for sophomores and freshmen, as most of, if not all of, these students haven’t been
By: Emily Nevy The Garnet Valley had an A+ performance against Downingtown West, beating them 41-7. With many helmets flying, the first game of the season was a strong win. Garnet Valley’s defense was oppressive, preventing Downingtown from scoring until the last quarter, scoring their first and only touchdown. During the 1st quarter number 14
By: Scout Walker How does one begin writing a reflection of a band as monumental as Led Zeppelin? It becomes especially difficult when this reflection concerns their fourth studio effort – the untitled album often referred to simply as Led Zeppelin IV, an album that has had an unprecedented impact on the music industry as
By: Rachel Jason Srilekha Mamidala, a 15-year-old student at Garnet Valley High School, won the 2021 GV Stem Challenge. Srilekha created a cell phone app that reduces unproductive technology use during the school day. The purpose of the app is to help students focus during class. The app detects usage during class, therefore, responding by
GVHS eSports played against Susquehanna in the semifinals winning 3-0. The team then proceeded to the finals facing familiar rival, Mannheim Township High School(MTHS). They defeated MTHS 3-0 and won the PIEA Overwatch State Championship. The players on the team are Ben Nguyen, Robbie Gamble, Luke Sullivan, Kevin Glenn, Ryan Hassell, Anirudh Jandhayala and Brandon Gorski, and
By Lila Troum On Friday, May 21, Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album Sour. This engaging, emotion-filled album had me sobbing within minutes of listening to it, and I think it’s truly a wonderful piece that Rodrigo has dreamt up for us. With 11 songs, there are 34 minutes to this album so I was
By Sam Bennett We’re about a quarter through this year’s MLB season, so let’s take a look back at some of this year’s biggest storylines so far. Sho-Time in LA Possibly the most exciting man in LA sports since Kobe and Shaq of the Showtime Lakers, Shohei Ohtani has taken the baseball world by storm
By Kathryn Hutchinson In ninth grade English, the first classical work read is Homer’s The Odyssey. Madeline Miller retells this classic in Circe, but from a different perspective. In Greek mythology, Circe is the daughter of Helios, God of the sun, and Perse, a water nymph. She is very different from the rest of her
By Ryan Croke J. Cole dropped his highly anticipated album The Off-Season on Friday, May 14, and fans were extremely excited for Cole’s first album since 2018. I will give you my thoughts on the new project, and determine whether it lived up to expectations. Cole is a very popular rapper with a very large
The GVHS eSports Overwatch team is participating in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports Association (PIEA) league and advanced to quarterfinals this past Thursday. The match was streamed live through PIEA’s twitch channel where three other quarterfinal matches were also taking place. Their opponent was against NWPA Collegiate Academy who held a strong 6-1 record during the regular season. After a lengthy match
Message from Global Awareness Club: The Global Awareness Club is having a fundraiser at the Glen Mills MOD Pizza on Wednesday, May 19th from 10:30am to 10:00pm. In honor of Earth Month, we are raising awareness for plastic pollution to donate to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a non-profit organization that is working towards a world
By Frank Long Baseball has been one of America’s favorite sports for more than a century and a half. The 1920s to the 1990s were seen as the golden ages of baseball. People all over America would put their caps on, head to the stadium, grab a hot dog, sit down and enjoy entertainment at
For its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, the Garnet Valley High School Student Council has been recognized as a 2021 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo). “Receiving a National Gold Council of Excellence Award reflects the highest dedication on the
Message from Garnet Valley Varsity Club: Varsity Club is holding a Sports Equipment Drive on May 13th from 3:00-6:00PM and May 15th from 9:00-11:00 AM at the Cafeteria entrance of GVHS! At this drive,Varsity Club is collecting a WIDE variety of used sports equipment and we are counting onYOU to come and donate! You might
By Lila Troum For over a year now, we’ve all struggled with not being with our friends as much as we’d like, and although this article may be a little late, it’s better late than never. As quarantine has progressed, my friends and I have still been making our way through: playing games virtually and
By: Alec Eskin Over the last few weeks, all of the Garnet Valley teams have had a tough stretch of games in which they have overall preformed very well. Each team has picked up a big win at one point or another during these last few weeks. The baseball teams won on Thursday against undefeated
By John Colavito The Garnet Valley Finance Club is honored to have Mr. Tim Joseph and Mr. Steve Cordasco from Cordasco Finacial Network as guest speakers. The meeting will take place on May 19th during Learn 1 Zoom (1:30 – 2:00). Topics will include how their business functions, the different types of roles in their company, the education
By Rachel Jason In response to the increased exposure in the media of racism in the United States and around the world, two teachers from Garnet Valley High School have been working to make their classrooms more inclusive. David Pimentel is a Social Studies teacher. Heather Arters is the grade 6-12 co-curriculum coordinator for the
By Kathryn Hutchinson Six of Crows is the first of a two book duology and the fourth book in the Grishaverse. This duology follows the story of six teenagers, Kaz the Barrel boss, Inej the spy, Jesper the sharpshooter, Nina the Grisha, Wylan the runaway son, and Matthias the ex-convict, as they try to pull
By Lila Troum April was Autism Awareness (also deemed Autism Acceptance) month, and worldwide we wear blue and spread awareness to show support for the neurodivergent community. Autism Awareness 5ks take place from California to New York and we were even honored to host our own 5k right here at the high school track, to
By Ryan Croke On Thursday night, the NFL held its annual draft, in which college players are brought up into the NFL. An incredibly hyped up event, millions of fans tuned in to see who their team would pick to be the future of their franchise. There was much speculation behind who would go where,
By Justin Kang When it’s raining out so you run to your car and see other people running and laughing too When something odd happens in public and you make eye contact with a stranger and smile When you leave someone so speechless they don’t know how to say thank you so they just hug
By Brooke Lovelace Covid-19 better put on its dancing shoes because the play, Newsies, put on by Garnet Valley High School is unstoppable. The cast and staff of this amazing production went through months of hard work to be able to make the play possible. Covid-19 threw a wrench into their plans, but Mrs. Arters
By Rachel Jason On March 25, 2021, Dr. Crystal J. Lucky, an Africana Studies educator at Villanova University, delivered and hosted a wonderful discussion to the faculty and students of Garnet Valley High School. Her presentation focused on the steps we, as a community and society, must take to create inclusivity around us. Dr. Lucky’s
Message from Dr. Selfridge: Our music department is proud to announce the following students who earned recognition through the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. These students auditioned in a virtual format, and based on judges’ scoring, were named among the top student musicians in our region and state. If you have these students in class, feel free to congratulate
By Kate Romanelli Waffles are delicious breakfast foods we all love to eat. They are also fun to make as well. In fact, there is a great and simple recipe from allrecipes.com to make them. First off, the ingredients you need for the recipe are 2 eggs, 2 cups of flour, 1 ¾ cups of
By Lila Troum It makes me incredulously happy to say/write that Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is finally out! Swifties, like myself, have been waiting patiently since November 1st for this long time-awaited moment of the release of the re-records… and, personally, I could not be more thrilled and satisfied! After staying up until midnight the night
Here you will find information regarding the Garnet Valley Student Council and Soles4Souls shoe drive!
By: Alec Eskin Spring sports have finally begun as we get nicer weather and start to reach the end of this pandemic with more and more people being vaccinated against COVID-19. For the first time this year, a group of sports will have a normal (well semiformal) season wise at all levels. This all comes
By Humaam Said Radiohead is an English rock band formed in 1985. The band consists of 5 main members: Thom Yorke (singer vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar), Colin Greenwood (bass), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), and Philip Selway (drums). Starting off as an alt rock band, Radiohead evolved in their style of music.
By Brooke Lovelace Supernatural is not your average ghost story. This tale of two brothers journeys through the struggles of hunting down monsters, saving the world, and even fighting the devil himself. The show guarantees that you experience every emotion possible and will have you crying one minute to laughing the next. It starts off
By Frank Long The 2021 NFL Draft is only two and a half weeks away, making this the perfect time to take a look at the most exciting quarterback prospects of this year’s draft. As the NFL is developing into a pass-first league with high powered passing offenses such as the Buffalo Bills and the
Message from Patrick Li: Next week, Literature Club is offering the unique opportunity to hear from an award-winning author! Canadian writer Siobhan Carroll will talk about her career and stories, including the historical fantasy novelette For He Can Creep (https://www.tor.com/2019/07/10/for-he-can-creep-siobhan-carroll/), the science fiction story The Airwalker Comes to the City in Green (https://www.asimovs.com/assets/1/6/ASF_NovDec2019_TheAirwalkerComes_Carroll.pdf), and the culinary story The War of Light and
Message from Mrs. Griego-Boruch: Mini-THON 2021 T-shirts are now available for purchase! If you would like to purchase a T-shirt please click the link below. All shirts cost $15 each and payment options appear on the form. Students do not have to participate in Mini-THON in order to purchase a shirt and participants will not automatically receive a
By Lila Troum Since 2011, American Horror Story has been releasing seasons yearly, each season a different theme, revolving around new characters and their “horrific” plots, with season 10 set to have already started filming! Since 2021 has begun, I’ve managed to watch 8 out of 9 AHS seasons, (I did not watch 1984) and
Here you will find information pertaining to the GVPAA spring musical, Newsies!
On May 7th, Garnet Valley High School’s Unite for Her Club will hold a pink day in order to raise breast cancer awareness. Students and staff are encouraged to wear pink on this day. If you don’t own any pink apparel, don’t worry, as Unite for Her is pleased to announce the launch of their
By Ryan Croke Kanye West, the polarizing figure that he is, is without a doubt a musical genius. He has dominated the hip hop and music scene over the 21st century, beginning with his debut in 2004. He became a national favorite for his different style, sampling soul beats and adding a trendy, new sound
By Sam Bennett It’s no secret to any sports fan in America, especially baseball fans, that America’s national pastime is slowly dying. Over the past decade, average attendance at games has decreased by over 4,000 people. Viewership of the world series has been on a steady, incremental decline over the same period. The average age
Message from STEAM Buddies: The high school STEAM Buddies club is hosting our annual STEAM Eventvirtually this year. We are excited that in spite of the obstacles we face, we are able to bring thisexperience to the young students of Garnet Valley. This virtual event offers a safe and easilyaccessible way for students in grades
By Lila Troum On November 11, 2008, Taylor Swift, in production with Big Machine Records, released Fearless, Swift’s second studio album. This album contains hits like Love Story and You Belong with Me, which are popular, throwback songs that resonate with my childhood. On April 9, Taylor will be releasing Fearless (Taylor’s Version), a rerecording
By Ryan Croke Ah, yes. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West’s magnum opus. Arguably the most iconic hip hop album of the 21st century, if not all time. An album that has to be listened to by every hip hop and music fan in general. A critically acclaimed album loved by Kanye’s millions of
By Ryan Croke *The opinions in this article do not reflect those of all GVHS students The pathetic excuse for an award show, The Grammys, that took place on March 14 was the final straw. Everyone across the world has had enough of the corrupt and outdated award show. There is a reason the Grammys
By Ryan Croke On March 19, rapper Kota The Friend dropped his newest album: a brief, 10 track collaboration with producer Statik Selektah titled To Kill A Sunrise. I have just recently been getting into Kota’s music, and I have some thoughts on the new project from him I wanted to share with you. I
By Lila Troum A new, (potentially) fashionable staple in everybody’s lives nowadays: a mask. Whether you use a disposable one or a reusable one, wearing a mask is important and critical to wear in a public setting. I’ve been sewing for around eight years now, and last April I picked up the trick of learning
The paralegal studies faculty at Delaware County Community College is pleased to announce that they will be holding an essay contest in honor of Law Day 2021. This year, the topic is: Advancing the Rule of Law Now. Students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to participate. The deadline for submission is April 5th, 2021. Further
By Rachel Jason Essential workers played influential and major roles in America and around the world this past year. The term “essential worker” includes medical workers, teachers, transportation workers, grocery store workers, and many others. They have risked their physical, social, and mental health to keep our society stable. Keith Layman and Miriam Jason are
By Rose DiPaolo The Drama Club is having a very busy March! With opening night just a little over three weeks away (tickets are available now at gvpaa.org), we’re gearing up for dress rehearsals for our spring show, Newsies. Both the cast and crew is working very hard to make this production safe, organized, and spectacular!
By Lila Troum As news regarding updates on the vaccine(s) sweep the nation, so does hope for normalcy to soon return. We’re now in month four of vaccine distribution, with over 12% of the nation fully vaccinated and millions of vaccines being administered every day. Many around who haven’t had the chance to receive the
By Kathryn Hutchinson The current circumstances have left many feeling hopeless and sad. As students navigate remote learning while educators navigate how to teach, many clubs and activities have been altered to fit the circumstances and the Garnet Valley Drama Club is no different. After the unfortunate cancellation of what was supposed to be the
By Frank Long After losing their 2020 season to COVID-19, The Garnet Valley Boys Lacrosse team is eager to start their revenge campaign. Every member of the Garnet Valley Boys Lacrosse team was heartbroken after the canceling of their 2020 season. That 2020 roster was a team that many believed had the ability to win
By: Alec Eskin The historic boys basketball season and a fun and wild ride for those who got to see them play, however this great season came to a close on Tuesday again the red hot number 9 seeded team in Lower Merion. It was a close game for the most part. But after Lower
By Rachel Jason Ever since the Coronavirus invaded America, racism towards the Asian community has heightened. Many Asian Americans have been targeted by violence, like Danny Satow, an Asian woman, who was called a racial slur after a water bottle was thrown at her by a passing driver, as reported by National Geographic. Several Asian
By Ben Slomich Garnet Valley opened up schools full time on March 1st, announcing they will begin bringing back students four days a week in a phased reopening plan they outlined in an email and document a few weeks ago. The district will be offering two different formats for students: face to face and online.
By Sam Bennett Intro I’ll preface this by saying that I was very excited for WandaVision and thought that it had great potential based on the trailers released. Marvel, in my opinion, has always been at its best when it is unafraid to go weird. Whether it be a group of misfits in space with
By Brooke Lovelace HERE Club is an organization in Garnet Valley High School that focuses on an emphasis on diversity and having meaningful conversations that enlight the listeners about racial issues and events. This club is led by six strong women who have made it their mission to see a change in the hallways of
By Ryan Croke I am writing on this on March 5, 2021, and at midnight last night, the international superstar that is Drake dropped Scary Hours 2, a three track EP that is a sequel to his 2018 EP Scary Hours. The original project featured his smash hit God’s Plan and is a very strong
By Lila Troum This week is big for the country, as we “celebrate” quarantine’s first birthday! March 13, 2020 was our first day of quarantine, and as we approach/move past that date this year, it’s important to take into consideration just how much we’ve normalized everything and how much we, as people, as students, as
By: Alec Eskin The Garnet Valley boys basketball team is heating up at the right time this year as they seem to be handling business pretty well as of late. The last game the Jaguars had lost was to Lower Merion on February 13th, which is exactly a month ago and have ripped off nine
By Frank Long Garnet Valley Middle School teacher/coach Eric Van Wyk (Mr. Van Wyk) along with Saint Joseph’s University economics professor Vincent Long, give insight on what teaching during the pandemic has been like. This pandemic has been exceptionally challenging for everyone. From losing social experiences, to losing jobs, and to even losing loved ones.
By Ryan Croke Over the past few months, I have put many hours into listening to new types of music and branching out my music taste. One of the best things to come out of this newfound curiosity for new music has been my discovery of Frank Ocean. The widely celebrated R&B artist has produced
By Lila Troum From January 2018 to March 2018, I kept a journal. Everything that occurred in my life during that period was written down; I expressed what worried me, what excited me, everything. Recently, I found that journal again, and I sat down and read it. I’m 16 now, and things have really changed
Conducted by Ben Slomich Brian Perlsweig is a teacher and football coach here at Garnet Valley High School. In this article, you will get to hear some of his opinions about online learning, sports, and living life during the pandemic. Q: What is your overall feeling about online learning?A: “You’re trying to make the most
The GVHS art faculty is pleased to announce that Digital Media and Graphic Design student self-portraits are now on display in the art wing. So if you are free, come visit the building and enjoy these students’ incredible works!
By Nimisha Mikkineni A highly accomplished singer and songwriter, Taylor Swift, announced news of the re-recording of her older album, Fearless. She released the news with a long passage describing the album and her emotions towards it on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. The full album is slated to release on April 9, 2021. Swift
In spite of a pandemic and three blizzards, GVPAA is still planning on performing their spring production of Newsies in the outside side lot of Pennington school. We have been practicing outside for the last three months and hope to show you all our (very cold) work paid off. The show is April 8-10 and April
By: Alec Eskin After Conestoga came to Garnet Valley earlier in the year and won, most had the feeling that this was not over and that these two teams would meet again. In the end, that feeling was correct. Garnet Valley had a little extra motivation coming in after losing last year’s Central League semifinal
By Ryan Croke Frank Ocean, a popular R&B artist, and one of the most critically acclaimed figures in music in the 21st century, released his debut mixtape, nostalgia, ULTRA. to the world on February 16, 2011. It is still available for free download, and I will be sure to place a link you can visit
By Lila Troum When you hear the word Riverdale you probably cringe instantly. This hot mess of a TV show is best known for constantly baffling its audience, and having some of the worst lines I’ve ever heard from a TV show. Unfortunately and ironically, I have seen all five seasons (except half of season
Message from Miss Brady: This weekend, GVHS Model UN sent delegates (virtually) to the EngageMUN conference. This conference is attended by schools throughout the northeast, and is highly competitive. Please help me congratulate Katie Hutchinson for winning “Outstanding Delegate” in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, and the rest of the delegates, below, for a successful conference: Sanjana Balaji Pratima
The Girl Up! Club is hosting a gender perspectives campaign on Monday, March 8 from 1:30-2:37 PM. This will be an open and honest discussion so that everyone will have the opportunity to diversify their perspectives. We will be discussing a myriad of topics including the wage gap, self-image, societal expectations, gender expression, and portrayal
Conducted by Brooke Lovelace In what ways do you believe that you benefitted from having school transitioned online? In what way are you at a disadvantage? I benefit because I can get more done in the day because we end school at 12:40. The disadvantages are it is hard to learn in an online format
Girl Up! will be hosting a fundraiser at Panera on Saturday, March 6 from 4-8 PM. Proceeds will be donated to the Girl Up! UN Foundation. The foundation helps out women and girls in impoverished communities across the world. We would greatly appreciate if you would join us for this event. If you are interested
by Ekjot Khurana Garnet Valley Student Council is very thrilled to announce the opening of a Garnet Valley Spirit Store, which consists of masks, flees, t-shirts, sweatshirts, pants, caps, raincoat and much more! Get your Jag spirit on with amazing clothing in all different sizes and colours! The store is only open until March 15th
By Madison Carr There has been speculation about Garnet Valley High School changing the start time. Many people have debated whether starting school an hour later would be beneficial for students. There are some pros and cons to both options. The strange 2020-21 school year has brought the topic to the forefront. Some students may
Conducted by Rachel Jason Are you a current junior or senior that is busy filling out your college applications, unaware of what colleges want to see? Or are you an underclassman, figuring out what you should be doing in preparation for college? This is the perfect article for you as it outlines whatto do and
By Sam Bennett “Judas and the Black Messiah”, directed by Shaka King, follows FBI informant William O’Neal as he infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary group that set out to change the racial, social, and even economic status quos in America. For this reason, as well as their use of
By Kate Romanelli While in quarantine, many of us picked up hobbies that we’ve never done before. One of those hobbies was cooking. Over quarantine, I started to cook more and I really enjoyed it. I started by helping my dad make pasta and meatballs. We would also make the sauce too. Then, I started
By Justin Kang Wanting an outlet from the daily stress and isolation that life brings, Americans have flocked to music festivals and concerts in astounding numbers. Thousands of concertgoers could be packed into an arena at a time, which was the exact downfall of these largely intimate and social events. With the arrival of the
By Ben Hoyt Coach Woods is an accomplished coach with no dispute. Multiple District 1 and PIAA state playoff appearances, District 1 champion, PIAA state championship runner up, and having just hit his 300th win on Febuary 9th, 2021 versus Lower Merion, he is at the top of his game. Even with the vast success
By Rachel Jason & Elizabeth Nguyen Hey, everyone! It’s Rachel Jason and Lizzy Nguyen with HERE, back again with a few updates! ADMIN CHECK-IN Shoutout to Garnet Valley’s administration for being so supportive of HERE Club’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusivity! This past week, HERE officers and Diversity Our Narrative (DON) officers met with
On February 22nd, Garnet Valley Life Skills students will be kicking off the Polar Pop event by emailing their favorite teachers, challenging them to pop a water balloon over their heads. If they participate, Mrs. Wozniak will donate $5 to Special Olympics training efforts. Those who do not to participate can still donate $5 to
By Frank Long Standout Garnet Valley High School Basketball player Carl Schaller masks up and hits 1,000 points. Carl Schaller has been a prolific Garnet Valley basketball player for four years now. As a freshman, he quickly took the program by storm, producing amazing performances at such an amateur point in his high school career.
By Lila Troum Britney Spears is an early 2000s icon, whose prominent hits have made all of the throwback playlists. Starting her career at only age eleven, her parents have been heavily involved in her journey to stardom. Britney’s father, Jamie Spears, has been a part of her journey, though it’s debatable whether he was
By: Alec Eskin This Garnet Valley winter sports season has been a wild one to say the least. A lot has happened over this past moth and a half as the regular season for all teams is coming to a close. Both basketball teams have two more games until Central League playoffs and the Wrestling
By Ryan Croke The Life of Pablo is the 7th studio album from Kanye West. It was released on February 14, 2016, but was updated and changed multiple times since release. It just had its 5th anniversary, so I thought it would be good to look back on the album and how well it has
By Kathryn Hutchinson The Song of Achilles is a story about the Greek hero Achilles and his companion Patroclus. The story is told through the view of Patroclus and stays consistent throughout. Patroclus was exiled from his kingdom after he killed a noble boy. He is sent to a nearby Kingdom called Philians where he
Conducted by Humaam Said Joseph Kang, a senior at Garnet Valley High School, is a nationally recognized figure skater. Starting at 6 years old, Joe has moved up from the juvenile to the senior level of figure skating. Recently, Joe competed at “2020 Skate America” in Las Vegas, Nevada against Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen
By Sam Bennett Overview The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, is about the federal trial of not seven, as the name would suggest, but eight men following the Chicago riots of 1968 in protest of the ongoing conflict in Vietnam. The film boasts a star-studded cast of actors, with
Conducted by Kevin Genthert For a time regarded as devastating, hurtful, and destructive for most activities and organizations, Sanjana Chadive has played a massive part in giving the Jaguar Journal one of its most successful years so far – in the middle of a pandemic. With no in-person meetings or ability to see each other
By Lila Troum Saying that our lives have changed would be an understatement. Over the course of the past year, students around the country have been facing the same challenge that COVID proposes: how to deal with virtual/hybrid learning. As a sophomore, I look around at my fellow classmates, the upperclassmen, the freshmen, and I
Please join me in congratulating the following students for being recognized as National Merit Finalists: Nathan Chen John Colavito Naomi Consiglio Kushagra Gupta Noelle Mink Andrew Murray Benjamin Nguyen Elizabeth Nguyen Sydney Pyon Sarah Rossi Ramsey Smith John Teng
By Rachel Jason People across the nation, from various communities, joined together to fight against an injustice that our world struggles with—poverty, houselessness, and hunger. Homies4Houseless was a project created by two alumni of Garnet Valley, Victoria Husain and Macawi Thomas-EL. Myself and 25 other people from all backgrounds joined together on a Zoom call
Congratulations are in order! Fifteen Garnet Valley students have won awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Contest. A panel of teachers, writers, literary professionals, and University of Pennsylvania graduate students selected their exceptional work from over 2,400 submissions submitted by peers in the Philadelphia region, including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. Silver and Gold
By Ryan Croke The biggest television event of the year took place last weekend, and it did not disappoint–at least me, anyway. Super Bowl LV, held in Tampa, shocked most of the world, myself included, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew the bricks off the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. In a dominant performance from Tampa
By Frank Long The Super Bowl is hands down the most watched sporting event in America. The 99.9 million people who tuned in to watch the game last Sunday night were blessed by what seemed to be the greatest match up between NFL quarterbacks in Super Bowl history. Tom Brady at 43 years old and
By Brooke Lovelace In today’s world, sometimes you need a little extra mojo in order to make it through the day. Spirits have been running low and bad days seem to be piling up in 2021, but is there a potential solution? Let’s talk about crystals! Getting right into the basics, crystals are symbolic tokens
Conducted by Justin Kang and Ryan Nagengast In a time of schooling, summer programs, and extracurricular activities being postponed, Garnet Valley senior Nathan Chen has made the most of his resources. Highly accomplished in computer science for his age, Nathan spends hours a day honing his skills through competitions and other methods. Luckily for him,
By Robert Gamble As the release of the highly anticipated Black Widow film lies just around the corner (May 7th, 2021), the dawn of a new Marvel Cinematic era is fast approaching with Phase Four. Since the very first time Tony Stark uttered those famous words, “I am Iron Man,” back in 2008, the world
By: Alec Eskin This school year has been none like any other, especially for the upperclassmen like myself. Even since COVID-19 shut down school in March last year, no aspect of life has been the same. School has been virtual, asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, you name it the form of schooling has change in a lot
By Nimisha Mikkineni The 2020-2021 school year has been challenging for students, teachers, and administrators alike. As a result of the COVID-19 induced pandemic, most schools have been forced to go online. With that, the prominent question is: Have students been learning as well online? Many students have been struggling with online learning, due to
By Ryan Croke Every year, the National Football League hosts the largest television event in the United States in the first week of February: the Super Bowl. The NFL championship draws millions upon millions of fans every year, and it is a gold mine for revenue. The amount of people that watch the big game
By Lila Troum From March 13, 2020 to…now, we’ve been under quarantine, stuck in a pandemic. This really isn’t news to anybody, though it’s still something difficult to grasp. As of writing this, it’s been almost 11 months since this began, which feels crazy. I’m sure out of the quarantine boredom, most students have dipped
Here you will find the link to the announcements for February 4th, 2021.
By Kevin Genthert Soul is a movie about someone who has lived what he thinks is a disappointing life, and just as things are going his way, he dies and is forced to relive his failures. He goes on a journey with the underlying themes of trying to find out the purpose of life. I
A group of PA students have been collaborating with Project Home, a nationally recognized non-profit based in Philadelphia, with the goal of raising $10,000 in 3 days. All funds will be used to help supply blankets, food, water, and other necessary resources to homeless communities in Philadelphia. Fundraising ends Thursday, February 4th, at 11:59 pm.
By Ryan Hassell Back in November, I was lucky enough to secure a Playstation 5. The console is a vast improvement over its predecessor, and here are a few reasons why: Loading Times The loading times on the PS5 are almost instant. The Last of Us Remastered’s loading times on the PS5 compared to the
By Justin Kang As students around the world geared up to take the renowned standardized test known as the PSAT back in October, Garnet Valley had pushed the testing date to January 26th, 2021. All benefits the same as the exam administered in October, students were sent a form to sign up for the optional
By Brooke Lovelace Jennifer Niven keeps readers on the edge of their seats in her novel Holding Up the Universe. Libby Strout, formerly declared world’s fattest teen, re-enters the world of highschool after being house-bound for three years. She soon meets Jack Masseline and their worlds collide like never imagined. Jack is your basic popular
By Benjamin Nguyen On January 15th, three members of the Fortnite team—Eric Feng, Utkarsh Ambati, and Sahil Saleem—competed at the final arena of their season. Fortnite, a popular battle royale with a seemingly infinite amount of ways to outgun and outbuild your opponents, had attracted a similar volume of competition to compete in the PlayVS
By Sam Bennett In 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Ben Simmons from LSU to be their point guard of the future. Based on how he looked in year one, this looked like a slam dunk for the franchise. He was a dominant slasher, amazing playmaker, and force on the defensive end who was able to
Message from Kaitlyn Henning: February is quickly approaching, which means that the Student Council will be having our annual GVHS Blood Drive on February 17th (2-7 PM) at The Concordville Inn! My name is Kaitlyn Henning and I have been working with Maya Langin and Julianna Keller along with the GVHS Student Council to organize
By Lila Troum Olivia Rodrigo is a 17-year-old actress and singer who, on January 8th, released her newest song driver’s license. This song instantly gained popularity, quickly becoming number one on Apple’s Top 100 playlist within days of the song’s release, as well as breaking Spotify’s record for most streams in one day. As of
By Kathryn Hutchinson Mary Beard is a 66 year old author and professor at The University of Cambridge. On November 17, 2017 she published a nonfiction book called “Women and Power”. The book is 91 pages long and goes in-depth regarding the reality of women throughout history. She begins all the way back in the
By: Alec Eskin It has been a very busy week and a lot has happened. Both the boys and girls basketball teams have had three games each over the last week. It has been a week with some ups and downs for each team. There is about a month left in the regular season for
84% have either issued class time or known someone who has missed class time because they did not have access to period products. Girl Up!’s biggest initiative this year was to get administration’s approval to install dispensers in all the girl’s bathrooms. Although an expensive endeavor, the club was drawn to this cause after reviewing
Linked here is the Class of 2022 college planning presentation You can look at the table of contents to find the section you’re interested in: Table of Contents: 0:01 – Welcome/Introduction 4:36 – Upcoming College Planning Presentations 10:20 – Covid-19 Impact on College Admissions 16:03 – SATs and Test-Optional 31:10 – College Planning Timeline Overview 33:12
Message from Laura Rossiello: Kelly and I are thrilled to share that our GV FBLA members earned 41 regional awards last night at our virtual regional meeting. We had 16 first place awards and 32 students qualified for states! See the list below. Please congratulate these students if you have them in class. Thank you
By Kushagra Gupta Buttoning my jacket and clearing my throat, I took a deep breath and began, “Good morning, honorable chair and fellow delegates, the People’s Republic of China strongly believes…” The speech was interrupted when a couple of delegates nearby started giggling. I looked up at the Model United Nations committee. Everyone was staring
Nathan Chen and Elizabeth Nguyen, graduating seniors at Garnet Valley High School, have been named two of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2021. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
By Lila Troum Best known for her iconic pop music and prominence throughout the decade, Taylor Swift is a household name. Over the last fifteen years, she’s released nine albums and she’s undeniably changed the music industry and has paved the way for many current musicians today. One of the questions that Swifties everywhere debate:
By Sanjana Chadive & Kevin Genthert High school. We laugh, we cry, and we learn. As the second semester of our senior year rapidly approaches, the two of us can’t help but reflect on some of the most important lessons we’ve learned over the last four years. Although the list is seemingly endless, here are
If you are a senior, junior, or sophomore with a 3.0 or above and at least one full year in yearbook, literary magazine, or newspaper: Congratulations, you have been chosen to join the Quill and Scroll National Journalism Honor Society. Quill and Scroll was organized April 10, 1926, by a group of high school advisers
By Lila Troum Along with the new year come the difficulties and lessons learned from the past year and the rushing thoughts of, “how can I positively change this year?” When it comes to the new year and new change, resolutions are easily conjured up, but they are not usually stuck with. Even though the
By Kate Romanelli As you may know, this school year has not been like any other. Usually, we are able to go to school on a bus with a lot of people and do in-class work together. This year has been very different though. Since the pandemic began, most of us have been learning remotely.
By Sam Bennett Saturday Kickoffs Rams at Packers (-6.5) O/U: 45.5 The divisional round of the playoffs begin with the lowest projected score of the week. Let’s begin with Green Bay, who won the final 6 games of the season in order to clinch the top seed in the NFC, giving them their first round
By Sam Bennett The second installment of DC’s Wonder Woman series arrived on Christmas to HBO Max and theaters nationwide to very mixed reviews. And this review will be no different. This movie certainly had its good moments, but those were marred by the poor parts. Whereas the original 2017 Wonder Woman movie had a
By Madison Carr Due to hybrid learning, many schools have decided to not require midterms. In its place, some teachers have chosen alternative tests, quizzes, projects, or chose to assign nothing. While discussing their decision, one teacher explained, “Online learning is hard enough as it is, we don’t need to add more work for the
By: Alec Eskin After Governor Wolf lifted the temporary restorations on sports January 4th, teams resumed practices and will start to play games tomorrow and Wednesday. But, games will not start counting toward standings until January 22nd. Basketball will having 11 games with all of them against Central League opponents. Wrestling will have all Central
On Wednesday, January 13th, Mr. Michael Saladdino, GVHS’s college counselor, will host a Zoom session at 7:00 pm for current 11th graders and their parents discussing college applications. Here, he will detail what juniors’ top priorities and the impact of COVID-19 on the college process. The presentation will be recorded and posted. Please contact salladm@garnetvalley.org
On January 18th (MLK Day), 2021, the Garnet Valley Cheerleading Team will hold a clothing and home goods drive from 12-3 PM at Garnet Valley High School by the gym/cafe entrance. Dropoff is contact free and all clothes must be in fairly good condition to be donated. Below are lists of items that will and
Fresh Flowers A flower is pretty on the outside but even more beautiful on the inside. I love flowers because they remind me of happy times. Flowers come out in the spring after a cold winter to remind us of the beauty of nature. People give flowers to others on special occasions to represent love.
From the Garnet Valley High School Mini-THON Committee: Garnet Valley Mini-THON is partnering with Duck Donuts for a donut fundraiser! We will be selling Quack Cards for $20 and we will make a $5 profit for every card sold. The cards are redeemable for a dozen donuts and they do not expire. The cards are
Sydney Pyon loves a world that is full of quality time with others, decadent food, and scenic places. She is a 17 year old that lives in Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, and wishes for nothing more than to live in the moment amongst a bustling world that surrounds her. As she has entered her senior year
I come from materialistic things & constantly trying to prove a point. I look back on those brief moments, but sometimes they surprise me with the occasional “1 year ago today”. It wasn’t until I moved from my hometown that I realized that I didn’t know who I genuinely was besides the constant need to
2000s pop music I don’t care who you are, but we as a society can not surpass the absolute unit of a decade that was 2000s pop. I have a Spotify playlist titled ‘Trashy 2000s Pop, Because You’re Not Above This’. Although I do like older music, 2000s was the rise (and fall) of some
Life as a high school student can be stressful, especially with college applications and decisions around the corner. Sometimes I like to remind myself of the things I adore to lift my spirits up. Road Trips In the last 5 years, I’ve been on several road trips with my family. They are some of the
My favorite things are those that have stuck with me through my whole life. Whether I am feeling sad, happy or anything in between, the items on this list have been there through those moments. My favorite things have made my life better. From places to foods, below are ten things I could not live
Eagles Win The Philadelphia Eagles are my family’s religion so when they win it always brings holiday cheer. Football Practice Being on the same field everyday with all of my friends just having fun is one of my most sacred memories. Bonfires Ultimate combination of arson, nature, and friendship. What is there not to like
Hi! I’m a senior at Garnet Valley High School, taking a break from writing college essays to talk about my favorite things. I’m not that good of a writer, but I hope my earnestness can help prop it up a little bit. All the articles I see on the site are politicians, actors, writers, singers
Hi everyone, my name is John Colavito. I am a Garnet Valley Senior who runs Cross Country and Track, is the president of Finance Club, and creator of Triathlon Club. Skiing Sending cliffs, especially 2. Mountain Biking Without getting hurt, of course 3. My girlfriend Kayleigh Saboja 4. Netflix Specifically, BoJack Horseman 5. Guitar Through
My name is Lauren Murphy and these are my top ten favorite things. For the most part, the things on this list are my favorites because they are things that have been in my life for years. Traditions, movies, pets–things that bring me joy through memory. Hercules I don’t really know why I like this
My name is Natalie Suda and I am currently a senior at Garnet Valley High School. Although this year has overall been tough, I think it was great to focus on my favorite things. These things mentioned are from some of my passions as well as the little things that bring me joy. Singing in
My name is Krati Dixit and am currently a senior. I moved to the United States recently in November 2019. Until then, I was living in India. I am pretty much an introvert. I am really organized and love cleaning and keeping things in order. Music Listening to music makes me feel calm. Music helps
I’m as one might say….special. From aesthetically pleasing objects to meaningful human interactions, “My Favorite Things” are in no particular order. Some are broad and universally applicable (see #1) whereas others are very specific and niche (see #2). Coffee You either love it or hate it. I love it. The warm, fragrant nutty aroma is
Belly laughs with my family Being around my family brings me joy, even though sometimes I do get irritated. We always share so many laughs together. 2. My friends Hanging out with friends allows me to be myself and be spontaneous. 3. Working Going to work makes me feel better about myself and allows me
My favorite things are very random and vary from food to memories and more. The common theme in these things is that they bring me joy and I have positive memories and feelings associated with them. These things are what I look forward to and what I use as motivation to get through the hard
My name is Sophie Latella and I am an 18 year old senior in high school. I was born on 10/10/2002 to my mom, dad, and brother Jack. I have played soccer since I was five years old and I enjoy traveling the world and learning about new cultures. I plan on studying either business
A lot of different things make me happy. Whether it be material possessions or people, there are a lot of things that I derive joy from. Therefore, there are also a lot of things I treasure closely to my heart as they have truly grown on me. As such, a lot of items on this
Interests are what make up a person’s personality; without them, a person would be a blank slate. Experiences are another factor in creating a person’s personality; without them, people would be unable to find things they are interested in. Examples of interests could be sports, music, cooking, etc. I have a lot of interests, such
As the holiday season approaches, I find that it is important to reflect on the things we are all grateful for. So, I decided to curate a list of my ten favorite things below. This exercise helped brighten my mood and showed me all of the reasons why I love my life. I suggest trying
Hi, it’s Lizzy Nguyen. I’m a girl of many faces. You might know me as the pit captain in the marching band or the Treasurer of HERE Club. Alternatively, I might be to you the girl who balances everything but doesn’t sleep, the girl who says “You come here often?” as if it were a
Hello, my name is Rachel Jason. I like edamame, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and one day I hope to become a journalist and write about injustices in this world. This year has been very hard, not just for me, but for a lot of people. However, I wouldn’t trade this experience
Julia Cwiertniewicz, 17, is a senior at Garnet Valley High School. She will be providing us a list of her top ten favorite things: the things she admires, the things that make her feel happy; the things that give her joy and make her feel relaxed. Julia’s list serves as an inspiration to others, as
Tennis I really love to play tennis and have played it since I was in elementary school. I play for the high school team and try to play it with my friends when I can find the time to. 2. Gaming I like to game as it brings out my competitive side and enjoy doing
By Elizabeth Nguyen This past week, Garnet Valley’s Humanity in Ethnicity, Race, and Equality (HERE) Club launched its long awaited Perspectives Campaign for the 2020-21 school year. A remarkable 58 people came to participate, with some faculty and club founders Tori Husain and Wendy Lam joining the discussion as well. Although the event lasted much
Student, athlete and life long learner are words I would use to describe myself. Waking up every morning and learning, studying, exercising and building my social life are things that shape who I am. The ups and downs of life do fatigue me, and there are many things that I enjoy doing in my free
The Office The office is one of my favorite shows because it never fails to put me in a better mood after watching it. I love the entire cast and the characters they play, and I love the humor of the show. I like rewatching some of the funniest episodes just to have a laugh
In his first podcast, Jonathon Timmons highlights the importance of leaving a legacy by illustrating a memory of his late father: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-1ked96dIE8RLotkOtwwLE4eKSxSHXcN/view?usp=sharing
My name is Anish Suresh and I am a senior at Garnet Valley High School. In light of recent events, here are 10 of my favorite things that have helped me through the quarantine. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia This is one of the very first shows, back when it was on Netflix, that I
These are 10 of the favorite things in Karina Shihadeh’s life. Karina is 17 years old living in Southeast Pennsylvania. She is a senior in high school planning to attend a 4 year college to study pre-medicine in hopes of becoming an Anesthesiologist. Her hobbies include reading, dancing, and spending time with friends and family.
On December 12, the Garnet Valley Science Olympiad team competed at the North Pocono High School Invitational. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the team competed virtually against 60 other schools. These competitors spanned from the PA-NY-NJ tri-state area to all the way across the country in California. Despite matching up against some of the best
My name is Kevin Smith and I am a senior at Garnet Valley High School. This is a list of ten of my favorite things. This will include a great variety of things, from songs, to movies, to all sorts of possible sources of happiness. I love sports (both watching and playing them), movies, songs,
Lauren Block is a senior at Garnet Valley High School, and will be beginning college at Mount Holyoke in the fall. She works on multiple projects and campaigns, and is the chair of political action for the NAACP Media youth branch. My Dog My dog is a German Shepard named Roxy. She had darker coloring
By Benjamin Nguyen Made by company Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch takes inspiration from MOBA games like League of Legends and FPS games like Quake to create a unique “hero shooter.” As part of a team of six, players can choose up to 31 different heroes which each have their unique abilities and strengths. Set in a
I’m a pretty happy person. Especially after making this list, I realized little things make me smile the most. Most things that make me happy aren’t that deep and feel very light-hearted. Making this list was not very difficult and I could probably make a list of a hundred things that make me happy. I
I have a lot of interests, so I guess that’s why my list has a big variety. This has definitely been a tough year for everyone, so it’s good to remind ourselves that there are still so many things I enjoy. This list was a strong reminder of all the good things that I still
Here you will find the link to the announcements for December 23rd
Message from GVHS’s band conductor and head of the music department, Dr. Steve Selfridge: On behalf of our music department, I would like to invite you to tune in at 7pm tonight for our GVHS Music Department Virtual Concert on YouTube. The 25-minute program will feature the talents of our Band, Chorus, Orchestra, and Jazz Band.
The Garnet Valley High School Music Department is pleased to announce that five exceptional students have been chosen to take part in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Band: Sathvik Chadive (11) – Trumpet Logan Craley (10) – Trumpet Nicholas Crothamel (11) – Trumpet Gregory Lederer (11) – Trumpet Amos Zou (11) –
Lucas Torregrossa is a senior at Garnet Valley High School. He works at Smoothie King with a few of his friends. He plans on attending American University in the fall to study public relations and strategic communication. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as the occasional alone time. Long Drives in
By Rose DiPaolo The GV Drama club set the stage on Friday, December 4th, for a socially distanced, partially virtual, and fully enjoyable performance. The play, “Our World Stopped”, was written by the club’s director, Heather Arters, and contributed to by the entire Drama Club. Students shared their stories about dealing with quarantine and the
In his first podcast, Michael Ricciardi praises his parents for helping him cope with his OCD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r5hAZK1Nn6KrUUS1mdK7IWBs1bTjLxCh/view?usp=sharing
By Madison Carr Next Tuesday, 12/22, HERE Club will be holding a Perspective Campaign Event. It will be held on Zoom 1:30-2:37 during the entire Learn. A Zoom link will be sent out to all Garnet Valley High School students. The event is meant to create an open conversation about differing opinions and to find
In her first podcast, Natalie (9th grade) tells listeners about the time she donated to a women’s charity for her Bat Mitzvah project: Link: https://anchor.fm/natalie904/episodes/I-Believe-Podcast-emrkq9/a-a3ttsrs
By Humaam Said The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is a book written by Chinese-American author Maxine Hong Kingston. The autobiography documents the five stories that Kingston narrates to preach a message about empowerment. However, this sharply contrasts with her Chinese upbringing to relate the last message about freedom to the audience.
Organized by Robbie Gamble The GVHS Statement of Vision maintains, “It is the vision of Garnet Valley Board of Education to create a premier school district which offers quality programs and instruction to students of all aspirations and abilities.” Under this philosophy, all high school students are encouraged to explore their interests and passions in
By Robbie Gamble On Friday, December 4th, the Garnet Valley High School Speech & Debate team celebrated an incredible success at their inaugural in-house tournament! There were around fifty total participants—including competitors, judges, and spectators—in attendance at the event. Since the quarantine began, nearly all schools in the region have shut down their Speech &