Congratulations, Dallastown Class of 2025! This Senior Issue was created by senior Beacon editors and members of the Journalism II: Digital Media class. Information and votes were compiled from a survey...

Dallastown football is coming off a phenomenal 9-2 season. The senior led team has had many players committed to play college football.  Dallastown signing days are held three times over the course...

Dallastown has had impressive sports teams over the years, but a sport that isn't always in the spotlight had another successful season this year.  The Dallastown boys' tennis team has won the YAIAA...

As artificial intelligence (AI) rises in popularity, the debate on when and where it is appropriate to use grows. The big question is: Should AI be used in schools? Currently, the answer to this...

Though this is her first year teaching at Dallastown Area High School, math teacher Sara Sweitzer is no stranger to these halls or to the joy of teaching.  “I always knew since 3rd grade that I wanted...

The thought of writing this has been haunting me for the past few weeks since it was assigned. The assignment is to reflect on my high school journey. I’d imagine people writing about who and what...

Click, click, click! The sounds of cameras flashing are heard through school halls as upcoming seniors smile big for their portraits.  On May 5, Dallastown’s Class of 2026 attended a school assembly...

Heading into the 2024-25 season, Dallastown girls lacrosse was expected to become the champions of the YAIAA again. On Tuesday, May 13, those expectations became reality.  Here's how they got here: They...

Dallastown baseball came off a disappointing 8-11 season in their 2024 campaign.  For the first time since 2015, they hadn’t been first in their conference. They looked to rebound in 2025...

Marvel hasn’t been having a good run ever since Eternals came out, but I would argue that Thunderbolts* is one of the best movies in Phase 4 and 5. Now, if you don’t want to know anything about...