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The Student Newspaper of Dallastown Area High School in Dallastown, PA, since 1929.
The Student News Site of Dallastown Area High School

The Beacon

The Student News Site of Dallastown Area High School

The Beacon

The Class of 2024 watching the sun set of their last moments of high school.

Golden Hour, Grad Style

Campbell O’Neill, Reporter May 5, 2025

In 2023, the Dallastown senior class officers, Paige Langmead, Ethan Wang, Kayla Sebation and Kylie Sciuto came up with the idea of a Senior Sunrise at the beginning of senior year and a Senior Sunset...

Students intensify their focus as AP test season approaches, taking time out of their busy schedules to balance preparation and relaxation.

Stress Less About AP Exams

Abbey Reid, Reporter May 5, 2025

As the school year draws to a close, students face a multitude of challenges, from final exams and extracurricular commitments to the intense pressure of Advanced Placement exams. While not applicable...

Full chess board set up to start the game with each player starting with 16 pieces.

Beyond the Board

Aiden Karlie, Freelance Writer May 5, 2025

Many Dallastown students look forward to the end of the day because they finally have some alone time to sit around and scroll on their phones. However, for many students, wildcat period isn’t just...

Dallastown students enjoy caffeinated drinks everyday and use it either to wake up or improve their focus.

The Caffeine Craze

Carly Pope, Reporter May 5, 2025

Late nights dedicated to homework blend into early mornings and the struggle to wake up. How do students chase away that fog of exhaustion? Caffeine.  "Caffeine personally boosts my mood and makes...

Standing in the front of the class, Bethany Yuninger teaches her Honors English II students.

Where Literature Meets Life

Bryce Keller and Addysen Craumer May 2, 2025

Pages turn in unison, with all eyes intently on their ecstatic teacher--none other than Bethany Yuninger. She has been a teacher here at Dallastown for 16 years, but there's more than meets the eye with...

Dallastown senior musical cast and stage manager around the Wildcat for one last time. (Photo taken by Hillary Trout)

One Last Performance

Julie Cioffi, Reporter May 2, 2025

The musical season has ended, but the performance isn’t over. Every year, the York County high school theater departments get together at Penn State York’s Pullo Center for one last show.  Encore...

Therapy dog, Max, sitting on a couch eagerly waiting for students to come visit him. (Kerris Bouchillon)

Paws for Healing

Abigayle Kusmierski, Reporter April 29, 2025

Four legged workers are spread throughout Dallastown Area School District and are very loved and doted on by many students and staff. These workers have adorable names like Max, Winnie and Doodle. Max...

Students posed for a photo in front of the red carpet at FBLA. So many of Dallastown's students were able to attend the conference, barely fitting in the photo. Photo submitted by FBLA Advisers

Two Decades of Business Leadership

Jade Bradenbaugh, Reporter April 24, 2025

Dallastown Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has been attending the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference (SLC) for the past 20 years. The club, which prepares students for careers in business...

WCAT-TV has been the source for media in Dallastown for over a decade. Segments have been a prominent feature in the morning announcements.

Behind the Camera

Warren Kabamba, Reporter April 22, 2025

Since the beginning, Wildcat TV's morning show has started the day for Dallastown students with announcements about upcoming events. Wildcat TV has also used segments to entertain the viewers watching...

Spanish students on the 2023 Panama trip are pictured enjoying the outdoors and frolicking in the mud. (Sra. Pomraning)

Dallastown Students Venture to Spain

Abbey Reid, Reporter April 22, 2025

For high school students, traveling internationally may seem daunting, scary and intimidating- especially if they don’t feel completely fluent in their language skills. This is true for many foreign...

Werner and Orndorff in their green hospital gowns side by side smiling, with their doctor behind them.

A Second Chance

Bryce Keller and Landon Carl April 15, 2025

Imagine a world where the fate of your life was held in the hopes of a generous donor to do an altruistic act. That world has been a reality for Dallastown's very own Lou Orndorff- until Shannon Werner...

Whitney Bellomo and her first grade class. They show her more and more each day that teaching was meant for her. (Photo submitted by Bellomo)

Recognition of a Stand out Teacher

Julie Cioffi April 15, 2025

The semi-finalists for the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award have been announced, and beloved Leaders Heights first-grade teacher Whitney Bellomo is one of them.  In the fall of this school...

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