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The Student News Site of Dallastown Area High School

The Beacon

The Student News Site of Dallastown Area High School

The Beacon

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...

Pictured above are a few of the tri-folds on display in the lobby.

Celebrating a Diverse DHS

Kirsten Raab, Reporter May 5, 2025

April 11, 2025, was Dallastown Area High School’s second Multicultural Night, following in the footsteps of the previous ones held in the middle school in the years before COVID-19. Dallastown’s lobby...

Dallastown Class of 2025 has many upcoming events to look forward too, including prom, senior class trip and graduation.

It’s Coming to an End!

Saniyah Grant, Reporter April 29, 2025

As the countdown to graduation begins, the effects of senioritis and excitement are in the air. Class of 2025 has officially hit the home stretch with fewer than 40 school days left.  On Tuesday, March...

Dallastown students move through the one-way hallway in the 200 wing between classes. These hallways have been controversial with some saying they help crowding between classes and others saying they make them walk too far for no reason.

Are One-Way Hallways Here to Stay?

Mya Barney, Reporter April 23, 2025

Why? That’s a question many ask while standing on the corner at one of the one-way hallways at Dallastown Area High School One-way hallways have been a topic of conversation since first started...

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...

On March 25, 2025, Dallastown hosted its 10th Annual World Language Symposium, where students from different school districts gathered to learn about how language can influence future careers. Panelists in this photo spoke about the advantages of studying abroad programs. Junior Taylor Arnold, second on the right, joined panelists in sharing her experiences with the program she used.

Language is Limitless

Addysen Craumer, Reporter April 16, 2025

Cherie Garrett has been a Spanish teacher for 35 years, spending 10 of those years as the World Language Chairperson for Dallastown. Garrett oversees World Language Department activities, including...

Mr. Trone speaks to a small group of his 10 current seminar students. They are on their second day of discussing how they would amend the Constitution if they were in power.

A Class Without Grades

Lily Medich, Reporter April 9, 2025

Imagine a class that has no grades. No tests. A space where students debate, explore, and push the boundaries of traditional education. It might sound like a dream, but for students in the reinvented gifted...

Senior citizens enjoy interacting with Señora Garrett's Spanish III students and participating in a competitive whiteboard activity. Photo by Senora Garrett

Senior Citizens Fill Student Seats

Chesley Ellis, Reporter April 9, 2025

Roger and Kathy Hudak, two community members, have returned to Dallastown to participate in Student Council's Senior Citizen Day for an estimated 10 years. They enjoy seeing how their tax dollars are benefiting...

Mar 22, 2025; Lexington, KY, USA; A referee holds the game ball during the second half of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the UCLA Bruins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Where Dreams Are Made and Brackets are Busted

Ethan Zorbaugh, Reporter March 26, 2025

The odds of filling out a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion, yet every year millions of people fill one out. This is March Madness - The highly anticipated NCAA tournament.  Basketball fans...

The Class of 2028 cheers on their classmates at the Class Wars pep rally. Freshman took the win and the spirit stick, surprising the upperclassmen.

Rallying For a Cause

On Feb. 21, Dallastown Area High School students gathered in the gym to cheer for their respective classes at the pep rally.  The "Class Wars" theme tied into Mini-THON's outer space theme and highlighted...

Dallastown Video Production Club after they accepted their Broadcast Excellence award in Tampa. The group holds a photo of former Dallastown VPC adviser Mr. Joe Klinedinst who passed last July unexpectedly. (Mr. Richards)

Dallastown Video Production Club Gets Silver in the South

On March 2, Dallastown's Video Production Club (VPC) won silver in the Broadcast Excellence during the STN 2025 Convention in Tampa, Florida. This was the second year in a row that they won this award.  VPC...

Cast members, Chelsea Cottrell, Teagan Gentry and Elliot Baldwin (Left to Right) pose for photos. These are media promotion to help people get excited for the upcoming show. (Hilary Trout)

Dallastown Steps “Into The Woods”

Emma Kuhn, Chesley Ellis, Lily Medich, and Saniyah Grant March 14, 2025

Dallastown will stage "Into the Woods" from March 27-30 as its annual spring musical.  This musical is based on multiple Brothers Grimm fairy tales, featuring well-known characters such as Little Red...

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