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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

Spinning wheel with all 13 vendors at Franklin Street Social.

Foodie Paradise

Lexa Stiles, Reporter April 1, 2025

Everyone knows the struggle of deciding where to eat when everyone wants something different. At this new food hall, no one has to settle for a dish they don’t like. Franklin Street Social opened...

The Mythology Club's members pose for a picture. From left to right: Ainsley Rickels, Caroline Craig (front), Rain Quillen (back), Gwen Ferguson (back), Isabella Podorsky.

Unmasking the Mysteries of Mythology

Hailey Lau, Reporter March 31, 2025

From the tales of Greek heroes and Hawaiian gods to the legends of Norse monsters, the Mythology Club dives into all kinds of myths and the importance behind them. “It surrounds us in our everyday...

Students stand in front of the fire truck after being sprayed running through the engine. Last year's event had approximately 30 participants and more are expected this year. Photo Submitted.

Under the Rainbow Showers

Emma Kuhn, Reporter March 28, 2025

Coming back for another exciting year, Dallastown is ready to kick off the Rain Rally! The Rain Rally is a fundraiser hosted by several schools each year to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s...

Members of NAHS painted a mural on the lobby floor for the Dallastown 2025 musical “Into the Woods.”

Painting A Better Future

Carly Pope, Reporter March 28, 2025

Students walk down the theater room aisle and claim their place among their peers. Candles are lit, and oaths are made. This is the induction ceremony and the National Art Honor Society just gained 12...

Photos combined by students at Dallastown who have contributed to the rising trend. Dallastown 2025 Mini-Thon even got a bit of the spotlight.

(Photos by Carter Lewis, Zen Avery Garcia, Graphic by Jade Bradenbaugh)

The Digital Camera Craze

Jade Bradenbaugh, Reporter March 28, 2025

Fashion trends are recycled every 10 to 15 years. The fashion of the 2000s is coming back in the 2020s, and it’s fascinating to discover what else was brought back with low-rise jeans and yoga pants. A...

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...

Whiteny Metzler competing in the 1996 olympics. Photo taken from York Daily Record.

Flashback to the 1996 Olympics

Lexa Stiles and Abbey Reid March 24, 2025

Imagine you arrive at school one day and the campus is filled with news vans and reporters, and they are all there for you. This was a reality for Dallastown graduate and Olympian, Whitney Metzler....

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...

Dallastown students danced along to the line dance performed by the Morale Committee during hour 5 of the event.

Blasting Cancer Out of This World

During Dallastown’s 11th annual Mini-THON, 487  students stood for 12 hours from 7 pm to 7 am to blast pediatric cancer out of this world.  On the night of Feb. 28, students ran and coordinated all...

This graphic represents the pressure that girls face to fit the beauty standard so that they get treated kinder. It recognizes that the beauty standard is quite an ugly thing under the surface.

Pretty Privilege is Pretty Ugly

Lily Medich, Reporter March 13, 2025

There's a common saying that goes, "If you look good, you feel good," but how much of  "feeling good" is due to being treated better?  The idea of "pretty privilege" has been mentioned on TikTok and...

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