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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

Kaila Alessi, Reporter

Kaila is a senior who has been on The Beacon staff for 2 years now. She is on the dance team in school and dances outside of it as well. Besides dance and The Beacon, she is a Big Buddy, a Link Crew Leader, and a leader of the school Prayer Club. She will be attending Eastern University for social work and would like to be a juvenile prison counselor after college.

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DHS grads Allyssa (Myers) and Cliff Churchwell lasted the test of time and went on to get married after dating in high school.

Love At First News Site

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
February 6, 2020
Break the silence is an organization that brings light to relationship abuse and helps victims in tough situations.

Healthy or Harmful?

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
January 23, 2020
Room 107 of the high school has been transformed into a cozy new counseling room that will be used for college visits, group meetings and more.

The Counseling Chronicles III: Small Groups

Kaila Alessi, reporter
January 23, 2020
Health classes and workshops received helpful information from the Byrnes Health and Education Center on a variety of topics like the signs of a healthy relationship.

The Counseling Chronicles II: Workshops

Kaila Alessi, reporter
January 7, 2020
Dallastown's counseling office gets a new name and a new look to offer a warmer welcome to all students. They hope to meet more of students' needs in better ways.

The Counseling Chronicles

Kaila Alessi, reporter
December 10, 2019
A group of female students are looking at the Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh at the exhibit in the art gallery.

Traveling Art Show

Josh Thaler, Kaila Alessi, and Freddrick Williams
October 21, 2019
Earbuds have been one of the most useful pieces of technology to come out, and they're getting even better. Pictured (left to right) are the wireless Apple AirPods, wire Apple earbuds, and the wireless Galaxy Buds. People have come to love the wire earbuds, but with tech changing so are opinions and the wireless seem to be even better.

The Great Earbud Debate

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
October 8, 2019
Service Dogs are made to work, however each day they have plenty of time to play around and still be dogs.

Loganville Loves Lovell

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
September 24, 2019
Lovell, a Labrador retriever stands in his ready position to be at service with his trainer Inky Byers.

Inky Byers trains his service dog, Lovell, to turn on and off light switches along with 26 other cues and signals.

Dallastown student Juan Morales logs into Skyward for the very first time to check his grades and test results.

New Grading and Records System Replaces HAC

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
September 10, 2019
Freshman Day Service Dogs

One of the optional sessions at the pullout day for freshman was learning about therapy dogs in the back gym lobby.

[Photo] Focus on Freshmen

September 9, 2019
Freshman Day Growth Mindset

One of the optional sessions at the pullout day for freshman was learning about therapy dogs in the back gym lobby.

[Photo] Focus on Freshmen

Staff Reports
September 9, 2019
Freshmen Day Service Dogs

Prayer Club comes together for a weekly wildcat meeting. They meet every day 1 in Mr. Motter's room 219.

Officer Dalkiewicz, Dallastown's School Resource Officer, stands firm in protecting Dallastown High School.

Senior Mom and Dallastown's lunch lady, Jenn Strine is getting her last professional pictures done with her senior son Noah Strine. With photo permission from Failor's Photography.

New Changes, New Anxiety?

Kaila Alessi, Reporter
January 8, 2019
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