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SMU Defensive Tackle Ricky Cole junior year

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Ben Ward on his 2 year mission trip to Argentina

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SMU defensive tackle Ricky Cole junior year

[Photo] Former Dallastown Wildcats Faceoff in Bowl Game

January 4, 2023
BYU Center/Guard Ben Ward sophomore year

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Ben Ward on his mission trip

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Ricky Cole

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Ricky Cole and Ben Ward middle school football

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Ben Ward and Ricky cole meeting up after high school

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This is the quote that Stone associates her diabetes with.

[Photo] Natalie’s Type 1 Life

December 19, 2022
The 2022 Dallastown boys and girls wrestling teams come together to work on their skills and techniques for the upcoming season.

[Photo] Girls Wrestling Takes The Mat

December 2, 2022
The Chinese Culture Club uses clever design to incoportate the schools logo with Chinese symbols.

[Photo] Spotlight on… Chinese Culture Club

December 2, 2022
High school teacher and graduate of Class of 1986, Mrs. Dallmeyer after she receives her diploma from graduation.

[Photo] Remembering a Parking Lot Graduation

November 18, 2022
Middle school teacher Mrs. Sciortino and her family made memories at the World Series this year.

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Middle school teacher Mrs. Sciortino and her family attended Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia. She said it was worth the money and the time to create memories.

[Photo] Philly Phever

November 8, 2022
Dallastowns Golf Team proudly presents their second place state award, after an excellent post season run.

[Photo] Golf Team Sets Record, Achieves Silver in States

November 7, 2022
High school principal Dr. Wilson shared this preview of the drone photo taken of the Class of 2023 on the football field.

[Photo] Snapshots of The Senior Class

October 24, 2022
Colleen Hoovers popularity is displayed at the Target in York by full shelfs of her most popular books. Even though a lot of her fame came through BookTok, people are still interested in purchasing hard copies of her hooking novels.

[Photo] Hooked on Hoover

October 24, 2022
Three years ago, a Wellspan Health career Summit was held at Dallastown. 40 different medical professionals provided details for a realistic day in the hospital. It opened diverse opportunities for students interested in health care. 11 schools attended.

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Three years ago, a Wellspan Health career Summit was held at Dallastown. 40 different medical professionals provided details for a realistic day in the hospital. It opened diverse opportunities for students interested in health care. 11 schools attended.

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Every December the Health STAT Club holds a Card of Hope project, partnering with several other clubs. Senior citizens at Country Meadows are holding homemade cards made by students.

[Photo] Spotlight on…Health STAT Club

October 18, 2022
Anatomy and biology teacher, Mr. Herbert, spent nearly two summers decorating his room with elaborate scientific paintings.

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Three years ago, a Wellspan Health career Summit was held at Dallastown. 40 different medical professionals provided details for a realistic day in the hospital. It opened diverse opportunities for students interested in health care. 11 schools attended.

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Dallastown football alum Jordan Miller used the Homecoming game as an opportunity to propose to cheer alum Brittany Lahr. The two were friends in high school when she cheered for him on the field.

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Dallastown Football celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Homecoming football game. The Wildcats first took the field in the fall of 1947, and alumni came back to commemorate the occasion.

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Moul and Trace Adkins at one of his York Fair concerts.

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A newspaper article clipping featuring Moul and her parents.

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Moul with the band Lonestar in 2004.

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An autographed photo from Carrie Underwood featuring Moul at the bottom.

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Moul and rapper Vanilla Ice at his 2016 York Fair Concert.

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Moul with Randy, a member of the band Alabama.

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Mrs. Bodisch joins the DHS staff after student teaching here last year.

[Photo] New Teachers Say DHS “Feels Like Home”

October 10, 2022
Mrs. Boyd (left) and Mrs. Huyett (right) worked together for years as Dallastowns Student Council Advisers. When Boyd stepped down last spring, no one could have predicted that her replacement would be Mr. Hostetter, Dean of Students.

[Photo] Student Council Finds Unlikely Adviser

September 22, 2022
Zoe Schneider Hoco Court 2022

[Photo] Zoe Schneider

September 20, 2022
Boys Cross Country 2022

[Photo] Checking in On Fall Sports

September 23, 2022
Sheetz Gas Price Surge

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Mr. Luckenbaugh and his family. His wife Katie, his three-year-old son Camden, and his six-month-old son Bryson.

[Photo] As "Luck" Would Have It

September 29, 2022
Mr. Luckenbaugh and his wife Katie who have been together since their senior year of high school.

[Photo] As “Luck” Would Have It

September 29, 2022
Luckenbaughs son Camden enjoys attending the Dallastown sporting events. Here, he is wearing one of the football coaches headsets.

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Mr. Luckenbaugh and his two sons, Camden, left, and Bryson, right.

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Dallastown Athletic Director Mr. Luckenbaugh enjoying the nice weather and each others company.

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Beth Boyd (Intermediate School, CSN), left, and Whitney Sams (High School, CSN) at Bongiorno Conference Center, Carlisle PA.

[Photo] Super Summer Jobs

September 15, 2022
The most loved camp activity are the mud pit games. Mud pit day gives the nurses lots to do (cleaning scrapes and cuts)

[Photo] Super Summer Jobs

September 15, 2022
Dr. Wilson graduated from Northcentral University. She originally taught at Red Lion but since getting hired at Dallastown, Wilson has been in an administrative role.

[Photo] Q & A With Dr. Wilson

September 9, 2022
Dallastown graduate Brielle Berry is making a name for herself in the sports journalism field. Currently a student at Temple University, she is involved in various aspects of journalism including print, broadcast and radio. She is interning in New York City this summer for SportsNet New York.

[Photo] Slam Dunk in Sports Journalism

June 17, 2022
Maggie Groh playing for her soccer club team, Pennsylvania Classics

[Photo] Soccer Super Star

June 7, 2022
Maggie Groh playing in a soccer game for Dallastowns Wildcats.

[Photo] Soccer Super Star

June 7, 2022
With DAIS being considered a transiiton period between allergy guidance and independence, the cafeteria has two peanut-free tables for students with peanut allergies. This is with the intent to keep everyone safe and increase childrens awareness of food allergies.

[Photo] Fearful Food Allergies

May 24, 2022
Coach Gibbs and Mr. Croft always had a good time monitoring study halls at DHS. Gibbs says he missed Croft but still sees him and keeps in touch.

[Photo] What Happened to Mr. Croft?

May 23, 2022
Dallastown 2021-2022 Envirothon team at John Rudy park for the yearly competition.

[Photo] Dallastown’s Envirothon Takes on York County

May 25, 2022
Consisting of about 20 stores, the Queensgate Towne Center is located on the north side of Springwood Road in York, Pennsylvania.

[Photo] Putting the Quality in Queensgate

May 6, 2022
Meghan Kelly, a frequent customer at Kung Fu Tea, has a go-to order of peach oolong tea with tapioca pearls. Possible drink sizes include medium and large.

[Photo] Putting the Quality in Queensgate

May 6, 2022
Players from both Team One and Team Two took a group picture prior to the meet at the State Regional meet.

[Photo] Dallastown Bocce Rolls to Fifth in State

April 13, 2022
2021 Dallastown graduate, Allison Smith, working at York Hospital as a Nursing Assistant.

[Photo] Finding Her Niche in Nursing

April 7, 2022
Andi Mazzarella (Left) pictured with her fellow cast members while working at Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom.

[Photo] Wildcat in Wonderland

April 4, 2022
Social studies teacher Miss Wilson and her granddaughter Cambria visit the baby cows at Perrydell.

[Photo] Spring Time Top 5

April 9, 2022
Graffiti Highway was one of the most visited spots in the abandoned town. In an effort to keep people from gathering, the owner of the property covered it over with dirt in the 2020 during the pandemic.

[Photo] A Town Named Centralia

April 7, 2022
Mr. Rojahn recently welcomed a new addition to his family. Rojahn has enjoyed the time he spends with his new companion, often sharing many stories about the puppy to his classes.

[Photo] Mind Over Matter

March 30, 2022
Pictured from left to right: Gavin Wentz, Gabe Barksdale, Camden Groft, Coach Levi Murphy, Seth Miller, Connor Dehoff, and Ethan Vergas.

[Photo] Murphy’s Mentality

March 28, 2022
Beyer dons a red holiday sweater with a giant Christmas and decorative trim. Her fingers signal the day of December during the year the pictures were taken.

[Photo] Sweater Weather!

December 22, 2021
Soap Bundles

[Photo] DT Gives Back

December 20, 2021
The Dallastown Golf team had a successful season as league champions, county champions and district champions.

[Photo] Golf Goes for Gold

December 20, 2021
Cast and crew of the fall play Whodunnit? gather for rehearsal. This years play will be a comedic murder mystery with audience interaction.

[Photo] Whodunnit?

November 17, 2021
Whodunnit Logo

[Photo] Whodunnit?

November 17, 2021
Dallastown resident Andrea Meeks and her family spent the month of October creating unique displays of Hallie the Skeleton and her dog Bones in their front yard. The displays caught the attention of passers-by and became a hit on social media.

[Photo] A New Halloween Tradition on the Hill

November 11, 2021
Jake Russell and his mother fully ready to give people a good scare.

[Photo] A Demon Among Us

September 24, 2021
From left to right, Mrs. Gable, Brooks Gable, and Mr. Gable taking a picture on the first day of school.

[Photo] Teaching In A Pandemic Part 3: Parenting High School and College Kids

June 3, 2021
Jennifer Imhoff (third from left) poses with her Dallastown family of educators and interpreters.

[Photo] Inside The Eyes Of An Interpreter At Dallastown

June 7, 2021
Robinson and his wife have two children, both who attend Dallastown schools.

[Photo] Business Casual

June 7, 2021
Blake Colaianne - Stress - Penn State

[Photo] Stress Scope High, Know How to Cope

June 7, 2021
The concert choir rehearses and performs for a recording to be sent to Disney. All the music ensembles sent recordings to Disney in hope to participate in a music competition there next year, and all the ensembles were accepted.

[Photo] The 2021 Music Department Concert

May 24, 2021
An aerial photo taken of the brand new Dallastown High School football stadium taken in 1959.

[Photo] Secondary West Campus Safety & Security Project Part Two: The Finances

November 8, 2022
Dallastown grad Bruce Rost was the first Willy the Wildcat in 1959. Today, he has been married to his wife Marge for 58 years.

[Photo] An Alumni For the Ages

June 7, 2021
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