Batter up!
The 2015 Southern Lehigh baseball team has some new and some familiar faces. With seven seniors graduating last year, the players have put behind last year’s loss to Tamaqua High School in the...
View ArticleSouthern Lehigh Hosts First Ever Student Showcase
On March 18, Southern Lehigh hosted the SLHS Showcase, where high school students demonstrated their academic and creative ambition to present long-term projects to parents, teachers, and other...
View ArticleSL Welcomes New Special Ed Teacher
In January, Southern Lehigh High School welcomed a new faculty member. Mrs. Mary Prudente will be taking Mr. David Dougherty’s place as a learning support teacher in room 138. Mr. Dougherty moved to...
View ArticleSenior Jake Stattel Wins Donley Award
This year’s Southern Lehigh Donley Award recipient is senior Jake Stattel. The award is a scholarship founded on scholarship, leadership, and service to the community. A few recent recipients from...
View ArticleSpotlight on LCTI Artist Josh Lounsberry
Standout senior LCTI graphic arts lab student Josh Lounsberry has achieved numerous art awards in the past few years. He has various skills including, but not limited to, illustration and watercolor...
View ArticleSparTechs: Southern Lehigh’s Robotics Team
Five feet tall. 113 pounds. A top speed of 15 mph. These statistics describe the robot constructed by Southern Lehigh’s own robotics team. Since January, the team worked hard to create a robot to...
View ArticleLuke Simons: All State Band
Over Valentine’s Day weekend, the PMEA Region V Band was held at East Stroudsburg South High School. The Region V Band is comprised of the finest student musicians in over 130 schools. During this...
View ArticleTen Athletes Commit at Winter Media Day
The senior year for America’s elite high school athletes can be a stressful and exciting time for the athletes and their families. Letters pour in from colleges big and small, highlight tapes are...
View ArticleLook Beyond Outward Appearances
When you ask people about beauty, many will claim beauty comes from within because that is what everyone learns. In reality, people don’t even realize others judge you based on your looks; many might...
View ArticleNo, the Spotlight is not Censored
Our primary goal as journalists is to educate and inform the school community of relevant and important information concerning the audience. So why don’t we write about Kylie Jenner’s 2.7 million...
View ArticleTSA State Champion Round 2
During April 15 through 18, sophomore Garrett deMars participated in the state Technology Student Association (TSA) competition at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. DeMars placed first in 2D Art Cultural...
View ArticleThe Fight for Feminism
Feminist is only an eight letter word, but it is still misunderstood by a majority of students at Southern Lehigh High School. It is implausible that so many students are quick to deny any connection...
View ArticleSL Travels to Spain
From March 25 through April 4, twenty-six Southern Lehigh students, along with vice principal Mr. Jason Lilly, social studies teacher Mr. Matt Cooper, Spanish teacher Señorita Jessica Swartz, and...
View ArticleSilver Scholastic Art Award Winner
Southern Lehigh High School senior Kelly Kirsch received a silver Scholastic Art Awards medal on March 18 for her drawing “Imposing Garden.” There were only four other medals given in the local area....
View ArticleA Few Steps Backwards for Indiana
Lately, the good old Hoosier state has been under fire from LGBT activists, celebrities, corporations, and small businesses alike after Republican state governor Mike Pence signed a law called the...
View ArticleCinderella
Notable director and actor Kenneth Branagh directed a new vision for the classic tale of “Cinderella” that premiered on March 13. It boasted an impressive 132.5 million dollar worldwide debut,...
View ArticleThe Truth About Chemo- and Radiotherapy
“Cancer is the pitbull of diseases, and it had her in its jaws, biting and rending. It would not stop until it had torn her to pieces.” – from Revival, by Stephen King I have nothing against...
View ArticleFive, Six, Seven, Eight!
Dictionary.com defines a “sport” as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another team or others for entertainment. Ever since I started...
View ArticleA Local Hero Remembered
NFL football players from the Lehigh Valley are very rare. However, one of the few local pros lived in Coopersburg until he passed away recently. Chuck Bednarik, a former Philadelphia Eagles player,...
View ArticleEvery 15 Minutes Assembly
Over two days, from April 23 to 24, Southern Lehigh High School students participated in a series of assemblies entitled “Every 15 Minutes” to better understand the consequences of drunk and distracted...
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