Kaitlyn McGonigal, reporter
March 21, 2019
It’s Promposal season! Warrior Watch is holding a competition for the most creative West Branch Promposal of 2019. Winners will receive the following prizes: Corsage, Boutonnière, and Tuxedo Rental donated by Best Buds Flowers and Gifts Two tickets to West Branch Prom donated by the Junior Class Dinner for two @ Key Largo’s Restaurant First place will get first choice of prize. Then second place will choose. Requirements: 1.) Description of Promposal 2.) Submission...
March 21, 2019
Dreading another weekend of laundry and house cleaning? Have the cold weather blues? In need of a new stylish hand-bag to perk your spirits? Why not join us for a night of Designer Bag Bingo, a fabulous way to start your weekend! When: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) Where: Morris Township Fireman's Recreation Center 1104 Deer Creek Road, Morrisdale, PA 16858 What: 15 Games of Bingo—Different Games (Traditional, 4 Corners, Letter X, Frame the Card, Fill the Card) Tickets...
Carrie Fuller, Author
March 21, 2019
The West Branch Marching Band Boosters is hosting an afternoon of Music Bingo on Saturday, March 23rd. The elementary cafeteria doors will open at 12:30 pm. If you are unfamiliar in Music Bingo, it is very similar to normal Bingo, but instead of calling numbers, DJ GiGi is going to play 30 seconds of a song. To stamp your card, you have to know the song. There will be multiple rounds of bingo with different genres of music, so everyone will have a chance to win. Examples include the 80s’, the 90s’,...
Kaitlyn McGonigal, Author
March 14, 2019
On February 28, Mr. Matson was informed that Teen Court will no longer be a running program. Nearly 40 students participated and they are in disbelief. Teen Court was an extracurricular club which students would go to the Clearfield County Courthouse and decide the punishment for other adolescents who were accused of crimes. The program began in 1993, and many schools around Pennsylvania participated. At West Branch, grades 9-12 were eligible to join. If interested, students in 8th grade could...
Image courtesy of Carrie Peterson
The West Branch Warrior Watch is hosting a 2019 Promposal contest.
Kaitlyn McGonigal, reporter
March 21, 2019
It’s Promposal season! Warrior Watch is holding a competition for the most creative West Branch Promposal of 2019. Winners will receive the following prizes: Corsage, Boutonnière, and Tuxedo Rental donated by Best Buds Flowers and Gifts Two tickets to West Branch Prom donated by the Junior Class Dinner for two @ Key Largo’s Restaurant First place will get first choice of prize. Then second place will choose. Requirements: 1.) Description of Promposal 2.) Submission...
Photo courtesy of Kasi Woodring
Display of bags generously donated by the community.
March 21, 2019
Dreading another weekend of laundry and house cleaning? Have the cold weather blues? In need of a new stylish hand-bag to perk your spirits? Why not join us for a night of Designer Bag Bingo, a fabulous way to start your weekend! When: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) Where: Morris Township Fireman's Recreation Center 1104 Deer Creek Road, Morrisdale, PA 16858 What: 15 Games of Bingo—Different Games (Traditional, 4 Corners, Letter X, Frame the Card, Fill the Card) Tickets...
Photo Courtesy of Eleyna Hanslovan
This is a photo of our favorite leprechaun, retired teacher Dan Beahan who visits the school every year.
Anna Diviney, Author
March 18, 2019
The history of Saint Patrick’s Day goes all the back to 461 AD. The name of the well-known holiday comes from a patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. He was born in Wales, where he was captured by Irish Pirates and sold in Ireland. For several years he worked as a herdsman of sheep and pigs. Although Saint Patrick was not born religious, he became very religious as a slave, believing his kidnapping was a punishment for his lack of faith. Eventually, he was able to escape and return to his family....
Photo courtesy of Sam Fry
This is an action shot showing the realistic game graphics.
Sam Fry, Author
March 13, 2019
Two West Branch alumni, Jonathan Sanker and Curtis Lamb, have recently been recognized as E-Sports protégés. E-Sports, (or electronic sports), is a form of competition that uses video games in varying game modes. The most common genres of games included in this type of sport are: First-Person-Shooters (FPS), Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs), and the one that Curtis and Jon participate in, Battle Royale. Battle Royale is a game mode which traditionally puts 100 players into a usually...
Carrie Fuller, Author
March 7, 2019
Senior Nathan Zetts will be proudly representing the West Branch Music Dept. at the PMEA Region 3 Choir Festival as a bass 1. He will be practicing and performing at Glendale...
Elijah Williams, Author
March 5, 2019
The District 6 PMEA District Band Festival was held January 24th through the 26th. A total of 6 West Branch representatives were sent to Juniata High School but only one advanced...
Carrie Fuller, Author
February 14, 2019
The West Branch production of Wizard of Oz will take place April 5th, 6th, and 7th. The cast is as followed. Dorothy: Carrie Fuller Scarecrow/Hunk: Nathan Zetts Tinman/Hickory:...
Elijah Williams, Author
January 28, 2019
The West Branch Band is playing "The Whispering Tree" for their Spring Concert. It may just seem like a superfluous song but this song packs a lot of meaning. Ryan Breyley,...
The Warrior Watch is the student news site of West Branch Area Jr/Sr High School. Founded during the...
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Mercedes Nearhood, Author
March 10, 2019
Depression is a far-spread epidemic that is often overlooked that affects teens and adults worldwide. In fact, 16 million Americans deal with depression every year. But at West Branch alone, in a survey done in 2017, 29.7%...
Noah Fry, Author
February 24, 2019
Most students in high school are guilty of procrastination. In fact, most people are. The definition of procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. Specifically, procrastinators purposely search...
Katlyn Folmar, Author
February 10, 2019
Stress in teens has become more of a problem over the past several years. Students between the ages of 13 and 17, with varying range, experience stress levels higher than the surveyed students consider being healthy. However,...
Noah Fry, Author
January 31, 2019
If you read Carrie Fuller's Epidemic Series article about Sleepy Teens, then you'll know that teenagers do not get the amount of sleep that their bodies require. Some people "solve" this problem with a cup of coffee. Little...