Mercedes Nearhood, Author
January 18, 2019
Starting on Monday, January 28th. Remind will no longer be sending remind texts to Verizon Wireless customers. Verizon is accusing Remind of sending spam over their text, in which, they're charging Remind additional fees. Remind says "The fee will increase our cost of supporting text messaging to at least 11 times our cost-forcing us to end free Remind text messaging for more than 7 million students, parents, and educators who have Verizon Wireless as their carrier." Although, you can still get...
Ayden Gutierrez, Author
January 18, 2019
Allport- West Branch Head Coach Danny Clark won his 100th career game last night as his Warriors beat the Golden Tide of Curwensville, 56-40. Clark has been the head coach of the program for seven years. Clark is only the second coach in school history to surpass the 100 win mark. Bill Etchison, Clark's predecessor, won 116 games. "I've been very lucky to coach an amazing group of guys," Clark said as he adressed the team in the locker room postgame. "I've had some great teams and some amazing...
Mercedes Nearhood, Author
January 10, 2019
West Branch Area Middle School dominated the top 10 in the Stock Market Game completion. A total of 430 students participated in the game from across the state; including students from Philipsburg Osceola Area Middle School. West Branch had seven 8th graders from Mr. Matson's civics class that placed in the top 10 of the contest. The 8th-grade finalists in this contest from West Branch were: Samuel Fry, Aaron Myers, Hannah Betts, Landon Pase, Isaac Musselman, Matayha Kerin, and Nicole Welker. Final...
Ayden Gutierrez, Author
January 9, 2019
David Guerra has been selected as the Warrior Watch's Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending on 1/06/19. Guerra went off for 20 points in Thursday's win against Moshannon Valley while battling an ankle injury. David scored 8 points in the team's win at Claysburg in their last game before the break. David has become a major problem for defenses around the league, as he has posted big numbers in in many of this seasons' contests. "I love playing basketball because of the memories that I have...
Eleyna Hanslovan, Author
January 18, 2019
On Friday, January 11, the seniors celebrated their victory in the Reindeer Games assembly. They were in second place going into the competition but defeated the freshmen and sophomores to win the final reward. That reward was doughnuts served in the cafeteria during first period. The seniors consumed 19 dozen doughnuts from Weis. Missing class and getting doughnuts was great, but they wished milk had been part of the prize. After seeing the delicious doughnuts, freshmen and sophomores were...
Photo courtesy of Rich Murawski Jazlynn Robb (West Branch) defends Sarah McClelland (Moshannon Valley)
Anna Diviney, Author
January 16, 2019
Jazlynn Robb has been nominated as the Warrior Watch‘s Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending on 1/12/19. Robb and her teammates represented West Branch at the PIAA cheerleading championships this week. Not only does she work hard cheerleading, Jazlynn also played a key role for the West Branch Lady Warriors Basketball Team as they took on Mount Union. Robb kept them in the game when the Warriors were down by two in the last moments of the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, the team lost by...
Photo courtesy of Rich Murawski
Ayden Gutierrez, Author
January 16, 2019
West Branch Wrestler Tyler Denochick has been selected as the Warrior Watch's Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending on 1/13/19. Denochick recorded two wins last week to improve his record to 10-1 on the year. He has been a leader on the wrestling team for four years. Denochick is coming off of a 2017-2018 tenure that saw him make the regional tournament, and he's looking to advance even farther this season. "What I love most about wrestling at West Branch is the competition between the...
Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn McGonigal
Joelle Fletcher holding the poster she created about The Hershey Company.
Kaitlyn McGonigal, Author
January 10, 2019
Did you know that some of your favorite companies use oppressive child labor? For the past month, the 8th graders have been studying this topic in Mr. Matson's Civics classes. Students presented the information they learned this week by creating posters, models, PowerPoints, and other projects. Nike, Inc., Apple, Inc., and The Hershey Company were businesses that students chose to report on the most. Below are some issues that students presented: Nike, Inc.- In many parts of Asia, oppressive...
Carrie Fuller, Author
December 18, 2018
The West Branch Drama Club is proud to announce that for the annual spring musical they are presenting the Wizard Of Oz. The club is looking for cast members to partake in...
Noah Fry, Author
December 10, 2018
On Monday, December 3, 2018, it was announced that Megan Yingling would be representing West Branch at the PMEA District 4 Jazz Band Festival. "I felt extremely excited...
Mrs Fry, Advisor
December 6, 2018
The West Branch Art Club hosted an exhibit last night during the Christmas Band and Chorus concerts. During intermission, people were invited to the cafeteria to see work...
Mercedes Nearhood and Elijah Williams
December 2, 2018
On Saturday, December 1st, the West Branch and PO bands joined together in downtown Philipsburg to spread some holiday cheer by performing...
The Warrior Watch is the student news site of West Branch Area Jr/Sr High School. Founded during the...
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Carrie Fuller, Author
December 14, 2018
As students, we have to get up and go to school. Most of us waking up around 5:30- 6:00 am to make the bus. When we get to school we are tired, and that is a problem. Sleep is crucial for developing teens, but why do we get...
Noah Fry, Author
November 8, 2018
If you're not using Google Chrome on your laptop, you should be. Google Chrome works together with your school email, your Google Drive, etc. Another benefit of using Google Chrome is the Chrome Web Store. The Chrome Web...
Elizabeth Blake, Author
November 1, 2018
Live from Brooklyn on October 30th at 10:00 am, was the Apple Event with an exciting array of products released. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, took the stage to announce the new MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iPad Pro. The MacBook Air...
Noah Fry, Author
October 29, 2018
AR, or "Accelerated Reader", is a program that is used in the West Branch Area School District. The purpose for AR is to improve reading comprehension and reading fluency. Students gain AR "points" by taking tests about the...