Stroudsburg Area School District
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“Epic: The Musical” brings life to an old classic
Musicals inspired by Greek mythology aren’t new. Productions like “Hades Town” and “The Lightning Thief” have taken Broadway by storm over the past few years, and now a new production of “Hercules” is coming to London’s West End.
When Jorge Rivera-Herrans began writing “Epic: The Musical” (Epic), about “The Odyssey”, the reaction was unprecedented on TikTok.
By Christmas 2023 “he managed to…
Girl’s Wrestling Gallery
Gallery • 30 Photos
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SHS Girls Wrestling team getting ready to fight their first home match against William Allen High School.Boys’ Basketball shows grit and perseverance
On Jan. 16, the Stroudsburg Varsity Boys’ Basketball team fell to Freedom High School with the final score of 71-57. Stroudsburg has yet to pick up a win in the new year.
Freedom came out of the gates guns blazing going on a 13-0 run at the start of the game. Back-to-back three-pointers from Alex Pacitti, ’25, and Jarel Jackson, ’27, added six points to the scoreboard.
At the end of the first…
Help Find Chase a Home
Hi, my name is Chase and I’m 6 and a half years old. I love to go on car rides, take baths, and eat ice cream. I do love to run and play with toys as well; zoomies included. I can be slow with meeting people and I’d do better as an only pet, but I’m a staff favorite at Camp Papillion.
Please help by sharing Chase’s profile on your social media pages.
You can also help by donating your time or…
Respecting the American flag
The American flag is the symbol of our country. It represents freedom, the 50 states, 13 colonies and the veterans who have fought for the freedom of America.
“To me the american flag symbolizes freedom justice and unity.Many people have fought for what we have today and they try to help other people have the same,” says Kim Paradis.
First sewn together in 1776 by Betsy Ross, the…
Small town, big dreams
Pennsylvania is a state that is constantly overlooked but has been the source of some of Hollywood’s greatest success stories like Sabrina Carpenter, Kevin Hart, Taylor Swift, and more! Even a small town such as Stroudsburg has had its own success stories like Peter Kallinteris, a Stroudsburg alumnus who now works as a talent agent in Los Angeles, California. …
Meet Taco
Hi, my name is Taco and I am 10 months old. I’m very friendly, love everyone, great with kids and other cats. I love to play.
Help Taco by sharing his spotlight on your social media page.
You can also help by making a donation to your local animal shelter or volunteering at a local animal shelter.
Age: 10 months old
Gender: Male
Size: Medium
Color:…
Girls’ basketball victorious against rival Panthers
Yesterday, the SHS Lady Mountaineers won over district rival Pocono Mountain West Panthers in an EPC Mountain division game.
SHS took a 15-point lead during the first quarter with a score of 20-5.
Teagan Strunk, ’26, led the first 3 quarters with 11 points and ended with a total of 13 game points.
By the end of the third quarter, Stroudsburg led 51-16 and did not let the Panthers score again.…
Boys’ Basketball loses 4th game in a row
The Stroudsburg Varsity Boys’ Basketball team drops its fourth straight game by a score of 67-27 to Pocono Mountain West on January 13.
The Panthers were red hot straight out of the gate, but Stroudsburg kept it close until the end of the first quarter with a score of 18-9.
In the second quarter, West started to pull away going on a 21-3 run to end the quarter with a score of 39-14.
Out of the…
President Elect Donald Trump Convicted
On Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, a court case for President-elect Donald Trump was held online for falsifying business records and a sentencing for the same account.
In May of 2024, he was found guilty of thirty-four felon accounts of falsifying business records. The case was in favor of E. Jean Carroll, a journalist, to whom Trump was ordered to pay $83 million.
Sophie Best ’26, said, “Both Democrats…
Happy Birthday, Lillian Blazick!
The Mountaineer staff would like to wish Lillian Blazick a very happy birthday!
Encrypted messsages stop cyberattacks
In November, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) informed the public that hackers associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were trying to hack our phones.
According to Usatoday.com, they were trying to crack America’s “telecommunications infrastructure” in a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.”
The…
Snowmen of Stroudsburg 2024
Visit them all before they leave at the end of February. The collection grows each year. How many can you find?
For more upcoming events in the Poconos, check out Pocono Mountains website.
Stroudsburg Rifle Grabs Another Win
On Thursday, Stroudsburg traveled to Salisbury to take on the Falcons. They went home with a big win, 497 34x to 485 19x.
The top five marksmen in this match were Isabella Lisnik, ‘25, Gavin Dunkelberger, ‘25, William Tonnies, ‘25, Alysha Coker, ‘25, and Anthony Ortiz, ‘26.
Lisnik and Dunkelberger both led the team with scores of 100 8x, paving the way for the win.
Tonnies, Coker, and Ortiz…
Xavier Bernard Spotlight
1. Where Are You From?
I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lived there till I was about 12 then I moved to Stroudsburg.
2. What Is Your Favorite Color?
Purple
3. Favorite Food?
My Sister’s rasta pasta
4) Someone You Idolize?
Jesus
5) Favorite Sports Team?
Buffalo Bills
6) 3 Essentials In Your Life?
1. My Bible
2. My mom
3. My Xbox
Stroudsburg Rifle blows through Liberty Hurricanes
On Tuesday, the Stroudsburg Rifle team battled Liberty High School at home and came out victorious with 498 40x to the Hurricanes’ 484 19x.
The top shooters for the Mountaineers were Gavin Dunkelberger, ‘25, shooting a perfect 100 10x; William Tonnies, ‘25, shooting 100 9x, and Colin Barrett, ‘25, shooting 100 5x. This was Colin’s first time shooting 100 in a match.
Other performing…
Stroudsburg football players named EPC All-Area
Wide receiver Kamari Coleman, ‘25, was one of the star players on the Stroudsburg Football team this season and apparently, it’s not just the Mountie Nation that thinks so.
The Morning Call reported Coleman totaled 793 yards and 12 touchdowns in only 47 catches.
This set him atop the EPC rankings as a second-team All-EPC receiver for his senior season. Coleman was also recognized by…
Lady Mountie basketball succumbs to Emmaus
McKayla Strunk, ’25, and Emily Bozena, ’25, have been leading the Girls’ Basketball team this season. (Prindelis Jimenez)
The Girls’ basketball team started this season strongly with return players McKayla Strunk ´25 and Emily Bozena ’25, both leading…2024 Holiday Show Gallery
Gallery • 24 Photos
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Every staff member that participated in the Holiday Show posing for a picture at the end of the performances.Absence Policy clarity
Imagine this: a student is involved in community/extracurricular activities, and goes on several college visits. Then, he/she gets sick and is absent for three days. Now, the Sapphire Student Portal reports that the student has accumulated seven absences by the end of the first quarter.
So, what counts as one of the 10 excusable absences?
According to the student handbook, “…
Meet Patches
Hi, my name is Patches and I am 3 years old. I am good with kids and other cats. I’m very playful and prefer to be around other cats. I love to sleep and cuddle.
You can help Patches by sharing his spotlight on your own social media page.
You can also help by making a donation to your local animal shelter or volunteering at a local animal shelter.
Age: 3 years old
Gender: …
Rapid Round-Up recaps weekly news highlights
Mountaineer staffers, Chelsea Castellanos and Peyton Costigan are part of the marketing and promotional team. This year, they are experimenting with a new segment called Rapid Round-Up for the Mountaineer News YouTube channel, check us out here.
Castellanos and Costigan film a 60-second clip recapping the week’s highlights.
So far, they’ve filmed six episodes and just finished number seven…
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Sorry, there was an error loading this poll…2024 Holiday Show was full of surprises
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The long-awaited countdown to winter break is upon us.
Every student knows the stress that comes during the few weeks between fall and winter break. This short time is filled with assignments, tests, projects, and more in an attempt by teachers to cram as much as they can before all the students forget about it over the long break.
To mark the end of this…
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