Sophomore Parrish McFarland sweeps his teammate off of his feet during practice drills. McFarland has been wrestling for over 12 years and also plays football and does track. When asked about what wrestling has done for him he said, “It’s made my work ethic better and it helped me a lot with football. Wrestling has taught me stuff about life. It keeps me in shape for my other sports wrestling has helped me a lot even though sometimes it seems like it doesn’t.”

Members of the PAHS Drumline pose for a picture before the St. Clair Halloween Parade on October 15, 2025. Band members have been dressing in costumes for the parade in a tradition that is decades old.

The Basic Military Training graduates from the Air Force base in San Antonio,Texas stand with their flights during the ceremony. When the ceremony was all finished the family members in the stands walked down to tap out their airman. Airman Brady Teresavage said, “The one thought you have is “I have to look as good as I possibly can for my family.” So they could see how much I really learned in that short amount of time. The moment our MTI dismissed us was an instant stomach drop, at that point I knew that my family would be walking down the stands to come tap me out in just a few seconds. The moment I saw them a few feet away about to tap me out was a feeling that I’ve never experienced. That ceremony was most definitely the most accomplished I’ve ever felt in my life.”

The Basic Military Training graduates from the Air Force base in San Antonio,Texas stand with their flights during the ceremony. When the ceremony was all finished the family members in the stands walked down to tap out their airman. Airman Brady Teresavage said, “The one thought you have is “I have to look as good as I possibly can for my family.” So they could see how much I really learned in that short amount of time. The moment our MTI dismissed us was an instant stomach drop, at that point I knew that my family would be walking down the stands to come tap me out in just a few seconds. The moment I saw them a few feet away about to tap me out was a feeling that I’ve never experienced. That ceremony was most definitely the most accomplished I’ve ever felt in my life.”

Many people attend baseball games and tournaments in the spring, summer, and fall seasons. They are something fun to go to with family and friends. “I enjoy going to baseball games, whether its professional or non professional.” said Faith Younker

The Pottsville Cross Country team practices to get ready for their first meet on Friday, August 26th. They start off practice with a warm up lap and then proceed to form lines to stretch before they take off for their run. Junior Madison Eroh said, “I think overall summer practices went very well. We all worked so hard these past few months, even if we had to wake up at the crack of dawn and run in 90 degree weather everyday. I’m so excited for the season to start and I can’t wait to see all of our hard work pay off!”

Senior Lauren Klinger performs a dive at the annual Schuylkill Leagues. This year Schuylkill Leagues were held at Pottsville’s Natatorium. “I had a lot of fun at leagues this year. I got to meet many new people and also was able to get a few tips from other divers,” said Klinger.

Seniors on the PAHS Swim Team were honored on Tuesday January 25, 2022. Students stood with their parents around the pool and were also honored by their fellow peers. Senior Lauren Klinger said, “On senior night I felt a whole bunch of different emotions. I was nervous the whole day to see my friends and family watch me dive. But at the end of the night I was so blessed to walk out and stand with my parents and know that they were proud of me. Making my team and family proud was one of the best feelings and I will never forget that”.

Students and staff of Pottsville Area High School took part in going to Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery to participate in Wreaths Across America. Students From Mr. Kempsey’s class and Mrs. Anchorstar’s Class had a chance to honor veterans who are no longer with us. Junior Zach Ott said, “It felt good going out and participating in wreaths across America, there were so many people and it was nice to be apart of”.

On Saturday, December 18th, PAHS students [ayed respects to those who fought for our country and lost It felt good going out and participating in wreaths across america, there were so many people and it was nice to be apart of.

Senior Darren Yost dribbles the ball up the court and to the basket. Yost has been the Crimson Tides starting point guard since last season. When asked how basketball impacts his everyday life he said, “Basketball impacted my life as a whole because it taught me how to work hard. I’ve been playing basketball since I was young and I’ve had to work hard at practices and games to be the best that I could be.”

As the warmer weather approaches, many of the spring flowers are starting to bloom or haves bloomed already much like these daffodils(pictured above). Many also bought flowers for Easter such as Lilly’s which are also very popular during this time of year.

There are many unknown features of the Pottsville Area High School, but many would never guess what this is, or where it is at? It is the smokestack the overlooks the entire high school and is visible when you’re at a football game.

Trunk or Treat was held on October 25th, 2021 at the DHH Lengel Middle School parking lot. Different clubs, organizations, etc. decorated their vehicles trunk as a theme and then handed out candy to those who were eligible to sign up. Junior, Katie Painter said, “I liked all the different ideas that everyone had for their trunks and we had a really good turnout for our trunk because there was so many kids involved.”

The drone flies over the band as they perform script tide at band camp. Script Tide has been in their show since 1974.

The 2020-2021 school year comes to and end many students are taking advantage of the warmer weather. The sunsets are caused by warmer weather and students have been showcasing it on their social media streams. Sophomore Chloe Heintz said, “I walked outside and the sky was just so pretty, we are at the point in summer when we get to see the beautiful sunsets again”.

Students who are on the Track and Field at PAHS got to participate in leagues which were held at Tamaqua Area High School. Sophomore Liv Hable said, “I was so nervous going into that relay race because we were seated 4th, so that meant we had a shot at medaling. And we ended up getting second place! needless to say i’m very proud of all the girls on this team”.

Sophomores Zoe Holden, Gwen Biddle, and Chloe Heintz stand proud outside of the auditorium steps. All three of them were the winners of the Hugh O’ Brien scholarship. The sophomore class of 2023 had the opportunity to participate and win the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award. “The Hugh O’Brien scholarship is a event taking place in June to better students leadership skills also to get them more community opportunities. Sophomores in high school get to go and represent their school and better their knowledge of what a leader is,” said Zoe Holden. 

The pink super moon shines bright overtop or a tree on Monday night. This phenomenon occurred because of the warming weather and also has to do with blooming season for plants and trees. Sophomore Zowie Zokuskie said, “The pink super moon wasn’t as pink as I thought it would be, however it’s still really cool to see the moon change in color and size”.

Students from PAHS got an opportunity to compete last weekend at World Class Talent Dance Competition, while practicing social distancing and wearing masks. Due to COVID-19 many events were canceled, including  dance competitions. Team member Chloe Heintz said, “Last year we were unable to compete due to the nationwide shutdown, however this year, my dance team and I finally got to get to another competition again. It unfortunately didn’t feel normal though. Only one parent was allowed to watch live, awards were significantly shortened with the bulk of them occurring virtually, and it ran much much faster than in normal years.”

The Black Rock Brewing Company is a newly opened small business in downtown Pottsville. The building formally known as the YWCA, is now being used as a recreational facility and a brew house. They have outdoor gardens(pictures above), where people can eat  while being outdoors.