School News – Seneca Scout

Vote for SV to win Custom Culture Vans Competition

April 29, 2019

Vans created a division of their company called Vans Custom Culture that aims to inspire and empower students to express themselves and use their creativity. They started a national competition of high schools that customized blank Vans shoes to a specific theme. The different pairs of shoes are then...

SV Swim and Dive Dominate Tri-Meet

Katie Clark, Contributor

February 19, 2019

Filed under School News, Sports

On January 5 the Seneca Valley Raiders Swim and Dive team competed at the Big Mac Invitational at Grove City College. Competing against Upper St. Clair and Cannon-McMillan, the girls continued their winning streak, defeating both teams by 21 points and 111 points, respectively. The boys won against...

Raider sports set precedent for future

Luke Henne, Contributor

June 6, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase, Sports

During the 2017-18 school year, the odds were against many of the Seneca Valley Raiders' sports teams. However, most defied the odds and turned their seasons into respectable and admirable ones. The boy's basketball team, led by six seniors, including David Ritchie and Jake Bunofsky, rolled to a 14-9...

Seneca Valley swings into Tarzan

Sarah Ierino

April 20, 2018

Filed under School News

The Seneca Valley Senior High School put on their annual musical, Tarzan, beginning March 9 and running through March 11. Shows began at 7:30 pm, with the Sunday "extra" show starting at 2:00 pm. All shows took place in the Intermediate High School auditorium. There were two acts of Tarzan with ten...

ARGO at Seneca

Julia Roach, Contributor

April 3, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase

ARGO is an artificial intelligence start up company located in Pittsburgh. They are a company of engineers creating self driving cars. Seneca's Honors Women Engineering class was lucky enough to have a presentation from a few of the ARGO engineers. The ARGO representatives created an informative...

Varsity ice hockey pushes towards PIHL Championship

March 26, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase, Sports

An unpredictable season for the Seneca Valley Raiders' varsity ice hockey team has resulted in a trip to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Varsity AAA Semifinals. With contributions coming all across the board, the balanced attack of the Raiders has, yet again, equipped them for another run...

Raider Basketball

Kiara Carrasquilla, Contributor

March 12, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase, Sports

The Seneca Valley Boys Basketball team moved on to the playoffs after beating both Pine-Richland and North Allegheny. During the game against Pine, the Raiders were losing 23-5 in the first half. They gradually picked up throughout the game, but Coach Victor Giannotta got a technical foul and was...

SV middle school to be renamed in honor of war hero

Tommy Conroy

March 6, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase

The Seneca Valley school board voted unanimously Monday, February 12, to rename the middle school building after Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Gloyer. Gloyer saw action as a Green Beret in Afghanistan, where he tragically perished in late 2016 fighting insurgents in the city of Kunduz. Gloyer was a Seneca Valley...

Midterm Vs. Quarterly?

Sarah Ierino

February 20, 2018

Filed under School News

Then end of the semester brings lots of excitement, being half-way done with the school year. However, it also brings lot of stress as the quarterlies and midterms roll around. The real question is, which one is better: the midterm or the quarterly? The difference is that a midterm is taken after...

Raider Roast Menu Additons

Jemima Roeckmann, Staff Writer

January 18, 2018

Filed under School News, Showcase

These days, it seems as if the younger generation is spending more and more time in coffee shops. Many wonder if it is to study or just get the day started with a dose of caffeine. Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts are examples of these businesses flourishing every day, simply by selling their icon...