SV plans shift in schedule

Emilee Neuman, Contributor

April 30, 2020

Seneca Valley, a school who prides themselves on change and improvement, has recently made the decision to switch to block scheduling, starting with the class of 2022. Instead of a nine-period day of forty-two-minute classes, the school board has decided to have nine-period days on Mondays, even-numbere...

Oasis: Thirsty for a outreach

Sophia Kunkel, Contributor

March 5, 2020

Juice boxes are not all the recently formed Oasis Club has to offer. Also called Christian Fellowship Club, Oasis provides a stress-free atmosphere that welcomes everyone. Senior Myles Weaver, one of the original founders of Oasis, describes the club as being one of community building and outreach, while...

Reading to Win

Sophia Kunkel, Contributor

February 10, 2020

The Seneca Valley Library Club, The Dumbledorks, who took a win in the Butler Reading Competition in November, have begun gearing up for their next competition set to take place February 26. In the win at Butler, The Dumboldorks raced against the both the clock and eight other schools to place first...

Vote for SV to win Custom Culture Vans Competition

Sydney Gibson, Senior Editor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...