November 16, 2020
Want to be a Greyhound? Apply for a Moravian College scholarship Carly Grozier, Newscast Producer
Every year, Dr. Joseph Roy gives out a scholarship to a future Moravian College student known as the “BASD Superintendent’s Scholarship.” One graduating senior from each of the Bethlehem Area School District’s high schools (Freedom and Liberty) are offered a full tuition scholarship to Moravian College for four years. This opportunity has been presented by Dr. Roy for the past five years and has been awarded to a total of 10 former BASD students. This past year, the first two recipients of the Moravian College Superinten-
dent’s Scholarship graduated with a higher education and free of tuition debt. Past alumni from Freedom High School (FHS) and Liberty High School (LHS) who have been given the scholarship include Destiny Rivera (FHS) and Alejandra Lara (LHS) in 2016, Gabriella Greenhoward (FHS) and Lexi Vega (LHS) in 2017, Jaequan Swint (FHS) and Angelica Bennett (LHS) in 2018, Olivia Swiadek (FHS) and Dennis Rosado (LHS) in 2019, and last year’s winners Damian Almonte (FHS) and Amanda Dougherty (LHS). A video on the BASD YouTube
includes information about the scholarship. “What we are interested in finding out through your application is what compelling life experiences have you had where you have overcome challenges that have made you a better person and that will then make you a great asset to the Moravian college community,” said Dr. Joseph Roy, Superintendent of BASD. It is important that the scholarships go to passionate students who are going to utilize their time at Moravian in many ways to lead toward success.
Students who apply to Moravian College for enrollment can apply for the scholarship at moravian.edu/admissions/sup erintendent-scholarship. The application includes questions as well as an essay. All applicants must submit their application by February 1, 2021.
Tis’ the weather to decorate inside and out Carly critiques early Christmas decorations Carly Grozier, Newscast Producer Once the calendar flips to November 1, many people argue about which holiday should be the main focus: Thanksgiving or Christmas. Some say Thanksgiving has to conclude before even talking about Christmas, while others say Thanksgiving is an irrelevant holiday in between Halloween and Christmas. While I understand both points of view, I am definitely a sucker for Christmas.
Thanksgiving is a great day to spend with family, give thanks, and stuff ourselves with delicious food, but the Christmas cheer is something I could surround myself with all year if I could. Only a month of Christmas decorations just is not enough for me. Once November hits, I turn on the Christmas music and put up the decorations. To be fair, there is not much to decorate for Thanksgiving, so there has to be
something to put up after Halloween. I would much rather have a tree with colorful lights, or the tiny whie ones, in my room than a turkey on display at the dinner table. No offense to all those turkey lovers out there. I am sure the turkeys themselves would rather us cut down a tree than kill them for Thanksgiving. Honestly, they would probably appreciate it if we would just skip the holiday or find something else to eat. Also, let's all be honest. We
are all a little happier when the Christmas decorations go up, unless you are the Grinch. In these trying times especially, I found it necessary to find a mood booster. Waking up in the morning, plugging in my little trees, and lighting my gingerbread scented candle is a fantastic start to the day. Why be so strict about the two holidays when we could just make them one big happy season?
November 16, 2020
Yep, we’re talking about it again: sports Winter sports: will we see a whole season? Carly Grozier, Newscast Producer As fall sports come to an end, the winter sports teams begin to practice. The FHS fall sports teams survived their seasons corona free, but will the same go for winter sports? While teams have begun practices, the door of the unknown is always open. It is possible that Covid19 cases will rise and the season will be cut short. Knowing this is a possibility, safety precautions are being taken to avoid it. “There have been many meetings about how to keep the teams safe, and protocols have been put in place for this purpose. Some of the protocols in place are: No locker rooms will be used, coaches and players must wear masks during practice, practice will only last one hour, and all athletes will be temperaturescreened by St. Luke's trainers upon arrival. Those are just a few of the protocols, and I will be following all of them to assure safety for all students, athletes, and fans,” said Coach Joseph Stellato, head boys’
basketball coach. The main difference from fall sports, with the exception of fall volleyball, is that winter sports are all indoors. This will be concerning for players and staff as it may be harder to follow social distancing protocols. “As close as all the student athletes are with one another, it will be tough to stay spaced out all the time. But we all want a season, so we are all willing to follow the rules,” said Corrin Gill, senior varsity girls’ basketball player. Swimming is a fall winter sport, and some may think the pool is an unsafe place to be due to germs. It is actually opposite of this. “When swimming pools are properly maintained, the chlorine in the water should ‘inactivate’ coronavirus, which would prevent the virus from spreading,” according to the CDC. While this is a positive, there are still concerns for athletes.
Corinne Gil (2019) Source: SportsRecruits.com
“The thing that worries me the most about having a swim season during the pandemic is changing in the locker rooms and leaving the pool with wet hair. The issue with the locker rooms is that we are fitting a larger number of people in a confined area where it may be hard to keep the six-feet distance even if we do have our masks on to get changed,”said Abby Burnette, senior swimmer. Another change Burnette shares that may be implemented to limit the risk
is cutting the teams to eight girls and girls boys or having the athletes start on different lanes to space out swimmers. “If they did it this way, we would have more than one practice group based on ability which would sadly separate the team aspect of the sport,” said Burnette. For athletes, the season on the line is concerning, and many of them are taking every precaution to ensure this does not happen. “I feel like if everyone follows the rules and we are smart about things then we can take part in a healthy season for everyone. It is my senior year, along with half of my teammates, and we want nothing more than to be able to take the court with one another for one last season,” said Gill. Hopefully, the Pates can come together and take social distancing and other precautions seriously, so we can see some big wins this winter.
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