to success

go to college [right away], didn’t take SATs, didn’t apply to college, and I’m one of the most successful people out of my class,” he said.

Latoison does not recommend failing or dropping out—however, he notes that your future may depend less on your success in high school than many believe. He believes that high school is just another step in a long life, just like elementary and middle school.

“The reality is that you have to treat it [high school] just like elementary,” he said. “You went to elementary school; you were scared about going to middle school. You go to middle school; you’re scared about going to high school. You’re going to high school, and it’s just another stage in a very long life.”

“You want to do well in school anytime regardless, and you want to do well in anything you deal with, not just school,” he said. “You want to try your best and do the best you can.”*

Boys and Girls/Nonbinary Ultimate Frisbee traveled to Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania State Championships on May 27. The varsity boys came away with sixth place, and the girls/nonbinary team finished second in the state.

THREE SENIORS MEDAL AT PIAA AAA T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY

Junior AJ Glavicic won fifth place in the 400m. His time of 48.0 seconds at the District 1 Championship meet also makes him the school record holder for the 400m. Senior Alexa Brown took second in shot put. Senior Nora Chen won eighth place in the 300m hurdles.

THREE HAVEN JOURNALISTS’ WORK RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY

Sophomore Kelly Montague’s sports photo “They Can’t Stop What They Can’t Catch” won first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s High School Journalism Contest. Senior Sylvan Prey-Harbaugh and alumnus Joyce Haung’s video feature story “Haven on Tiktok” won first place as well. Senior Rhys Hals’ opinion piece “Competitive Culture breeds college elitism” earned an honorable mention.

SENIOR BREAKFAST

At Senior Breakfast on Friday June 2, seniors received their prom tickets, and the 2023 yearbook was dedicated to Mr. Haney. The 2023 faculty commencement speaker will be Mr. Tim Styer, and student speakers were not yet announced at our press date.

Track

TO PTFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Junior AJ Glavicic, senior Alex Falsone, junior Matt Lund, and junior Dan Wuenschel qualified for the state championships for their boy’s 4 x 800m relay team at the Meet of the Champions at Lehigh University.

THE PUPPIES DIDN’T VISIT

Usually they visit so we felt the need to address their absence.

ARE YOU READING THIS CLOSELY?

Stop by room 223 and meow like a cat any day before the end of the school year for a piece of candy.*