Post on 10-Feb-2022
PINE-RICHLAND RAMPAGE BACK & BETTER THAN EVER
Students Successfully Complete First Week of School
ISSUE 2 / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 2020 / DELIVERING HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWS…ONE PAGE AT A TIME
Glad to be back: Sophomore Colin Longmore and senior Paige Longmore are all smiles as they stand in front of the
library’s Welcome Back banner. 9/9/2020
Fall Favorites What Students are Looking Forward to this Upcoming Season
ABBY MORELAND STAFF WRITER The smell of fall air, the sound of
crunching leaves, the taste of pumpkin
spice lattes, and the look of comfy
sweaters is all we need right now, fall is
officially here. Fall means many things: Halloween,
football season, sweater weather, and
school. Many people love fall and enjoy
the cooler weather, which this year,
everyone already seems to love. The
school routine is kicking into gear, and
the weather is changing, which means it’s
time for a change.
Personally, I feel like everyone
changes during the fall season. Everyone
seems enthusiastic about every little thing
during this time of year. Halloween is
right around the corner, Thanksgiving is
not too far, and to wrap it up, December
break is less than four months away. This fall, events and activities may
look a little different, but we can still
celebrate the new season. Things like
football games may not be as open to the
public as we were hoping they would be,
but we can still watch the games on tv and
we are still be able to spend time with
family. When asked the question, “What is
your favorite part about fall?” junior
Rand Hasan said, “My favorite thing
about fall is either the weather or the
activities that happen. It’s not too hot or
too cold. There are also a lot of fun things
to do with friends and places to go during
the fall.”
Students like Rand are just as happy
about the activities going on this fall. Another main excitement about fall is
the sports. Fall sports will still happen,
but practices will be distanced and not as
many spectators will be allowed to watch
games/matches. School sports that occur
in the fall include football, soccer, field
hockey, volleyball, hockey, cross
country, and many more. Close your eyes and imagine yourself
sitting next to a warm fire, with a candle
lit, sipping your pumpkin coffee: that’s
what fall is all about. This fall, cozy up in
your favorite sweater, drink a warm
Starbucks drink, eat pumpkin pie, and get
ready for all the Halloween festivities.
And in case you don’t know how to
celebrate the new season, here is a list of
some fun things to do this fall:
F E A T U R E S
1.Visit a pumpkin patch. 2.Get lost in a corn maze. 3. Sit by a bonfire. 4. Sip on some apple cider. 5. Bake a pumpkin pie. 6. Carve your own pumpkin. 7. Go to a Halloween party. 8. Shop for winter clothes.
PIC OF THE WEEK: WE MISSED YOU
This is a picture of one of the many Welcome Back to School signs displayed in the building to welcome back students. Got a good picture you want to share? Email the Rampage Staff Writers or Mrs. Harshman.
F E A T U R E S
Try Not to Stress Out How to ease the nerves during back to school ABBY MORELAND STAFF WRITER
Back to school may be stressful, but
look on the bright side: we are finally
back to school. After six months. Crazy to
think that the last time in the building was
March 13th, which seems so long ago, has
already passed and we’re back to our
normal school routines. Stress isn’t fun, but during this time of
the year, lots of students might feel
stressed about classes, homework,
teachers, and also new this year: the
difficulties of learning online one day and
in person the next. One main struggle that has developed
during this first week of school is the
getting used to being online one day and
then going into school the next day, but
hopefully this should work out within a
week or so. So try not to get too stressed over the
things you cannot control. For example,
google meet shutting down during a class
period, connection issues, or simply just
feeling restless sitting in front of a screen.
Most of us teens are used to being on our
phones all day, so what’s the issue? We’re
back to school: isn’t that what we
wanted? A tip to help you not get too fed up
with online school is to simply have a
positive attitude about it. If you sit behind
the screen complaining about it, that’s not
going to change anything. Instead, look at
it and say: you know what, at least I am
doing school. Don’t let online school
become an excuse. Online learning is just
another way of learning: it’s exactly the
same, so don’t use it as something to get
out of a class or blame the attendance on
your WIFI. Make sure that during the online
classes you eliminate distractions. This
may be tough because some teachers may
not require your camera to be on the
whole period. Focus as if you’re there in
class with everyone else. This new school routine can help us
learn how to stay organized. Being
organized and having a schedule for your
day is something that can ease your stress
during school. This new format of
learning is new to all of us, including the
teachers, so try not to get aggravated by
the workload. Teachers need time to
adapt and organize their own material too.
I know it may be confusing at first trying
to get used to the hybrid situation, but
don’t worry it’s only temporary.
Hopefully in a short amount of time we
can all attend school in person together or
all be online virtually. Either way, this is
new and that is the main thing we need to
realize.
Keeping track of what papers and
homework…Just relax, take a deep breath
and organize yourself. Sometimes we let
our thoughts run, causing us to lose track
of time or lose track of what’s important
to us. Whenever you feel behind or feel
confused about assignments, reach out to
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F E A T U R E S
Photo by Abby Moreland.
teachers. Don’t be afraid to because they
are here for us. A couple tricks to help relieve stress
outside of school includes:
1.Exercise. Take walks and reduce
tension of school by “releasing some
steam.”
2. Chew gum. As silly as it sounds,
chewing gum is proven to help alertness,
reduce anxiety, and soothe your nerves. 3. Get enough sleep. Stress comes and
goes for most people, but during the
school year lots more students have stress
from homework, test, speeches, big
exams, and in general, the workload.
Getting eight plus hours of sleep for teens
is ideal, especially at such a young age,
we still need time to rejuvenate. 4. Find ways to calm down. You may say,
“how am I supposed to calm down?” Well
for one, you could simply remove any
distractions such as a phone, laptop, or tv.
Two, you could just take a deep breath,
eat a snack, and just take a break.
JOBS
RAMPAGE STAFF Design Editor:
Cameron Perkins
Staff Writers:
Abby Moreland
Lizzi Montanti
Cameron Perkins
Adviser:
Mrs. Harshman
The RAMPAGE is a
student-created
publication of Pine-
Richland High School,
700 Warrendale Road,
Gibsonia, PA 15044. The
newsroom is room 217.
The RAMPAGE is
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Thursday. It is written by
students, for students, and
will make every attempt
to report all school-
related news. We
welcome freelance
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comments, and story
ideas from students and
staff. Since this is a
student-publication, we
realize we may make
mistakes; we encourage
readers to report mistakes
to the newsroom 217; you
may win a prize if you
can locate any/all
mistakes.
F E A T U R E S
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THURSDAY.
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READING,
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