Hawk Happenings – The Student News Site of Hamburg Area High School

NHS sells Yuda Bands for Leydy’s education
January 16, 2020
Abigail Behm, Pinnacle Faculty/Staff Editor
NHS members launch into the new year by sponsoring the education of student Leydy from Guatemala through selling Yuda Bands. Yuda Bands is an international organization selling...
Kommen Sie mit?
January 3, 2020
Abigail Behm, Pinnacle Faculty/Staff Editor
The question from German three and German four students of Hamburg Area High School is ‘Kommen Sie mit?’ This translates from German to ‘Are you coming with us?’ and...
Donine Kelly named the 2019 Pennsylvania High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year
December 19, 2019
Quinn Holl, Hawk Happenings Editor in Chief
Donine Kelly, a Wellness teacher at Hamburg Area High School, was recently named the 2019 Pennsylvania High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the PA State Association...
Meredith Haas expands her Spanish knowledge with Mrs. Reppert
December 19, 2019
Alexandra Kline, Hawk Happenings Editor in Chief
Meredith Haas, a senior at Hamburg Area High School, is currently taking an internship with Mrs. Reppert, the Spanish teacher at HAHS. Haas got started with this internship...
New Seeing Eye Dog, Seely, captures Hamburg hearts
November 28, 2019
Abigail Behm, Pinnacle Faculty/Staff Editor
Seely, Mrs. McCarthy-Wright’s third dog from The Seeing Eye, is settling into his role in the library. The seven-week-old Labrador Retriever was born on November 25 of this...

Victoria Rhoades, Pinnacle Sports Editor

January 9, 2020 • No Comments

Wilderness Club is one of the many clubs at the high school that students love to be involved in. The club meets on Club Day B and its advisors are Mr. Brown and Mr. Hetrich. Like many clubs, students ranging from freshman...

Faith Guers attends BCTC for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitative Therapy

Quinn Holl, Hawk Happenings Editor in Chief

January 3, 2020 • No Comments

Faith Guers, a senior at Hamburg Area High School, is taking advantage of BCTC’s Sports Medicine and Rehabilitative Therapy program to achieve her future goal of becoming an Occupational Therapist. A typical day...

The National Honor Society hand makes blankets for Safe Berks

Megan DeAngelo, Senior Memory Pages

December 19, 2019 • No Comments

The National Honor Society is an organization of some of the best and brightest seniors at Hamburg Area High School, but the actual purpose of the group is sometimes lost. The NHS is a group of academically excellent students...

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Entertainment

Musician Spotlight: Alexandria Baum

Ashley Perlaki, Business Manager

December 19, 2019 • No Comments

Alexandria Baum has been interested in the performing arts her whole life. As a freshman at Hamburg, she signed up for the musical. At first, Alex worked production, but then became interested in the acting aspect of the...

Musician Spotlight: Paige Heinbaugh November 29, 2019

Anna Heitmann takes initiative September 20, 2019

Musician Spotlight: Anna DeAngelo September 20, 2019

A great person, an even greater musician March 6, 2019

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Opinion

Ride a magic carpet to theaters and see Aladdin

Emily Smith, Pinnacle Club Editor

December 19, 2019 • No Comments

Within the past few years, Disney has reinvented some old-time classic animated films into versions with real people, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Jungle Book to name a few. In the spirit...