Cranberry Chronicals

By DYLAN LU Student contributor Following the announcement of virtual schooling, the Cranberry High School mock trial team, composed of Hannah Niederriter, Trevor Olson, Alaina…

By ALAINA OLSON Student contributor In the midst of these hard times, people certainly need something to look forward to during the holiday season and…

By NATALIE SANDROCK Student contributor PHUNC, a Model United Nations conference, is a chance for Cranberry High School students to stand out in the autumn…

By ALEXIS DEHNER Student contributor “I’m so happy we are happy to keep this tradition and take it on the road to the families in…

By DEVIN ZERBE Student contributor Cranberry is moving up a step in the technological world with the new addition of drones. Cranberry High School was…

By ALAINA OLSON Student contributor Overlapping the actual 2020 presidential election, four candidates have battled it out to be the next Crantopia president in a…

By ADY CARTER Student contributor Beginning Nov. 9, Cranberry High School is converting to phase yellow.  The transition was decided by the superintendents of Venango…

By ALAINA OLSON – Student contributor It is crazy to think about how much words have an affect on our lives, how a few simple…

By AUDREY FRAZIER Student contributor Under the current circumstances, Cranberry High School is unable to hold an in-person Veterans Day program, but this doesn’t mean…

In a mock election at Cranberry High School, a presidential debate will occur in two sections. This video is the opening statements. Tune in to…

By NATALIE SANDROCK Student contributor The passions people develop over time are not only important in the moment, but are crucial to maintaining a healthy…

By AMBER HOLT Student contributor With the upcoming presidential election, Cranberry High School has begun to make preparations for the school’s Crantopia election. Hosted by…

Ava Fischer won a first place award and two second place awards at the Keystone Press Awards in 2020. (By Gabe Dresbach/Student contributor) Gabe Dresbach…

By ALAINA OLSON Student contributor “It’s surprising! I thought that I would place a lot lower based on how I did throughout the competition,” Hayden…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor During the first full week of October at Cranberry Junior Senior High School, students and staff alike participated in a…

By ALAINA OLSON Student contributor Covid-19 has affected everything in our daily lives. We must adapt to these changes and think positively. This is exactly…

EDITORIAL By DYLAN LU – Student contributor On Sept. 17, 2020, the leftwing Green-Socialist Coalition was removed from the ballot in Pennsylvania by the PA…

By AUDREY FRAZIER Student contributor “It was very amazing to see my hard work finally pay off. This really showed me I can do anything…

By BROOKE WHITLING Student contributor “Have you ever seen so many dogs smiling?” My mom tearily asked me as we pulled out of the Venango…

By BO MYERS – Student contributor In a chamber in Washington, D.C. sit a hundred people. These people are called the U.S. Senate. The Senate…

By BROOKE WHITLING – Student contributor Every school year, Journalism and Publication students are elected to head departments. Here are the class leaders:    …

By ADYSSON CARTER Student contributor On Sept. 23 at 6:15 in the morning, Ignite, Cranberry High School’s Fellowship of Christian Students’ club, hosted an event…

By BO MYERS – Student contributor Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended the due date for a mail-in ballot for General Election…

By  DEVIN ZERBE Student contributor If you’ve been inside of Cranberry High School since the school year began on Sept. 1, you may have noticed…

“No door should be closed to people willing to spend the hours of effort to make their dreams come true” – Associate Justice Ruth Bader…

By BROOKE WHITLING Student contributor This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cranberry High School will not have a homecoming dance. However, students can still…

“Serving on this court is the highest honor and most awesome trust that can be placed in a judge.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg By BO…

By BO MYERS – Student contributor Pennsylvania law states under Title 35: Chapter 73 (COMMONWEALTH SERVICES), Subchapter A (THE GOVERNOR AND DISASTER EMERGENCIES), Statue 7301…

By ADYSSON CARTER Student contributor The start of the 2020 school year was definitely a peculiar one for the students at Cranberry High School. Due…

¨I have started getting school lunch more.¨ Emily Murray, Cranberry High School freshman By ALEXIS DEHNER and AUDREY FRAZIER Student contributor The coronavirus pandemic has…

By AMBER HOLT Student contributor This week, Matt Woolcock, a junior at Cranberry High School, set a cross country course record at Keystone. The record…

By BO MYERS Student contributor A federal court in Pittsburgh ruled Monday, Sept. 14, that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Racheal Levine’s lockdown…

By NICK RICHAR Student contributor “With everything going on, the school should be prepared for a successful year,” Cameron Russell, a Cranberry senior, said during…

By BROOKE WHITLING; Photography by GABE DRESBACH Student contributors While the education field is experiencing a shortage of teachers, Cranberry High School is not lacking diverse,…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor With the national lockdown and minimal interaction between people due to COVID-19, Cranberry Junior Senior High School’s Student Council and…

By ANNA MOORE Student contributor Cranberry High School students Nick Richar and Morgan Stover, who both qualified for the PIAA State Championship AA swim meet,…

By JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributor For the first time in more than eight years, a student from Cranberry High School has qualified to participate in…

By JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributor At the bottom of the stairwell of the Oil City YMCA sits the office of Jen Kissell. Before I even…

  By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor On the 15th of February, many students gathered at Keystone High School to participate in District Band. Out of…

By CASSIDY MILLER Student contributor The vending machine is back! The new and improved vending machine has arrived and is gracing the halls of Cranberry…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor How has time changed for the world of journalism? Technology has rapidly progressed within the past two decades, and we’re…

By AVA FISCHER and JILLIAN PLUMMER Student contributors The Oil City High School varsity swim team, that co-ops with Cranberry High School, has had a…

By DEVIN ZERBE Student contributor On Jan. 17, selected students attending the Venango Technology Center in Oil City participated in the Skills USA District 10…

By NICK RICHAR and SAMUEL BLACK WIGREN Student contributors “I was overwhelmed and excited,” said Dakota Urey, who recently placed 2nd at a College-Level AWS…

By ADY CARTER Student contributor On Jan. 20, nine Cranberry High School students, from grades 8 and 9, attended Junior District Choir at Punxsutawney High…

By HUNTER REDFIELD and JACOB UMSTEAD Student contributors Members of Cranberry High School’s Mock Trial team competed in two trials at the Erie County Courthouse…

By CASSIDY MILLER Student contributor Cranberry High School’s vending machine was first donated to the school through a student project several years ago. Throughout the…

By ADY CARTER Contributions by SAM BLACK and JACOB SPARKS Student contributors In the past few years at Cranberry High School, there has been a…

By CARA ANDRES Student contributor This week’s Cranberry High School athlete of the week is Carter Stanley. Being a great role model and how he…

By KAYLIE BRUCE Student contributor Cranberry High School students excel, yet again, at the annual Academic Challenge held at the IU6 in Clarion. On Jan….