Cranberry Chronicals

Cranberry Chronicles staff Andrea Ziegler, an 11th grader, is the first recognized this year in Cranberry High School’s new Athlete of the Week program created…

Cranberry Chronicles staff Beginning in May of this year, students in Cranberry High School’s gym classes started creating a mural as part of a Shape…

By JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributor “The most important person in this room for your success is you!” Ritt Smith, Cranberry High School’s principal, made a…

(Editor’s note: This is the final summer submission by Cranberry High School students for the Cranberry Chronicles blog. Look for more from the school’s journalism…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER – Student contributor Renaissance fairs, events combining elements of fantasy, history, and science fiction, are a wonderful summer and/or early fall day trip….

By AMBER HOLT Student contributor On July 13 and 14, members of the local junior rifle team were able to participate in a national shooting…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER – Student Contributor Investing countless hours of time into a single piece of art isn’t something everyone can relate to. Each stroke…

By AMBER HOLT Student contributor Wednesday, July 24, marked the grand opening of the 2019 Oil Heritage Festival Art Show. Many gathered to get a…

Incandescence The arrival of dusk often leads to some beautiful lighting, especially on the waters of Kinzua. Sun-kissed Waters  Water is nature’s luxury when it…

By AMBER HOLT – Student Contributor On the night of July 3rd, Oil City held their annual Independence Day celebration. Bands played cheerful music while…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER – Student Contributor Clear skies with a hint of humidity were present for the arrival of the 13th annual Fireworks Spectacular in…

Despite the shortage of onlookers, the Rocky Grove Fireman’s Fair Parade began near Wiley Avenue on Wednesday, June 26. The line of fire trucks, ambulances,…

By Hannah Niederriter Cardinal Vitality Fresh fruit, ripe for the season, is a summer essential for most individuals. Raspberries are certainly not excluded. Essentially Essential…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor On Saturday, June 22, around two hundred people gathered to witness the 8th annual Strawberry Festival at Living Word Church…

Photos by Jillian Plummer and Jenna Seigworth/Student contributors By AMBER HOLT with contributions by HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributors This year, Cranberry High School is losing…

By DYLAN LU Student contributor Many people compare life before graduation as a free trial, a warm up if you will, but soon to be…

Photos contributed by Healthy Selfie participants/CRANA By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor The Healthy Selfie campaign, organized by CRANA, is scheduled to begin in the 2019-2020…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor As many staff and students of Cranberry High School are aware, roofing construction has taken place and continues to be…

By LINDSAY PERRY – Student contributor Teenagers these days often find themselves in situations that can quickly become stressful. Between their school work and extracurricular…

By JANICE IRWIN – Student Contributor Addiction is a spectrum. There are addictions people have casually and addictions that end up ruining lives. Not every…

By SARA UDDIN Student contributor Cranberry High School hosted their first Model UN conference on May 28, 2019. This academic activity is for students interested…

Assistant Principal Elizabeth Daugherty gets a surprise send-off for her retirement from Cranberry High School on May 29, 2019. (Photos by Lindsay Perry AJ Howard…

By JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributor “You know it’s a good day when you’re sharing noodle salad with your best friends,” said music teacher Michael Poff….

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor It is not easy to comprehend the severity of crashing a car, at least, not until a mangled automobile is…

(Editor’s Note: The videos you are about to watch are scripted but may be difficult to watch) This is the last episode of the 2019…

By ANDREA WATSON Student contributor Recently, an important piece of Cranberry’s past was recovered. It started with a surprise visit from the daughter of Willard…

By AMBER HOLT Student contributor Monday, May 13, 2019, marked the beginning of Safe Driving Week at Cranberry High School. The point is to ensure…

By JANICE IRWIN – Student Contributor As a senior, my time participating in extracurriculars is soon to be over. It saddened me as I realized…

By HANNAH NEIDERRITER Student contributor On May 2, 2019, four Cranberry High School teams competed in the annual Venango County Envirothon held at Two Mile…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor Greenway Horrors, a potentially unfamiliar name, is a startup business founded by Tyler Cosmiske, a senior journalism student at Cranberry….

By DANIELLE PETERSON & TYLER COMISKE Student contributors Hidden in the corner of Cranberry High School lies two large classrooms that praise self-expression and self-discovery….

By MADALYNN BUNYAK Student contributor Sunshine has been spotted in more places than just the sky lately at Cranberry High School. A tradition from one…

By JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributor “It’s truly for the kids,” said Lori Corbett, one of Cranberry High School’s guidance counselors, when asked about the newest…

Cranberry Chronicles staff report On Monday, April 15, Cranberry students attended the 11th annual Westminster United Nations Conference. Cranberry High School students represented one delegation….

Photos by Rachael McCauley & Carly Wise By CARLY WISE & RACHAEL McCAULEY Student contributors Jennifer Findley’s third-grade class at Cranberry Elementary School recently hatched…

By LAUREN REMBOLD Student contributor “I have the best job in the world,” says John Manders, an illustrator who donated his time on Friday, April…

Photos by Ava Fischer/Student Contributor By Cranberry Chronicles staff Journalism tells stories and speaks for those who sometimes don’t have a voice. In searching for a…

By Cranberry Chronicles staff Students in the gifted program at Cranberry High School competed today in the Current Events challenge. The IU6 hosted the event…

By ANDREA WATSON Student Contributor On Thursday, March 28th, seventeen students from Cranberry High School were inducted into the National Honor Society. Five school board…

By DYLAN SALSGIVER Student Contributor Cranberry High School teacher Zack Bedee takes his Academic Physics students to test their designs they’ve constructed to prevent an…

Photos by Lindsay Perry By AMBER HOLT Student Contributor On the morning of March 14, Cranberry High School seniors Tyler Cosmiske and Danielle Peterson held…

By DYLAN SALSGIVER Student Contributor Teen lifestyles coincide with social media, but how much of that is toxic through apps like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat?…

By DYLAN LU Student Contributor On Feb. 11, the Pennsylvania Rural Robotics Initiative was awarded a $361,600 grant as a part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s…

By ANDREA WATSON Student Contributor A student from Cranberry High School is off to perform at regional choir. Michael Gunn, a junior from Cranberry, is…

By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student Contributor On the evening of Feb. 26, 2019, several Cranberry students that attend the Venango Technology Center (also known as Vo-Tech)…

By LAUREN REMBOLD & JENNA SEIGWORTH Student contributors This week, Cranberry High School has been buzzing with a newfound spring spirit despite the gloomy weather…

By NATALIE SANDROCK & JENNA SEIGWORTH Student Contributors VEX is a robotics competition that encompasses grades third through twelfth. Teams (aka alliances) of four students…

  Nolan Herrell can be seen in the gallery above enjoying the ice sculptures during Franklin on Ice 2019. (Photos by Hannah Niederriter, Student Contributor)…

By LAUREN REMBOLD Student contributor Recently, I had to write a journal in class about a law that I believe should be passed. The exemption…

By DYLAN LU Student contributor Discovery: the feeling that has pushed the human race all over the globe, from pole to pole and sea to…