Playlist of the Week: Lauren Konopka
Ms Konopka has chosen to comment on each song. The comments follow the order of the playlist. 1. Rock with You by Michael Jackson – […]
Author: Amelia Levin-Sheffield
Amelia Levin-Sheffield is a senior at Lick-Wilmerding High School and is the Co-editor in Chief of both the PT OnLine and the Paper Tiger. Amelia is a voracious reader and started writing in second grade after getting a flash of inspiration from a gnome sighted in the hollow of a tree in her backyard. Her favorite books include Bel Canto, We Were Liars and We All Looked Up.
Playlist of the Week: Laurel Nathanson
“I missed my calling, for I was born with a tremendous inability to hold a note. My dreams as a singer songwriter were shattered early […]
Playlist of the Week: Goranka Poljak-Hoy
“October! Days are shorter. Chill is in the air. The trees shimmer intense yellow, orange and purple. I long for the smell of quince and for a place that […]
Spotlight Video: 10/10/16
BSU and KABA Club Spotlight Ep. 2 from Kapp Singer on Vimeo.
Playlist of the Week: Anna Lea
“This was an interesting process. I went to my iTunes library and started scrolling through artists. If I approached this by looking at the library categorized […]
Playlist of the Week: Shaun Lopez
“How to choose ten songs from a life filled with music? In the end, I went with songs that really meant something to me at […]
Neighborhood Guide: Dogpatch
Surrounded by busy highways and industrial warehouses, Dogpatch serves as a sunny oasis for neighborhood locals as well as foodies and design-lovers in search of […]
Shaking Up The Daily Show: Trevor Noah is Bringing News to a Younger Generation
Since John Stewart’s heartbreaking departure from The Daily Show in August 2015 his replacement Trevor Noah has been put to the test. Has Noah been […]
LWHS Dance Concert 2016 Promo
“When people visualize the dance program they see people just laughing and having fun and I really wanted to capture that for the dance promo […]
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