The Pioneer Vol 1 No. 1

Conestoga High School, Berwyn PA

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Fall-themed activity day

Cornucopia in action

One step at a time Boys soccer team looks to make playoff push

Fall-themed activity day: Cornucopia in action

Written and designed by Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Design Editor

This year’s Cornucopia, a day of activities before Thanksgiving break, presented a variety of clubs and teachers hosting events around the school. Peer Mediation planned the day and oversaw the activities led by Conestoga’s clubs and teachers. Ping-pong, watercolor paintings, watching the World Cup live in the atrium and viewing Asian American movies were some of the events in which students could participate.

“I saw a ton of people in the atrium watching the World Cup. So that seems to be like the most popular one (cornucopia activity),” said junior Kayla Allen.

For a snack, students could go down to the gym entrance or main lobby and buy an assortment of goods at different clubs’ bake sales.

“Some of the big events are the outdoor events. The track and the gym activities are also popular. We have badminton and softball and we also have separate rooms for each activity,” said senior Yasthika Ashokkumar, a member of Peer Mediation.

Cornucopia is an annual tradition at Conestoga and is expected to stay for years to come.

“I think it’s a good activity for people,” junior Shay O’Connell said. “And it’s nice (to have) before break.”

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Badminton tourney: The small gym hosts students playing badminton and other sports.

Fall fun: Junior Hirah Ashiq (above) runs an origami station as part of the atrium’s Cornucopia celebration. Students enjoyed various fun projects throughout the day. Activities all around: This classroom (below) hosts a coloring station. Multiple different activities took place across the school; many teachers got involved.

Baking beads: Students place beads on mats in patterns. Students enjoyed various fun projects throughout the day. Looking forward, the school hopes to continue this tradition for years to come.

Head in the Clouds

The 2022 Conestoga Fall Ball was held at the Valley Forge Sheraton Hotel on Saturday, Nov 19 from 6-10 p.m. The theme was “On Cloud 9”, and almost 500 students attended. There was a wide selection of food which included salads, pasta, chicken parmesan and more. Planned by the prom committee and student council, the event included a photo booth for group pictures as well as a DJ.

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Designed by Michael Tierney and George Zhang, Business Manager and Photography Editor

Top Right: Attendees of the junior prom sit at a table as they wait for food to arrive. The food consisted of chicken parmesean, pasta and salad.

Bottom Left: Junior Ethan Liu holds up his friend at junior prom. They have been friends for over ten years and enjoys playing basketball together

Top Left: Junior Lilly Emery takes off her shoes while on the dancefloor. Students removed their shoes to move around the dance floor better.

Bottom Right: Attendees of the junior prom pose for a picture together near the entrance. The prom had over 500 attendees.

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Written and designed by Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Design Editor

The quest for green squares takes over ’Stoga

Best starting words*

How to play

Spin-offs

Quordle

Quadruple trouble

Taylordle

For the Swifties, by the Swifties

Hogwartle

Average of 9 ¾ guesses

Worldle

Wordle is an online game where players have six tries to guess a five-letter word, with a new word every day. After guessing a word, each letter’s tile turns gray, green or yellow to signal how close the guess was to the correct word.

Why do you play Spanish Wordle with students?

“It (Wordle) is a warm-up. It’s to lure them into the class and get them to start thinking about Spanish. Even on the first day, I was impressed. Students already discovered pat terns and were able to recall vocab quicker than I was able to think about them.”

Patrick Cupo, Spanish teacher

Why do you think Wordle is popular?

“I think it’s become pretty popular be cause it’s a fun game and it doesn’t take a lot of time out of your day since a new word comes every day. It’s addicting. You have that anticipation every day to play.”

Anika Maganti, 9

Mapping out guess- es has never been more important

Scan code for spin-off links

What’s your favorite starting word?

“I made a program where you type in the hint that it gave you and it narrowed down the list of all the words. I just felt that my vocabulary was too limited. I don’t use it anymore because it made the game not very fun. It made it too easy, but I learned some new words from that that are useful, like the word ‘fouat.’”

Ved Radhakrishnan, 11

Do you think Wordle has changed recently?

“Since the New York Times bought Wordle, I don’t think Wordle has changed that much. I do feel like the words are getting a little more difficult but I like that because it is more challenging. This hasn’t changed my opinion of the game and I still enjoy playing it every day.”

Megan Adams, 12

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One step at a time: Boys’ soccer team looks to make playoff push

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There are three minutes and 43 seconds left in the match. The boys’ soccer team is down 2-0 to their archrivals and central league counterparts, Lower Merion High School. With all hope seemingly lost, the pioneer pit remains passionate for the team in the dwindling minutes. As the clock shows less than three minutes, the boys pile into the box for one of their renowned and deadly throw-ins. Senior Peter Miller steps up to launch the ball into the box, and like a hawk swooping in, junior Westin Fryberger rises above all to head the ball back into the net, giving the team a glimmer of hope. The boys found a spark of light in the darkness and scored two goals before the final buzzer. They eventually won with a goal in overtime from sophomore Cole Frederick. And the rest is history.

After their storybook victory over Lower Merion High School, the boys soccer team finished the regular season with a 14-2 record, losing to Radnor High School and Holy Ghost Preparatory School in close contests. They won their first three playoff games, but

came up short in a 1-0 loss to Lower Merion High School in the district finals. dd squad is looking to move onto the states later this month and defend their title from last season. Assistant coach Blake Stabert has a positive outlook on the playoffs and has helped lead the team to where they are today.

“We just try to go 1-0 and win the game that’s next. The mindset is if you win you get to play another game, and our goal is to win the one. In the playoffs we just put all of our efforts, all of our focus, and all of our energy into the next game.” Stabert said.

The team lost a large number of seniors last year which made up a big part of the team and their winning streak of over 40 matches came to an end this season as well. The last two matches of the regular season were some of their worst with a 1-0 win over Harriton High School and a 1-0 loss to Radnor High School. playoffs.

“ looking too far ahead when we’ve got games we know we got to win,” Howard said.

by Michael Tierney, Business Manager Designed by George Zhang, Photography Editor

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Head ball: (Left) Junior Westin Fryberger, goes up for a head ball while in a game against Council Rock North. The boys won 2-1.

plays: (Bottom) Senior Joe Johnson, passes the ball to his teammate. He had two assists this game, a career high

Pack the pit: (Top) Students at Conestoga spectate the game against Council Rock North. The fans cheering helped the team morale.

Making Advances: (left) Junior Kole Wintersteen dribbles the ball past a defender. He scored one goal and made one assist this game.