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Petie the Pony puts a smile on a patients face in her hospital room. He was the first miniature pony to get certified to do therapy work inside of a hospital. Photo courtesy of Sue Miller.

Miniature Pony Works To Bring Comfort At Akron Children’s Hospital

Emma Lynn, Staff Editor March 18, 2024

Akron Children's Hospital has enlisted the help of the Doggie Brigade to comfort patients since 1992. This specialized group of dogs offers children joy in the face of their medical issues with the opportunity...

Women-Owned Businesses Find Success In Wadsworth

Women-Owned Businesses Find Success In Wadsworth

Maia Edwards, Alex Banks, and Katie Allen March 12, 2024

Wadsworth has many small businesses that are owned and run by women. A few of these businesses would be Ann’s Pastry Shop, The Makery, The Makeshop, and Willow and West Wholesale. Ann’s Pastry Shop...

Lisa Loeb performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to celebrate the grand opening of the new Revolutionary Women in Music exhibit.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Opens Revolutionary Women in Music Exhibit

Haley Reedy March 8, 2024

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame launched a new exhibit highlighting successful women in music. The Revolutionary Women In Music exhibit opened on March 8 and the event...

Zoro undergoes training in sniffing. Zoro is able to detect objects that contain human odor and he is then able to track or search for them. “For example, if a suspect was driving down the highway and threw a piece of evidence [like a gun] out the window into a field, Zoro could search the field and locate the evidence because it smells of human odor,” Petit said.  Photo courtesy of Seth Petit.

Passing Of Issue 2 Causes Changes For Police K-9s

Riley Hunt and Alex Banks February 9, 2024

In recent years the legalization of recreational marijuana has spread to many states around the U.S, Ohio now being one of them. Issue 2 was passed on November 7, 2023, and since then there has been questions...

Name: Zoro
Age: 8.5 years old
Breed: German Shepard
Photo courtesy of Seth Petit.

Meet Wadsworth’s Police Canine: What Do Police K-9s Do?

Riley Hunt and Alex Banks February 9, 2024

Zoro, Wadsworth’s canine, is a German Shepard from Slovakia. He is eight and a half years old and has been working for Wadsworth for seven and a half years. “Zoro is certified to detect the odor of...

Michael Horvat Accelerates Carpentry Compact And House

Michael Horvat Accelerates Carpentry Compact And House

Maia Edwards, Staff Writer February 8, 2024

WHS has hired Michael Horvat to be the new teacher in charge of instructing the carpentry compact. He began instructing students at the end of November. Horvat graduated from WHS in 1990, after...

Wadsworth High School Resource Officer Ben Smith speaking to students. Smith is the first of the second semesters Career Series Speakers. Photo by Aaliyah Davis.

Officer Smith Shares His Stories As A Student Resource Officer

Aaliyah Davis and Noah Johnson January 26, 2024

Officer Smith, School Resource Officer at Wadsworth High School spoke about his time in the military and his time as a police officer for the first of Wadsworth High School's second-semester Career...

Wadsworth Neighbors: Our Viral News Source

Wadsworth Neighbors: Our Viral News Source

Grace Barrett and Drew Bowerman January 23, 2024

With the use of Facebook groups on the rise, Wadsworth Neighbors, a group made specifically for the Wadsworth community in March of 2020, has immensely grown to over 20,000 members. With the influx in...

Brianna Becerra Represents Wadsworth High as JOG Leader of the Year

Brianna Becerra Represents Wadsworth High as JOG Leader of the Year

Drew Bowerman, Staff Editor December 31, 2023

Brianna Becerra, a junior at Wadsworth High School, was granted the title JOG leader of the year on November 1, 2023. The program JOG, which stands for “Jobs for Ohio Graduates,” awarded Becerra...

When the band started they preformed small events in Ohio. They began performing at wedding parties and receptions, lodge meetings, concert series, school events, community events, fundraisers and firework displays. Photo courtesy of Eric Tilson.

Wadsworth High Spanish Teacher Performs With His Band

Lezlie Tinney, Staff Editor December 18, 2023

Eric Tilson, a Spanish teacher at WHS, has been part of a band with Stephen Tilson, his father for the past twenty years. The band started in 2003 and consists of four members. “I play guitar, saxophone,...

Photo Courtesy of Carys Haugh.

Carys Haughn Wins AHHS Showing Championship

Lezlie Tinney, Staff Editor December 11, 2023

Carys Haughn, a senior at Wadsworth High School, has won The American Hackney Horse Showing Championship. The American Hackney Horse Society, AHHS,  specializes in showing and breeding hackney horses....

Max Hatfield posing with his trap shooting rifle. Hatfield has been practicing for the upcoming Summer Olympics that will be held in Paris, France. Photo courtesy of Max Hatfield.

Wadsworth’s Max Hatfield auditions for 2024 Olympics

Noah Johnson, Staff Writer December 7, 2023

Max Hatfield, a Wadsworth High School senior, auditioned for the 2024 Paris Olympics this past summer for trap shooting, and is currently practicing for part two of the Olympic tryouts.  “I started...

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