- Arts
Kelsey McMillin
Kelsey McMillin '24 gives a recap on the 2022 winter theater production of "Shrek: The Musical," highlighting the actors' hard work and friendships. Photo by Tim Miller.
- Health & Wellness
Garrett McKenzie
Ella Laski '24 discusses social media's impact on mental health.
- Athletics
- Faculty & Staff
- Health & Wellness
Toni Peng
This article by Toni Peng '23 discusses common injuries among young athletes and ways to help prevent them.
- Current Events
Zoe Kelly
Zoe Kelly '25 tells about COP26, the United Nation's annual conference to assess climate change and action.
- Current Events
Garrett McKenzie
Garrett McKenzie '24 discusses the facts of the violence that occurred in Kazakhstan in January, and how Angelina Strizhakova, a Perkiomen student, was affected.
- Current Events
Claire Wilson
This article by Claire Wilson '24 gives a recap of the events that occurred in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021, and how America is healing.
- Current Events
Olivia Alderfer
Olivia Alderfer '25 tells readers about a nonprofit called The Ocean Cleanup that plans to intercept rivers and clean litter out of the ocean.
- Athletics
- Faculty & Staff
Ella Laski
Ella Laski '23 discusses the future of the basketball team at Perkiomen. Photos by Ryan Dao '22.
- Athletics
- Faculty & Staff
Zoe Kelly
Zoe Kelly '25 gives a detailed recap of the cross country season, which proved itself to be successful under the leadership of Coach Jacob Wells. Photos by Tim Miller.
- Arts
- Clubs & Activities
Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith '22 gives a recap of Perkiomen's recent Arts Week. Photo courtesy of Tim Miller.
- Health & Wellness
Zoe Kelly
Zoe Kelly '25 tells about mental health issues that plague the younger generation today, and how COVID-19 and social media are contributing to them.
- Current Events
Garrett McKenzie
Garrett McKenzie '24 discusses fake news - the definition, ways to avoid consumption of it, and the dangers associated with it.
- Athletics
Cheyenne McCloud
Cheyenne McCloud '23 highlights the achievements of our fall athletic teams.
- Clubs & Activities
- Entertainment
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson '24 discusses what she learned from Phil Stamper, a queer YA author, at the September 30 author visit.
- Current Events
Zoe Kelly
Zoe Kelly '24 provides a brief history of abortion laws in the United States, as well as explaining the recent, heavily disputed Texas Heartbeat Act.
- Current Events
Garrett McKenzie
Garrett McKenzie '24 gives a history of the United States's presence in Afghanistan as well as informing readers about America's recent withdrawal.
- Current Events
Ella Laski
Ella Laski ‘23 gives a history of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and tells readers how Perkiomen School remembers 20 years later.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Aureja Frolovaite
Aureja Frolovaite ‘22 discusses the role of diversity and multiculturalism at Perkiomen in her eyes.
- Current Events
Franzi Raupp
Franzi Raupp ‘23 discusses the current debate surrounding transgender female athletes competing with their own gender and why they are met with resistance.
- Student Spotlight
Ben Vanelli and Sasha Tymchyshyna
This “bittersweet” article by newspaper seniors Ben Vanelli and Sasha Tymchyshyna brings readers a deep look into what each author learned during their years at Perkiomen.
- Clubs & Activities
Ben Vanelli
Ben Vanelli ‘21 speaks about his history as a member of the newspaper staff and provides a recap of the newspaper’s comeback on a personal level. On behalf of the Perkiomenite’s returning members for 2021-2022, we will miss you dearly, Ben!
- Current Events
Ben Vanelli
This article by Ben Vanelli ‘21 takes a look at how the media, specifically Hollywood, will handle and represent the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Student Spotlight
Aureja Frolovaite
This article by Aureja Frolovaite ‘22 discusses what it was like to be an ASSIST scholar in this tough year. We also hear from Franzi Raupp ‘23 and Frederick Knof ‘23, who are also ASSIST scholars this year.
- Current Events
Garrett McKenzie
Garrett McKenzie ‘24 contributes yet another excellent article on world news, highlighting events that took place in April 2021.
- Entertainment
Ben Vanelli
Readers hear some movie recommendations from editor Ben Vanelli ‘21 for the last time. Thank you, Ben, for helping Perkiomen stay entertained! Best of luck at Loyola.
- Faculty & Staff
Ella Laski
This article by Ella Laski ‘23 highlights new world language department member Mr. Angus Leydic. Welcome to the Perkiomen family, Mr. Leydic!
- Current Events
Paige Iacobacci
COVID-19 brought forth many challenges to the way our school has had to operate this year. From changes in the lunch line and a lack of sports competitions to a completely new everyday class schedule, almost everything needed to be altered this year to keep everyone safe. Many schools decided to stay virtual, but the staff at Perkiomen concluded that staying in school was the best option; however, tackling the plans for the year was no easy feat.
- Entertainment
Ben Vanelli
In this article by film fanatic Ben Vanelli ‘21, readers can get some recommendations for movies to watch via Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and HBO Max while anxiously awaiting for theaters to reopen.
- Clubs & Activities
Garrett McKenzie
- Entertainment
Ben Vanelli
In this article by The Perkiomenite’s senior editor and avid film fan, Ben Vanelli, readers can hear about some movies reviewed by Ben himself to watch in their free time this month. Check back for a new monthly list of recommendations!
- Current Events
Garrett McKenzie
In this article by Garrett McKenzie ‘24, readers hear about NASA’s new Perseverance rover that landed on Mars on February 18.
- Athletics
Ella Laski
In this article by Ella Laski ‘23, interviews with Anne Coby ‘21 and Ms. Justine Segear highlight the Perkiomen girls’ sports program. Readers also are called to recognize the often unfair treatment of girls’ sports in America and how this contrasts with the programs at Perkiomen.
- Athletics
- Faculty & Staff
Ben Vanelli
In this engaging article by senior editor Ben Vanelli ‘21, readers learn about new additions to the athletic program. They also hear about baseball coach Ken Baker’s 500th win and plans for the future.
- Faculty & Staff
Ella Laski
This article by Ella Laski ‘23 allows readers to get to know new world language department member Mr. McMillin.
- Arts
- Entertainment
Shaelin Leach
Shae Leach '24 recaps the Winter Musical, one of the most unique and performances in Perkiomen theatre history.
- Entertainment
Ben Vanelli
In this article by The Perkiomenite’s senior editor and avid film fan, Ben Vanelli, readers can hear about some movies reviewed by Ben himself to watch in their free time this month. Check back for a new monthly list of recommendations!
- Athletics
Carley Smith
Author Carley Smith '23 shares a preview of the girls' basketball season.
- Academics
- Faculty & Staff
Ella Laski
In this article, by Ella Laski ‘23, readers can learn about English teacher Mr. Ohringer’s past, present, and future in teaching.
- Athletics
- Student Spotlight
Brandon Legris
In this article by Brandon Legris ‘22, readers hear from boys’ basketball senior captain Honor Huff about the 2021 season, specifically their 3-0 win against the Phelps School on January 23 and how the team plans to succeed this year.
- Clubs & Activities
Garrett McKenzie
In this article, written by Garrett McKenzie ‘24, readers learn about the history of the Perkiomen school newspaper, the Perkiomenite. They can also learn how to join the club and get started with reporting on world and school news!
- Student Spotlight
Ben Vanelli
This article by Ben Vanelli ‘21 tells about the effort coordinated by Perkiomen student Alyssa Iacobacci ‘22 to support the LLS, specifically her drive-in movie fundraiser.
Mission
The mission of The Perkiomenite is to build community by highlighting events and topics that are timely to Perkiomen School. It seeks to spread information that will enhance the experience of school stakeholders including students, faculty, parents, and alumni. The members of The Perkiomenite welcome the expression of diversity and seek to increase the scope of coverage in order to heighten global awareness throughout the school community.
Newspaper Staff:
Senior Editor - Ben Vanelli '21
Assistant Editor - Ella Laski '23
Contributors:
Sasha Tymchyshyna ‘21
Brandon Legris ’22
Aureja Frolovaite ‘22
Franziska Raupp ‘23
Cheyenne McCloud '23
Teagan Nayak ‘23
Carley Smith '23
Shaelin Leach ’24
Garrett McKenzie '24
Ty Gordon '24
Sherry Hsieh '24
Paige Iacobacci ‘24
Bobby Jerez '26
Jane Manion '26
Disclaimer
Perkiomen School values the spectrum of views and opinions held throughout the community and strives to support students in learning to articulate their ideas. Articles are written with the intention of reporting facts. However, when opinions are expressed, these are reflective of the individual student and are not meant to reflect the official policy or position of Perkiomen School. Inquiries related to the content may be directed to the newspaper faculty advisors, Mr. Justin Sell (jsell@perkiomen.org) and Ms. Jessica Maley (jmaley@perkiomen.org).