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Early in the 2025-26 school year, State High’s Student Council and Student Senates decided to combine their efforts to h...
12/19/2025

Early in the 2025-26 school year, State High’s Student Council and Student Senates decided to combine their efforts to help strengthen the school-student relationship. In the past, the Student Senate has focused more on fundraising and organizing dances, while the Student Council, formerly called Leadership Council, has focused more on board policy and worked more closely with State High staff.

Read more about State High’s student leadership reorganization using the link in bio

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Last weekend, on Dec. 6, coffee shop chain 7Brew held its opening day at its new location on South Atherton. To enter St...
12/16/2025

Last weekend, on Dec. 6, coffee shop chain 7Brew held its opening day at its new location on South Atherton. To enter State College with a boom, the drive-through only store offered free small drinks to all customers, and partnered with Penn State’s THON.

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Meet the updated Lions’ Digest editors! Keep an eye on lionsdigest1.com for more stories next week
12/12/2025

Meet the updated Lions’ Digest editors! Keep an eye on lionsdigest1.com for more stories next week

Meet the updated Lions’ Digest Editors! Stay tuned to lionsdigest1.com for more stories next week
12/12/2025

Meet the updated Lions’ Digest Editors! Stay tuned to lionsdigest1.com for more stories next week

On Nov. 18, 11 of State High’s Journalism students traveled to the Pennsylvania School Press Association’s Regional Comp...
11/20/2025

On Nov. 18, 11 of State High’s Journalism students traveled to the Pennsylvania School Press Association’s Regional Competition at Saint Francis University. The participants had the opportunity to compete against other student journalists from the area and learn tools of the trade in workshops.

On Oct. 22, the State High Boys Golf Team entered the PIAA State Championship at the Penn State Blue Course. Led by the ...
11/12/2025

On Oct. 22, the State High Boys Golf Team entered the PIAA State Championship at the Penn State Blue Course. Led by the junior tandem of Luke McGraw and Charlie Ladrido, the Little Lions held the lead for most of the day, but ultimately came up just one shot short in a tie for second.

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This year’s Go With the Flow packing event, held on Nov. 4, marked another big step for the student-led organization wor...
11/12/2025

This year’s Go With the Flow packing event, held on Nov. 4, marked another big step for the student-led organization working to fight period poverty in the State College Area School District. The event was held at the Makery and was highlighted by new goals, a new focus on early education, and the club’s first-ever partnership with Penn State’s Days For Girls organization.

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Last weekend, from Nov. 6 to 9, State High Thespians put on their annual fall play, this year’s being “Clue.” With a new...
11/11/2025

Last weekend, from Nov. 6 to 9, State High Thespians put on their annual fall play, this year’s being “Clue.” With a new director, comedic timing, rotating sets and talented actors, “Clue” brought the suspense and the laughter to the Black Box Theater.

Read all about State High’s rendition of the whodunnit comedy using the link in bio

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The State High Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams took center stage at the PIAA State Championships on Nov. 1. After cap...
11/11/2025

The State High Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams took center stage at the PIAA State Championships on Nov. 1. After capturing the state title in 2024, the boys fell just one spot short in 2025, taking second behind North Penn. The girls improved on their 2024 finish, taking third place behind only Norwin and Downingtown West. State High was the only school to finish with both its boys and girls teams in the top five.

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Photo by Marek Horgas

Politics doesn’t just matter when the president is on the ballot. So many of the decisions that shape students’ daily li...
11/02/2025

Politics doesn’t just matter when the president is on the ballot. So many of the decisions that shape students’ daily life—whether it be where they park their cars, the places they hang out, or the price of property taxes—aren’t made in Washington, D.C. They’re decided by people right here who live and work in State College.

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Jennifer Evans, an English teacher at State High, was inducted into the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct...
11/02/2025

Jennifer Evans, an English teacher at State High, was inducted into the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 19. Evans served as the Head Varsity and JV Girls Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Coach from 2002 to 2020. She is now involved in PBIS, a district-wide program focused on creating safe and supportive school environments, and she serves as the co-advisor of the Mental Health Matters Club and is the student council advisor.

Read about Evans’s storied career using the link in bio.

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