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Yearbook & Newspaper Staff members ride to the top of the Duquesne Incline.
Cooper Hornack, Steven Wilson, Liam Kasavage, Anthony Mike, AJ McLafferty, Chantz Watkins, Brady Valochik, Johnny Lukac, Michael Ceraso, Charlie Watson, Bella Harvey-Cowen, Dylan McKallip, Chloe Walton, Andi Householder, Nadia Nee, Ady Speer, Athena Tendick, Lindsay Erb, Brooke Clark, Sierra Brown, Luke Boylan, & Jessica Ryan
Getting the pics in the 'Burgh
On October 15, the yearbook/newspaper staff headed to the 'Burgh in an impromptu trip to get those shots for the yearbook. Oh, yeah... by the way, Pittsburgh is this year's theme!
We had a frenzied trip that was thrown together by our crazy advisors in typical Shaffer-Aranyos fashion as we ran (and rode) haphazardly through the city.
After LB's mom got us a discount to go on the Duquesne Incline (thanks Mrs. B.), we travelled up to Mt. Washington to get those pics. We weren't there for a tour, only the Kodak moment, but since the incline thought we were, we were treated to a tour of the incline we had to cut short (sorry Lucille) so we weren't late for our double-decker bus tour.
We did end up being on-time (which was 15 minutes late by the tour's strict time schedule) for our Double Decker On and Off Tour of Pittsburgh. We went to 21 stops throughout the city which took us to all the highlights with the wind in hair "up top" of the bus. By the way, the tour is 2 1/2 hours long, which is probably longer than anyone should be wind-blown, nearly decapitated, and exposed in any major city, but hey, we survived!
We faced wind, traffic, low overpasses, stoplights, construction, unkempt trees, and even birds on our journey. Thankfully we are already used to Mrs. Shaffer's bad humor, so we were able to make our tour guide feel good by "getting" his "bus driver" humor (even though he wasn't driving).
Bus driver Cindy was the best and got us to Harmarville in time to treat ourselves to Primanti's n'at! We enjoyed lunch and were good on time until we hit construction on 28 (construction... I know really?!?) which resulted in us cutting it really close to dismissal time... but we made it! Thanks, Miss Cindy!
We came back with lots of stories and lots of pics to help make our yearbook the best book ever!
If you have any pictures of you and your friends in Pittsburgh and would like them to appear in the yearbook, please submit them via the Google form below. You can also text them (and any pics from any Burrell activities) to our Yearbook Text at 408-767-4572. Make sure to include who is in the pic and where you are!
Staff Members share a few of their favorite photos and memories from the day.
"My favorite part of the field trip was riding the incline because I like the pretty views." -- Sierra Brown
"The trip was enjoyable, and my favorite part was driving across the super windy Birmingham Bridge. We were all screaming and holding on." -- Brooke Clark
"I enjoyed riding on the double decker bus, and it was really interesting learning about the buildings in Pittsburgh." -- Lindsay Erb
"My favorite part of the trip was going through the Strip District because of all the cool places we saw and the facts our tour guide told us." -- Liam Kasavage
"My favorite part of the trip was riding around the city on the bus." -- Chantz Watkins
"My favorite thing about the Yearbook field trip to Pittsburgh was seeing all of the different bridges and taking pictures of the murals and buildings." -- Nadia Nee
"The views were immaculate." -- Charlotte Watson
"My favorite thing about the trip was the tour of the city. Although it was cold, and I nearly froze, it was still really fun, and it was cool to learn random stuff about the city."
-- Jessica Ryan
"What's a random field goal post doing on the street? Jk, we learned about it." -- Brady Valovchik
"The trip was fun and the old buildings were cool to see."
-- Athena Tendick
"I really enjoyed hanging out with my favorite teachers outside of BHS." -- Dylan McKallip
"It was a bit nippy out, but we had a good time." -- Steven Wilson
"My favorite part was when I bought peanut butter pie to go, and all of the guys surrounded me like vultures."
-- Andi Householder
"My favorite thing about this trip was hearing all of the interesting facts about Pittsburgh." -- Michael Ceraso
"My favorite thing about the trip to Pittsburgh was getting to chill with my boys on the double decker bus."
-- Cooper Hornack
"My favorite thing about the trip was riding the incline. I've never been on it, and I thought it was really cool to be able to see all of Pittsburgh."
-- Chloe Walton
"I had such a good time. My favorite part of the field trip was going through the University of Pittsburgh." - Luke Boylan
"It was cool to see all the different murals, buildings, and learning about the history of all the different parts of Pittsburgh." -- Anthony Mike
"I enjoyed this trip and getting to learn new things about our city."
-- Ady Speer
"My favorite part of the trip was the scenery and touring different parts of Pittsburgh. Also, I never realized how much history Pittsburgh has."
-- AJ McLafferty
"Any day spent with Mrs. Shaffer is a win." -- Mrs. Aranyos
"I love the city when I don't have to drive in it, and it made it all the better getting silly with Mrs. Aranyos; and oh, yeah, I liked being with all my favorite yearbook students, too! Just kidding, guys... u da best!" -- Mrs. Shaffer
"My favorite part of the trip to Pittsburgh was lunch at Primanti's after the tour. -- Michael Ceraso
Writing & Photography Contribution: The 2023-2024 Bucco Highlights Staff
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