C-L  Stories

Disney, here we come!

After all the hard work, fundraising, and rehearsals, the choir and band are finally headed to Disney World for an unforgettable week! But the best part? Today, they’ll be marching in the legendary Disney Parade!

Let’s hear it for our talented performers—go make some magic! Safe travels, and have the time of your lives!

Swim team Walk through

This Monday the swim team did a walk through to send Megan Fenske off to states! The trip ended her outstanding Sophomore season. Congratulations to Megan and the Brookville Raiders Swim Team on the great season!

Photos by Aidan Wilson and Isaac Keighley

Snowball Dance 2025

We had the best night ever! The Student Council did a great job pulling of a spectacular night. Thank you so much to all the chaperones who volunteered. Here are some AWESOME pictures from the dance.

Photos by Payton Radaker and Kylie Hockings

Life Skills Become Chefs

Last week, Mrs. Vandyke's students used their culinary skills to cook, sell, and serve the teacher's lunch! They had a great menu with different soups in bread bowls and a homemade dessert. Great job to our wonderful chefs!

Junior High Student of Feburary 2025

Congratulations to this month’s Junior High Student of the Month, Addison Aaron! She is a 12-year-old in seventh grade and has one sister, Aubriana. Her favorite class this year has been with Dr. Sloan because they have learned a lot of cool things. Addison participates in soccer, basketball, volleyball, scouts, and Bible Club in her free time. Her favorite part about school is getting to learn new things. Her goal for 2025 is to learn new things. Miss Pierce has made the most impact on her because she teaches responsibility. Addison loves spending her time hanging out with her friends, doing sports, and participating in scouts. She enjoys eating fish because she thinks it is very yummy. Her favorite colors are pink and black because her preschool teacher loved those colors. If Addison could travel anywhere, she would go to the Bahamas with her family and friends. She admires her dad and mom the most. Addison’s favorite song is “August” by Taylor Swift, and her favorite artists are Taylor Swift and Big Time Rush. Coincidentally, her favorite quote comes from one of her favorite artists: “Just be yourself. There’s no one better.” -Taylor Swift. Congratulations, Addison, and keep up the great work!

Senior High Student of Feburary 2025

Congratulations to this month’s Senior High Student of the Month, Erika Meals! She is a 16-year-old in tenth grade and has one sister, Brooke. Her favorite class this year has been with Mr. Aaron because he’s pretty cool and she loves Sociology. She thinks it has been cool to learn about people in class and often finds herself observing it in the world. Erika participates in basketball, volleyball, Student Council, and Bible Club in her free time. Her goal for this school year is to learn as much as she can while her education is free or cheaper than college. When Erika graduates, she plans to go to college to study law, nuclear medicine, or teaching. Miss Pierce has made the most impact on her because she has always been supportive and encouraging to her. She also does anything she can to help anyone. In Erika’s free time, she loves to play volleyball, spending most of her year on the court. Additionally, she enjoys reading, writing, and listening to Taylor Swift. Her favorite food is barbecue wings. If Erika could travel anywhere in the world, she would love to go to Greece and explore the beaches. She admires her mom and dad the most because they always do everything they can to help and encourage her. Erika’s favorite quote is: “...and if you never bleed you’re never gonna grow…” -Taylor Swift. Congratulations, Erika, and keep up the fantastic work!

Junior High Academic

Congratulations to the Junior High Academic Challenge winners of 2025! Great work Parker Palmer, Tate Allison, Lydie Aaron, Aribella Eggleton, and Brady Clinger!

Two ninth graders at CL participated in the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Flash Fiction Contest. Jorja Parkinson and Dana Coulson won the Honorable Mention awards for their creative writing stories. Congratulations girls! Additionally, these two girls along with Evan Bright, Avery Bunch,  and Serena Smith will have their talent recognized by having their writing published in the Young Writers' Anthology. Good job to these hardworking students!

Raindeer Games

The annual Reindeer Games for the seniors was a blast! There were lots of games and laughs that filled CL's half day before Christmas. Teachers and seniors faced off in a bunch of competitive games like ultimate frisbee, wiffle ball, and pickle ball. Carols were sung and lots of festive activities occurred to ready all the students for the Christmas break. Have an amazing New Year!

Welding Projects

Sam Gulnac, Gavin Bish, Ean Custer, and Ethan Sturdevant have been spending lots of time in Mr.Miller's shop class working on an abundance of different projects. They have been learning welding and plasma cutting skills that will help them with their future jobs. These students paired their industrial and artistic abilities to make these one of a kind dice. Great job boys!

Art Show

Emma Zacherl, a very talented tenth grade student here at CL, participated in Slippery Rock University's Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition this past Thursday. Fourteen different schools took part in submitting unique pieces of art. Emma entered two paintings that were inspired by two reenactors whom she met at Cook Forest. She won the award title of Best Of Show for her painting entitled "Ranger Sam." Congrats Emma, good work!

Harvest Party!

By Raylee Briggs

Pictures by Kylie Hockings 

Our elementary crew had a phenomenal time at the harvest party. It was hosted on October 30th in the brand new gym. The party was supplied with pizza and a DJ. They also had an amazing time with the games they played and a costume contest. 

Check out some of the SPOOKtacular pictures from this awesome event.

Cross Country States!

Our Central Clarion Wildcats Cross Country team has worked so hard throughout their whole season and it is really paying off. The varsity girls and boys teams are heading to States in Hershey this Saturday for the climax of their season. They walked through both the elementary and high school this morning. Students lined the hallways to send them off and wish them good luck! You've got this runners! Bring home the gold!

Trunk Or Treat

This past week our Clarion Limestone School had many fun activities going on to bring in the fall spirit! Our elementary school hosted an open house for students and their families on Wednesday evening. Families could visit the book fair and their children's homerooms. Artwork was also displayed throughout the hallways for proud parents to see.

In addition, a trunk or treat was also happening at the same time in the front parking lot. Kids and parents could dress up in Halloween costumes and go from car to car collecting goodies. Many groups decorated a car and handed out candy in accordance to their themes. We hope everyone enjoyed our Halloween activities!

Mrs. Craig is running the NYC Marathon! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Check out her story about how she was chosen for this amazing honor and achievement!

Videography: Andrew Mecusker and Ryan Rinker

Editing: Ryan Rinker

Produced By: Isabella McClain and Makayla Clinger

New Gym!

By. Raylee Briggs

Photos. Isaac Keighley, Jesse Siwiecki, Jase Ferguson 

Finally! The moment we all have been waiting for, the elementary school gym is open! The Ribbon Cutting for this event was Oct 16, 2024 at 5:00 o’clock. It was followed by a board meeting at 5:30 PM which was held in the new gym. Check out these awesome pictures and the elementary students enjoying the new gym. Mrs. Johnson stated that “It's great for the whole community and is very beneficial. It's great for the kids and is a much safer environment to do more activities.”

The PrinciPals Podcast

The Principals started a podcast! Check out their first episode on Youtube and Spotify. Hear what they have to say about the golden age of CL sports, updates in the elementary school (including the possibility of moving 6th graders to the high school), and the new and rejuvenated horticulture and theater programs! Awesome things are happening at CL and the PrinciPALS are peeling back the curtain to give you a glimpse about what is going on.

New Gym

Exciting News: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Clarion-Limestone Elementary Gymnasium!

We are thrilled to invite the Clarion-Limestone community to the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for our brand-new Elementary Gymnasium!

Date: Wednesday, October 16th

Time: Ribbon cutting at 5:00 PM

Location: Clarion-Limestone Elementary School Gymnasium

This ceremony will be followed by the School Board Meeting, which will be held in the new gym at 5:30 PM.

Come celebrate this exciting milestone with us as we unveil this incredible facility that will benefit our students and community for years to come. We can't wait to see you there!

We are SO back!

Written by: Isabella McClain, Makayla Clinger, Raylee Briggs

Photos by: Cameron Kirkland

We are SO back! With a new team! Our mission is to promote and highlight student activities and breathe life into our Clarion-Limestone Community through digital media. We want to get all students involved and make CL nation proud of the Lions.

Bible Club’s First Meeting

By Raylee Briggs

Bible Club had its first meeting on September 19th, 2024. They talked about many different topics. One that stuck out to several students was to love each other the way the Lord loves each and every one of us. John 3:16 states “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life". The words illustrate how God loves anyone throughout their sins and through absolutely anything that anyone could have done. 

Another topic that they also talked about is why we pray by the pole each year. Praying by the pole shows many things Respect, Unity, Prayer, and Security. It helps others through rough times and shows importance to others keeping them in their prayers. The first See You at the Pole prayer meeting this year will be September 25th and they hope everyone feels welcome to come!

HOCO!!

By. Raylee Briggs

Pictures By. Payton Radaker, Kylie Hockings, Isaac Keighley, Aiden Wilson

We had an amazing time last Friday supporting our football team and the homecoming court. We started off with a spirit week which everyone got to partake in. Then we continued with a Pep Rally. The students enjoyed the Band, Dance Team, Cheer Team, as well as the homecoming court activities. Then finally we had our football game, they did a wonderful job against Bradford with the score being 76-13. Congratulations to the homecoming Queen Maddy Greely and to the homecoming King Jason Megnin. To finish off the homecoming activities the 9th to 12th grade was invited to a dance and they had a phenomenal time. Students from all different grades had a fantastic time and enjoyed the homecoming festivities.

Santa Shop! 

By. Raylee Briggs

Photos By. Isaac Keighley, 

The Santa Shop is a big hit in December for the elementary kids. They have many things for the elementary kids to buy for their family, friends, and loved ones for extremely reasonable prices. The Santa Shop has been running since the beginning of the week. The last day for purchases is Thursday December, 12th! Check out some of the festive photos from the Santa Shop!

Greenhouse Ribbon Cutting!

By. Raylee Briggs

Photos By. Kylie Hocking & Payton Radaker 

Students and teachers have been working tirelessly on the restoration of our greenhouse at Clarion-Limestone Area School District. On Tuesday, October 22nd at 10 AM they cut the ribbon for the grand opening! Our community had some amazing refreshments made by the life skills room as they heard some remarks from Mr. Sintobin. The ribbon cutting ceremony was a huge success where Wade Huwar got the honor of cutting the ribbon and officially getting to open the new greenhouse. The greenhouse will be utilized by students in both the high school and elementary alike. 

Special thanks to the donors. We wouldn't have gotten here without them! Thank you to Clarion-Limestone Area Scholastic Foundation & Mr. Bob Sawyer, The Huwar Family, Julia Pando, Chris Boozer, Evan and Kelsey Makin, and last but most certainly not least Wildflower Gardening Club & Mrs. Patty Girt. We appreciate the support for you all!

Check out the photos from the day!

Veteran's Day

On Veteran’s Day Clarion-Limestone Area School District went all out to show gratitude to the veterans in our community. Students invited military guests to join them in our high school for a delicious breakfast in the cafeteria followed by our annual Veteran’s Day assembly. Students and staff from both schools packed the gym to honor our country’s heroes with speeches, music, art, and more throughout the morning. Mr. Johnston, our Dean of Students, kicked off the program with a welcome speech. Our CL cub scouts brought out the flags while Mr. Alden, a respected teacher and a former member of the Army Reserves, shared the background on the presentation of our country’s colors. Our high school band, conducted by Mrs. Coulson played an assortment of songs all throughout the assembly, starting with “The National Anthem” for which both the elementary and high school choirs vocalized. 

Robert Priest was our esteemed guest speaker for the morning. He was a specialist in the Army for five years and spent 14 months fighting the war on terror in the Middle East. He gave a memorable speech to honor those who served. As Robert gave his speech he addressed the other veterans by saying, “...I am here to tell you that we all at one point in our lives were ready and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. To me that makes each and every one of you a hero in my eyes.” His words helped everyone in the room to realize just how important Veteran’s day is to celebrate. We must honor all of the heroes who volunteered to put their lives on the line to preserve our freedoms. 

The dance team performed an original piece to “That’s Something To Be Proud Of” choreographed by Morgan Hartle. Later, Mr. Alden gave a brief description of each military branch while the band played each of their individual anthems. The gym got to see who served in each military branch as they stood for their songs. The high school choir showed their respect as they sang, “There is a Hero” written by Roger Emerson and directed by Mrs. Coulson. Adalynn Ciprich, an eighth grader, presented a poem she wrote for the veterans. 

Unyielding Courage

A soldier stood with a heart so bold,

A story yet to be foretold.

He faced the battles and borne the scars,

Defended our freedom, both near and far.

When he arrived at home, he came to find,

A world that leaves his needs behind.

From jobs to health and daily care, 

Our systems need to be fair.

For each path his wheels of strength tread, 

In honor’s name, his life was led.

Our shop classes honored the veterans with plaques to commemorate their service. Clarion-Limestone was honored to share a special morning with our military men and women and got to thank them as they lined the halls to shake hands with students at the close of the ceremony.

New Gym!

By. Rayee Briggs

Photos. Isaac Keighley, Jesse Siwiecai, Jace Ferguson 

Finally! The moment we all have been waiting for, the elementary school gym is open! The Ribbon Cutting for this event was Oct 16, 2024 at 5:00 o’clock. It was followed by a board meeting at 5:30 PM which was held in the new gym. Check out these awesome pictures and the elementary students enjoying the new gym. Mrs Johnson stated that “It's great for the whole community and is very beneficial.” also quoting “It's great for the kids and is a much safer environment to do more activities.”

The New Greenhouse

Written by: Makayla Clinger and Isabella McClain

Photos by: Kylie Hawkings

Clarion-Limestone is undergoing the construction of a new and improved greenhouse for the students. This project was started late in the summer of 2024. It is expected to be completed this coming October. It will provide a new learning environment for students at both the Elementary and Jr/Sr High School. These pictures were taken while being built and after completion. 

Long Acre Farms Visits!

Written by: Raylee Briggs

Clarion-Limestone High School got visitors on Friday! On September 13th,  Brett and Bryan from Long Acre Farms demonstrated something cool from Ag Leader. They were kind enough to bring an item that many have never seen before, called an Automated Sprayer System connected to a John Deer Gator. They demonstrated the equipment at the football field for the high school and elementary students and talked about potential careers in farming and agriculture. The sprayers are a FANTASTIC invention for farmers all around the world. They had some amazing words of motivation provided while they showed how the machine works.

Pajamain for kids with cancer

By. Raylee Briggs, Thomas Himes

Photos. Kylie Hockings, Payton Radaker 

The Student Council had a fundraiser for children with cancer. They raised over 200 dollars for donations. Mrs. Simpson runs the Student Council with a dedicated team of students. They were selling bracelets this week for a dollar to support the American Cancer Childhood Organization. Check out the students' awesome pajamas. 

Sixth Graders, Out!

Written by: Alex Leadbetter and Katera Sebastian-Sims

The Clarion-Limestone Class of 2030 had a celebration for graduating sixth grade on Thursday May, 16th. All sixth grade students received a certificate for accomplishing this milestone. Following this ceremony, the students and their parents were invited to the high school cafeteria to enjoy drinks and snacks and a dance party. 

The sixth grade teacher, Brad Frazier, had some words to say about the class,  “One word to describe this class would be interesting. Everyday is a new experience. Overall the kids have been great to work with and I’m really excited to see what the future holds for them.” Congratulations to the Class of 2030 on this achievement and good luck on the next chapter! 

Student Council Tri-County Rescue Collection

Written by: Katera Sebastian-Sims and Alex Leadbetter

The Clarion-Limestone Student Council held a competition throughout the month of April for all high school homeroom classes to participate in. All students were asked to bring in various donations, such as dog food, cat food, and paper towels, for the Tri County Rescue Program. The class with the most donations will win a donut party from the Student Council! The winner is yet to be determined. These donations help out the local animals to get what they need for a happy and healthy lifestyle! 

Spring Fling 2024

Written By: Katera Sebastian-Sims and Alex Leadbetter

On May 8th, the Clarion-Limestone special education faculty held a prom for their life skills students. They also worked with Clarion Area’s special education program and invited their students to come and enjoy as well. Any high school student at CL was welcome to volunteer and help out with any activities such as running the games, escorting a student at promenade, playing the music, making/providing the drinks and snacks, decorating, etc. 

Students signed up to do various tasks to help the faculty so that the day ran as smoothly as possible. Students that signed up to help decorate arrived at the Haskell House at 7am to begin. After they were finished, they were permitted to go back to the school until they were dismissed to start getting ready for the day. At 10:15, all students and teachers in the high school were called down to the auditorium to come support and watch the life skills students walk the stage at promenade. 

Elementary Track&Field Day 2024

Written by: Maci Grenci and Lexi Coull

On Monday, May 6th, the Clarion-Limestone Elementary held the annual track and field day. Students K-6 participated in all of the events that they would like. There were multiple options to choose from including: Running, jumping, throwing, carnival games, and face painting.The event started at 12 o’clock. At this time parents, grandparents, siblings, and students from the high school were permitted to come and cheer on their kids! 

The students from National Honors Society, Student Council, Tri-M, and Art Club helped Mrs. Johnston, the elementary gym teacher, keep the events organized. Students who took part in the track events were given a number to pin to their shirts, and were called by grade to compete in the events. It was a fun filled day watching all of our students and staff work together to make this day memorable for everyone. Thank you to all who helped assist in this event!

Deviance in the Classroom

Written by: Alex Leadbetter and Lexi Coull

All students in Mr. Aarons Social Science class participated in a deviant act experiment with a partner or individually over the last 3 weeks. A deviant act is a behavior that is deemed as breaking social norms. After the various experiments were performed, the students created  posters with all of the information and data they collected. 

On April 18, 2024, students got the chance to show their posters during fourth period in room 102, to teachers and staff that were interested. The posters were hung around the room with each group standing next to their poster. The faculty were able to walk around and observe each poster while asking any questions as well. The administration was impressed with what the students have created using the information they have learned. 

PSSA “Prep” Rally

Written by: Alex Leadbetter and Lexi Coull 

The Clarion-Limestone Elementary School held an exciting pep rally to get the students pumped and ready to nail the PSSA’s. This event was put on in the elementary gym last week where special guests were hosted. These special guests were from Clarion MMA. They showed the students how they prepare for their big events as well as some high schoolers starred in a video on how they prepare themselves for important events. 

The MMA crew performed crazy stunts to intrigue and grab the young children’s attention. Our principal, Mr. Sintobin volunteered to be a test dummy. Here's what Mr. Sintobin has to say about it, “The Clarion-Limestone Elementary recently held its first annual spirit competition in order to get the kids excited about PSSA’s, so they can do the very best that they can on those tests.” 

FFA Competition 2024

Written By: Maci Grenci 

On April 16th, the Clarion-Limestone FFA held an event here at the school. The schools attending were Brockway, Redbank, and C-L. For this competition, students chose a category to participate in, which were- Forestry, Floriculture, Wildlife, Ag-Mechanics, Ax Throwing, Log Rolling, and Log cutting. 

Students all split up into the groups in which they were participating in and began their testing. Each station is made to do a written test, and a “Hands-on” test. After taking the tests and doing their activities within the groups, all students got ready to all eat a lunch which was cooked by Mr. Ochs and Mr. Rhoads. While eating, the judges began to score all of our tests to see what place everyone received. After enjoying a nice meal together we all gathered for the fun!!

Senior Trip to NYC 2024

Written by: Maci Grenci

On Friday April, 5 twenty-one students from the senior class traveled to New York City for their senior trip. They stayed for 2 nights and 3 days. Their days were definitely long, but filled with fun!! 

When they arrived on Friday they had the opportunity to ride the subway into the city, to go to Times Square. Students were permitted to go in a group and eat and shop for a couple of hours. They then attended a tour of the Empire State Building, where they got to look over the beautiful city on the eighty sixth floor! 

On Saturday, the students woke up bright and early to take a ferry and head to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The students had personal time at each sight to explore and learn about each site. Later that evening, students got to explore a whole new aspect of culture in China Town, where they got  to shop, eat food, and explore the new area. Once back to the hotel, students all gathered to have a pool party where they were also served a pizza party. 

Solar Eclipse 2024

C-L Once in a Lifetime Event 

Written by: Alex Leadbetter and Katera Sebastian-Sims 

Clarion-Limestone School District held an event where all students were invited to see the total solar eclipse. The eclipse will never happen over Clarion-Limestone in our lifetime again, so this was an amazing experience for everyone to witness. 

Around 2:30 pm on April 8th, students at the high school went outside to check out the moon as it began to cover the sun. Students were permitted to get out of class and were provided special eclipse glasses from the PTO. As the moon continued to cover the sun, the students were dismissed from school and buses proceeded to take kids home. Special permission from parents was provided for elementary students to stay and view the entire eclipse with the supervision of their awesome teachers!