News

Helderbarker Writer McKayla-Courtney McGeeney Earns Scholarships

Combined Staff Reports, Staff Writers

Makayla-Courtney McGeeney, a senior staff writer for The Helderbarker,  has been awarded two journalism related scholarships.  The senior at Clayton A. Bouton High School will receive... Read more »

April 11, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Top Stories

• Grammy Winning Jazz Group Expected in Voorheesville January 31, 2012
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Features

Planning A Prom

Carla Planz, Staff Writer

Have you ever wondered why class officers claim that planning a prom is so strenuous when it seems as though all one has to do it rent a space, hire a DJ and call it good? As the junior... Read more »

February 29, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features, Top Stories

• Valentine’s Day February 12, 2012
• Diversity’s Debut January 31, 2012
• Facebook: The Ultimate Procrastinator October 23, 2011
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Sports

The Return of the Birdcage

Ryan Clayton, Sports Editor

Picture the scene: a cold December night, a packed gym, with music blaring, then out trots the Voorheesville Blackbirds basketball team through a tunnel of cheerleaders. As the team... Read more »

January 31, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

• Making a Difference, One Athlete at a Time December 2, 2011
• You Have No Idea November 14, 2011
• Sports Injuries: The Challenges of Returning November 8, 2011
• Blackbird Football Ends Season Strong October 22, 2011

Opinion

What Comes Next?

McKayla-Courtney McGeeney, Staff Writer

It’s here. The last of the last. All of the breaks are over with and its nothing but smooth sailing into June, right? This is the last few months left in our school year and our mind... Read more »

May 2, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Opinion, Top Stories

• Wash, Rinse, Repeat April 4, 2012
• Are We Seen But Not Heard? February 12, 2012
• Is the School Paranoid? November 8, 2011
• Student Drivers November 1, 2011