Past Articles | The Quaker Quill

May 26, 2022
1 min

QV Track is Running Away with the Win

The Quaker Valley Track team this 2021-2022 school year rocked almost every opposing school. The team was a formidable opponent who ended...

Mar 7, 2022
1 min

QVHS Boys Hockey update

By: Boo Earlewine Quaker Valley Hockey has thirteen wins so far this season and four losses. The team has scored 80 goals across all...

Mar 7, 2022
1 min

Interactive debate questions

By: Boo Earlewine French or Spanish? What is the best decade? The 2000’s? Now? 70’s? Should art be a core class? What about gym? If you...

Mar 7, 2022
2 min

SDL + Carnegie Mellon Study

By: Boo Earlewine SDL, or Self Directed Learning, is a credit requirement for graduation at Quaker Valley. The SDL section on the QV...

Mar 7, 2022
1 min

Quaker Valley Peer Help Desk: the Backbone of our High School

By: Saige Capek The Quaker Valley Peer Help Desk is conveniently located in the school’s library, and it offers many accommodations for...

Mar 7, 2022
1 min

The Quaker Valley Chapter of the National Honors Society pinned 52 students on February 17

By: Miralhi Taylor-Martin Students dressed in semi-formal attire and walked across the stage one-by-one during the ceremony. There are...

Mar 7, 2022
2 min

Spider-Man: No Way Home Review: Can charismatic characters and action make it a Oscar Best Picture?

By: Bella Trafton “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” directed by Jon Watts, has broken many box office records making it the highest-grossing...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

Update on the QVSA Swim Team

By: Riley Holles The Quaker Valley swim team’s latest feat was the MACs swim meet on Feb. 5 where they achieved a first place win for the...

Mar 6, 2022
1 min

New club provides support for students

By: William Musial A new club has been established at Quaker Valley High School! The QV Student Gay-Straight Alliance or Gender-Sexuality...

Mar 6, 2022
1 min

Partners Gym

By: Madeline Weaver Partners Gym, taught by Mr. Vecchi, is a gym class a student can take at Quaker Valley High School. The goal of the...

Mar 6, 2022
1 min

QVHS prepares for Spring musical

By: Will Musial Get ready to go “under the sea” with Quaker Valley’s spring musical production of the “The Little Mermaid.” This show is...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

Ninety-fourth Oscars info & predictions

By: Ava Curran Last year held a collection of popular films such as “Dune,” “Encanto,” and “Spiderman: No Way Home.” With award season...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

Books to cuddle up with

By: Jack Miller Books to Cuddle Up With in the Colder Months Jack Miller We all find ourselves longing for something to do during those...

Nov 5, 2021
2 min

The 2021 Homecoming was a smashing success, regardless of COVID restrictions

By: Isabella Trafton Last Saturday, October 16th was Quaker Valley High Schools’ annual homecoming dance. Despite many obstacles in its...

Nov 5, 2021
2 min

Festive fall family recipes

Curated by: Hanna Carver Apple Tart: Ingredients: 1 package puff pastry sheets, thawed, each cut into half or thirds 3 apples, cored,...

Nov 5, 2021
3 min

Quaker Valley's new high school update

By: Maisy Bates Signs littering the yards of the Quaker Valley area read “It’s Time to Build”. The notion of a new high school has been...

Nov 4, 2021
1 min

Fall Poems

Raking Leaves By: Shel Silverstein I raked the leaves on our front lawn; It took all afternoon I started at ‘round half past one And said...

Nov 3, 2021
2 min

Vaccines for children ages 5-11 are being authorized - what this means for Quaker Valley

By: Mira Hennon The White House announced on Oct. 20, 2021 that a plan to vaccinate children ages five to 11 has been formed. The...

Nov 2, 2021
2 min

Boys Soccer gets ready for WPIAL playoffs

Photo by Ellie Bates By: Wil Dunda A roster of 40 boys anxiously stared at the TribLive website on Wednesday afternoon, awaiting the...

Nov 2, 2021
2 min

Friday night lights are back at Quaker Valley

By: Riley Holles & Mira Hennon The lights are back on over Chuck Knox Stadium, and the Quakers are taking the field. After last year’s...

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