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The Student News Site of Conestoga High School

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The Student News Site of Conestoga High School

The SPOKE

Early-morning commute: Senior Daniel Loza waits at the Paoli SEPTA station for his train to Center City. SEPTA’s service cuts and fare increases affected him and other community members who use the Paoli-Thorndale line to attend events around the area.
Transit turmoil: SEPTA enacts service cuts, judge orders reversal
Ashley Du, Tvisha Jani, and Paige Vachris October 3, 2025

Standing by hand-painted signs urging viewers to “Save the train,” senior Daniel Loza waits at the Paoli SEPTA station to catch a train for his orchestra rehearsal in Center City, Philadelphia. In August, as SEPTA started enacting service cuts, Loza...

Revised rules: The 2025-26 Code of Conduct contains changes, including stricter attendance policies and revised language regarding nicotine product usage and gambling. Conestoga administration made the changes to follow the state’s requirements and promote a healthy school environment.
Code of Conduct changes for 2025-26 school year
Erin Zhang, Co-Copy Editor • October 3, 2025

Conestoga administration made changes to the Code of Conduct in hopes of supplementing, refining and reinforcing rules for the 2025-26 school...

Transitioning devices: Starting this school year, all Conestoga students are using district-issued laptops. The school board agreed on the change in January.
Community responds to district technology updates, changes
Faith Zantua, Co-News Editor • October 3, 2025

Students attend classes in Conestoga for the new 2025-26 and reach into their backpacks for the same district-issued device models — marking...

Security system: A camera at Conestoga overlooks the school grounds. On Aug. 28, local law enforcement responded to a bomb threat directed at Conestoga.
District responds to bomb threat
Nolan Talley, Webmaster • October 3, 2025

On Aug. 28, the Tredyffrin Police Department responded to a bomb threat at Conestoga from an unknown individual who called a 911 Philadelphia...

Playground progress: The area near the pavilion and the Tot Lot remains closed off for renovations. Construction began on July 17. Weather permitting, the township plans to complete the renovations by late November.
Wilson Farm Park undergoes renovations
Anvita Mohile, Staff Reporter • October 3, 2025

On July 17, the Tredyffrin Township began renovating Wilson Farm Park. Starting with the Tot Lot near the lake, playground equipment and pavilions...

Website management: School website manager and librarian Brooke Hauer edits content on the website. Hauer learned to edit and update the website alongside other department chairs, administration members and librarians.
District remodels website using new vendor
Vaishnavi Sriadibhatla, Co-Staff Development Director • October 3, 2025

On June 11, the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District launched the remodeled version of its website. The district made the decision to remodel...

Fun distributing food: Chester County Food Bank Director of Community Relations Nicholas Imbesi (left) and Chester County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz (right) package food donations from the Chester County Steps Up Initative’s food drive. The drive lasted a month and raised 692 pounds of food and $760.
Chester County expedites $75K to food bank
Ryan Ding, Social Media Editor • October 3, 2025

Among other federal budget cuts, the United States Department of Agriculture canceled an estimated $250,000 food order for the Chester County...

Celebratory speeches: Berwyn Fire Company president Andrew Emory delivers a speech at the fire station’s opening ceremony on Sept. 27. He played a major part in directing the planning and building process of the new station.
Fire company finishes new station
Sophia Cui, Co-Design Editor • October 3, 2025

The Berwyn Fire Company completed construction of its new station at 23 Bridge Ave. this September. The planning process began in 2020 and construction...

Fresh and local: The Chester County Food Bank provides locally sourced vegetables to the Chester County community. The food bank received a notice from the USDA that a $250,000 food order would be canceled quarterly.
USDA cancels $250,000 Chester County Food Bank order
Nolan Talley, Webmaster • June 2, 2025

On April 2, the Chester County Food Bank announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) canceled their $250,000 food order....