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The SPOKE

The Student News Site of Conestoga High School

The SPOKE

The Student News Site of Conestoga High School

The SPOKE

Continuing the legacy: Laminated pages of The Spoke line the walls alongside signs with the school years. The newspaper served as a local news source, beginning under the name Eastfrin Echoes, shifting to The Conestoga Spoke and later choosing The Spoke.
The Spoke celebrates 75th year: Reporters, advisers reflect on beginnings, experience beyond graduation
Saktisri Gowrishankar and Erin Zhang June 2, 2025

The clock shows 2:30 a.m. during the 2000-01 school year. In a printing facility outside of school, then-senior and Managing Editor Jason Mazda and then-Editor-in-Chief Emily Bagby are still awake, working with a CD and computer. Fighting exhaustion,...

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....

Personal perspectives: Junior Katie Fradkin reads the updated Challenges and Cirumstances prompt on the Common Application website. This prompt replaced the Community Disruption question in the application’s changes for next year.
Common Application makes changes for the 2025-26 year
Divit Gupta, Staff Reporter • June 2, 2025

On Aug. 1, the Common Application will refresh for the 2025-26 college application cycle. This year’s reset will include modifications to various...

On track: A SEPTA inbound train comes into Daylesford station in Berwyn. SEPTA proposed to cut this route in its 2026 fiscal year budget proposal.
SEPTA proposes service cuts, fare hikes
Paige Vachris, Staff Reporter • June 2, 2025

On April 10, SEPTA announced its potential plan for 45% service cuts, including closing the Paoli-Thorndale Line, which services the Main Line....

Redrawing boundaries: The Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee discusses future plans to move forward with the redistricting process. The school board decided to create this committee to prepare for the opening of Bear Hill Elementary School.
TESD creates Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee
Vaishnavi Sriadibhatla and Nishta Subramanian June 2, 2025

On May 28, the Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee met for the first time to plan its course of action on designating which students will attend Bear...

Kind reminder: A sign outside of the Paoli Hospital in Paoli reminds visitors that guns, alcohol and smoking are not allowed inside. CeaseFirePA began advocating for such community gun safety standards in 2002.
Gun reform organization urges investment in gun protection
Lauren Pinheiro, Web Managing Editor • June 2, 2025

CeaseFirePA is an organization that has advocated to end gun violence in Pennsylvania since 2002. According to its website, 1,600 Pennsylvania...

Combatting domestic violence: The Chester County Sheriff’s Office’s Lieutenant Janis Pickell (left) and command staff liaison Noah Stribrny (right) hold a flyer for Shear Hope. They partnered with two other agencies to launch the Shear Hope program.
Chester County launches domestic violence training initiative
Ashley Du, Co-News Editor • June 2, 2025

In a unified effort to combat domestic violence, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the...

Permitted parking: Senior Jason Xu makes sure his parking permit is attached to his car before heading in for the school day. Conestoga administration started implementing more checks for parking passes this year.
Conestoga increases attention on student parking rules
Rohan Anne, Webmaster • April 25, 2025

Traditionally, the privilege of parking on campus has been researved exclusively for seniors, while students in other grades are not permitted...

Closed down: The Exton Square Mall sits quiet, with numerous vacant spaces. On March 18, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) sold the mall to Abrams Realty & Development for $34 million.
Developer buys Exton Square Mall, plans town center
Nolan Talley, Staff Reporter • April 25, 2025

On March 18, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) sold the Exton Square Mall, constructed in 1973, to Abrams Realty and Development...