Many schools around have instructional coaches, and Big Spring does as well in the form of Nicole Donato, but what does an instruction coach actually do? Throughout Donato’s regular day of work she does many different things. Sometime she will meet with teachers during the day. "When meeting with...

Big Spring High School welcomes Senora Smith, who is a long-term sub in the Spanish classroom and is filling in for Senora LaRose who is on maternity leave. “I am very excited to be at Big Spring to cover for Senora LaRose. I’ve heard great things about our students and faculty, and it’s fun to...

“Ah ah ah ah staying alive, staying alive”. Almost everyone knows the lyrics to this famous song by the Bee Gees, and the lyrics are now a life-saving tool for hands-only CPR. Senate Bill 115 was a measure to require hands-only CPR training for every high schooler in Pennslyvania. The bill passed...

The term challenge sounds dangerous, but not in this new viral challenge that could be changing the world for the better. The cleanup challenge or the #trashtag challenge is pushing people to find a place filled with trash and clean it up. After the area is cleaned up and everything is recycled, the...

In effect next year honors weighting will no longer be a part of the Big Spring grading system. Six years ago the school changed from a percentage weighting to the 4.0 scale. This was done because they were taking into account AP classes and the honors weighting. They thought the change would encourage...