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A copy of the poetry and short story collection titled, Fierce Fairytales: Stories and Poems to Stir Your Soul.
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories that Truly Stir Your Soul (Review)
OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW: The original CD version of 1989 lies next to the Rose Garden Pink Vinyl edition of 1989 (Taylors Version). This version of the vinyl was exclusively available on Swifts website for a limited time prior to the records release.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) : The Flops & The Bops (Review)
Looking for Alaska by John Green demonstrates the grief felt by teenagers when a life is cut short.
The Stunning Portrayal of Grief in Looking for Alaska
SWIFT TAKEOVER: Exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise only available at AMC theaters upom the release of the film alongside homemade friendship bracelets. During the U.S. leg of The Eras Tour, making and trading beaded friendship bracelets became common practice at Swifts performances due to a lyric in her song Youre on Your Own Kid in which the bracelets are mentioned.
Ringing In a New Era: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film is an Experience to Behold (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
PASTA PARTY: Pictured from left to right is Hannah Stoner, Elisabeth Forrester, Lyric Koch, Jillian Grimes, and Myana Brown. They sit ready to dive into their first bowls of pasta.
Deal or No Deal: A Review of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Promotion
FLOWERS FOR ALL: All six hoco-court nominees pose with bouquets of flowers and smiles.
Disco Reflections: Homecoming Week Recap
ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING: The Eras Tour box sent out to those with VIP tickets
The Eras Tour Takes CHS by Storm
Soy Ploy: John Smith, Andrew Bordner, Shyne Shanaman
Coffeehouse’s ‘The Last Drop’ (Photo Gallery)
The Lemon Limes: Gale Clark (far left), Grace Pak (left), Chase Perabo (middle), Jay Barker (right), Al Montgomery (far right)
May I Have a Refill?: A Review of CHS Coffeehouse’s 2023 Winter Show
SINGING FROM THE HEART: The band Lemon Limes audition for Coffeehouse: The Refill. The return of the traditional CHS showcase is just one of many artistic offerings being held in the weeks ahead at CHS.
Waiting for the spotlight: Highlighting the arts and music departments at CHS
A cutout of Frederick Douglass, a Black author and orator, standing tall, looking over Carlisle. Douglass stopped in town while on a speaking tour and within his speech, called out the racism within Carlisle and communities like Carlisle. While staying in town, Douglass’ hotel, the Bentz House Hotel (later the Worthington), told him that he was to eat his meals in his room rather than in the dining room where the white guests were staying. Douglass was correct to call out Carlisle, as restaurants banned people of color from walking through their front doors, providing a separate entrance. In what is known today as the Carlisle Theatre, people of color were banned to the balcony; separations of this nature continued in Carlisle well into the 1960s.
Among the Hidden: Carlisle community’s history with racism comes to light in new CALC art gallery (Photos)
A copy of the poetry and short story collection titled, Fierce Fairytales: Stories and Poems to Stir Your Soul.
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories that Truly Stir Your Soul (Review)
OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW: The original CD version of 1989 lies next to the Rose Garden Pink Vinyl edition of 1989 (Taylors Version). This version of the vinyl was exclusively available on Swifts website for a limited time prior to the records release.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) : The Flops & The Bops (Review)
Looking for Alaska by John Green demonstrates the grief felt by teenagers when a life is cut short.
The Stunning Portrayal of Grief in Looking for Alaska
SWIFT TAKEOVER: Exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise only available at AMC theaters upom the release of the film alongside homemade friendship bracelets. During the U.S. leg of The Eras Tour, making and trading beaded friendship bracelets became common practice at Swifts performances due to a lyric in her song Youre on Your Own Kid in which the bracelets are mentioned.
Ringing In a New Era: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film is an Experience to Behold (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
PASTA PARTY: Pictured from left to right is Hannah Stoner, Elisabeth Forrester, Lyric Koch, Jillian Grimes, and Myana Brown. They sit ready to dive into their first bowls of pasta.
Deal or No Deal: A Review of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Promotion
A copy of the poetry and short story collection titled, Fierce Fairytales: Stories and Poems to Stir Your Soul.
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories that Truly Stir Your Soul (Review)
Looking for Alaska by John Green demonstrates the grief felt by teenagers when a life is cut short.
The Stunning Portrayal of Grief in Looking for Alaska
The novel, Ready Player One, focuses on a dystopian universe where engaging in virtual reality is the only hope for survival.
Ready Player One- an OASIS in the Sci-Fi Genre (Review)
Phuc Trans book among a plethora of Carlisle High School Yearbooks.
Sigh, Gone- A Misfit’s Memoir by Phuc Tran: A Review of A Carlislian Author
Carlisle High School students pictured with Poet Laureate Ada Limón during her visit to Dickinson College .
Poet Laureate Ada Limón Visits Carlisle
Ill Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson - Book Review
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson – Book Review
Created using Horizon Worlds, this avatar bears a passing resemblance to Periscope staff writer Alex Landis.
Ready Player None: Why isn’t anyone playing the Metaverse? (Review)
MORE THAN WORDS: If you are one of the millions of people that have enjoyed the word game Wordle, check out the various spin-off puzzles that the game has inspired.
Game on: ‘Wordle’ spin-offs for every interest (Review)
CRAFTY: These three YouTubers are some of the most popular Minecraft video producers. 2021 has been a big year for them.
The pandemic advantage: YouTubers make the most of at-home possibilities
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL PLAY: Minecraft, a popular video game on a variety of platforms, has been entertaining gamers of all ages since 2009. But what makes this game so popular?
Mad for Minecraft: Why do people “dig” this classic game?
THERES BEEN A MURDER: A crewmate is stabbed to death by the imposter while no other players are around. The goal of the imposter is to kill the other crewmates without being discovered.
Among Us: Murder mystery game goes viral among teens
As new games are being released, the trend that is emerging is that ideas once used a coming back. The deathmatch style games are becoming one of the more reoccurring game styles.
Genre repeat: Battle royale gaming has ties to deathmatch style
OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW: The original CD version of 1989 lies next to the Rose Garden Pink Vinyl edition of 1989 (Taylors Version). This version of the vinyl was exclusively available on Swifts website for a limited time prior to the records release.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) : The Flops & The Bops (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)
Going, Going, Gunk: The JS Blackchalk Story
Going, Going, Gunk: The JS Blackchalk Story
HEART-HANDS: Concert goers show boygenius their admiration through a perfectly synced heart-hand gesture. Boygenius at the All Things Go fesival performing Emily Im Sorry off their debut album.
‘The Rest’ of ‘The Record’: Boygenius Releases New EP (Review)
ITS LIKE YOURE MADE OF ANGEL DUST: GUTS Limited-Edition Magenta Vinyl, only available at Target. It includes a bonus track and unique poster.
Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her GUTS in New Album: Teenage Girls Rejoice
ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING: The Eras Tour box sent out to those with VIP tickets
The Eras Tour Takes CHS by Storm
SWIFT TAKEOVER: Exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise only available at AMC theaters upom the release of the film alongside homemade friendship bracelets. During the U.S. leg of The Eras Tour, making and trading beaded friendship bracelets became common practice at Swifts performances due to a lyric in her song Youre on Your Own Kid in which the bracelets are mentioned.
Ringing In a New Era: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film is an Experience to Behold (Review)
Part of Targets Halloween decor display in their seasonal section.
What-to-Watch: Must See Halloween Movies
Flowers on the trees begin to bloom, signifying the start of spring.
What-to-Watch: Must See Spring Movies
Promotional photo from Scream VI which was released on March 10th
Scream VI: A Frightening Review
BFFS: Colin Farrell as Padraic sits on the front porch of his house with his pet donkey, Jenny.
‘Banshees of Inisherin’: Giving your friend the finger (Review)
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: A Grinch blowup outside of a house decorated for Christmas.
Home for the Holidays: Must see holiday films (Reviews)
PASTA PARTY: Pictured from left to right is Hannah Stoner, Elisabeth Forrester, Lyric Koch, Jillian Grimes, and Myana Brown. They sit ready to dive into their first bowls of pasta.
Deal or No Deal: A Review of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Promotion
Issei Noodle
King Tut, established in 2022, is located on North Hanover Street in Carlisle.
King Tut
Fays Country Kitchen
Fay’s Country Kitchen
The Sunrise Café is a fantastic place to grab breakfast!
Sunrise Café
The Vegetable Hunter
The Vegetable Hunter
MORE THAN WORDS: If you are one of the millions of people that have enjoyed the word game Wordle, check out the various spin-off puzzles that the game has inspired.
Game on: ‘Wordle’ spin-offs for every interest (Review)
Calmharm, Youper, and Headspace are three apps that can help to improve your day to day life and mental health awareness.
Heading off stress: Anxiety and relaxation apps (Review)
As new games are being released, the trend that is emerging is that ideas once used a coming back. The deathmatch style games are becoming one of the more reoccurring game styles.
Genre repeat: Battle royale gaming has ties to deathmatch style
T-series (left) and PewDiePie (right) have been locked in a battle for the most subscribers for several months. Many fans of YouTube are scared that PewDiePie losing his crown will officially mark when YouTube lost its identity.
PewDiePie vs T-Series: The war for YouTube’s identity (Editorial)
While phones can be a helpful resource, they have also become an addiction. However, there are apps available to help limit and regulate how much time we are spending on are phones.
Blocking the temptation: Apps to help limit phone usage
Vines co-founder has been working hard to create a new app similar to Vine, called Byte. Byte is expected to be released in the early spring of 2019.
Byte: Will this be the return of Vine?
Construction workers are laying down asphalt for the new tennis courts.
Caution, Construction Zone: The Plan for the Tennis Courts and Beyond
The marching band stands along the bleachers for a team photo.
From The Ground To The Clouds: Carlisle’s Successful 2023 Marching Band Season
THE SHOW OF THE ALTERS: An alter at the town square of Angamacutiro, Michoacan.
Día de los Muertos: The Family Reunion of a Lifetime
BATTLE OF THE YARD SIGNS: Signs can be found all over Carlisle advocating for rival school board candidates. Eligible community members will make a decision regarding the five open board seats in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 7th.
What To Know: Carlisle School Board Candidates Discuss Campaigns
In this graphic, members of WGA are leaving the picket line while others, such as SAG-AFTRA continue picketing, under the article title.
The Writer’s Strike: What has been done and what is still left to do
Mr. Sollman poses in front of a window on the walking bridge connecting Swartz and Fowler
What is a School Board, Anyway? Mr. Sollman Gives Insight on School Board Elections
Construction workers are laying down asphalt for the new tennis courts.
Caution, Construction Zone: The Plan for the Tennis Courts and Beyond
FEATURED: Top Row (left to right) junior Levi Smith, freshman Joshua Smith, junior Molly Renninger, and senior Cassidy Dillon Bottom Row (left to right) freshman Julia Ring, senior Amelia Hough, sophomore Ana Bondy, and sophomore Cooper Maschmeyer are captured taking action in their sport.
Fall Sports Recap: Debriefing the Season
LEADERSHIP: (left to right) Maia Ianuzzi, Addysen Fitzgerald, and Aliah Ring show their leadership and performance on and off the soccer field.
Girls Soccer: How the team performs on and off the field
SET IT UP: Captains Emily Sheffe (Left), Cassie Diehl (Center), and Amelia Morris (Right) strike a pose in their uniforms during preseason.
Aye Aye, Captain: The Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Team Reflects on What it Means to Be a Leader
SET HIKE: The Carlisle football team prepares to snap the ball on Friday, October 7 against State College.
Hungry for a Win: Carlisle Football hopes to snap six game losing streak against CV
LETS GO HERD: The Lady Herd gets ready to face-off against Cedar Cliff on Tuesday, September 19. Tuesday was the teams mental health awareness game. The girls were seen sporting lime green ribbons in their hair.
Positive Team Culture: CHS Field Hockey Team Focuses on a Rebuild
BACK TO THE FUTURE: Phuc Tran stands at the front of Ms. Clayvilles classroom discussing his involvement in Periscope in high school. This was the first time he had been back in the halls of CHS, decades later.
Sigh, Not Gone: Phuc Tran Visits CHS Creative Writing Classes
Pepper in her selfie pose.
Meet Pepper: The Future of Robotics at CHS
Fantastic Fall: 5 Fun Things to do this Season
Fantastic Fall: 5 Fun Things to do this Season
FLOWERS FOR ALL: All six hoco-court nominees pose with bouquets of flowers and smiles.
Disco Reflections: Homecoming Week Recap
Seniors Morgan Hayes, Amelia Morris, and Maddy Coombs represent country club tennis in Oracle!
Herd Before Hoco: CHS’s Homecoming Spirit Week 2023 (Gallery)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Emelia Yencha pictured at Hershey Park with six of her closest friends: (top) Lizzy Frazier, Ashley Richwine, Regan Storm, and (bottom) Ruby Frazier, Maria Franjicic, and Riley Mercado.
A Legacy of Love: Remembering Emelia Yencha
Graduated Humans of CHS: Shana Hammaker
Graduated Humans of CHS: Shana Hammaker
Ms. Mercado teaches 9th grade English in the Swartz building.
Humans of CHS: Ms. Mercado
Senior Aubrey Smith has been a student athlete, specializing in football and lacrosse in his time at the high school.
Humans of CHS: Aubrey Smith
Isaac Richins, a junior at Carlisle High School, poses in the hallway outside of his video production classroom.
Humans of CHS: Isaac Richins
Humans of CHS: Gavin Shoemaker
Gavin Shoemaker: Humans of CHS
Humans of CHS: Shay Doupe
Humans of CHS: Shay Doupe
San Diego zoo using a display to communicate the need for change and education to help the earth.
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!: Discussion of Ethics in Zoos
Some infamous examples of gerrymandering from both mainstream political parties.
Repairing Democracy: How Independent Redistricting Commissions Help rid the United States of Corruption (Editorial)
RED AND READY: A vigorous shot of a modded C6 Corvette with Scissor Doors.
Start Your Engines: The Legacy of The C6 Corvette
BRAINS OR BANS: Florida governor Ron DeSantis moves to eradicate the course AP Psychology in an effort to censor students from LGBTQ+ content.
AP Psychology in Florida: The Mind Boggling Ban (Editorial)
NOT A LOT JUST FOREVER: A collage of Adrianne Lenkers most popular albums including Songs, Instrumentals, Abysskiss, and Hours Were the Birds
Authentic and Vulnerable: Why Adrianne Lenker’s Music Endures (Editorial)
BARBIES BREAKTHROUGH: Greta Gerwigs blockbuster in all of its pink glory.
Fashion Doll or Feminist? Barbie’s Role in Feminism
I feel like I appreciate being able to form expressions and emotions without people knowing exactly what Im talking about, and leaving it up to interpretation for other people.”- Emma Peachey, Sophomore
Herd In The Halls: “What makes poetry important to you?
Marticela Comas
Herd in the Halls: Who is your favorite musical artist right now and why?
 “I’d say probably Bison Block because you can ask the teacher that youre with what you have to catch up on.” - Madison Shields, Freshman 
Herd in the Halls: What is the bright spot in your schedule or school day?
LISTEN CLOSELY: The halls may appear empty, but as students adjust to returning in the new year they reflect on what they have learned in 2020. Many students shared their stories about how they powered through a tough year to focus on their personalities.
Herd in the Halls: What did you learn about yourself in 2020?
COVID Chaos: The current pandemic is changing the way the school system is being approached. Each student has different learning preferences which have been made more known now than ever due to the new schedules that have been created.
Covid chaos: How are students feeling about the schedule this year?
CHS students take on different topics affecting the school.
Herd in the Halls: Holidays Breaks
FLOWERS FOR ALL: All six hoco-court nominees pose with bouquets of flowers and smiles.
Disco Reflections: Homecoming Week Recap
Seniors Morgan Hayes, Amelia Morris, and Maddy Coombs represent country club tennis in Oracle!
Herd Before Hoco: CHS’s Homecoming Spirit Week 2023 (Gallery)
Beautiful blooms grace the gardens of Carlisles gardens and parks.
Carlisle in Bloom
Thor withstanding the storm; HERD STRONG
Winter Photo Roundup
Ice Art Fest
Ice Art Fest
Kelina Ellis-King (left), Natalya Maggiore (center), and Savawn Martin (right) are prepared for an intense round of Bingo.
Periscope Paparazzi: CHS Homecoming Spirit Week 2022 (Gallery)
MADE WITH HOPE: Pictured here are bowls made during the 2022 Empty Bowls workshops. These bowls will be sold to raise money for Project Share, our local food bank.
Shaping the world: Empty Bowls (Video)
LEADING THE WAY: CHS sophomore Ian Hill proudly leads the cheers at a home football game this fall. The only male cheerleader at CHS, Hill has faced criticism with a smile on his face. You do whatever you want to do and whatever makes you happy, you go ahead and fulfill your dreams.
Ian Hill: Unafraid (Video)
HIT AND RUN: Jack Kriner hasnt had his foot on the breaks since he started seeing success in the world of Esports. Kriner started only a couple of years ago and has quickly risen the ranks and become a common name within the realm of MLB The Show.
Diamond in the Rough: ‘MLB The Show’ superstar Jack Kriner (Video)
Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
Congratulations Seniors! (Video)
Many Halloween favorites were recently given a taste make-over. The question is: do these versions match up to the classics?
Classic vs. Halloween Candy (Video)
With the upcoming release of Avengers: Endgame, CHSPeriscope wanted to test the knowledge of their fellow movie enthusiasts about the popular film series while also making predictions about the films key moments.
Let the ‘Game’ begin: Students make predictions about final ‘Avengers’ film (Video)
FLOWERS FOR ALL: All six hoco-court nominees pose with bouquets of flowers and smiles.
Disco Reflections: Homecoming Week Recap
Seniors Morgan Hayes, Amelia Morris, and Maddy Coombs represent country club tennis in Oracle!
Herd Before Hoco: CHS’s Homecoming Spirit Week 2023 (Gallery)
Beautiful blooms grace the gardens of Carlisles gardens and parks.
Carlisle in Bloom
Ice Art Fest
Ice Art Fest
Logo - Sage Cafe
Warming Hearts in the Cold: Carlisle Ice Art Fest 2022 (Photos)
A cutout of Frederick Douglass, a Black author and orator, standing tall, looking over Carlisle. Douglass stopped in town while on a speaking tour and within his speech, called out the racism within Carlisle and communities like Carlisle. While staying in town, Douglass’ hotel, the Bentz House Hotel (later the Worthington), told him that he was to eat his meals in his room rather than in the dining room where the white guests were staying. Douglass was correct to call out Carlisle, as restaurants banned people of color from walking through their front doors, providing a separate entrance. In what is known today as the Carlisle Theatre, people of color were banned to the balcony; separations of this nature continued in Carlisle well into the 1960s.
Among the Hidden: Carlisle community’s history with racism comes to light in new CALC art gallery (Photos)
SEE YA LATER CHS: Each year, we say goodbye to our Periscope seniors and staff members leaving for new schools. We thank them for all of their hard work!
Bye Bye Bison: Periscope staff members say goodbye (photos)
“My favorite place on the campus is the stadium and track. Too many late-night games and meets to forget.” -Ryan Jerev
No place like home: Seniors share their favorite spots on campus (photos)
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Where are they going? Class of 2022
Where are they going? Class of 2022
ACCOLADES FOR DAYS: Members of the class of 2022 were honored on May 17, 2022 as part of the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Check out the entire list to see how your favorite senior was recognized.
Honorable mentions: Seniors recognized at awards night
THUNDERING BISON BEATS: CHS mascot, Thor, sports the classic graduation attire and his very own set of headphones to check out our class of 2022 senior soundtrack. Check it out on Spotify (@chsperiscope).
Head-bopping Bison Bangers: 2022 Senior Soundtrack
Did You Know?
  • December 1SAT Testing is TOMMORROW
  • November 29Class Councils are collecting money during all lunches for Adopt a Family!
  • November 29Keystone Literature Testing starts Monday & Tuesday next week!
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Emma McShea

Emma McShea, Staff Writer

Emma is a freshman at Carlisle High School and this is her first year being a member of the Periscope staff. She enjoys musical theatre, watching tv, baseball, and being around friends. Emma's very excited to see what the year holds and can't wait to see what opportunities will come.

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CURTAINS UP: Theatre fans sit in anticipation as they wait for the Broadway show Come From Away to begin. This is just one of the popular shows that has come back since the reopening.

It’s showtime! Broadway slowly recovers from pandemic shutdown (Editorial)

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
April 5, 2022
STAGING FOR SHAKESPEARE: The writer (second from right) and her fellow castmates rehearse for the upcoming performance of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. This is just one of the shows that has helped the writers love for theatre blossom.

Here for the drama: Why theatre is such a beautiful art form (Editorial)

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
March 24, 2022
SINGING FROM THE HEART: The band Lemon Limes audition for Coffeehouse: The Refill. The return of the traditional CHS showcase is just one of many artistic offerings being held in the weeks ahead at CHS.

Waiting for the spotlight: Highlighting the arts and music departments at CHS

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
February 25, 2022
WEST SIDE STORY: The movies cast poses from a promo pic. The reimagining of Romeo & Juliet lighted up the screen in an exhilarating experience.

‘Something’s Coming, Something Good’: Spielberg exceeds expectations in new ‘West Side Story’ adaptation (Review)

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
SUPPORT THE TEAM: Whether it be an alma mater, a hometown favorite, or a random love, many teenagers share a sports fandom with their family and friends. How do sports bring you together?

One jersey at a time: the power of sports to bring people together

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
December 21, 2021
WELCOME HOME: The writer as a child waits in anticipation to see her dad, whos been deployed. Deployment can be a time of uncertainty but finally reuniting makes the wait worthwhile.

Moving with the military: A glimpse into the life of an Army brat (Editorial)

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
November 21, 2021
CAPTAIN CARTER: Peggy Carter takes place of Captain America during episode one of What If...?. Captain Carter became an inspirational figure during her superhero debut.

‘What If…?’: Marvel perplexes fans with enthralling new show (Review)

Emma McShea, Staff Writer
October 26, 2021
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