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Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

This artwork of a bulldog with a graduation cap on was created by high school art teacher Kaylee Haggerty and is on the front cover of every senior project packet that all the upcoming seniors received.

Previous senior project guidelines updated for future seniors

Cade Skuse, Editor-In-Chief (Online) June 1, 2019

In the past, seniors have always had to complete the senior project in order to graduate from Freedom. For their projects, seniors had to do at least 20 hours of community service, attend a government...

Pep Club sponsors first ‘Lip Sync Battle’

Keith Pawlowski, Staff Writer June 1, 2019

Lip syncing is defined as mimicking singing at the same time along with recorded music. The Pep Club brought such a spectacle to FHS in a way which the school had never seen. On May 24, students and teachers...

Band Director Keith Kovalic enlightens the crowd on his musical choices for the night. He pointed his mother out in the audience and explained the influence she had on his first song.

A farewell fanfare

Leah McNear, Staff Writer June 1, 2019

Band and Choir Director Keith Kovalic has worked for Freedom since 1992. He made his mark in the community with Freedom’s marching band. He also directed many amazing drama club productions. To kick...

A day of refinement

A day of refinement

Ella Walden and JoAnn Sharpless June 1, 2019

On Friday, May 17, the third annual Science Conference took place at Freedom Area High School. The day-long event included over 20 returning alumni and 140 student presenters participating in the school-wide...

Sophomore Brett Boyd attempts to hit the ball in order to advance junior Jacob Bauman around the bases during the bottom of the second inning against New Brighton on May 6.

Baseball team ends season third in section, makes playoffs

Cade Skuse, Editor-In-Chief (Online) June 1, 2019

Since the start of the baseball season in the middle of March, the baseball team has been working hard to achieve their goals and make it to the playoffs. Going into May with a 6-7 record, the baseball...

When in doubt, go to replay

Casey Collins, Staff Writer June 1, 2019

On May 4, the Kentucky Derby faced controversy after original winner, Maximum Security, was called on several fouls committed during the race after he had won. Using instant replay to determine the validity...

Putting a price tag on high school athletics

Claudia Huggins, Editor-In-Chief (Print) June 1, 2019

Sleepless nights and arduous workouts are often only the smallest struggles of a student athlete. Oftentimes, the sports students play in school come between school work, meeting important deadlines, family...

Being a student athlete benefits students during high school

Madison Lewis, Sports Editor June 1, 2019

Homerun, touchdown, ace, goal! People often think that sports in high school can interfere with a student’s academics and are more harmful than helpful. However, sports teach students the importance...

Sports-in-Brief

Matthew Levenson, Asst. Sports Editor June 1, 2019

Disappointing end to Penguins season On April 16, the Pittsburgh Penguins were swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Islanders. Unable to win a single playoff game...

‘It must be nice to have summers off’

Staff Editorial June 1, 2019

In a society where everyone is told to try their hardest, teachers are doing exactly that. They wake up to come to work and hopefully teach future generations and lead them on the path to success. Because...

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