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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

Last year’s Homecoming King and Queen Riley Adams and Melissa Keith crown Maxwell Ujhazy and Baylee Stewart as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.

Homecoming: A reunion unlike any other

Marissa Lammie, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

On Sept. 13 and 14, Freedom hosted its annual Homecoming Festival. The pep rally and the annual Homecoming Dance took place on Sept. 13 and the 5K run, parade, activities, football game, a bonfire and...

Wisdom comes with age

Wisdom comes with age

Cade Skuse, Co-Editor-in-Chief (Print) September 30, 2019

When most teenagers are close to graduating from high school, they may start to feel some discomfort in the back of their mouth. This is a sign of their wisdom teeth starting to grow in. They get surgery...

Stereotypes come from trends, grief comes from stereotypes

Stereotypes come from trends, grief comes from stereotypes

Mason Hedge, Managing Editor (Print)/Co-Distribution Director September 30, 2019

Whether it is likable or not, stereotypes are everywhere in today’s world. There are stereotypes that can be considered “nice”, or there could be stereotypes that are harmful to others. They could...

 Heading towards the baseball field, a car makes a right by the bulldog statue as it follows the new morning drop off route that was implemented this school year.

Dropping into something new

Sarah Levenson, Features Editor September 30, 2019

For years, Freedom Area High School students have been dropped off in front of the school by the bus or by their parents every morning. However, that changed when the school board approved a new morning...

Band teacher, Robert James is updating the band class of upcoming events and new music they will be playing.

Faculty changes in the high school

Baylee Stewart, Co-Editor-in-Chief (Print) September 30, 2019

This year at Freedom High School, a few switches were made to the faculty. At the end of the 2018-2019 school year, two teachers retired at the high school, the first being former math teacher KC Hastings...

Senior Matthew Levenson practices his swing on sunny evening at a match against Central Valley on Sept. 3.

Golf is tee-rific

Madison Snavely, Editor-in-Chief (Online) September 30, 2019

For the 2019 season, 13 athletes make up the Freedom golf team. Seniors Matthew Levenson, Mason Hedge, Cole Skuse, Cade Skuse, Nolan Colaric, Evan Aland, juniors Nick Tavern, Matthew Castelli, Josiah Dubovi,...

Mysterious lung disease from e-cigarettes leads to first vape-related death

Mysterious lung disease from e-cigarettes leads to first vape-related death

Matthew Levenson, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

On Aug. 23, a man from Illinois died after he was hospitalized with a severe lung disease that was associated with vaping.This marks the first official vape-related death in the United States, and it is...

Senior Thomas Young gets ready to strike the ball to the left conner for another Freedom goal as Carlyton’s goalie charges out towards him.

Refuse to lose

Jessica Majors, Asst. Sports Editor September 30, 2019

As the Freedom boys soccer team steps back onto the field for another season, its future looks bright. The team, which shares a strong connection on and off the field, has grown with a healthy mix of returning...

Depicted above is a map of all the fires that took place in the Amazon rainforest on Aug 22-23

Amazon Rainforest Aftermath

JoAnn Sharpless, Managing Editor (Online) September 30, 2019

A thick black smoke laid across the shimmering green foliage, while the bright fire flickered and slowly engulfed both the ground and the sky around it, making a wall of red that would be the only thing...

Junior Reiker Welling makes a 44-yard catch to make the first touchdown for the Bulldogs.

Bulldogs start season undefeated

Jalynn Falk, Sports Editor September 30, 2019

The Freedom Bulldogs are setting the bar high this season. The Bulldogs managed to defeat the Hopewell Vikings, the Shenango Wildcats, the Riverside Panthers and the Mohawk Warriors to start the season...

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