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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

Kneeling down, Hailey Stinar (12) rolls the bocce ball down the court as her teammates watch. During bocce games, all members of the team keep watchful eyes on their peers’ turns to help support and strategize their next moves.

Bocce team works together, succeeds through season

Addison Freeman, Copy Editor January 31, 2025

  This year, the bocce team has seen some pivotal changes, with the loss of major players from last year and a gain of five new members to fill their shoes. The team had to adjust to their new...

Leaping into the air, William Kumrow (10) attempts to get the rebound off of the defender. Rebound the ball after a shot allows for the team to regain possession of the ball so they can score more points.

Boys basketball team makes final push

Brodie Falk, Business Manager January 31, 2025

As the end of January inches closer and closer, the basketball season reaches its climax. Section games are holding unimaginable weight in standings. Wins and losses are proving to be determining factors...

Inspiring students: Reading over an assignment, Colton Blank (11), stays focused as he helps tutor fellow students. The new NHS tutoring system is now available to students during every PLT.

National Honor Society revamps tutoring

Brooke Stragand, Social Media Director January 31, 2025

In previous years, the National Honor Society (NHS) has provided tutoring for students in the high school. Whether a student needed help with History, Biology, Chemistry or English, an NHS member would...

“Scrolling” to a halt: The TikTok app is very ingrained in youth culture these days. The app ban temporariiy stopped Americans from interacting with the humor, ideals and dance that the app features.

Behind the rumors

Mia Roncevich, Asst. Opinion Editor January 31, 2025

Many kids at Freedom High School enjoy scrolling through the TikTok app and are not alone. According to Pew Research, 63% of teenagers aged 13-17 use TikTok. However, rumors have been circulating recently...

Taking it in: Chronically scrolling, Meta users consume information about global events and world politics from posts by their peers. With the end of third-party fact checking it will be more difficult for users to discern between real and fake posts.

Meta ends third-party fact checking

Christopher Denkovich, Editor-in-Cheif January 31, 2025

Meta, the tech giant parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has announced the end of their fact-checks. In a Jan. 7 post on the Meta website, Joel Kaplan, the Chief Global Affairs Officer at Meta, gave...

News-in-breif

Lainey Tuszynski and Reese Neely January 31, 2025

STUDENTS RECEIVE STUDENT OF THE MONTH AWARDS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY The eight students were awarded December’s Student of the Month for the theme: Mindful and Supportive. These students are Lillian...

Whole lotta... empty seats: Aside from some of the biggest names, many artists' concerts are reeling in fewer and fewer attendees. As the amount of rap fans continues to diminish, more and more artists struggle to sell out venues like they once did.

Dropping Bars

Bryson Deal, Sports Editor January 31, 2025

Rap music began during the early 1970s in The Bronx, New York City. Two stars of this early hip-hop era were DJ Kool Herc and DJ Hollywood. DJ Kool Herc’s parties are credited with being the birthplace...

Matched up: Facing his opponent, Troy Gorajewski (10), prepares to start his match viciously on Jan. 15.
Beginning a wrestling match with a good set-up and a prepared mind is crucial for wrestling exceptionally.

Wrestlers aim for third section title in 3 years

Hannah Shaffer, Digital Content Director January 31, 2025

Both the bulldogs wrestling team and individual wrestlers have showed exponential progress as the winter months progress. With a 6-1 start to their season, and 1-0 in their league, the team kept their...

 Getting into a defensive stance, Mackenzie Mohrbacher (11) prepares to take the ball from the offender. Mohrbacher was playing man-to-man defense, meaning each defender would play defense on one of the Shenango players at a time.

Order on the court

Brodie Falk, Business Manager January 31, 2025

With the end of the season soon approaching, the girls basketball team hopes to reach a WPIAL playoff berth. The team must round out the struggles they have endured throughout the season if they hope to...

On the rise: In January 2024, there were no gun deaths reported in Beaver county. Recent events of violence in the area show causes for concern.

Gun violence rises in Western Pa.

Noah Brandon, Digital Platform Coordinator January 31, 2025

Over the past few weeks, gun violence has become a rising issue in areas around Beaver County. Several shootings have occurred, resulting in injury, death and arrests. These crimes have left many families...

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