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

Small district: The size of Freedoms campus is significantly smaller
than some schools, since all education levels are in one place.

School size does not matter

Editorial Board January 31, 2024

Going to a small school has many benefits and also many negatives. As many students here know, Freedom is a small school compared to the ones surrounding it. Students who have gone here their whole school...

Lose for your winnings: Sports teams who keep losing typically end up on top on the money scale. This trend is present within almost every professional sport.

Pay to lose

Bryson Deal, Copy Editor January 31, 2024

It’s no secret that professional athletes make a lot of money. According to comparably.com, the average professional athlete makes just under 100,000 dollars a year. However, being a professional athlete...

Funding scale: The state prioritizes adding more to the wealthier schools to balance the scale, when in reality, funding needs to be distributed toward the less fortunate districts. Bringing the scale to an equilibrium is a vitality to maintain a fair, thriving school system.

A detrimental dollar divide

Calla Reynolds, Managing Editor December 21, 2023

“The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth,” is a statement from the Pennsylvania...

Adorned in advertisements: Constant sales during the holiday season often overshadow the traditions that once made the festive time special.

Holiday traditions slowly dissolve in marketing waves

Noah Brandon, Photo Editor December 21, 2023

The holiday spirit of the Christmas season usually gets blown over in a festive wave of marketing and turbulence. It is easy to lose sight of the holiday season when being bombarded with constant lights...

Spy on the shelf: The Elf on the Shelf is portrayed surveying your house and monitoring your every move. This is one of the many strange Christmas traditions students families may participate in during the Holiday season.

Fa la la la lame

Bryson Deal, Copy Editor December 21, 2023

As winter rolls around, the time comes for students and their families to begin preparing for the holiday season. Families celebrate this season in various ways, some of which are quite odd if you really...

Hard to learn: Students face challenges when using the internet in school. Required sites often get blocked by the classroom manager Blocksi.

Is it time to block Blocksi?

Editorial Board December 21, 2023

The bell rings for students as they walk through the halls, leaving their first class and on to their next, shuffling through the door and to their seats as the late bell chimes. They look up at the board...

All-American Cuisine: A high percentage of food consumed by citizens of the United States contains harmful ingredients, such as chemicals, additives, preservatives and microplastics. These ingredients are detrimental to physical health.

You are what you eat

Addison Freeman, Copy Editor November 29, 2023

It is no secret that the United States (US) is known for its exorbitant rates of obesity and chronic health issues. Most people place blame on the citizens themselves for gluttony and irresponsibility....

Forgotten Festivities: Christmas is often celebrated soon after Halloween. This can cause Halloween along with Thanksgiving to be forgotten or not celebrated in excitement of the festive holiday.

Celebrating holidays early could lead to negative effects

Noah Brandon, Photo Editor November 29, 2023

Despite the excitement and celebration that the holidays offer, there is increasing concern that the Christmas spirit is appearing earlier and earlier every year. There is debate over the practice of celebrating...

Fashion over health

Fashion over health

Editorial Board November 29, 2023

Almost every teenager has been online shopping at least once in their life; shopping on websites like Temu, Shein and most definitely Amazon. As a high schooler, who would not be compelled to do so? It...

Trash to treasure: Senior Zach Wynn saved a painting from his neighbor’s garbage and gave it as a gift to Mr. Langelli. The painting now resides permanently above Mr. Langelli’s Smartboard, visible to all of his students.

Strong bonds build better futures

Christopher Denkovich, Editor In Chief October 31, 2023

Every student has had a class that they absolutely dreaded going to. The only thing they could focus on is the tapping of someone else’s foot and the humming of the lights above that were way too bright...

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