Reacting to reactions
Keith Pawlowski, Editorial Editor
December 21, 2019
Students across the nation are getting reprimanded for putting offensive content on the internet that causes a lot of alarm and backlash. Everyone sees the flashy news headlines, but what happens afterwards? Oftentimes, the aftermath is not as eye-catching. What happens after a picture of students mak...
Becoming main-’stream’
Cade Skuse, Co-Editor-in-Chief (Print)/Copy Editor/Accountant
December 21, 2019
With Disney+ being the lastest streaming service launch, many different streaming services and internet-based television services have been made available at the touch of your fingertips. Whether it’s a romantic comedy or spine-chilling thriller, each of these platforms provides a wide range of movi...
‘Tis the season
Marissa Lammie, Staff Writer
December 21, 2019
As the days get colder and colder and the snow starts to sprinkle down from the sky, holidays are just around the corner. Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all celebrated within the month of December. Each holiday is associated with a religion or culture. Christmas being Christanity, Hanukkah being Jud...
What’s old is new again
Matthew Levenson, Staff Writer
December 20, 2019
In this day and age, billions of gigabytes of information can be saved, shared or downloaded online in an instant. Music can be purchased or streamed on platforms such as Apple Music or Spotify and can be played easily through Bluetooth speakers or an auxiliary cord in a car. With every song in the w...
Make it stick
Jalynn Falk, Sports Editor
December 1, 2019
In everyday lives, it’s apparent that many can remember every lyric to each song in their favorite album. However, when children get into the classroom, there are students who can’t remember the vocabulary words for their test and workers who can’t ever remember the code to get into the breakr...
The graduation situation
Leah McNear, Co-Distribution Director
December 1, 2019
The seniors at Freedom Area High School have a multitude of paths to choose from as they embark on a journey into the rest of their lives after graduation. Some will further their education at a college or university, while others join the workforce, military or attend a trade school. The Graduati...
Coffee craze
Jessica Majors, Asst. Sports Editor
December 1, 2019
With over 400 million cups of coffee being consumed every day in the United States, are people becoming too dependent on coffee? On a daily basis, 64% of Americans consume at least three cups of coffee, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), throughout their day. While coffee has bee...
Fashion Forward
Madison Snavely, Editor-in-Chief, FHS Press.com/ Social Media Director
December 1, 2019
An article of clothing can consist of several different fabrics along with materials to create it. Different clothing choices can make up a person and allow them to express themselves better through their own personal style. As trends and history has changed throughout the years, so has fashion. It h...
Recent transformations shape how classrooms function
Mason Hedge, Managing Editor (Print)/ Co-Distribution Director
December 1, 2019
In recent years, Freedom Area High School has been through a lot of changes in staff members. With many of these changes taking place at the beginning of the year, expectations were high. But how have these classrooms changed since then? Roughly two years ago, the school gained a new teacher for speci...
7 candidates running for 5 open positions on school board
Cade Skuse, Editor-in-Chief (Print)/Copy Editor
November 3, 2019
With five positions up for grabs on the school board for the November general election, competition has been tight between all of the candidates. With three current school board members and four new competitors, only five of the seven candidates will be elected to serve on the board, with six running...
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