On Feb. 14, a mass shooting of students and teachers occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, once again beginning the cycle we know all too well. First comes the tragedy—the shock of yet another...
As students go shopping for new clothes, they face challenges as they struggle to find clothes that will not get them in trouble at school for breaking the dress code.
Most popular teen stores such...
On Feb. 16, Skybacher Ministries held their annual ‘Someone Special Dance’ at the Freedom Middle School. This dance is a popular event attended by boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade...
“Me too!” Two words that mean a great deal to some, and even more to others. The statement’s origin, being exactly when it began, is hazy. However, according to the New York Times and several other...
Jenna Engel, Asst. Features Editor
• February 28, 2018
From taking spoonfuls of cinnamon like cough medicine to popping laundry detergent pods like pills, the internet has new crazes that teens turn to almost every year. Dubbed the “Tide Pod Challenge,”...
Adam Hessler, Asst. News Editor
• February 28, 2018
With new infrastructure constantly being built in today’s world, it seems only right that new ways to protect buildings are being designed, too. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused flash flooding in Houston...
Cade Skuse, News Editor/Copy Editor
• February 28, 2018
On the first two Tuesdays of every month, members of the school board host a public meeting in the middle school library to discuss the various affairs that either need to be approved or examined. Though...
Jalynn Falk, Photo/Design Editor (Managing)
• February 28, 2018
In a society that fails to accept diversity, everyday life has its flaws. Through an era of discrimination and segregation, many don’t know if they will see the end of the apartheid. When the month of...
When most people hear the name “Shep,” they typically think of the track or cross country coach. However, Mr. James “Ed” Shephard was also a math teacher in the Freedom Area School District for...
45 percent of all deaths of children below the age of five are due to those children not receiving the right amount of nutrients from food. That equals a whopping total of 3.1 million children a year....
