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

Celebrities continue to join the Me Too movement

Celebrities continue to join the Me Too movement

Claudia Huggins, Managing Editor February 28, 2018

“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...

Stores have resorted to locking up laundry detergent pods, dubbed as the “forbidden fruit” by internet memes, after the Tide Pod challenge becomes increasingly popular in Youtube videos.

Fun to play with, not to eat

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,”...

Thirsty concrete: A revolutionary draining system

Thirsty concrete: A revolutionary draining system

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...

Only a few members of the public chose to stay during the whole meeting on Feb. 13.

A broken engagement

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...

he significance of Black History Month

he significance of Black History Month

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...

Mr. Shephard retires from teaching after 27 years

Mr. Shephard retires from teaching after 27 years

Natalie Dubovi, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

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...

A vertical farmer reading an evaluation on the crops being grown, and adjusting the environment to establish better growth.

Vertical farming could be end to world hunger

JoAnn Sharpless, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

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....

How should we think?

Staff Editorial February 28, 2018

Imagine being thrown into a job and you are asked to complete a task, but all you can do is report facts and solve equations. Do we really have to imagine that scenario? After 13 years of schooling, are...

Overcoming the impossible

Melissa Keith, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Students tend to be judged this...

 Ms. Andrea Niedbala, Ms. Maria Porter and ninth grade students wore red to show their support on Feb. 2.

It takes a lot of heart

Baylee Stewart, Photo/Design Editor (SmugMug) February 28, 2018

One in 100 children in the United States are born with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD). These defects can possibly lead to death no matter what their age is. Diagnosis and treatment are advancing as more...

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