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

Mixed reviews: Causing differing opinions, the housing plan, set to be built on Klein Road, faces the risk of potentially disrupting the scenery of the area. Differing opinions on the housing plans construction led to not all community members welcoming the plan with open arms.

Potential housing plan sparks debate

Christopher Denkovich, Editor-in-Chief May 23, 2024

Housing developers are planning to build 220 homes on Klein road in New Sewickley. A meeting was held where the housing proposal was brought in front of the township supervisors. The meeting on April 24,...

Scientific spotlight: Addressing the audience, senior Chase Grable presents his long-term project in the auditorium. Grable was one of the several Physics III students who presented in the auditorium on May 3.

Students participate in 8th annual Science Conference

Brodie Falk, Assistant News Editor May 23, 2024

On Friday, May 3, students enrolled in Dr. Brian Wargo's science classes presented their long-term projects in the high school. From the simplicity of the first claim, to collecting their data, to the...

Study buddies: Sitting across from each other, sophomores Marie Yeager (left) and Janna Kline (right) spend time at the end of class preparing for the Literature Keystones. All students enrolled in an English 10 course are required to test for Literature.

Pennsylvania Keystone exams undergo changes

Caden Beringer, Assistant Features Editor May 23, 2024

The state of Pennsylvania issues a statewide exam called the “Keystones” for students in Algebra 1, Biology 1 and English 10. Depending on the route they took for math, some students took the Algebra...

Doubling up: Sitting next to each other, senior Lilly Burgess and sophomore Aubrey Boyd read through their jazz band sheet music together at the concert. Being the only two flute players in jazz band, the girls played with a microphone in front of their stands to amplify their instruments for the audience.

The sounds of spring

Skylar Scobbo, Features Editor May 23, 2024

As the school year began to wind down, the middle and high school held their concerts on May 8th. Both chorus and band came together with a wide selection of songs to perform to their audience. The high...

With Awards: Laughing, students who competed in the Academic Games competition and Ms. Jennifer Glover pose for a picture together. Sophomore Calla Reynolds placed top ten individually and was a part of a top six team. Noah Brandon was a part of the first place Current Events team.

Academic Games team competes in national competition

Addison Freeman, Copy Editor April 30, 2024

Throughout the school year, members of Freedom’s Academic Games Leagues of America (AGLOA), more commonly known as the “Academic Games” team, have played in several competitions. Those competitions...

How it happened: The timeline shows the history of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and when it went down.

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse sparks nationwide concern

Caden Beringer, Assistant Features Editor April 30, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, located in Baltimore, Maryland on Interstate 695, originally began construction in August of 1972. With construction finished on March 23, 1977, the bridge was finally completed...

Under construction: Standing tall over the Ohio River, the Rochester-Monaca Bridge is occupied with construction
workers working to make repairs. The nearly $7 million dollar project aims to provide safer transporation.

Rochester-Monaca Bridge undergoes renovation project

Noah Brandon, Photo Editor April 30, 2024

The Rochester-Monaca Bridge, connecting the Monaca and Rochester boroughs over the Ohio River, has begun a renovation project. Parts of this project include minor components, like repainting areas and...

Now open: The Dicks House of Sport reps a large banner drawing customers into the brand new store. The store has approximately 100,000 square feet of space to hold merchandise.

Dick’s House of Sport hosts grand opening in Ross Twp.

Madison Meyer, News Editor April 30, 2024

After constructing for over a year, the Dick’s House of Sport in Ross Park held its grand opening on the weekend of April 5. The grand opening included deals, prizes and special appearances by a few...

Pressing record: Asking a question, senior Aiden Pournaras talks to an interview subject. For the competition, student journalists interviewed Assistant Athletic Director for Creative Content and Branding, Sarah Higgins, to get information about her job at Penn State.

Print Media students compete in state competition

Hannah Shaffer, Editorial Editor April 30, 2024

On Tuesday, April 2, ten students from the Print Media Workshop class traveled to Pennsylvania State University to compete in the Pennsylvania Student Press Association (PSPA) state competition. PSPA is...

Taking in the totality: Viewing the eclipse, students take pictures of the eclipse totality. When totality occurred, the area around the eclipse became dark for several minutes.

Solar eclipse had full range of totality across most of nation

Brodie Falk, Assistant News Editor April 30, 2024

April 8, 2024 marked the date of the 2024 Solar Eclipse. Also known as the Great North American Eclipse, marking the first major solar eclipse since October of 2023. While the eclipse in 2023 did not pass...

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