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

Presidential visit: This month, President Joe Biden visited East Palestine, one year after the train derailment and chemical spill, to assess cleanup efforts.

Biden visits East Palestine, year later

Skylar Scobbo, Features Editor February 29, 2024

      After a little more than a year, the community of East Palestine is still being affected by the aftermath of the train derailment. On Feb. 3, 2023, the lives of many in the community and surrounding...

Spreading awareness: The school has several signs placed along the walkway into the building that give positive affirmations. These signs can create a small but impactful difference in the lives of students.

Proposed legislation addresses mental health

Christopher Denkovich, Editor In Chief February 29, 2024

With every passing month, the mental health crisis that many students face grows. As the winter starts to phase out and the spring slump starts to set in on students, it is easy for many high schoolers...

NHS ceremony: After reading the senior bios, senior Madison Meyer shakes Principal Mr. Steven Mott’s hand when receiving her pin.

National Honor Society students work to better community

Caden Beringer, Assistant Features Editor February 29, 2024

The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization that is offered at many schools, available for students to join. To join the NHS, there are a few eligibility requirements. Students need to...

Emptied out: Recently, staff worked to empty out the boutique to allow for contractors to come in and begin their work. Earlier in February, Ms. Carrie Tuszynski and Ms. Alyssa Young signed a contract with the Closet Factory to give them access to the space for renovations. In the next few months, the Closet Factory aims to repaint the walls various shades of gray with red accents to symbolize school colors.

Fashion Forward

Calla Reynolds, Managing Editor February 29, 2024

In hopes of offering the community safe and convenient access to living necessities, the Freedom Area School District established the Bulldog Boutique in the high school nurse’s office. For years, this...

From the top: Preparing to enact a scene, senior Morgan Shaffer (center) and junior Lainey Tuszynski (right) review their lines alongside Ms. Heather Giammaria (left). Lead members spend a lot of time practicing and memorizing their lines to flawlessly perform when the curtains open.

Drama Club prepares to perform ‘Matilda’

Logan Larrick, Editor-in-Chief (Digital) February 29, 2024

Every year, the Drama Club plans a spring musical performance. In the past, the club has taken on performances such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Annie." However, the musical chosen for this year is "Matilda."...

2023 year in review

Lainey Tuszynski, Social Media Editor January 31, 2024

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, people declare their New Year’s resolutions and achievements that they hope to achieve throughout the year. The new year brings many joys and experiences...

Ready to perform: (Front, left to right) Calla Reynolds, Hailey Stinar, Lilly Burgess, Joseph Castelli, (back) Dakota Gingerella, Elias Boyd, Jesse Reinhardt and Johnathan Bruce smile with
their instruments before their performance. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the county band festival was held. Band directors from across the county nominated instrumentalists
to be a part of the festival.

Students perform in county band festival

Skylar Scobbo, Features Editor January 31, 2024

Although the band's winter concert has already passed, the band has continued working hard. Many members have been putting in extra time outside of class to participate in concerts in the area. The first...

On the news: The TV in the cafeteria (left) and lobby (right) displaying news after being setup near the beginning
of January. Different local events, weather reports and more are shown on the screens throughout the day.

Administration installs TVs to display current events

Noah Brandon, Assistant Sports Editor January 31, 2024

To help staff and students stay up to date on news and current events, two televisions were installed in the cafeteria and lobby. Principal Mr. Steve Mott helped the Broadcast Media staff choose to install...

2nd annual science alumni conference makes strides

2nd annual science alumni conference makes strides

Christopher Denkovich, Editor In Chief January 31, 2024

For many, graduation marks the end of their time in high school. As they move forward with their future, few ever look back to their alma mater. This, however, is not the case for those in attendance at...

Festive and fun: Focusing, senior Lilly Burgess adjusts a gold bow atop of a Christmas tree in the high school auditorium. Burgess plays flute in the jazz ensemble, so she dedicated a portion of her practice time on Dec. 14 to decorating the tree.

‘Big Red’ Band holds annual holiday concert

Colton Blank and Caden Beringer December 21, 2023

Year after year, Freedom’s band has their holiday concert, in which students perform their instruments. With a loss of six seniors--Ethan Giebal, Brigette Richard, Madison Sanders, Connor Tavern, Leannah...

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