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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

 The battle for 47: Voters will choose between former President Donald Trump (R), Vice President Kamala Harris
(D) and a number of lesser-known third party candidates on Election Day, November 5.

Presidential candidates debate

Bryson Deal, Sports Editor September 30, 2024

On Sept. 10, Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met for the Presidential Debate held in Philidelphia. Presidential candidates have met for televised debates since 1960 when Richard...

Turning the page: Students in Ms. Niedbala’s Modern Novels class enjoy a peaceful Socratic seminar. The students shared their interpretations of the
symbols present within "Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds.

High school offers new classes, expands education experience

Brooke Stragand, Social Media Director September 30, 2024

Have you ever wanted to expand your education experience? Luckily, the high school has always had a wide variety of class choices. Each school year, Freedom provides classes that enable students to express...

Beautiful boutique: The Bulldog Boutique was recently renovated
and is ready for students to browse. The boutique is open during
school hours and is located in the nurse’s office for students'
convenience.

Bulldog Boutique reopens after renovations

Caden Beringer, Copy/Photo Editor September 30, 2024

Three years ago, Freedom introduced the brand new Bulldog Boutique, which first started off as an empty room inside the nurse’s office that had a lot of potential. Due to the collaboration between secretary...

Logging in: Starting the 2024-2025 school year, high school students logged into Edgenuity to begin taking their cyber courses. Assistant Principal Justin Turpin sent out an email to cyber students in August with their login information for the new platform.

Out with the new, in with the old

Calla Reynolds, Managing Editor September 30, 2024

Freedom’s use of cyber schooling dates back to the early 2010s, when Edgenuity (formerly “e2020”) was introduced to the curriculum. Since the installation of a cyber program, the high school has...

During PLT, on June 3, students stand around Cafe 116 waiting for and ordering their drinks. A portion of the profit that was received was given to ‘Alex’s Lemonade Stand’.

Cafe 116 holds ‘Alex’s Lemonade Stand’ fundraiser

Hannah Shaffer, Editorial Editor June 5, 2024

During Personalized Learning Time (PLT) on Monday, June 3, Cafe 116 held a fundraiser for a boy named Henry John. When John was just one year old, doctors found a tumor in his brain, which led to cancer....

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 plan's 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...

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