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

This drawing is one of the final drafts for what the field will look like once it is done, excluding the “F” in the middle of the field.

Renovations mark new changes for next year

Cade Skuse, News Editor/Copy Editor May 22, 2018

As school is being let out for the year, students won’t think much more until the summer's over and school starts again. By that time, the campus will have gotten a new makeover from ongoing projects....

Stanford university is one of many campuses across the country that uses the blue light system.

In security

Ava Colorito, Staff Writer May 22, 2018

As high school safety continues to be a large topic around the country, soon-to-be-graduates might think of how that security will change once they leave high school to attend a post-secondary school....

The diagram shows a rough estimate of the population of some of the most commonly poached animals.

Animal Poaching is taking a toll on population rates

Hallie Spielman, Distribution Director May 22, 2018

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, poaching is defined as “to trespass for the purpose of stealing game.” Poaching occurs because people believe in using the animal’s horns, tusks, etc....

According to CNN, after more than 70 years in business, shut down or sell all of its 735 stores in the U.S.

How Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us affects shoppers and workers around our community

Baylee Stewart, Photo/Design Editor (SmugMug) April 30, 2018

Walking up to the front of Toys “R” Us the child couldn’t wait to go in. They have been waiting to come here all day and finally the anticipation is over. Although, they see a “store closing”...

The mass has grown to 600,000 square miles, more than twice the size of Texas.

Real-life garbage island

Ava Colorito, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

The average person throws away around 4.40 pounds of garbage a day. But how many think about where their garbage goes? Most garbage, of course, ends up in landfills; however, according to The Atlantic,...

Cleveland Clinic is closer to a cure

Hailey Zeidler, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and Pennsylvania. It is also the most common cause of premature senility. Alzheimer’s destroys memory and other important...

United States K-12 students now follow the laws enacted by ESSA rather than No Child Left Behind.

School board approves contract to support ESSA standards

Hallie Spielman, Distribution Director April 30, 2018

On Dec. 10, 2015 a new act was signed into legislation by former President Barack Obama. That act is known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA. Ever since that day, Freedom Area School District...

People flocki to look at different crafters at the festival.

Sticking Around

JoAnn Sharpless, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

April 7th, 2018 marked the opening of the 41st Annual Maple Syrup Festival at Brush Creek Park. This event took place during that weekend and had several activities that families all around could participate...

Commencement venue changed following student, community pushback

Commencement venue changed following student, community pushback

Austin Schroeder, Sports Editor April 20, 2018

On Tuesday, April 10, the school board made a decision to have graduation held in the auditorium with a live stream in the middle school. This caused some members of the senior class to become frustrated...

Attendees of the March For Our Lives rally at the Beaver County Courthouse stand behind Joe McGurk, a candidate for the 10th PA House District, as he gives his speech on gun-safety legislation on March 24.

March For Our Lives rally draws hundreds to Beaver Courthouse

Kayla Eaton, Social Media Director April 6, 2018

On March 24, more than 300 people stood at the steps of the Beaver County Courthouse and chanted that “enough is enough” during “March For Our Lives,” a rally to protest gun violence and advocate...

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