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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

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 Dick's 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...

Making alterations to the robot, Lucas Bradel holds the robot while Paul Ribellia connects the wires. Making sure all of the wires are connected is a vital part in ensuring the robot maneuvers well during battle.

Robotics competes in first competition

Aiden Pournaras, Assistant Editorial Editor March 26, 2024

Taking something that took hours of work into a ring to battle and be destroyed sounds a bit counter-intuitive, but this is the Robotics club’s specialty. The Robotics club, made up of students enrolled...

Ready for renovations: With the renovations currently underway in the Bulldog Boutique, the Boutique itself has been mainly empty other than nurse’s office equipment. The Closet Company has been working to install storage units and utilize all space possible.

Boutique in vogue

Addison Freeman, Copy Editor March 26, 2024

For the past several years, the Bulldog Boutique, which is located in the nurse’s office, was a place for the community to obtain living necessities. These necessities include sanitary articles, care...

Chokey chant: Stretching her arms out, junior Lainey Tuszynski, playing Matilda, exclaims a story to the audience on the opening night of the musical. During this scene, Tuszynski is interacting with Vera Armenio, who played the librarian.

Freedom Drama presents: ‘Matilda the Musical’

Brodie Falk, Assistant News Editor March 26, 2024

From March 1-3, the Freedom Drama Club performed their adaptation of Matilda the Musical. The cast worked hard to present a good show and that is exactly what they did. The students had to meet daily for...

Flying colors: The new upgrades to the airport hope to create a more colorful and fun experience for travelers. The airport is trying to create a more environmentally friendly facility to reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability.

Pittsburgh airport undergoes 1.5 billion dollar upgrades

Noah Brandon, Photo Editor March 26, 2024

The Pittsburgh International Airport is starting a massive 1.5 billion dollar modernization project that is meant to transform the airport into a world-class transportation hub. Efficiency is one of the...

Flavorful facts: Explaining their dish, Lindsay Medwid and Nicholas Medwid tell Zachary Wynn about the food. Many friends spent time going to tables and seeing what their peers created for the night.

Weightlifting classes host Health and Fitness Night

Logan Larrick, Editor-in-Chief (Digital) March 26, 2024

When most think of weightlifting, they think about working out and hitting the gym. However, a major portion of building a strong, healthy body is nutrition. What types of food one puts into their body...

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...

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