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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

Passing on knowledge: Demonstrating how to mold the clay, Ms. Kaylee Haggerty assists Hannah Shaffer (11) with shaping her lemon squeezer in ceramics. Haggerty often provided insight and assistance to her students within all levels of art.

Haggerty leaves high school

Lainey Tuszynski, Asst. News Editors November 26, 2024

Sitting in classrooms are students who have learned from and formed connections with teachers. Textbook knowledge is a valuable resource for students to gain the information that they need to help them...

Self security: Feeling self-conscious, teens with acne could be bullied and singled out by others, making them feel alone. It is important for teens to understand that acne is a normal occurrence that everyone faces.

Skin issues affect mental health

Mia Roncevich, Asst. Opinion Editor November 26, 2024

In the United States, November is considered National Healthy Skin Month. This awareness month was made to encourage everyone to take care of their skin to help prevent skin cancer and other skin diseases....

March on: Focused on their performance, Elias Boyd (12) and Joseph Castelli (12) play during the halftime show on Aug. 23. Each instrumentalist is a key factor to an extravagant halftime show.

Marching season ends, concert band starts

Hannah Shaffer, Digital Content Director November 26, 2024

As the football season ends, so does the Big Red Marching Band’s season. As instrumentalists continue to work towards their next seasons of music, jazz band and concert band, the band units say farewell...

Back in time

Lainey Tuszynski, Asst. News Editors October 31, 2024

Intro: As students make their way through the halls, dozens of friendly faces greet them as they pass. A simple “hello” can form a connection, even if only for a split second. Many students know their...

The spirit of Samhain: These days, Halloween is a lot different from Samhain, the holiday it was based on. However, some of the traditions remain the same.

Freedom’s frights

Mia Roncevich, Asst. Opinion Editor October 31, 2024

Halloween is a very popular holiday in the United States (US) and Canada, and in some parts of Europe too. Halloween was not widely celebrated in the United States until the 19th century, and kids didn’t...

Fabulous flavor: Looking at the lemonade, Cayden Signorelli (11) ensures that the drink is perfect for the customers. The cafe’s specialty lemonade is one of there most popular items for students to purchase.

Cafe 116 reopens for the year

Hannah Shaffer, Digital Content Director October 31, 2024

As the school year kicked back into gear, that meant the opening of Cafe 116 as well. The cafe opened for business on Thursday, Sept. 12. The cafe is open during Personalized Learning Time (PLT) from the...

Big impact: In the foursquare court, Alyssa Bearer (11) and her Little play outside together. Doing activities together is one of the many ways Bigs bond with their Littles.

Big Brothers Big Sisters encourages community bonding

Brodie Falk, Business Manager October 31, 2024

Freedom has a large number of clubs, but many are overlooked. One club that has a large impact not only in the school, but also in the community is Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). BBBS is a club at Freedom...

Style that speaks volumes: Fashion trends tend to take place sporadically
with the help of high school students making each style known. With the
start of a new school year, new styles and trends will inevitably emerge and
spread through teen culture via social media.

Fashion trends resurface

Reese Neely, News Editor September 30, 2024

Fashion trends are always on the rise and fall, especially throughout high school. They include anything from accessories, such as headbands, water bottles and jewelry, to clothes like jeans, shirts, hoodies,...

Sweet dreams: In the summer, students stay up a lot later, and adjusting to the new sleep schedule of the school
hours throws off the body’s circadian rhythm. This can cause trouble falling asleep at night and difficulty waking
up in the morning.

‘Summer mode’ to ‘school mode’

Mia Roncevich, Asst. Opinion Editor September 30, 2024

School can be frustrating for students for many reasons, a common one being the sleep troubles that many students have. Whether doing homework, gaming online with friends, or scrolling through social media,...

Royal treatment: Smiling and waving, the Big Knob Fair Queen contestants ride in a convertible during the
annual fair parade on Aug. 27. All of the candidates were required to dress up and participate in pageant-style
activities during the contest.

Alum crowned Big Knob Fair Queen

Addison Freeman, Copy Editor September 30, 2024

The Big Knob Fair has been held in the Beaver County area every year since 1938. It was only ever discontinued twice, the first time being during a five-year period as the second world war effort arose....

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