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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

Inspiring students: Reading over an assignment, Colton Blank (11), stays focused as he helps tutor fellow students. The new NHS tutoring system is now available to students during every PLT.

National Honor Society revamps tutoring

Brooke Stragand, Social Media Director January 31, 2025

In previous years, the National Honor Society (NHS) has provided tutoring for students in the high school. Whether a student needed help with History, Biology, Chemistry or English, an NHS member would...

Taking it in: Chronically scrolling, Meta users consume information about global events and world politics from posts by their peers. With the end of third-party fact checking it will be more difficult for users to discern between real and fake posts.

Meta ends third-party fact checking

Christopher Denkovich, Editor-in-Cheif January 31, 2025

Meta, the tech giant parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has announced the end of their fact-checks. In a Jan. 7 post on the Meta website, Joel Kaplan, the Chief Global Affairs Officer at Meta, gave...

News-in-breif

Lainey Tuszynski and Reese Neely January 31, 2025

STUDENTS RECEIVE STUDENT OF THE MONTH AWARDS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY The eight students were awarded December’s Student of the Month for the theme: Mindful and Supportive. These students are Lillian...

On the rise: In January 2024, there were no gun deaths reported in Beaver county. Recent events of violence in the area show causes for concern.

Gun violence rises in Western Pa.

Noah Brandon, Digital Platform Coordinator January 31, 2025

Over the past few weeks, gun violence has become a rising issue in areas around Beaver County. Several shootings have occurred, resulting in injury, death and arrests. These crimes have left many families...

Getting up to treble: Playing diligently, Audrey Mooney (10) practices her audition piece in front of Julia Lawrence in preparation for the actual audition. Many students will do this, as it gives students a chance to see what it is like to perform in front of an adult.

Two students qualify for District Band event

Elizabeth Mooney, Opinion Editor January 31, 2025

Through Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, students Audrey Mooney (10) and Jesse Reinhardt (12) headed up to Mercer school district for District Band. They qualified for the festival through an audition. There, they...

Concert flyer: Every year, an advertisement for the annual Winter Concert is submitted to share details of the event to the community. This year, the design featured the new band director, Ms. Julia Lawrence.

Freedom Band holds annual Winter Concert

Brodie Falk, Business Manager December 19, 2024

The Freedom Band has been diligently preparing for their winter concert. Typically held right before Christmas break, the winter concert features holiday-themed and festive songs performed by the musicians...

Chorus performs annual Winter Concert

Mia Roncevich, Asst. Opinion Editor December 19, 2024

On Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the middle school auditorium, the high school choir performed their 2024 Winter Chorus Concert. This concert featured popular Christmas carols and other holiday numbers. The High...

News-in-Breif

Lainey Tuszynski and Reese Neely December 19, 2024

STUDENT GOVERNMENT FUNDRAISES FOR STUDENT BODY Student Government is hosting a Volleyball Tournament, which is currently set to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 8. After school teams that enter will be given...

Musically inclined: Smiling, Jesse Reinhardt (12) and Audrey Mooney (10) pose for the camera in front of the PMEA banner. Both these students attended the Honors Band festival prior to this year.

Students selected for Honors Band festival

Calla Reynolds, Managing Editor December 19, 2024

On Oct. 17, several high school band students traveled to Grove City College to audition for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 5 Honors Band Festival, known more commonly as...

News-in-Breif

Lainey Tuszynski and Reese Neely November 26, 2024

Beaver County shares election results On Nov. 5, Beaver County residents voted for several officials to serve as their representatives in the government. Congressman Chris Deluzio secured another term...

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