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FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Paint the town red: Krawchyk’s room, sporting its new color, is the guinea pig for what the rest of the classrooms could look like. Variations of the paint have also been considered.

Krawchyk’s classroom painted new colors

Elizabeth Mooney, Opinion Editor February 28, 2025

Upon students’ return from winter break, a change was seen in the classroom of Ms. Kelly Krawchyk, tenth-grade history teacher. When entering the classroom, many of her students were greeted with the...

Difference in sales: In years prior, students were able to find Girl Scout Cookies outside their local grocery store. Since the pandemic, online cookie sales have increased greatly which has left very few in-person Girl Scout stations.

Girl Scout cookies are making changes in 2026

Brooke Stragand, Social Media Director February 28, 2025

The popular Girl Scout Cookies are back in the new year. The 2025 Girl Scout Cookie lineup has a total of nine different flavors. This includes Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Lemon-Ups,...

Signature sharpie: President Trump has put a plethora of new policies into effect within his first month in office. These policies, liked or not, are continuing to be enforced all across the country.

Trump signs executive orders

Caden Beringer, Copy Editor February 28, 2025

Last November, former president Donald Trump was re-elected to serve his second four-year term in office. Trump gained the votes of the younger generations due to his influence across social media, which...

Medaled to the max: Sitting side by side, Colton Blank (11), Calla Reynolds (11) and Christopher Denkovich (12) wait as other attendees flow into the room. The state competition hosted over 7,000 competitors.

Students travel to Hershey for DECA Competition

Noah Brandon, Digital Platform Coordinator February 28, 2025

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), is a club run by Mr. Cole Eged, history teacher, and Ms. Miranda Santa, mathematics teacher. The main point of DECA is for students to develop leadership...

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...

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