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April Fools: Ray Buss Field to Be Renamed Corbett Center
In 2009, the new Ray Buss field opened to Fleetwood Athletics. Ray Buss, a former Fleetwood student and local soccer hero, was the school board’s first choice when naming the field just three years ago. Since then, however, school board members have felt another individual was more deserving. On 20 March 2012, it was decided that […]
Simmeria Hires New Head Chef
March 29, 2012
Thinking about taking your significant other out to dinner? Are you going out to lunch with a group of friends? If so, Fleetwood’s Simmeria restaurant may be the right place for you, especially because of its new chef who is bringing some fresh items to the Spring menu. Chef Albert Sinisi started as food stylist […]
Favorite Ice Cream a Good Indicator of Personality
March 28, 2012
Many enjoy the creamy, cold taste of ice cream–unless they are lactose intolerant. People have their favorite or usuals, the flavor they always get or crave. But have you ever considered that your favorite flavor of frozen dairy also explains your personality? If you like Vanilla… You’re a straightforward person without much personal flair, but […]
Misa’s Fugue Featured in Student Filmmakers Magazine
March 27, 2012
Click here for the full text at StudentFilmmakers.com.
Seussified Shakespeare to Premiere Friday
March 12, 2012
“… I do not like green eggs and ham.” –Dr. Seuss, from Green Eggs and Ham. “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” – William Shakespeare, from Romeo and Juliet. These two very different but very famous lines come from equally famous writers who will meet onstage for The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet. On 16 […]
Valentine’s Day Love Caught on Camera
February 29, 2012
German Club Erects Gingerbread Village
February 8, 2012
Advertisement: United We Fall Concert Scheduled for 1/22/12
January 13, 2012
School Lunches a Recipe of Funding and Laws
January 11, 2012
School: a place to go and learn. But what students may not think about are the less visible things that make up our school. Every morning, FASD has ladies come into our school and prepare food for each student who buys lunch, not to mention teachers as well. Each day we have a choice of a sandwich, […]
Roamin’ Gnome Roams Again!
January 10, 2012
Hello, you may have heard about my first adventure. My adventure took place at Universal Studios, Florida. This time, I’ll be going to another place in the USA, and I’ll try to stump you again. Off I go! Thursday Night: Tonight I shall be leaving my cozy and spacious mushroom to be trapped in a […]
All I’ve Ever Known Becoming Well Known
January 6, 2012
Energy, Presence, Music: these are the three keys to a great live show. One group really captures these ideas. All I’ve Ever Known is an Alternative Rock/Popcore band of sixteen-year-olds from the surrounding area of Reading, Pennsylvania. Formed in May 2011, AIEK is one of the only local bands to feature a female front man–or, in this case, […]
Four FAHS Runners Head to Districts
November 16, 2011
Cross Country is a sport unlike any other. The dedication and discipline that it requires can come as a shock to most. That may be why the team at Fleetwood is so small. In every Cross Country meet in Berks County, a race is 3.1 miles long (or 5K). The whole point of the sport […]
Random Cheese Finds Out Your Spirit Animal
November 8, 2011
Spirit animals are an important part of one’s life. While many are unaware that they have a spirit animal, they are undoubtedly an important part of life…….and by that I mean people generally just say their favorite animal. Anywho, here’s this edition’s Random Cheese… “A Chicken.” –Sam Cabrera “An Aardvark.” –Dina Heffner “A […]
Fleetwood Closed on Monday, 31 October
October 30, 2011
In an AlertNow Message at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 30 October, Superintendent Dr. Paul Eaken informed students and staff that the Fleetwood Area School District would be closed on Monday, 31 October, owing to road closures and fallen trees.
Misa’s Fugue Delayed
October 19, 2011
The Misa’s Fugue conglomerate has been hard at work for a little more than a year now. Their unique project began on Labor Day weekend of 2010 in Indiana. At that time, producer Sean D. Gaston was hoping to complete the film in about a year. This was a lofty goal, which Mr. Gaston […]
Fleetwood/Oley Union Makes for Promising Football
October 18, 2011
The year has finally come in which sports and clubs are cut alongside other budget cuts. Many schools in the area are trying to decide what they are going to cut and why. Oley Valley High School decided to cut the football team, and Fleetwood has considered letting some athletes from Oley play for the […]
Houp Awarded ASNE Journalism Fellowship
October 18, 2011
You may know him as your English teacher, and others may know him as their journalism teacher, but everyone knows him as Mr. Houp. Zachary Houp teaches English 10 and 12 at Fleetwood, and he is also the advisor of The Tiger Timesnewspaper. This is going to be his eighth year overall at Fleetwood […]
Fleetwood Football Returns to the Gridiron
October 17, 2011
After last year’s end-of-season win over Kutztown, there was a lot of hope for the 2011 FAHS football team. Things began to look even better when Fleetwood received 11 new varsity players due to a cooperative sponsorship with Oley Valley. “The addition of Oley to the team was huge, and they are a bunch of great […]
Fleetwood Journalism ’11-’12 Cast List
October 11, 2011
Mr. Houp’s journalism class is noticeably the driving force behind The Tiger Times. Paired with free-lance reporters, the school newspaper is a way for students to stay updated. It has recently expanded online to its own website (www.TheTigerTimes.com), Facebook, and Twitter; and students can also receive email updates. The Tiger Times is student-run and is […]
2011 Fleetwood Homecoming Royalty Coronated
October 1, 2011
Freelance parent correspondent Lori Robertson said Fleetwood’s 2011 homecoming royalty coronation dubbed Tiger Times reporter Ryan Cortazzo as King and Autumn Noll as Queen. Two weeks ago, students selected five court members of each gender by nominating individuals in their first period classes. This past Thursday, students were asked to again vote, this time selecting […]
2011 Homecoming Court Announced
September 23, 2011
With only thirty seconds left in the school week, FAHS students were treated to an eleventh hour announcement of the 2011 homecoming court as office secretary Arlene Bonnani read the results over the building-wide loudspeaker. Earlier in the week, students received ballots listing all male and female students in the senior class. Each student selected […]
Letter from the Editor
June 27, 2011
Dearest Readers, Over the past year, I have witnessed, as many of you have, a drastic improvement in the quality of our journalism program at Fleetwood Area High School. As a two-year member of The Tiger Times staff and the newest lead editor, I am proud to have been part of this change. After the […]
Erica Ebner Reflects on a Life Surviving Challenges
June 27, 2011
I was twelve when my doctor told me with wide, sad eyes that I had two months to live. That was the day my life changed in a very drastic way. I had headaches every day, my left hand stayed closed most of the time, my left leg was so weak that I couldn’t’t walk very […]
Verdict Still Out on Cancer/Cell Phone Link
June 24, 2011
Are nearly three-quarters of the global population at risk for brain tumors because of their cell phones? The answer is…still not clearly known. The World Health Organization has been reviewing possible links between cancer and the electromagnetic radiation used within cell phones. The same type of radiation waves used within cell phones are also used by […]
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