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Female Flag Football Rises in Popularity

January 8, 2024

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have a female flag football team at your high school? The possibility of that coming to fruition is much higher than you might imagine. Flag football has increased in popularity in the past few years, which has brought it attention from all football fans, […]

Statues across the World Can’t Stay Put

January 5, 2024

Would you feel comfortable having historical or religious monuments in your hometown that you don’t personally agree with? In recent years, the statue of General Robert E. Lee was melted down because residents of Richmon,d Virginia, thought it did not represent them appropriately. Author Roy Blout Jr. describes Lee as a “paragon of manliness” and […]

Chatbot “Murrow” Enhances Journalistic Education

December 18, 2023

With the recent rise in the popularity of chatbots, also known as Large Language Models, a new tool has been released, capitalizing on the rise in popularity. Murrow, rather than focusing on being a source of quick help to students seeking answers for homework, helps to analyze and critique a student’s writing, particularly journalistic writing. […]

FAHS Students Accepted into Several Prestigious Choral Groups

December 14, 2023

Students at Fleetwood Area High School have been accepted into the Senior County Chorus and PMEA District 10 Chorus. Several Fleetwood Area High School students who are involved in the chorus are participating in the annual Senior County Chorus and PMEA District 10 Chorus festivals. They have been chosen via audition to perform alongside students […]

Holiday Season Arrives at Fleetwood Area High School

December 13, 2023

The holiday season has arrived at Fleetwood Area High School. Decorations are hung and activities are prepared for the students and staff to enjoy leading up to the holidays. In preparation, the Student Council has created several themed activities for students to take part in during the days before winter break. “Student Council plans every […]

Teens Should be Cautious about Dieting Fads

December 6, 2023

“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.” Diets for teens can be confusing: with the world changing every minute, consumers are as well. One’s diet is both an incredibly important and–surprisingly–unimportant factor in the lives of teens. When bringing up a diet, people often think about not eating as much food. Via […]

FAHS eSports to Debut This School Year

December 5, 2023

Fleetwood is developing its extracurricular options to focus more on computer science, and that means the start of the school’s first esports club. Matthew Farr, a math and computer science teacher at Fleetwood Area High School is starting various classes pertaining to computer science. He is also starting an eSports club for competitive students who […]

FAHS Students Sign National Letters of Intent

December 1, 2023

Current seniors at Fleetwood Area High School have received National Letters of Intent to pursue their athletic ambitions in college. Aiden Soumas, Alivia Neider, and Ava Sallee, who all want to continue sports after high school, received letters of intent to continue doing their desired sports in college. The National Letter of Intent, or the […]

Major Amusement Park Chains Cedar Fair and Six Flags to Merge

November 30, 2023

Cedar Fair, the company that operates Dorney Park in Allentown, PA, and Six Flags, the company that operates Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, announced on November 2, 2023, that the two will be merging. The announcement stated that the chains have agreed to a merger of equals, creating an $8 billion amusement giant. As stated […]

Chronic Absenteeism in Schools Doubles Since Pandemic

November 28, 2023

Chronic absenteeism in schools across the United States has doubled since before the pandemic. This is according to a recent study released by the ReturnToLearn Tracker. The study shows chronic absenteeism, which the tracker defines as a student who has missed 10% or more of the school year, has gone from 15% in 2018 to […]

UFC to Cut Ties with Drug-Testing Agency

November 13, 2023

Early last month, the USADA CEO announced that the UFC has begun to cut ties with the drug testing agency come 2024. Athletes are in disbelief after UFC President Dana White cut ties with USADA starting in 2024. The sport is going to see a big change in the new year. According to USADA CEO […]

Student Internships Flourish at FAHS

November 10, 2023

Students at Fleetwood Area High School are able to apply for internships during the school day to get a head start on what they’re interested in pursuing in the future. At FAHS, many seniors are getting started on their lives after school by doing internships in many different places to help them discover more about […]

FAHS Names September, October Students-of-the-Month

November 9, 2023

This year’s September students-of-the-month at Fleetwood Area High School are Lindsay Solomon and Dominic Barrell-Kobryn. The students-of-the-month for October are Gabbie Williams and Carly Karnish. Each of these students has taken advantage of the opportunities available to them at the high school. They are heavily involved in their community as well. “Try to push yourself […]

Opinion–How to Look at the Current Middle East in the West

October 30, 2023

Sunday, October 9th, Israel declared war on Hamas. Both sides collectively have killed over 1,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis. Day after day, Americans are given more theories on how this war will affect them. Recently, there was a briefing done by Homeland Security; in it, it was indicated that this situation “might create additional homeland […]

“Misa’s Fugue” Inspiration Frank Grunwald Passes Away at 90

October 24, 2023

Holocaust survivor Frank “Misa” Grunwald, subject of the FAHS film “Misa’s Fugue”, has passed away at age 90 in Indianapolis from cancer. Grunwald was a Holocaust survivor; that is the primary focus of “Misa’s Fugue”, a documentary that tells the story of his and his family’s experience in the Holocaust. He recently died at 90-years-old. […]

English Department Tradition Continues with Annual Shakespeare Trip

October 23, 2023

Since 2010, the Fleetwood Area High School English Department has offered students the opportunity to experience a Shakespeare play performed live. The tradition will continue this April, when students have the opportunity to see Romeo and Juliet performed live in Philadelphia. The Lantern Theater Company puts on this play each year specifically for high school […]

FAHS to Present Another Batch of One-Acts

October 17, 2023

The Fleetwood Area High School Drama Club is starting production on the Fall One Acts, a performance involving two short plays. The one-acts are a theatrical presentation fully produced by students. Two short plays are going to be performed; The Wind In The Willows is being directed by Dominic Barrell-Kobryn and You, The Jury is […]

Kennedy Name Back in the Headlines

October 16, 2023

On September 15th, 2023, at a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., political campaign, LAPD arrested a man accused of impersonating a federal officer and concealing a firearm. “We will roll back the secrecy, end the surveillance, stop the censorship, and make government transparent,” is an RFK slogan. Believing the CIA was involved in the assassination of […]

FAHS Begins Planning for Annual Blood Drive

October 12, 2023

Do any Fleetwood students want to spend their time helping others in addition to helping their grades? Fleetwood Area High School is planning for its annual blood drive. The drive will be hosted on October 24th in the high school library and will be run by Fleetwood Area High School Assistant Principal, Ms. Jennifer Neiman. […]

FBLA Finds Success at Nationals

October 11, 2023

Several students from the Fleetwood Area High School found success at this year’s Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. To qualify for the national competition, these students also placed in the top four at the state competition in Hershey and placed in the top 3 at the regional level. The […]

Reporter Bio: Owen Williams

October 10, 2023

Owen Williams is a senior at Fleetwood Area High School. This year, the 23-24 school year, will be his second year writing for the Tiger Times; that’s how much he loves journalism! He has been going to Fleetwood all his life, despite having moved throughout Fleetwood and Schuylkill County. In school, he enjoys the social […]

Reporter Bio: Erin Kasperowicz

October 9, 2023

Erin Kasperowicz is a current Senior at the Fleetwood Area High School. Erin is an active student in some of the school’s extracurricular activities, clubs, and overall community. She has experience in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), the American Enterprise Project, Relay For Life, and cheerleading, for which she has six years’ experience. She […]

Reporter Bio: Joshua Snyder

October 5, 2023

Josh is currently a sophomore enrolled at Fleetwood Area High School, born and raised in the Fleetwood/Blandon area. Josh has a sister in Fleetwood as well, currently in the 7th grade; he also has a dog named Daisy. Over this past summer, Josh was working at a law firm, which was a paid internship. However, […]

Reporter Bio: Irie Miller

October 4, 2023

Irie Miller enters her junior year at Fleetwood Area High School this year. She has lived in Fleetwood her whole life and has one brother, named Ben, and two dogs, named Mia and Rocky. Her favorite subject in school is English due to its less objective style, as opposed to classes such as math or […]