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FAHS Girls’ Basketball Goes to States
The Fleetwood girls’ basketball team started up their great season with a win against Northern Lehigh. The girls then went on to win three straight before losing to division rivals Berks Catholic. “I knew from the beginning we were going to be a good team, but I knew there were going to be challenges along […]
Olympic Games Not Without Danger
March 6, 2014
The 2014 Winter Olympics began on February 7 in Sochi, Russia. While it is entertaining to watch which country can bring home the gold, many do not realize how dangerous these sports could be. The top three most dangerous winter Olympics sports are the Luge, Bobsled, and Skeleton. These events are the most dangerous because […]
Fleetwood Excels at Science Olympiad
March 5, 2014
Science Olympiad has been around for 30 years and is still going strong. It has 7,000 teams in all 50 states, with 16,000 schools involved in Science Olympiad throughout the country. Each team is allowed to bring 15 members from grades 6-12, but some schools have 75 members on their team. Each year, a portion […]
LeBron Looking to Make History
March 4, 2014
LeBron James was born on 30 December 1984 in Akron, Ohio. James grew up loving basketball and always showed his passion for the sport. In 1999, St. Vincent- St. Mary high school recruited the young prodigy to play for the team. James was a very talented player in high school, helping his team to win […]
Fleetwood Changing Credit Requirements
February 25, 2014
Students of BCTC (Berks Career & Technical Center) over the past few years have had trouble earning the required amount of credits. BCTC students leave for BCTC almost immediately after they arrive at school in the morning. They get back to the Fleetwood Area High School during 5th period and start their classes 6th. Doing […]
Hunter Tomeo: A Portrait of the Snowboarder as a Young Man
February 24, 2014
Hunter Tomeo is a 10th grader at Fleetwood Area High School. He spends most of his time snowboarding at Bear Creek. Hunter has been interested in snowboarding for the past three years. He does not compete as of now but would like to start. Bear Creek holds competitions for snowboarding and skiing. Hunter saw that […]
NFL Reinvents Pro Bowl
February 21, 2014
“This Pro Bowl was exciting to watch this year,” junior Frankie Talarico said. The Pro Bowl was nothing like it was in past years. This year’s Pro Bowl was different. The stars realigned: no more AFC vs. NFC. It is all about giving fans match-ups they have never seen before. “The uniforms were really strange, […]
Flappy Bird Flaps Away
February 20, 2014
Flappy Bird is an Android and Apple game created for phones or iPods by Dong Nguyen. It is a simple game in which players have to tap the screen of their devices to make a bird fly. The bird has to fly under or over tubes, gaining points for each set of tubes he successfully […]
Fleetwood Cured of Bieber Fever Epidemic
February 20, 2014
Justin Bieber recently experienced some trouble with the law, leading to a rough start to the new year. Bieber’s neighbor accused him of throwing eggs over his fence on 9 January. Bieber caused approximately $20,000 in damage. Then Los Angeles police raided his $6.5 million mansion. Bieber was later arrested in Miami on suspicion of […]
Fleetwood Teachers Multiplying
February 18, 2014
Three teachers at Fleetwood have recently been blessed with newborn children. Dina Heffner, Susan Cammauf, and Zachary Houp are now balancing marker boards with their diapers. Dina Heffner gave birth on Saturday, 19 October 2013, at 2:27 p.m. Her baby girl was born at the Reading Hospital and was named Kayley Anna Heffner. Her middle […]
Ronaldo Wins Second Ballon d’Or
February 14, 2014
The FIFA Ballon d’Or is presented at the end of every year. It is an award that goes out to the best soccer player that year. The 2013 Ballon d’Or ceremony took place on 13 January. The three nominees for the award were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Frank Ribery. All three players had an […]
Apple Cider Vinegar Is Your All-Purpose Household Tool
February 13, 2014
Who knew there was so many different ways to use a product that you could find in your house? Apple cider vinegar, for example, is a multipurpose household item. Apple cider vinegar could be used to repel fleas and ticks off of your pet! If you mix three fourths of a spray bottle with apple […]
Fleetwood Improves at FBLA Competition
February 12, 2014
The FBLA team from Fleetwood Area High School competed in a competition on 8 January at Penn State Berks Community College. The schools that competed were Brandywine, Boyertown, Schuylkill Valley, Conrad Weiser, Wilson, and Fleetwood. Fleetwood placed fifth out of the seven schools that were there. FBLA, or Future Business Leaders of America, was founded […]
Grammy Awards Feature Exciting Mashups
February 11, 2014
“I waited all day to watch this, and it was worth the wait,” junior Lizzay Faust said. The 56th annual Grammy Award Ceremony took place on Sunday, 26 January, at the Staples Center in LA. The show began with a huge performance of “Drunk in Love” from the well-known partnership of Beyonce and Jay Z. […]
Neymar Transfers Skills to Barcelona
February 10, 2014
Neymar, Jr., is one of the world’s most famous soccer superstars. He was transferred to Barcelona over the summer from Santos Fc. The 21-year-old Brazilian forward has some of the most incredible foot skills the world has ever seen. The move to Barcelona was one of the biggest transfers of the year, which also included […]
Fleetwood Students Soldier On
February 7, 2014
High School is a time of decision. Whether it is the small decisions, such as how to dress or who to hang out with, or some of the largest choices of a student’s life, including what occupation to pursue or what college or tech school to attend. Some will go to college to become doctors, […]
Surgeon General Anticipates Tobacco’s Demise
February 6, 2014
In 1964, it was argued that use of tobacco leads to certain cancers in men and women. Ever since cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and other tobacco products have been linked to cancer, more and more addicts have been fighting their addiction. From 1964 to 2014, the number of smokers decreased inevitably after figuring out that smoking […]
Fleetwood Football Has Great Year
February 4, 2014
“It feels good to have all of the hard work that you put in on the off-season and during the season pay off,” junior Tyler Emge said. Emge had 191 attempts and carried the ball for 1,124 yards this past year. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry. He also piled up 11 touchdowns for the […]
Polar Vortex Descends on Fleetwood
February 3, 2014
“It’s almost unbearable,” junior Ryan Gantz said. The polar vortex – a far-reaching Arctic air mass shooting southward – returned early Monday morning, 27 January, to 20 of the lower 48 states, creating subzero temperatures that were expected to last through Wednesday. Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Detroit, and others were expected to hit the lowest […]
Herman Assumes the Helm at FAHS
January 31, 2014
Fleetwood Area High School welcomed a new principal at the end of 2013. His name is Stephen Herman. Herman and his family moved to Fleetwood from Colorado so his son would be able to grow up around their grandparents. Herman is enjoying his role as the principal of Fleetwood Area High School so far. He […]
Random Profile: Jeffery Eager-Heffner Shares Hawaiian Experience
January 31, 2014
Jeffery Eager-Heffner is a ninth grader at Fleetwood Area High School. He has played soccer since he was four years old for in both Fleetwood and in Hawaii. Three years ago, Jeffery and his family were asked to move to Hawaii for his father’s job. His dad is an associate at Target and is continuing […]
Random Profile: Painting with Jelly
January 30, 2014
Guiguema Angelika Dacumos, also known as “Jelly” by her fellow students, has always been a very creative person, from her childhood to her teenage years. Jelly is very good at art, though she does most of her art work at home. Her favorite hobby to do during her free time is drawing and painting with […]
Random Profile: Rebecca Reinert Makes Music at FAHS
January 30, 2014
Rebecca Reinert is a tenth grade student at Fleetwood Area High School. She is involved in a variety of activities in the music department, including band, chorus, and orchestra. “She is a great friend and is always there for me,” tenth grader Travis Foose said. She has been participating in the band for three years […]
Fleetwood German Club to Visit Deitsch Eck
January 29, 2014
On 14 March 2014, Fleetwood’s German Club plans on visiting the Deitsch Eck Restaurant to experience local German culture. The restaurant was built in the late 1700s and was known as the Washington hotel, but it was destroyed in a fire in the 1900s. It was then bought by Johnny Ott in the 1930s and […]
The Tiger Times 
March 7, 2014
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