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Reporter Bio: Mia Nowotarski

September 22, 2014

Mia Nowotarski is in 11th grade, and this is her second year taking journalism. She is taking this course because she enjoyed it the previous year, so she decided to take the class again. She has been going to Fleetwood since 6th grade, when she moved here from Exeter. She enjoys hanging out with her friends. […]

Reporter Bio: Joseph Goggins

September 19, 2014

Joseph Goggins is a twelfth grader at Fleetwood Area High School. He also goes by Joey. He has been on the wrestling team for five years and track for three. Joseph moved to Fleetwood in 3rd grade. He enjoys spending free time with his friends. After graduating from high school, Joseph plans on going to […]

Reporter Bio: Ripley Price

September 19, 2014

Ripley Price is currently a freshman at Fleetwood Area High School. Due to scheduling conflicts, she was given the opportunity to take the journalism elective despite the fact that the class is typically reserved for sophomores or older. Ripley is excited for the class and expects to take it all four years of her high school […]

Reporter Bio: Brooke Schaeffer

September 18, 2014

Brooke Taylor Schaeffer was born on 19 September 1997. This is her first year in journalism, and she joined because she wanted to learn more about Journalism. She plans on going to college at Kutztown University because it is close to home. She has attended Fleetwood ever since kindergarten. Brooke has three siblings: Leah, Tiffany, […]

Reporter Bio: Tyeler Barr

September 18, 2014

Tyeler Barr is a junior at Fleetwood Area High School. He is sixteen years old. He took Journalism because he wants to be a journalist or an author when he grows up. After high school, his dream is to write a bestselling novel and retire to Bristol, England. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding, longboarding, […]

Reporter Bio: Alyssa Brandt

September 17, 2014

Alyssa Brandt is a 10th grader at Fleetwood Area High School. She joined Journalism because she enjoys writing. She also likes chicken and coffee. When Brandt grows up, she wants to be a laboratory psychologist. This job means that she experiments on people to find out what is wrong with them. Her favorite season is […]

Reporter Bio: Mike Norton

September 17, 2014

“I think that the Tiger Times is an important platform for students to express opinions and have their voices heard,” says senior Mike Norton, a third-year journalism student and second-year copy editor for the school newspaper. He spends his eighth period class reading and editing the articles that show up in the newspaper every copy […]

Why Do School Shootings Happen?

June 20, 2014

Why do people commit mass shootings? We might never know for sure, but there are some psychological signs that students and faculty can pick up on. Studies say that a lot of school shootings are motivated by either envy or revenge. This is why they are taken place at a school or a work environment, because […]

Fleetwood Tigers Save Tigers

June 19, 2014

Tigers are among the most famous and feared animals on the planet. They have been a symbol of power, wisdom, and strength. But they have slowly been disappearing off the face of the earth. With less than 5000 in total, the next generation will never be able to witness the awe-inspiring Bengal tiger or the beauty […]

Kings and Rangers Face Off in Final

June 18, 2014

The NHL season is coming to a close, and that means the finals are starting up. It is the most exciting series in the entire season, and it happens to be the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers this year. They are two teams that most likely were not chosen by most to […]

Random Cheese: What’s Your Favorite Thing About Spring?

June 17, 2014

“I like that it starts to get warm.” –Alex Merceron, senior “School’s almost out.” –Cory Campbell, senior “It starts to get really nice out.” –Matt Hook, junior “Track season is in progress, and I love the warm weather.” –Dan Shomper, sophomore “It is really nice out.” –Rocco Russo, junior “I like driving around because it’s […]

Heat and Spurs Face Off in the Finals Once Again

June 16, 2014

It is what everyone wanted and expected to see, another Heat vs. Spurs final series. For the fourth consecutive year, the Miami Heat find themselves in the NBA Finals once again. It also makes it the second consecutive time they will see the San Antonio Spurs fighting them for the crown. “Everyone should have figured […]

Fun Facts About Presidents

June 13, 2014

People know a lot of the big things that American Presidents have done in history, but it is the little facts that make the presidents who they really are. Every president has their fair share of interesting stories, but not many people know some of the things that the presidents have done. One example of a […]

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Tie the Knot

June 12, 2014

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot. They had an absolutely gorgeous day in Florence, Italy. Kim and Kanye had been planning their big day for a while now. They wanted it to be the wedding of the century. They definitely made it a day to remember. They were married in a private ceremony in the Italian […]

Seven Dead after Shooting Rampage in California

June 11, 2014

A gunman in Santa Barbara, California, went on a rampage on Friday, 23 May, killing seven people and eventually himself near the University of California. Six of the victims were students at the University. Police found a disturbing video rant that was posted on YouTube right before he stabbed three people to death, which stated […]

Stowaway Survives Flight in Wheel Well

June 10, 2014

A 16-year-old boy survived unharmed after stowing away in the wheel well of a plane. Many people say that he is “lucky to be alive” because of the conditions that he suffered during the five-hour flight from California to Hawaii. Most people that stow away in wheel wells do not survive the flight, so it […]

Fleetwood Wins Big at State FBLA Competition

June 9, 2014

The nonprofit organization Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is an education association with about 25,000 students who are wishing to have careers in business or business-related jobs. Future Business Leaders of America, in which Fleetwood school takes part, is for any high school student interested in business. In 1937 the FBLA idea was developed […]

Keep Your Cool in College

June 5, 2014

High school is, for some, the last stop before heading into the job market and for others is the next step on the ladder towards college. Those who are going to college can expect many challenging hurdles, from harder school work to more difficult school challenges. However, the rewards themselves can be great as well. This […]

This Week in History: June 4-10

June 4, 2014

June 4 781 BC – Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse. 1789 – U.S. Constitution goes into effect. 1805 – Tripoli forced to conclude peace with U.S. after war over tribute. 1845 – Mexican-U.S. war starts. 1940 – British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops. 1984 – D.N.A. is successfully cloned from […]

There’s a reason he’s called “King of the Monsters.”

June 3, 2014

Godzilla, a legend spanning nearly half a century, is back in theaters. A creature of gigantic proportions, the giant lizard that crushes cities as if they were paper mache is popular worldwide. Nearly fifty years ago, Godzilla started as an inquiry into the fears of the early 1950’s: What is the nuclear testing doing to […]

Students Raise Questions on Dress Code

June 2, 2014

As warm weather is approaching, teachers are cracking down on students violating the dress code. For those unaware, Fleetwood Area High School has a dress code that students are responsible for following on a daily basis. Every school needs a dress code in order to keep students dressed appropriately. There are some rules that students […]

Wild Fire Season Commences in California

May 30, 2014

Recently, a number of fires have started in different areas of California, devastating the area. Over 1,000 firefighters, the California Military Corps, 100 fire engines, and dozens of water trucks are working hard to put an end to the wildfires. Since January, there have been over 1,500 fires in California. Temperatures reaching the triple digits […]

March Madness Is a Hit

May 29, 2014

The NCAA basketball tournament is one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Upsets dominate the headlines game after game. People cannot get enough of it, especially this year. “It was a pretty great month for college basketball, a lot of great games and crazy upsets,” junior Wyatt Pennsinger said. Florida was the favorite heading […]

Puck Drops on NHL Playoffs

May 28, 2014

The Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers, both in the Eastern Conference, began their series in New York. Wayne Simmonds lead the series for the Flyers, scoring four total goals. After a back and forth fight, the Rangers won this series 4-3 and moved onto the next round. Sixteen total teams started off in round one. […]