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FASD Website Gets a Facelift

December 15, 2016

The Fleetwood Area School District has experienced changes in its website during the past couple of weeks. “Just like anything that changes, it takes an adjustment. I am used to the old one, so as of now, I am not a fan. I like the way it looks though,” Technology Education teacher Sara Sanocki said. […]

Reading Goes Up in Flames

December 14, 2016

On 21 November, around 6:00 p.m., several fire departments were dispatched to the Reading Fire Tower to fight a fire that started in the mountain behind Reading Area High School. “Yeah the fire was pretty wild. It was just a small fire when they ended basketball practice early, but then, as the day went on, […]

Mexico’s Suarez Clinches Historic NASCAR Title

December 13, 2016

On 19 November, NASCAR’s Second Tier Xfinity Series held their final race of the 2016 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. That day, Daniel Suarez would win his third race of the year to clinch the Xfinity Series championship. While this is significant in itself, there is much more backstory that makes Suarez’s title even […]

NFL Playoffs Nearing

December 12, 2016

The NFL is nearing the end of the regular season. There are some teams who already have a spot in the playoffs, and then there are other teams, like the Browns, who have yet to win a game and have been eliminated from the playoffs. The Cowboys are surprising everyone so far this year. They […]

Pennsylvania Teen Opens Fire at Football Game

December 9, 2016

In York, Pennsylvania, police are searching for a teenager from Reading who allegedly opened fire on two students from WIlliam Penn High School at a football game. One was shot in the back, the other in the midsection. The shooting victims were Darius Allen, 23, of York, and Antwan Jackson, 20. The suspect ‘s described […]

2016 Election Recap

December 8, 2016

As the polls closed on the evening of 8 November 2016, America sat, tense, awaiting the results of the 2016 Presidential Election. Republican candidate Donald Trump took the country by surprise as his electoral votes exceeded what reports predicted. According to Larry Sabato and the team from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Trump […]

Fleetwood Football Loses to Kutztown

December 7, 2016

The Fleetwood football team suffered a sad defeat to Kutztown Area High School. Many of the players were disappointed in the outcome of the game. All of the fans thought this game was a sure win for the team. “I feel like we had a slow start but came back in the second half. If […]

Random Cheese: If You Could Have Any Pet, Legal or Otherwise, What Would It Be?

December 6, 2016

“A great white shark,” junior Peter Procak said. “A finger monkey,”sophomore Chloe Campbell said. “A white tiger,” sophomore Maddy Daniels said. “An eagle,” junior Shawn Bessey said. “A baby raccoon,” senior Tristan Spannuth said. “A funny monkey,”social studies teacher Mrs. Dina Heffner said. “A python,” senior Shane Burt said. “A moose,” teacher Mrs. Candace Hall […]

Formula 1 Season Races to Conclusion

November 30, 2016

After 19 of 21 races in the 2016 Formula 1 season, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg holds a 19 point lead in the championship over teammate Lewis Hamilton, despite Hamilton winning each of the past two races. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo is third; however, he is over 100 points behind. Hamilton has dominated the past two […]

Toomey Take Pennsylvania Senate Seat

November 30, 2016

The 2016 United States Senate race in Pennsylvania was contested by Republican incumbent Pat Toomey and Democrat challenge–and former Chief of Staff to Gov. Tom Wolf–Katie McGinty. Toomey won with 2,830,353 votes for 48.9%. McGinty received 2,734,454 votes for just 47.2%, despite winning many pre-election polls. Libertarian candidate Edward Clifford received 226,272 votes for 3.9%. […]

NBA Season Begins Again

November 29, 2016

The 2016-17 NBA season has started back up, and NBA fans are excited. There are some new big changes on some teams, and some teams are keeping with mostly the same roster. There were a lot of angry NBA fans when, back in July, Kevin Durant decided he was going to leave the Oklahoma City […]

Girls’ Soccer Plays Historic Season

November 29, 2016

The girls soccer season came to an end on 15 November. It was an unforgettable and historic season to say the least. The girls played their hearts out and gave the whole Fleetwood Area School District something to be proud of. The team made it all the way into state semi-finals but had a very […]

Warmer Weather Brings Disappointment to FAHS

November 23, 2016

Lately, Berks County has been experiencing changes in the weather throughout the fall season. During the day, the weather forecast has increased drastically. With high winds and frost covering the grass in the early morning, locals would never expect the weather during midday to be as high as it has been lately; the wind dies […]

November Students of the Month Announced

November 23, 2016

The November Students of the Month are Andrew Tissera and Emma Davies. Andrew Tissera has one sibling and is the son of Teresa Gerstle. Tissera’s favorite subject is English, and his future plans include attending college to study business with a core concentration in marketing while working on his career as an actor, model, author, […]

Fleetwood Hosts Mock Election

November 22, 2016

On Tuesday, 8 November, Fleetwood Area High School conducted its 2016 presidential mock election. This mock election was conducted by the Tiger TV Media students and received a lot of help from an assortment of other departments, including the social studies department and the head of the library, Mr. Kirby Barnett. Students and their classes […]

Tom Brady’s Return Fuels Patriots’ Hot Start

November 22, 2016

The NFL has been a rollercoaster of a season for 2016-2017 so far. As many of the NFL fans predicted, the New England Patriots are at the top of the league with a record of 7-1 despite Tom Brady’s four-game suspension. At the other end of the spectrum, The Cleveland Browns are at the bottom […]

What’s in McDonalds’ Food?

November 18, 2016

Ever wonder what you are actually eating while you are eating it? Many people don’t think about it at all, and some try not to think about it. Ar McDonald’s, people often don’t know what they are putting in their bodies. Commercials claim it is all white meat in their chicken nuggets, real angus beef […]

FBLA Still Recruiting New Members

November 16, 2016

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) are still looking for new members! In this club, students and teachers work together to further their knowledge on business leadership. In this club students can participate in numerous activities. Activities include meeting business leaders, viewing and completing presentations, undertaking field trips, participating in traveling, and earning recognition for […]

Pepe Deemed a Hate Symbol

November 16, 2016

A meme is classified as, “a cultural item in the form of an image, phrase, video, etc., that is spread via the Internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.” In 2005, a comic called Boy’s Club was published. It featured a frog with a humanoid body known as Pepe. Within ten years, […]

Fleetwood Girls’ Soccer Makes County Finals

November 15, 2016

The Fleetwood girls soccer team made it to the county finals after defeating Wilson 5-4 in Penalty Kicks. Riley Scepansky was dubbed a “Brick Wall” by the Fleetwood Superfans. The student fan section broke out in “We have Riley!” chants several times during the game. Scepansky had more than a few saves during regulation and […]

Cubs Claim Long-Awaited World Series Title

November 14, 2016

No matter the outcome of the 2016 World Series, it was sure to be historic. The combatants, the National League Champion Chicago Cubs and the American League Champion Cleveland Indians, had gone a combined 172 years without winning a World Series. The Cubs had last won in 1908, and the Indians had last won in […]

Superfans Show Support at FAHS Games

November 11, 2016

Go to any Fleetwood Area High School sporting event, and you will find Fleetwood’s student section cheering on their classmates. The Superfans, as they are known, are a fixture at Fleetwood games and have gained a fairly large following among students at soccer, football, field hockey, and volleyball events. The Superfans bring energy to games […]

Girls’ Soccer Post-Season Update

November 10, 2016

The girls’ soccer team is going back to districts for the second year in a row. They won districts last year. The girls are the number one seed in the district playoffs. “It feels great knowing we have experience throughout the team, and we know what it takes to win. Getting to Hershey has been […]

Alleged Clown Sightings Terrorize Pennsylvania

November 9, 2016

There have been many clown sightings around local cities and towns. Although there has not been anyone hurt by any of these clowns, the people that have seen them do feel threatened. There is one student in Fleetwood who has claimed to see one. “I have never been more scared in my life. I ran […]