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Neighbor Murdered over Baby

October 17, 2018

On Tuesday, 18 September 2018, Brooke Crews of North Dakota claimed she cut a baby out of her neighbor’s womb. Savanna Greywind, the neighbor, was eight months pregnant at the time. Crews stated that she felt pressured to “produce” a baby after lying about being pregnant to prevent her boyfriend from leaving her. Brooke spoke […]

Dog Fighting Still an American Pandemic

October 16, 2018

Dog fighting is an all too common horror. In many places, even locally, these events are the “norm.” The cruel environments that these dogs are kept in often triggers a survival mode instinct. The dogs are often starved, beaten, injected with steroids, chained, trained in harsh conditions, and much more. Once a dogs are deemed […]

FAHS Field Hockey

October 15, 2018

It is Field Hockey season! The Field Hockey team is filled with many amazing players, all coached by Joyce Angstadt, Meagan Keenan, and Beth Breisch. The varsity captains are all juniors: Paige Garrett, Stephanie Hegedus, Melinda Alicea, and Madison Speece. The junior varsity representative is also a junior, Sydney Mahmood. Paige Garrett began playing Field […]

Fleetwood Sends Students To FBLA Nationals

October 12, 2018

From June 28 to July 1 in Baltimore, Maryland, the FBLA National Competition was held. Eight students from Fleetwood Area High Schoolstayed in the city to compete. Four of the students graduated last year, and four of the students from Fleetwood–Brooke Gorman, Leah Dewald, Caitlin Bower, and Faith Readinger–are all seniors this 2018-2019 school year. […]

FAHS Marching Band Celebrates P.T. Barnum

October 11, 2018

P.T. Barnum, a classic American icon, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Unfortunately, the circus closed its doors in 2017. A musical film entitled The Greatest Showman was created in honor of the legacy Barnum left behind. The FAHS band brings back New York City’s best circus through music directed by Mr. Charles Ebersole. He is […]

September’s Students of the Month Named

October 10, 2018

Every month, two students of the senior class, one male and one female, are selected by faculty and administration as Students of the Month. For the month of September, Seniors Megan Makovsky and Timothy Hornbuckle were granted the title Student of the Month award. Both students were considered well deserving of the prize and are […]

Fleetwood Soccer Wins 1000th

October 9, 2018

The Fleetwood boys’ soccer team reached a historic milestone, 1000 wins. The team beat Hamburg 3-0 on Wednesday, 12 September. This win is a tremendous milestone for the team and the community. Founded in 1927, the boys’ soccer team has enjoyed great, sustained success. Taking over in 1964, Coach Ray Buss brought tremendous success, amassing […]

FAHS Relay-for-Life Plans Upcoming Safe Trick-or-Treat

October 5, 2018

Relay for Life is a non-profit organization that hosts a variety of fundraisers to raise money towards the fight against cancer. Fleetwood Area High School will be hosting one of these events on 23 October 2018 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Safe Trick-or-Treat is an event that has been running for about seven years now, and it […]

Hurricane Florence Slams the Carolinas

October 4, 2018

The “Storm of a Lifetime”, Hurricane Florence, was marked as a category 5 for areas around the Carolina coast. More than one million people had to undergo mandatory evacuation as the storm crept near the East Coast of the United States. Florence arrived by crossing the Atlantic Ocean. During this journey, it’s wind speeds decreased […]

Field of Screams Scares for Twenty-Five Years

October 3, 2018

Field of Screams kicked off its twenty-fifth anniversary with a new attraction. Brothers Jim and Gene Schopf brought FOS to life in 1993, using their family farm as the site of the attraction. As kids, their mom would try to scare them by playing a vinyl record of Disney Haunted Mansion, and they also owned […]

SeaWorld’s Animal Treatment Continues Raising Questions

October 2, 2018

The level of intelligence of marine animals alone, such as dolphins, prove that the stimulation in captivity is not adequate enough to support a proper life. Many marine animals are captured in the wild. The complex social structure of animals, such as orcas, are completely shattered the moment that they are confined to tanks that […]

Homecoming Week 2018 Arrives

October 1, 2018

“I hope you guys win. It would be cool for your senior year, and you won the past three years already,” chemistry teacher Mr. Matthew Biniek said. Homecoming is coming up, and the seniors want to win for the fourth year in a row. This year’s senior theme is the Scientific Seniors. Students will […]

Reporter Bio: Jayra Chavarria

September 27, 2018

Jayra Chavarría is a junior at Fleetwood Area High School. She was born in New York on 29 May 2002. The first time she moved was in the first grade, and, in the seventh grade, she moved to Fleetwood. As she goes into her junior year of high school, she’s starting to look into colleges. […]

Reporter Bio: Jessica Carlin

September 27, 2018

Jessica Carlin is a smart, free-thinking, and involved junior at Fleetwood Area High School. She takes journalism because she both enjoys and excels in writing. In the future, Jessica plans to attend college and study abroad in Korea. She wants to join the peace corps while in college. Being of Korean descent, Carlin finds the […]

Reporter Bio: Aaron Poper

September 26, 2018

Born on 16 December 2001, Aaron Poper views his birth with a high responsibility, for he is the only one of his kin that is likely to reproduce. As the school year begins, Poper spends every first period with Mr. Houp. In his own words, “I joined journalism for Mr. Houp. I didn’t know this […]

Reporter Bio: Madeline Feichtel

September 26, 2018

Madeline Kyah Feichtel, Maddy for short, was born on 8 January 2001, in Pottsville, PA, to her loving parents, Jen and Scott. She has a thirteen-year-old sister named Ava and a ten-year-old brother named Wesley. As a child, Maddy loved to read, play outside, and watch The Disney Channel. She describes herself as intelligent, generous, […]

Reporter Bio: Samuel Schappell

September 25, 2018

Sam was born on 21 February 2001 in Reading, PA. Schappell has lived in Fleetwood his entire life and has a sister named Haley. After high school, Schappell wants to attend Syracuse and study broadcast journalism, which is a big reason for him joining journalism. Sam also takes part in many extracurricular activities, including soccer […]

Reporter Bio: Madison McElwee

September 25, 2018

Madison Leigh McElwee was born on 14 September 2001 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Three qualities that make up her friendly personality are intelligence, emotion, and reliability. She chose to write for the Fleetwood Area High School Newspaper because she loves to write and wanted Mr. Houp as a teacher one last time. Madison’s aspirations in life […]

Reporter Bio: McKenah Rapposelli

September 24, 2018

McKenah Riley Rapposelli was born on 23 July 2000 to Melissa and Mike as the middle child of an older brother and younger sister. This is his second year in journalism, and he is hoping that journalism will help him in the future with college. After graduating from Fleetwood, Rapposelli is planning to major in […]

Reporter Bio: Isabella Balthaser

September 24, 2018

Isabella Rosalie Balthaser was born on 19 June 1999; she is nineteen-years-old. Balthaser likes Journalism because she enjoys writing, and she likes finding truthful information. Her favorite subjects are English and history because she loves to read and she loves how history shaped us (especially the Enlightenment period). Balthaser plans to be an English or […]

Reporter Bio: Amber Weiss

September 21, 2018

Amber Skye Weiss was born on 17 June 2002. The main lessons Weiss has learned in her life are that actions speak louder than words, and her philosophy is that everyone is different but should be treated equally. Her favorite subjects in school are English and History, because she’s always had a passion for those […]

Reporter Bio: Aydan Tregear

September 21, 2018

Aydan Robert Tregear was born September 25th in Danville, Pennsylvania. As a child, his favorite memory would have to be Christmas time because of the sight of seeing his family members happy. Aydan moved to Fleetwood in fourth grade because his parents wanted to buy a home in this area. Tregear currently works at Keystone […]

Reporter Bio: Morgan Althouse

September 20, 2018

Morgan Althouse, born March 2001, grew up in an agnostic house. Two years ago, she turned to Buddhism because she believes it’s the right way to go. Althouse aspires to write for The New York Times or VICE even though the two have conflicting points-of-view at times. What matters to Althouse is sparking important conversations […]

Hawaii Bans Sunscreen that Hurts Reefs

June 8, 2018

Coral reefs have been dying for quite some time. Scientists discovered that a product in some sunscreens has been killing them. Now, Hawaii is trying to get those sunscreens banned to save the reefs. So what part of the sunscreen is harmful? The active ingredient oxybenzone. “A study published in October 2015 showed that oxybenzone, […]