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Some Fleetwood Students Trade Classrooms for Computers

November 3, 2025 by

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Last year, Gaige Klein sat in a crowded classroom, frustrated by constant conflicts with teachers who didn’t seem to understand him. Now, he logs in from home, completes his lessons on his own schedule, and spends his afternoons working on his car. For him, switching to online school has made learning less stressful and more […]

Quill and Scroll Program Recognizes Fleetwood Area High School students

June 5, 2024 by

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To end off the school year, the annual Quill and Scroll ceremony occurred at Fleetwood Area High School. A selection of students participated in the Quill and Scroll program. In addition to elected Quill and Scroll students, others have also been recognized for their achievements in the business, journalism, and art departments. A variety of […]

Summer Learning Loss is Scary but Can Be Prevented

June 3, 2024 by

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As students look forward to a long-awaited summer break, one issue becomes overlooked: summer learning loss. Also known as the “summer slide,” summer learning loss is the decline in academic skills and knowledge that occurs over the summer. Summer learning loss affects students of all grade levels and can easily be prevented. Research shows that […]

Fleetwood Students Sign their National Letters of Intent

May 20, 2024 by

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Various seniors at Fleetwood Area High School recently signed their National Letters of Intent. Rachael Hess, Makayla Yellets, Abigail Hostetler, Kaylee Haas, Sean Carpenter, Jorjanne Seaman, Kelsie Toucher, and Lindsay Solomon all signed their letters of intent. The National Letter of Intent is an agreement between a college and a a student-athlete who has been […]

Fleetwood Area High School Students Compete in FBLA State Competition

May 8, 2024 by

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The Fleetwood Area High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference in April.  This competition was held from Monday, April 8, to Tuesday, April 9, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Students had the choice between several events in which to compete, including individual and group tests and several […]

Fleetwood Victorious at National History Day Competition

May 6, 2024 by

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Three members of the National History Day Club, Tony Zhang, Ian Bieber, and Adrien Leriche, took first place at the regional competition on March 2nd, at Messiah College. The team’s victory indicates a milestone for the team, as they advance from the regional competition to the state competition at the University of Scranton in May. […]

FAHS German Students Engage in Pen Pal Writing

April 18, 2024 by

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Students in Mrs. Karen McGuinness’s German classes have done pen pal exchange letters with people in Rheine, Germany. In order for German students to gain more knowledge of the language and culture of Germany, Fleetwood students have been writing letters throughout the course of the school year. The students from both countries have learned new […]

April Fools’: Fleetwood Area High School Hours to Start Earlier for ’24-’25 School Year

April 1, 2024 by

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Students and teachers at the Fleetwood Area High School were faced with shock when it was announced that the start time for school would be changing starting with the 2024-2025 school year. Due to scheduling complications and student attendance, the school board made the decision to start the regular school day at 6:30 a.m. Debate […]

Gaston Introduces New Class to Teach Critical Thinking Skills around JFK Assassination

February 28, 2024 by

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 “Critical thinking skills are skills that are beneficial to anyone and can be used on a daily basis, multiple times per day,” Fleetwood Area High School teacher Mr. Sean Gaston said.  Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, Fleetwood will offer high school students a class entitled, “The JFK Assassination: A Journey in Critical Thinking,” taught […]

Questions over AI in the Legal System Foreshadow Classroom Issues

February 22, 2024 by

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With Artificial Intelligence’s sudden rise in popularity, the ethics of such bots have been called into question. When should AI be used, if ever? Questions are also rising about the privacy of using AI. These questions have an impact on Fleetwood Area High School which, as an educational institution, is having its own problems with […]

Fleetwood FBLA Competes at Regional Competition

February 14, 2024 by

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On December 18, 2023, the Fleetwood chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the regional competition at Albright College.  Every student that attended placed in the top five for his or her event. Twenty-five of these students qualified for the state competition as well. States for FBLA will take place in April.  At the […]

Chronic Absenteeism in Schools Doubles Since Pandemic

November 28, 2023 by

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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 […]

Student Internships Flourish at FAHS

November 10, 2023 by

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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 […]

FBLA Finds Success at Nationals

October 11, 2023 by

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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 […]

Students Achieve Excellence in FBLA

June 27, 2023 by

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Fleetwood students involved in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) were able to achieve excellence this school year. Around thirty Fleetwood students moved on to the PA FBLA State Leadership Conference, which came after the regional competition.  FAHS FBLA President Hannah Nied placed first in community service hours for the entire state, with over 100 […]

Time Management Is a Necessary Skill

June 12, 2023 by

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How do you manage time for work and school? Being young and in school full-time with a part-time job can be hard. Being expected to save money, keep good grades, and make time for friends and family all at once is sometimes an impoosible thing to balance. Not enough teachers and students take into consideration […]

FBLA Takes the “Opportunity” to Help Their Community

February 23, 2023 by

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The Future Business Leaders of America are reaching out to their community this year with their service project working with Opportunity House in Reading. Gabriel Siegfried, grade 10, and Hannah Nied, grade 12,  are leading the efforts to support the community this year and they will be competing their project against other teams in the […]

This Baker Works with a Different Kind of Pi

February 2, 2023 by

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Ms. Vanessa Baker is a new math teacher in the Fleetwood Area School District. She teaches 10th and 11th grade in room 206. Teaching SAT prep, geometry, and Algebra 2, she is 22 years old, and she graduated from Albright College in the Spring of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Secondary teaching. Baker […]

Is the Snow Day Dead?

January 23, 2023 by

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Fleetwood Area High School Flexible Instruction Days (FID) are meant to benefit students education. An important aspect of high school is making sure grades are good and one’s mind is focused on school work, studying, and homework. Snow days can be different for many people. “FID days are pointless when it comes to doing work,” Fleetwood […]

COVID-19 Still Altering the Teaching Profession

January 13, 2023 by

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The COVID-19 virus has affected many. In one way or another, it has changed everyone’s life. Schooling experienced much change as a whole. COVID affected the students and the classroom, but had perhaps the largest impact on teachers. Teachers had to cope with students being out because of COVID, half of the school missing each […]

COVID-19 Represents a Clear Stumbling Block for Students

January 11, 2023 by

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After the effects of COVID-19 on the entire school system, students have felt the impact in a variety of ways. Grades, assignments, and attendance have seen these most alterations. In order to understand the impact COVID had, it’s important to find out how students responded after feeling its effects. “Before the pandemic, about 1 in […]

COVID-19 Still Affecting Classrooms

January 10, 2023 by

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For two years, the American education system saw unprecedented changes to environments and structure. How did Fleetwood handle the change? Covid-19 created a shift in classroom dynamics that affected both students and teachers. Some things made a positive change, while others are still plighting the school with disconnectivity and fear. As students and staff looked […]

Math Club Members Compete at Kutztown University

November 30, 2022 by

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On October 27, 2022, senior math club members Ruohan Chen and Samuel Mitten competed against other high schoolers in the Keystone Symposium. This event, which is known as “The Inagurabal Keystone Symposium on Mathematics Research by High School Students,” creates an outlet for high schoolers to present a solution to a math-related problem. “For the […]

Hoffman Transitions from Student Teacher to Faculty Member

November 9, 2022 by

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Ms. Hailey Hoffman, the new Fleetwood Area High School English teacher who teaches English 9 to 11, is from originally from Bridgewater, New Jersey, which she still frequently visits about twice a month.  Hoffman knew she wanted to be a teacher starting around the age of 4 or 5. “School was always my favorite game […]

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