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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 […]

FAHS Quill & Scroll Ceremony Welcomes New Members

August 9, 2022 by

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On May 11th, Fleetwood Area High School had its yearly Quill and Scroll award ceremony. Fleetwood students involved in yearbook, journalism, business, and art all have the chance to be recognized. The awards being presented that night were as follows: Quill and Scroll Inductee, National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Inductee, Outstanding Student in Art, National […]

’21-’22 School Year Comes to an End

August 8, 2022 by

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With the FAHS school year coming to an end, students share their favorite moments from the ’21-’22 year.  Friendships were made in all sorts of situations. Classes like creative writing with Mrs.Wilkinson allowed the students to connect with one another. With the help of daily journal prompts that were shared out with the class and […]

FAHS Student Places Second in National History Day Competition

August 6, 2022 by

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On 7 May 2022, Thomas Schappell, senior at FAHS, competed in the regional competition for National History Day (NHD) Club. The competition took place at the University of Scranton. Schappel placed second and proceeded to advance to states. For the competition, Schappell and his fellow competitors were asked to create a documentary covering certain events […]

Fleetwood FBLA Recognized at Awards Ceremony in Hershey

August 5, 2022 by

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On 12 April, The Future Business Leaders of America Awards of Excellence program was held in Hershey, PA. Fleetwood members of FBLA were awarded for their achievements at this year’s competitions. The Fleetwood chapter of FBLA was recognized for its accomplishments this season. It received eighth place in the entire state, also known as the […]

English Teacher Mahnken Retires after 28 Years

August 5, 2022 by

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Ms. Deb Mahnken, English teacher, is retiring after decades teaching at the Fleetwood Area School District. Mahnken has been teaching for 28 years, but she didn’t aim to teach from the beginning. Her first degree was in psychology from Temple University, and she worked at the Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation with psychotic young adults […]

Mock-Trial Team Makes Semi-Finals

May 25, 2022 by

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From 24 April to 2 March, Fleetwood Area High School´s Mock Trial team competed in their semi-finals. This year’s Mock Trial team includes Natalie Slusser, Sam Mitten, Kaitlyn Geist, Cassandra Batz, Andrew Haas, Brady Whalen, Noah Stern, Maddie Ammon, and Maddie Fick. Mock Trial is a club offered at Fleetwood. Every November, the Pennsylvania Bar […]

FAHS German Club Has Double Dessert

May 11, 2022 by

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Frau Christine Moll and the FAHS German Club are creating two desserts, one for April and one for May. The dessert in April was Black Forest Cake, and the dessert in May is going to be Spaghettieis. The Black Forest Cake is a chocolate cake filled with cherries and has whipped cream and cherries on […]

FAHS Spanish Students Make Presentations on Spanish-Themed Films

April 28, 2022 by

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Mrs. Anita Lewis’s Spanish I class recently gave presentations on the movies Coco and Encanto.  The classes were able to do anything they wanted as long as it had to do with the topic of conversation and was class-appropriate.  Some examples of the presentations were board games, food, drawings, and some very interesting sculptures.  “This […]

Fleetwood Students Attend Live Virtual Auschwitz Tour

April 28, 2022 by

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On Thursday, 31 March, media teacher Mr. Sean Gaston screened a live virtual tour of Auschwitz for a group of his students in his Intro to the Holocaust class. The tour was led by an expert guide who answered questions afterward. The tour, held by the Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley Jewish […]

Science Olympiad Takes on the Regional Competition

April 27, 2022 by

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Fleetwood Area High School students involved in the Science Olympiad team competed on Thursday, March 17, at the Regional competition. With thirteen students competing, Fleetwood placed eighth overall.  The Regional competition has twenty-three events in total, where students compete in pairs or a group of three. There are testing events, project events, or hybrid events […]

FAHS Science Classroom Raises Trout

April 23, 2022 by

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Chemistry teacher Ms. Jennifer Neiman is raising trout in her classroom through the Trout in the Classroom program, which is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The trout are raised from eggs over the next few weeks and will be released in the spring. Through this […]

FAHS Students to See Romeo & Juliet in Philly this April

April 10, 2022 by

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Fleetwood Area High School students are getting the chance to see a live performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for the first time since the start of the pandemic. This year, 85 students will be attending. The cost of the trip is 40 dollars, and it includes breakfast beforehand as well as lunch on the […]

April Fools: FAHS Finals to Be Worth 50% of Yearlong Grade

April 1, 2022 by

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A policy is being adopted this school year in which final exams are now worth 50% of the students’ final grades for the year. The decision was reached after 70% of teachers approved the change.  With this new system, each quarter is now only worth 12.5% of a student’s final grade.  “I think that finals […]

April Fools: FAHS Faculty Approves “Teacher Skip Day”

April 1, 2022 by

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Following the long tradition of “senior skip day”, the teachers of Fleetwood Area High School have planned a “teacher skip day” in retaliation. The faculty has pre-approved this event, and the date is set to occur on May 4th. In preparation for this day, the school has called in several substitute teachers to fill in. […]

German Club Dines at Deitsch Eck

March 30, 2022 by

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On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, German teacher Christine Moll and the German Club will be hosting a culinary field trip to Deitsch Eck. Everyone is welcome for a taste of German cuisine!  The FAHS German Club is sponsoring this trip to Lenhartsville. Deitsch Eck is an authentic German restaurant in Pennsylvania. The food students will […]

Teachers, Students React to Flexible Instruction Days

March 30, 2022 by

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The Fleetwood Area Schoold District has used four out of the five available Flexible Instruction Days this year, but are they actually effective? FID days are called when the weather is too threatening to come into school; however, instead of getting the day off, there are zoom calls set up from each teacher. It is […]