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Fleetwood Inducts New NHS Members
3 March 2011—Fleetwood Area High School inducted fifteen new members into the National Honor Society. The women’s chorus began the evening by singing the national anthem, and Vice Principal Thomas Salpino followed by welcoming the families and friends of the students being honored. NHS advisor Debra Mahnken proceeded with the ceremony by presenting each senior member […]
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to FAHS Students
April 6, 2011 by thetigertimes
As you may or may not know, Dr. Larry Rotenberg, a survivor of one of history’s most horrific events, recently spoke to Holocaust students at the Fleetwood Area High School. Rotenberg was originally from Romania and was about 2 or 3 years old when the Holocaust began. He first realized what was going on around him […]
Big Decisions Ahead for College-Bound Seniors
December 9, 2010 by thetigertimes
The senior class of Fleetwood Area High School has some big decisions to make. Most importantly, they must decide where they would like to attend college. Do these students want to go far away from pleasant ole’ Fleetwood? Or, do they wish to stay local? “We have received applications from students for various colleges from […]
Keystone Exams: A Better Testing Alternative?
December 6, 2010 by thetigertimes
The moaning and groaning one usually hears prior to the PSSAs may forever be replaced with a whole new chorus of moaning and groaning prior the Keystone Exams. The Keystone Exams are intended to be a more effective standardized testing system that aims to replace the PSSAs and that will be administered to all students in […]
Progress Report: FAHS Holocaust Documentary
November 11, 2010 by thetigertimes
When last The Tiger Times heard from Gaston and his production staff, they had interviewed and filmed Mr. Frank Grunwald over a 3-day weekend in Indianapolis, and his TV media students had just begun the process of transcription. Together, they copied every spoken word from the interview into a word processor document that was 116 […]
Longer School Year/Day Still an Option
October 31, 2010 by thetigertimes
In 2009, President Barrack Obama stated that America’s academic level was lower than that of other countries. The United States serves 180 days a year in school while Japan serves 243 days a year. Obama hopes that having students attend school for a longer amount of time will help America’s upcoming leaders become academically equivalent […]
Fleetwood Falls Behind in SAT Scores
October 12, 2010 by thetigertimes
The SAT produced by the College Board is a test designed to assess a student’s academic levels for college. The test, most often taken by high school juniors and seniors, evaluates verbal skills such as reading and writing as well as math skills. The SAT is just one of the many factors most colleges will […]
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April 12, 2011 by thetigertimes
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