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Misa’s Fugue Screens at Toronto Jewish Film Festival

June 23, 2014 by

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Misa’s Fugue is a movie directed by Fleetwood media teacher Mr. Sean Gaston.  It was created by Fleetwood Area High School students and staff.  It also recently played at the Toronto Film Festival. The Toronto Jewish Film festival is the largest Jewish Film Festival in the world.  It was held on 1-11 May. It is a […]

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Tie the Knot

June 12, 2014 by

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot. They had an absolutely gorgeous day in Florence, Italy. Kim and Kanye had been planning their big day for a while now. They wanted it to be the wedding of the century. They definitely made it a day to remember. They were married in a private ceremony in the Italian […]

Top Songs of February 2014 an Eclectic Mix

March 27, 2014 by

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The average American listens to three hours of music every day. Music can be inspiring, motivational, or relaxing. Pop music dominates most radio stations. It is difficult to predict which songs will become popular and place highly on the charts. New trends start quickly, and some popular songs can fade out in a matter of […]

FAHS Musicians Attend Counties, Districts, Regionals

March 14, 2014 by

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During the month of December, members of Fleetwood’s band had the opportunity to participate in county band and district band. “It was in Exeter about three weeks ago and I liked it a lot,” Rachel Clarke said.  “I’ve been in county band since seventh grade, except my sophomore year. I also know most of the […]

Flappy Bird Flaps Away

February 20, 2014 by

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Flappy Bird is an Android and Apple game created for phones or iPods by Dong Nguyen. It is a simple game in which players have to tap the screen of their devices to make a bird fly. The bird has to fly under or over tubes, gaining points for each set of tubes he successfully […]

Fleetwood Cured of Bieber Fever Epidemic

February 20, 2014 by

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Justin Bieber recently experienced some trouble with the law, leading to a rough start to the new year. Bieber’s neighbor accused him of throwing eggs over his fence on 9 January. Bieber caused approximately $20,000 in damage. Then Los Angeles police raided his $6.5 million mansion. Bieber was later arrested in Miami on suspicion of […]

Grammy Awards Feature Exciting Mashups

February 11, 2014 by

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“I waited all day to watch this, and it was worth the wait,” junior Lizzay Faust said. The 56th annual Grammy Award Ceremony took place on Sunday, 26 January, at the Staples Center in LA. The show began with a huge performance of “Drunk in Love” from the well-known partnership of Beyonce and Jay Z. […]

Rap Artists Make Splash in Music Industry

December 6, 2013 by

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Hip Hop/Rap is arguably the most popular genre in the country in the last few years. Artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Drake are just a few examples of the artists who have taken the rap game by storm in recent years. Lately, newer artists have made a big impact, including Kendrick […]

12 Years a Slave Leads Fall Film Releases

October 14, 2013 by

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It is that time of year again: the weather is getting cooler, the leaves are turning, and the movie industry is shifting gears from the tent pole blockbusters of the summer to the more serious-minded, award-hopeful films of the fall. With the Oscars on the horizon, this is a good time to catch a few […]

Warped Tour Enters Eighteenth Year

June 11, 2013 by

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For seventeen years, the Vans Warped Tour has thrilled audiences around the country every summer. Bringing out plenty of musical acts each year that cover a wide variety of genres, the traveling music festival advertises something for everyone, and the 2013 edition will be no different. The tour was created by Kevin Lyman, a tour […]

Summer Movie Season Filled with Thrills

June 7, 2013 by

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Not sure what to do this summer? Head to the movie theater!  From Memorial Day to the end of August, plenty of promising new movies will see a wide release. The first big budget summer blockbuster out of the gate was Marvel’s Iron Man 3. Star Trek: Into Darkness, Fast 6, and The Hangover 3 […]

My Chemical Romance Calls it Quits

April 19, 2013 by

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After twelve years, the Jersey-based band My Chemical Romance announced that, on the 22 March, it has “come to an end.” The band was originally formed by front-man Gerard Way and former drummer Matt Pelissier approximately one week after the 9/11 attacks. In a previous interview, Way stated that witnessing the planes crash into the […]

42 Expected to Thrill the Crowd

April 16, 2013 by

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On 12 April, the movie 42 hit the theaters. 42 is a biographical movie about Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson’s life and how he broke the color barrier in baseball. 42 was directed by Brian Helgeland, and it stars actors Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. “I plan on going to see the movie 42 […]

2013 Pasta and Presto Concert Offers Variety

April 11, 2013 by

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Each year, the Fleetwood Area Music Association holds the Pasta and Presto Concert. On 16 March, 2013, in the high school gym, students performed in their musical groups at a 4:00 p.m. concert and a 7:30 p.m. concert. Pasta and Presto includes musical entertainment by students and a pasta dinner all throughout the day. At […]

The Wood Criterion Collection: Vol. V

April 8, 2013 by

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In this edition of The Wood, the pieces vary from sketchbook assignments, to an award-winning piece, to poetry. I is an Untitled Blurb piece by Anonymous that reads, “All I want is to be mad, at you, at what happened. All I want is one reason, one excuse, one justification. Just once I want to […]

FAHS Theatrical Society to Perform South Pacific

April 2, 2013 by

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This year, Fleetwood Area High School’s theatrical society will be performing Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The play opened in Broadway in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. It plays on Broadway today and is still very popular. “This is one of the few shows that show the sacrifice of the […]

The Wood Criterion Collection: Vol. IV

March 25, 2013 by

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In collaboration with Diane Chisdak, both pieces exhibited in the collection are from the sketchbook, “Crustacean.” I is Junior Stephanie Favata’s piece in ink, manipulating different forms of texture, including stippling (a process in which numerous small dots or specks are used). Sophomore Hannah Kohl’s piece, exhibited as II, also is an example of this […]

85th Annual Oscar Awards Full of Suprises

March 20, 2013 by

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The biggest night for movies every year–the Oscars–has now passed. The 85th annual event was hosted by Seth MacFarlane and aired on Sunday, 24 February. MacFarlane helped boost the show’s ratings this year, with 40 million people tuning in to watch the awards. Like every year, there were some surprises as well as some expected wins. […]

The Wood Criterion Collection: Vol. III

March 18, 2013 by

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I is by junior Kristine Stum. This piece is a still-life of glass.  Each of the artists who participated in this project took a picture of the glass, blocked it, and drew accurately. II is by sophomore Paige Heller. III is also by Paige Heller, and this piece is a sketchbook project done in pen ink […]

The Wood Criterion Collection: Vol. II

March 15, 2013 by

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I is by sophomore Alex Edinger done in Sharpee ink with focus on a cactus in the lower left hand corner. II is senior Brittany Gantz’s sketchbook, Zombie.

The Wood Criterion Collection–Vol. I

March 13, 2013 by

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  I is done by sophomore Nida Khurshid in the ink medium. II and III are both by senior Abbey Porambo, featuring her take on the up and coming word-blocking poetry style.

The Following Begets a Following

March 7, 2013 by

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New this year to Fox is the psychological thriller The Following. Written by the writer for Scream, The Following centers around ex-FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), who in 2003 was responsible for tracking down serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy). It is now ten years later, and Carroll has orchestrated a sinister plot involving his […]

League of Legends Is Most Played Video Game

March 1, 2013 by

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League of Legends is an online battle arena game that has gained immense popularity in recent years.  Since being released in 2009, the game has been played by over 30 million people. In a game of League of Legends, there are two teams, and both contain five players.  Each player on either team controls a […]

55th Annual Grammy Awards a Success

February 24, 2013 by

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The 55th annual Grammy awards, hosted by L.L. Cool J, aired 10 February 2013 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Twenty-eight million people tuned in to watch the show. The viewership went down from a near record-setting 40 million last year in the wake of the death of Whitney Houston. The big winners […]

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