What is Senioritis? Senioritis is described by Google as “a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance.” Many high school students experience this decline in their final year. This happens more often after being accepted to college. They lack the motivation […]
October 25, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The girls soccer team is currently undefeated. They are coming to the end of the season and are hoping to make it further than they did last year, even though they made it into states. This year’s team was expected to be good, but few thought they would be undefeated this many games into the […]
October 24, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The football team went through a lot of changes this summer. They had a definite starting quarterback throughout most of the summer, Luke Emge. Then, Emge moved away. The quarterback spot was open for anyone to take. The coaches seemed to have a good backup plan. Trevor Koenig, brother of former FAHS quarterback Zach Koenig, […]
October 21, 2016 by thetigertimes7
Computing club is a new addition to the plethora of clubs at Fleetwood Area High School. Mr. Farr is the new club’s advisor. The computing club competes in multiple competitions. Learning different programming languages is just one of many skills acquired when attending club meetings. This new club helps significantly when wanting to continue learning […]
October 21, 2016 by thetigertimes7
Homecoming 2016 began the week of 26 September. During the previous month, many students put in time during and after school hours preparing for this special week. The annual hallway decorating kicks off the homecoming events and gets everyone excited for the final festivities. The Jukebox Juniors took the win over the Fiery Freshman, Sweet […]
October 20, 2016 by thetigertimes7
Currently, in Fleetwood Area High School, four basic dress code guidelines are to be followed. Those include modesty, cleanliness, health/safety, and preservation of proper academic atmosphere. A few more dress code rules specifically relevant to Fleetwood Area High School include the following: muscle shirts, sleeveless shirts, jerseys, and tank tops must have a shirt over […]
October 14, 2016 by thetigertimes7
As America nears the Presidential election of 2016, students and teachers are beginning to express their feelings towards the candidates, as well as the debate themselves. Throughout the school, students will be “voting” for who they feel should be President. This is called a mock election. The mock election of 2016 will take place in […]
June 13, 2016 by thetigertimes7
German Club recently held a multi-media presentation at the middle school. Frau Moll talks to the soon-to-be freshman every year to show them that German is still a choice to take in high school. A total of eight volunteers from her German Club attended the trip with her. “We introduced ourselves in German first and […]
June 6, 2016 by thetigertimes
Every year at the Fleetwood Area High School, administrators and faculty have a moving-up day for incoming freshmen. This year’s experience was a little different for the 2017 freshman. Moving up day was on June 1, from 1:15-2:30. English teacher Marc Walter was the coordinator of the moving-up day. Each teacher has his or her own job, but he is the […]
May 24, 2016 by thetigertimes7
On Wednesday, 20 April 2016, the German Club served Eis and Heiss. Eis and Heiss just means hot ice cream. This comes with your choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream with hot fruit sauce on top. The two topping choices are raspberry and peaches. To save time and effort, the sauce will be microwaved […]
May 2, 2016 by thetigertimes7
On Monday, 7 March 2016, eight members from FBLA attended a sports and entertainment seminar at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Tara Wily, Taylor Landis, Amanda Meck, Amanda Biedler, Chris Logar, Marissa Werley, Dayna Lochman, and Kristen Knoll are the eight students who were able to partake of the knowledge during the seminar. The […]
April 20, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The Fleetwood Area High School has a new addition to the faculty. Stacy Maurek is the new secretary in the office. Before Maurek came to Fleetwood, she was a paraprofessional at the middle school. She was working with students in grades five through eight in Mrs. Newpher’s Learning Support room. Before she entered the workforce, […]
April 2, 2016 by thetigertimes7
Dr. Suess’s birthday was celebrated on 2 March 2016 in Fleetwood Area School District. Theodore Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. In his 87 years of life, he became a much loved story writer. In 2000, Publishers Weekly voted for the “Best Selling” children’s stories of all time. Sixteen of the top one hundred […]
March 22, 2016 by thetigertimes7
On 12 November 2015, the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils, or PASC, began its annual conference. The conference, which was estimated to have about 1,000 attendants, hosted members of Fleetwood Area High Schoo’s Student Council. Student Council was accompanied by social studies teachers Mrs. Dina Heffner and Ms. Susan Nagle. The conference is designed to […]
February 1, 2016 by thetigertimes7
From the class of 2016, ten new members have joined the National Honor Society at Fleetwood Area High School, which brings the total number of seniors involved to thirty-five. The requirements to join consist of having a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or 85%), demonstrating volunteer or service hours, and possessing an excellent […]
December 21, 2015 by thetigertimes7
Fleetwood Area High School’s decision to move its graduation to Kutztown University’s gymnasium has been met with overwhelming support, but that support has not been unanimous. Eighteen percent of students said they would prefer to continue the tradition of holding graduation in Fleetwood’s gymnasium. The thought behind the move to Kutztown was to provide students […]
December 18, 2015 by thetigertimes7
I heard rumors of having graduation at Kutztown University a week or so before the meeting occurred. Then, when having it at Kutztown became true, I was honestly really excited. Considering that we have a little over 230 kids in our graduating class, our auditorium definitely was not big enough for all of our families. […]
December 17, 2015 by thetigertimes7
Unlike any other class at Fleetwood, the graduating class of 2016 will have its graduation at Kutztown University. Graduation has been a growing concern within Fleetwood. In the past, it has been held in the auditorium with overflow seats being provided in the gymnasium, where the ceremony was projected on screens. The ceremony will be held in […]
November 10, 2015 by thetigertimes7
The Oley High School band will be playing alongside Fleetwood Area High School’s band during the last home football game. Fleetwood Area Middle School’s band will also be joining them. It is predicted that there will be around 150 to 180 youth playing in the stands. Because Oley does not have a football team of […]
November 2, 2015 by thetigertimes7
German Club recently met up for its second meeting of the year. Among those who attended the most recent meeting were junior Max Ruemmler and junior Arthur Borodi. According German Club members, this was one of the most anticipated meetings in the club’s recent memory because the subject of the meeting involved making a traditional […]
October 30, 2015 by thetigertimes7
FBLA’s (Future Business Leaders of America) new beginning sparks the annual FBLA recruitment drive. Fleetwoood’s FBLA goal for the recruitment drive was to acquire at least 72 members for the beginning of the new school year. This goal was surpassed with the recruitment of 91 current FBLA members. FBLA is a nationally recognized club around […]
October 23, 2015 by thetigertimes
The Shakespeare trip is approaching quickly. On 31 March 2016, ninety students and six chaperones will be going on the “Breakfast with Shakespeare” field trip. The tickets sold out in only three weeks. “I like watching the student’s experiences to the city and reactions to the play. I wish more students were able to come […]
October 16, 2015 by thetigertimes7
Homecoming for the 2015-2016 school year has come and gone, which means that not only was the Homecoming court named, but so were the King and Queen! The guys on the court were Josh Campbell, Jake Feick, Nick Hope, Mohammad Jalloh, and Sam Lerch. The girls on the court were Olivia Allison, Brianna Bowman, Hannah Brunette, […]
October 14, 2015 by thetigertimes7
Do you remember the first day of kindergarten? Everyone was friends, and no one knew what hate was. Are you still friends with anyone from your kindergarten class? Many people moved, so they are no longer in contact with people they went to elementary school with. However, there are a few people who have remained friends […]
October 26, 2016 by thetigertimes7
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