Curler, Simon resign: Adequacy of district tech support questioned
January 27, 2010 • written by Ramsey Statz and KaDee Ellis
Filed under Local, News
Shortly before winter break, Business and Information Technology (BIT) teacher Lynda Curler announced that she would be resigning her position. This move came abruptly and caused many rumors to fly around about her reason for leaving so suddenly. “There are two basic reasons that I resigned from... Read more »
Martinez’ arrest forces Nutrition Program to adjust
January 18, 2010 • written by Lee Hollman
Filed under Local, News
In the wake of the arrest and forced leave of Nutrition Director Armando Martinez, the question has arisen whether the change of leadership in that department will induce changes throughout the Nutrition Program. With veteran staffer Dianne Carrothers taking the helm of the Nutrition Program, it continues... Read more »
Special Olympics to be hosted by FAHS
January 18, 2010 • written by Amber Foerster
Filed under Local, News
Here at Fort High, many people are volunteering to help with the upcoming Special Olympics basketball tournament being hosted at FAHS. This tournament will be held at the high school hosting 33 teams from around the state. Many kids in high school help with the tournament, including Seniors Chris Scherer... Read more »
Asian Carp threatens Great Lakes’ ecosystem
January 18, 2010 • written by Jacob Byrnes
Filed under News, Regional
There is an impending ecological disaster that is threatening one fifth of the world’s fresh surface water: Asian Carp. Originally imported from Taiwan, the silver and bighead carp were first brought to Arkansas in 1972 to help fish farms control water quality by consuming algae. Since escaping,... Read more »
Model United Nations forms at FAHS
November 24, 2009 • written by Marta Kotz
Filed under Local, News
This year, a new club has formed at FAHS in the form of the Model United Nations. Model United Nations, more commonly referred to as Model UN, gives high school students a chance to literally model the United Nations. It’s simply representing a nation in the setting to come up with conflict resolutions. The... Read more »
“Golden Anniversary” Parade kicks off holiday season
November 23, 2009 • written by Krystal Pence
Filed under Local, News
The 14th annual Fort Atkinson Holiday Parade was held on November 14th. This parade was “The Golden Anniversary” Parade, for being the 14th parade held on November 14th. This year, there were roughly 50 entries in the parade, which is the most that have ever entered. There were several clubs and... Read more »
Obama proposes extension to school year
November 23, 2009 • written by Lee Hollman
Filed under Local, National, News, Regional
With the country’s test scores plummeting in comparison to other nations, President Barack Obama has proposed a new year-long education program as a means of combating the nation’s falling educational standards. During a press conference in March, President Obama commented on the faults of the traditional... Read more »
Q&A with Klint Flowers
November 23, 2009 • written by Jenny Garcia
Filed under Local, News, Top Stories
Klint Flowers, a junior at FAHS, has long had an interest in photography. Flowers does both amateur photography and professional photo shoots. The Signal’s Jenny Garcia sat down with Flowers to discuss photography. Signal: How long have you been doing photography? Flowers: I started way back... Read more »
H1N1 looms over FAHS
November 21, 2009 • written by Ramsey Statz
Filed under Local, News
With the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza, the thought has crossed many students’ minds this school year that there is a possibility the Fort Atkinson School District may close. One may have noticed that the rate of students taking days off of school due to sickness this year has seemed higher than... Read more »
FFA Dairy Judging team places 7th at Nationals
November 20, 2009 • written by April Schultz
Filed under Local, News, Top Stories
For the first time, after four years of practice, the Fort Atkinson FFA Dairy Judging Team used their experience as a well bonded group to win first place at a state competition and earn the chance to compete at the national level. The National Dairy Judging Competition was held in Indianapolis, Indiana... Read more »
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