Rewards of high school clubs
October 30, 2010 • written by Breana McDonough
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
According to the website dosomething.org, 62 percent of high school students make at least two friends by joining a club. With a statistic like this, it is no wonder why FAHS has plenty of clubs to choose from. Besides making new friends, what is it that makes a person join a club? “I have made... Read more »
PDA and Facebook hooking up
October 30, 2010 • written by Jessica Cravens
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
Everyone knows how uncomfortable it is to see a couple make out or to see parents sneak a smooch, so when it comes to pictures of the same on Facebook, it’s not really different. “I think that couples showing affection is fine but NOT on Facebook. It’s just tacky! We’re supposed... Read more »
Ipod in one ear, Leah Weston’s opinion in the other
October 30, 2010 • written by Leah Weston
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
Passing time between classes is a time to socialize and take a mental break from learning and school work. After many students ignored the no MP3 player rule during these passing periods, the faculty has given up and has now decided to allow MP3’s in the hallways, as long as only one ear bud... Read more »
Link Crew’s benefits examined
October 30, 2010 • written by April Schultz
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
Many say that the Link Crew experience consists of crazy costumes, dancing, singing and random flailing of limbs, all wrapped up into an educational activity. These activities are designed to prepare incoming Freshman for trivial problems commonly encountered in the first few weeks of high school.... Read more »
Wiki, Wiki, What?
October 30, 2010 • written by Ramsey Statz
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
With nearly 78 million monthly visitors, Wikipedia is one of the most widely used sources of information in the world. At over 3 million articles, if it were assembled into a set of encyclopedias, it would comprise 1442 volumes. Despite this, there remains a stigma of unreliability about the... Read more »
Benefits of Foreign Language course too often overlooked
November 23, 2009 • written by Ramsey Statz
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
High school foreign language courses, while often thought of as “too much work” or “not worth it,” have numerous benefits which make them worthwhile to take throughout one’s high school career. Too often, students get caught up in the perceived negatives of a foreign language course, when the... Read more »
Impact of Main Street construction still uncertain
October 2, 2009 • written by Lee Hollman
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
Increasing traffic and delays on Main Street have caused many drivers to become frustrated with the said “improvements” made to the downtown area, but many drivers are not fully aware of the reasons for the improvements, and the extent of the improvements in the Main Street area. The officials... Read more »
Lockers a right, not a privilege; new lockers a necessary purchase
October 2, 2009 • written by Megan Kemmett
Filed under Individual Commentary, Opinion
Over the summer the FAHS boys’ locker room received brand new lockers to help ensure the safety of students’ belongings and to help accommodate the need for usable lockers. Despite critics of the decision this purchase was a reasonable move for the administration to take. Many of the old lockers... Read more »
Off-campus religious practices accepted by majority of FAHS student body
August 23, 2009
Filed under Around Town, Individual Commentary
by Rafn Erlingsson Article featured in ASNE’s National Edition Separation of church and state is a concept that applies, or at least is supposed to apply, in American schools. It has been an issue argued about for a long time, and it’s impossible to separate it completely. Different people have... Read more »