Fairview School Foundation's FHS October student of the month. These students were recognized for our second pillar of ROAR, which is Ownership.
Can you guess who’s who?! Maggie and Evie got their BOO on this week, bringing some extra Halloween spirit (and plenty of smiles!) to our students!
This week Miss McMullen's ELA class completed their projects comparing and contrasting three ancient civilizations. Students read about the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca, noticed similarities and differences, and wrote informational paragraphs about each one. Each student assembled their informational paragraphs into a Codex, a book-style format that was used by the Maya to relay information.
Congratulations to Olivia Jardina and Nena Pfeffer for winning Best Delegate (1st place in their committee) at the University of Pittsburgh Model UN conference!
This week Mrs. Staab's Fashion 1-4 students toured Mercyhurst University's Fashion Business and Merchandising department. Students got to talk to current college students in the program and even got to talk to the owner and designer of Ebb Athletics!
Freshmen environmental students brought in soil from home to analyze its texture, water holding capacity, and nutrients. Using a color comparator system, they tested the soil's pH and looked at the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in their samples.
Social Studies classes recently had the opportunity to visit the Sturgeon House. Students interacted with the newest exhibit on the Freedom Bell and women's suffrage.
The CP English IV students recently read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” and focused on his use of characterization techniques throughout the short story. Here, the students were locating examples of the various types of characterization to apply their knowledge and share their findings with their peers.
Students in the elective Anatomy class are preparing for the practical skeletal exam. Morgan Chase and Leo Bayramgalin are naming the bones and assembling a full skeleton while their classmates review diagrams and quiz each other.
On Monday, October 19th thirteen FHS Choir members attended a vocal workshop at Allegheny College. Students attended four workshops; Visualizing Better Vocal Technique, Voice Micro-Coaching: One Step At A Time, Music & Movement, Panel Discussion: Arts Beyond High School. They also attended a mid-day concert featuring students of the Allegheny College Choirs and a Group Sing/Solo Coaching session.
Current Events students explored the study of political cartoons by identifying symbolism, analogy, bias, and other messages artists use to communicate political and social issues. Students concluded the unit by analyzing a social media political cartoon, applying their understanding of visual messaging, media influence, and critical thinking.
The AP Physics class performs an open inquiry experiment. Students kinematics equation in order to determine the initial speed, range, height and time in air of sphere projected at an angle above the ground.
The Physical science analyzes projectile motion using PHET simulations. The students determine the range, height and time in air of a projectile motion projected at an angle.
The Fairview High School AmeriCorps Youth program volunteered on October 15th at Agriculture Safety Day in Franklin, PA. They guided area elementary students through several fun and educational activities about topics including farm to plate, tractor safety, and animal interactions.
My students completed a study guide this week while playing a review football frenzy game! All of my classes chose to be either the Bills or the Steelers! We were studying for our Chapters 3 & 4 test about long division!
On October 13, 28 Fairview students participated in the 2026 World Language Competition at Slippery Rock University. Nearly 400 students from 28 western PA high schools took part in the day. In the Poster Presentation Contest, Gabby Pagliari took first place honors with her presentation "American Perceptions of Crises in Afghanistan". In the French 1 competition, Leonardo Bayrumgalin finished in second place, with Maha Rallapalli right behind him in third. Simon Biggs and Caroline Strobel took first and second place honors respectively in the French 2 competition. In Spanish 2, Elliot Levy ended the day in first place with Rayteb Alkhudari in third. When not competing, the students had time to visit various internationally themed exhibits and explore the campus on a beautiful October day!
To complete a unit comparing TV series, Honors Spanish 4 students are filming a parody of the classic show Sábado Gigante. If you've seen the show, you'll know that a completely over-the-top competition that results in lots of laugh was culturally accurate!
🧪 CHOPPED: AP BIO LAB! 🧪🥔
This week’s secret ingredients: dialysis tubing + potatoes! Shoaib Essa and Logan Thompson, put their biology skills to the test in a race against the clock as they investigated osmosis and diffusion—using some seriously creative experimental thinking along the way. 👩🔬👨🔬🔬
Great work, Scientists! 🏆
This week’s secret ingredients: dialysis tubing + potatoes! Shoaib Essa and Logan Thompson, put their biology skills to the test in a race against the clock as they investigated osmosis and diffusion—using some seriously creative experimental thinking along the way. 👩🔬👨🔬🔬
Great work, Scientists! 🏆
Students in Mrs. Kloecker’s 8th grade Computer Science class spent a week designing their own Adventure Games complete with hand-drawn maps and hundreds of lines of code to bring their ideas to life! At the end of the week, students played each other’s games and voted for Best Map & Design, Best Story & World, and Player’s Choice. All students did a fantastic job!
Maggie and Evie Friday photo dump!
Just a little dose of cuteness to brighten your day! These two therapy-dog besties love greeting students in the morning, joining in on a good Chill lesson, and, of course, taking their jobs very seriously—especially when it comes to playing and napping!
Not sure who has more fun around here: the students or the dogs!
Just a little dose of cuteness to brighten your day! These two therapy-dog besties love greeting students in the morning, joining in on a good Chill lesson, and, of course, taking their jobs very seriously—especially when it comes to playing and napping!
Not sure who has more fun around here: the students or the dogs!
