26 calculus students from FHS attended the 8th annual Differentiation Bee at Gannon University. FHS students competed against calculus students from other school districts for a chance to win scholarships and other prizes.
This week in Ms. Pagel's math classes students are learning about parallel and perpendicular equations on the coordinate plane. Students have talked about how to create these equations, and students have been on the hunt for real life examples of parallel and perpendicular lines all over the school and in their everyday lives.
Mrs. Heitzenrater’s Financial Literacy classes have been working on career research and projects. They are looking up the job outlook across the United States to find where jobs are more available for that field. They are looking up the cost of the education and skills needed for their career choice.
Students in Mrs. Karpinski's CP English 1 class are using the various techniques and strategies of persuasive, expository, and reflective writing as they compose their final essays for their nonfiction unit.
FHS Sketchbook Winners of the Week
Ping Pong Club is back in action! After the retirement of Mrs. Stevens, Ms. Nelson's room now houses the table and the energetic club members!
Physical Education is a favorite of students shown here enjoying a game of volleyball.
Students in the upper level French courses have been reading "Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. They also had the chance to act out chapters 10-15.
Learning shape, form, space and texture in intro to the visual arts. Thanksgiving style.
Ms. Turner's ninth grade environmental science students moved with teams through a variety of stations to review biomes.
Ms. Turner's ninth grade environmental science students moved with teams through a variety of stations to review biomes.
Mrs. Nies's Law courses recently heard a presentation from local defense attorney, Breyton Graves, who works for Sebald, Hackwelder and Knox. Attorney Graves spoke about his educational background, the legal process and his real life courtroom experiences. The students found the presentation engaging and interesting!
Aditya Turaga and Bhavani Devineni carefully adjust the temperature of a water bath to study the effect of temperature on enzyme activity. Gurjap Singh and Amani Thomas use Vernier LabQuest interfaces and spectrophotometers, purchased with the help of the Fairview School Foundation, to measure the rate of enzyme activity.
Fun Friday with Mrs. Nies, Mr. Corbin, and Mrs. McManus' classes.
Class champions for the BSL this week, Hockey, Gator Ball and Pickleball.
Public Speaking students, Javis Nesbitt, Ethan Dongre, Elisa Garcia, and Quinn McGinty from Mrs. Fair’s Public Speaking class acted as Sharks for 6th grades Shark Tank projects today! The Sharks were tough but made some great deals today!
Mrs. Fair’s 10th Grade English class combined their ELA and engineering skills to create forts that could withstand the elements on the island in the novel Lord of the Flies. Students used textual evidence to both build their forts and design the tests necessary to determine if their huts could withstand the harsh elements on the island. Students designed tests for sand storms, earthquakes, rain, wind, rock slides, and possible attacks from the island beast using simple materials like spray bottles, kitty litter, rocks, and a fan.
At Monday's board meeting, members of the Fairview Middle School R.O.A.R Service Club gave a presentation on club activities and provided information the R.O.A.R (Respect, Ownership, Achievement, Resilience) Program at FMS.
Students in Mrs. Quiggle's American Studies class created posters about new technologies created during World War 1. They also made note-taking guides for their peers. Here they are, completing a Gallery Walk as they learn.
¡Vamos a España! Ariana Belfiore and LaRaena Cruz have been awarded full scholarships to our 2025 trip, sponsored by @fairviewschoolfoundation. These deserving young women demonstrate dedication and excellence in our Spanish program each day as they did in their scholarship essays. ¡Felicidades Ariana y Raena! ¡Y gracias Fairview School Foundation!
