Students in Mrs. Jones' Honors Geometry course have crowned the new Most Interesting Mathematician Survivor: John Von Neumann (Cora, Adi, Allie, Ana)! Each week, the students would plan interactive presentations to relay information to prove why their mathematician was the most interesting. Then, a mathematician would be eliminated each week until one mathematician survived. Our runner up group presented on Kaczynski (Sadie, Tessa, Sam, Maddy, Carlo). Both groups did a fantastic job each week!
As the FHS library's resident manga and comics expert, Jordan Hagerty has been instrumental in curating that portion of our collection, which has become increasingly popular with students. Check out the new books Jordan recommends! Also, don't forget that students can always recommend books to add to our collection.
There’s nothing better than connecting our curriculum with our community! Spanish 4 and Independent Study were fully immersed in Spanish for about three hours taking a tour of the Erie Art Museum all in Spanish and learning about their exhibits related to Spanish-speaking cultures then ordering from Dina’s Dominican Kitchen. Thank you to everyone in our Spanish-speaking community (including the person in line who was amazed at how good their Spanish was) for helping us use our Spanish out in the world!
Steinbeck! Hemingway! Poe! Library TA Allie Mahoney organizes the newest additions to the library's classics collection. The FHS Library is constantly growing its physical and digital materials. Come check out all that we have to offer!
Mrs. Nies's Law courses were recently visited by our own Officer Ras. Officer Ras spoke about school safety, local crime, and his personal background in law enforcement. Officer Ras is a great resource for the Fairview community.
Junior and Senior Student Council @FMS participated in Stockings for Soldiers sponsored by Burton Funeral Home. Students went shopping for the gifts and then stuffed the stockings to be given to the residents of the Soldiers and Sailors Home.
Students in Señor Lowe's Spanish 1 class are learning to describe themselves and others using the verbs Ser and Estar through self-portraits influenced by the work of Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. ¡Buen trabajo, alumnos!
Students in Mrs. Jones Geometry courses learned about the Golden Ratio, a number found in nature, art, and architecture that is supposedly the most visually appealing. Students then measured and calculated which celebrity was the most proportionate to the Golden Ratio. 1.618 is the magic number!
Mrs. Iapalucci's Honors English II course recently finished reading Macbeth. In addition to performing each Act in class, students also filmed their own versions of the banquet scene. One group decided to incorporate a flashback and the other group included a cameo from Mrs. Nelson who appeared as Banquo's ghost!
In Mrs. Potocki's 6th grade math class, students simulated the concept of "tag and release," which is used to analyze fish populations. Students marked 50 pieces of pasta, "released" the marked noodles back into their bag of unmarked pasta, and collected samples. Then they used their understanding of equivalent ratios to calculate how many total "fish" were in their "sea" of pasta.
The AP physics class is apply conservation of energy and conservation of momentum in order to determine the velocity of a launching sphere
American Studies 9 students practice prompting AI (artificial intelligence) tools to create song lyrics that review key New Deal programs. Students chose the words and phrases to include as well as the song title and artist! Next, students will record or perform their song!
Fairview School Foundation FHS November Student of the Month
The AP Language and Composition students recently completed presentations on materialism in American culture. These presentations allowed students to verbally practice the skill of synthesizing information from multiple articles prior to applying the skill in written form during a timed writing as preparation for the AP Exam.
Mr. Barbour detailed some of the field trips Erie Experience took in his Edutopia article: https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-field-trips-teach-local-history
FHS College Prep Chemistry students investigate various types of chemical reactions in Mrs. Magraw’s classes. (Synthesis, Decomposition, Combustion, Single Replacement, and Double Replacement.)
Hands on experiences in the lab reinforce and embed our learning.
Jayden, assisted by Abbigail, Rebecca, and David take the experimenting just a little further by mixing their own concoction.
Science can be fun!
FHS Sketchbook Winners of the Week
Mr. Barbour served as a guest speaker in Mrs. Nies's law classes this week. The students received a lecture in the library on the Supreme Court and some of the most monumental cases ever heard by the Court.
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.
