Fairview hosted a Model United Nations bloc meeting where world issues were discussed. This year Fairview is representing Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well a Salem Witch Trial Crisis Committee.
On Tuesday, 5th grade students took a field trip. Those currently in Social Studies visited the Yahn Planetarium.
Students in Creative Writing updated artist Phillip Niemeyer's chart where he symbolically captured American life from 2000-2009. They had a limited amount of time to interpret one year metaphorically by considering different elements of society (fads, fears, It!, etc.). Many groups interpreted 2024. Victoria and Sammi came up with the most metaphors for multiple years, Bear's group reflected on 2020, and Leena, Makenzi, Rachel, and Peyton remembered the killer clowns that scared us all in 2016.
Students in Mr. Parmeter's classroom are using scatter plots and fitting of a line to take real world data and write equations of a line. (y=mx+b). Using the equation of a line the students are predicting what the data would look like in the future, as well what it would have looked like in the past. Connecting the math to the real world, helps in the understanding of the content while motivating them tp be good problem solvers.
On Friday, October 18th a group of students visited Mercyhurst University to learn about the history of and the experience offered at Mercyhurst.
Students in AP Statistics are using a dice shuffleboard game to bring probability terms to life.
Mrs. Fair's sophomore English class performed the last act of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students were responsible for dramatic reading, acting, and designing costumes.
Thirteen FHS art students attended Edinboro Art Day at PennWest. They participated in live demonstrations and hands-on workshops to explore what college life would be like in an arts program.
Photo II students explored analog photography. They learned how to think in black and white, expose film, develop negatives and print in the darkroom. This process helped the students slow down and pay attention to details. They also had to work through setbacks and think about many factors that could change their images.
Mariya Hoja shadowed aquatic biologist Sarah Magyan recently. She learned how scientists at the Regional Science Consortium monitor the waters of Lake Erie for toxic algal blooms, and participated in water sample collection.
Students continue t to visit our ROAR store & cash in on their tickets! We have added new items including district tee-shirts and a crew neck sweater. Thank you to everyone who has visited the store so far this year, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Spanish Club visited the 4th grade classrooms today to teach how to talk about things we love, like and don’t like. It was a great trip down memory lane for some of our high schoolers who taught in their own 4th grade classrooms!
FHS social studies teachers spent their in-service day at the Hagen History Center working on curriculum and presenting to area teachers.
As part of the FMS ROAR program, students could enter a raffle to win the chance to travel to FES to read to younger students.
Miss Miele’s CP English IV students worked in the library with Mr. Barbour to find quality research for their essays in which they are connecting John Steinbeck’s “The Turtle” to the historical events of the 1930s. The students are connecting literary symbols to history in order to demonstrate the allegorical nature of the short story.
Super nice Erie Otters make a connection with a super fan in innovation class.
Mrs. Curren's ELA classes started the year off right! Students were challenged to choose one word as a motivator to have a great school year. #OneWord Project
Students in AP Precalculus use popcorn and geometry to model exponential functions and analyze the graphs of regression and residual plots. They were encouraged to support their conclusions and choices with logical reasoning and relevant data.
Mrs. Wegner and Mr. Bookhammer collaborated to host a workshop for the Studio Art 2+ students, where they were introduced to and explored the possibilities of painting in virtual reality. During the workshop, students reflected on the essential question: How does creating art in virtual reality transform the artistic process and expand the possibilities for expression and interaction?
Students in 8th-grade ELA celebrated the end of their novel study on The Outsiders by participating in Greaser Day. They did a great job capturing the essence of the characters. Teachers had fun participating as well!
