Fairview School Foundation's FHS November student of the month. These students were recognized for our third pillar of ROAR, which is Achievement. Congratulations!
It’s always muy divertido to collaborate with the other Spanish Class. Today was a choose your own adventure for all Spanish classes in the department. JUGAR (play) in Señor’s room or BAILAR (dance) salsa y merengue in Profe’s.
In light of our current weather circumstances, we have made the decision to cancel school tomorrow to ensure the safety of everyone. This closure includes all after-school activities. In making this decision I spent the day communicating with the Township streets department, our district maintenance team, and driving many roads in the Fairview area. While some roads are drivable, many are still unsafe. I want to express my gratitude to our maintenance crew and Township streets department for their tireless efforts in cleaning up the district and our community after the storm. The safety of our students and staff will always be our focus when making these decisions. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Mrs. Shahzadi and Masa created a wonderful Eid display in the library. All are welcome to share their cultural and holiday traditions in the FHS library. Please feel free to stop by and take a look. We have our Christmas decorations up, and this Eid display is a beautiful addition to our holiday atmosphere. Again, if anyone would like to include another holiday display, please stop by the library and share your ideas.
Today is the LAST CHANCE to order a senior ad or a business ad for our yearbook.
Using micropipets, PCR, and gel electrophoresis equipment purchased with a Fairview School Foundation Mini-Grant, AP Biology students complete a crime lab. Elliot Yochim and Caden Surrett load samples into a MiniPCR. Norah Naber prepares her gel and Annika Biggs loads sample into the gel electrophoresis chamber. Masa Alkhudari and Julia Burford prepare the run their gels.
A group of students traveled to Erie Insurance for "Be an Actuary Day". Several Erie Insurance professionals spoke to them about careers in actuary science. They also worked on an insurance rates case study with students from other schools, before taking a tour of the Erie Insurance campus.
As a culmination to their Community Unit, the AP Language and Composition students provided insightful analysis in a graded discussion on the concept of the individual’s responsibility to the community. The students’ responses demonstrated strong critical thinking and awareness of societal issues.
Last week 7th and 8th grade gifted students traveled to Presque Isle to conduct water quality sampling and analysis. Samples were gathered by students and then taken back to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center where they conducted laboratory tests on the samples to determine the health of the local ecosystem.
Mrs. Nies's Law Course heard a presentation from Detective Pat Ginkel today. Detective Ginkel spoke about what his job entails and discussed local crime with the students. His presentation was very interesting!
Senior English students wrote poems to reflect on Fairview's 2024-2025 theme "Carry the Banner." Students were inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes and chose to reflect on the theme using a historical, social, archetypal, or biographical perspective.
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What role should the United States play in world affairs? A spectacular debate took place as Ms. Nelson’s American Studies students faced each other across “no man’s land” while asserting unique points of view related to the US role in World War I. Engaging discourse, powerful rebuttals, and intriguing questions abounded as students expanded their critical thinking skills.
Students in Mrs. Hedstrom's ELA class just finished reading the short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl as part of their suspense unit. After reading and analyzing the text, students used their creativity (and characterization) to create a WANTED poster that best identifies the Landlady, the crimes she committed, and the reward for any information that could help lead to her capture.
Officer Ras presented to Mrs. Nies's Law Course this week. Officer Ras spoke about local crime, personal safety and situational awareness to match their unit on types of crimes.
Early Childhood Education students had a class debate on whether introducing a child into a relationship weakens or strengthens the relationship between the parents. Both sides had great points.
This weekend, 7th graders Lucia Moritz and Chloe Snyder represented FMS at the PMEA IU5 Jr. District Choir festival. The event was held at Northwestern High School and took place on Fri. 11/15 and Sat. 11/16. Lucia and Chloe joined approximately 140 other 7th, 8th and 9th grade choral students from the tri-county area in rehearsals followed by a public performance under the direction of Mr. Zachary Covington.
11th grade CP Chem students spent two days investigating various types of chemical reactions. We made some noise for our neighbors.
Fairview High School Freshman Mariya Hoja represented the state of Pennsylvania at the first annual National Civics Bee, held in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mariya finished in the top ten of all students competing. Congratulations Mariya on this tremendous accomplishment!
Partners Club had a Friendsgiving Event on November 14th with fun games of Trivia and Charades to get us ready for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Yatsko was excited at the turnout---39 attendees.
