On Friday, Chopped Chefs made hors d’ oeuvres! Our winning group was 2 members down, but was still able to create a delicious dish! Sean McShane and Walker Scobell pulled off the win with Buffalo Chicken Puff Pastries!
It’s time to celebrate ALL of the arts at Fairview High School!
Join us as we showcase the amazing work of hundreds of students from elective classes across the whole school year. From paintings and sculptures to live music, fashion, and robots, this is your chance to experience the talent, creativity, and hard work of our Fairview creatives, all in one exciting evening.
Spring Celebration of the Arts - Fairview High School Cafeteria & Auditorium - May 21st 6:30-9 pm
Erie Experience classes enjoyed a hike through Asbury Woods to see the Grandmother Maple tree this week. The tree is one of the original trees left from when the land was originally a farm during the 1800s.
CP physics studies rotational motion. In one of the labs students demonstrate the understanding of torque and rotational equilibrium. Patrick demonstrated how the of moment of inertial affects the angular velocity!
The Erie Experience classes got a behind the scenes tour of Waldameer and a courtesy ride on the new, Time Twister, thanks to Brian Gorman. The classes then went to Sara's for lunch and took a ride down to the Perry Monument.
Data Science with Sports students participated in a variety of athletic challenges for an Ultimate Athlete Field Day. Students then used Python, Pandas, and data science skills to analyze the data and develop a formula to determine the Ultimate Athlete in the class. Check out the photos to see the results!
Junior/Senior Prom 2025
Fairview School Foundation's FHS April student of the month. These students were recognized for our third pillar of ROAR, which is Achievement. Congratulations!
Erie Experience classes explored the Fairview Cemetery and the Old Almshouse Cemetery off of Blair Road last week. The students learned about the history of both and discussed the importance cemeteries to communities.
The Erie Experience classes took a tour of the Erie Cemetery today, exploring the famous and historic tombstones throughout. The second part of the field trip took the classes on a walking tour of Millionaires' Row, finishing inside the infamous Strong Mansion; now Gannon's admissions building.
Join us on May 10th for the annual FHS Photo and Art Exhibition at the 1020 Collective. This showcase of honors art students will start at 7pm and go until 10pm. There will be live music, food, basket raffles, and 50/50 tickets to enjoy while browsing the gallery full of amazing student artwork. We hope to see you there!
Physical Science students conduced a variety of experiments to enhance their understanding of waves in different media.
In one of the last activities they determined the speed of light by microwaving marshmallows. As a nice reward, they also made s’mores.
Congratulations to Jabin Bull for advancing to the PMEA All State Wind Ensemble. Jabin competed against the top 10 high school trumpet players in the state and finished 2nd overall!!!! The festival was held at the Kalahari Resort, Poconos, PA in mid April.
The Fairview high school ceramic students went on a field trip to PennWest University’s Ceramics department. They participated in a raku firing, a tour of the art department, grad student demonstrations, and a hands-on art project. It was a magical day with wonderful people.
AP Seminar students completed the last part of the course's Performance Tasks this week. After working as a team to identify a problem, they individually researched specific lenses and perspectives of that problem and evaluated the best solutions to present to their peers. Next up: the AP Seminar Exam!
The Erie Experience courses took a class trip to Pleasant Ridge Park this week. The students hiked the trails and explored the new additions to the park. The students have been learning about the importance of community parks and ways that communities can feel connected.
Ninth grade environmental science students explored their environment to identify different species on campus. They will later be analyzing their data and looking at which species are native and which are introduced.
Fairview High School's Band Director and Music Teacher, Mr. Chad Mummert, recently received the PMEA Citation of Excellence. He received the award while attending the PMEA State Conference April 9-12 in the Poconos. PMEA's state president, Brett Keith, presented Mr. Mummert with the award. Mr. Mummert has taught his entire career (26 yrs) at Fairview High School teaching Concert Band, Jazz Band, Instrumental Methods, Music Technology, Music Theory I and AP Music Theory, among many other music courses over the years. He just completed his tenure as the Immediate Past President of PMEA District 2. Congratulations Mr. Mummert!
Before spring break Chopped Chefs had another competition lab. The winners were Avery Willow, Elisa Garcia Ramirez, and Sylas Hornyak with a Bruschetta Pasta! Congratulations!
FHS students recently concluded another tax filing season with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. This year, student volunteers processed 52 tax returns for the community. Collectively, these volunteers have dedicated over 200 hours of their time to the community and processed $56,691 in federal returns this tax year.
This is Fairview’s fourth year partnering with the IRS to provide free tax preparation to low- to moderate-income taxpayers. To date, Fairview volunteers have filed 228 tax returns, resulting in a significant economic impact of over $273,000 in federal return dollars and filing fees.
This year’s top preparer was Na’Zhya, who demonstrated exceptional skills by completing 17 returns. Following closely behind was Anish, who prepared 15 returns, while Vivian rounded out the top preparers with 10 returns.
