Four FHS seniors attended Gannon University's Annual Media Day. The students participated in several workshops related to careers in Arts and Communications. The sessions were hosted by school faculty and included topics such as Digital Audio Production, Graphics and Special Effects, TV Production, Journalism, and Marketing.
The AP English Literature and Composition students recently completed a graded discussion to demonstrate the literary analysis skills they have been learning throughout their short stories unit. The students displayed strong critical thinking skills and asked insightful questions to further their discussions.
The Erie Experience classes visited the Watson-Curtze Mansion and the Story of Us Exhibit there this week. The field trip focused on the current unit of study involving Erie in the Gilded Age, Millionaires' Row, and immigration patterns to Erie.
This past weekend 18 Fairview students competed in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League tournament at Bloomsburg University and returned as STATE CHAMPIONS! Fairview took first place in the medium-sized school division. Individually the team had several students advance to the semi-final and final rounds. Peter Trabold won the state championship in Commentary for the second year in a row while Maddy Poese is the state champion in Dramatic Interp.
Other top-12 finishers were:
the News Broadcasting team of Mariya Hoja and Bhavani Devineni who placed second in the state;
Zaina Mansour - 3rd in Humorous Interp;
Yatish Seelam - 5th in the Congress House;
Anish Pabbati - 6th in Storytelling;
Chloe Smith was 7th in the Congress Senate;
Tanmay Sharma, 7th in Poetry Interpretation;
Pranay Gollu and Caleb Nallaraja - 9th in Duo Interp;
Lucky Aaluri - 9th in Persuasive;
Shoaib Essa - 10th in Impromptu
Theo Nacopoulos - 11th in the Congress Senate
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM ON WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Fairview females attended Penn State Behrend’s Women in Business field trip. They learned about supply chain management and heard advice from two panels of Penn State alumni leaders in local businesses.
Our Chopped champions this week are Elisa Garcia Ramirez, Sylas Hornyak and Avery Willow with Zucchini Parmesan Pasta. Congrats!
Xcode: App Development and Design students are working on developing their own apps. Apps range from a smoothie recipe app, fitness app, movie app, sports app, and more! The class took advantage of the nice weather and programmed their projects outside today. Students even took a brain break on the playground!
Triple Creek Maple graciously hosted the Erie Experience classes this week. The students were able to "tap" the trees and sample some of the fresh maple syrup. A special thanks to Gary and his wife, Shirley, for welcoming our students for the third year in a row!
Some Spring semester happenings in the World Language Department! Photos 1-3: Language Immersion Day for upper-level Spanish and French students (reuniting with Señor Lowe in his new role) at Mercyhurst University. Photos 4-5: Students put their Spanish to the test ordering food and creating directed drawings in Spanish 2 classes.
Pictured from left to right: Ananya Desireddi, Anna Buhl, Mariya Hoja, Ulyana Hoja, and Jeffrey Shollenberger.
Members of the Health & Science Academy, along with freshman Mariya and senior Jeffrey, sport "bunny suits" as part of their tour of the operating rooms at St. Vincent Hospital.
On March 6th-8th, these three students represented Fairview High School at this year's PMEA Region II Band held at United High School. They are Annika Biggs, Morgan Chase and Jabin Bull. Upon arrival, each student auditioned against other students on their instruments, and each student did very well. Annika and Jabin both received first chair on their part and Jabin was first overall on trumpet, earning him placement into this year's PMEA All State Band. Congratulations to all.
Thirteen students were selected to represent Fairview High School at the annual Rotary Club Ethics Symposium at Mercyhurst University. They joined other high school juniors and community leaders from Erie in a variety of activities designed to facilitate discussions on how making ethical decisions impacts their lives and communities.
Sophomore English students worked on their acting skills this week. College Prep students performed class productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Honors students adapted scenes from Macbeth to fit a new setting. Some groups chose Macbeth in a haunted corn maze while others filmed with robots in the future.
The Erie Experience classes recently studied the Battle of Lake Erie. As a final project, the students had to create a "rap" about the battle, retelling the events of that day. The students then put their lyrics on a poster to creatively display their knowledge.
Our Chopped Champions of the week are Lauren Ferry, Issa Mansour, Anhelina Zheludkova and Axel Manelius with Ukrainian Potato Pancakes!
The Erie Experience classes are wrapping up a unit on local military history. As part of the section, the students took a tour of local historical, military locations including: the Hagen History's Wood-Morrison House, Perry's Square and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home.
Fairview School Foundation's FHS February student of the month. These students were recognized for our first pillar of ROAR, which is Respect. Congratulations!
AP Seminar students took their independent books related to their research topics and turned them into BookTok-inspired must-read lists, including "The Most Eye-Opening Books of the Past Decade" and "Books that Should be Made into Documentaries."
College Prep Biology sophomores Janayia Lockett, Morgan Chase, Gianna Smith, and Jenna Szklenski use microscopes to study osmosis, the movement of water in and out of cells.
These 4 students Gabe Farkas, Gianni Mastrostefano, Jabin Bull and Bhavani Devineni recently represented Fairview High School at the PMEA District 2 Jazz festival at Corry High on February 13th -14th. The students had to successfully audition in November in order to attend the festival. These 4 students placed high enough in their auditions, giving them the opportunity to attend and work with other top musicians in the style of Jazz.
