Class champions for the BSL this week, Hockey, Gator Ball and Pickleball.
Public Speaking students, Javis Nesbitt, Ethan Dongre, Elisa Garcia, and Quinn McGinty from Mrs. Fair’s Public Speaking class acted as Sharks for 6th grades Shark Tank projects today! The Sharks were tough but made some great deals today!
Mrs. Fair’s 10th Grade English class combined their ELA and engineering skills to create forts that could withstand the elements on the island in the novel Lord of the Flies. Students used textual evidence to both build their forts and design the tests necessary to determine if their huts could withstand the harsh elements on the island. Students designed tests for sand storms, earthquakes, rain, wind, rock slides, and possible attacks from the island beast using simple materials like spray bottles, kitty litter, rocks, and a fan.
Students in Mrs. Quiggle's American Studies class created posters about new technologies created during World War 1. They also made note-taking guides for their peers. Here they are, completing a Gallery Walk as they learn.
¡Vamos a España! Ariana Belfiore and LaRaena Cruz have been awarded full scholarships to our 2025 trip, sponsored by @fairviewschoolfoundation. These deserving young women demonstrate dedication and excellence in our Spanish program each day as they did in their scholarship essays. ¡Felicidades Ariana y Raena! ¡Y gracias Fairview School Foundation!
Members of Fairview's Speech & Debate team participated in the annual M&M Invitational tournament at Behrend, co-hosted by McDowell and Mercyhurst Prep. The tournament attracted over 200 students from 14 schools. Many plaques were earned by our Tigers. Allie & Maggie Mahoney were the tournament champions in Duo Interp. Hannah Nichols was double-entered in Prose and Poetry and finished in third and sixth place respectively. Ulyana Hoja earned her first bid to next spring's state tournament by finishing fourth in Student Congress. Other Tigers called to the stage for awards were: Bhavani Devineni - 5th in Prose; Tanmay Sharma - 5th in Original Oratory; Peter Trabold - 3rd in Impromptu; Shaheer Essa - 5th in Student Congress; and the duo Interp team of Maddy Poese & Zaina Mansour made their debut and finished in 3rd place. Congratulations to all!
Students in Ms. Nelson’s American Studies 9 class are “on the trolley” as they practice analyzing 1920’s primary source posters and write using fun slang words of the era. The activity was the “bee’s knees”!
Students in Mrs. Quiggle’s American Studies class question one another in an attempt to determine if the assassination of Archduke Fran’s Ferdinand was part of a larger, European royal conspiracy.
Every week in Spanish 1, Señor Lowe chooses two "estudiantes de la semana" (students of the week) based on who has been an example of good character in the previous week. With a little help from home, the students have to determine who the student is based on facts presented in Spanish. All of the students will be chosen at some point in the class because at Fairview, everyone shows examples of good character! La pregunta: Who will it be next week?
Four students were able to go to Penn State Behrend for Women in Engineering Day. They learned from women Engineers from our local industries through hands on experiences.
Mr. Parmeter's students are working hard in the classroom. The students are solving and graphing linear inequalities and presenting their results to the classroom where they are discussed. Hands on practice are big keys to mastering the math content, and helps prepare for the Keystone test given to the Algebra 1 students in January.
Students heat salt solutions using Bunsen burners to see the unique color they emit. Elements have their own signature hues, like a chemical light show revealing their identity.
Our Honors Economics students participated in a simulated collective bargaining activity. Students were divided into negotiation teams, they went through the process of negotiating, and come to agreement on a contract.
Our FHS Economics students visited the Fairview State Fish Hatchery on Lohrer Road. Operated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Mr. Scott Fedei was kind enough to explain the public good and economic impact of raising and stocking our area's streams, lakes, and ponds. Our students toured the facility and even got to feed the fish. Invasive species were also discussed.
FHS Sketchbook Winner of the Week
This semester Ms. Borro's College Prep. English I class has been silent reading self-selected novels to start each class period. Students are examining each of their novels for the elements of fiction that have been studied in class. This daily routine encourages each student to read outside of school, and collectively as a class, Ms. Borro and her students have read over 60 books this semester!
American Studies 9 students overwhelmingly earned strong scores on their pre and post World War I map assessments! Here Ella and Sam Pizzo, Antonio Zona, Sam Angnello, and Tessa Trudnowski proudly display their efforts.
Students rehearsing for the upcoming holiday show!
We celebrated World Kindness Day at the high school today! Chill Project staff and school staff passed out smiley stickers to everyone and Evie gave free hugs!
This year’s Honors Photo and Photo Two classes were the first to use the new darkroom! They created Photograms by placing objects onto light sensitive paper and exposing it to light from the enlarger. They then developed the paper through the chemical trays. This project opens the door of these students to use the darkroom for future projects.
