The FHS library is transitioning from fall to Halloween, and we are having a monstrously good time. Mrs. Cross has done a fangtastic job decorating. The spider has been a particularly boo-tiful addition. So come in and check out a spooktacular book! Our library is eerie-sistible at this time of year.
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.
The Current Events class has been covering a unit on fake news and media literacy. The students were treated to guest speaker, Rob Frank, on the topic of fake and AI generated images. Rob is a private business owner and a professor at Penn State Behrend, with his background in photography, he made the presentation meaningful and engaging for the 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.
Julia Burford, Caden Surrett, and Ananya Desireddi study the effects of pH on enzyme activity in AP Biology. The Vernier LabQuests and Spectrophotometers have been purchased using MiniGrants from the Fairview School Foundation.
Super nice Erie Otters make a connection with a super fan in innovation class.
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?
In Ms. Turner's Environmental Science class 9th graders went to the creek and gathered samples to look for macro-organisms.
Fairview School Foundation's FHS September student of the month. These students were recognized for our first pillar of ROAR, which is Respect. Congratulations!
White Board Wednesday engages Ms. Nelson’s 9th grade American students, who respond to questions on their individual white boards by writing or drawing answers and ideas based on class content resources such as text readings and video segments.
Ninth grade environmental science students finished their final day of biodiversity journals, each finding at least 20 different species around campus. One of the students more interesting finds was locating the galleries left by the invasive emerald ash borer.
12th grade Earth Science Students are exploring the agents of weathering and erosion. The stream tray will continue to be used for the Mass Movement module as well.
FHS accounting students visited the middle school for the 6th grade Shark Tank projects. The Sharks enjoyed the presentations and innovative ideas that the 6th grade teams had.
The Honors Algebra II students were graphing piecewise functions at the board.
Innovation 1, building bridges on a budget. The class needed to learn about the 6 types of bridges, then use the principles on a bridge we built from crazy supplies under budget. All bridges held at least 10 pounds. Two held 40 pounds, and one held Tamar.
Mr. Brinling's AP Psychology class created Play-Doh brains to help them learn and remember the brain's essential functions.
Mrs. Quiggle's AP Human Geography class is studying the impacts of migration. Students are calculating the gravitational pull of cities, comparing migration models, categorizing push and pull factors, and analyzing how women impact demographic change.
Mrs. Fair’s senior English class created posters and slideshows to feature the best traits and places in America. The class will present their ideas to the class next week as an introduction to their American literature unit.
