Fairview School District

Current Events students recently finished their unit on political cartoons by analyzing cartoons focusing on social media. The students created posters to share their findings.

A huge shout-out to the Robotics club! All 5 teams are advancing to the State Competition! This is the most we have ever advanced to the State Competition. The club has put in a combined total of 3,700 man-hours, and that is still not up to date. These 5 teams have put time and effort into their teams, and their effort is paying off. All 5 teams have advanced to the State Competition. This is the most that Fairview has ever advanced to the State Level! Congrats to the full club!

Fairview School Foundation's FHS February students of the month. These students were recognized for the first pillar of ROAR, which is Respect.

On Saturday, 25 high school students participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Region 10 Competition at Penn State Behrend. An incredible 22 of the 25 students scored a first place prize qualifying these students to compete at the State Championship in May at Penn State Main. One of our Fairview students was one of only two students in the entire competition to earn a perfect score. Congratulations to all!

Fairview High School was represented by Jailyn Bull and Jabin Bull at this year’s PMEA Region II Choir festival from February 19-21, 2026. The festival took place at DuBois HS under the direction of guest conductor Mr. Frank Bianchi.

AP Research students from General McLane visited Fairview to hear and share findings with FHS AP Research students. Students from both schools got the chance to present their projects, methods, and results, as well as ask questions and discuss all things research-related. Sadie and Anish are two Fairview students who got the chance to present.

The Fairview Mock Trial Club competed on Wednesday, February 18th at the Federal Courthouse in Erie, PA. Plaintiff's Team argued successfully and won the case. Combined with the Defense Team, which won its case on January 28th, the Fairview Team will move on to the Playoffs next week. Thank you to Attorney Advisor Melissa Pagliari for helping to get the students ready. We also appreciate the Erie Bar Association for sponsoring, organizing, and running the competition.

Freshmen environmental students designed and filmed procedures to demonstrate different water properties. They also created drawing to show what was happening at the molecular level. (Diagram by Maya Michel and Ava Nies)

The Erie Experience classes took a field trip to Asbury Woods sponsored by the Fairview Foundation. The students explored how Asbury Woods encompasses human-environment interaction, the history of its existence and the wildlife and nature surrounding the property.

The Current Events class topped off their unit on the Winter Olympics with some Olympic Games of their own. The students competed in Olympic trivia, classroom curling, paper football ski jumping and a hallway biathlon.

The students in the advanced ceramic class thrive while working on their independent projects.

Erie Experience classes investigated the cultural landscape of Fairview with the guidance of guest speaker, Mrs. Quiggle. The students took a bus tour exploring how Fairview has evolved from a small town farm region to a growing area for manufacturing. The tour also included focusing on what makes us unique, including our churches, lake, and school system.

We are proud to announce that four of our outstanding students have been named National Merit Finalists! This prestigious recognition is awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and performance on the PSAT/NMSQT.

Please join us in celebrating:

Masa Alkhudari
Clark Carney
Vivian Liu
Andrew Wachter

Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence truly shine, and we are excited to see all the opportunities ahead for them .

Mr. Parmeter and his students in Algebra 1 are studying simple probability. The students are comparing theoretical probability to experimental probability by rolling dice. By finding the probability of rolling two pairs of dice the students can compare their actual data to what they think should happen and reason why. The Math lab concludes with the students learning/playing the game of craps a dice game where the game is based on rolling/not rolling the sum of seven.

Students in Ms. Cottengim's anatomy class reviewed the structure and function of the cell organelles and plasma membrane by drawing and labeling on our desks! Good student discussion developed as friends helped each other out to remember shapes, locations, and tasks of the various parts.

Sophomores in Ms. Cottengim's biology classes are playing Biology Taboo to review vocabulary terms in preparation for their summative assessments. Students are required to describe the vocab terms to their teams without saying any of the words on the card.

Congratulations to the following students, Caroline Strobel, Jailyn Bull, Jenna Bull, Morgan Chase, Jabin Bull, Andrew Wachter, Leo Bayramgalin, Simon Biggs and Gianni Mastrostefano for their participation in the PMEA District 2 Band festival held here at Fairview High School on Feb 5th - 7th. Special congratulations to Carolyn, Jailyn, Morgan and Jabin for placing in the top half of the sections and earning a place in the Region Band to be held in March. Great job to all on an outstanding festival and concert!!

On Friday, 12 FHS students competed in the Duquesne University Model United Nations Conference in Pittsburgh. Quinn Gould and Yuvi Singam Reddy were recognized for the best position papers in their committees. Lucky Aaluri, Elliott Levy, and Maha Rallapalli placed 2nd in their committees and Harsha Vardhni Murali Santhakumari won first place in her committee!

Sophomore Logan Thompson carefully places antibiotic discs on E. coli lawns to investigate bacterial antibiotic resistance as part of his PJAS independent research project.

Upon finishing a mini lesson on the history of hockey in Erie, the Erie Experience classes enjoyed a day game at the Erie Otters.