9th grade environmental science students measured the diameter of trees using DBH tape. Then they used a tangent height gauge and tape measure to find the height of the trees. Once the students had taken those measurements, they calculated the mass of the tree and the amount of carbon dioxide that it sequestered.
Qu'est-ce que tu as fait pendant le weekend? Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ce weekend? French 2 students made videos of short conversations about what they did last weekend and their plans for the upcoming weekend.
Mr. Herzing, CPA and Ms. Burkhart from McGill, Power, Bell & Associates visited FHS accounting students on Tuesday. The accountants shared different career pathways available to accounting graduates, and the impact accountants have on the success of organizations. This visit was sponsored by PICPA.
Ella Garrity with Mrs. Yatsko's class at Albion Fair. Ella is a teacher's assistant and is a wonderful model student. Students look forward to being with her. She brings a smile and friendly attitude with every visit to the classroom and field trip.
Students in Ms. Turner's period 1 environmental science class are working through a soil lab to determine the makeup and nutrients contained in soil collected from home. Students measured the percent of sand, silt, and clay, the pH, the amount of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium, and the water holding capacity of the soil.
The FHS animation students are creating stop motion animations based on their developed CHILDHOOD PLAY STORIES. Their set designs and stories are so creative.
FHS Sketchbook Winners of the Week
Triangles were the answer to the STEM Lab that students in Mrs. Jones' Geometry classes completed this week. Their task was to build a structure using 15 gummy bears and 20 toothpicks to hold a textbook for 3 seconds. Only 1 group was able to figure out that triangles are the strongest structure for building!
FHS Physical Science students investigate friction and air resistance.
Miss Miele’s AP Language classes participated in fishbowl discussions to practice their own usage of rhetoric while analyzing topics related to education in American high schools.
Students in Mrs. Stevens’s CP English 2 class had fun learning Greek and Latin roots using a memory game.
Students in Current Events, Government, and A-PUSH gathered in the library to listen to a joint presentation from Mr. Barbour and Mrs. Nies on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The students connected the lecture to the current situation in the Middle East.
Students in Current Events, Government, and A-PUSH gathered in the library to listen to a joint presentation from Mr. Barbour and Mrs. Nies on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The students connected the lecture to the current situation in the Middle East.
Students are building a cardboard boat to compete in a Competition at Penn State Behrend.
The FHS Spanish Club joined Fairview township’s Fall Festival at Pleasant Ridge Park this past Sunday. We shared Peruvian hot chocolate (gracias Julia Ochalek!) and had coloring pages representing the Mexican culture of Día de Muertos.
Mr. Jensen's class is working on wind energy in innovation. An early prototype.
Mr. Blystone’s 2nd period class MVP and Matball champions.
Nelson’s American Studies 9 students play parlor games popular in the early 20th century. Here, blindfolded and holding a rolled-up newspaper “cudgel,” student volunteers try to score a point by tapping their competitor lightly on the head!
While some students might not like doing guided reading....however, leave it to Miss Glennon to make it fun for them! Students were practicing their guided reading using fun witchy fingers! Who wouldn't like doing mandatory school reading with a cool, green finger with a bright red fingernail? We love how our SEL teachers pull out all the creativity and use all the tools in their toolboxes to make learning fun for those who might not find it so fun!
First scene work for the musical Holiday Inn!
