General Assembly topics for Model UN include Effects of Atomic Radiation, Peaceful Use of Outer Space, and Preservation of Endangered Languages. Here FHS MUN delegates prepare for the 2025 Gannon University's United Nations Conference.
Students in Mrs. Nelson’s American Studies courses created posters, taught each other the ideas, and voted on their favorite Progressive Era amendments.
Did you know that nearly 40% of U.S. citizens can trace their ancestry back to Ellis Island? Mrs. Nies’s 9th grade students explored this rich history by examining the top ten countries that sent immigrants through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. They created informative posters highlighting each country's culture, immigration statistics, and the push factors that motivated people to journey to America in search of a better life.
Fairview took 26 students to the Slippery Rock World Language competition last week. Congrats to all for being selected to represent FHS and a special congratulations/felicidades/félicitations to our winners! FHS represented in all departments: English, Spanish and French!
The advanced art students show off their creations and work in progress with Fairview Tiger Pride!
On September 30th, these bright, thoughtful, and caring students had the opportunity to attend the Student Mental Health Symposium at the Bayfront Convention Center hosted by UI5. "Everyone Deserves a Voice" gave our students the opportunity to share their perspectives, needs, and ideas around mental health in today's classrooms. Their input will directly inform the Department of Education's efforts in developing policies that reflect the realities of today's classrooms.
Students are pictured with Dr. Scott Kuren, the PDE Director of School climate and well-Being.
Students are pictured with Dr. Scott Kuren, the PDE Director of School climate and well-Being.
Ms. Cottengim's Earth & Space Science classes completed a choice board assessment to wrap up our Rocks unit. The students wrote, drew, and compiled really creative and impressive projects demonstrating their understanding of the different types of rocks including their unique properties and the processes that change them throughout the rock cycle.
Works shared from Michael Pierce, RJ Brim, Florence Manuel, A'Layla Hancock and Donnie Mastrostefano.
Works shared from Michael Pierce, RJ Brim, Florence Manuel, A'Layla Hancock and Donnie Mastrostefano.
The Current Events class hosted guest speaker, Rob Frank, a local photographer and professor at Penn State Behrend, this week. Mr. Frank spoke about the use of AI in digital images, yellow journalism, and the "truth" behind the photo.
Mr. Barbour's AP Research class visited the PennWest Edinboro Baron-Forness Library to find more digital and print resources for their paper. Students dug through the stacks and electronic databases. These are some serious scholars, and Mr. Barbour is proud of their work.
Freshman environmental science students sampled water quality in the on-campus tributary of Trout Run. Using turbidity tubes, they first analyzed the cloudiness of the water. Then, pH was measured with both pH paper and Vernier probes connected to LabQuest interfaces. Finally, a chemical testing kit was used to sample the amount of dissolved oxygen. Results for these parameters varied depending on the location within the stream where the samples were collected.
SIDE NOTE: My students want to propose that we use the audio "These Boots Were Made For Walking" to accompany the instagram post.
SIDE NOTE: My students want to propose that we use the audio "These Boots Were Made For Walking" to accompany the instagram post.
Seniors in RMU/English 4 transformed our classroom into a mead hall feast. Each student took on the role of scop (a storyteller), bringing Beowulf to life by retelling a part of the epic poem in their own words. Up next: their final project, where they’ll select an archetype and curate characters across texts to craft an original argument.
Students in AP Psychology created Play-Doh brains as part of the unit on the biological bases of behavior.
The students in Mrs. Nies's 9th grade social studies classes recently studied the US Industrial Revolution. The students selected inventions from this time period to research and present to their classmates.
Students in College Prep English 9 are creating comic strips that focus on how conflicts and epiphanies in short stories lead the reader to understand a literary theme. They are exploring a variety of strategies for their illustrations that include: drawing by hand, drawing with apps, and using AI generated images.
Congratulations to Fairview School Foundation's FHS September student of the month. These students were recognized for our first pillar of ROAR, which is Respect.
Maggie and Evie helped out in the Chill Room with Chill Lessons last week as we played a fun review game of everything students learned last year!
Today in Intro to Fashion students went outside in the sunshine to see what colors looked best on them! Using color collars, they were able to see what shades and tints of colors made them look the best!
As part of the International Coastal Cleanup, environmental science students spent about an hour and a half cleaning up Fairview's campus. During that time, they collected almost 60 pounds of trash that included, among other items, 927 food wrappers and 249 plastic bottles. "After homecoming, I was unimpressed with the amount of trash left on the ground," said Joey DiBacco, "and I was happy that we could participate in the ICC so we could leave the environment better than we found it." Aiden Figurski added that "it's always nice to give a helping hand to our environment."
The AP English Language & Composition students crafted creative skits to demonstrate their knowledge of various persuasive appeals as they begin to study the foundations of rhetoric. Their humor-filled performances were engaging and insightful!
The Marching Band took 1st place and all caption awards (Music, Visual, and General Effect) at their competition in Jamestown, NY on Saturday. Congratulations to the Marching Band!!!
