Eleventh Hour to host ‘Sing Off’ premiere party
December 1, 2010 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
The Fairmont Music Department will celebrate the 2010 premiere of NBC’s The Sing Off on Monday, Dec. 6. Fairmont’s own a capella group, Eleventh Hour, is featured as one of 10 groups from across the country, and it’s the only high school group to be featured. The premiere will be at the FHS... Read more »
$50,000 awaits some lucky basketball fan
December 1, 2010 • Stephanie Taylor, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
Farmers Insurance and the Fairmont Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams are holding a contest that will give one lucky fan the chance to win $50,000. At each Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity home game (non-tournament), tickets will be sold for $1 each or 6 for $5. Three contestants will... Read more »
‘Contra’ offers Vampire Weekend’s eclectic mix
December 1, 2010 • Tristan Buirley, Staff Writer
Filed under CD Reviews, Entertainment
Contra, Vampire Weekend’s newest CD, was released in January 2010. Contra is different from many other types of music that exists today, but for a Vampire Weekend CD, it’s perfectly normal. It keeps a strong rock sound throughout the album, but changes the tone and tune in every song to make them... Read more »
‘Due Date’ brings big laughs, plus life lessons
December 1, 2010 • Robert Bowling II, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
Many thought director Todd Phillips reached his peak with the The Hangover, but his newest release Due Date will be an even bigger jewel in his crown. Not only does this movie have all the right punch lines and just the right amount of profanity, but it also provides several good life lessons. Right... Read more »
Fairmont staff earns praise for suicide response
December 2, 2010 • Andrea Rollert, Features Editor
Filed under Features
Teachers are always looking for ways to give students “real world” experiences to enhance learning. But when sophomore Megan Fickert took her own life on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, Fairmont’s staff had to figure out how to help students deal with a tragic reality that’s difficult for people of... Read more »
Alphabet soup of tests can bewilder students, parents
December 2, 2010 • Kelsi Fannin, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
When students walk into an AP or IB class, one of the first things they hear is how the teacher is going to help them prepare for the AP or IB test. These same students know they will have to soon take the SAT and ACT to get into college, and they probably already took the PSAT, too. And of course, they... Read more »
Fairmont’s phenomenal Food Drive helps local pantries
December 7, 2010 • Kevin Menke, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Fairmont High School’s 2010 Food Drive was hugely successful, with four trucks and a van making three trips to area food pantries to deliver all the food collected the week of Nov. 15-19. Last year’s drive only had two full truck loads of food to deliver to the pantries. “This year was phenomenal,”... Read more »
Annual choir holiday show set for Dec. 8
December 7, 2010 • Andrea Rollert, Features Editor
Filed under Fairmont Life
The annual choir holiday show is Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Fairmont High School Auditorium, 3301 Shroyer Road in Kettering. It will include performances from Fairmont’s Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Symphonic Chorale, Fusion, Eleventh Hour and Illusion Show Choir. Along with these performances,... Read more »
Fans celebrate as Eleventh Hour advances on ‘Sing-Off’
December 8, 2010 • Kevin O'Donnell, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under News
Eleventh Hour, Fairmont’s top a capella group, made its primetime debut on NBC’s “The Sing Off” Monday, Dec. 6. The seven Fairmont students and alumni matched voices against nine of America’s best vocal groups for several million viewers, but they got to watch the action among friends and family... Read more »
Fairmont Industries student’s art picked for calendar
December 10, 2010 • Stephanie Taylor, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
Artwork by Lauren Baker, a Fairmont Industries student, will be featured in the 2011 Environmental Calendar published by the Montgomery County Solid Waste District and Water Services Department. The calendar will be distributed to schools, businesses, and city and county offices. In November, Baker... Read more »
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