The Great Big Book Drive
May 12, 2011 • Jessica Smith, Staff Photographer
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Fairmont High School and neighboring middle schools will be participating in the Great Big Book Drive on May 9, 2011 through May 20, 2011. This is a part of the new May Literacy Month. Students, parents, and community members may all participate by bringing their books to the activities office at Fairmont... Read more »
Staller’s research paper wins Air Force competition
May 18, 2011 • Stephanie Taylor, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
Fairmont High School sophomore Tad Staller has been selected as one of the top three finalists for the national Air Force Heritage Writing Competition at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Staller will be awarded either a $1,000, $700 or $300 scholarship for his research paper. Staller’s paper... Read more »
Class council banquet highlights successes
May 18, 2011 • Dani Schaaf, Chief Photographer
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The Class Council Award banquet was held on May 15 in the auditorium. Class Council advisers Joe Amstutz, Jillian Kelsey, Rebecca Gentry and Jenny Richardson all spoke of their class council’s accomplishments and memories throughout the year and United Student Body Adviser Jenny Borchers discussed... Read more »
Career Tech students’ projects dominate Sinclair competition
May 19, 2011 • Hailee Snipes, Staff Writer
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On May 11, Career Tech students competed in the Tech Prep showcase at Sinclair Community College. Seven teams from schools all over the Miami Valley entered their projects to compete, out of which the Fairmont students won five awards. Fairmont juniors Savannah Roemer, Paige Porter, Sierra Breeze,... Read more »
So much can happen in four short years…
May 20, 2011 • Stephanie Taylor, Staff Writer
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As Fairmont says goodbye to its 2011 Senior Class, the Flyer takes a walk down memory lane and remembers some of the events that happened in the last four years. Freshman Year, 2007-2008 U.S. suffers more casualties – The year 2007 was the deadliest year in the Iraq War since it began in 2003. In 2007,... Read more »
National Honor Society passes the torch to 53 new members
May 23, 2011 • Jilly Hall, Staff Writer
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The National Honor Society inducted 53 juniors at a ceremony on May 12 in Fairmont’s auditorium. Senior orchestra NHS members performed the processional as the inductees joined their family and friends in the auditorium. Seniors Destre Inlow, Sarah Bostic, Rachel Sales, Ashley Cooper and Sarah... Read more »
2011 Fairmont Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians named
May 26, 2011 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
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As the seniors of 2011 graduate, one student will be recognized as Valedictorian and two will be recognized as Co-Salutatorians at Commencement June 2. Meredith Grogan has been named the 2011 Valedictorian with the highest GPA of the graduating class and Rachel Sales and Catherine Hoover have been named... Read more »
Senior Katelyn Schrager wins scholarship with her creativity
May 27, 2011 • Madison Wray, Staff Writer
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Fairmont senior Katelyn Schrager has received a $5000 Faculty scholarship to attend The Art Institute of Cincinnati’s College of Design. The scholarship awarded her drawing of a black and white design in a geometric form. Vice President of Admissions at AIC Cyndi Mendell was impressed by her... Read more »












