Student-faculty relationships can be tricky
March 10, 2010 • written by Natalie Wolfe
Filed under Features
Attention is one of those things that most people like to receive, and many enjoy giving. But problems arise when that attention is inappropriate. And when that inappropriate attention takes place in a school setting, the potential for disaster grows exponentially. A U.S. Department of Education report... Read more »
FHS students’ upstart charity helps Dayton’s homeless
February 25, 2010 • written by Kevin O'Donnell
Filed under Features
On an average Monday night, Steve Burke and Alic Brock aren’t at home doing homework or riding around with their friends. Fairmont students by day, they hit the streets on foot armed with only backpacks and blankets to walk into homeless camps in the roughest parts of downtown Dayton. Brock and Burke... Read more »
Students take spiritual journey through Young Life
February 5, 2010 • written by Paqui Toscano
Filed under Features
In 1938, a young Presbyterian youth leader, Jim Rayburn was challenged by one of his professors in seminary: his assignment was to view Gainesville, Texas, as his parish and create ways to reach kids who otherwise would have no connection to the Christian church. As a result of Rayburn’s assignment,... Read more »
2012: Is it more than a movie?
February 5, 2010 • written by Matt Metzler
Filed under Features, News
Doomsday. The apocalypse. Armageddon. The end of days. Most people would agree that somehow, life as we know it on Earth will eventually end – the key words being “somehow” and “eventually.” Maybe nuclear bombs will do us all in tomorrow; maybe global warming will keep melting the icecaps and... Read more »
Hutchens brings experience, enthusiasm to media role at FHS
February 2, 2010 • written by Kaydee Miller
Filed under Features
When she was 17, Fairmont teacher Laura Hutchens gave her sister a ride to Centerville for a meeting about a new television program starting up in the area. Little did Hutchens know that day would change her life. The program would be something like MTV, or how it used to be when it actually played music... Read more »
Middle Eastern students’ experiences offer glimpse into another world
January 6, 2010 • written by Kevin O'Donnell
Filed under Features
With wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and nuclear tensions in Iran, the Middle East is a subject of constant debate, discussion and dispute. Americans would be hard-pressed to turn on the television or open the newspaper and not see the latest news from the battlefront, and yet many know very little about... Read more »
‘We came for a better life,’ says FHS junior from Iraq
January 4, 2010 • written by Kevin O'Donnell
Filed under Features
Few students at Fairmont can say they have seen war first hand. Fewer still can say they’ve run a Taliban checkpoint. Fadi Afram can. Afram, a junior, came to the United States after escaping from Iraq, where the United States has been engaged in a war for nearly seven years. Last year, he made the... Read more »
Nothing to do in winter? Maybe these ideas will help
December 18, 2009 • written by Cheyenne Whitfield
Filed under Features
Runny noses, freezing temperatures and having to wear tons of clothing to stay warm are just a few of the reasons some people hate winter. But no matter how you feel about the season, it’s here for the next few months. So instead of pouting, look at winter as an opportunity to shake up your routine... Read more »
Let’s face it, it’s a hairy issue
December 16, 2009 • written by Justin Miles
Filed under Fairmont Life, Features
Ever since the dawn of time, men have competed to be more masculine than each other. They brave the elements, fight, or do hard physical work, but only one way has proven to be the best measurement of manliness: facial hair. For thousands of years, however, some men have been afraid to embrace their... Read more »
Lack of sleep could impact performance at school
December 15, 2009 • written by Alex Bachmann
Filed under Fairmont Life, Features
Perhaps it’s the late night party, hanging out with friends or even studying late into the night. Whatever it may be, most teenagers are not getting enough sleep, and this can seriously impact grades, among other things. “If you’re not sleeping well, it can severely affect your attention and focus... Read more »
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