Rohr wins $750 scholarship
Written by Dayna Pittman · May 7, 2012
Natalie Rohr was named one of four finalists at the 25th Annual Rae Burick Women in Sports Awards Program yesterday, Sunday, May 6, 2012. Natalie was selected from nominees from 46 high schools around the Dayton area and was award a $750 scholarship by the Kiwanis Club of Dayton. Read More →
Students give back to the community by volunteering
Written by Dayna Pittman · April 30, 2012
Volunteer work is something that escapes many students’ minds during the course of the day. To some teens, however, volunteering is an integral part of life. These students find satisfaction by volunteering to help people or to improve the community. Sophomore Davin Tackett is one of those... (more...)
Slang saves time and effort, but some may go too far
Written by Dayna Pittman · April 19, 2012
For years students across the country have attended English class so they could know the English language as completely as possible: how to write, how to read and, of course, how to speak. The problem, though, is that most people don’t actually speak in a completely proper way. They modify... (more...)
All the world’s a stage, and Breslin is happy to be on it
Written by Dayna Pittman · February 16, 2012
When some teens have to present in front of a class of their peers, they break out in a nervous sweat and tremble so much that it’s painful to watch. But Fairmont junior A.J. Breslin isn’t one of those teens. Put him on a stage and he’s in his element. Whether it’s singing with Eleventh... (more...)
Fairmont Food Drive brings out cans and a giant chicken
Written by Dayna Pittman · November 22, 2011
Fairmont High School’s annual food drive collected over 4,000 canned goods and pantry items for the 2011 school year. In addition, 181 familes received Christmas baskets. Every year, each unit competes to see who can collect the most canned food items through the units’ advisories.... (more...)
2nd HumanKIND Day will promote kindness and acceptance
Written by Dayna Pittman · November 20, 2011
A boy stops to help another student when his books spill in the hallway. A girl holds the door for a teacher carrying a large box. Students of various backgrounds and races joke and swap stories as they share a lunch table. These are acts of kindness and acceptance that faculty members and... (more...)
Stereotype or not, only children enjoy perks, endure woes
Written by Dayna Pittman · November 16, 2011
Siblings squabble and fight with each other. Occasionally, things are flung and feelings get hurt; it’s a fact of life everyone has come to accept. Many view sibling rivalry as an inevitable part of development and can’t imagine life without such an important childhood experience. But not... (more...)
Technology could spell the end of cursive writing
Written by Dayna Pittman · October 17, 2011
For decades, students learned cursive writing in second grade and were expected to write that way for years to come. In the era of computers, however, those loops and swirls are rapidly disappearing as more and more people abandon them for typing or even printing. Now the state of Ohio is making... (more...)
Students struggle with pacing assignments in warm weather
Written by Dayna Pittman · September 20, 2011
Most high school students are relieved at the end of the school year and look forward to a homework-free summer. Others, however, don’t have this advantage because they’ve received assignments to complete during the break. Teachers feel summer homework is justified for some classes and... (more...)