Poetry Slam becomes a new Mudsock award

Natalie Lueung, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2013
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Every year FHS and HSE compete for a traditional Mudsock award for a variety of categories like sports, soccer, baseball and tennis. The First Mudsock Poetry Slam took place in the Black Box Theatre, April 29. There was no cost for this event. According to sophomore Selani Thomas there were about 28... Read more »

Lambersons hosts blood drive in support of their son

Jordyn Didier, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Following the blood drive here at FHS, the Lamberson family hosted a different blood drive in Castleton that they hoped many would attend in support of their son.Only expected to live 36 hours after he was born, elementary student Kane Lamberson has lived his life with a blood disorder known as congenital... Read more »

A Trip to Germany

Hailey Rennier, Staff reporter
May 8, 2013
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Sophomore Sean Flannery prepares to travel to set out on his once in a lifetime trip over the summer. In July, Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Language, (IUHPFL)  is a program through IU, in which Flannery will travel to Germany for seven weeks. “The trip was pricey at first, but I... Read more »

A week in France

Jordyn Didier , Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2013
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Ten days in France sounded like the perfect opportunity. At the time, ten days did not seem like they would go by as fast as they really did. But in that short time, I visited Europe for the first time, saw monuments I have dreamed about for years, and made a friend for life. Last year when I hosted... Read more »

Choir learns for New York City

Sarah Al-Arshani, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2013
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Over spring break students from the drama club as well as students from all three advanced choirs, Silver Streak, Silver Classic and Silver Sound, took a trip to New York City. The group left Fishers on Monday, April 1 at 4 p.m. driving over night, and returned Friday, April 5. Once they arrived they... Read more »

Sarah Panzau’s Story

Jeremy Beaver, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2013
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Ten years ago, Sarah Panzau had no idea her life would never be the same. On March 19, FHS welcomed Panzau to share her story with the junior class. Panzau grew up near St. Louis and was a very successful high school volleyball player. She had full scholarships to play at over 20 different universities... Read more »

Math students aim for the AIME

Sarah Al-Arshani, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2013
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In February, students participated in the American Mathematics Competition, AMC. Earlier this year math teachers recommended 80 of their students to participate in this exam. Out of all the students that took the AMC, the highest scores were appointed to George Theodorakis and Madeline Snipes. They... Read more »

Public speaking could be a challenge

Sarah Al-Arshani, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2013
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Throughout a student's high school career as well as the rest of their lives, public speaking is a very important and useful skill to have. . By definition the fear of public speaking, or speech anxiety is called glossophobia. According to www.statisticbrain.com 74 percent of people suffer from public... Read more »

Teams compete in Destination Imagination

Jordyn Didier , Editor-in-Chief
March 20, 2013
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Sixty two teams of problem solvers gathered in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Freshman Center to compete in the regional Destination Imagination competition. Destination Imagination is an international competition that works on solving problems for kids. Teams of seven students are able to choose... Read more »

Jeff Coffin visits FHS

Jeremy Beaver , Staff Reporter
March 20, 2013
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FHS’s Jazz Ensemble received a clinic from Jeff Coffin, and later that night, had him and his band, Mu’tet, perform as a part of their concert. Coffin is most famously known as the saxophone player for Dave Matthews and is a three-time Grammy winner.  After the ensemble performed for a half hour,... Read more »