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    Science Experiment Gone Wrong

    16-year-old Kiera Wilmot is accused of mixing housing chemicals in a small water bottle at Bartow High School, causing the cap to fly off and produce a bit of smoke. The Florida teen with an exemplary record is facing federal charges after conducting what a classmate calls “a science project gone bad.” The experiment was conducted outdoors, no property was damaged, and no one was injured. Not long after Wilmot’s experiment, authorities arrested her and charged her with “possession of a weapon on school property and discharging a destructive device.” The school district proceeded to expel Wilmot for handling the “dangerous weapon,” also known as a water bottle. A WATER BOTTLE. Friends and staff members,…

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    Son Dead; Parent’s Jailed

    Herbert and Catherine Schaible are unfortunate people who subscribe to a flawed faith. The Pennsylvanian couple made news in 2009 for letting their two year old son Kent die. A week ago, their 8-month-old son Brandon died because they tried to pray him back to health. He had no appetite and was getting cold sweats and vomiting, the very same symptoms that the late Kent was diagnosed with. Prosecutors said they were waiting for the autopsy report on Brandon’s death before deciding whether to press charges. The two admitted in court Monday that they had prayed for their son’s good health instead of seeking out a doctor. Praying that someone gets better is completely acceptable,…

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    The Boston Bombers

    A 29-year-old woman, remembered by her mother for her “heart of gold.” A Boston University graduate student from China who’d gone to enjoy the marathon’s finish with two classmates. An 8-year-old boy, cheering on runners with his family.
    All three of them, gone, their lives cut short by two explosions at the end of Monday’s Boston Marathon. Thirteen others, out of 183 hospitalized, had limbs amputated according to hospital officials. Ron Brassard, a 43 year old shop owner, was one of the amputees. One second, he was laughing and smiling. Then there was a roaring blast, originating from about 10 feet away, and he looked down and “saw a puddle of blood.” He later discovered a…

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    Margaret Thatcher Dies

    Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an important figure in post-World War II British politics and the only woman to become prime minister, died at the age of 87. She suffered a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said. A British government source said she died at the Ritz Hotel in London. While Thatcher was the Prime Minister from 1975 to 1990, she was the leader of the conservative party of Britain and was nicknamed “The Iron Lady” for her political prowess and anti-communist views. Good friends with President Ronald Reagan, Thatcher worked together with the American Government to negotiate the fall of the Berlin Wall. “I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together,” she said…

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    Senior Picture Night

    Hello!  This year, Fairview High School is excited to announce Senior Portrait Night, a night where local photography businesses in the area have the chance to show their senior picture work to parents and seniors of 2014.  Students from all local school districts will be invited to see the possible photographers available for their professional senior picture sessions.  This event will take place Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 at Fairview High School from 6-8 p.m.  For $150, businesses will be given room to set up a 10×10 booth and have the opportunity to talk to parents and students about their work. We are excited to have this event available and hope that students and businesses will…

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Earth Action!

Fairview High School’s Honors Environmental Science Class has been hard at work over the last few weeks, looking to make a meaningful difference in their community through the implementation of a program called “Earth Action.” After considering multiple different steps that they could take, Ms. Turner’s fourth period class recognized an issue with energy waste due to excess lighting. Two Fairview students, Colleen Dougherty and Steven Arnold, recently made a pitch to Fairview’s school board proposing the introduction of motion sensors at FHS in places with the most light waste (bathrooms, locker rooms, etc.). These monitors would help control the use of light energy in less frequented areas. The board was impressed with fourth period’s…

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Keystone XL Pipeline

The Keystone pipeline has been a frequently discussed topic in politics since it’s proposal by TransCanada in 2008. The first phase of the pipeline was completed in the summer of 2010, allowing for the transport of crude oil and diluted bitumen, a heavy oil mixed with a diluent to make it easily transportable via pipelines, from the Alberta oil sands in Canada to refineries in the American mid-west  The 2,151 mile-long pipeline project is currently awaiting approval from the President for the immediate construction of an extension known as the Keystone XL pipeline. This extension of TransCanada’s existing Keystone pipeline will primarily carry 830,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Canadian tar sands…

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Day Dreaming

We live physical lives. Everything we do involves physical interaction –touching, smelling, tasting, hearing. We use these factors as a crutch to help us understand things better. There are multiple forms of learning to which we apply our senses in order to establish an easier and more relative understanding of a certain topic or plan. We are auditory learners; we are kinestetic tactile learners; we are visual learners. All these styles suit our own personal preferences as well as the use of our senses, but there is one style by which we comprehend topics and planning that is often mistaken for an immature tendency. Day dreaming, although seen to the general public as a distraction from present…

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The History of Chocolate?

Chocolate. Everyone knows what that is. It’s pretty much happiness made into a bar–or a bunny.  But what about Xocolatl? I doubt you know what that is, let alone how to pronounce it. Interestingly enough, the use of cocoa beans–the main ingredient in chocolate–dates back to their discovery around 1400 B.C.E in Pre-Columbian Mexico and, even more intriguing, is the fact that for 90% of its history, chocolate was a special and holy drink referred to as Xocolatl by the Mayans and Aztecs. To these civilizations, cocoa beans were thought to be extremely important in a religious sense and were used in almost all events regarding a deity. Taking into account the sheer number of…

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FHS Engineering

“These students are amazing,” says Ryan Bookhamer of his engineering classes at Fairview High School. His students are a collection of skilled 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who specialize in graphic design and problem solving. There are two different engineering classes. “The Engineering I class reviews all the basic fundamentals of engineering, like what a basic system is, how systems work, and the engineering design process. Engineering II is a more hands-on class, in which we design build different projects throughout the semester.” By reviewing the basics of engineering and using physics to create things, the engineering classes are a valuable asset for the student body at Fairview high.
Sitting in his classroom, I couldn’t help…

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Coffee’s Alleged Origin

Although coffee is grown and sold in a multitude of countries around the globe, according to the National Coffee Association, all coffee plants can trace their roots back to the Ethiopian Plateau where the Legend of Kaldi was born. It is said that a goatherd named Kaldi witnessed his goats become increasingly hyper after eating mysterious “berries” from a certain tree and immediately contacted the abbot of their village and asked what to do. The abbot collected as many of the “berries” as he could and soon realized he could grind them up into a tasteful drink, with effects that last long hours and help one to stay awake for things they would rather be…

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Prom: A Wonderfully Terrible (Or Terribly Wonderful?) Night

When some people think of prom, they think of a fun, carefree night full of dancing and laughter. However, think about the possibility of your hair falling out from the stress that is ensued from the idea of prom and then stressing out even more about your hair falling out. It is a viscous cycle that ends in tears and trying to glue your hair back on.  The true question is why should a night characterized to be a “fun and carefree” be so overwhelming? From a girl’s perspective, it is all about looking and feeling perfect on a night that is supposed to somehow optimize the high school experience.
The pressure for looking and achieving…

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Sequester Not an Economic Collapse

Much to the horror of the Obama administration (and most mainstream news networks), the dreaded sequester officially went into effect Friday, March 1st after congress failed to reach a compromise concerning the specifics of how to reduce the federal spending budget. First of all, what exactly is sequestration? When Fairview students were asked about the sequester, responses ranged from “The what?!” to “I know my friend’s dad’s salary is being cut because of it and it is affecting government employees, but that’s about all I know.” To sum it up, the sequester was simply a plan that was put into place to encourage House and Senate lawmakers to reach a consensus before the March 1…

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Judging Books by Their Covers

How do people meet and get to know you? Do they meet you in class or while you are on a sports team? Do they know you because of your older brother or sister? When thinking about these questions, the answer is almost always yes.  In high school, students try to meet new people.  When this happens, they often connect them to a different sport or class they share together.  Others also know each other by their older siblings.  Making all these connections is all right because it helps other people remember your name.
 
Unfortunately, making connections also has its consequences.  To begin, when connecting someone with their brother or sister, people may think that the…

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