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    Skip To My Lou…

    Since the beginning of education, there has been one common holiday celebrated among a select group of students. Tis’ a day that is sought after and anticipated by the lucky few that are “allowed” to participate. This day being, of course, senior skip day.
                It was this Monday, May 14th, that the senior class celebrated their day of freedom from the brick walls of the school and instead went outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. Seniors made sure to take advantage of the day as 77 of 140 seniors decided to skip school. Matt Rickloff was among a group that went to the beach where “[they] grilled hot dogs and started a few friendly games…

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    New, Creative Classes!

    Two of the new courses being offered here at FHS for the 2013 school year are: Creative Publications and Creative Writing. English teachers, Mr. Lane and Mrs. Stephens came together to create these new writing classes. The courses are supposed to bring the originality out in students who don’t get to express it in the classroom.
    Mr. Lane will be teaching Creative Writing in the fall of 2013. The class is not finalized yet, but is still expected to happen. The class will be made up of both nonfiction and fiction writings and stories, and will be more of a workshop. It will range from short stories to papers on numerous topics.
    Mrs. Stevens is taking a different route…

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    Dress Code Concerns with Summer On its Way

     
    With warmer weather shining in the forecast, short shorts and lower shirts are becoming an issue constantly addressed by Fairview High School administration. Fairview’s latest craze has gone from yoga pants in the cooler months to shorts about the size of underwear.
    Indecency is only one word to describe the unbelievably short shorts girls have been wearing that go against the school’s dress code. Causing teenage boys to stare and decent girls to scoff in disgust, these young girls seem to really not care how much they show.
    Mrs. Kim, an english teacher at Fairview High School, thinks that fashion has “a place and purpose; if your fashion choice happens to be shorts that leave nothing to…

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    The Tiger Roar Plans for the Future

    The Tiger Roar newspaper has long prided itself on its excellence. Winning second place in the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Scholastic contest, the staff has long maintained a regularly updated website that posts articles that can include anything from a man dressed as batman getting pulled over by the police, to events hosted by Fairview High School. As the staff says goodbye to its seniors and welcomes new writers for the 2013-2014 school year, Tiger Roar plans to have its best year yet.
    While Tiger Roar’s website has enjoyed a traditional and easy-to-access format, it is long due for a change. With plans to overhaul the website during the summer and before the next school year, Mrs….

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    NASCAR 2012

    By this time, the NASCAR race season is in full swing. Points distributed to the top ten make the other fifty-six drivers look like amateurs. The race this weekend will be held at Darlington Raceway. The rubber will be burning on the pavement starting at 6:30pm, and all who desire to get a piece of the action are encouraged to tune into ESPN 2 to watch.
    In NASCAR racing, drivers gain points that total throughout the season. They can earn points by winning races, leading laps, and other actions. Every spot in the finish line is worth a net amount of points, the winner gaining forty three points and last place only one. Bonus points are…

Arts and Entertainment

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Spring Fashion 2012

With school officials finally cracking down on Fairview’s “What Not To Wear” Dress Code, students, especially girls, have to find more unique and creative ways to express their individuality through fashion. Here’s a quick overview of Vogue’s Spring/Summer Trend List:

Candy Pastels
Printed Pants (Floral, paisley, striped, checkered, etc…)
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Neon Shades
Knee High Boots
Belted Dresses

 
Keep things simple with loose, flowy tops paired with fitted skirts and shorts. Keep things classy with high-waisted shorts that enhance long legs without lacking in any necessary length. Floral sundresses belted right under the ribcage bring attention to the waist and give the illusion of an hourglass figure. Stay away from dreary grey, nude, or silver. Soft pastels bring some much needed to color…

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The Avengers Smashes Box Office Records

“Avengers, Assemble!” Although this classic battle cry was omitted from the script of the movie itself, the recently released superhero film of the century has more than made up for it. Joss Whedon’s The Avengers has finally arrived in theatres last week, hailing with a jam-packed explosion of one-liners and sucker punches. It also hailed a $207 million gain in the box office opening weekend, and, since its release, just over $1 billion. The much anticipated Marvel film features the superhero team of the millennium, led by super-soldier Captain America, accompanied by the thunderously impulsive demigod Thor, chemically induced rage-monster known as The Hulk, technologically brilliant (and ridiculously hilarious) Iron Man, and two master assassins,…

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Rising Stars: Blake & Chelsea Bojewski

It’s no secret that Fairview natives Chelsea and Blake Bojewski are unbelievably talented singers. Both have participated in numerous school plays, musicals, and even regularly perform at school and church. It was no surprise when the brother and sister pair decided to compete at Thiel College’s annual Rising Star competition, they were favorites to win.
Chelsea, a Fairview High School senior, and Blake, a sophomore, discovered the competition online. Both were eager to compete in the yearly event hosted by Thiel College in Greenville Pennsylvania. After two days of auditions, with several hundred people trying out each day, Blake and Chelsea were accepted into the contest among twelve other contestants in their age groups. Blake was…

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Interview with Mutemath

Singer & Keyboardist Paul Meany
Are you enjoying the tour so far?
Yeah, this tour has been a fun one man. We’re almost done now; we have only a couple of weeks left but yeah. They have been the longest shows we’ve been able to play so we’ve been able to play a ton of songs and it’s really a different dynamic to the show, it has a lot of ups and downs but I think it’s created a great opportunity to try a lot of visual stuff to create an “Event” with the music. So it’s been fun.
 
You guys are playing like 25 songs by the end of the night right?
Yeah, I think we’re up to…

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Should Violent Media be Regulate by Government?

In the modern world, violence is a prevalent part of our media. From television, books, and even video games, violence is a daily part of our everyday lives. Many people debate that exposure to such possibly disturbing content has an effect on our daily lives. It is especially debated when it comes to the effect it may have on our young children and teenagers. Does so much disturbing and violent content affect how we behave and act in everyday situations? Should media be regulated by the government or parents when regarding children and teenagers?

Violence is a part of our everyday lives. It is an accepted, sometimes welcome and sometimes not, fact of life. From murders…

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The Hunger Games

Written in first person, The Hunger Games verbally paints extremely vivid action scenes. The impressive extent of imagery that is used is vital to grabbing the attention of readers and critics alike. It has received only wonderful reviews by those who have read it. Stephen King said that he thought the series was incredibly addicting, while Rick Riordan, the author of the Percy Jackson series, attested that the first book in the series was the “closest thing to a perfect adventure novel” and with track records like the two of theirs, it is difficult to think otherwise. The high honors and praise the trilogy has received from the get-go aided in its astronomical sales. It…

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Prom, a Night to Regret?

It’s the time of year again when the guy’s are finding tuxedo’s and dates, while the girl’s are finding dresses, getting hair and nails done, and tanning. Most girl’s think that prom requires them to excessively tan. What they don’t realize is tanning has more side effects than you may think.
                A minor effect tanning has on you is sunburn. Sunburn is basically redness and peeling and is considered a form of short-term skin damage. Sunburn happens when UV rays hit your skin and damage cells, causing your immune system to increase blood flow in those areas. White blood cells then attack and remove the skin that has been damaged. Burns should be treated by…

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Welcome to the Java Jungle

SAN FRANCISCO – Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Technologies, and Larry Page, CEO of Google, have been testing one another’s legal limits in the court of intellectual property law for the past week. On April 16th, a jury began hearing arguments from representatives of both companies to determine whether Google’s Android operating system bears steadfast copyright infringement on the intellectual property (IP) of Oracle.

 
            Back in 2010, Oracle legally inherited the programming language of Java when it purchased Sun Microsystems. A language on which 37 of Google Android’s application programming interfaces (APIS) is based, Oracle is suing the popular search engine / email / webapp giant for $1 Billion. Google did not pay to use…

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Misconstrued Motivators

What makes us do what we do? As humans, our behavior can be blamed on a multitude of ridiculous explanations. Our most shameful actions we fault on genetics and peer pressure, but for those few admirable accomplishments we wish to praise ourselves for, we declare its origin a proud mix of steely determination, powerful leadership, and even celestial guidance. But a disturbing new study has spotlighted a potential motivator of our spontaneous behavior, which accuses parasites, rather than dignified impulsiveness, as the probable cause.

A recent study in The Atlanta produces hauntingly controversial evidence stating that a microbe called Toxoplasma gondii has infected the brains of as many at 20 percent of Americans and over half…

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Tensions in the Middle East Increase

America’s numerous wars and occupations in the Middle East have always been controversial, but tensions have reached an all time high. After the recent massacre committed by a United States soldier, allegedly Robert Bales, more have opposed the United States ability to police certain countries in turmoil and conflict such as those in the Middle East. Despite this latest atrocity and others committed less recently, President Obama refuses to deviate from the withdrawal timetable his cabinet set up, which calls for all United States personnel to vacate Afghanistan by 2014.

American and NATO soldiers from over a dozen countries have been stationed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern countries, and while most are disciplined model…

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Overzealous Parents in Sports

Frequently, young athletes receive criticism for being too passionate or hot headed during their games. Especially in contact sports, when there is an increased risk of getting injured, players are reined in by referees and coaches to prevent them from taking bad penalties and to make sure they don’t lose their temper in a game. However, often it is the parents of athletes that are the problems during games. An athlete is expected to be a good sportsman and show discipline throughout the game, but little is done to tame the overbearing parents who make a fuss and show bad conduct in the stands.

This is a common, but not necessarily accepted, part of high…

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