Classrooms are utilizing the phrase “teamwork makes the dream work”
Regina Pauly, Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Careers these days are searching for people who have teamwork experience and skills. Classes such as Virtual Enterprise International, choir, video productions, drama and others generate the skills needed to work in groups. In these classes teachers use different techniques that are then applied by the...
How to successfully donate blood
Sydney Bommersbach, writer
April 13, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. Students at Fenton High have the opportunity to donate blood during all classes on April 17, potentially saving up to three lives if they choose to do so. There are four major blood groups: type A, type...
US Life Expectancy Falls for the Second Year In A Row
Taron Masi, Writer
April 12, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
For the second consecutive year, the average lifespan for an American citizen has declined. Studies conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics show the life expectancy in the U.S. dropping from 78.7 to 78.6 for all babies born in 2016. This is following last year's drop from an average of...
When reality is not real enough, conspiracies emerge
Andrea Elsholz, Writer
April 10, 2018
Filed under Features
Media headlines are plastered with a foggy picture of a triangle of lights in the sky believed to be aliens. Another article says the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were an inside job, while a third announces the existence of shape shifting reptiles and the government’s use of technology to brainwash the...
Helpful hacks before taking the SAT
Madi Wheeler, Online Editor
April 3, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
With the SAT test occuring for all juniors on April 11, here are some study resources and a few of the top brain foods for students to use to assist them during their week of testing.
Community Threads of Fenton working to make a difference in the Fenton
Jillian Ferry, Assistant Online Editor in Chief
March 27, 2018
Filed under Features
Changing the price from $30 to $6.99, thrift shop owner Allen Ryckman hangs up leggings and other brand new active wear on shopping racks. The family owned and operated shop Community Threads of Fenton re-opened in January following a fire. “We opened Nov. 3 and on Nov. 29 we had a fire,” Ryckman...
Black Panther has more to it than what meets the camera lense
Nick Megdanoff, Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under Features, Game of Chance
Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” contains a number of interesting characters and a new country to explore. The main characters in the cast have defined motivations that provide sides with difficult questions in the film. The new country in the film provides a unique view on ruling and at the same...
Fashion around Fenton High School
Hannah Young, Writer
March 14, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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Standardized testing preparation in schools
Lydia Podlesak, Writer
March 13, 2018
Filed under Features
As many feel the pressure to do well on the upcoming Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), online prep courses and books are available for students to utilize. For some schools such as Mott Middle College, online courses and books are not the only option as SAT prep classes are available through the school. “We...
The what, where and how of automated external defibrillators
Madi Wheeler, Online Editor
March 13, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
In the case that there is ever an emergency, it can be a very scary thing. If there is ever an emergency that someone is to go into cardiac arrest, there are many staff members who are trained to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device used to help restore a heart to its normal rhythm. “We...