Octob

er 2019

Volume
	
1, Issue 2

STEELER Nation News
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Students explore languages and	Inside this issue: cultures at SRU
Students of the Month / Achievers
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Teacher Spotlights
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Chorus / BC3 / Mrs. Rogers’ Class
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Homecoming / Football
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Costa Rica 2021 / French Week
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Breast Cancer / Bullying Awareness SHOUT OUTS
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COOL / Fall hap-penings
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Student language competitors (left to right): Jailen Roye (Grade 11), Amya Oliver (Grade 11), Faith Zagotti (Grade 11), Brice Butler (Grade 11), Tacari Evans (Grade 11), Ronald LaCamera (Grade 12), Marionna Deitz (Grade 11) and Sanaa Brodie (Grade 10).

French and Spanish students traveled to Slippery Rock University on Tuesday, October 8, to compete in Levels I-III grammar and culture exams. Students had the opportunity to take online exams competing against schools as far as Pittsburgh and New York.

In addition to taking the tests, students explored cultures and languages throughout several scavenger hunt activities lead by SRU students and professors. In the Spanish room, students created their own papel picado, a deco-ration used in Mexican celebrations and holi-days. The art of eating with chopsticks was high-lighted by a “chopstick challenge,” where stu-dents raced to move watermelon seeds using this common Japanese utensil. Students had the opportunity to dress in traditional Iranian cloth-ing and learned the spelling of their first names in Arabic script with SRU students minoring in Arabic Studies. Our FHS participants perused

French and African writers and gathered infor-mation about dozens of Study Abroad Programs offered at the university.

Students are selected to compete based on excellent grades in French and Spanish as well as overall positive atitude and consistent participation in classes.

Students dress in traditional Irani-an attire.

Mark your calendars:

Nov. 13—PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK Meeting: 6-7pm Nov. 15 - Blood Drive
Nov. 21,22 - Early Dismissal! Nov. 28, 29 & Dec. 2– Thanksgiving Break—No School

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Awesome Achievers

“Achievement seems to be connec-ted with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

Conrad Hilton

September Students of the Month are, from left to right, Kyra Crosby (Grade 12), Brice Butler (Grade 11), Demariah Burns ( Grade 10), Nakasha Marcella (Grade 9), Cavaea Day (Grade 7), not pictured: Chazz Mercurio (Grade 8)

By OMAR STEWART JR

Six students were named Student of the Month for the month of September. These winners received a cash reward of $100 funded by Mr. Ted Pedas. Mr. Pedas has been generously funding this award to Farrell Students for the past 15 years. Mr. Pedas also recognizes students who have received the Student of the Month award during the year at a ceremony. There are guide-lines set by Mr. Pedas in order to be nominated for this prestigious award. They are outlined below:

Academic- class participation, self-motivated, and going beyond expectations.
Character- displays initiative, honesty, respect, responsibil-ity, compassion, optimism
Behavior- no referrals
Attendance- Good attendance, being punctual

As students are nominated and voted on monthly, there is still plenty of time to achieve this honor. Keep working hard, remem-ber, stay consistent and stay focused!

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Nathaniel Wild’s first book has just been accepted for publishing by Dor-rance Publishing. This is planned to be the first of at least eight books in a series. Currently they are waiting for editing, marketing plans, and graphic design for the cover

This is quite an achievement when others have been passed over for pub-lishing repeatedly and Nate is being published on his first book submis-sion.

Congratulations to our MCCC Strive Student of the Week - Dennis Cole-man. Dennis is a Senior and was se-lected by his Collision Repair and Re-finishing Instructor, Mr. Sherman, to be the head shop foreman for his class.

Dennis is a second year student this year and he excels in this pro-
gram. He has a very strong passion for painting and is extremely detail oriented in his work. He enjoys assist-ing and teaching other students with every project.

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New faces at FHS this fall

Full STEAM ahead with
Mr. Justin Lewis By OMAR STEWART JR.

Mr. Justin Lewis is a new member of our teaching staff. He is the STEAM Teacher. Mr. Lewis received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Penn State Universi-ty. He earned his master’s degree at Slippery Rock University for Ed-ucation and Applied Research and Statistics. Mr. Lewis was the Ath-letic Director and is still currently the Track and Field coach at Greenville High School. His areas of interest outside of school are hunting and fishing.

Mr. Lewis decided to apply to teach at Farrell because he sees potential in our students here at Farrell. He is also excited to be able to work in Farrell because our new STEAM Laboratory is one of the best in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Lewis’ goal is to get as many students involved in the STEAM program as possible. One thing that he loves about teaching is see-ing students learn new things that they otherwise did not even realize that they had an interest.

Mr. Lewis gave us a brief rundown on some of the impressive equip-ment to which the students and

faculty have access in the new laboratory:

1 Stratasys F120 3D Printer: capable of printing with 2 different types of extrusion materials
2 Ultimaker 3s: capable of print-ing simplistic two material 3D de-signs
1 Epilog Laser Mini: capable of laser engraving Wood, Plastic and soft metals
1 Epilog FusionPro: capable of advanced engraving and laser cut-ting
1 Roland Poster cutter/ printer: can print vinyl posters and stickers
1 Roland MDX-50 - capable of cutting material on both the X, Y and Z axis (as used in Dentistry!) 1 Clothing Heat Press: can press vinyl material onto clothing
1 Clothing Embroidery Machine: can apply stitch embroidery de-signs to clothing
1 Techno CNC Machine: capable of cutting large designs such as furniture or 3D signs

Ms. Munnal: Art abounds

By MELONN WELLS

Ms. Munnal grew up nearby in West Middlesex and in high school, she was involved in Art Classes and Art Club. She is now a K-12 Art Teacher here at Farrell. Her area of specialty is

printmaking and painting. In the past, she has enjoyed putting on “interactive art” and getting students involved with the pieces that they are creating. She attended Slippery Rock University and Carlow Univer-sity in Pittsburgh. She even plans to enter FHS student artwork in the Slippery Rock University Art Depart-ment 2019 Juried High School Exhibi-tion, being put on at SRU from No-vember 11th - 21st.
One of her first impressions about Farrell Area School District that we have a good support system within the school and the communi-ty. In particular, she notes the im-pressive studios available through Hope Cat and is encouraging stu-dents to get involved. She recogniz-es some challenges that she will have to overcome, as she is new to the position, but is eager to meet students and create relationships in our school community. This is her second teaching position here at Farrell High School, as she has also taught at Union Elementary. Outside of school, her hobbies are reading and painting.

Some advice she offers to her students to be successful in her Art Classes is to never give up and use your creativity. Reworking your project(s) helps with becoming better at what you are trying to overcome or improve. A very cool tidbit about our new Art Teacher is that she has had her own personal artwork on display overseas in Poland via one of her professors in college! One of her greatest accomplishments is gradu-ating college and now being able to give back to students aspiring to mold their own futures. Check out Ms. Munnal’s favorite piece of art-work in the insert in this newspaper. She says,

"Be the first to un-scramble Mrs. Munnal's favorite artwork and iden-tify the artist to earn 5 bonus points and a spe-cial surprise!" Get cut-ting and unscrambling!

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Mr.Hixon encourages students to join Chorus

The new Chorus Teacher, Mr. Donald Hixon is the K-6th Grade General Music Teacher and Junior High/Senior Chorus Teacher. He

By MELONN WELLS

started teaching at Farrell in August of 2019, after having heard about the opening from our former Chorus Teach-er, Mrs. Coxson. This is not Mr. Hixon’s first teaching position as he taught the last 14 years at Western Beaver High School, in Western PA. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
In addition to teaching Music, Mr. Hixon has also taught Math, PE, Science and Band. His love for music and his father, who was also a teacher, both inspired him to enter into the field of education. Outside of school, he

enjoys listening to his favorite artist, Billy Joel, and spending time on his farm with his six children.
His first month here at Farrell has been fun and he said he really likes it and he appreciates the kindness that the staff and students have shown him. There are some challenges that he will have to overcome, including geting more stu-dents involved in class and motivated to refine their talent and skills. He encour-ages anybody with an interest in Chorus to talk to Mrs. Titus, the new Guidance Counselor. We also look forward to an upcoming Christmas Concert in Decem-ber.

Earning college credits in high school: That’s geting down to BUSINESS!

Contributed by: FAITH ZAGOTTI
This semester Butler Community College or BC3 is currently offering Macroe-conomics 101 to all Juniors and Seniors eligi-ble for Dual Enrollment. This course offers three college credits in business and some extra background knowledge in the world of business. The course is taught by BC3 Ad-junct Professor, Mrs. Kladitis.

The class began on Tuesday, Sep-tember 3rd. Class is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:50 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. Yes, you read that right, fourteen students get up to be to school by 6:50 a.m. Granted you lose being able to sleep a little longer, but you gain knowledge and college credits. Keep up those scholarly habits FHS students, we are proud of you!

Students study simple machines

Contributed by: Mrs. ROGERS

Students in Mrs. Rodg-ers’ class are studying simple machines. This particular exam-ple is that of a nail. A nail is a pole with a wedge at the tip. When you hit a nail with a ham-mer, the force travels through the

pole to the wedge, and some of the force changes direction.

After learning about nails, stu-dents explored and were able to describe motion and objects by hammering nails into a board,

then creating string art around the nails. They were also able to explain how an object's change in motion can be observed and measured.

Students (from left to right): Ryan Stewart (Grade 8), Dale Durnell (Grade 8), Seth Koren (Grade 12), and Charles Anderson (Grade 8), hammer, weave and demonstrate finished Nail and String Art.

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©Cam Filmz

Homecoming Hype 2019

“Sometimes you will never now the value of a moment until it becomes a memory” - Dr. Seuss

By MELONN WELLS

The Homecoming Dance took place October 5, 2019, at the Far-rell VFW. Student Council provided the food, which was catered by Fa-rone Brothers. The menu consisted of pasta and meatballs, salad, baked chicken, bread rolls, and drinks. The music brought the stu-dents to the dance floor. Some of the crowd favorites were the “Cha-Cha Slide” by DJ Casper, “Wobble” by V.I.C. and “Act Up” by the City Girls. One of the best moments was when the students started a dance chain.

Everybody looked very nice in formal attire. One of our Juniors, Mariyana Amos even popped out

with a briefcase that matched her out-fit!

We cannot forget to give another congrats to the Homecoming King and Queen, Ray Raver and Kyra Crosby. Kyra Crosby had this to say about be-ing crowned our 2019 Queen,

“Winning Homecoming Queen is such an honor. I know that as I grow, I have more to worry about than just myself. I have younger kids looking up to me and copying me. Therefore, throughout my years of school, I try to carry myself with pride and stay out of trouble. For those reasons, I feel that I am a great representa-
tive and would like to thank the student body who trusted me with this honor, GO FARRELL.”

(From top)Kyra Crosby, Jaden Harrison, Kalia Knight, Tyree Hammonds, Jasmine May, Christian Hartley , Jacara Green, Mariyana Amos, Tacari Evans, Marionna Deitz, Ramon Oatis, Jaden Harrison and Khia Carthorn enjoying the homecoming festivities.

Steelers football: a record crushing season By OMAR STEWART

The Farrell Steelers had a historic regular season with new head coach Anthony Peagues. The Steelers ended the season 7-2. The Steelers had a rough start losing to University Prep in week one and to Wilming-ton in week two. They got their first win in the 2019 season against Union City on August 6. Since the game against Union City, the Steelers have been on a winning streak.

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The team and coaches marked their 600th win in school history against Greenville on October 18. Farrell Football has had nine consecutive shutouts this season. The Steelers continue their season in the playoffs. Their first playoff game was scheduled to play against Cam-bridge Springs but canceled due to a CS forfeit. The Steelers started the playoffs 1-0. We wish them luck and continued success into post season.

©Cam Filmz
Anthony Stallworth cutting up the sideline as Ray Raver (#6) and Jaden Harrison (#9) look on.

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National French Week is a
aged to celebrate many of the themes,
Sports, Games, and Traditions- A sen-
is an area in which young people can

Students Costa Rica bound AGAIN in 2021

2021 Itinerary Highlights: Arenal Volcano and hot springs, Monteverde school visit and zip line tour, beaches of Puntarenas and Manuel An-tonio and capital San Jose

Contributed by: SEÑORA TORRES

Would you like to go zip lining through clouds, hike in the rainforest, swim in warm tropical beaches, or see mon-keys and sloths? If so, you are in luck! Señora Torres will be leading a student trip to Costa Rica from June 14 to June 21, 2021.

Last time we traveled to Costa Rica was in 2017. We had the opportunity to tour the country with students from Texas, Oregon, and Ohio. We visited waterfalls, volcanoes, butterfly sanctu-aries, nature preserves, and a local school. It was a great experience for all travelers.

If you are interested in joining this trip, please visit www.explorica.com/ Torres-632 for more details and to sign up!

Former FHS Students, Destiny Spence, Sabrina McMurdy, and Kalik Butler in Monteverde in 2017

Le Français est FANTASTIQUE:

National French Week	Halloween in France

By DAKOTA PETREY
Community events- a way in which to
show a unique sense of images, mo-
weeklong celebration that takes place in tion, and sound. Events serves to cre-schools and throughout communities. It     ate memories and make connections.
The year 2019 brings around he 21st
is celebrated from Novembert4th-10th.	sation of wanting to play or take part in annual National French Week celebra-	something. This was chosen because it
tion. Throughout National French Week,
schools and communities are encour-	easily relate.
Music and Dance- An activity that was
other French speaking cu tures.
Our own Farrell High Schoo
which include.	most chosen because it is a simple, yet Cuisine - a focus on the similarities and	an enjoyable way of celebrating. differences of food in thel France, and	French Club will be exploring various l Arts and crafts- a way to reinforce prin-     monuments from the French-speaking ciples that students “learn by doing”	world by creating 3D models in the both French language and the French	STEAM lab this week!
speaking cultures.

National French Week. (2019, May 14). Retrieved from https:// frenchteachers.org/promote-french/national-french-week/.

Houy, B. (2016, September 20). How do the French celebrate Halloween and La Toussaint? Retrieved from https://frenchtogether.com/halloween-in-france/.

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By DAKOTA PETREY
French people celebrate Halloween similar-ly to the way we do in the US. They trick or treat and/or attend costume parties. Just as you would see here in the US, zombies, vampires, and other scary creatures are all common costumes.
La Toussaint or All Saint’s Day is a national holiday in France. It is celebrated on November 1. La Toussaint is a traditional holiday and a way of honor-ing the dead. The French celebrate la Toussaint by visiting their family’s graves, and placing the tradi-tional flower, the chrysanthemum, on the grave.

Marie Antoi-nette and Frida Kahlo visit the FHS Language Dept. on Hal-loween to talk history and cul-ture!

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Student SHOUT OUTS: faculty and administrators recognize the following FHS students for exceptional behaviors, atitudes, gestures and academic accolades this past month:

free due to one such experimental treatment. Judy Perkins is now a survivor of breast Cancer. After her diagnosis with advanced breast cancer, it spread very quickly through her body. During the treatment, they pumped 90 billion can-

To: Chazz Mercurio - You have made a wonderful turn
around in your behavior and academics. Keep up the great work;	Bullying Prevention Month we are all proud of you! – Principal, Mr. Fowler

Chazz Mercurio (again!) - You have stepped up and are	By JORDYNE SCOTT
To:
Charles Anderson
–
Thanks for being so kind and help-
ful to a peer in class!
Colton Weiser
showing true leadership skills, keep showing them! – Mrs. Fischer		October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Schools and organizations across the world join STOMP-Out bullying. The aim of Bullying Prevention Month is to
To:                                  - Way to start of this school year, keep it        encourage schools and communities to join effort to stop up! – Mrs. Fischer                                                                                                bullying and cyber-bullying. Supporters band together to
To:
Denzel Driver
–
Recognized for helping a student in the
end racism and hatred. October 7, is World Day of Bullying

Day. Come Out Day is admiting that you are lesbian gay
example of kindness!
To:
Tacari Evans
– You got this, and it is working! - Anony-
hallway when all of the student’s belongings fell to the floor. Great	Prevention (#BlueUp). October 11, is National Come,Out, bisexual, or a transgender. October 14, is stand up for oth-
ers. Stand Up for Others Week is standing up for anyone mous	being bullied in or out of school. The week of October 21, Exceptional effort in academics and/or behavior in Ms. Nehlen’s	is a week of inclusion. Remember, spreading kindness and classes are the following students: Colton Weiser (again),	acceptance is everyone’s responsibility.

Guidance Reminders
Jazmine Scott, Nathan Davey, Chazz Mercurio (a 3rd time), Khaliya Venable, Khyla Hopson, Syon
Rain, Dontaye Bell, Brandon Chambers, Au-
tumn Scarbrough, Cevea Day, and Chaurice
Ousley
. Keep up the great work!
All MCCC (ie: Vo-Tech) permission slips must be signed and returned to the Guidance Office no later than November 6. This is open to all 10th graders. However, if you are interested in cos-metology and are a 9th grader, you are also eligi-
October: breast cancer	ble to attend.
awareness and stories that
bring hope
The deadlines for SAT registration is November 7. For the ACT, the deadline is November 14 (DECEMBER TEST DATES). There are waiver
forms available for the fee for these tests as well By JORDYNE SCOTT	as for the fee for college applications. Forms for October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is a disease     both of these can be picked up from the Guid-
characterized by abnormal cells. Breast Cancer starts in cell groups. The	ance Office bulletin board. Cancer cells invade the surrounding tissue and may spread to more and
different body parts of the body. Women’s Breast Cancer is caused by damage to the cell’s DNA.
Blood Drive
Many risky lifestyle choices can lead up to Breast Cancer. Some	Farrell High School such behaviors are lack of physical activity, poor diet, being overweight or
obese, radiation to the chest, and drinking alcohol. Many women with

When: Friday, November 15
breast cancer will have pain, although some do not. The pain can be dis-	Where: GYM comfort, tenderness, and that pain can be experienced from around the
breast area extending to the underarm region. The pain can be treated by
rpromazine.
medication such as: Digitalis Preparation, Methyldopa (Aldomet), Anadrol,	8am—1:30 p.m.
enter: Farrell HS to schedule an appointment
and Chlo There are several emerging treatments for breast cancer. A Flori-	Call: 1-800 RED CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org and da woman, who was given only five months to live, is now declared cancer

(n.d.). Retrieved from https://people.com/health/florida-woman-recovers-from-breast-cancer-with-trial-vaccine-i-feel-like-i-walked-on-the-moon/.
(n.d.). Retrieved from https://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/EmergingMetasticBreastCancer.html.

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C.O.O.L stuff to do after school Contributed by: MR. GAINES and MRS. HOOD

C.O.O.L. stands for more than just Chil-

dren's Opportunity for Outside Learning. Here at Farrell, students have the opportunity to partici-pate in a variety of activities to help them im-prove academically, socially, and physically. The program runs from 3:00 until 6:00 Monday through Thursday after school for students in grades 5-9. Stop by the office for an enrollment form to join the program!

Grade 7 students (above), Martese Beamon and Jizelle Wells take the challenge of a balance and ropes course at Bad Dog Adventure Park. Students (right) Jhazmere Richards, Ryonna Jefferson and Jelil Jackson feeding alpacas and goats.

Student Martese Beamon, Grade 7, weighs in on benefits of the C.O.O.L. Program:

“I like COOL because it helps me do my home-work… I meet friends and it keeps me busy.”

All the FALL feels at FHS

Pictured above: Mrs. Fischer and Ms. Pollock’s CBI field trip to Iron’s Mill.

Pictured left: FCS Classes prepare pumpkin seeds and desserts.

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