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The Student News Site of Fauquier High School

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The Student News Site of Fauquier High School

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Jecks March 17 Annoucement

Jeck’s March 17 Annoucement

Catherine Smith, Advertising Manager & Social Media Director March 17, 2020

To keep the school community informed, Superintendent David Jeck released another email and Fauquier County Public School(FCPS) update: Jeck will continue to email a summary of updates to families...

Local State of Emergency

Local State of Emergency

Hannah Newton, Staff Reporter March 16, 2020

Fauquier County Administrator Paul McCulla declared a local state of emergency during the March 16 press release. This declaration will be effective starting March 17 at 9 a.m., or until further notice,...

COVID-19: What We Know

Hannah Newton, Staff Reporter March 16, 2020

COVID-19 is part of a viral family known as coronaviruses. It is a respiratory illness with large ranges of severity. The first reported case on Dec. 31 was in Wuhan Hubei, China. It was thought to be...

Dr. Jecks March 16 Announcement

Dr. Jeck’s March 16 Announcement

Catherine Smith, Advertising Manager & Social Media Director March 16, 2020

Superintendent David Jeck answered families’ questions today regarding school closures via an email to Fauquier County Public Schools (FCPS). In the following excerpt, he stated: Work assigned by...

The CDC believes that the nCoV originated from an animal source before it stared to spread through people.

COVID-19 Updates

Jenna Minter, Staff Reporter March 12, 2020

March 12, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. EDT  The coronavirus has spread around the world, with 134,000 cases and 5,000 dead as of March 12; it is a pandemic. The numbers are constantly increasing. On March 11,...

The theater program moved from a normal stage performance to a black box performance in hopes to provided a more intimate and personal setting.

Diary of Anne Frank Sells Out

Rachel Singleton, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2020

The theater department sold out in this school year’s winter production “The Diary of Anne Frank,” performed Jan. 16 through 20. “The Diary of Anne Frank” follows the life of Anne Frank, who...

The CDC believes that the nCoV originated from an animal source before it stared to spread through people.

COVID-19 Infects Virginia

Jenna Minter, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) is sweeping the world with over 6,000 affected and 132 dead since December 2019. The nCoV is a respiratory virus in a subgroup of coronaviruses, which are viruses that...

Because of the no eating rule, Tatiana Baker and Dayona Thomas sat outside the Falconer Room to eat their Chick-fil-A.

Report to the Falcon Room!

Rachel Singleton, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2020

A new homeroom policy has tardy students reporting to the Falcon Room after they sign in where they remain until the bell for the first block. Administrators chose to implement this policy to ease the...

DECA students attended the Districts Leadership Conference on Jan. 8 in Winchester.

Sixteen DECA Students Move on to States

Ashley Halbrook, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

Sixteen DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of American) students qualified for states at the Districts Leadership Conference on January 8   in Winchester, VA. Their state competition will be held on February...

Advancing Students

Ashley Halbrook, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

The link below will direct you to the article that accompanies the list of Advancing Students: https://fhsfalconer.com/3350/news/sixteen-deca-students-move-on-to-states/ Marley Oare- First place...

Theater students visit Shenandoah University to compete in the Virginia State Theater Conference.

Theater Program Excels in State Competitions

Nora Waide, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

The Fauquier High Theatre students returned from a three-day competition at the Virginia State Theatre Conference at Shenandoah University on Sunday, January 26. The students carried home eight first-place...

All 10th grade students receive certificates after completeing the mental health course.

Mental Health Course Introduced to FHS

Hannah Newton, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

In late June, the Mental Health Association teamed up with FHS to provide teen mental health classes. Students learn what mental health is, what it includes, and symptoms of various mental illnesses. This...

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