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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

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Owen Willis

Owen Willis, Social Media Manager

Owen Willis is a junior at Frederick High School. He is currently employed at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools, where he works on the District’s Innovation Lab, creates videos on the Media Team, and creates websites on the Tech Team. After high school, he plans to go to college for communications and hopes to return to work in St. Vrain in the future. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and working on his videography skills.

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The Academic Letters and historic Letterman Jacket are displayed near the front of the school. When the mascot changes are occurring this summer, these will either be completely removed, or they will be moved to the display case in the commons. "Some of the other logo things just have to go, [such as] the Warrior Leather Jacket. That might be something that we put in the display case since it is an old piece of memorabilia, but it is also one of the pieces that we may not put up since it could cause controversy, and those are the things we are trying to get rid of," Mr. Gordon shares.

What is Changing at Frederick High?

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Frederick High Senior Quinn McNeill addresses the new members of National Honor Society at the latest induction ceremony. Tuesday's event was the first to take place in over two years due to the restrictions that COVID-19 brought to large events.

Frederick High Hosts First Post-COVID NHS Induction

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The St. Vrain Valley Schools Future-Ready Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be visiting Frederick High on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm for the Design Guild event.

SVVSD Innovation Lab to Visit Frederick High

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Elon Musk's face on the Twitter logo. Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $43 billon on Monday, April 25, and plans to remove many censorship policies from the platform. "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means," reads a social media post on Elon Musk's Twitter page.

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

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Prom is almost here! Find out the details in this First Look article.

FIRST LOOK: Frederick StuCo Reveals Prom Theme

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On Saturday, April 16, 2022, members of the Frederick Feeder, Community, and beyond will take part in a 5k/Fun Run event. The 5k and Fun Run will be raising money for the Student Council at Frederick High School, as well as the staff scholarship. "FHS Student Council is excited to announce the first Frederick Feeder 5k and 400m Fun Run on April 16th, 2022. Proceeds will help support school wide activities and the 2022 staff scholarship," reads the description on the race registration website.

Frederick Hits the Ground Running with Community Event

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#IStandWithUkraine is one of the highest trending social media tags in the past two weeks. But what does it mean to stand for something? There's so much more we can all do to help those in Ukraine beyond a social media post.

What Standing with Ukraine Really Means

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On March 12, 2022, Frederick High School will partner with the Carbon Valley Help Center to host an event for the Empty Bowls Project. The Empty Bowls Project was started to support anyone in need of assistance. This is an annual event that has proven to be successful at helping those in need. "We have served over 800 people this year, which is a 26.6% increase compared to the same time last year," reads the Carbon Valley Help Center website.

Frederick High to Host Empty Bowls Event

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Garrett Colvin smiles at the camera for his senior pictures. Garrett has been a fantastic leader at Frederick High, and plans to continue his leadership after high school as part of the United States Armed Forces.

GARRETT COLVIN: A Passion to Lead

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Masks will be optional in all St. Vrain Valley Schools and related athletics and activities as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18. This decision was made on Monday evening during a meeting of the Boulder County Board of Health. "[In accordance with the decisions made by Boulder County Public Health,] we are updating our protocols. Masks will become optional in our schools and buildings for all teachers, staff, and students after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18" Dr. Haddad shares in a written statement.

Boulder County Lifts Mask Mandate

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A few members of Frederick High's Swim Team for the 2021-2022 Season. There have been many challenges faced throughout this year's swim season, but that hasn't stopped this team from finding success. "The toughest thing about swimming is remembering that you can always improve and that just because you make a mistake doesn’t mean that mistake makes you," says Paige Wilcox, a junior at Frederick High. "I think the highlight of the season was when we did our first duel and won, especially when Coach Mares had given us a pep talk previous to our meet."

Frederick High is Swimming to Success

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The current graduation requirements for all students in St. Vrain Valley Schools. Even though the PE credit requirement is more than the Arts requirements, classes in both areas have really strong numbers of students enrolled. "I don't think [the graduation requirements] has a direct correlation to [class sizes] because there are kids who might [complete all of their PE credits in their freshman year, but may want to take additional PE classes when they have an opening in their schedule], says Mr. Gordon.

Should Frederick High’s Graduation Requirements be Adjusted?

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Mrs. Jennifer Santos, Assistant Principal at Frederick High, scolds senior Jillian Margheim for being late to class. Starting on January 10, any underclassman who gets marked tardy 20 times or more will lose the ability to have off-blocks in the 2022-2023 school year, and any upperclassman who gets more than 20 tardies will lose the ability to attend Prom in April. “[Being tardy really] takes away from instructional time [especially] for students [who] come in 15 minutes late, [because those students end up] missing the whole setup [and introduction to class] and, ultimately, [being late] does impact your grade," says Ms. Swanson.

Frederick High Introduces New Tardy Policy

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The cheerleading team practices formation on Wednesday, December 8th. It’s the teams’ final practice before heading to the state competition this weekend.

Cheering Their Way to State

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We Walk: Life with Severe Autism by Amy S. F. Lutz, hardcover, 200 pages.

Is Amy S. F. Lutz’s Newest Book Worth the Walk?

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St. Vrain's Innovation Center and Career Elevation and Technology Center. Both programs will be hosting Open Houses on Wednesday, December 1 and Thursday, December 2 to give students the opportunity to learn more about the opportunities at each building.

Innovation Center and CETC to Host Open Houses

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The advertisement poster for All Together Now. All Together Now is a global production occurring to celebrate the return of theatre following closures due to the Coronavirus. “Luckily, All Together Now came at the perfect time. Music Theatre International, which owns the show, is waving all performance costs so 100% of the funds will go back into our school theatre programs" says Mr. Brandon Coon.

St. Vrain’s Theatre Departments are Coming All Together Now

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The current members of the St. Vrain Valley Schools Board of Education. An election occurred on Tuesday, November 2 that will replace two members of the Board with new members.

New Members Elected to SVVSD School Board

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Frankenstein is taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure that he is safe while celebrating Halloween this year. The Coronavirus is still making a large impact on our community, and this year, it is more important than ever to be cautious while celebrating Halloween. With Halloween being less than a week away, it is a good time to start thinking about how to celebrate safely.

Is Halloween a COVID-safe Holiday?

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The commons during passing period at Frederick High School. Over the past few years, passing period at Frederick High has gone from being 10 minutes to five minutes, and the teachers and students at Frederick High have mixed feelings about it.

Enough Time To Pass?

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The Frederick High School Marching Band prepares to perform at St. Vrain Band Night on Wednesday, October 6. Frederick's Band was one of ten to perform at this years Band Night. “Unlike so many other events where the crowd is cheering for a certain winner or outcome, events like these provide an opportunity for everyone to cheer on everyone. It goes to show how powerful music is in SVVSD!” says Janay Bird.

St. Vrain Band Night is Marching Back

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Seniors Thomas Beeker and Bethany Parker, as well as junior Giada DeJulio rehearse before the Homecoming Parade on the outline of the theatre float in the studio theater at Frederick High. The theatre float will be one of many in this year’s Homecoming Parade which takes place on Friday, October 1. “The float this year is really unique compared to past years. This year we are going to be advertising both our fall and our spring show, so we got to do like a half and half type of thing, which is really fun and we got to take a lot of creative liberty with that,” says Thomas Beeker, a senior at Frederick High School and the theatre float coordinator.

Keeping Frederick’s Homecoming Parade Afloat

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Levi Mays, senior at Frederick High and Drum Major in the Marching Band, prepares to lead the band through the parade at the Town Of Frederick's Miners Day Celebration. “I would say [serving as Drum Major] has [helped me prepare to pursue my post-secondary plans because] it has definitely improved my leadership skills, and it’s definitely taught me how to handle people when I am in that role of a leader,” Levi Mays says.

LEVI MAYS: Marching to Success

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The Homecoming Week event display on the windows in the main hallway at Frederick High. Making up for missing Homecoming last year, this year’s celebration will be better than ever before. "I am looking forward to everything because [all of the Homecoming Week events are] back, like the parade, pep rally and the tailgate, dress-up days [and] the dance," says Joelle Richard, a junior at Frederick High and a member of Student Council. "It is feeling like a normal year again, and I am glad that people are able to experience [Homecoming Week], especially since both the Freshman and Sophomore [classes will be participating in Homecoming for the] first time, so it is really exciting for them getting to [take part in] it,” she adds.

Homecoming Coming Home

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Frederick High theatre teacher, Brandon Coon, prepares the auditorium for the Superintendent’s Community Meeting that will be held on September 14 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. “Through these community engagement opportunities the district is able to not only share more about district successes, operations, and priorities, but also ensure that we are continuing to best serve our community and advancing the success of all students,” says Kerri McDermid.

Frederick High to Host Community Town Hall Meeting

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The Frederick High School sign on the wall in the entryway of the building. This sign is one of many things in the school that will be rebranded once the mascot changes at the end of the 2021-2022 school year.

From Warriors to… What?

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This is the album cover for Olivia Rodrigo’s first album, SOUR. SOUR focuses on highlighting the challenges that Olivia Rodrigo experienced during her teenage years regarding mental and social health. This album is not recommended for everyone, since some audiences may have a more difficult time understanding the message being covered in each song.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Not-So-Sour Debut

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