FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's student newspaper since 2007

Editor-in-Chief: Calla Reynolds
Managing Editor: Elizabeth Mooney

06/06/2025

Attention, 2025 graduates and families: Photos from Graduation, the Graduation Walk, Top 10 Dinner, Senior Sunset, Academic Excellence & Awards Ceremony, and spring sports are now available for purchase! Stock up on everything you need for those graduation party picture boards, scrapbooks, photo albums, custom gifts, and more — all featuring your favorite memories from your last days at FHS! Link in bio. All proceeds benefit student journalism at FHS.

05/05/2025

Judging is complete in the remaining digital submission categories of the Student Journalism Contest State Finals, and won the state title in the Newspaper Photography category. The win — Denkovich’s first — also marks Freedom Focus Media’s first ever state title in a photography category.

04/03/2025

Tuesday, members of the FHS Press, , and traveled to for the 2025 Student Journalism Competition State Finals. FHS Press Managing Editor .calla took first in the Newspaper News Writing category, and Shawnee Editor-in-Chief took first in Yearbook Spread Design. The awards marked the first state titles for both Reynolds and Tuszynski.

The road to Finals for PSPA competitors begins at Regionals in the fall, where students must take first place in their respective contests to advance. Freedom competed at the Slippery Rock Regional in November.

The majority of the competition categories were judged, and winners were announced at the conclusion of Tuesday’s event; photography, broadcast video, blog, and podcast competitors have until April 8 to submit their edited work for judging, and those winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

03/08/2025

Happy ! Today, we celebrate the incredible women on our journalism team who work tirelessly to inform, inspire, and make a difference. Your voices, dedication, and talent shape the stories that matter. Thank you for all that you do!

03/03/2025

Several members of Freedom Focus Media have been named winners in the Student Keystone Media Awards, sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association: ’s Kara Aland and Riley Tokar earned first place in the Broadcast Feature category for their piece on Cafe 116, while Chris Denkovich and Lainey Tuszynski took second place in the same category! Addison Freeman, Anna Majors, Hannah Shaffer, and 2024 alum Maddy Meyer of the and earned Honorable Mention for “Excellence in Reporting on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” for their coverage of the bocce team and Cafe 116 over the past two years.

This also marks the third consecutive year that Denkovich has earned a Student Keystone Media Award.

02/28/2025

Happy Scholastic Journalism Week from Freedom Focus Media!

To celebrate, the student staffs of the , , , and Reflections Yearbook joined forces on Thursday for some journalism trivia and an interviewing activity. Posted here, the middle school student journalists interviewed and photographed our Print Media staff. Swipe to check out their work!

01/07/2025

Eleven Freedom Focus Media students are advancing to the Student Journalism Competition state finals after winning their respective contests at the Regional level in October at Slippery Rock University:

Yearbook Caption Writing: Hannah Shaffer
Yearbook Copy Writing: Brodie Falk
Yearbook Spread Design: Lainey Tuszynski
Newspaper News Writing: Calla Reynolds
Newspaper Feature Writing: Reese Neely
Newspaper Photography: Christopher Denkovich
Broadcast Feature Package: Kara Aland & Riley Tokar
Podcast: Caden Beringer, Colton Blank, & Addison Freeman

PSPA State Finals will be held at Penn State University’s main campus on April 1.

12/02/2024

The Freedom Focus Media merch store has the perfect gifts for student journalists, friends and family this holiday season!

🔥From Cyber Monday (12-2)-12/8, there is a 25% off everything in the store & free standard shipping. Check out some of our Freedom Focus Media, FHS Press, Bulldog Beat, Off Beat and Shawnee merch (link in bio).

11/30/2024

Looking for the perfect personalized holiday gift? We’ve got you covered! Visit our SmugMug site at the link in our bio for all of your FHS photos and photo gifts to preserve your favorite memories from the school year!

The best part: Enjoy 20% off sitewide now through 9 p.m. EST tomorrow!

That’s all of the prints, digital downloads, wall art, and keepsakes you want for 20% off! Just use the code PhotoFriday at checkout to save!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from Freedom Focus Media!

Keep an eye on our feeds over the break to learn how you can save on photos, yearbooks, and merch! So, save some room — these deals are worth the wait!

11/11/2024

From November 6-9th, eight print media workshop members traveled to Philadelphia for the JEA National Convention. Students were able to attend different sessions to learn more about journalism. The convention provided the students with valuable educational experiences that they can bring back to the classroom. There were sessions that interested all the students in different ways, whether it was for newspaper, yearbook, or even broadcast. The eight Freedom students also got to tour the city of Philadelphia, where they saw many historical landmarks!

10/01/2024

The September issue of the FHS Press — our first issue of the 2024-2025 school year — was distributed Monday! Pick up a print edition from the newsstand in the main lobby or from a number of local businesses, or check it out online at fhs-press.com!

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