Welcome to FPM
Zachary Velez, Staff Writer
September 26, 2017
What a way to begin junior high school? It has only been one week of school for me and my classmates, and it has already been awesome. So many students, when asked about their initial impressions, agree that they were happy with the new school environment. About three out of every four 7th grad...
Do Kids Read Enough?
Jennifer Venus, Staff Writer
April 15, 2017
Student discusses the struggle to encourage young people to read
Survival Reading
Jennifer Venus, Staff Writer
April 15, 2017
Nine years later, the series is still a hit with teenagers
Evaluating The New iPad Initiative
Andrew Pavlovic, Staff Writer and Newspaper Treasurer
December 12, 2016
The 7th graders have now had the new iPads for about three months. It is an exciting time to be a student in the Sewanhaka District. The benefits include less bulk and smaller backpacks (we hope) and greater connectivity. But of course, with any new technology, there will still be some problems, like...
Leadership University Comes to FPM
Andrew Pavlovic, Staff Writer and Newspaper Treasurer
December 5, 2016
Floral Park graduates give their time to help develop future leaders
Life Lesson For Mrs. Morra’s Health Class
Megan Malherb, Staff Writer
November 7, 2016
Students provide encouragement for peer suffering from a rare medical condition
Everyone Gets An IPad
Paean Mukherjee, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
On the night of Wednesday, September 7, administrators and teachers at Floral Park Memorial returned to school for an historic occasion. The school distributed iPads to each of the current seventh grade students. The message from the district was clear. Sewanhaka intends to best prepare its students...
Advice For Incoming 7th Graders
Darlenys Sanchez, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
Welcome to FPM, the class of 2022! Seventh grade, your first year in a school where you have multiple teachers and classes on both the first and second floors. All of you running in the halls, hyperventilating because you do not want to be late. Your bookbags appear to weigh 700 pounds because you...
7th Grade Officer Elections
October 29, 2015
Watch the campaign speech of each student running for an officer position in the Class of 2021 ...
Mrs. Francis’ 8th Graders Discuss Common Core and Immigration
Danielle Ashbahian, Staff Writer
June 23, 2015
If a politician wants to see how the common core learning standards are being implemented in schools, he or she should come observe Mrs. Francis' 8th grade social studies class. One of the primary goals of common core is to develop student-centered lessons that require the participants to think critically...
Club Fair For Future Floral Park Students
Cassie Lawrence, Staff Writer
February 5, 2015
Before the possibility of more snow comes our way, Floral Park Memorial High School has a great afternoon planned to start the weekend. On February 6 at 4:00 pm, the school will be hosting a club fair for elementary students. The purpose is to show future junior high students FPM’s school spirit...
Last-Minute Change For 8th Graders
Cassie Lawrence, Staff Writer
January 21, 2015
The class of 2019 had a dance scheduled for Friday, December 12. But the eighth grade students who arrived to Floral Park Memorial on this evening were instead treated to a pizza/movie night. Class advisors Ms. Cerulli and Ms. Canone said that the dance was canceled because not enough tickets were...