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Is Halloween Canceled?

Mia Hernandez, Junior High Staff Writer • November 5, 2020

7th grader Mia Hernandez discusses Halloween during the pandemic.

Trump’s Military Support Wanes

Joslyn Varkey, Staff Writer • November 4, 2020

For years, Republican candidates have secured the military vote and had a comfortable lead over their Democratic opponents when it came to active duty support. Trump seemed to follow in this trend, until...

Mail In Voting: What is it and why the talk?

Daniel Madtes • October 29, 2020

Daniel Madtes, a junior at FPM, explains his views on mail in voting.

Trump Vs. Biden – The Final Debate

Joslyn Varkey, Staff Writer • October 27, 2020

Joslyn Varkey provides a summary of the final debate between President Trump and former Vice President Bided.

Will Professional Sports Return?

Alison Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief • June 9, 2020

Mr. Simone: Hi Alison. I feel like I’ve been saying this over and over again, but I certainly hope that you and your family are still safe and healthy during this challenging time. I know you are at...

The Sports World On Hold

Alison Goldberg, Editor-in-chief • April 2, 2020

Mr. Simone: Hi Alison. First, I hope you and your family are safe and healthy during this very difficult time. This really is unprecedented. So much attention, and justifiably so, is being devoted exclusively...

Dancing Their Way (Almost) To The Top

Brianna Criscitelli, Staff Writer • March 6, 2020

Floral Park Memorial finishes second in the yearly District Sports Night event

County Finals, Here We Come

March 5, 2020

Behind a suffocating defense, the Floral Park Lady Knights' basketball team cruised past Bellmore JFK, 46-25, to advance to the county finals

Another Game, Another Victory for Lady Knights

February 23, 2020

The Floral Park Memorial girls' basketball team kicked off the post-season with an impressive victory against surprising Valley Stream Central, 49-38

Social Studies Department Gets A New Leader

Jake Torres, Junior High Staff Writer • February 6, 2020

If you get the opportunity to talk to the new chairperson of Floral Park Memorial's Social Studies Department, Dr. Matthew Schwartz, you will be very impressed with the depth of his knowledge. Dr. Schwartz...

Power! Unlimited Power!

Sukhsimran Singh, Staff Writer • February 3, 2020

Talented FPM science students show their skills at worldwide robotics competition

Full STEAM Ahead: Art and Science Explored at the Nassau County Museum of Art

December 23, 2019

Talented art students from Ms. Glasser’s Illustration and Design, and Studio Art classes attended a field trip to the Nassau County Museum of Art to see Energy: The Power of Art. For this...

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