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The Florettes Flourish

The Florettes Flourish

Alexa Clinton March 27, 2024

Throughout this past Winter Season, the Florettes had a great time both performing at FPM and competing for titles. For the first time, the girls competed in both kick and pom, winning a total of six trophies...

Boys Basketball Loses a Heartbreaker

Boy’s Basketball Loses a Heartbreaker

Maeve Nee March 14, 2024

  Last Thursday, 2/29/2024 Floral Park Memorial’s boys Varsity Basketball team went up against Friends Academy. Tip off was at 6:00PM at Farmingdale College. The game started, and right from...

Junior Honor Society Spreads Holiday Joy Through Toy Drive

Junior Honor Society Spreads Holiday Joy Through Toy Drive

Christina DePaola, Staff Writer January 4, 2023

This year, the Junior Honor Society took part in the Hance Family Foundation Toy Drive. Upon doing so, they asked the students at FPM to donate new, unwrapped toys. Boxes located around the school held...

What is your favorite class?

What is your favorite class?

Christian Paredes, staff November 28, 2022

During the week of Halloween, I took a poll of random 7th graders. The poll they took was on their favorite classes in FPM so far. They were given the choices; Math, Science, Social studies, English, Language...

Mr. Demmers as Edgar Allan Poe

FPM Celebrates Edgar Allan Poe

Christina DePaola and Kayla Masucci November 28, 2022

Friday, October 28 2022, was Edgar Allen Poe day. This is the first year the English department has recognized Poe and his work, while creating a fun celebration throughout the school. English teacher...

OTE Takes the World by Storm

OTE Takes the World by Storm

Ryan Tanwar, Staff Writer February 14, 2022

The new OTE League has taken the social media world by storm and gives an opportunity to high school prospects to showcase their talents. Founded by the media company Overtime, which has amassed over 50...

Homecoming Through The Eyes of a 7th Grader

Homecoming Through The Eyes of a 7th Grader

Rowan DeJean, Junior High Staff Writer October 19, 2021

This year's homecoming was exciting as the seniors were running through the halls and the decorations as well as paintings and drawings of cartoons like Gravity falls, Sponge Bob and, Fineas and Ferb were...

The Solution To Polution

The Solution To Polution

Mia Hernandez, Junior High Staff Writer October 19, 2021

A very indisputable current global issue is pollution. Pollution affects almost everything. There is air pollution, light pollution, and more. But the main focus is water pollution. Every day millions...

Questions Arise Over Enforcement Of Biden’s Approaching Vaccinate-Or-Test Mandate

Questions Arise Over Enforcement Of Biden’s Approaching Vaccinate-Or-Test Mandate

Joslyn Varkey, Staff Writer October 12, 2021

President Biden claims his upcoming vaccination and testing mandate will save lives as well as help the economy but many, including business owners and employees, have questions over the enforcement of...

The cast of the FPM Musical performs Youve Got A Friend from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

FPM’s Best of Broadway

Vivek Mirchandani, Senior Staff Writer April 21, 2021

Showtime, FPM! Our musical production is pushing forward this year and boy, do we have a doozy for you! Instead of a traditional in-person musical, we’ll be putting forth a medley of feel-good numbers...

Want to join the Shield?

April 12, 2021

The next meeting for the FPM Shield will be held on  Thursday, 4/15 at 2:45pm in room 227 and on Google Meet.   Are you looking for a way to get involved and contribute to the school community? ...

BE - BTS  Album Review

BE – BTS Album Review

Emma Mathew, Junior High Staff Writer December 7, 2020

Be has become one of the most successful albums from the biggest pop group in the world, BTS. As someone who is quite familiar with their discography, from their first studio album to the newest one, Map...

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