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FPM Marching Band at 2015 Newsday Music Festival

October 15, 2015

Video: Hallway Decorating for Spirit Day 2015 (Behind the Scenes)

September 24, 2015

FPM students of each grade level set up their hallway decorations the night before Spirit Day, in hopes of winning the Best Decorated Hallway Contest.

Video: FPM Eagerly Prepares for Friday’s Spirit Day & Pep Rally

Brandon Rojas, Staff Writer • September 23, 2015

Students from each grade have been working feverishly to finish their decorations for the Hallway Decorating Contest this Friday, Spirit Day. The overall theme of the hallways is "World Cities", which...

Floral Park relays to fight back against cancer

Dustin Demmers, Dorothy Drexel, and Christin Mason • June 11, 2014

This article was originally published on MSG Varsity. On June 6 into June 7, Floral Park Memorial High School held its first Relay for Life Event. It was a huge success, and $110,535.23 was raised for...

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Varsity Football Roster

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The Floral Park Knights vs the Valley Stream South Falcons.

Niko Cueva, Sports Journalist • October 8, 2025

The Floral Park Knights took to the field for the big Homecoming Day game on September 27th. The first half of the game had a slow start for both teams. The Knights player...

MKOS 2025 Season: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Grace Dillon, Journalist • October 8, 2025

It’s that time of year again—marching band season for the district's Marching Knights of Sewanhaka! Another year with new members, new costumes, a new theme, and another...

FPM Florettes and Carey Pirettes Unite

Sonia Chatterton, Contributor • October 8, 2025

Though we are at two different schools in the district, it’s always amazing to know that we can support one another in our achievements! The Florettes knew it would be an...

My Pep Rally Experience

Isabella Reece, Contributor • October 8, 2025

My name is Isabella Reece and I’m an 8th grade Florette. We have many super exciting events coming up to share. Being a part of the Florettes Kickline at my very first Floral...