Blog

Jan

30

2025

The Awesome Jessica Allen

Around the School, Creative Corner, Cross County, People

Kind, caring, helpful, and funny: these are four words to describe Jessica Allen. Allen is the secretary at Federal Hocking High School; she has been working here for 24 years, and doesn't plan on leaving anytime soon. Allen is a mother of two daughters, Cynthia and Dominique. She also has a fiancé. She has two dogs, one Boston terrier and a pug mix, and the other is a bulldog mix. She also has a cat. In her free time she likes to spend time with her family and just chill. She enjoys going outside and feeding animals; she loves animals…

Dec

19

2024

The Mysterious Music Man

News

In Athens, Ohio, many of us regularly walk past a teacher and think nothing too much about them. Other than that they have what we would consider a regular job when it comes to being a teacher. They go to the school, teach for six hours, and do some grading and work for their class assignments for the next day or week. And go home without worrying about their safety. But I came into contact with a teacher who lives an alternative life, who runs their class and life a little differently. He has a different lifestyle than what we…

Dec

18

2024

Preparing For Season

Basketball

The Federal Hocking High School Lady Lancers are ready for season. After spending weeks in the gym to prepare, they are prepped for the year. Specifically, the seniors want to make this year memorable. “We’ve had pre-season training and conditioning, and have been going really hard at practice to push each other,” senior Audry Clingenpeel said. Clingenpeel explained the team had spent most of the summer at open gyms conditioning to be in shape for season. Clingenpeel also said she has high hopes for her upcoming senior season. “I think we will have an exciting season. We have some pretty…

Dec

13

2024

The Great Golter

News

Every high school has a diamond in the rough, and math teacher Paul Golter is no exception. Golter grew up in Hermiston, Oregon and went to Hermiston High School. He said his high school was no bigger than Athens High School. “I went to high school before cell phones, so I would get in trouble for having a book out instead of a phone.” Before getting his job at Federal Hocking High School, he worked at Washington State University. He went to school for chemical engineering but worked on the school's computers. Golter moved his family from his home in…

Dec

12

2024

From Hating Teaching to Loving It

News

Have you ever wondered what one of the most well known teachers at Federal Hocking thinks about this school coming from Tri County? Well, Logan Lehman, a guy from a small town called Jamestown, VA with a population of 2,000 has made a remarkable first impression with the FH community. His hobbies are playing video games, watching film or baking as he says its a “stress reliever”. Lehman recently rescued his eight-year old dog Romeo. Lehman was told at a young age that he should become a teacher and young Lehman didn't like that, but once he got older, he…

Dec

04

2024

Joyful Jarrell

Around the School, People

Kaitlyn Jarrell, the ninth and twelfth grade English teacher at Federal Hocking High School, was born in Gallipolis, Ohio and grew up there. She is 23 years old. Jarrell has seven siblings, she’s close with her mom and always has been. She knew she wanted to be a teacher from a young age, but she had thoughts of being on Broadway in high school. Speaking of high school she did cheer, dance, show choir, theater, Model United Nations, and track. She graduated from the University of Rio Grande with a degree in seventh through twelfth grade Language Arts Education. She…

Dec

03

2024

A Little Piece of Heaven

About Us

Nicknamed Winner Woods, the Lois Busch Winner Nature Preserve was established by the Athens Conservancy this spring. I would even call it a little piece of heaven right next door. With 106 sprawling acres of tall Oak trees and tiny Pawpaw trees, the land was donated from the Winner family as a way to honor the benefactor’s late mother, Lois Busch Winner. The land has been in the family for over 100 years, but the family wanted the people to experience the land’s beauty just as they had, first hand. Athens Conservancy Board member Aimee Delach really loved that the…

Nov

25

2024

The Unpredictable Pickrell

News, People

Christina Pickrell, a new teacher at Federal Hocking is very enthusiastic and is always eager to teach and spend time with her students. She obtained her BS in accounting and she was three classes away from her MBA, and also six months pregnant, so she started subbing for extra money. Pickrell decided she wanted to teach, so she went back to college to get her Master’s of Education with a Mild to Moderate intervention specialist (K-12) Certification at Notre Dame College. Pickrell always seems to click with students who need extra help. “Truth be told, I was every teacher’s worst…

Nov

22

2024

The Secret Life of Dr. Spencer

News

You may have noticed a few new faces around Federal Hocking, one of them being Jason Spencer, our new superintendent. Spencer graduated in 1994 from Morgan High School. He played football, ran track, wrestled, and he also played basketball for one year. After high school, he went to Bowling Green State University where he played football and ran track. He is married and has three children, he also has a little dog named Crystal. Some of his hobbies are lifting and training, “I love turning my body into something I can be proud of.” Spencer says he likes to help…

Nov

19

2024

Girls with Goals

Sports, Volleyball

The Federal Hocking Lancers’ volleyball team had a very exciting season. They went 15-9 and fell just short in the district semi-finals. Although it didn’t end the way they wanted it to, several members of the team reflected on a great season. Going into the season, it was obvious that the team was going to face some adversity. Not only did they have to build team chemistry between players, but they also had to adjust to a new coaching staff. Senior Olivia Tabler felt that learning to trust and respect first year Head Coach Ryan Grimm, and the rest of…