I fall into a deep hole of depression and once I start to find hope something has to ruin it, I will start to feel the slightest glimmer of hope then it crumbles down in front of me yet again. I don’t feel as if I deserve to be sad though. “So many other people have lives much worse than mine.” But if I don’t feel happy… and I’m not sad, what am I? Feeling sad and lost is a completely normal thing. If you are feeling sad, out of place or just need someone to talk to you…
By Tina Geer Federal Hocking seems to be stealing teachers from all over the county! First we got Mrs Tabler from Nelsonville-York, and now Mrs. Wasserman from Trimble. Mrs. Wasserman is a new teacher at Federal Hocking. She teaches behavior intervention, so she helps with social skills and a few other things. Something that made her decide she wanted to teach was that she believes that education is important and loves to see the kids she taught grow up to be successful people. She subbed for a year and liked it so she became a teacher! She likes teaching at…
What I’m Doing Now: I currently serve as the Assistant Dean in the College of the Arts at Kent State University. I work directly with faculty and students in fashion, music, theatre and dance, and art. Most of my role centers around helping students get to college but I also focus on helping them be successful while they’re here. I teach study skills, time management, goal setting, and much more. Prior to this, I spent about 8 years working in student activities, providing student leadership training to student and planning events – lots and lots of events. These ranged from…
By Wyatt DunfeeOn October 22, a team of frightening characters banded together to create the scariest experience Appalachia has ever seen. These were the students of Federal Hocking who volunteered to bring the Haunted Halls to life.The head teacher behind the operation was Mr. Amlin and the head student was none other than Grace Jeffers. She could be seen recruiting middle school and high school students alike. She also held two meetings for volunteers to make sure everyone was on the same page. Originally recruiting close to 90 students, up until the day of the Haunted Halls that number dwindled…
Congratulations to our FFA food science teams who competed yesterday at Athens! Our high school team placed 4th with Emma Amlin placing 6th and Stella Gilcher placing 9th. Jacob Schneider and Sheridan Boyd were also on the team.Our middle school team placed 1st with Gracie King placing first and Ellie Barnhart placing second. Charlee Slaybaugh, Bo Gilcher, and Brooklyn Wade were also part of that team.Team members had to identify food manufacturing equipment, identify aromas, detect which of 3 food samples tasted different, complete some math problems, and identify sanitation issues.
Today’s guest speaker for the 7th grade Career Exploration class was a great hit with students. Jessie Quinlan, sole proprietor of Dutch Pines Equine Therapy, brought Buckey, who stole the show.
