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Apr

11

2024

Ohio’s Hunting History

Odds 'N Ends

Ohio is a great place for hunting and trapping, and the history goes back a long time. The ODNR was founded in 1949 to deal with the declining fish populations in Ohio's inland lakes and streams. If you want to learn more about the history of Ohio hunting and trapping, keep reading. White-tailed Deer Deer in Ohio used to be rare because there were no hunting laws so their populations declined a lot in Ohio. The ODNR started to make laws against hunting them in 1943. A very short, buck only “season” was held. But no one wanted a small…

Apr

10

2024

Mario Madness V2 Song Overview

Tech & Gaming

In the FNF mod, Bf and Gf find themselves in an old Mario game facing Mario.EXE. Mario.EXE is based off of a Creepypasta and he turns out evil, so it makes him the main antagonist for this mod. You need to try and survive all of the obstacles Mario.EXE puts in your way The first part of the song starts off with Mario.EXE singing the first verse, after when his part of the song is done, Bf and Gf sing their part of the song and everyone continues this pattern until Mario takes away Gf leaving Bf to fend for…

Mar

27

2024

Capping Orphan Wells Is Important

Odds 'N Ends

What is the orphan well program? An orphan well is an old oil well that has been abandoned a while ago. The orphan well program was created in 1977 to plug abandoned oil wells all over the state. Why is it important? It is important for the health and safety of people because it pollutes the groundwater and lots of people have a water well and that's how they get drinking water and the polluted water leaches into the streams and that's where a lot of the wildlife gets water. There has been $634 million in potential funding available through…

Mar

26

2024

Want to Enlist in the US Military? What You Need to Know

The World of Work

The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard are all of the branches of the U.S military. But what does it take to get into all of them? Well it's not as easy as signing some papers and boom you're in, you have to go through training and you have to be examined to get in. The Army To get into the army, enlisted soldiers need to have a high school diploma or equivalent to join, while officers need a college degree by the time they are commissioned. To enlist, you'll also need to meet a…

Mar

25

2024

Percy Jackson Differences (& Similarities)

Culture & Tech

Warning: Spoiler Alert! The Percy Jackson book series has spun into different adaptations which you may have seen and or read. The movie, which came out in 2010, was the first of the three big adaptations. Next, is the musical adaptation which I will not be talking about, as it had a very limited run on Broadway and isn’t very well known. Then finally you have the Disney+ series. The series just came to the end of its first season meaning we have the full story to compare. This article will contain spoilers and also not all changes of the…

Mar

21

2024

Domestic Violence in Teens

Relationships

Have you ever been in or seen a toxic relationship? Domestic violence or “Teen Dating Abuse” is very common. According to a nationwide statistic, “Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.” (https://www.dvs-or.org/). Women aged 16-24 experience nearly three times more domestic abuse than the national average. What is Teen Dating Abuse? Teen dating abuse is when a romantic partner (in teenage years) puts their partner in a harmful or violent situation, whether that be physically, sexually, or emotionally. Most victims don't even know that they're being abused in their…

Mar

19

2024

Wrestling at FedHock

Sports, Wrestling

Do you ever think about joining wrestling but don’t know what to expect? Don’t know if it's right for you? If you would like it? Well I'm here to tell you what to expect and what you do to get ready. Coach Kevin will weigh you in and determine your class. Depending what your class is and if we have anyone in it, you will wrestle within your weight class and practice with them. Everybody wrestles Coach R because he gets every weight class ready and helps us know what we can expect and more. Coach R is an athletic…

Mar

13

2024

Shotgun Team Needs You!

Clubs & Orgs, Shotgun Team

Do you like shooting shotgun? Do you want an excuse to shoot shotguns once a week? Do you want to shoot trap with a team? If you do, you should join the shotgun team where you can go to a national trap competition and get a free t-shirt. The shotgun team is coached by Mr. Pfeiffer where we meet at a trap clubhouse where there is a trap line where you can shoot trap. We meet there once a week. You can get dropped off there or ride the bus there. We shoot at least 2-3 boxes of shells for…

Feb

15

2024

Foreign Summer

MS Corner

Summer is essential throughout any time of life, it’s where the memories are made. But could you imagine spending summer in a foreign country? For Guadalupe and Rayko Pustavrh, no imagination is needed. Guadalupe (15) and Rayko (13) Pustavrh are Argentine exchange students from Mendoza in Federal Hocking Middle and High School. You might be confused on the “summer” part, and that is because our winter is actually summer in Argentina, and so they are visiting us on their summer break. They’ve been coming to FH for four years now, after meeting the former FH superintendent and being persuaded to…

Jan

25

2024

Capstone Learning Experience – How It Improved My Skill Set

College & Career, Life-Long Learning

By Jaden W. The Federal Hocking Capstone Learning Experience (CLE), or formerly known as The Senior Project, is a large independent project that every Federal Hocking graduate must complete. The main purpose of the CLE (or at least from what I can gather) is to push a student to either improve upon something they love, or a chance to try something new, and to prove that a student is ready to go out into the real world outside of high school. As intimidating as it seems, the CLE is an opportunity to improve upon oneself, and to possibly find an…