Apr
11
2023
Apr
11
2023
Apr
11
2023
A Blind Seer
By Mia Basim Have you heard about the “Blind Seer '' from Bulgaria who lost her sight at the age of 12 due to a bad storm? Baba Vanga was a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist known as a powerful force in the spiritual realm predicting world historical events. Gathering followers with her psychic abilities, Vanga predicted our world's natural disasters, and political upheavals. Vanga passed away in 1996 at the age of 85, but not before making tons of predictions about our world's greatest historical events. In one of her predictions, Vanga said the world would suffer from droughts and…
Mar
31
2023
Addressing Fed Hock’s Changes (2023-2024)
By Todd Bonzalez It is no secret by now that Federal Hocking has had what some would say are controversial changes in mind for the next year. Our very own principal, Mr. Amlin, along with Mrs. Wright, had pulled aside our students a few weeks back to discuss some of these changes planned for next year. These conversations were pulled by groups, a separate session for each high school class. The goal of these meetings was to address the new schedule, as well as any questions and concerns among the students. In this article, these new changes will be discussed.…
Mar
29
2023
The Schedule Situation
By Jozlyn Bew - Editor in Chief The cat’s out of the bag. It’s no secret that the school schedule will be changing drastically in the coming year. The working plan involves a single weekday for clubs, three different class blocking times that flip halfway through the week, and completely different schedules for underclassmen and upperclassmen. It’s safe to say that this is a jarring change from the classic four-block schedule, paired with our hour of free lunchtime. A change in our day-to-day schedule has been in process for a little while, but now it’s upon us. Even after…
Mar
28
2023
Should Tik Tok Be Banned?
By Danielle Rymer Tik Tok is a popular app used to post videos to the internet. This app allows teens and young adults to connect and communicate across the world. There are many things you can learn from Tik Tok; life hacks, recipes, crafts and more. This popular form of social media has an estimated one billion users per month. Each user is required to upload their personal information when creating an account, this could potentially be dangerous for the U.S. population. There are also many concerns that Tik Tok could be detrimental to our mental health due to the…
Mar
27
2023
Mar
27
2023
Meet the Teacher: Mr. Sweeney
By Chelsea Burke This year Federal Hocking has opened their arms to an abundance of new staff members, including the new American and World Studies 9 teacher, Mr. Sweeney. This is Mr. Sweeney’s first year teaching and he’s already gained the respect of so many students! I wanted to interview Mr. Sweeney because I was intrigued to know more about why he chose the subject he did. It’s very rare and inspiring to have a teacher who is so passionate about what they're teaching, who discusses the topic with you rather than just talking at you. He has always been…
Mar
22
2023
Slaughterhouse-Five: Student Perspective
By: Jaden “War never changes.” This infamous quote that the 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant, said quite often. And to his credit, this statement at its base value often seems to be true. As long as people will disagree with each other, there will always be war, and there will always be people foolish enough to engage in war, or even wage it. The most foolish of these people will always glorify war, and believe themselves heroes of their people, often not realizing how horrible war is. Slaughterhouse Five, or Schlachthof-Fünf is a famous novel by the late Kurt Vonnegut,…
Mar
17
2023
Meet the Editor in Chief
By Jozlyn Bew Hey there, Fed Hock community! Lancer Local News has someone they’d like to officially introduce you to: me! For all of you who don’t know, I’m Jozlyn Bew. Thespian. Artist. Journalist. And now, I’m happy to introduce myself as the official Editor in Chief for Lancer Local News! I’m here to contribute to and review articles for the newspaper / website, but I’m also here for YOU! Send your letters to [email protected]. Got a grievance? Question? Just something to say? Feel free to message me! Your letter, along with my answer, may end up on the website. If so,…