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Oct

29

2025

Branching Out: New Coach Takes Root to FH

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By: William Morgan Have you ever gotten a chance to sit down and talk with teacher and new football coach Dominic Branch? Branch grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and always had a firm passion for the sport of football. His favorite team is the Alabama Crimson Tide and Branch is very passionate about both of his teams the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Federal Hocking Lancers. One of Branch’s goals is to bring the Lancers out of the slumps that they have been in the last few years. He wishes to bring the lancers to success and to great heights…

Oct

23

2025

Superintendent by Day, Rockstar at Night

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By: Mikyai Scott Have you met the famous Dr. George Wood? Well if so, you should know he’s a pretty cool guy. Wood has been at Federal Hocking for 28 years before he retired for six years, he missed the environment and staff so decided to come back and doesn’t regret a moment of it. Wood claims that he enjoyed building the four period schedule with staff and has some other good memories from Federal Hocking to look back on. When asked about the hardest part of being a superintendent, he claims it is balancing the budget. “When I was…

Oct

21

2025

The Briles Files

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By: Hailey Young-Stewart Sometimes you might not actually think about who’s working around the school until you actually need help. There’s a new person sitting front and center, whether to help you plan for your future, need someone to talk to, or simply need to change a class. The new Guidance Counselor, Savannah Briles, at Federal Hocking High School is here to help. Briles has come to fill in the role quickly and quite well after the departure of FH’s old Guidance Counselor Emma Wright. For Briles, the path to becoming a guidance counselor has been years in the making.…

Oct

20

2025

Joyful Jarrell

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By: Elizabeth Boyd Kaitlyn Jarrell, Federal Hocking’s former English teacher came back to FH after leaving. Before getting officially hired for the 2024-2025 school year, she was a student teacher with Robin Hawk, and than taught for FH for one year, and now she's back again. For this school year, Jarrell is filling in for Valerie Forrider while she’s on maternity leave. Jarrell says she decided to come back to fill in because she really loves the community and the students really wanted her back. She was at first scared that people wouldn’t welcome her back, but she’s actually…

Oct

15

2025

The Night We Dance

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By: Cassidy Lockhart As the air gets colder, dress shops get filled to the brim with teenage girls. Homecoming is just a few weeks away, and students and staff alike are becoming filled with excitement. The dance is on October 18th from 8-10:30pm, with the game being on the 17th. Get ready to dance the night away in the high school gym as D.J. Thompson plays a mix of his playlist and student recommendations. A photo stand with a nice background that matches the Masquerade theme nicely will be available to use. There will also be a disco ball, and…

Oct

14

2025

Shoes To Fill

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By: Rilo Wilkes Federal Hocking is a school that since its conceptualization has always prided itself on its band. Marching, concert, jazz: Fed Hock has all things music, and while this still holds true today, if you ask any of the members today about their experience, they’ll all mention the constant change in directors. The instability in the directing staff started early last year, when the band director of 13 years, Julia Brewer, announced that she would be leaving the school for a position at Ohio University. This announcement was a somber one, as Brewer had cultivated a really nurturing…

May

22

2025

The Probe

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Have you ever come to school and seen the awesome probe sitting in the front row? It belongs to Federal Hocking High School teacher, Eric Tabler. Tabler has been teaching Spanish at FHHS for 32 years, 31 of which he has been driving the car to school. The car is a Ford Probe GT. When the car was originally made it was given a Mazda engine because it was supposed to replace the Mustang, but it never ended up happening. “It is a Ford Probe GT, you have to get the GT in there. Everybody has always called it ‘The…

May

16

2025

Aprons and Attitudes

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We pass the same people everyday, pick up our lunches, go to our tables, and enjoy our meal, but have you ever stopped and wondered what really goes on behind the cafeteria’s doors? The real people behind Federal Hocking’s delicious lunches are Amanda Stalder, Kellee Six, Mark Kasper, and Mike Bellar. Despite being a meager crew of just four, they still consistently deliver. Each one of them brings something special to our meals. They put in an abundance of effort that goes unseen to the rest of us, starting with how early they show up every morning! Students are always…

Apr

03

2025

The End of an Era: The Poston’s Story

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Whether it be a trip before school or a run before practice, many students at Federal Hocking are familiar with our little town’s convenience store Poston’s. Originally owned by Donnie and Sue Poston, this store has been a staple of the community for 34 years, and has just recently undergone renovations after being sold to Brent and Cindy Hayes. When he was running the store, Donnie and Sue would wake up and open the store, and after an hour or so, Donnie would head back home to their farm to tend to the animals. During his hour at the store,…

Feb

10

2025

Stressed for Success

Around the School, Creative Corner, Cross County, People

We all have that one student in our school that studies during free time and always goes above and beyond for everything. Federal Hocking High School has plenty of them, one being Mason Bobo. Bobo moved to FHHS for his sophomore year and he is now a junior. Before coming to FHHS, Bobo attended Athens High School. Working hard in school is nothing new for him as he has worked extremely hard in school for his whole life. This year, Bobo believes that the class he does the best in is math. He is taking Algebra 2 with Paul Golter.…