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The Return of Community Service Day

The Return of Community Service Day

By Joey Sampson What is Community Service day? Community Service day is, well, pretty self explanatory. The whole school goes around the community of Athens County and we give back to the community. Some of you might not know what community service day is because our school hasn't done it in almost 3 years because of Covid, and now we are finally going out to serve our community once again. Community service day might sound really boring or like a chore, but it's not as boring as it might sound. You might just think you would go around and pick…
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Feeding A School

Feeding A School

By Adam McKnight While many believe that feeding a school is a typically easy job, there is a lot that actually goes into it. From supply chain issues to meeting dietary and Department of Education guidelines, it is not as easy as it is cracked up to be. At Federal Hocking High School and Middle School, Amanda McKnight, Tausha Adams, and Mike Bellar work everyday to make sure that the students get the food they need. As they come into the school, Mike and Tausha start by preheating all of the ovens. Followed by checking the temperature on the walk-in…
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Remembering Coach Green: A Father, A Friend, and A Mentor to Many

Remembering Coach Green: A Father, A Friend, and A Mentor to Many

By Adam McKnight & Zach Baker Al Green was an accomplished coach and father to his greatest joys, Matt and Justin.  He taught at Federal Hocking High School for 15 years, and was the head football coach for 4 years. The many people that loved Al have said great things about him. Al had a passion for coaching as well as teaching. Students he taught look to the past and remember the great memories of field trips to his refurbished cabin or the Ellis Island recreation in the library of the school. Mr. Brad Kasler and other colleagues speak of…
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Our Furry Visitor

Our Furry Visitor

By Eden Haynes On December 16th, during the second block of Ms.Hadley’s art class, there was a very energetic visitor that surprised the class from the farm next door. The class enjoyed the short time with him and all think he is a very sweet boy!
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Mr. Schwarzel’s Return!

Mr. Schwarzel’s Return!

By Coral Stephens You might know him if you went to Fed Hock a few years ago but to some of us he's a new face that we welcome with open arms this year. His name is Mr. Schwarzel.  Mr.Schwarzel and I got to talk a little and we talked about what his plan was in the beginning. He said “ His first choice was actually to be a guidance counselor but Mrs. Buchman told me to be a teacher, so it was a second choice.”  We also talked about what he did before he became a teacher. He said…
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7th Grade Career Exploration Continues

7th Grade Career Exploration Continues

The 7th Grade Lancer Career class had Ryan Stolz from Athens Realty share, as well as Ashley Ditty from Natural Freedom, with the help of Zoltan, her therapy dog. Also, Shawn and Bob Toy came to share about careers with the Natural Gas and Oil industry and had students make lip balm.
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