November 2018

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November 2018

Volume 52, Issue 2

The Freedom High School Patriot Band performs at halftime during the annual Freedom vs. Liberty football game on Oct. 27, 2018.

Photo: Carson Swick

Bethlehem teams brawl for the bell Freedom completes 9-1 regular season Carly Grozier Journalism Student

trict with a 9-0 record, making school history. The team is undefeated headEvery year teams from Freedom ing into the rivalry game and is comHigh School (FHS) and Liberty High ing off of some hot wins. School (LHS) step onto the turf in “Being undefeated is a great feeling hopes of bringing home the coveted and it’s good to know we’re comfortbell, which represents whoever wins able going into the playoffs being the most sporting events. Whichever able to play at home,” said Jacob school succeeds in doing so gets the Schwind, sophomore and Varsity bell for the school year. As of Week FHS Football player. 9, FHS football stands first in the disFreedom brought the heat in the game against Emmaus High School this year. They were down by 15 points in the last four minutes of the game, but were able to come back and bring the game into overtime. Down by one, Freedom scored a two point conversion and won the game, 32-31. “I honestly cannot remember what I was thinking about at the end of the Comic: Victor Fontanez game, I just remem-

ber that last play,” said Schwind. At FHS, many things go on in order to prepare for the big game against rival Liberty. Every year, the week before the big game, students dress up according to a different theme each day, and each year the themes get a little bit different than the last. This year the spirit week themes included Pajama Day, Groutfit Day, Generations Day, Jersey Day, and of course, Freedom Friday. Spirit week brings the school together and pumps up students before the football team takes on LHS. Along with spirit days comes hallway decorating. Freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and the band all come up with a creative theme to decorate their designated hallway as. The band won 2018 hallway decorating, creating a three year winning streak. “We came up with ideas over the summer so we could be ahead of the game,” said Evelyn Carpenter, sophomore class Secretary. Students stay after school for weeks prior to the game to assemble and decorate pieces that are incorporated into their hallways on the Thursday night before Freedom Friday.

“Each kid puts in the amount of work and effort that they want to. Officers and student council kids that come weekly definitely put in a lot of effort,” said Carpenter. Someone who has been to a FHS football game this season would know how high the energy is in the Riot Squad, the FHS student section. “Max just brings the energy to every game along with our other letters. Our chants get everyone rowdy and we try to yell and keep the chants going the entire game,” said Dominic Augello, senior and Riot Squad leader. Riot Squad leaders Dominic Augello, Rachael Iacovone, and Max Stevens, along with other upperclassmen paint up the letters of “#FreedomPatriots!” on their stomachs and stand front row every game. They come up with different chants throughout the game to get the squad pumped up, which lets the football team know the students support them. Unfortunately, FHS lost their undefeated record to LHS with a score of 29-10. Despite this, they still hold the number one spot as Eastern Pennsylvania Conference champions and are headed to playoffs.

Slippery setting for swimmers

Meet the people behind the stories

Cafeteria trash epidemic

New language comes in ‘handy’

Highlighting the conditions of Freedom’s pool area

The Freedom Forum’s Editor profiles

An inside look at the clutter in the cafeteria

The addition of ASL excites students

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