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By Aiden B From swimming apprentice to coaching her own swim team, here’s a small bit from the life of FHS staff member Ms. Kutch. Best known for her participation in swimming, now she’s here in Freedom to coach the swim team. “Because I swam for fifteen years competitively, and I’ve been a coach for two years, I wanted to keep that going for Freedom swimmers.” says Ms. Kutch. She also says “When I was young, you could find me at my community pool from the time it opened to the time it closed. I always loved the water and swimming. When I was seven, a man by the name of Ed Black asked if I was interested in joining the new swim team he was starting at the pool. Without hesitation, I joined and instantly fell in love with the sport. 17 years later, and I am still just as in love with swimming.” Even though she’s been swimming for so long, Ms. Kutch still enjoys it. “My coaches were big influences on me.” says Ms. Kutch, who goes on to further state that she wants to be the same influence for her students in the swim team she coaches. Ms. Kutch isn’t just a swim coach, though, she’s also a teacher. “Both of my parents were college professors. My grandfather was a pastor.” says Ms. Kutch, who had just started teaching last year. She further states that “My teaching background story is very similar to my swimming background story. I knew I wanted to be a teacher ever since I was five years old. Teaching is a family business. Now that I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, I had to figure out what grade I wanted to teach. My fascination with the subject of English began in middle school and only intensified in high school. I loved my English teachers and classes and I credit my career to them.” Ms. Kutch says that “seeing the students thrive in all aspects of their lives.” She also states that she’s not doing this job for the paycheck, but for the students she teaches. Despite her short time teaching here, Ms. Kutch’s reputation is already growing. “She’s awesome, I love her.” says Lucy Kontir, who was in Ms. Kutch’s English 10 class last year. With that, we hope that this year, along with the years to come, are the best years for Ms. Kutch’s teaching and coaching career.  Swim coach and English teacher Ms. Kutch is ready for the year. Photo: Christmas City Studios
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 Deluhery (center) shows off his skills at a game against Parkland. Photo: Christmas City Studios By Zeyad Ragab
All countries come to face off, country vs country, to play for the most precious and priceless trophy one can ever receive, The World Cup. Fans from all around the world watch their country win the trophy of dreams. This is a time where all the countries get together and have fun watching the world wide sport of fútbol, where there is no violence and terror, just people from different countries having fun watching this amazing sport. Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal were the top contenders of this year’s World Cup. There were underdogs that people are assuming to go far in this competition. This year is all about the two GOATs that are starting to finish up their career. Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) are the two players that changed the game. Both players have all the major trophies, but one. Neither had a World Cup under their belt. This was promising to be one of the craziest World Cups right now because this will be the last time the two GOATs of fútbol would ever play on a stage like this, according to the Washington Post. In December 2, 2010 Qatar was announced to be the host of the 2022 World Cup. It was very controversial because the host country has laws, based on religion, that conflict with many other worldviews. People from around the world are furious about this decision, especially the LGBTQ+ community, who were very disgusted about it because during the World Cup LGBTQ flags and other symbols were not permitted and had a punishment of jail time. The whole team of Denmark was against having the World Cup in Qatar. There is also another side where people say that the country isn’t a problem; it is a religion-based country and visitors need to abide by their rules just like any other country. Favorites to win were obvious. Portugal,Argentina, and Brazil were the teams to win it. The underdogs could have been Senegal, Uruguay, and Germany. However, Morocco was the true underdog in this year’s World Cup as they made it farther than anyone thought they would. The group stage ended on the 2nd of December. The round of 16 kicked off with a bang as the United States who placed second in Group B faced off against the Netherlands who placed 1st in Group A. Netherlands just shattered the dreams of the Americans by defeating them 3-1. A surprising match in the Round of 16: Morocco vs. Spain. It was an equal match and after 90 minutes both nations were scoreless. The match went into overtime and added an extra 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the two nations were still locked together. It went into overtime and after a grueling 120 minutes and penalties, the Moroccans prevailed. Bono, the Moroccan keeper, was the hero of the match. On to the Quarter-finals; it was a roller coaster, especially the Morocco vs Portugal game. Portugal was predicted to win, but a header in the 42nd minute by Youssef En-Nesyri stunned the Portuguese and the Moroccans held that 1-0 lead up to the end of the 90th minute and shocked the world. Another upset that shocked everyone was Brazil vs Croatia. It was locked after the 90th minute and that was already a shocker that the Brazilians didn’t already win after regular time. Fifteen minutes into extra time, at the 105th minute, the Brazilians did some one-touch passing and landed in Neymar’s feet putting the ball in the back of the net. Croatia clapped back with a goal of their own from Petković. That score forced both nations into a penalty shootout. Croatia shocked the world winning 4-2 against the tournament favorites. France v England was a top quarter final match of that World Cup. Tchouamani scored for France, 1-0 going into the break. France makes a mistake by giving England a penalty. Harry Kane takes it and makes the score 1-1. Even though the Englishmen made it even, Giroud would score in the 78th minute to make the score 2-1. The Englishmen had a chance to tie it up to go into overtime by a penalty, but the penalty was missed and finished it up with France going through and England packing up. The Netherlands v Argentina was a crazy game as well in the quarter-finals. Argentina was leading 2-1 going into the final minutes of regular time. Weghorst, the Dutch attacker, scored in the 101th minute sending that match into overtime, giving the Dutch hope. It was scoreless after extra time, sending the game into penalties. Van Dijk and Berghuis missed both their penalties sending the Dutch home, and Argentina won in penalties 4-3. In the semi-finals Argentina played Croatia first. Argentina shut the game down after the 70th minute with a 3-0 win. The second match was Morocco vs France. Morocco were again the underdogs in that game, but as said earlier they beat two good European nations (Spain and Portugal). France came out with a stunner in the 5th minute of the game coming from Theo Hernandez. The ball went up in the air and Hernandez used his acrobatic skills to leap up and hit the ball into the left side of the net past Bono, the hero of the last couple games for Morocco. The match was tight for the French with Morocco getting chances to tie it up, but in the 79th minute Kolo Mauni, who was called up for the first time in his career scored for the French to win the game 2-0, sending the French into the World Cup finals for the second time in a row. Before the final starts the 3rd place match was placed the day before. Morocco vs Croatia to take the third place. Croatia strikes first with a score in the 7th minute, but the Moroccans don’t go away that easily and score 2 minutes later to square it up. With 3 minutes left in the first half of the match the Croatian Oršić scored to make the score 2-1 going into the half. There wasn’t much happening in the second half making the Croatians third place in the World Cup 2022. Now the stage was set and the tension was high; France vs Argentina were in the World Cup final. We all knew that this was going to be a good match. Just 23 minutes into the first half, Messi scored on a penalty kick to put the Argentinians one step closer to gold. Momentum shifted towards Argentina, and just 13 minutes later, Di Maria scored to put Argentina up by two. Everyone thought the French were out, but the young GOAT named Kylian Mbappé figured out a way to score in the 80th minute via penalty and the 81st minute. The game was tied up 2-2 and took the final into overtime. The French made a mistake on defense and in the 108th minute Messi put into the back of the net to make the score 3-2. Argentina looked like they were guaranteed gold, but Mbappé had something to say about that by scoring his own penalty in the 118th minute making it 3-3 to send the match into penalties. In the penalty shootout, Argentina’s Montiel slots it into the back of the net making the score 3-2 and Argentina the Fifa World Cup 2022 winners. The World Cup 2026, which will feature 48 countries instead of this year’s 32, is coming to the United States. Local soccer fans should be excited as nearby stadiums like Metlife in New York/New Jersey and Lincoln Financial in Philadelphia will be hosting some of the matches.  By Allison Makula
One of the newest sports is rising up with more and more colleges giving scholarships for it. Acro and Tumbling have been around for 10 years but have recently become more popular. The sport of acrobatics and tumbling is the evolution of different skill sets used in gymnastics. Those skill sets are also the athletic aspects of cheerleading. The collegiate sport of acrobatics and tumbling is competed on campuses of the member universities, just like a basketball or soccer game. The meets are held in a basketball or volleyball arena. The teams compete from head to head, with real-time scoring that is based on perfect routines just like a gymnastics or diving meet. Each meeting consists of six events broken down into 20 different waves of the competition. Depending on the heat, there can be from one to 24 athletes on the competition floor at any given time. The NCATA, or National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association, has been guided by USA Gymnastics for training and sanctioning. USA Gymnastics has provided incredible support and last May announced it was adding acrobatics and tumbling as a discipline as part of USA Gymnastics’ Gymnastics for all programming. The head acrobatics and tumbling coach at the University of Oregon, Taylor Susnara, said that USA Gymnastics and “NCATA have worked together to create a safe and athletically rigorous opportunity for young women.” Susnara also said, “We are creating new opportunities for female athletes to compete at the collegiate level, not shifting them. The women who are taking advantage of these opportunities are women who have trained hard and want to continue to compete at the collegiate level. There are so many different positions for an athlete to participate in this new sport, there are no height limits or weight limits, just athleticism.” Almost four years ago in Easton, acro and tumbling had a new place open up called Power Athletics. Power Athletics is for K-12 students to not only tumble and stunt with friends but to prepare for the college level and have a chance to earn sports scholarships. A look at Ms. Buchanan, Travel Club |
 Students decorated the music hallway in a Stranger Things theme for Spirit Week. Photo: Jonathon Chiu  New inductees recite the oath of the National Honors Society at the ceremony on November 3rd. Photo: Jonathon Chiu  Student-created ceramics were on display at the winter art show. Photo: Jaydenn Lim |  The Riot Squad prepares for the Freedom Liberty game, where Freedom won 38-7. Photo: Jonathon Chiu  The FHS Theatre Company performs Schoolhouse Rock Live. Photo: Jonathon Chiu |
By Cielo McClendon
Running is an action or movement of one’s body. The movement could be slow, medium, or fast. Running is very good for the health of one’s body, brain, and overall emotions. Everyone already knows how running is good for the body, but how is running good for the brain? Well, when someone is running, the body releases a group of hormones called endorphins. These endorphins prevent muscles from feeling any pain from such a big impact. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, running impacts the body’s stamina, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels, increases mood, and helps lose and/or maintain weight.
Running regularly grows new blood vessels that nourish the brain. Johns Hopkins Medicine says that “neurogenesis leads to a general development in the brain’s performance and prevents cognitive effectiveness from being affected later on.” Running also vitalizes more brain tissue. Joining Freedom’s indoor & outdoor track team, cross country, or basketball team are good ways to get yourself moving and benefiting from all these positive effect.
The after effects of running can make a huge difference compared to how someone feels before running. One’s brain can become more resilient, creative, and possibly smarter. Freedom sophomore Nya Morris says that she felt “mentally stronger” after running. The feeling of knowing you went for a run can slim chances of body shaming yourself or having negative thoughts upon your body, according to the website Women’s Running The feeling could be that you’re more energetic. It can make you feel like you accomplished something great. It can make you feel way more confident in yourself and who you are as a person. There are lots of mental improvements that come with running. Freshman Sonai Pearson, says that “as one of the cross country athletes for Freedom, running helped me believe in the process of becoming a good pacer. I had to push myself to keep running, keep a good breathing rhythm and finish to the end, which helped build my mental confidence/health.”
Running is a beneficial factor of life. It produces lots of good feelings, emotions, and physical improvement towards the human body. Running not only makes the brain bigger, it makes it smarter. It not only improves body image, it improves body health. It not only supports and helps a person’s mental health, it helps a person be more confident in themselves and who they are. Overall, running is good for your body, mental health, and brain.
Mrs. Meyer's son does not like StudySync. (Photo: Amy Meyers) By Madilyn Loper
This year, Mrs. Meyers’ class started school without her while she was on maternity leave. At first, her students didn’t know what to expect this coming school year. They had two teachers filling in for her before a substitute came and took over. For the first month of school, the students mostly did independent work and were confused about the assignments they were given. When Mrs. Meyers came back to class, she quickly got the students more involved. Gianna Parise, one of her first block students, said she “thought Mrs. Meyers was going to give a lot of work,” when she first met her. After spending the last few months in her class, she said, “Mrs. Meyers is a good teacher, and she’s very helpful.”
Mrs. Meyers recently had her son, which is her first child, and she said, “I always wanted two, but he’s really cool, so I think I’ll just stop here.” It was hard to come back to school for her since she used to be with her baby 24 hours a day, so being away from him was really foreign- though after she came back to school in October, she said, “it felt nice to be out of the house and talk to people other than The Wiggles.” Despite being nervous about being away from him, she feels lucky to live close to Freedom, so she never feels like he’s too far away from her. She gets pictures everyday from the person who watches and takes care of him while she’s at work, so she feels connected to him.
She added that, “I’m really happy to be a teacher and to know that I get the summer each year to be with him all day, and that he will always have the same days off and breaks as me, so that we get to have a lot of quality time!”
This year, Mrs. Meyers’ class started school without her while she was on maternity leave. At first, her students didn’t know what to expect this coming school year. They had two teachers filling in for her before a substitute came and took over. For the first month of school, the students mostly did independent work and were confused about the assignments they were given. When Mrs. Meyers came back to class, she quickly got the students more involved. Gianna Parise, one of her first block students, said she “thought Mrs. Meyers was going to give a lot of work,” when she first met her. After spending the last few months in her class, she said, “Mrs. Meyers is a good teacher, and she’s very helpful.”
Mrs. Meyers recently had her son, which is her first child, and she said, “I always wanted two, but he’s really cool, so I think I’ll just stop here.” It was hard to come back to school for her since she used to be with her baby 24 hours a day, so being away from him was really foreign- though after she came back to school in October, she said, “it felt nice to be out of the house and talk to people other than The Wiggles.” Despite being nervous about being away from him, she feels lucky to live close to Freedom, so she never feels like he’s too far away from her. She gets pictures everyday from the person who watches and takes care of him while she’s at work, so she feels connected to him.
She added that, “I’m really happy to be a teacher and to know that I get the summer each year to be with him all day, and that he will always have the same days off and breaks as me, so that we get to have a lot of quality time!”
By Phoebe Cunningham
Would you ever try pickles and kool aid if you saw it on Tik Tok? From dessert to pasta to fish, there are crazy trends that appear every year, and 2022 was no exception.
One of the most popular places to get dessert from that has emerged late this year thanks to Tiktok is Crumbl Cookies. Although it’s been around since 2017, it was considered a small business until early 2022 when influencers on social media started to discover the oversized cookies, declaring them unique and the rotation of flavors interesting enough to promote. Because there is a Crumbl Cookies in the Lehigh Valley, it has become popular amongst people locally. From a survey of Freedom students, 100% would eat at Crumbl Cookies.
On the opposite side of the food spectrum, a popular restaurant featured in California has come to light towards the middle of 2022. This restaurant features dishes like soup dumplings, “cucumber salad”, spicy noodles, and its most popular items: the green beans and chocolate buns. Although other Taiwanese restaurants have been popular like Din Tai Fung, none have gained popularity purely because of Tiktok as quickly. Although this restaurant is only featured in the West Coast, when taking a survey, 30.8% of applicants said that they would enjoy eating there.
One other restaurant that has turned up in 2022 is Raising Canes. Although this West Coast fast food has been around since 1996 and has been popular in past years, it really gained sales this past year through social media trends like blind tasting fast food chicken strips. Another 30% of people surveyed said that they would prefer Raising Canes over any other restaurant that has emerged this year.
Along with restaurants, there have been many food creation trends that have come through Tiktok. Each of these trends last about a month because people create them in different ways and get sick of eating it quickly. However, the salmon rice bowl was created by user @emilymariko took over the internet mid 2022 and has been considered a common homemade meal since then. People add white rice, sriracha, soy sauce, and avocado to make this dish their own. Seven out of thirteen surveyed people have created the infamous salmon rice bowl and learned of it through Tiktok.
One similar dish that has emerged from Tiktok more recently is the “butter board”. These boards are meant to be a type of dip that people can swipe bread onto. Some of the most interesting twists to the classic butter board have been the additions of fruit, bagel seasonings, and all sorts of vegetables to add flavor. This trend is seemingly the last one of 2022, as it’s just beginning to burn out towards the end of the year.
Of these trending Tiktok restaurants and cooking trends, there has been a great variety of creations on the internet and influencers to promote them. Every year the trends differ almost completely. Now the question is: what will emerge in 2023? Will it be things like the candy-wrapped pickles, spa water, or bold flavors of sunflower seeds? These are only a few new creations that FHS students have heard of that could potentially be seen on the internet in 2023. It doesn’t take much to start trends like these, and now on Tiktok, with the easy task of creating a 30-second video and uploading it to the app, there are endless opportunities for people to go viral, and it’s easier than ever.
Experience these trends for yourself by downloading the app itself: Tiktok.com or by downloading the app on your mobile device!
Would you ever try pickles and kool aid if you saw it on Tik Tok? From dessert to pasta to fish, there are crazy trends that appear every year, and 2022 was no exception.
One of the most popular places to get dessert from that has emerged late this year thanks to Tiktok is Crumbl Cookies. Although it’s been around since 2017, it was considered a small business until early 2022 when influencers on social media started to discover the oversized cookies, declaring them unique and the rotation of flavors interesting enough to promote. Because there is a Crumbl Cookies in the Lehigh Valley, it has become popular amongst people locally. From a survey of Freedom students, 100% would eat at Crumbl Cookies.
On the opposite side of the food spectrum, a popular restaurant featured in California has come to light towards the middle of 2022. This restaurant features dishes like soup dumplings, “cucumber salad”, spicy noodles, and its most popular items: the green beans and chocolate buns. Although other Taiwanese restaurants have been popular like Din Tai Fung, none have gained popularity purely because of Tiktok as quickly. Although this restaurant is only featured in the West Coast, when taking a survey, 30.8% of applicants said that they would enjoy eating there.
One other restaurant that has turned up in 2022 is Raising Canes. Although this West Coast fast food has been around since 1996 and has been popular in past years, it really gained sales this past year through social media trends like blind tasting fast food chicken strips. Another 30% of people surveyed said that they would prefer Raising Canes over any other restaurant that has emerged this year.
Along with restaurants, there have been many food creation trends that have come through Tiktok. Each of these trends last about a month because people create them in different ways and get sick of eating it quickly. However, the salmon rice bowl was created by user @emilymariko took over the internet mid 2022 and has been considered a common homemade meal since then. People add white rice, sriracha, soy sauce, and avocado to make this dish their own. Seven out of thirteen surveyed people have created the infamous salmon rice bowl and learned of it through Tiktok.
One similar dish that has emerged from Tiktok more recently is the “butter board”. These boards are meant to be a type of dip that people can swipe bread onto. Some of the most interesting twists to the classic butter board have been the additions of fruit, bagel seasonings, and all sorts of vegetables to add flavor. This trend is seemingly the last one of 2022, as it’s just beginning to burn out towards the end of the year.
Of these trending Tiktok restaurants and cooking trends, there has been a great variety of creations on the internet and influencers to promote them. Every year the trends differ almost completely. Now the question is: what will emerge in 2023? Will it be things like the candy-wrapped pickles, spa water, or bold flavors of sunflower seeds? These are only a few new creations that FHS students have heard of that could potentially be seen on the internet in 2023. It doesn’t take much to start trends like these, and now on Tiktok, with the easy task of creating a 30-second video and uploading it to the app, there are endless opportunities for people to go viral, and it’s easier than ever.
Experience these trends for yourself by downloading the app itself: Tiktok.com or by downloading the app on your mobile device!
By Catelin Schwoerer
The idea of leaving for college seems foreign to a lot of us students— it always feels so far away. It’s hard to comprehend that a big change like that is just around the corner for some of us. Mrs. Roman has shared how she personally felt with these big changes, specifically about her youngest daughter going away to college and her own experience leaving home.
Mrs. Roman said her experience was a little easier than her daughter’s. She went to Lehigh University, which was close to home for her. However, moving away for the first time on her own with no family around was a big change for her. Learning to budget and live on her own was a challenge. There are always advantages to difficult situations, though.
Mrs. Roman has two daughters, Julia (22) and Alaina (18). They both attended Freedom High School. There were benefits and challenges because of this. She says one of the biggest challenges was having them as students. She said “it was sort of difficult to get away from your teacher in that circumstance.” It would give them easy accessibility to help, though. The biggest benefit of them attending Freedom was coaching them: “The memories of spending time with them in the gym during practices, matches, and tournaments will forever be some of my favorite memories.”
Her daughter Julia graduated in 2018 and then went to Drexel University. Alaina is now at St. Lawrence University in New York, after graduating last year. Mrs. Roman said it was very hard seeing her daughters go off to college. “It changes everything. You go from seeing them everyday, making sure they have what they need, and then they are the ones in charge of themselves. It is also a difficult concept, as a parent, knowing when your child leaves for college your home will never be the same,” she said.
Derek Schwoerer, a senior at Freedom High School, had Mrs. Roman as a teacher. He said “she was easily accessible when students needed help.” She made sure that her daughters and students had answers to all of their questions.
As a senior who is going away for college in less than a year, Derek is anxious but also excited. His main worry is transportation from home to school and vice versa. The chances to see family will be slimmer. He is also worried about living on his own for the first time.
The transition into adulthood is difficult for all parties involved. Mrs. Roman’s background shows that there are great lessons learned from her experiences: she says “they were a challenge that I to this day appreciate because the challenges in life make all other memories more special and appreciated.”
The idea of leaving for college seems foreign to a lot of us students— it always feels so far away. It’s hard to comprehend that a big change like that is just around the corner for some of us. Mrs. Roman has shared how she personally felt with these big changes, specifically about her youngest daughter going away to college and her own experience leaving home.
Mrs. Roman said her experience was a little easier than her daughter’s. She went to Lehigh University, which was close to home for her. However, moving away for the first time on her own with no family around was a big change for her. Learning to budget and live on her own was a challenge. There are always advantages to difficult situations, though.
Mrs. Roman has two daughters, Julia (22) and Alaina (18). They both attended Freedom High School. There were benefits and challenges because of this. She says one of the biggest challenges was having them as students. She said “it was sort of difficult to get away from your teacher in that circumstance.” It would give them easy accessibility to help, though. The biggest benefit of them attending Freedom was coaching them: “The memories of spending time with them in the gym during practices, matches, and tournaments will forever be some of my favorite memories.”
Her daughter Julia graduated in 2018 and then went to Drexel University. Alaina is now at St. Lawrence University in New York, after graduating last year. Mrs. Roman said it was very hard seeing her daughters go off to college. “It changes everything. You go from seeing them everyday, making sure they have what they need, and then they are the ones in charge of themselves. It is also a difficult concept, as a parent, knowing when your child leaves for college your home will never be the same,” she said.
Derek Schwoerer, a senior at Freedom High School, had Mrs. Roman as a teacher. He said “she was easily accessible when students needed help.” She made sure that her daughters and students had answers to all of their questions.
As a senior who is going away for college in less than a year, Derek is anxious but also excited. His main worry is transportation from home to school and vice versa. The chances to see family will be slimmer. He is also worried about living on his own for the first time.
The transition into adulthood is difficult for all parties involved. Mrs. Roman’s background shows that there are great lessons learned from her experiences: she says “they were a challenge that I to this day appreciate because the challenges in life make all other memories more special and appreciated.”
 Past FHS yearbooks show alumni who have gone on to face change after graduation. |
By Javian (Chemi) Miranda
Sweaty, loud, bloody, moshing, painful, the next upcoming shows in the area are nothing but terror and loud metal. These hardcore metal bands put their lives, souls, sweat, blood, and tears into making music. Their events show how much time and effort they put into making a form of art.
Within the next month, shows in Philly include underground bands such as Raw Life, Last Man Out, and Carried by Six. A lot of these shows are heavy metal and metal shows and all of them sell shirts, cds, cassettes, and even posters and stickers along with providing entertainment for their fans.
On Saturday, October 19th is the Halloween show which has bands such as Raw life, Last Man Out, and Street Struck. This show will take place in Altoona, PA, at the 4D Lounge. Tickets are $10 with a costume and $13 without. It’s all ages, so make sure to show up!
Next month, the Slave to the Grave show will have bands such as 200 Stab Wounds, Enforced, and Undeathly. This is a 2022 tour that will take place on November 12, at the First Unitarian Church on 2125 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia at 1 pm; tickets will be $20.
Another upcoming show is the Holiday Slam 3 which features Life of Agony, Wisdom in Chains and Carried by 6.
Most of these shows have a lot of hardcore bands, like Carried by Six. Carried by Six is based in New Jersey and released two EPs,“Eternity” and “Slow Death” and a single called “SLOTH.” Another hardcore band that will be performing is Raw life based in New Jersey, with two demos out and one promo. For the death metal Slave to the Grave show, 200 Stab Wounds is one, if not the most popular band out of the bunch. 200 Stab Wounds is based in Ohio and has two albums, Slave to the Scalpel and Piles of Festering Decomposition. If you’re a fan of metal or just curious to listen to new types of music check out these shows.
Sweaty, loud, bloody, moshing, painful, the next upcoming shows in the area are nothing but terror and loud metal. These hardcore metal bands put their lives, souls, sweat, blood, and tears into making music. Their events show how much time and effort they put into making a form of art.
Within the next month, shows in Philly include underground bands such as Raw Life, Last Man Out, and Carried by Six. A lot of these shows are heavy metal and metal shows and all of them sell shirts, cds, cassettes, and even posters and stickers along with providing entertainment for their fans.
On Saturday, October 19th is the Halloween show which has bands such as Raw life, Last Man Out, and Street Struck. This show will take place in Altoona, PA, at the 4D Lounge. Tickets are $10 with a costume and $13 without. It’s all ages, so make sure to show up!
Next month, the Slave to the Grave show will have bands such as 200 Stab Wounds, Enforced, and Undeathly. This is a 2022 tour that will take place on November 12, at the First Unitarian Church on 2125 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia at 1 pm; tickets will be $20.
Another upcoming show is the Holiday Slam 3 which features Life of Agony, Wisdom in Chains and Carried by 6.
Most of these shows have a lot of hardcore bands, like Carried by Six. Carried by Six is based in New Jersey and released two EPs,“Eternity” and “Slow Death” and a single called “SLOTH.” Another hardcore band that will be performing is Raw life based in New Jersey, with two demos out and one promo. For the death metal Slave to the Grave show, 200 Stab Wounds is one, if not the most popular band out of the bunch. 200 Stab Wounds is based in Ohio and has two albums, Slave to the Scalpel and Piles of Festering Decomposition. If you’re a fan of metal or just curious to listen to new types of music check out these shows.
By John Roeder
To many people and to many students in Freedom High school the start of the NFL season is the start of the fantasy football season. From in-person draft parties with friends to online drafts with complete strangers, to most people the proper selections that create their teams are the most integral part of having a successful season. With the first two weeks underway, let's take a look at some of the biggest surprises in the fantasy football world so far.
Coming into the year, Jonathan Taylor was said to be the unanimous first overall pick in most fantasy football drafts; the only other option that came close was Christian McCafery. Johnathan Taylor rushed 81 times for 328 yards and a touchdown, averaging four yards per carry, before he went down with an ankle injury in week four. The severity of the injury isn’t yet known, what this means is Nyheim Hines who has been a starter for the Colts in the past, could see some more touches and a big increase in points with the uncertainty to Taylor’s injury. Hiens is sure to get more touches and will become a viable flex and even a starting back in some leagues.
The biggest bust of the season so far is Kyle Pitts. Drafted as the third best tight end coming into the season. To say Pitts has under-preformed would be an understatement, through four games Pitts has just 10 completions for 150 yards and zero touchdowns. According to ESPN’s pre-season projections, Pitts would have 43 receptions for 638 yards at this point in the season, which obviously he hasn’t come close to. Pitts who was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft was set to have a breakout year, but due to inconsistent quarterback play and an overall struggling franchise that is the Atlanta Falcons, Pitts hasn’t been that “unicorn”( A player that can do it all, has many good traits, athletic freak) type player people had hoped he would be. In contrast, The biggest boom of the season so far has to be the NFL’s leading rusher, former rookie of the year, Saquan Barkley. Barkley who played his high school football in the valley at Whitehall High school is coming off a couple of injury-plagued seasons looks to be returning to true form, He has 463 yards on 87 carries and two touchdowns, while averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Barkley had 593 yards last season and only 34 the year before due to an acl injury that has plagued his last two seasons. Barkley was a 1000-yard rusher in each of his first two seasons, but hasn’t come close since, he looks to achieve that mark again this season, as long as he stays healthy. Saquan Barkley, the all time leading rusher at Whitehall played his final high school game in a playoff matchup against Freedom in the District 11 6A tournament on November 7th, 2014. Freedom came out on top led by a defense that managed to hold the NFL star to zero total touchdowns.
(Article written as of October 5, 2022)
To many people and to many students in Freedom High school the start of the NFL season is the start of the fantasy football season. From in-person draft parties with friends to online drafts with complete strangers, to most people the proper selections that create their teams are the most integral part of having a successful season. With the first two weeks underway, let's take a look at some of the biggest surprises in the fantasy football world so far.
Coming into the year, Jonathan Taylor was said to be the unanimous first overall pick in most fantasy football drafts; the only other option that came close was Christian McCafery. Johnathan Taylor rushed 81 times for 328 yards and a touchdown, averaging four yards per carry, before he went down with an ankle injury in week four. The severity of the injury isn’t yet known, what this means is Nyheim Hines who has been a starter for the Colts in the past, could see some more touches and a big increase in points with the uncertainty to Taylor’s injury. Hiens is sure to get more touches and will become a viable flex and even a starting back in some leagues.
The biggest bust of the season so far is Kyle Pitts. Drafted as the third best tight end coming into the season. To say Pitts has under-preformed would be an understatement, through four games Pitts has just 10 completions for 150 yards and zero touchdowns. According to ESPN’s pre-season projections, Pitts would have 43 receptions for 638 yards at this point in the season, which obviously he hasn’t come close to. Pitts who was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft was set to have a breakout year, but due to inconsistent quarterback play and an overall struggling franchise that is the Atlanta Falcons, Pitts hasn’t been that “unicorn”( A player that can do it all, has many good traits, athletic freak) type player people had hoped he would be. In contrast, The biggest boom of the season so far has to be the NFL’s leading rusher, former rookie of the year, Saquan Barkley. Barkley who played his high school football in the valley at Whitehall High school is coming off a couple of injury-plagued seasons looks to be returning to true form, He has 463 yards on 87 carries and two touchdowns, while averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Barkley had 593 yards last season and only 34 the year before due to an acl injury that has plagued his last two seasons. Barkley was a 1000-yard rusher in each of his first two seasons, but hasn’t come close since, he looks to achieve that mark again this season, as long as he stays healthy. Saquan Barkley, the all time leading rusher at Whitehall played his final high school game in a playoff matchup against Freedom in the District 11 6A tournament on November 7th, 2014. Freedom came out on top led by a defense that managed to hold the NFL star to zero total touchdowns.
(Article written as of October 5, 2022)
By Allison Makula
After five years of doing one show and one musical, Justin Amann, the theater director at Freedom High School, decided to do two musicals instead of one. The two musicals are Schoolhouse Rock Live, and Beauty and the Beast.
Schoolhouse Rock Live tells the story of a man named Tom, who is an elementary school teacher, nervous about his first day of teaching, when all of a sudden five people from the show Schoolhouse Rock jump out of the TV to show Tom he can do it while singing and dancing. And everyone knows the well-loved story of Belle and how she met and fell in love with the cursed prince.
FHS Theater Director Justin Amann says he chose two musicals because of the "strong core of students that would be successful and appropriately featured [with] their incredible singing and dancing abilities."
Tiahnna Dalpezzo, who is the Freedom High School Theater Company president, says, “I think that doing two musicals this year is a new, yet beneficial experience. Doing two musicals for our shows will help bring in a bigger audience and will show off all the talent that our Freedom theater program has to offer. I also think doing a musical in the fall will give people who are new to the company a taste for what is in store for the spring musical.” One of Tiahnna’s favorite parts about FHSTC is the music. She says “Musical theater songs are just super catchy, so you can’t help but sing along.” She is also hoping to do this in the future.
Abby Shapiro, stage manager, says, “I think that doing two musicals is a good thing because it showcases all of the potential we have as a cast and crew. Doing two musicals is ambitious but I feel I can speak for most if not all of us when I say we are prepared to take this on.” She also says that she thinks Mr. Amann will do this again in the future. One of Abby’s favorite parts of the theater is being on the stage crew. She says “My favorite part about being in the crew is that everyone gets into the show. Especially with musicals, it is an exciting time and everyone does their part to make the show the best it can be. With musicals, the crew sometimes interacts with the cast more often, which is important because we all are working towards the same goal: an excellent show.”
Both of these shows should not be missed. To buy tickets ($12) for Schoolhouse Rock Live, on sale now, go to showtix4u.com/events/FHSTC or call (610) 867-5843 ext. 80857 and leave an order via voicemail.
After five years of doing one show and one musical, Justin Amann, the theater director at Freedom High School, decided to do two musicals instead of one. The two musicals are Schoolhouse Rock Live, and Beauty and the Beast.
Schoolhouse Rock Live tells the story of a man named Tom, who is an elementary school teacher, nervous about his first day of teaching, when all of a sudden five people from the show Schoolhouse Rock jump out of the TV to show Tom he can do it while singing and dancing. And everyone knows the well-loved story of Belle and how she met and fell in love with the cursed prince.
FHS Theater Director Justin Amann says he chose two musicals because of the "strong core of students that would be successful and appropriately featured [with] their incredible singing and dancing abilities."
Tiahnna Dalpezzo, who is the Freedom High School Theater Company president, says, “I think that doing two musicals this year is a new, yet beneficial experience. Doing two musicals for our shows will help bring in a bigger audience and will show off all the talent that our Freedom theater program has to offer. I also think doing a musical in the fall will give people who are new to the company a taste for what is in store for the spring musical.” One of Tiahnna’s favorite parts about FHSTC is the music. She says “Musical theater songs are just super catchy, so you can’t help but sing along.” She is also hoping to do this in the future.
Abby Shapiro, stage manager, says, “I think that doing two musicals is a good thing because it showcases all of the potential we have as a cast and crew. Doing two musicals is ambitious but I feel I can speak for most if not all of us when I say we are prepared to take this on.” She also says that she thinks Mr. Amann will do this again in the future. One of Abby’s favorite parts of the theater is being on the stage crew. She says “My favorite part about being in the crew is that everyone gets into the show. Especially with musicals, it is an exciting time and everyone does their part to make the show the best it can be. With musicals, the crew sometimes interacts with the cast more often, which is important because we all are working towards the same goal: an excellent show.”
Both of these shows should not be missed. To buy tickets ($12) for Schoolhouse Rock Live, on sale now, go to showtix4u.com/events/FHSTC or call (610) 867-5843 ext. 80857 and leave an order via voicemail.
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