Junior Jerrelle Benimon Dominates the Court: Opponents Only Hope to Contain Him [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, February 08, 2008 By Jack Wiles A competitor on and off the court and an emotional basketball superstar are accurate descriptions of junior Jerrelle Benimon. He has been playing the game ever since he can remember, and he does it wi full story

Falcon Anatomy: Sport Injuries Plague Athletes [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, February 08, 2008 By Greg Ussery and Claire Turnure One moment you are sprinting down the field, then in a flash of pain, everything changes. Injuries suffered during athletics have increased over the past years at an alarming rate. These injuries occu full story

Star Freshman Stands Out: Flournoy Brings Fresh Moves to FHS Wrestling [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, February 08, 2008 By Waheed Sheriff Freshman Greg Flournoy is just an average kid from Rappahannock county. Well, an average kid who has succeeded in winning the Virginia middle school state championship for wrestling in fifth, seventh, full story

Music Review: The Hives- The Black and White Album Friday, February 08, 2008 By Brian MacKercher I awake in the wee hours of the night, my body engulfed in an itchy, burning rash. My mind races in frenzy as I search for the reason for my body’s shocked state. Finally, after using up several bot full story

Movie Review: Juno Friday, February 08, 2008 By Hannah Chatelain With the plot of Knocked Up, the language and humor of Napoleon Dynamite and a mix of the same intriguing obscurity of Little Miss Sunshine, Juno is one of the best movies released in 2007... full story

Volunteer Fauquier Flourishes: Growing Awareness Leads to Growing Membership [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, February 08, 2008 By Kelsey Elliot Volunteer Fauquier, and its growing 150-plus membership, is sweeping the school’s campus hoping to spread environmental awareness and accomplish the club’s main mission: recycling. full story

ESL's Program's Shining Star: Freshman Ana Morais Succeeds Friday, February 08, 2008 By Sam Walsh Freshman, Ana Morais moved from Chaves, Portugal, to the U.S. this year with her mom, dad, and younger sister to be closer to her aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmother and other family currently liv full story

Portugese Student Thrives: ESL Program's Shining Example Thursday, February 07, 2008 By Sam Walsh Freshman Ana Morais moved from Chaves, Portugal, to the U.S. this year with her mom, dad, and younger sister to be closer to her aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmother and other family currently livi full story

Chilean Trip Inspires: FHS Student Goes Beyond the Ordinary Thursday, February 07, 2008 By Brian MacKercher While many FHS students spent their holiday participating in the typical festivities, senior Ryan Baisden spent the break going to the extreme. Baisden took part in a Biotrek tour to the scenic, moun full story

Fauquier County Redistricting: New School Shakes Up Status Quo Thursday, February 07, 2008 By Claire Turnure The School Board adopted a redistricting plan on December 17 to determine the boundaries of the new high school, Kettle Run, as well as the elementary school Greenville... full story

Editorial: Solutions to School Theft [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, February 06, 2008 By The Falconer Staff We have a problem at FHS that has only one solution. Its solution does not lie with the administrators, teachers, or parents. It cannot be fixed with the implementation of harsh new rules and regulat full story

Two days out of my shoes: A student's personal experience Wednesday, February 06, 2008 By TJ Troutman To investigate the issues that students with disabilities face at FHS, a Falconer reporter confined himself to a wheelchair for 2 days. These are his experiences. full story

Valuables at Risk: Students Suffer Stealing's effects [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, February 05, 2008 By Emily Thompson and Duncan Campbell You are in empty classroom in between class changes when you see it: an open backpack left underneath a desk. Making a quick scan of the room, you decide that the coast is clear, and take advantage o full story

Access to School: A Question of Community Priorities [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, February 05, 2008 By Maura Downey FHS was built in 1963. Forty-eight years later, the school is in need of modifications to increase its compliance with the Americans with Disability Act. Passed in 1990, the ADA is a civil rights law. full story

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