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The Student News Site of Freedom Area Middle School

Bulldog Barker

The Student News Site of Freedom Area Middle School

Bulldog Barker

Wildfires are sparking in the Northeast
Wildfires are sparking in the Northeast
Izabella Brien, Writer • March 21, 2025

Wildfires are sparking all over. They started on the West Coast and are now on the East Coast. Frontline Wildfire Defense’s website says that 85-90% of wildfires have human...

New food service director makes big changes to the menu
Lucy Tyler, Writer • February 28, 2025

Some major changes are going on in the cafeteria. Freedom has a new food service director, Miss Natalie Roser, and she has made some menu changes. Not all of the lunches have...

Aiden Holsinger won second place in the Braille Challenge.
Holsinger wins second place in the Braille challenge competition
Hannah Metzger, Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2025

Aiden Holsinger, a seventh grader, and others participated in the national Braille competition at Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind. The competition allows students...

Sophia Bruce looking at the Apple logo on an iPhone on Feb. 7.
Tariffs raise prices for imported goods to the United States
Hannah Metzger, Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2025

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, imported goods from China to the United States raised in prices by 10% because of tariffs Donald Trump has set against China. Trump also proposed the idea...

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The reason behind Cupid as the Valentine's Day mascot
The reason behind Cupid as the Valentine’s Day mascot
February 28, 2025

Top 10 most used brain rot words and what they mean
Top 10 most used brain rot words and what they mean
February 28, 2025

Musical Dates
Musical Dates
February 28, 2025

Athlete of the Month
February 28, 2025

Middle school cheerleaders at their last home February 4 game, cheering on the basketball boys in the gymnasium.
Cheerleaders ended their first season cheering for basketball
Alexa Straile, Writer • February 28, 2025

This season was the first season for the boys basketball team having cheerleaders. This team came to be when the cheerleaders for football season were so upset having to leave...

ASPA Award 2022
ASPA Award 2021
ASPA Award 2020
Lack of student hygiene causes problems in the hallway
Lack of student hygiene causes problems in the hallway
Sophia Bruce, Sports Editor • February 27, 2025

This year, the fifth and sixth-grade wing has been having issues with the stench in the hallways and classrooms. This has been driving kids'...

Mr. Mohrbacher subs for Mr. Knox’s second period class on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Limited substitute teachers affect teachers and students this school year
Alexa Straile, Writer • February 26, 2025

Here at Freedom Area School District, we have an issue when it comes to substitute teachers. We have very few of them and it has affected our...

More than meets the eye with social media
Kaylee Anderson, Writer • December 3, 2024

 Social media has grown over the past few years and some teens still don’t understand the true risks of it. Social media has so many pros...