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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

Math 24 students pose for a picture before the competition on Tuesday, March 11.
Math 24/7
Lucas Schomburg, Writer • April 3, 2025

The Math 24 competition has kicked off once again. This year, the competition was held at Penn State Beaver on Tuesday, March 11.  Math 24 is a game where players race...

Cleaning supplies at the cleaning station in the cafeteria are available for students to use to clean up.
Students’ lack of cleanliness makes school dirty
Jordyn Moehrle, Writer • April 3, 2025

The school has been having some cleaning problems lately and Mr. Griffith, middle school principal, wants to resolve the problem. The school has recently added cleaning stations...

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...

2023-2024 Staff
Measles on the move
Eva Harper, Writer • April 3, 2025

Recently, there has been a measles outbreak in 11 counties in West Texas and in 38 cases in east New Mexico. Measles is a highly contagious disease that kills over 100,000...

 The control panel of the univent system shows the temperature and speed of the air blowing into each classroom.
Cleaning supplies at the cleaning station in the cafeteria are available for students to use to clean up.
Cassidy Kuntz, Writer • April 3, 2025

Recently, people have been complaining about the school being cold. This is how our middle school HVAC System works. Our middle school has a commercial HVAC system, unlike...

The reason behind Cupid as the Valentine's Day mascot
The reason behind Cupid as the Valentine’s Day mascot
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...