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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

New year, different performance
New year, different performance
Cooper Valko, Writer • February 4, 2025

With the holiday season come winter breaks, and with the end of winter breaks come sleepy people. Turning your brain off and sleeping in is great, but it can have some downsides.  According...

Freedom’s weapon policy protects students
Lucia Haney, Writer • January 31, 2025

Have you ever wondered why schools don’t let you bring fake weapons on Halloween? The school policy states that if a student purposely brings in any weapon, such as a cutting...

Ayla Perry’s cabin with snow everywhere on the ground.
Snow day, FID days bring school week to a halt
Ayla Perry, Writer • January 31, 2025

This past month January, we had a few winter weather days that affected our school days; we had a snow day Monday, January 6, due to all  the overnight  snow, then we had...

Mrs. Chancellor standing outside her classroom on Jan. 24.
Welcoming new fifth grade teacher, Ms. Chancellor
Anna Schomburg, News Editor • January 31, 2025

Former fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Amy Nicely, has recently retired. The School Board accepted Ms. Nicely’s retirement at the Thursday, Nov. 7 meeting, effective Oct. 4. Ms....

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A Night In Winterland
Jordyn Moehrle, Sports Editor • February 4, 2025

This year's winter formal is getting closer and closer and students are so excited to get into their pretty dresses and nice suits. Last year’s formal went great and a lot...

Barker of the Month
Barker of the Month
January 31, 2025

Students saying bad words in school
Students saying bad words in school
Eva Harper, Writer • January 31, 2025

When students say bad words, they can have lots of reasons why.  “Some of the students think that it’s okay, and I have learned it is not,” Elana Lehocky, sixth...

Wrestling team goes to Elevate Trampoline Park for their team-building day on Jan. 11.
Junior high wrestling team makes changes with new coach
Eli Bruce, Writer • February 4, 2025

Every day after the school day the wrestling team practices in the middle school cafeteria under the new leadership of Mr. Cole Eged, eleventh grade history teacher and new...

Athlete of the Month
Athlete of the Month
January 29, 2025

ASPA Award 2022
ASPA Award 2021
ASPA Award 2020
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...

Messy Restrooms create more work for custodians
Saige Lester, Writer • October 30, 2024

Wow, have you seen the girls/boys bathrooms? They're a mess! A few days ago, there was soap splattered all over the mirror with paper towels...

One of the cameras on the bus
Bus cameras need reviewed
Jameson McGowan, Writer • October 30, 2024

I think that most of us can agree that bad things happen on the bus more often than they should. Therefore, I believe that bus cameras should...