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Bulldog Barker
The Student News Site of Freedom Area Middle School

Bulldog Barker
The Student News Site of Freedom Area Middle School

Bulldog Barker
Elizabeth Mooney

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor

My name is Elizabeth Mooney, and I’m in 8th grade. I’m the Copy Editor for the Bulldog Barker and I’ve been on the staff since fifth grade. The newspaper is a good way to learn about new and important events happening around the school. I’m participating in track again this year, and I’m currently in the band, playing trombone. When I’m older, I’ll probably be a writer and illustrator, or an artist. I enjoy reading and creating stories. Along with that, I love drawing animals and landscapes. Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I love running around outside, taking walks in the woods, and watching birds.         

 

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The Freedom Area Middle School main office and lobby, where most people enter the building.

Hopewell School District hoax call affected Freedom, other school districts

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
April 28, 2023
The eighth graders who participated in the PMEA District Band Concert. Reading from left to right: Makalea Jordan, Stella Haney, Elizabeth Mooney, and Audrey Mooney.

PMEA District Band was a great opportunity for students

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
April 3, 2023
Who do we Celebrate on Presidents’ Day?

Who do we Celebrate on Presidents’ Day?

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
March 14, 2023
The portrait of former president George Washington hanging in the middle school auditorium.

Who do we Celebrate on Presidents’ Day?

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 28, 2023
Ms. Emily Rickard, band director, conducting the seventh and eighth grade band at the winter band concert on Dec. 13 in the Freedom High School auditorium.

The winter band concert: A wonderful start to the holiday season

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 27, 2023
What students see when they access the Google Meet website.

FIDs: Only four left in school year

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 27, 2023
Ms. Emily Rickard, band director, conducting the seventh and eighth grade band at the winter band concert on Dec. 13 in the Freedom High School auditorium.

The winter band concert: A wonderful start to the holiday season

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
January 13, 2023
Fifth grade student, Mila Bair making her Wampum Belt.

[Photo] Wampum belts created to learn about American Indians

Anna Schomburg, Writer
November 29, 2022

Celebrating the Day of the Dead

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
November 21, 2022
New School Year, New Teachers

New School Year, New Teachers

Hannah Houy, Elizabeth Mooney, and Anna Majors
September 28, 2022
The Math 24 team at the Penn State Beaver competition on March 9, 2022.

Students place at Math 24 competitions

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
May 9, 2022
Snowdrops begin blooming around the first week of March.

Have you botany plants lately? If you have, you might be wondering when the best time to place them would be!

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
March 21, 2022

Santas Around the World

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
January 19, 2022
Daylight saving time is all about the position of the sun; when we change the clocks, we wake up and go to sleep an hour earlier

Daylight Savings Time: Necessary or unnatural?

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
December 2, 2021
Noah Brandon, eighth grader, presenting his children’s book to the class.

8th grade Honors ELA writes children’s books as first assignment of the year

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
November 1, 2021
Kendall Climo, seventh grader, in the library wearing a mask on Sept. 15, 2021.

Masks, should they be worn in school?

Stella Haney and Elizabeth Mooney
September 24, 2021

PSSAs: PSS-Yays or PSS-Dismays?

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
June 3, 2021
Original Artwork

The Easter Story

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
April 22, 2021
Mr. Dante DeNome started as the new eighth grade history teacher on Monday, February 22.

DeNome starts teaching at Freedom as history teacher

Audrey Mooney and Elizabeth Mooney
March 22, 2021

Should we have asynchronous days? Yes!

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 5, 2021
Fourth grade participates in rock painting project

Fourth grade participates in rock painting project

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
November 9, 2020

No! Kids should not go trick-or-treating this year

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
October 30, 2020
Drawing of a kid dressed as a ghost, emptying out his bucket, only to find one piece of candy.

Should you go trick-or-treating this year?

Elizabeth Mooney and Olivia VanDeCar
October 30, 2020
Picture of the woods in autumn

Fun things to do in autumn

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
September 29, 2020

Summer reading suggestions for middle school students

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
June 2, 2020
Online School

Online School

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
April 22, 2020
McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes: wait ’til next year!

McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes: wait ’til next year!

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
March 30, 2020
Students prepare to perform at the Shakespeare Monologue and scene contest in the lobby of the O'Reilly Theater on Feb. 10.

Macbeth scene earns honorable mention in Shakespeare contest

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 28, 2020
Hongbao, the red envelope, is given to children by their parents on Chinese New Year.

Year of the Rat: How people celebrate Chinese New Year

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
February 4, 2020
The first of the many gifts the 5th grade advanced math wrapped.

Fifth grade advanced math class wraps gifts for teachers

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
December 16, 2019
“Darkness, air, water, and sky will shake the forest to its roots.”- The prophecy

“Midnight” is an awe inspiring book that will leave you up all night.

Elizabeth Mooney, Copy Editor
November 7, 2019
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