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The Voice
The student news site of Farmington High School

The Voice
The student news site of Farmington High School

The Voice
All content by Alex Appel
Debuting documentary -- Arianna Canny addresses a crowd at the Wilde Auditorium before the screening of her debut film, Year 16. The movie documented a year in Canny’s life starting from her 16 birthday to her 17.

Arianna Canny’s Year 16 premieres at Wilde Auditorium

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
May 8, 2017
Presenting a Project-- Senior Alec Bohlman sits in front of a sophomore world history class as he presents his History Day project. The teachers had Bohlman present as an introduction into the Inquiry Project for the world history classes.

[Photo] Bohlman presentes to sophomore classes

Anna Green, Copy & Design Chief
May 18, 2017
Food for thought-- Sophomore Chantelle Otu’Appiah talks about the struggles of discussing racism with others. The members of the focus group addressed the root causes of prejudice and ignorance, as well as ways to they believe would be effective at addressing them in the school community.

Students talk about school culture in focus groups

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
April 1, 2017
All smiles-- The Economics Team (left to right: coach and economics teacher Joel Nick, seniors Erik Weigmann, Spencer Buzdon, Dylan Suffredini, Allen Haugh, Chris Ware, junior Jay Cohen and sophomore Stewart Buzdon; floor: junior Sushane Sharma) celebrates after their win at the 12th Annual Harvard Pre-Collegiate Economic Challenge on April 1. Both schools beat private schools in the semifinals, with Farmington narrowly besting Phillips Exeter Academy’s A Team in a sudden death tiebreaker question about Risk Aversion Theory.

Economics team wins national competition at Harvard

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
April 4, 2017
Talking with Taweel-- Imam Omar Taweel speaks with freshmen about their studies of Islam. Taweel met with member of the freshman class in room 701 and answered their questions on the Sunni-Shia Schism. In addition to being a community activist, Taweel was the Youth Director at the Farmington Valley Islanic Center.

Freshmen speak to Muslim activists, scholars

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
March 18, 2017
Rich Rooster-- A rooster with golden eggs is displayed on the eve of the lunar new year. Decorations celebrating the lunar new year adorned the Wheelock Place shopping mall in Singapore.

Year of the Rooster is celebrated worldwide

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
January 30, 2017
Ready to rock-- centrozoon member Markus Reuter plays a ten-string touch guitar of his own design at the centrozoon concert that took place in room 807 on November 17. centrozoon is comprised of Reuter, Bernhard Wöstheinrich and Tobias Reber, improvisational musicians who visited the high school as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour.

centrozoon rocks the 800s

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
November 19, 2016
Advocating for change-- Psychology and sociology teacher Mike Baxer speaks to freshmen about the dangers of bullying. Freshmen listened to it as a part of a special programming while sophomores and juniors took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSATs).

Presentation challenges freshmen to prevent bullying

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
November 1, 2016
Advocating for change-- Psychology and sociology teacher Mike Baxer speaks to freshmen about the dangers of bullying. Freshmen listened to it as a part of a special programming while sophomores and juniors took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSATs).

Presentation challenges freshmen to prevent bullying

Alex Appel, Broadcast Coordinator
October 16, 2016
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