The Falcon Press – The Student News Site of Fitch High School

Your Guide to the Recent Government Shutdown

Ana Abreu, National Politics and Events Journalist

April 25, 2019 • No Comments

What is a Government Shutdown? A government shutdown is when the budget for the fiscal year is not yet decided, so government branches are running on extra funds or are temporarily out of service. There are many government...

Groton Middle School to Open in Fall of 2020

Falcon Press Staff

April 25, 2019 • No Comments

Dr. Michael Graner, incumbent Superintendent for Groton Public Schools, recently sat down with the Falcon Press to discuss the construction on the new middle school and the implementation of the MYP/IB curriculum in Groton....

Genetic Engineering Results in the Birth of Twin Sisters

Ava Otano, Student Life Journalist

April 25, 2019 • No Comments

In November of 2018, two twin girls, Lulu and Nana, were born in China. They were the product of an experiment by Chinese scientist He Jiankui. The experiment, which was performed on eight couples with HIV-positive fathers...

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Student Life

Amphora and Open Mic Night

Riley Gilliland, Student Life Contributor

March 28, 2019 • No Comments

Amphora is a club at Fitch High School that “collect[s] the best creative pieces from the school’s Art and English departments,” for the art and literary magazine, says sophomore club president, Jinju Santalucia. The...

Show Me A Sign March 18, 2019

Why the Changes to Lunch Waves? February 28, 2019

Fitch Artists: Addie Clark December 13, 2018
The Differences Between Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 18, 2018

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Features

75th Anniversary of D-Day

Jessamyn Allen, Senior Contributor

May 15, 2019 • No Comments

On June 6, 1944, on the cold shore of the northern French coast, Allied troops were using the tactic of amphibious landing. This process was done in the dark, during the early morning hours, which led...