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The Student News Site of Fairhope High School

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Ready, smile… Athletic trainer Marlee Carnevale takes a selfie with student trainers  Madison Burts, Camille Peacock, Emmalynn Horne and her sister Katelynn Horne before the game. The trainers wore Spina Bifida t-shirts to show their awareness.

Community members raise money to support Spina Bifida care

Kendall Kirchoff, junior editor October 16, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.— Friday, Oct. 10, Fairhope High School dedicated its Friday night football game to raise awareness for Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a defect that occurs during birth when the spinal cord...

So many choices… Covintons' stand gives participants many different baked goods to choose from. Covington said having local vendors like these is important to the community. (Addison Glies)

Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market offers fresh produce

Addison Glies, junior editor October 13, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.-- The bi-annual seasonal Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market brings back fresh, delicious produce to the local community this autumn.  Every Thursday throughout spring and fall seasons, Farmers...

Work and play… IB seniors write a timed essay on the social policies of Joseph Stalin. Seniors completed this essay in their duo day dressup outfits on homecoming week. Photo courtesy of Fairhope High Instagram.

IB program prepares, challenges students with advanced coursework

Riley Wootten, editor in chief September 24, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.--- The International Baccalaureate Program, IB, serves as a non-profit organization that offers students challenging academic courses compared to other high school courses such as regular,...

Super Smash Bros…Hudson Montee and Miles Shreeve compete in a Super Smash Bros match. To win in Super Smash Bros the two facing opponents fight to the death using characters and powers.

Fairhope High School introduces Nintendo Club

Halle Smith, junior editor September 9, 2025

Fairhope High School now has a Nintendo club that meets every Wednesday from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. in rooms 326 and 313. The group plays video games including Mario Cart, Super Smash Bros and other nostalgic...

Strike that pose… Sadie Houston and Sawyer Knight sing Legally Blonde in the last act of the show. Houston played the role of Elle Woods, and Knight played Emmett Forest in this show. Photo by Dana Lee Davis Photography

Local teen actress performs with area company

Addison Glies, reporter May 15, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.-  Sadie Slay, an actress at Bay Area Performing Arts performed Legally Blonde with BAPA on May 9, 10, and 11. Not a first-time actress, Slay has been part of BAPA's theater productions...

Technique and perfection…Company dancer Halle Smith performs as the summer fairy in the most recent show, Cinderella. Being chosen for the role of the summer fairy allowed me to focus on technique and perfecting my beginner-level skills.

Bayshore Ballet, oldest company in Baldwin County, makes changes, fosters relationships

Halle Smith, reporter May 1, 2025

At a small house on Fells Avenue, a block over from downtown Fairhope, there is a small house with a sign that reads “Bayshore Ballet Academy.” Bayshore Ballet is the oldest ballet studio in Baldwin...

Creative Energy… Fairhope teens Ainsley Cook, Mabel Burch, Samantha Jensen and Cannon Deason hang out and draw on the whiteboard in the new teen space. Library worker Casey Henderson allowed all teens to draw on the board so that they could make the space their own. “We wanted to have it so that teens had ownership over the space,” Henderson said.

Fairhope Public Library’s 125th Anniversary Ceremony unveils new teen space

Amelia Bates, reporter April 29, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.– Not only is a library a place to archive the history of older generations, but it is also a place for younger generations to make history. Celebrating its anniversary on April...

Worming through… Compost bins sit in front of Fairhope High School. FHS students supplied the waste within. Students rotate the bins regularly to allow for complete decomposition of the waste.

Vermicomposting spreads sustainability throughout student body

Amelia Bates and Leah Hicks March 18, 2025

Most people only consider sustainability to the point of recycling, but for Sarah Bogdanovich, a Fairhope community member, there’s a much more efficient, albeit wriggly, system available.  Several...

GOODNIGHT FAIRHOPE… Fairhope locals and visitors walk along the pier. They watched the sunset over Mobile Bay.

Locals, visitors involvement strengthens community

Kendall Kirchoff and Hannah Cate Miller March 18, 2025

A community’s strength depends upon its contributors. Getting involved in Baldwin County with its wide variety of volunteer opportunities and events creates what  locals and visitors have come to know...

Typing away… Senior Piper Berry types paragraphs reflecting on her trades as a part of the project. Berry started with a pen, and through a series of ten trades, she ended up with a water gun and floatie.

Red Paperclip Project teaches students economic life lessons

FAIRHOPE, Ala.–Trading: It’s an exchange of goods and services that dates back to prehistoric times before currency existed. But what if you could trade something as simple as a container of white-out...

A new chapter… Teen volunteer Eleanor Boyer laughs at a joke teen volunteer Trinity Lewis tells as she passes a book down the line. Teen volunteer Jill Cotten, Lewis and Boyer stayed side-by-side throughout the event, enjoying each others’ company as they made book history.

Fairhope Public Library turns the page for teens at Book-It Brigade

Jillian Surla, editor-in-chief March 10, 2025

Carrying stories, building spaces… by Jillian Surla, editor in chief FAIRHOPE, Ala.---Some books change lives, while others are carried upstairs with a group of friends, passing them hand-to-hand in...

Knight to remember… The Knights of Ecor Rouge parade through downtown throwing beads to onlookers. The knights rode through downtown three times and threw toys and stuffed animals to children.

Fairhope celebrates Mardi Gras with local parades

Riley Wootten, junior editor March 10, 2025

Mardi Pardi by Riley Wootten, junior editor FAIRHOPE, Ala.---Small town Fairhope hosts annual parades in celebration of Mardi Gras season. These three parades consist of the Knights of Ecor Rouge, Maids...

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