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The Pirateer

The Student News Site of Fairhope High School

The Pirateer

The Student News Site of Fairhope High School

The Pirateer

Instructions…Prues and Margaret Conyers tell members to join the Google Classroom and vote for t-shirts. Both Prues and Conyers have been officers for two years. (Halle Smith)

Create For Kids club holds second meeting

Halle Smith, junior editor October 15, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.- Fairhope High School's Create for Kids club is now in its second year. Founder and president Jean Pearson held her second meeting on Monday, September 29. The club gives children in...

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Juniors scheduled to take the ACT

Halle Smith, junior editor October 13, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.- Tuesday, Oct 21, Fairhope High School juniors are scheduled to take the ACT. Principal Jon Cardwell set aside funding for the juniors to be able to take the test for free in October...

All together now… students from the art and garden club paint pumpkins. When the students finished their pumpkins they entered their paintings into the competition. (Penny Hood)

Garden, art club collaborate to host pumpkin painting

Lucy McIntosh and Penny Hood October 13, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.- Monday, Oct. 9, members of the art and garden clubs joined in art teacher Lowell Baggett’s room to host a pumpkin painting competition to mark the beginning of fall.  The garden and...

5,6,7,8….. Fairhope cheerleaders lead the little Pirates in the basics of jumps. Cheerleaders taught stunts, chants and dancing. (Madden Lewis)

Fairhope cheerleaders host little Pirate cheer clinic

Madden Lewis, Abigail Robinson, and Addy Busby October 9, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala- On Oct. 4, Fairhope High School cheerleaders hosted Little Pirates Cheer camp in the Fairhope High School gymnasium and cafeteria. The Little Pirates prepared chants to cheer at the game...

Attention everyone… Senior club president Emeryn Quint reminds classmates to sign their names on the sign-in sheet. By signing their name at every club meeting, members earn a half-hour credit to go towards their volunteer hours. (Kendall Kirchoff)

Students meet monthly for art club

Kendall Kirchoff, junior editor October 8, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.—Monday, Oct. 7, Fairhope High School’s art club members met in art director Lowell Bagget’s room to practice creative freedom and discuss October events.  The art club provides...

Pumpkins are displayed throughout the festival. Each pumpkin showed the creativity of the artist. “ I got a pumpkin and I hope it won't break anytime soon with how much I paid,” Evans said. (courtesy of University of South Alabama College of Arts and Sciences)

University of South Alabama holds 6th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch Festival

Apple Gaston, staff writer October 8, 2025

MOBILE, Ala. - Friday, Oct. 4, at the University of South Alabama, festival goers attended the Glass Pumpkin Patch Festival. They looked and bought man-made glass pumpkins for a fundraiser. The festival...

Hold up, pose… FDC strikes final pose at pep rally. They danced to a hip-hop style dance. (Audrey Parsons)

Fairhope Dance Collective prepares for upcoming showcase

Jubilee Pryor and Audrey Parsons October 8, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.-- Oct. 3, Fairhope Dance Collective performed their hip-hop dance to the song ‘It was all in your mind’ by Wade Robson, which will be featured in their fall showcase. They used the pep...

Say cheese… Participants line up at the end of the event to take pictures and get their copy of American Coach signed. Maisel met with many participants and answered all their questions as well.

Sports journalist Ivan Maisel showcases his book American Coach

Addison Glies, junior editor October 6, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.---Thursday, Sept. 25, at Page and Pallet, Ivan Maisel signed copies of his book American Coach. Page and Pallet holds these events often.  Maisel, sports writer and journalist, published...

Gather Around… Teen volunteers lounge around the upstairs Teen Space at the Fairhope Public Library, where a slideshow presentation is on display in the background. The group helped train new members. (Sharon Smith)

Library hosts, trains new volunteers

Sharon Smith, staff writer October 3, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.-- On Sept. 29., at the Fairhope Public Library, the teen volunteer program held its monthly Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meeting in the recently-renovated Teen Space. Members discussed upcoming...

Come together…Tom Andrews announces the beginning of the Plant Swap. Participants individually described the plants they brought. (Sydney Melanson)

Plant Swap brings green thumbs to Fairhope Public Library

Pragya Amin and Sydney Melanson October 2, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.-- Green thumbs and Alabama Master Gardeners met at the Fairhope Public Library Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., for the most recent Fairhope Plant Swap. With more participation than expected,...

Isabella Casolaro presents the values of a peer helper and the core helping skills. The group practiced these skills through exercises and activities. Photo courtesy of Fairhope Peer Helpers Instagram.

Peer Helper training prepares members for Red Ribbon Week

Riley Wootten, editor in chief October 1, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.--- On Sept. 26, Fairhope High School’s Peer Helper program hosted a training day for new and returning members. The training day took place inside the Black Box Theatre and members learned...

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