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Welcome to the market… The Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market promotes a welcoming environment with a friendly sign at the entrance. Locals flocked in to get delicious farm-fresh foods and goods.
Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market offers fresh produce
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Annual homecoming to span over six days
Strike that pose... Fairhope Middle School cheerleaders kick off the Back to School bash with classic Pirate cheers. The crowd sang with cheerleaders and repeated the Pirate calls.
Fairhope West PTO hosts inaugural back-to-school bash
Practicing plays… Jordan receives the pass while practicing plays to defeat the Toros this Tuesday, August 26. The team rotated between conditioning and drills.
Fairhope High School launches flag football
Stretching for Semifinals… The Pirates huddle together to stretch for an intense game. The players took their positions on the field and kept in condition. Submitted photo.
Varsity Boys Soccer end season in semifinal
Fairhope High School held its first football pep rally in the gym Thursday, Aug. 21, to encourage student attendance at the traditional season opener versus Spanish Fort. Coaches and team members recognized senior players.
Pep rally kicks off season opener
Practicing plays… Jordan receives the pass while practicing plays to defeat the Toros this Tuesday, August 26. The team rotated between conditioning and drills.
Fairhope High School launches flag football
Stretching for Semifinals… The Pirates huddle together to stretch for an intense game. The players took their positions on the field and kept in condition. Submitted photo.
Varsity Boys Soccer end season in semifinal
Pirate Vision Special Edition: Soccer Wins Playoff Round 1
Pirate Vision Special Edition: Soccer Wins Playoff Round 1
Friendly Support… Friends and teammates of senior Chance Walters congratulate him after the signing ceremony. Fairhope High School Students were invited to come watch their friends and support them during the school day.
Fairhope High School athletes commit to the next level
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
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
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
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
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
Snapchat negatively impacts young minds
Snapchat negatively impacts young minds
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Schools should not judge students based on standardized tests
Later school start times benefit students’ well being
Later school start times benefit students’ well being
BookTok leads to surge in mass produced mediocre books
BookTok leads to surge in mass produced mediocre books
Traveling benefits young minds
Traveling benefits young minds
Eastern Shore Repertory Theater’s Grease brings Fairhope back to the fifties
Eastern Shore Repertory Theater’s Grease brings Fairhope back to the fifties
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“The Last Unicorn:” a story of regret and love
Tasty and unique... The scent of expertly cooked vegetable fried rice wafts through the air, enticing nearby customers to purchase the same dish. The tangy rice and refreshing vegetables created a quirky flavor profile.
Dragonfly: jewel of Eastern Shore cuisine
COOKED TO PERFECTION… The seasoned charr-grilled salmon feast does not disappoint. To top it off, the juicy lemon adds a more refreshing taste.
Taziki’s offers customers welcoming taste
“The Great Gatsby:” great love story turned tragic
“The Great Gatsby:” great love story turned tragic
Fairhope High School held its first football pep rally in the gym Thursday, Aug. 21, to encourage student attendance at the traditional season opener versus Spanish Fort. Coaches and team members recognized senior players.
Pep rally kicks off season opener
Assistant principal Josh Howell and Engineering teacher Cody Coleman direct seniors to their seats before graduation. Commencement exercises for Fairhope High School’s 354 graduating seniors took place on W.C. Majors Field at 7 p.m., May 20.
Fairhope High School holds commencement exercises for Class of 2025
Say cheese… Journalism students take pictures of Pre-k students by Pete the Pirate earning a photo to their memories at Fairhope High School. Pre-K student Margaret Marcinko smiled big next to Pete.“The purpose of these pictures is to help the students remember the fun times we had together this year in Pre-K,” said Christy Carson, Pre-K teacher.
Pre-K class celebrates end of school year
Pirate Vision Special Edition: Disney Journalism Trip
Pirate Vision Special Edition: Disney Journalism Trip
Revving Up… A car show took place behind the Fairhope Public Library as an added attraction to the weekly Fairhope fresh market. The market and car show opened to the general public.
Fairhope holds weekly fresh market with car show
The Student News Site of Fairhope High School

The Pirateer
The Student News Site of Fairhope High School

The Pirateer
Fairhope High School held its first football pep rally in the gym Thursday, Aug. 21, to encourage student attendance at the traditional season opener versus Spanish Fort. Coaches and team members recognized senior players.

Pep rally kicks off season opener

Kendall Kirchoff, junior editor • August 27, 2025

     

Practicing plays… Jordan receives the pass while practicing plays to defeat the Toros this Tuesday, August 26. The team rotated between conditioning and drills.

Fairhope High School launches flag football

Riley Wootten, editor in chief • August 25, 2025

FAIRHOPE, Ala.--- Fairhope High School introduces the first season of flag football with a season set from August through October. Girls in grades 9-12 are eligible to play. Each home game, consisting...

Stretching for Semifinals… The Pirates huddle together to stretch for an intense game. The players took their positions on the field and kept in condition. Submitted photo.

Varsity Boys Soccer end season in semifinal

Riley Wootten, junior editor • May 13, 2025

Semifinal Shootout On May 8, in Huntsville, Alabama, Varsity soccer competed in the semifinals against Montgomery Academy. The Pirates lost with a score of 8-7, ending their 2025 season. “This...

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Soccer Wins Playoff Round 1

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Soccer Wins Playoff Round 1

Emma Rains, correspondent • May 1, 2025

Friendly Support… Friends and teammates of senior Chance Walters congratulate him after the signing ceremony. Fairhope High School Students were invited to come watch their friends and support them during the school day.

Fairhope High School athletes commit to the next level

Kendall Kirchoff, reporter • April 30, 2025

Fairhope High School hosted its annual signing ceremony on Tuesday, April 22, in the gym to commemorate students who are moving up to play sports on a collegiate level.  Signing day is when students...

Girls take the field… Lady Pirates warm up for competition. On March 25 at 7p.m., the Fairhope High School girls varsity soccer team defeated Robertsdale 5-0 at home.

Varsity soccer girls defeat Robertsdale

Addison Breazeale, photojournalist • March 31, 2025

Throw in… Senior Kadence Torres throws the ball to Senior Anna Laraway at Volanta field against McGill-Toolen on March 11. The Lady Pirates lost 1-0.

Girls soccer drops home game versus neighboring rival

Riley Wootten, junior editor • March 17, 2025

Kick off… Striker Tyler Lucas runs down the field opening up for the pass. Lucas received the ball and took a shot on goal.

Varsity Boys Soccer compete in season opener tournament

Riley Wootten, junior editor • February 8, 2025

Pirate Power by Riley Wootten, junior editor FOLEY, Ala.---On February 6 FHS Boys Varsity soccer competed against Oak Mountain in the season opening Southern Shootout tournament at Owa Park in Foley....

Weaving Friendships… Varsity Basketball player Lillian Moreno braids junior Lucia Jordan’s hair as sophomore Nylah Loukides watches before their match against the Roberstdale Bears on January 28. The day started at 4:30 with Junior Varsity, Girls Varsity and lastly Boys Varsity, while Senior Night activities happened during halftimes and after each Varsity game. “All my teammates are my friends and everything, so, it’s like—it’s really nice to be on a close team like this,” Loukides said.

Pirates dominate court against Robertsdale on Senior Night

Jillian Surla, editor-in-chief • January 30, 2025

Pirate Vision Special Edition: JV Girls vs. Davidson

Pirate Vision Special Edition: JV Girls vs. Davidson

Kendall Kirchoff, correspondent • December 17, 2024

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Lady Pirates Basketball v. Gulf Shores

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Lady Pirates Basketball v. Gulf Shores

Makayla Gardner, correspondent • November 14, 2024

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Swim County Meet and Senior Night

Pirate Vision Special Edition: Swim County Meet and Senior Night

Lori Hymel, correspondent • November 13, 2024

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