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Flower Mound High School's student-led newspaper

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Flower Mound High School's student-led newspaper

FMHS Wire

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Convenience at a Cost
Isabella Reyna, Staff Writer • January 27, 2025
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Golden Globes – A Snub or Sexism?
Lillian Walsh, Staff Writer • January 23, 2025
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New Year, New Trump?
Aniruddh Subramanian, Staff Writer • January 23, 2025
Time's Up, TikTok
Time’s Up, TikTok
Ellen Hirst, Co-Editor-In-Chief • January 18, 2025
Driving Toward Success
Driving Toward Success
Ellen Hirst, Co-Editor-In-Chief • February 11, 2025

To some, golf is just a leisurely pastime for well-off Flower Mound dads. But for competitive golfer Addison Jennings, it's...

Level Up
Level Up
Lillian Walsh, Staff Writer • February 7, 2025

Soccer may seem like simply running around a big turf-filled football stadium in an attempt to put a ball in a net once or...

Senior Aneesh Depa, far right, and Team 12791 proudly hold the American flag. They represented Flower Mound as Team USA in Athens, Greece for the FIRST Global Challenge in late September.
Automating Ambition
Ellen Hirst, Co-Editor-In-Chief • November 12, 2024

For years, Flower Mound High School has been home to a diverse array of extracurriculars, each offering students opportunities...

Christine Bolitho (right), Valme Alvarez and Adam Morrison each pose for a photo, excited to start teaching at Flower Mound. They all came from different backgrounds, but were ready to educate. “I guess you could say it’s my dream to come work in Lewisville because it's such a good district,” Bolitho said.
A Warm Welcome
Nina Aitha and Isabella Reyna October 24, 2023

As each new school year begins and new students are welcomed, a wave of eager teachers are welcomed to Flower Mound as well....

Zoe Jung, 11, holds her newest ceramic piece, a large toilet, for her AP art portfolio. Jung’s toilet is symbolic of the government, with the tank and bowl representing the government and population respectively. “[My AP art portfolio] is kind of small right now because I kind of take my time with my work.”
The Politics Behind a Toilet Bowl
Emma Santos, Staff Writer • October 11, 2023

As clerks converse amongst themselves and politicians straighten their ties, Zoe Jung, 11, observes the floor of Congress...

LISD Hall Pass: New Hall Pass Policy Explained
LISD Hall Pass: New Hall Pass Policy Explained
Ellen Hirst, Co-Editor-In-Chief • September 12, 2024

In some of your classes, you may have found that the process of leaving the classroom, whether it’s to use the restroom or fill a water bottle,...

Texas Book Ban: What You Need to Know About House Bill 900
Texas Book Ban: What You Need to Know About House Bill 900
Ellen Hirst, Staff Writer • September 21, 2023

House Bill 900, which aims to prohibit “sexually explicit” books from school libraries, was set to go into full effect on September 1st....

Principal Chad Russell checks the time in the main hallway before first period. Russell and the administration implemented a revised bell schedule for the 2023-24 school year, which made notable changes to advisory and A lunch. “So we just cut the loss out, packed [advisory] into the end of 2nd period,” Russell said. “Lots of strategy.”
Loss of Funding Leads To New Bell Schedule
Keaton Shaffer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 12, 2023

A new bell schedule has been implemented this year in accordance with state requirements to reach 90 minute class periods. Advisory, now included...

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Yesferatu
Emma Santos, Co-Editor-In-Chief • January 22, 2025

Sunken eyes, sparkly six packs, and a blue-glazed camera quality. Like most girls in my generation, my understanding of vampires derived chiefly...

Unearthing Hell – Unreal Unearth Review
Emma Santos, Staff Writer • October 3, 2023
In A Barbie World
Shivani Ojha, Staff Writer • September 6, 2023
Are Halloween’s Hype Cereals Any Good?
Keaton Shaffer, Staff Writer • October 13, 2022
The Flower Mound High School Varsity team celebrates their win at Universal Studios. The team traveled to Orlando, Florida for the KSA Events. “Tournament season helps to develop an even stronger bond with the team and also helps our bodies get back in shape and get used to the constant playing everyday during regular season,”  varsity player Chloe O’Brien said.
Setting Up the Season
Tanvi Butchireddy, Staff Writer • September 21, 2023

The Flower Mound High School Varsity Volleyball Team won the Mound Showdown, Flower Mound versus Marcus, (3-0) last Tuesday...

Collin Rittenberry (12) celebrates on the field during the Jag win.
The Heat Is On
Emma Santos, Staff Writer • August 28, 2023

Heat waves echoed off the turf as our football players fought for the win last Friday night. Under both the sun’s burning...

Watch the FMHS v.s. Lewisville Football Game
Watch the FMHS v.s. Lewisville Football Game
September 23, 2022

Getting Into The Swim Of Things - The Story of Swimmer Ola Wozniak
Getting Into The Swim Of Things – The Story of Swimmer Ola Wozniak
Keaton Shaffer, Staff Writer • September 22, 2022

Most people see swimming as a relaxing recreation, often when the weather is warm and watermelon is in season. But for competitive...

Balancing Act - Mick Seyler’s Three Lives
Balancing Act – Mick Seyler’s Three Lives
Keaton Shaffer, Staff Writer • September 14, 2022

Though only 14 years old, Mick Seyler lives a double life. Actually, he lives three. Not only is Seyler a high school student...

An Ode to a Teacher
An Ode to a Teacher
Chenyi Wu, Staff Writer • January 15, 2025

I believe in poetry, in the written word, and all that writing has to offer to the world. I believe in pushing someone to their fullest potential...

The Legend of the Sweets-A-Tron
The Legend of the Sweets-A-Tron
Nina Aitha, Staff Writer, Art Director • August 21, 2024

“It’s impossible.”  “Or is it?” I countered.  The stakes were high. I had put hours of back-breaking work in, and I was faced...

The Last Time I Ever Rode a Bike
The Last Time I Ever Rode a Bike
Ellen Hirst, Co-Editor-In-Chief • August 21, 2024

Racing down the winding pavement, I pedal fast and hard, sweat beading across my forehead. The uneven road begins to slope downwards, my bicycle...

Tied to Texas
Tied to Texas
Emma Santos, Co-Editor-In-Chief • August 21, 2024

As cookie-cut suburbia faded into golden grasslands, I couldn’t help but dread my annual family reunion. This year my mother, father, brother,...

How Fast Can It Go?
How Fast Can It Go?
Chenyi Wu, Staff Writer • August 21, 2024

“Find x” Alright. 150. Wrong. The paper below me stares widely like the eyes of a fractured freight train. It is astonishing yet tantalizing....

My mom and I sit on a balcony in a beachside restaurant in Clearwater, Florida. This picture was taken by my father on vacation in 2017, when I was 11.
Call Your Mom
Keaton Shaffer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 23, 2023

I was recently brought to tears at a concert. Last weekend I went with some friends to go see Noah Kahan, an artist who has just kind of exploded,...

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