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Mr. Brown Becomes Principal at Fitch
Mr. Brown Becomes Principal at Fitch
Amphora Runs Spooktober Contest
Amphora Runs Spooktober Contest
Musicians get in tune before playing for the crowd.
Mystic Disc Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Fitch students participate for PJ Day (credit: Yearbook Club)
Fitch Has Spirit
Flooding Causes Chaos On First Floor
Flooding Causes Chaos On First Floor
An Interview with Daphne Wilson
An Interview with Daphne Wilson
Picture courtesy of CNN.com.
The History of Halloween
FHS Library Hosts Nutmeg Competition
FHS Library Hosts Nutmeg Competition
Fitch students enjoy music and dancing at Homecoming.
Fitch Homecoming 2023: A Recap
Can Makeup & YOUR Mental Health Be Best Friends?
Can Makeup & YOUR Mental Health Be Best Friends?
Fitch vs. Killingly, Oct. 20, 2023
Fitch vs. Killingly, Oct. 20, 2023
Fitch vs. Waterford, Sep. 29, 2023
Fitch vs. Waterford, Sep. 29, 2023
Adonis Fine rushes down the sideline prior to a touchdown.
Fitch Wins Homecoming Game
Falcons Pummel East Lyme 42-16 To Claim ECC Division 1 Title
Falcons Pummel East Lyme 42-16 To Claim ECC Division 1 Title
Fitch Triumphs To Major Win Over NFA 28-7
Fitch Triumphs To Major Win Over NFA 28-7
Everything About Global Superstar Taylor Swift’s New ‘1989’ Vault Tracks
Everything About Global Superstar Taylor Swift’s New ‘1989’ Vault Tracks
Source: Sadie Fine on Instagram (@sadiefinesingsfine)
Music Review: ‘Detox’ by Sadie Fine
Sia’s “Music” Is Not Only Disrespectful, It Is Dangerous
Sonic The Hedgehog Speeds Past Expectations
Sonic The Hedgehog Speeds Past Expectations
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Falls to Critics
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Falls to Critics
Fitch vs. Killingly, Oct. 20, 2023
Fitch vs. Killingly, Oct. 20, 2023
L-R: Calvin McCoy III, Katheryn Regan, and Gianni Drab.
Seniors Receive MLK Scholarship
Fitch vs. Waterford, Sep. 29, 2023
Fitch vs. Waterford, Sep. 29, 2023
NAACP Great Debate
NAACP Great Debate
Seniors proudly pose following their Pep Rally victory.
Fall 2023 Pep Rally
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The Falcon Press
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2023-2024 Staff

Staff Writer

Isabel Gustavson

Isabel is a junior at Fitch High School. In her free time she enjoys reading, listening to music, and painting. She is on the Field Hockey team and Tennis team at Fitch and this is her first year in Falcon Press. ...

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Katherine Wenger

Katherine is a freshman at Fitch High School. I have traveled around the country and lived in 5 states before Connecticut, her favorite being Cape May, New Jersey. She plays soccer, basketball, and hopefully tennis. ...

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Gavin Austill

Gavin is a freshman at Fitch High School. He has lived in CT his entire life. His hobbies include Debate, Gaming, Writing, Politics and other things. He is part of the LGBTQIA+ Community and has helped people in discovering th...

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Aurora Budenos

Aurora is a sophomore at Fitch High School. When she isn’t listening to music she is probably doing homework or reading. She is excited to be a part of the Falcon Press this year. 

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Zitong Ye

Zitong is a Freshman at Fitch High School. She joined the club because a friend asked her to and because she likes writing. Zitong likes to read and do gaming. This is her first year in the Falcon Press....

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Janaea Valles

Janaea is a Junior at Fitch High School. She lived in New York City her whole life and just moved to Mystic, Connecticut recently. This is her first year at Falcon press, she joined because she's very interested in pursuing a c...

Avery Horan
Staff Writer

Avery Horan

Avery is a sophomore at Fitch High School. She has lived in Connecticut for her entire life, but dreams of moving to New York City when she’s older. Avery’s  dream college is Stanford University in Stanford, California. She is...

Michala Holland
Staff Writer

Michala Holland

Michala, a young Sophomore, is excited to get this club up and running. She spends her free time reading, sometimes hours at a time, and writing articles for the Newspaper club’s website. She plans to get the most out of he...

Millie DeBell
Staff Writer

Millie DeBell

Millie is a sophomore at Fitch High School. She has lived in Mystic her whole life and couldn’t find a better town to grow up in. When she’s not doing homework or studying she’s probably dancing and getting ready for her next ...

Staff Writer/Photographer

Alexander Knets

Alex is a freshman at Fitch High School. He is excited to help out with the newspaper club. He enjoys photography, web design, and aviation. He enjoys participating in NJROTC, the Civil Air Patrol and plays lacrosse. He plans on...

Staff Writer/Photographer

Rafael Romero

Rafael is a senior at Fitch High School. He spends too much time diving into performing and the fine arts. Bass guitar is the best guitar! This is his first and last year in the Falcon Press.

Photographer

Sunny Jiang

Sunny is a freshman at Fitch High School. She was born in China and moved to America at the age of 6. She enjoys getting involved in various things and this is her first year at Falcon Press. She has done drama club back at the...

Rick Pecka
Editor-In-Chief

Rick Pecka

Mr. Pecka is the Newspaper Club Adviser as well as an English Teacher and Debate Team Coach at Fitch High School. He has previously taught in Waterbury and Oxford, CT. He went to Skidmore College and obtained his masters in bot...

Contributing Writer

Kiely Voland

Kiely is a freshman enrolled in the Journalism course at Fitch High School for Semester 1 of the 2023-24 school year.

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