VOICES
AMERICA: The Dream
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Christofer Asmat & Farzad Hoseinie
“In my home country there was not resources, and here is the US is a lot of education”. This is the feeling of Gabriela, a young girl of 15 years old who live in NYC and is a student of FIHS.
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA:
It Should be Good
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Ruoyao Huang, Carlos Melgar & Kevin Sigaran
“When you are smoking you start to feel like peace, you feel free like your senses relax and improve your encouragement and remove stress,” said a college student and an alumnus of Flushing International High School.
Has Sexual Harassment Become Normalized?
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Zikun Jin, Camilla Carrasco Lopez, Xin Lyu & Aurora Reynoso
“I can let you pass my course, but you have to have sex with me after school.” This was the story one FIHS teacher shared about being sexually harassed by her professor from college.
Heroes or Villains?
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Edenilson Garcia, Rayan Moral & Luis Sanchez
According to the Washington Post there were 850 cases of people armed and unarmed were shot and/or killed by police officers have been registered so far this year.
COLLEGE DEBT: What is the Real Cost?
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Erika Alba, Iris Feng Cen, Rong Chen & Miguel Marin Ruiz
“I spend my whole life after graduating and while I was in college. Paying for school. I am 34 and I started paying for college out of my own money when I was 19 years old.”
The LGBTQ+ Family
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Jia Cheng Liew, Miryam Alexandr Lucero ,Yuning Shi & Maria Ventura
“When I was 16 years old I realize that I really really like my friend Anna, like a lot. And I had a boyfriend at that time, a very cute boy, but I did not like my boyfriend so much but I really liked my friend Anna."
TEENAGE MENTAL HEALTH: Crisis in Schools
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Kevin Benitez, Anyely Marroquin, Ashrafe Nudia & Zahid Pallab
“Sometimes I think, nobody cares so much about this,” said an eighteen years old girl who is a senior at Flushing International High School.
Is It Getting Worse?
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Yujie Chen, Rubab Gillani, Monica Mercedes & Briseida Palacios
“Sexual harassment stopped me to achieve my dreams.” This was the words of teenage girl whose name is Hira as she shared her experienced of sexual harassment.
STUDY NOW, PAY FOREVER:
Burdened by Student Debt
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Yingying Chen, Diego Leon & Honglin Zhang
“I’ve been paying since I was 19. I am now 34 and I’ll probably keep paying for 10 to 20 more years,” responded Ms. Jillian Leedy, the Flushing International High School Media Arts Teacher, as she sat in the tiny college office of the school, with its walls filled with banners and flags, advertising colleges from around the state and country.
ABORTION:
The Disappearing Right
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Bonita Saha, Camilla Villagomez, Dingyi Yao & Quan Yuan
“I’m so grateful; to those strangers who helped me that day, who risked their reputation and their freedom to give me choice.”
OBESITY: Overcoming Personal Challenge
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Said Alava-Loor, Betsy Nunez, Brayan Pulido & Hugo Wu
If you ask people “Do you like going to McDonald’s?” The average answer will be yes, everyone loves going out to eat, the french fries are good and the chicken nuggets are just right.
SCHOOL GUN VIOLENCE: Taking a Teenager’s Life
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Arif Miah, Dariana Velez, Malak Saleh & Yuki Wang
“I feel free that nobody is going to bring a gun or something dangerous to the school,” said a female student named Brisen, she is 14 years old, from Union Square Academy for Health Science.
Mental Health, Student Life
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Albaro Baires, Iris Mora Farfan, Xingcheng Huang & Yarui Zhu
“Mental health is a big part of someone's life, it's like if you don't have a good mental."
The Many Victims of Police Misconduct
January 23, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Zhenjiang Qiao, Brithanny Rivera, Wendy Silva, Nelson Valencia & Yawen Wang
“But sometimes your voices are not loud enough for people to hear because where we come from and there are a lot of issues that people can talk about, but it’s very important to speak up and stand up for somebody for what’s right."
Is the American Dream Dead?
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Grethel Garza & Nestor Tobar
"The American Dream is having the same rights as white people.” These were the words from a 12th grade student at FIHS.
Cannabis Legalization Could Mean More Safety
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Samantha Avila, Muen Cai, Jiayi Liew & Nicolle Veras
“We live in a society where women are definitely seen and treated differently. We want everybody to be able to say something to someone."
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
A Constant Threat
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Jannat Akthar, Maryam Farooq, Bobby Nan & Ruoxi Niu
“We live in a society where women are definitely seen and treated differently. We want everybody to be able to say something to someone."
PAST TO PRESENT:
Gender Inequality in Schools
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Mahnoor Fatima, Qingfa Feng, MeiTong Li & Kevin Oritz
“Sometimes as educators we unintentionally contribute to inequality and
we don't recognize that we are really treating boys and girls differently.”
Action For Women's Rights
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Mahmoda Farooq, Aicha Kane, Mayra Minero & Tania Rodriguez
“I have faced gender inequality everywhere. The entire society is structured to degrade and kind of put women down, and I mean there are so many ways.”
NYC Is A Welcoming Place For The LGBTQ+ Community
January 21, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Yaroslava Kyselia, Richard Rios, Mayra Vivas De La Cruz & Tiffany Zheng
"Over there it felt like I’m sick, like I have a mental disease, and when I came to New York it finally felt that I have a chance for a normal life,” said Nicole, a lesbian woman originally from Russia, now living in New York.
VAPING:
Taking Your Breath Away
January 13, 2020 | PBAT MAGAZINE
By Mohamed Adaylam, Rosely Almonte, Lisbeth Cheng, Mingxi Wang & Yingqi Xu
“I started a year ago, and I started because I saw my friends doing it” are the words from an 11th grade student at FIHS about why he started vaping.
New JumpRope Grading System Confuses Students and Teachers
January 1, 2020
By Dariana Restrepo, Malak Saleh & Yawen Wang
As is known to all, Flushing International High School has changed its grading system from numbers 1-4 to the letters.
WE WANT PARTIES: No One is in Charge of Student Government
December 15, 2019
By Bonita Saha & Yuki Wang
Student Government was the biggest club in the Flushing International High School where many students and teachers worked together to arrange a lot of fun activities every year, but not anymore.
Lunch Time Interviews
December 1, 2019
By Zee Farooq & Yingqi Xu
Some high school students in FIHS think lunch period time is too short, so find out who says what.
Student Lockers?
October 15, 2019
By Erika Alba, Qingfa Feng & Edenilson Garcia
The idea of having lockers for the students of Flushing International High School sounds exciting. However, that idea is practically impossible.
Two Schools,
Same Building
October 1, 2019
By Ying Ying Chen & Ashrafe Nudia
Students of Flushing International High School have always wondered about why it is sharing the same building as J.H.S. 189.
Are the Air and Water Quality Safe at Flushing International
High School?
September 15, 2019
By Lisbeth Cheng & Aicha Kane
Students were wondering about the air and water quality of F.I.H.S.
Hans, Hans Hooray!
June15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Shuying Ou
Last year, on November 18, Hans represented our school as a best player to join the Mayor's Cup Soccer Championships in NYC.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
A Real Problem That Should Not be Ignored
May 15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Changchang Liu
Last summer, I was standing in front of the Macy’s on Roosevelt Ave. waiting for the Q12 bus when going to school.
N.Z. MASSACRE: A Warning Alarm for U.S.
April 15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Ziaul Joy
It’s a habit of mine to check out my FB feed after waking up from the bed, and on 15th of March, when I open my FB it was all over the feed.
FORTNITE:
The Comeback
March 15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Ramon Cedeno
The game Industry that produces Battle Royale games gained a lot of support and popularity at the beginning of 2017 first with H1z1 Battle Royale.
The Fashion Spread
February 15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Ziyun Cai, Pei Lin Cheng & Hosna Wesal
Three students passionately prepare their Fashion Art Portfolios for college applications.
E-Cigarette Exploration
January 15, 2019 | ISSUE 10
By Erjia Guan
The e-cigarette is a type of cigarette that has gained astonishing popularities from the recent years, and it keeps getting more “trendy".
STOP THE MADNESS:
Give Us a Stop Sign
December 15, 2018 | ISSUE 10
By Harrison Yang
As most of us know, there is an obvious social concern located at the intersection between 147th Street and Barclay Ave because there is no stop sign or traffic light.
Congresswoman Grace Meng Warmly Talks to
FIHS Students
November 15, 2018 | ISSUE 10
By Harrison Yang
Congresswoman Grace Meng shares her experience of being a second generation immigrant in New York and becoming the first ever Asian American woman to represent New York in Congress.
Meet Ms. Ruby the New Math Teacher
October 15, 2018 | ISSUE 10
By Yuanrong Chen & Tom Han
Ms. Ruby started teaching at our school this year 2018-2019.
OUR NEWEST AP:
Congratulations Ms. Rosmery
September 15, 2018 | ISSUE 10
By Yuanrong Chen & Tom Han
This year one of our favorite teacher Ms. Rosmery have become our school’s new Assistant Principal.
$100 Attendance Challenge
February 5, 2018
By Yasser Elmeetknany
During the month of February, our school is witnessing a $100 Attendance
Challenge. Everyday a student will come on time his name will be written on a new raffle.
Keeping Your Voice
February 1, 2018 | ISSUE 9
By Zainullah Nazawali
It’s been about a month into my summer vacation that I receive of the best opportunities I can ask for. This morning I wake up as early as 6 for the first prayer of the day. It is a short prayer with me skipping half of it.
A YouTube Business
January 15, 2018 | ISSUE 8
By Weijia Ding
Do you spend your free time on youtube watching videos? The answer is of course- yes, but did you know that uploading videos can make money?
Senior Center Performance
January 1, 2018 | ISSUE 8
By Yiyang Liu
Everyone looks very serious and calm as we held the different color paper with our lyrics.
What's Happening?
December 15, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Yasser Elmeetknany, Songtao Lin & Zainullah Nazawali
What's been happening around FIHS in October, November and December?
Community Schools
December 15, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Jose Polanco
At the beginning of the year, we had to do a really big application for something called community schools.
Newsies Awards
December 1, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Andrew Xie
On November 3 2017, the FIHS Newspaper Club went to Baruch College to attend the 14th NYC High School Journalism Conference, and two of our members received great awards for their excellent stories.
Mayor Bill de Blasio in School
November 21, 2017
By Yasser Elmeetknany
On November 21, a Town Hall Meeting was
held in our School’s gym.
Philosophy
November 15, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Yuanrong Chen
What is meaning of life? What is happiness? Is it possible to find happiness?
FIHS CHAMPIONS:
Soccer Finals
November 12, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Yasser Elmeetknany
Elmer Soriano with nerves of steel scores the last penalty to bring the championship title to our school for the first time since our school was founded.
LET'S EAT:
"Morning Tea!"
November 1, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Ziyun Cai & Wenying Lei
People often think that drinking morning tea is drinking tea in the morning, but Guangdong morning tea is different because it is not just "drinking tea".
Dragons are in the Playoffs!
October 24, 2017
By Yasser Elmeetknany
On October 21, 2017 the Flushing International Dragons Soccer team played against Arts and Business High School.
Un-Social Media
October 15, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Daniella Marin
Since September 11, 2001, the word terrorism and terrorist began to appear in our life.
Stopping Islamophobia
October 1, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Tom Han
Since September 11, 2001, the word terrorism and terrorist began to appear in our life.
We Are Not So Different
October 1, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Wei Zhao
Anyone that migrates to a new country may feel strange or have unsafe feelings.
Our Amazing Online Newspaper
September 15, 2017 | ISSUE 8
By Andrew Xie
A beautiful new school newspaper website.