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Etched in Stone

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Leah Ressler, Staff Writer • October 9, 2025

Leo Wang’s AP Art summer self-portrait represents his heritage.
For Fossil senior, art ‘feels like home’
Annie Tao, Staff Writer • October 8, 2025

Immersing himself in art since he could remember, Fossil Ridge High School senior Leo Wang finds art to be something irreplaceable. “It's...

Answering high school's hardest question
Answering high school’s hardest question
Macie Patrias, Contributor • October 8, 2025

Welcome to another video! This month's video I discuss one of the hardest questions in high school: what is the key to time management? Although...

Officer Adam (left) plans to support Diego Gallegos Ceja (right) in his new endeavor.
Senior Diego Gallegos Ceja hopes to leave legacy of leadership
Ella Grabau, Staff Writer • October 6, 2025

Senior Diego Gallegos Ceja hopes his legacy at Fossil Ridge High School will pave the way for more youth Hispanics to become leaders.  “I...

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Leah Ressler, Staff Writer • October 9, 2025

Ray Young takes the football and jukes out defenders at Fossil practice field in early September.
Young potential: Freshman’s extra work pays off on field
Cooper Rodgers, Staff Writer • September 29, 2025

Fossil Ridge High School freshman running back Ray Young has potential to go big. Young has run for 1,105 yards and scored 15 touchdowns already...

Quarterback and junior Nick Kubat throws to teammate(2023).
Everything you should know about the upcoming Canvas Community Classic
Canon Rhey, Staff Writer • September 24, 2025

This Friday will be the Canvas Community Classic’s fourth year, and so far it has been nothing short of amazing. The Canvas Community Classic...

Freshman Judd Nikkel tees off at hole 1 at Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley on Sept. 15.
Freshman Judd Nikkel takes Fossil Varsity golf by storm
Landon Brazelton, Staff Writer • September 22, 2025

Fossil Ridge High School freshman Judd Nikkel may be one of the youngest players on the team, but he is turning heads on the course. “For...

Leo Wang’s AP Art summer self-portrait represents his heritage.
For Fossil senior, art ‘feels like home’
Annie Tao, Staff Writer • October 8, 2025

Immersing himself in art since he could remember, Fossil Ridge High School senior Leo Wang finds art to be something irreplaceable. “It's...

Nate Most performs Blue Knights Open, “In This Moment,” for the last time at state championships on March 28, 2025.
Behind the Music: The busy lives of Fossil Ridge band students
Sidra Baldwin, Staff Writer • September 24, 2025

For Fossil Ridge’s percussionists, the days are long, the rehearsals intense, and the auditions looming. But the drive to push forward, to...

Matthew Campbell and Fawn Barry after their amazing solo in Tenth Bass.
Fossil Choir celebrates the last performance of 2025
Ava McEachern, Staff Writer • May 22, 2025

Films on a Shoestring is an annual event where students showcase films they have made throughout the year.
Films on a Shoestring showcases the works and creativity of students
Richard Marshall, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

Films On A Shoestring (FOASS) has been a tradition of artistic presentation at Fossil since the school's opening. Historically, the school's...

Me, Swearing into the Wyoming National Air Guard, a subsection of the Air Force.
Ready to move on: Why I’m graduating early
Lya Stewart, Staff Writer • October 9, 2025

On my first day of kindergarten, I cried at dropoff and counted the minutes until my mom would pick me up. That anxiety has followed me throughout...

DEI Is Gone... Now what??
Dollars vs. Diversity: The cost of cutting DEI
Emory Whiteley, Staff Writer • April 14, 2025

Over the past few years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies have become a major focus in government, education, and workplaces across...

Replica of Slimer from Ghostbusters eating a slice of pizza
Gems of the Poudre: Totally 80s Pizza
Sydney Lammey and Isabelle Bendixen February 5, 2025

Totally 80s Pizza is a restaurant and museum in the Raintree Village Shopping Center in Fort Collins. Inspired by the “Cafe 80’s” scene...

Sydney Lammey and Claire Kizer's camera collection.
Editor’s Note: Unearthing passion with photography
Sydney Lammey and Claire Kizer January 28, 2025

Answering high school's hardest question
Answering high school’s hardest question
Macie Patrias, Contributor • October 8, 2025

Welcome to another video! This month's video I discuss one of the hardest questions in high school: what is the key to time management? Although...

Fossil Ridge girls soccer wins first ever state championship
Fossil Ridge girls soccer wins first ever state championship
Adam Oestreich, Staff Writer • May 23, 2025

On their last day of senior year, Tatum Berg and Rachel Rankin throw confetti at the camera.
This year’s PCA assembly celebrates senior’s last day
Nadia Anderson and Bailey McBride May 22, 2025

Coming down the straightaway, Marcus Mozer anchors in the 4x200m relay. (Dani Cook)
Podcast: One Track Mind
Macie Patrias and Damion Tomasetti May 16, 2025

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Class of 2029 to be first without exact class rankings
Class of 2029 to be first without exact class rankings
Amanda Rojas Sillie, Staff Writer • September 28, 2025

Exact class rank – and valedictorians and salutatorians – will become a thing of the past when this year’s freshmen graduate in 2029.  Poudre...

Students sit in circle groups in E102.
The right seat
Peyton Amrine and Madeline Mulkey September 18, 2025

Desks in rows? Pods? Tables? Do seating arrangements affect learning? Or are they just seats?  When a seating arrangement fits students’...

The lock box for cell phones in the East Wing office has seen more than 100 phones.
Fossil students and staff get used to new phone ban
Jacqueline McMahon, Staff Writer • September 11, 2025

The cell phone ban has had surprising benefits at Fossil Ridge High School, staff and students say. In the 2024-2025 school year, all Poudre...

Three club presidents stand by stacks of pizza for students who attend Game Time Club every Friday lunch.
Game Time serves up sports talk, pizza, drinks, and good vibes
Drystan Hoskinson, Memphis Clause, and Carter Griffin September 26, 2025

While joining clubs may not be in everyone's interest, joining Game Time Club while eating pizza, drinking soda, and talking about sports feels...

Leadership, in their stripped green overalls, and Fang pose with an eighth grader.
Class of 2029 get introduced to Fossil at annual visit day
Claire Kizer, Giana Loewenkamp, Bailey McBride, Lilly Vollmar, and Nadia Anderson May 1, 2025

Hundreds of eighth graders crowd tables in the courtyard, pencil and paper in hand to learn more about the Fossil Ridge High School. Clubs showcase...

Holding their fleece blanket, Reese Morgan and Makena Phillips get ready to donate all their blankets to the Children's Hospital Colorado.
Students share their favorite volunteer spots to get hours for honor societies and clubs
Nadia Anderson, Staff Writer • April 9, 2025

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