Mohinur Shodieva, Reporter

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Congratulations to Tahiya Naoshin for being chosen as the Female Cougar of the Month. Tahiya's appreciates the generous and understandable community at FDR. She really likes attending FDR, because she is provided with materials for her classes and academic assistance when needed. Tahiya is a proud member of the Cougar community. Tahiya's...

Mohinur Shodieva, Reporter

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One of our hardest working students, Nicky Beruashvili is our Male Cougar of the Month! He was chosen to be the Cougar of the Month by his Guidance Counselor, Ms.Karagach, for his great and respectful attitude towards his peers, staff, and teachers. FDR is known as his second home. He likes attending FDR, because FDR gives...

Tahiya Naoshin, Reporter

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The Department of Education has instituted an AP for All program here at FDR. Advanced Placement, or AP, is a program run by the College Board. It allows students to take courses where they can gain college credits and qualify for more advanced classes once they begin college. AP classes offer students involvement in intro-level...

Elena Grubova, Reporter

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"Every secret of the writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his work." - VIRGINIA WOOLF New Dealer had a chance to interview one of our great English teachers, Ms. Pipitone, about a brand new club that has been created here at FDR. The club was developed to ensure that...

Staff

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Congratulations to Fawzla Khan, this month's Female Athlete of the Month. Fawzla is a senior member of the Girls Table Tennis team. Coach Stanco nominated Fawzla for her leadership and sportsmanship on the team. As Fawzla got to know more about the activities and opportunities at FDR, she became more interested in FDR. She...

Staff

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Congratulations to Andy Wen and Shangli Chen, FDR's Male Athletes of the Month. Coach Lam nominated these two players for their hard work and dedication to the Boys Table Tennis program. Andy and Shangli, both really enjoy attending FDR. They really like their teachers and making friends. Andy feels his greatest strengths...

Sean Markisic, Reporter

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The Golden State Warriors have won three NBA championships in the last four season with the unstoppable trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. In the last four finals the Warriors played Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, but with Lebron taking his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Eastern conference...

Sean Markisic, Reporter

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The Cougar Wrestling Team is looking to Pin and Win this 2018-2019 season. The team will be led by seniors Nodirbek Tursurnov, Mohamed Hassan and Eduard Dzhioev. Our City Champion in 2017 ,Mohamed Hassan, is working hard to return to the top of the podium this season. New York State qualifier for 2018, Eduard Dzhioev, is...

Emroyana Caesar, Reporter

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Looking years back at FDR's Girls Basketball team, it was pretty scary. There is honestly no nice way to put it, they needed to improve. In their 2015-2016 season their record was 0-16, 0 wins 16 loses. The year after, they improved somewhat, and the record was 4-12. The following year of 2017-2018 was a turning point. The Lady...

After announcing the film project for Queen ten years ago, the most anticipating biopic of the year—Bohemian Rhapsody—finally opened in theaters on Nov 2. Bohemian Rhapsody is a celebration of Queen, their music, and their lead singer Freddie Mercury. Mercury defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the rise of the...

As winter arrives, here are some interesting facts about winter and the worst storms to hit the New York area. Stay warm! February 12, 2006 The North American Blizzard of 2006 hit East Coast cities from Baltimore to Boston with enough winter weather to cancel school for days, but few places got more than the Big Apple. A full 26.9 inches dumped on NYC, the highest snowfall ever counted by government...