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Dance Blue is Right Around the Corner!

Dance Blue is Right Around the Corner!

Dance blue is a fun and engaging event that is coming up on April 18th at Frederick Douglass High School. Dance Blue is a fundraiser for the UK Children's Hospital, and an excellent way for students to...

Frederick Douglass Band Assessment

Frederick Douglass Band Assessment

Jezebel Sanchez Hernandez April 1, 2025

The Frederick Douglass Band recently went to EKU to do their band assessment on March 24th, 2025. 5 students were interviewed to receive information about how their trip went for them and how the process...

KMEA Assessment

KMEA Assessment

Kendall Houser, Ella Rafferty, and Lily Forrester March 28, 2025

Our Frederick Douglass Orchestra went to the Singletary Center in UK to be evaluated on their performance through the KMEA assessment earlier this week.  If you are like me you are probably wondering...

KUNA 2025

KUNA 2025

Tairynn Byrd and Sakina Amani March 27, 2025

Students of Fredrick Douglas have recently participated in KUNA, the Kentucky United Nations Assembly 2025. KUNA is a program through the YMCA in which a student represents a country of their choice...

FDHS Biomedical Science Program- White Coat Ceremony

FDHS Biomedical Science Program- White Coat Ceremony

Emina Veljacic, Jarynn Bowman, and Raquel Davis March 27, 2025

This past week at Frederick Douglass High School, the Biomedical Science program held a “White Coat Ceremony” for their Junior class. This is a ceremony that takes place in the auditorium, celebrating...

TSA Board Game

TSA Board Game

Shelby Mays, Taylor Smith, and Julianne Buchanan March 21, 2025

This year at the TSA competition, Mia Fisher, Madison Shell, and Alex Handcock won the first place prize for their intricate and unique board game design. Their board game is all about surviving in...

Opportunity Middle College at BCTC

Opportunity Middle College at BCTC

Jezebel Sanchez Hernandez, Student Writer March 18, 2025

Opportunity Middle College is a program at BCTC for sophomores and juniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher and ones who also qualify for free reduced lunch. It provides all students, even ones with lower income...

Professional Services: Pre-Law & Legal Services

Professional Services: Pre-Law & Legal Services

Kiera Helton, Student Writer March 18, 2025

Currently, most freshmen this year seem to be more interested in the Professional Services Academy, specifically our Pre-Law pathway. So let’s go into more depth about this pathway, and why it seems...

HOSA Field Trip

HOSA Field Trip

Jezebel Sanchez Hernandez, Student Writer March 18, 2025

 Recently at Douglass, a field trip for seniors in Ms.Holmans Patient Care Technician class that are learning to become Patient Care Tech's in an acute care healthcare setting was set up. During this...

Women’s History Month

Kendall Houser, Ella Rafferty, and Lily Forrester March 18, 2025

What women in history inspire you? A poll was conducted in Frederick Douglass this week to see what women people look up to.  The questions in the polls were:  What women in history inspire you? ...

New Robotics Team

New Robotics Team

Kiera Helton, Student Writer March 18, 2025

At our school, we now have a robotics team! You’ve probably seen or heard about these posters in the hallways, and here is a little more insight. Our robotics team will compete with FIRST Robotics,...

The History of Valantine's Day

The History of Valantine’s Day

Ava Nieman, Student Writer March 3, 2025

Everyone knows Valentine’s day is about love and friendship but it has a dark and ancient history that has led it to become the lighthearted  tradition it is today.  It is believed that there was...

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