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Alice in Wonderland: A Sneak Peak

By: Alanna Wood-Parks

Fountain Inn High School's theater class will perform "Alice in Wonderland" on Friday, Nov. 21. Tickets cost $9 each.

The show is entirely student-run, from the cast to the backstage crew, providing students with practice in leadership and responsibility.

Mariah Meijas will be starring as Alice.

Theater's Spooky Halloween Event

By Alanna S Wood-Parks

At Fountain Inn high school there will be a spooky haunted house hosted by the school's theater group. This event will be occurring this October. This haunted house will cost no more than $5 and will be starting at 8 p.m. This will be the second annual event.

Based on last year’s event, patrons should expect a line starting in the cafeteria going into the haunted house. Patrons will be entering the haunted house through the auditorium, then walk down the long scary hallway. The actors will be jumping out and screaming to set the scary mood, following different scenes.

“We are doing another haunted house and collaborating with the Fountain Inn fire department to make sure everything is safe,” Veronica Rogers, theater director, said

Collaborating with the Fire Department will ensure safety on all of the equipment being used during the haunted house and overall make sure everything has met the department's safety requirements.

“Everything is all student-led, the students come up with the ideas for their performances and have meetings to figure out what the costumes should look like and how they are going to perform,” Rogers said.

What inspires the theater students when performing is to be as scary as possible so they can accomplish their goal of scaring all of the people attending the haunted house.

“It was really fun getting to do something out of my comfort zone with the people I love! We all bonded so much more during that experience, and being a scary actor was something I enjoyed far more than I thought I would.” Marley Detmer, theater student said

They are looking forward to scaring you this year!

Canned food drive

By: Vianna Escayg

Fountain Inn High School Cross Country is hosting a competition between Hillcrest, Eastside, Westside, Riverside, Palmetto, and Abbeville. This competition is taking place from Sept 8th to Oct 1st. As a school, we are trying to collect as many canned goods as possible.

The school which collects the most cans is awarded a trophy. Not only does the school receive bragging rights for the win, but they also make a big positive impact in the community.

The Center for Community Services is an organization that helps families in all different ways. They help families who have been affected by fires, locals suffering from chronic health issues, collecting food for families, and even helping families learn a new language.

“All the canned donations go to the center for community services, which is in the Simpsonville area, so it’s our community. They feed tons of families every month, every year,” Cross Country head coach Quinn Wilson said.

The Center for Community Services provides on average 225 food boxes a month to families in need in our community. Each food box provides 3-5 days of food. In 2024, they helped serve over 4,500 people.

There might be some challenges faced while collecting cans for the cross country team. “Motivating the students to act and to feel that drive to donate is something that we hope to achieve in the school,” Marketing teacher Melissa Spain said.

Don't forget to bring in cans and show fury pride.

Dress to Impress

By Ava Joy Pillow

The celebrations start Sept. 26, at Fountain Inn High School, former students at Fountain Inn have the opportunity to come and show enthusiasm for their school through a fun and entertaining HOCO week.

Homecoming is an amazing place where people make memories they remember forever. Homecoming is celebrated by a football game, dance, pep rallies, parades, and the crowning of king and queen.

With homecoming right around the corner many preparations are being made. For instance, HOCO spirit week is filled with multiple dress-up days, such as 'Jersey Day' and 'Country Club vs Country.'

This week is there to get people pumped and ready for the upcoming football game at the end of the week.

“Many people have dreamed of this, and we are excited to share this moment with them,” sophomore and underclassmen spirit leader Mia Wadsworth said.

The part of the week everyone is looking forward to is the homecoming dance, which will take place Sept. 26 before the official homecoming football game Oct. 3. This formal dance will be an excellent opportunity to show school spirit and have fun.

“We have an incredible theme this year called ‘A Night In Paris,’” Wadsworth said.

Everyone is so pumped for this week of excitement and festive activities.

Predictions for the HOCO Dance

By: Julie Smith

Homecoming is around the corner and everyone is excited. But the one thing that has been on many students' minds is what will be the theme.

Mckenna Burks had this to say about her predictions, “I think the theme will be Paris, I do believe that it will be pretty fun even though I can't go”.Her prediction was pretty positive, but Kasiya Duncan takes a different view of the dance. She had this to say, “I predict that the homecoming theme could be enchanted, Dance the night away, or mardi gras. For me homecoming wasn't that fun until the last ten minutes. I didn't like the other homecoming dances because for me, I think going to parties aren't my thing really and it was pretty boring, to me.” The Students have different views on the dance, so Jack Mason offered another point of view. Jack had this to say about the homecoming predictions. “I think the theme will be something snow related, No i dont think homecoming will be that fun. I went freshman year and it was okay but all the other ones kinda sucked”.

Arden Jackson from student council has this to say for themes, “ We came up with under the sea, night in paris, and rio as possible themes. But ultimately we went with Paris. We got theme ideas from social media and other schools and also from our student council.” She also had this to say about the homecoming dance. “What people should know about the homecoming dance, it is our first semi formal dance! Also there is no football game that day to interfere. We are hoping this will help us have more ticket sales. Some challenges we are facing right now are People don't want to come because they are expecting it to be casual like before or they think that they can come if they don't have a suit and fancy dress. So the overall struggle right now is people feeling like they can't come because they are not understanding the details of the dance. We are trying to push out more information to help people understand.”

Homecoming is a part of the high school experience. While students have mixed feelings about the dance, there are some drawbacks to consider - you have to pay for tickets and dress semi-formal. Despite these challenges, it's still a chance to make new friends and spend time with current ones.

The 2026 Upcoming Homecoming Dance

Maddie Hughes

The annual homecoming dance is just one month away, and preparation is officially underway for the upcoming event.

The student council and the newly formed leadership class have spent months coordinating the details. The groups have been meeting every Thursday to organize the logistics of the evening.

This year’s theme has been announced as “Knight in the 44” which combines formal attire with a medieval fantasy twist. The dance will take place in the school gymnasium from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24th.

Our sponsor this year is Battle Buddies, which is a non-profit organization that helps our post-war vets with PTSD by providing service dogs to support struggling veterans from suicide due to the mental health crisis that rises every day.

All of the money we fundraise from our tickets goes to them. Speaking of tickets, there will be 700 tickets available.

We start selling on September 11th to the student body, and on Oct. 2, we will sell the remaining tickets to people outside of FIHS. They’re selling quickly, so make sure to get yours now!

Students are excited for the dance as it gets closer.

“Seeing everybody dressed up and hanging out with my friends at school, but not in a school setting is one of the best things about homecoming,” senior Alaina Thompson said.

“You get to make memories that you’ll remember forever,” Thompson said. It’s her fourth year doing homecoming and she's sad it's coming to an end.

The freshmen are also hyped as well.

“I’m kind of nervous and excited, I've been to a dance in middle school before, but there's so many new people here,” freshman Jordyn Sears said.

The week prior to homecoming is our spirit week before the big football game. The themes were all carefully picked by the leadership class. They're fun and easy so everybody can participate. Monday is camo, Tuesday is dynamic duos, Wednesday is pajamas, Thursday is black out, and Friday is neon.

The shirts we sell for the homecoming game for Friday this year are neon.

“Seniority matters so we let the seniors and juniors pick their colors,” Leadership teacher Amber Long said.

They are all neon, so the seniors are pink, juniors are aqua, sophomores are orange, and the freshmen are green. Everybody at the homecoming game is to wear their themed class shirts to the game to show support.

“Everybody is always going to have a different opinion and preference, but with so many people, you just have to go for it,” sophomore Maddie Perez. Perez is in StuCo and helps with events for the student body, always trying to make sure everything goes smoothly.

One of the best things about having a student council for planning the homecoming dance is the people in it.

“Our student council is a group of selected individuals from each grade level that help us find ways to better the school,” senior Nick Pickens said.

Pickens is our STU/CO president, a senior at FIHS. He’s a big help when it comes to events like homecoming.

“We collectively came up with people who have diversity so we don't have to ask the student body, which is helpful because everybody brings something different to the table,” Pickens said.

Make sure to come to the homecoming dance for the 2026 school year and dress your best!

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