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The CROWN Act

The CROWN Act

Maya Williams January 26, 2024

For many people, hair is a form of expression and identity. Hair is part of a person from social aspects to creative aspects. These ideals hold especially true in African-American cultures,  where hair...

FLC students gather for Community Building Circles.

Advisory Period and Community circles

Gabriella DiGiacomo January 3, 2024

As this new school year starts, lots of students are curious about the change in what we do during advisory. We went from advisory every morning to advisory once a week. Along with that, there are tons...

Yondr Pouches on top of one another on the table on a Tuesday evening, Oct. 24, 2023.

FLC considering using Yondr Pouches

Angela Doan January 3, 2024

At the beginning of the school year, there were rumors in Franklin Learning Center that FLC was considering using Yondr pouches to lock up students' cell phones. The Yondr pouch is a tool where cellphones...

Where is the paper?

Offical Statement for the digital issue

Editoral Board December 19, 2023

The Flash will be going completely digital for this issue due to complications with funding and printing. There has unfortunately been a struggle with administration and paying for this issue on time....

James Michael Johnson, the new speaker of the house, holding a gavel.

Vacant seat of speaker for the U.S. House of Representatives

Antonio Peralta December 19, 2023

On October 3rd, 2023 the U.S. House of Representatives had elected to remove Kevin McCarthy from his position as the speaker of the house. Eight Republicans and 208 Democrats voted to remove Kevin McCarthy...

Israel and Palestine Conflict.

Israel vs Palestine || Behind the war

Analissa Salvador December 19, 2023

The recent war between Hamas and the Israeli government has left people around the world confused and struggling to find trustworthy sources and reliable research. As a result, the investigation conducted...

Masked student walks, stressed about COVID-19.

COVID Cases: What You Need to Know

Maya Williams December 19, 2023

The massive COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was a big deal, and, while there are vaccines and more safety precautions for the illness, COVID should still be taken seriously, especially in public settings. COVID...

An FLC student experiencing the lack of proper air conditioning in classrooms.

Should have FLC been on the half-day list for extreme heat?

Dahslee Hernandez September 19, 2023

During the first and partially the second week of school staff and students raise their concern for hot temperatures in FLC. The question was raised whether FLC should have been on the half-day list for...

Student intimidated by college applications process.

A Guide to College Applications

Phatamarha Noel September 14, 2023

As the school year begins, many upperclassmen are anxious to begin their college search and college applications but don’t know where to start. Here are a couple of steps to get you on the right path. Apply...

Students are discussing the new schedule and debating whether which schedule is better

Changes in the schedule 2023-2024

Marley Roper and Sofia Sok June 7, 2023

Assistant Principal Dr. Xavier Brown made an announcement on April 27th, 2023 to all students in FLC through google classroom explaining a change in schedule and transition times for next school year....

A FLC student using ChatGPT to generate a essay

A tool that worries

Yael Perez June 7, 2023

Artificial Intelligence has been dominating the internet lately, and  has been on the mouths of news outlets over the past couple of months since the beginning of 2023. AI is impressive and extraordinary...

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