On Friday, March 27, students enrolled in Virtual Enterprise, a course in which students build and run their own business from the ground up, put their entrepreneurial skills...
Following an exceptional 2025/2026 season, the Floral Park Memorial boys varsity basketball team secured the Class A Long Island Championship title. The Shield...
Floral Park's varsity girls basketball team beat the Seaford Vikings in last night's semi final match-up game. Final score was 45-36. Their next game will be held on...
On November 20th in the FPM Library, the Leo’s Club hosted our first ever thrift shop. The clothes came from generous donations by FPM’s very own students. Everything...
Following an exceptional 2025/2026 season, the Floral Park Memorial boys varsity basketball team secured the Class A Long Island Championship title. The Shield...
Every year, students and teachers in FPM and across the country wear the color purple, along with participating in something called PS I Love You Day, but what is that really...
On February 17th, 2026, Lunar New Year is celebrated globally (also known as Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival). This is one of China’s largest and most...
Black History Month is dedicated to honoring the contributions, achievements, and the integral roles of African Americans in U.S. history. This February, we celebrate and...
The Shield is now a free mobile app!
Students can now receive the Daily Announcements and Breaking News Updates as Push Notifications on their phone, in addition to being a great way to read The Shield: News from Floral Park Memorial.
Directions to download and install the app
Who is the greatest player in the NBA right now? Who is the MVP? Questions like these are still up for debate. As the NBA continues, we see Stephen...
This past football season for the Nebraska CornHuskers has been a rather disastrous season for them. In this article, we’ll discuss why the...
On November 12, students experienced something rare...they dissected a sheep's brain. This brain was no bigger than a human palm. I’m sure...
President Biden claims his upcoming vaccination and testing mandate will save lives as well as help the economy but many, including business owners and employees, have questions...
Gerrymandering is not a new concept in US politics. It’s a term that has been thrown around for decades, often in relation to elections. Gerrymandered districts are typically...
On January 5th, Ossoff and Warnock challenged Perdue and Loeffler for their senate seats. On January 6th, Ossoff and Warnock were declared the projected winners, giving democrats...
Floral Park Memorial High School held our first spelling bee on January 6th, 2026. Prepping for the big day began back in November, when seventh and eighth grade students...
Seventh Grade holds many opportunities and challenges. New responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges can make school confusing. Other seventh graders have said that...
During the week of Halloween, I took a poll of random 7th graders. The poll they took was on their favorite classes in FPM so far. They were given the choices; Math, Science,...
Have you ever seen yourself producing television, majoring in broadcast journalism, or learning how to work cameras and sound systems? If so,...
On Friday, May 9th, more than 200 seventh-grade students from Floral Park Memorial participated in an engaging and memorable field trip to Topgolf...
