A flag usually represents a country's pride and history, but it is also a newspaper's icon of individuality and creativity. In light of this, readers may have noticed a difference between the last edition of The Arrow and previous ones.
It's almost a tradition each year to redesign The Arrow's flag, the graphic at the top of the first page which includes the name of the paper, issue number and the date. It's a lot of work to redesign the flag considering the amount of space it takes up in the paper, but it keeps the look current.
Senior Todd Feeley designed most of the new flag, spending a little over three weeks managing each detail of the change.
"The general look is a copy of the USA Today with a little of the Anchorage Daily News and the Denver Post thrown in," said Feeley.
"I figure they have hundreds of thousands of dollars and dozens of people working on design. We've got nothing to lose by ripping them off."
The illustration in the background of The Arrow is original, however.
The graphic shows a silhouette of FHS with the "F" hill behind it, and was created by senior Nicole Nolte and her mother, Rebecca, a professional graphic designer.
"I came up with the idea and talked to my mom about it," said Nolte. "Once she starts something, she just takes over."
Nolte sketched it on paper and her mother computerized the image, striving for "a look symbolic of the school.
Said Feeley:
"(Redesign) is a lot more work than I thought it would be. But it turned out a lot better than last year's, so it was worth it."