FHS Parent Weekly Update for 10/4/19

Posted on: October 4, 2019 12:00 pm

10/4/19

We had another fantastic week at FHS. It never ceases to amaze me with how much grace and courage our students demonstrate as they rise to meet challenges and expectations. Parents and Families, please take time this weekend to appreciate your student(s) as the amazing young people they are. They aren’t perfect, nor are we as adults, but our students are hard working, caring, thoughtful, community oriented, and risk takers. When we walk around the building, we well up with PRIDE to se our students demonstrating RESPECT for themselves and others, OWNERSHIP of their education, having a positive ATTITUDE, and taking RESPONSIBILITY for their actions.

After today, we have 9 instructional days left in the 1st Quarter. Please take time to check Progress Book to make sure your student(s) are finishing the quarter strong. Administration and Guidance met this week with students failing multiple classes in an effort to motivate and support these students.

Registration Gateway: Many FHS Parents have not updated their student(s) information in Registration Gateway. If you have not done so already, please log-in at Registration Gateway at https://update.franklincityschools.com/.

Your child's student ID# in the username and the Mother's maiden name and student's year of birth is the password.
With field trips starting, if a student's information has not been updated and saved in Registration Gateway he/she will be ineligible to attend field trips.
Parent/guardian contact and medical information must be current for emergency situations.

Change of address or a change in custody/guardian will require proper documentation to be taken to the Welcome Center at @ 150 E. 6th Street in order complete and save your information.

If you are unable to log in to Registration Gateway please contact the High School office at 937-743-8611. The deadline to complete beginning of year paperwork has expired, so please make this a priority!

Monday October 7th-Friday October 11th, 2019

Upcoming Weekly Events
Monday 10/7/19	Advisory Schedule
Tuesday 10/8/19	Advisory Schedule
Wednesday 10/9/19	Advisory Schedule Anthony Munoz Leadership Summit
Thursday 10/10/19	Advisory Schedule
Friday 10/11/19	Advisory Schedule
Quick Reminders	1st Quarter Ends Friday October 17th No School Friday October 18th and Monday October 21st Volley for Cure Friday 10/25-Afternoon Assembly Schedule

R.O.A.R. PRIDE:

As we kick-off the 2019-2020 school year, we have several exciting things happening here at Franklin High School. One of the many new things we are introducing to our building this year is a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports) plan. The entire concept of PBIS is to provide students additional social, emotional, and behavioral support. Often times, this support manifests itself in providing students with as many positive interactions, experiences, and opportunities as possible. To help with this process, our PBIS committee, along with input and feedback from students and staff, created a PBIS matrix. The purpose of the matrix is to establish a common language throughout our building with regards to our behavior expectations for students. As you will find, all of the wording within the matrix is positive and fosters healthy relationships among everyone in our building. With that being said, our PBIS slogan is R.O.A.R. PRIDE! Each letter of R.O.A.R represents a word that we believe is a fundamental pillar of success. R (Respect) O (Ownership) A (Attitude) R (Responsibility). R.O.A.R. is followed by PRIDE emphasize to our students the importance of taking pride in everything they do. Lastly, we wanted to preserve our time-honored traditions and values by reminding students of the fact that they’re Once A Wildcat, Always A Wildcat!

Student Attendance and the 2019-2020 School Calendar:

To help families stay organized when planning events, here is a link to the school calendar so you know the days Franklin City Schools are in session:

FCS 2019-2020 School Calendar

Please make every effort to schedule trips, appointments, etc. outside of the school day. Attendance is a key component to students academic success!

School Safety: We are working hard every day to make FHS safe for all stakeholders. Thank you to everyone’s flexibility and patience as we work through the kinks related to our parking and traffic structure at drop-off and dismissal. Included below is a copy of parking lot map to provide a visual for our parking and traffic structure at FHS.

FHS Parking Lot Map

FHS Student Handbook:

Below you will find links to our handbook, and an abbreviated list of changes for the 2019-2020 school year. Please take time to review both of these links, as well as review them with your student(s).

1920 FHS Student Handbook.pdf

FHS Handbook Updates 1920.pdf

Please pay close attention to the changes we have made to how we will address the issue of vapor instruments (a.k.a., vapes, electronic cigarettes, juuls, etc.). The consequences are more strict and they can be found on page 15 of the student handbook. These documents have also been shared with students via email, reviewed during Advisory, and are posted on the Franklin City School Website: FHS Student Handbook for 2019-2020

Follow FHS Administration Social Media Outlets:

Facebook: AdminsFHS
Instagram: @adminsfhs
Twitter: @AdminsFHS

We are using all of these social media sources as communication tools and a way to communicate with stakeholders.

GUIDANCE UPDATE

Friday, October 4

Please encourage your student to check their Franklin email on a daily basis. Important information is relayed to them via email and we don’t want them to miss any opportunities.

Seniors: Counselors have been working to meet with each senior individually to review graduation information and discuss future plans. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opened on October 1. All college-bound seniors will want to fill out the FAFSA with their parents, the earlier the better. We will host a FAFSA Night for students and parents on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 PM in the High School Media Center. The counselors will hold their first Naviance Party during Advisory on Tuesday (10/8). This is for students who need help filling out college applications, requesting transcripts, requesting letters of recommendation, etc. The second Naviance Party will be on November 12.

Juniors: Registration for the PSAT is going on now. Students must register and pay $17 in the Guidance by October 11. This event is first-come, first-served so please register ASAP.

Advanced Placement (AP) Testing: Registration forms for AP testing went home in students’ AP classes this week. Forms and money are due to the Guidance Office by November 1.

Advisory: Social Emotional Learning will take place at least once a week in Advisory (25 minute period). Students will learn something new every Monday. This week wass Start with Hello week at FHS, sponsored by the Sandy Hook Promise. Students have gone through activities each day during Advisory, as well as at lunch. Please click here for more information - https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/startwithhelloweek. The rest of the month of October will focus on test anxiety and time management.

**If you have any questions for the guidance staff, please contact your child’s counselor.

Students with last names starting with A-K, please contact Kelly Sells at ksells@franklincityschools.com, and students with last names starting with L-Z, contact Haley Arlinghaus at harlinghaus@franklincityschools.com

From Guidance:

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS

(all visits 9:00 am during advisory)

Northern Kentucky University – Oct. 7

University of Mount Union – Oct. 7

University of Cincinnati – Oct. 8

Miami University, Regionals – Oct. 8

Wright State University – Oct. 10

Earlham University – Oct. 15

Ohio Northern University – Oct. 15

University of Toledo – Oct. 16

Muskingum University – Oct. 17

Saint Mary’s College – Oct. 17

Miami University, Oxford – Oct. 22

Kent State University – Oct. 28

Seniors & Juniors may attend these in-school visits

From the FCS Department of Technology:

It has come to our attention that some students are frustrated with the level of web-filtering on their student machines. The district's web filtering system is called SecURLy. Web filtering is a mandatory federal requirement for schools. It is tied to several funding sources that we receive. Franklin City Schools utilizes the Southwest Ohio Computer Association (SWOCA) as our Internet provider (also called our ITC). We (through SWOCA) have partnered with SecURLy to provide this required web-filtering.

While we appreciate your communication and understand your frustration, the Chromebook that you are using belongs to Franklin City Schools. It is district property. There are circumstances where we may need to adjust our levels of filtering for various reasons. Please refrain from emailing the department of technology with your frustrations. They will not be responding to these emails. ~FCS Technology Department

Mental Health Support: Warren County has support for students and families dealing with issues related to mental health and addiction. Sometimes, the first step is the hardest. Below is a link to resources available in Warren County. If you feel you or someone you know is in crisis, please contact the Warren and Clinton County Crisis Hotline at 877-695-NEED (6333). Mental Health Crisis Services - Warren County ESC

Upcoming School Events: (Up through beginning of January)