Written by: Claire Kister, Features editor

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 7-12, 2008

MONDAY
Women’s Chorale, M-1, 5 P.M.

TUESDAY – CHAPEL SCHEDULE
HS Chapel, Ground Zero, 11:05 A.M.
Spanish Club Empanada lunch, 11:55 A.M.
Golf @ Fowler, Airways, 2 P.M.
Boys’ tennis @ Liberty, 3:30 P.M.
Softball @ Liberty, 4 P.M.
JV/V baseball vs. Caruthers (H), 4 P.M.

WEDNESDAY
Drama students @ Fresno City College
Choir leave for Seattle, 3:30 P.M.
Riverdale track meet, 4 P.M.

THURSDAY
Choir in Seattle

FRIDAY
Choir in Seattle
Track @ Yosemite Invitational (A), 4 P.M.

SATURDAY
Varsity baseball vs. Riverdale (A) @ Chuckchansi Stadium, 9:30 A.M.

SPANISH CLUB EMPANADA LUNCH–
The Spanish Club will be offering an empanada lunch on April 8. For $5 you will receive two beef empanadas, chips and salsa, a churro and a drink.

CSF MEETING–
A California Scholarship Federation (CSF) meeting will be held for committee members in Molly Sargent’s room during lunch, April 8.

SAT Testing Schedule–
The Feather website will post the SAT testing schedule for grades 9-11 for the days of April 14-16. All schedule information may be viewed inside miscellaneous section soon.

CONGRATULATIONS DESTINATION IMAGINATION–
Destination Imagination representatives Janae Keys-Bramlett, Tonia Keys-Bramlett, Anthony Johnson, Cody King, David Sholes, and Scott Thao, competed for the State event in Sacramento, April 5. The team placed first and received the Renaissance Award for their use of materials during the improv challenge. The group will now represent California at the World Competition in Tennessee in May. Congratulations to all team members for their success.

JOG-A-THON PLEDGE–
If anyone made a pledge to Doug Daniels for the jog-a-thon but have not paid him, please do so ASAP. The pledge money may be brought to the office.

Concert Band Receives Superior–
When the Fresno Christian Concert Band attended the California Music Educator’s Association Instrumental Music Festival at Bullard High School, April 1, they reveived a unanimous superior rating from the festival adjudicators. While most bands struggle with sight-reading, the group scored high at the event. Congratulations to James Loomis and all the Concert Band Members on this achievement.

Intramurals–
The 3 on 3 basketball intramurals will begin during lunch on Wednesday, April 9. All interested students must sign up with their team in Josh Tosland’s room, April 2. The rules for forming a team states only one basketball player is allowed per team, no teacher is allowed to be a part of any team. All participants need to meet on the black top or in the PC gym on game days.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL–
All girls interested in playing basketball are invited to attend open gym every Wednesday from 6-8 P.M.

NATIONAL EDITION HONORS CONTINUE–
While The Feather staff and FCHS students were on spring break, four reporters were still represented on the National Edition, March 16-22. Madison Dooley’s feature on varsity cheer, Partnership determines squad success is her third this year. Sydney Ray placed her second article, Dairy demands divergent responsibilities.

Ryan Swain placed a movie review, his second article, 10,000 B.C. ignores history. And finally, Sean O’Neal placed his first article, a CD review, Radiohead gamble pays off.

Currently, 29 out of 32 Feather reporters and 55 articles have appeared on the National Edition since August 2007.

Over 665 high schools across the United States, regardless of size, participate in online newspaper production and are eligible for this honor. While The Feather Online posts new articles each day on its home site (www.thefeather.com), reporters continue to be chosen to represent the National Edition online high school newspaper.

Readers can check out the article in the features, entertainment, opinions and student life sections of the National Edition or in The Feather Online.

The National Edition began publication in September 2003 and is sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors (www.asne.org).

TUTORS NEEDED–
George Freeman needs qualified students to tutor their peers in Algebra 11. If interested, visit the junior high office as soon as possible. The job pays above the minimum wage at $10 an hour.

ADVENTURE P.E. OFFERED–
Once a month the physical education department will organize excursions not normally associated with PE classes on campus. The small class returned from a one day biking trip to Yosemite earlier in October. For more information e-mail Callisch at [email protected] as soon as possible for the spelunking activity.

The next adventure PE offerings are:
April – Windsurfing
May – Rafting

THE FEATHER NAMED GRAND CHAMPION AT FRESNO STATE COMPETITION
For the first time in campus history, The Feather print edition was named the Sweepstakes winner of the San Joaquin Valley Scholastic Press Association’s (SJVSPA) annual publications competition at Fresno State, March 1.

During the awards ceremony, 11 different Feather reporters received individual honors while the greatest prize was saved for the end. The Mass Communication and Journalism Departments at California State University, Fresno, annually sponsor the event.

For four of the last five years, The Feather has won the SJVSPA Small Schools Division and named an All-Valley Newspaper. However, this year the paper earned the honor of Sweepstakes winner: the 2008 grand champion of the day despite competing against schools with populations over 10 times their size.

Editor-in-chief, Mary Kneefel, and layout & design editor, Ryan Martens, were honored along with the 10 other individual Feather award winners.

The contest consisted of three components: mail-in competition, critique of fall semester’s newspapers, and on-the-spot contests. Fresno Christian earned the distinction of Sweepstakes winner, while beating all schools, regardless of size or division, between Stockton and Bakersfield.

FEATHER AWARDED TOP 10 HONOR
For the third year in a row, the campus publication, The Feather Online, has been named one of the best high school newspapers in the country. On Feb. 25, editor-in-chief, senior Mary Kneefel, and her staff have been named a National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalist.

Online editions from across the country were entered in the annual competition, which has recognized student journalism since 1927. Many refer to the coveted Pacemaker as the Pulitzer Prize of student journalism.

The 12-week competition began Jan. 28 and will conclude when the top three online newspapers in the United States are announced at the NSPA National Convention in Anaheim, CA, on April 19. For more information, the NSPA home page is www.studentpress.org/nspa/.

Only 10 high school newspapers in the United States have been named finalists this year, up from seven in 2006 when The Feather Online won the competition. Of this year’s finalists, three are from California and two from Maryland. All high school newspapers in the United States, regardless of school size, are eligible to compete for this award.

Those interested in viewing all 10 Pacemaker finalists should go online to the NSPA website.

CAUTION STUDENTS
Students are not allowed to chew gum on campus unless they turn in a specific note from their doctor. This rule comes from Peoples Church and is in effect even after school. It costs the Peoples Church approximately $3,000 to clean up the mess created by gum.

FCA USED CELL PHONES
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) encourages students to donate used cell phones in effort to raise money for the club. Please turn in all old and used cell phones in the designated box outside the office. The money will be used for lunches, prizes, and scholarships for camp.

ANAHEIM JOURNALISM CONVENTION–
The Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association hosts the Spring National High School Journalism Convention at the Anaheim Marriott. The convention offers more than 200 learning sessions, workshops, and seminars in regards to journalism from April 17-20. Deadlines for early action registration is March 27. Contact adviser Greg Stobbe at [email protected] for more information about this event.

FENTON’S MATH LAB–
Michael Fenton, math teacher, now offers assistance to students in room 606 Tuesday through Friday during lunch and after school.

ATTENTION STUDENTS–
A list of all students who have not bought a yearbook are posted on the office window. Those whose names are crossed out have purchased yearbooks and those whose names still remain have not purchased one. If anyone is still interested in purchasing the yearbook, make a check payable to FCS for $80 and turn it into Molly Sargent in room 621 or the office.

REGISTRATION FOR ALL MALES AGE 18–
All men must register with Selective Service when they turn 18. Those who fail to register may be denied many important opportunities such as student loans, government jobs, a driver’s license in most states, and citizenship for male immigrants. Go online to register: Selective Service System.

MOM’S IN TOUCH–
Please join Mom’s In Touch prayer group every Friday from 8-9 A.M. in Room 204 in the Peoples Church building. If you have any questions, call MaryAnn Fujihara, (559) 298-7953.

DATES TO REMEMBER–

APRIL–

April 9-12- Choir trip to Seattle
April 14-18- SAT10/Otis Lennon testing
April 16-19- Publications to NSPA National Convention, Anaheim
April 23- Half day schedule, Teacher’s In-service

MAY–

May 3- Sadie Hawkins
– SAT test
May 5-6- Drama: The Man Behind the Mask
May 9-10- Drama: The Man Behind the Mask
May 21-23- Half day schedule
May 23- End of second semester
– FCHS graduation

* SAT deadlines: U.S. deadlines apply, late fees enforced