SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 24-30, 2009
TUESDAY
Chapel schedule, combined chapel at 9:35 a.m.
Lunch – Pick Up Stix $3.50, cookies $2 and water $1, 12:45 p.m.
Cheer Game Squad Clinic, Multi-Purpose Room, 3:15 – 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Lunch – Arby’s beef sandwich $3, water or Gatorade $1
Cheer Game Squad Clinic – Multi-Purpose Room, 3 – 4 p.m.
THURSDAY
Picture Day, 7th – 11th, GZ main, 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cheer Game Squad Tryouts, Multi-Purpose Room, 3 – 4 p.m.
Color guard info meeting, M-1, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Band. Gottschalks Rent To Own Night, M-1, 6 – 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Cheer practice, FCS gym, 2 – 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Fall Athletic Kick-Off & School Carnival, north field, 5 – 9 p.m.
NEW LUNCH POLICY
Lunches for JH and HS students will be sold by clubs and athletic teams this year. Each week the lunch menu will be posted in the anouncements. Remember that only seniors are permitted to go off campus for lunch with their senior lunch pass. No other students are allowed to go off campus for lunch unless their own parents sign the students out in person. Phone calls or notes will not be accepted.
SCHOOL CARNIVAL AND FALL KICK-OFF
The annual Fall Kickoff and School Carnival will be held on the North Field, Aug. 29. It begins with a youth football game vs. Orange Cove at 3 p.m.
There will also be a dunk tank, water slide, bounce house, food booths, face painting, sports memorabilia auction, cake walk and choir and band performance. Team introductions (football, cheer, tennis, volleyball, cross country, club soccer) will start at 6 p.m. All tickets for the events will be sold at the door. Tickets will be $.50 each and each booth will have their ticket requirements posted. Come support your school and enjoy fellowship with the community!
We also have the opportunity to bless an Orange Cove family, the Salazars, who lost five children in a recent auto accident. We would like to bless them with donations for the family; throughout the day, we will be accepting donations on their behalf. All funds donated will go directly to the Salazar family. Please help us be a blessing to them. We hope to see you at the carnival!
PICTURE DAY FOR 7TH-11TH GRADES
Milne Photography will be on campus for Picture Day, Aug. 27, 8 a.m. to noon for 7th through 11th grades. Please do not make any appointments for that morning.
Seventh – 11th students received the picture day info and order forms on the first day of school. The order envelopes must be brought back on picture day with payment to be given to Milne Photography. The offices do not handle any matters related to photography.
If anyone needs another Milne Photography order form, please go to the Vault, Forms. The user name is eagle; PW, student.
SENIOR LOCKERS
Students in grades 9-11 are assigned lockers. However, there is only a limited number of lockers left to be assigned to the seniors. If you do not have a car to keep your books and need a locker, you must request a locker assignment from Yoko Kilbourne in the high school office: first come, first served.
SENIOR LUNCH PASSES
Seniors who are late to 7th period will have their lunch pass taken away for one week on the first offense. The second tardiness will result in the pass being taken away for two weeks. The third time, the pass will be taken away for three weeks. The fourth tardiness will cause the lunch pass to be taken away for good.
CHEER CLINIC
FC will hold a cheer clinic for game squad tryouts, students grades 9-12, on Tuesday, Aug. 25 and Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 3 – 4 p.m. Tryouts will be held on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 3 – 4 p.m. Anyone who wants to participate in the first ever cheer game squad, please come to the clinic and tryouts. Report to the multi-purpose room at People’s Church after school, in addition to signing up in front of the HS office. For any questions, contact Natalie Douty.
GIRLS TENNIS
Girls’ tennis practice will be held from 3:15-5 p.m. on Monday at the FCS courts. Practices Tuesday through Friday will be from 2:15-4:15 (unless your last period class is a core class; then report to the courts after school). All girls interested in playing are encouraged to show up for practice on Monday.
Brittany Salley will be the new head coach, assisted by Janae and Tonia Keys-Bramlett. Coach Salley played tennis at Fresno Pacific and taught tennis at Sierra Sports. Janae and Tonia played in high school for FC’s winning team. We look forward to a great year.
For more information, contact Cynthia Ward at 299-1695 ext. 122.
FOOTBALL MANAGER NEEDED
The football team is taking applications for two to three team managers (they can be boys or girls). Managers will assist with games and practices, travel with the team and get team apparel. See Coach Cunnings or Coach Foshee for more information.
VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS
Volleyball practice will be held this week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7-9 a.m. in the FC gym. Thursday practice is from 4-6 p.m. and Friday from 7-9 a.m. All girls interested in playing volleyball are encouraged to attend. Tryouts will be held during the first week of school.
The new volleyball coach is David Tatum who played college volleyball at Point Loma, plays club ball and also beach volleyball. He has great knowledge of the sport and is very passionate about volleyball. He looks forward to a great year.
For more information, email Tatum at [email protected].
COLOR GUARD
FC color guard is looking for new people to participate in the marching season. All students grades 7th through 12th are invited to try a new activity. For more information, head to the high school office and sign up.
CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES
For all students interested in joining the cross country team, there is a mandatory meeting after school Thursday, Aug. 20 at the picnic tables. Coach Janae Ford will meet with the athletes to talk about plans for the season. Go Eagles!
JH/HS PICTURE DAY
Picture day for the junior high and high school (excluding seniors) will be on Thursday, August 27, and pictures will be taken from 8-12 p.m. Each grade will be called out from the high school office to report to Ground Zero main for their picture taking.
All students will receive the picture day info and order forms on the first day of school in their home rooms. The order envelopes must be brought back on picture day with payment to be given to Milne Photography. The offices do not handle any matters related to photography.
If there are any new seniors who have not taken their senior pictures at Milne Photography, they must make their own appointments with Milne as soon as possible for the yearbook. Milne Photography can be reached at 431-0681.
GET YOUR NUT PACK
Show your school spirit by ordering the nut pack and joining the famous Nut House, or cheering section at games. Purchase your nut pack during lunch this week for only $15. By the first game, the nut pack’s price will have increased.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL OPEN GYM
Beginning this Wednesday, Aug. 5, open gym will be held for girls’ basketball every Wednesday from 6 p.m. in the FC gym.
LUNCH THIS YEAR
This year JH and HS lunches will be sold by clubs and athletic teams. The menu will be posted in the announcements each week. Only seniors are permitted to go off campus for lunch. 9th-11th graders will not be allowed to go off campus for lunch unless their parents come sign them out in person. No phone calls or notes will be accepted.
MOMS IN TOUCH PRAYER GROUP
Moms In Touch, a prayer group comprised of JH and HS moms, meets from 8-9 a.m. on Friday mornings in room 204 to pray on the behalf of FC students. All JH and HS parents are invited to join Moms In Touch beginning this Friday, August 21. If a couple dads show up, a Dads In Touch group will be formed.
Room 204 is near the People’s Church library. If anyone is unable to locate the room, come by the HS office to find out more. For further questions, please contact Gina Wathen at 322-9116.
ASVAB TESTING
On Sept. 21 from 9:30 AM until noon the ASVAB Career Exploration Program will take place. The test will be administered here on the FC campus and is free for all high school students between 10th and 12th grade. Test results help students learn their strengths and talents which assists them in later career choices.
Please sign up in front of the HS office and grab a copy of the ASVAB Overview Guide to help your student prepare. Sign-ups end on Sept. 4th. Please see Molly Sargent, academic advisor, for details.
PSN BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED
PSN needs a secretary and treasurer, as well as members for the board. No freshmen, sophomore or junior mothers have volunteered. Please contact Pam Powell at [email protected] or 977-5779.
DATES TO REMEMBER?
AUGUST
Aug. 27 ? Picture day
Aug. 29 ? Sports Kickoff Dinner
Aug. 31 ? JH & HS Back-To-School Night
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 7 ? Labor Day — no school
Sept. 25 ? Grandparents’ Day
OCTOBER
Oct. 16 ? Homecoming football & pageant
Oct. 16 ? End of first quarter
NOVEMBER
Nov. 25-29 ? Thanksgiving break
DECEMBER
Dec. 18 ? End of first semester
Dec. 19-Jan. 10 ? Christmas break
JANUARY
Jan. 11, 2010 ? First day of second semester
