Monday, August 22, 2011 , 1 Mon 22

Together we are building a brighter future, one student at a time. FIRST DAY of SCHOOL - Today, Aug. 22nd School Hours for Students: 7:55am 2:10pm High school students are to report to the gym upon arriving on campus Monday morning for an assembly. Students will be given instructions & schedules at the assembly. Middle school students are to report to the middle school building & look for their name on the classroom doors. Elementary students are to report to the cafeteria upon arriving to school. Students that are car riders are to be dropped off on the elementary side or middle/high side . . .

Seahawk Scoop

not at the front office.

Today, Aug. 22, in the gym- 2:30-5:00pm

**Varsity Cheerleading Practice: **JV & M/S Volleyball Tryouts:

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Today, Aug. 22, after school: study hall 2:10-3:10, report to practice 3:15-4:45pm. The activity bus will run at 4:45pm all week.

LUNCH FOR MONDAY- 8/22/11 **K-5 Grade: Choice of One- Chicken Sandwich, Chef Salad, or PBJ Sandwich; Choice of Two-Fresh Apple, Fruit Cup, or Green Beans; May Select- Cherries th th **6 -12 Grade: Choice of above or Bosco Sticks, Meatball Sub, Salad, or Lite Alternative

FCS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

**Mon, Aug 22: **Mon, 22: **Fri, Aug 19: **Fri, 19: -STUDENTS FIRST DAY BACK! -JV & M/S Volleyball Tryouts in the gym- 2:30-5:00pm -Pre-Season Football Classic @ Bozeman, 8:00pm

Mark Your Calendars **Pre-Season Football Classic: Aug. 26 at Bozeman- 8:00pm **1st Home Volleyball Game: **1st Home Football Game: **1st PTO MEETING: **PICTURE DAY:
Sept. 1 @ 5:00/6:00pm Sept. 2 @ 7:30pm

Sept. 12 @ 6:00PM

Sept. 26 (new date!!!) for K-11 grades

WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY MEMBERS! Stacie DeVaughn - M/S Science Michael Sweatt - H/S P.E. Paul Marxsen - M/S Math Sally Wheeler - H/S Business Education Beth Roop - H/S Science Hilary Stanton- M/S

Social Science Charlie Wilkinson - H/S ESE

TEACHER/STAFF Info ** TEACHERS HOT SEAT COUNTS: Be sure to get the Hot Seat count sheets from your mailbox first thing Monday morning. You will need to write down the number of students present in your class each period (not how many on the roll). There will be a sheet for the first 10 days of school. Each day, as soon as you complete the Hot Seat count for your 6th period class, either send it to Karen Smiths office (room 1223) or put it in her mailbox in the front office. Mrs. Marks is to be notified if forms are not turned in. If you have any questions contact Karen Smith at ext. 2223. _______________________________________________________________________
Faculty Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 3:00pm School Leadership Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month @ 2:30pm. RTI Meetings: ???

Miscellaneous
**The Nest After School Program will start on Mon, Aug. 29th. All parents interested in
enrolling their children in the Nest must plan to attend a short parent meeting at 6:00pm, Aug. 25th, at either the Learning Center or Carrabelle Municipal Complex sites.

The two locations for The Nest will be in Eastpoint at the District School Board complex (the old Brown Elementary School) & in Carrabelle at the City Municipal Complex (the old Carrabelle School). Students will be transported from FCS to the sites by bus.

The after school program is free to all Franklin County students in grades PreK-8. Applications are available at the Franklin County Learning Center, FCS, & Carrabelle Municipal Complex, and can be downloaded from the Nests Website. www.franklincountynest.org For more information, contact Franklin County School interim site director for Eastpoint, Louise Chipman, at 670-2820 or Carrabelle site director Joy Shiver at 697-2177

**Wild & Scenic Film Festival:

Films to change your world! Sponsored by Apalachicola Riverkeeper.

Aug. 26 & 27 @ St. James Bay Golf Resort, Carrabelle- Reception @ 6:00pm Festival @ 7:00pm Sept. 2 & 3 @ Dixie Theatre, Apalachicola- Reception @ 6:00pm Festival @ 7:00pm
For more info call 653-8936 or www.riverkeeper.org

GED CLASSES @ Franklin County School

FALL CLASS DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! The next GED Test will be given Sept. 26 & 27 at the Franklin County School library at 6:00pm. To register for the test contact Linda Bradley during GED classes or Maxine Creamer @ 670-4481. The Franklin County Adult Education Courses do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, National origin, age, handicap, or marital status.

**Focus on Franklins Finest: On the lower right side of the www.franklincountyschools.org web
site, there is a link for a page Focus on Franklins Finest. The purpose of this page is to share the special things going on in our school & with our students - - - year round. If you have an outstanding student, teacher, parent or event (school related or not) that you would like to share, send it along with pictures, if possible, to Jeanette Malone at jmalone@franklin.k12.fl.us .

**PARENTS register to receive automated emergency calls from the Franklin County Sheriff Dept. You will be notified of any emergency situations in Franklin County (for example; emergency

school closings, road closings). Go to www.franklinsheriff.com , on the top right of home page- click on Franklin County Florida Emergency Notification System emblem & complete required information.