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Golden Eagle Gazette
Parent Newsletter of Fleming Island High School
Spring
March
April
2015
Preparing tomorrow’s leaders, today.
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Romeo & Juliet page 2
Merit Finalists
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FBLA
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NJROTC
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Senior Info
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Dear Parents, Students, and Community Members,
Since our last publication, we were notified that, once again, we are an “A” school and
ranked #1 in the county and in the top 30 or 7% out of approximately 460 public schools in
the state. Our ranking is quite impressive when you consider that we are a true community
high school and are ranked with magnet and charter schools. We are extremely proud of
our students, teachers, staff, and parents for their hard work and dedication to being the
best.
The students of Fleming Island have been very busy this past month and the next several
ones. Our drama and musical theatre students put on the play “High School Not Musical”
in the beginning of March. Our National Honor Society inducted 130 new members into
our local chapter in a beautiful ceremony. The annual Kaleidoscope Concert with our band
will take place on March 31st. The ASL students will be performing their annual Hands
Performance on Friday, April 10th. Our musical theatre students will be performing the
play “Thoroughly Modern Millie” on April 24th and 25th. Our seniors will be attending
Grad Bash on Friday, April 17th. Prom is scheduled for Saturday, May 9th at the University
of North Florida. Senior week is scheduled for the week of May 18th to May 21st. The big
event for all seniors is graduation on Friday, May 29th at 8:00 in our stadium.
Congratulations to our varsity cheerleaders who finished 2nd at the FHSAA State Championships. The dance team was also named the American Championship State Champions in
Varsity Hip Hop Division for the fourth year in a row. Our girls’ varsity basketball team won
districts, a regional quarterfinal game, and represented us well in the regional semifinals.
Both our boys’ and girls’ soccer teams represented our school well and advanced to the
second round of the state playoffs. The robotics team placed 14th out of 152 schools in the
state of Florida, which is incredible in our first year of competition. Our Gold Eagle Band
has been very busy and won first place in several competitions as well as received numerous superior ratings recently. The wrestling team placed second in districts and sent 6
wrestlers on to the state level. We are proud of all of our students and their sportsmanship
when representing Fleming Island High School.
As we prepare for End-of-Course exams and the FSA testing, I would like to remind you how
important it is to relax while taking your tests. You must get a good night’s sleep and try to
have a good breakfast in the morning. Remember to re-read questions and check your
answers. Good luck and do your best.
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Pittman
T E S T I N G
End of the Year testing is fast approaching. After Spring Break, when we return, teachers and students will have
about two weeks before the remainder of the testing begins. The End of Course exams and ELA (English/Language
Arts) testing begins April 13th. We will be assessing students in their English/Language Arts classes first, grades 9 &
10, followed by Algebra II, Geometry, U. S. History, Biology, and ending with Algebra I. There is a listening portion
in the ELA assessment which requires the use of headphones/earbuds. Students will be allowed to use their own headphones/earbuds for that portion. Each of these assessments is given in two sessions over two days with each session scheduled for 90 minutes. We are given certain guidelines by the state in which testing must start and be completed.
We are requesting all students are present during the period of time they are scheduled for testing. Please make
every effort to ensure your student is present and ready for their tests on their test days.
Also, in the newsletter, the state has provided us with information to be provided to all stakeholders. If you have
any questions regarding testing, please feel free to call (541-2122) or email me (dgaynes@oneclay.net).
Debra Gaynes, Assistant Principal
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The Academy of Visual and Performing Arts presents
Romeo and Juliet
The ninth graders in the Academy of
Visual and Performing Arts experienced a true thematic learning activity centered on Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet. In a true cross-curricular
approach, students participated in
projects in Biology, English, and Math
that helped them gain an in depth
understanding of Shakespeare’s play. In a culminating activity,
academy students were treated to a live production ninth graders in the theater program “I prefer live performances to movies any day of the week. This live performance made me so
proud, once again, to be a part of this wonderful family at Fleming Island High as well as to be a part of the Academy of Visual
and Performing Arts,” shared Mary Soud, Academy English
teacher and Team Facilitator for the academy.
2-D and 3-D art classes created the many props used in the play and the creative photography classes created posters “advertising” the event. The
fashion students designed
and created many of the
male costumes used in the
play.
This is the first thematic
learning activity for the new
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts and it was an excellent start for many to come!
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FIHS Digital Media Design
Student Work Selected as Second Annual Fleming Island 5k Run Logo
Congratulations!! Awesome Work!!
Dylan Harvey’s design work was chosen to represent the second annual Fleming Island 5K Run to be held in June at our High School to support the track
and field teams. You will see his work helping promote this community
event on the website, t-shirts and much more.
Fleming Island High School Digital Design II and III and VyStar Business &
Finance Academy Digital II and III students are continuously given opportunities to showcase their graphic design talents through creating marketing logos and promotional materials for use both in and out of the
school each year. The students are able to realize the real- world application of the skills they learn in
class and see them applied beyond the classroom walls. They begin to understand the amount of extra time and effort needed to have that marketing material just right to present to their clientele.
Congratulations for sharing your exceptional skills in design and being chosen to represent
your school and community in this way. We look forward to many more students having these opportunities to shine!
Students of the Quarter
The following students were recently recognized as “Students of the Quarter” for
the Academy of Digital Media and the
VyStar Academy of Business and Finance. They were recognized for going
above and beyond in their academy
coursework, being dependable, responsible, ethical, and showing enthusiasm in all
that they do. Way to go, Golden Eagles!
Pictured (left to right) Cory Powers (10th),
Jose Rivera (10th), Kayla Kiss (11th), Cory
Benavides (9th), Nick Rodriquez (11th),
Blake Ulino (12th). Not pictured is Alexander Sease (12th) and Kyle Bowman (9th).
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FRESHMAN NEWS
Spring 2015
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Media
Center
News
The Freshmen Class is currently working
on fundraisers for upcoming charitable
efforts. Had a great time at Your Pie raising money!! Listen to the school news for The FIHS Media Center is the heart of the school. Computupcoming meetings and fun events to ers to accommodate a full class and 20,400 digital and print
resources are available for student and teacher use. Through
attend with the Class of 2018!!
SOPHOMORE NEWS
collaboration with classroom teachers, the Media Specialists
instruct the students in many topics including research, reference, reading motivation, as well as literature and history reinforcing many of the FCAT skills. Some of the favorite lessons have been “Teen Rights”, poetry, information literacy
lessons, and motivational book talks and discussions.
Spring is here, and so is our spring T-shirt
sale! See Mrs. Newberg in Room 255 to
order your *personalized* Sophomore
Many of our students have been involved in research this
Class T-shirt.
quarter. One of the subscriptions that we have available for
our students is called Easy Bib. This site is designed to help
to make the research process easier by helping students to
properly credit sources through citation generation, identify
and evaluate research sources, take virtual notes and organize
their research information. Check out the free part of the site
http://www.easybib.com and see your Media Specialists for
the code to register to use all of the advanced features.
Our Sophomore Class Service projects begins soon. As Anne Frank said, “No one
has ever become poor by giving.” You can
give your time, products, or a monetary donation. See Mrs. Newberg or a class officer
for details with information on how to get
involved in something positive for your The Teen Advisory Board will meet in March to plan spring
community.
activities. The board is made up of students who give input
JUNIOR NEWS
Junior / Senior prom is on May 9th at
UNF. Tickets are $60.00 and will be on
sale April 28-30 and May 4th. See Men’s
Wearhouse for Tux rentals. They give
money back to our school for each tux
rented.
SENIOR NEWS
to guide the direction of programs and planning in order to
increase student use of the Media Center. The “Cookie Chat”
book discussion group will be meeting shortly to discuss one
of the books selected by the students. Please contact the Media Center for more information.
“Cover to Cover” the Parent/Faculty/Community Book Discussion group read The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel
by Gabrielle Zevin in January. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty was discussed in February. Future books and meeting
dates are as follows: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, Tuesday,
April 14, 2015 – We Need New Names: A Novel by NoViolet Bulawayo and Tuesday, May 12, 2015 – TBA We hope
you and your students can get involved in these literacy opportunities.
Seniors will be attending Grad Bash at
Universal Studios on April 17. Our Senior
vs. Staff Basketball game will be Thursday, May 7 at 7pm in the gym. Tickets will We are all looking forward to Spring Break and would like to
be on sale in all lunches that week for $5 or encourage the students to check out some of our new print or
ebooks to read over break.
will be sold at the door for $6.
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College Placement Tests
It is recommended that all students begin taking the SAT
and/or the ACT in the spring of their junior year. We also
encourage students to take the Practice ACT and the
PSAT as early as their freshman year, as this allows the
opportunity to take an actual assessment without it being
on your record. After the test, students keep the test
booklet and get a solution key. Within a few days, students receive a complete analysis that pinpoints areas of
weakness to help focus improvement efforts. To register
through the mail, you can pick up registration packets in
the Guidance Office.
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Congratulations!
Fleming Island High School
Teacher of the Year
Mr. Josh Olschewske
SAT
FIHS Code is CEEB #101-798
Register online at www.collegeboard.com
Test Dates
Registration Deadlines
October 11, 2014
September 12, 2014
November 8, 2014
October 9, 2014
December 6, 2014
November 6, 2014
January 24, 2015
December 29, 2014
March 14, 2015
February 13, 2015
May 2, 2015
April 6, 2015
June 6, 2015
May 8, 2015
ACT
Register online at www.actstudent.org
Test Dates
Registration Deadlines
September 13, 2014
August 8, 2014
October 25, 2014
September 19, 2014
December 13, 2014
November 7, 2014
February 7, 2015
January 9, 2015
April 18, 2015
March 13, 2015
June 13, 2015
May 8, 2015
Congratulations!
Fleming Island High School
School Related Employee of the Year
Ms. Rachel Padgett
The Talon Yearbook
2014-15
Yearbooks are on sale for
$80 until beginning of May.
Yearbooks should be here
mid-May. See Mrs. Poole
in room 258, or go to
yearbooksforever.com
to use a credit card.
The FIHS National Honor Society is
pleased to announce the upcoming induction of several new
members. The ceremony will take
place on March 12 at 7:00 in the
cafeteria. New members will be
attending their first meeting on
April 7 at 1:45 in the cafeteria. If
you have any questions please see
Mrs. Green in portable 95.
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One Eagle Soars
Spring 2015
Parents:
When sending in a note regarding your child’s absence from
school, please be sure to put
your child’s first and last name
as well as the grade level. Also, when you are giving permission for your student to
leave campus early. Student
should bring a note from parent
first thing in the morning to the
front office secretary. A pass
will then be given to the student to be dismissed early.
This eliminates disruption during teaching time.
After 39 years of hard work and dedication to students, Assistant Principal, Mr. John Chappell retired at the
end of January. We would like to
take this opportunity to say
“goodbye” with hopes that in his retirement he finds more than he is
looking for and everything that he deserves. Mr. Chappell’s infectious
smile and his “can-do” attitude will
certainly be missed.
SAC Meeting April 9
The School Advisory Council of
Fleming Island High School will
hold a SAC meeting on Thursday, April 9th at 2:00 p.m. in the
school media center. At this
meeting, a review of the school
improvement plan will take
place. Parents of Fleming Island
High students are encouraged
to attend.
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From the Nurse
The FIHS spring Blood Drive is scheduled for April 14. Sign-ups for students ages 16 and up will begin April
1st. 16 year olds must have parent
permission to donate, so see nurse to
pick up consent forms. Remember to
eat an iron rich diet if you plan to donate, as this
helps to boost energy levels and prevent post donation lethargy.
Spring is upon us: Students with seasonal allergies
and asthma need to be prepared. To reduce time
lost from class, parents may bring in medications
including OTC meds (Benadryl, Sudafed, Tylenol,
etc) to the clinic for their child to access under
nurse supervision, if needed during the school day.
Dress Code Issues: Be sure your child follows dress
code when choosing attire for warmer weather.
Tank tops (less than 4 fingers width), spaghetti
straps, low cut shirts, shorts and skirts more than 3”
above the knee, and leggings/yoga pants are NOT
permitted. Time missed from class as a result of a
dress code violation is unexcused. A good rule of
thumb is if there is any question as to whether it’s
appropriate, choose another.
Please check the Lost and Found for any items you
might be missing. I have quite a collection of cups,
lunchboxes, and clothing that have been turned in.
If you have any questions regarding the blood drive,
meds, forms, dress code, or general health issues
you may contact the nurse directly at 541-2080.
Foods From Around the World
Mrs. Harris' Hospitality classes completed projects on Foods From Around
the World. Her classes presented the countries; Italy, Germany, Mexico,
England, Ireland and China. Students had to research the history, physical environment, traditional meals, etiquette and typical foods from
their country. Along with a power point, the
students had to plan a meal for the class including a main dish, side dish and a dessert. Some of
the foods prepared were breakfast burritos from Mexico, homemade pizza from Italy, erdbeerkuchen, bauernfruhstuck, and spaetzle from Germany, sheppard's pie from England, soda bread from Ireland and fried
rice and fortune cookies from China! Everything was delicious and the
students thoroughly enjoyed this unit of study!
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Six Fleming Island High School students are named
National Merit Finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has
recognized the following six Fleming Island High
School seniors as finalists in the 2015 National
Merit Scholarship competition: Daniela Rodriguez,
Martine Montgomery, Joseph Wittman, Nolan
Johnston, Emma Doukmak, and Katie Bohn.
These students have distinguished themselves
among 1.5 million students from more than
21,000 high schools. The PSAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test, taken during the junior year, serves as the initial screen of program entrants.
Among the 1.5 million entrants in the program, only 15,000 are recognized as finalists, and only 8,000 will become Merit Scholarship winners. Representing less that 1 percent of each state's high school seniors, semifinalists are the highest-scoring program entrants in each state.
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, must be
endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and must earn SAT scores that confirm the student's
earlier performance on the qualifying test. The semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed
scholarship application, which includes the student's self-descriptive essay and information about the semifinalist's participation and leadership in school and community activities.
Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2015. Every finalist will compete for
one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships that will be awarded on a state-representational basis. About
1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 240 corporations and
business organizations for finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantor's employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located.
In addition, about 200 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 4,100 college-sponsored Merit
Scholarship awards for Finalists who will attend the sponsor institution. National Merit Scholarship winners of
2015 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join more than 308,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit
Scholar title.
BETA provides plenty of opportunities for volunteer hours. Students need to attend
meetings on Tuesdays in room 226 for more info. Active juniors and seniors earn
cords for graduation. Be sure to visit: http://new.schoolnotes.com/xpages/view/66526
where you will see a list of all our annual activities. Check us out on @FIHSBeta for
the latest! Don’t miss out! This Spring Volunteer for:
St. John’s River CleanUp, Sat., March 21, 2015, from 8AM-Noon
Clay County Fair, April 2-11, 2015
Relay for Life, Sat., April 25, 2015 (info on our site).
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Robotics Team
Building on a 1st place at the Oakleaf First Tech Challenge (FTC)
competition in November, the FIHS Robotics Team won
the Northeast Florida FTC Robots League Championship held at
UNF on Saturday, January 10th. The Team also took home the
prestigious Inspire Award which qualified them for the Florida
State Championship on February 14th in Tampa. At State’s, the
team finished 14th out of 27 invited teams. Finishing so high at
State’s and being in the top 10% of all 152 Florida teams was an
amazing performance for a rookie team. So much so, that out
of 9 team awards made at State’s, the FIHS Robotics Team received the optional Judges Award. “We all learned so
much this year; especially, from seeing world-class robots compete at State’s. Now we know what it takes to have a
world-class robot,” said Coach Altman.
This expansion into robotics at Clay County High Schools wouldn’t be possible without tremendous support from the
county office, Clay County Teachers going the extra mile, and a Department of Defense Grant to provide the funding.
Pictured: Back row left to right: Dario Steckley, Martine Montgomery, Austin Woods, Brian McKenzie, Sam Gathercole, Adam Schaudel
Front row left to right: Zach Jelsma, Jacob Porter, Lyndsay Ross, Rebekah Martel, Griffin Powell Missing: Jarrett Ford
Coaches: Rick Shimer and Howard Altman
Please SAVE the Dates!
Attention all Vystar Academy of Business & Finance Students!
Student Mock Job Interviews are March 26th-17. Location: Teacher Training Center on FIHS Campus
2015 Clay County Agricultural Fair
High School Night of Competition
Thursday, April 2nd—5:30 PM—9:30PM
On Thursday or Friday (March 26 or March 27), you
will report to the TTC (Teacher Training Center) for
your mock job interview with representatives from
our local business community. You will meet one
on one with an interviewer to demonstrate your
interview skills. You need to come dressed in proper business attire and be prepared for the interview with a clean, current copy of our resume, references, and
letter of application to apply for a job you currently could qualify for.
More details, career information, and your “Pass to
Success” will be given to you in your Academy Career and Technical Education (CTE) course. Be sure
to get ready for this great opportunity to sharpen
your personal interview skills!
VyStar Business & Finance Academy will be
looking for another great Academy team to
represent Fleming Island High School at the
Clay County Fair. Ten young adults, (4 ladies, 4 young men
and 2 alternates) will go against all other high schools in the
county in multiple events. The events are: brain brawl, tug
of war, land skiing, cow pie toss, pie eating contest, and cow
milking contest. We now have a School Spirit Award to win,
so we need ALL FIHS students in the stands to make some
noise! Students participating are required to provide your
own transportation to and from the Clay County Fairgrounds, complete a county release form, field trip form,
and parent permission form to participate. Listen for more
information in your Academy Career and Technical Education course to sign up. We need all the FIHS students to be
present to show our school spirit in the stands to help us
with the “School Spirit” award. So mark the date and come
cheer on your school to win!
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BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP FOR SENIORS
2014-2015
Bright Futures Changes
Do you know that the testing requirements for a Bright Futures Scholarship have increased drastically?
Effective with the class of 2014 and thereafter the testing requirements are:
Florida Medallion Scholarship
26 ACT Composite Score
or 1170 SAT Critical Reading and Math
Florida Academic Scholarship
29 ACT Composite Score
or 1290 SAT Critical Reading and Math
These are difficult scores to obtain so plan on taking the tests a few times and possibly doing some type
of online or private test preparation. Please have your child consult with their Guidance Counselor for the latest
information. Seniors will complete their Bright Futures Application in December. Details will be announced to
the students at that time.
All seniors who hope to receive a Bright Futures Scholarship must complete the application online. Ideally, it is best to complete it during the time period of December 8 -20th. Please go to
www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org. Select state grants, scholarships and applications and apply here. Select
programs offered to view detailed state programs information. When you have viewed the different programs,
return to the previous page and click on “Initial State Student Application”. This is your Bright Futures application and will take you a few minutes to complete. Please be careful and thorough! You must apply during your
last year in high school before graduation or you forfeit all future eligibility for a Bright Future Scholarship.
You may apply prior to meeting all requirements.
We ask that Fleming Island High School seniors apply during this December time frame so that they
may be evaluated early and receive notification from Bright Futures via email in March/April. Please be sure to
have your social security card with you as you complete this application.
Community Service Hours Requirements
Eligibility Requirement
(Must be completed before Graduation)
30 Hours – Gold Seal
75 Hours – Medallion
100 Hours – Academic Scholars
3.0 GPA, weighted; Minimum score on SAT, ACT, or PERT
SAT-Critical Reading-440; Math-440
ACT-English-17; Reading-18; Math-19
PERT-Reading-104; Writing-99; Math 113
3.0 GPA, weighted; 1170 SAT-combined; 26-ACT-composite
3.5 GPA, weighted; 1290 SAT-combined 29 ACT-composite
For a complete eligibility listing of the requirements for Bright Futures Scholarship, please go to the above listed website.
Class of 2015:
If you have no’t applied and want a scholarship, apply as soon as possible.
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FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
“Home of the Golden Eagles”
2014-15 HONOR SOCIETIES, ACTIVITIES & CLUBS
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STUDENT PLANNERS FOR SALE
These great organizers are for sale in
the Main Office for only $8. They are
offered by our NJROTC program.
HONOR SOCIETIES
Beta Club
High-Q (Academic Team)
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society
National Technical Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Thespians (Drama Honor Society)
Lourdes Khosrozadeh (Room 226)
Robert Taylor (Room 1022)
Howard Altman (P45)
Milisa Taylor-Hicks (P12)
Michelle Green (P95)
Toni Padgett (Room 30B)
Ruth Brasfield (Room 302)
Amy Young (P50)
ACTIVITIES
Band
Color Guard
Cheerleaders – Junior Varsity
Cheerleaders – Varsity
Chorus
Fla State Spanish Competition Group
Freshman Class
Golden Girls
Jazz Band
Junior Class
Lacrosse, Boys
Lacrosse, Girls
Math Team
NJROTC (Drill Team/Color Guard)
Senior Class
Sophomore Class
Student Council
Styles 4 Life
Teen Advisory Board/MediaCenter
Velocity
Winter Guard
Yearbook
Mara Rose (Band Room)
Mara Rose/Ben Adams (Band Room)
Lisa Noel (off campus)
Janae O’Dell (Room 52)
Kathleen White (Chorus Room)
Elizabeth Irigoyen-Meyers (Room 321)
Jordan Bright (Room 79)
Allison Connell (P23)
Mara Rose (Band Room)
Kimberli Repper (P40)
Gary Andersen (P31)
Clint Lyons (P 92)
Howard Altman (P45)
1st Sgt. Lewnes (P46)
Jennifer Gunder (P84)
Dusty Newberg (Room 255)
Calvin Malone (P31)
Laura Kirk (Room 41)
Janet Hallstrom/Carol Papuga (Media Ctr.)
Mara Rose/Ben Adams (Band Room)
Mara Rose/Ben Adams (Band Room)
Courtney Poole (Room 258)
CLUBS
ASL & ASL Hand Clubs
Mysteri Arthur (P25) & Jennifer Kruse (P14)
Anime Club
Tom Pandich (P43)
Debate Club
Benita Saunders (P63)
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Brenda Kirkland (Room 231)
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
tba
FCCLA (Childcare)
Laura Kirk (Room 41)
Fleming Island RPS
Tonya Stansberry (P 13)
Frisbee
Paul Suter (Room 134)
Gamers Gathering
Jason Merritt (P35)
Girl Up Club
Amy Stalker (P96)
Golden Quill Literary Magazine
Jason Merritt (P35)
GSA
Rick Shimer (P12)
Hospitality & Tourism Club
Teresa Cornett (Room 74)
Interact
Howard Cushnir (Room 35)
Invisible Children
Jennifer Gunder (P84)
LEO
Brian Nedrich (P62)
MADE Club
Robert Taylor (Room 1022)
Robotics
Howard Altman (P45)
Spanish Club
Elizabeth Irigoyen-Meyers (Room 321)
S2S
Kimberli Repper (P 40)
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
The Student Code of Conduct will not be
printed this year. It is available on the
FIHS website or the School District Website at:
www.clay.k12.us/fih
or
www.oneclay.net under “parent
information.”
TARDY / ABSENTEE POLICY
If a student is late to school, a parent
must accompany the tardy student to the
attendance desk (located in the main
office) for them to be given an excused
tardy slip. Any student with three (3)
unexcused tardies and/or absences
during 1st period during the nine weeks
will result in the loss of parking privileges. The student’s name will be placed at
the bottom of the list to get a new permit.
If a student is absent from school for an
entire day, then a note from a parent
with parent signature and phone number
is needed for an excused absence; this
note should be turned in to the attendance desk within three (3) days of the
student returning to school for the absence to be considered excused. Be
sure to write the student’s first and last
name as well as grade level on all notes.
ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS
Students who are suspended from
school may not attend or participate in
any extra-curricular activities. Students
with 10 or more excused or unexcused
absences for 1st semester, or a total of
20 excused or unexcused absences for
the year will not be allowed to participate
in social functions, primarily intended to
reward students. This includes Grad
Nite, Prom, dances, field trips unless the
student can provide documentation of a
physical condition verified by a physician, or other unusual circumstances.
Students may be barred from participation in extracurricular activities because
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FIHS Year At A Glance
All test dates are in italics
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
12
13
16-20
2
3
6
1
9
TBD
TBD
22,26,27
25
29
1,2,3
1,2,3
3
11
End of 3rd Grading Period
Planning Day (no school for students)
Spring Break (no school)
Report Cards
Good Friday (no school)
Easter Monday / Fair Day (no school)
Interim Reports
Prom, Herbert Univ. Center
@ UNF, 8:00-11:00 PM
AP Exams
AICE Testing
Senior Exams
Memorial Day (no school)
Graduation
Final Exams (Grades 9,10,11)
Early Dismissal, 10:45 AM
Last Day for Students
Report Cards (mailed)
The FBLA District 27 competition events were held in
December and January and over 40 members participated from FIHS. Many were competing for the
first time, but in the end everyone was proud of
themselves for trying and representing our school
well. Please join us in congratulating the following
students for winning or placing at District Competition. If you did not participate this year, you missed
a great time. Join next year and don’t be afraid to
Event
S E N I O R DAT E S
Class of 2015
Snapshot of Senior Dates & Fees
(Fees are approximate and optional except for Cap & Gown)
April
Grad Announcements & Cap and Gown Distribution 4/8 & 4/10 all lunches
in cafe (if you still owe money, it is due at this time)
Grad Bash Participants Meetings 4/9 Sr. Girls 7:30A, Sr. Boys 8:45A – Café
Grad Bash @ Universal Orlando 4/17 (ticket purchased in January)
May
Senior vs Staff Basketball Game May 7 7pm Gym $5 in advance/$6 at door
Prom 5/9 – Herbert Univ Center @ UNF 8-11:00P estimated $60 per person
Senior Awards Ceremony 5/14 - 7pm - Cafetorium
Senior Week
5/19 - 5/20 Activities tba, 5/21 Swim Party $10
Baccalaureate tba (student organized)
Senior Exams
Periods 5 & 6 on 5/22, periods 3 & 4 on 5/26 & Periods 1 & 2 on 5/27
Mandatory Graduation Practices 5/28 & 5/29 7:45am Stadium
Senior Breakfast 5/29 - 9:30am – Fleming Island Plantation Club House
Graduation 5/29 - 8pm - Stadium
Name
Place
Business Calculations
Frederic Skinner
4
Business Calculations
Gabriel Loring
14
Business Calculations
Kaitlyn Riccio
15
Business Calculations
Shawna Curtis
16
Business Calculations
Jurian Edlenbos
19
Business Communication
Rachel Kirkland
17
Business Law
Reagan Wildes
8
Business Math
Miranda Garcia
6
Business Math
Hunter Higginbotham
14
Business Math
Maria Aleman
16
Business Pres Team 4
Italo Paez
6
Business Pres Team 4
Grant Woods
6
Business Pres Team 6
Rachel Loring
7
Business Pres Team 6
Destiny Makepeace
7
Computer Problem Solving
Connor Boyd
5
Digital Design & Promotion Team 7
Blake Ulino
6
Digital Design & Promotion Team 9
Madison Ritzert
10
Global Business Team 3
Samuel Abbott
3
Global Business Team 3
Matthew Alfano
3
Global Business Team 3
Subhash Naidu
3
Health Care Administration
Alyssa Ross
5
Health Care Administration
Brook Adams
14
Health Care Administration
Valentina Rojas
15
Health Care Administration
Kelly Dalton
18
Personal Finance
Sara Shifflett
7
Personal Finance
JoshuaBeckles
10
Public Speaking I
Nicole Coppage
6
Public Speaking I
Brandon Miller
12
Word Processing
Riley Smith
9
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Fleming Island High School
Future Business Leaders of America
Important Dates to Remember:
March 3
March 3
March 19-22
March 24
March 30
March 31
April 7
April 21
April 21
April 27
May 5
May 12
May 16
FBLA General Meeting, Room 231, 1:50 p.m.; New Officer Applications Distributed
Banquet Signup Begins!! Save the date: May 12 th at 6:30 p.m.
FBLA State Leadership Conference, Hilton Orlando (Spring Break)
Committee Breakout Meetings, Room 231, 1:50 p.m.;
Officer Meeting, Room 231, 1:50 to 3:00 p.m.
Special meeting re: All members running for New Office 2015-2016; Deadline
FBLA General Meeting, Room 231, 1:50 p.m.; New Officer Speeches
Committee Breakout Meeting, Room 231, 1:50 p.m.
Deadline: All banquet money due.
Officer Meeting, Room, 231, 1:50 p.m.
FBLA General Meeting, Room 231, 1:50 p.m.
FBLA Banquet & VyStar Academy of Business & Finance Banquet–
Magnolia Point Golf & Country Club, 6:30 p.m.
FBLA-PBL Pre-NLC, TBA
Here is a brief snapshot of some fun we are having in FBLA this year: FBLA members at our first and
annual FBLA member Birthday Bash, the Fall Rally where Rachel Kirkland, Florida’s FBLA Region II Vice
President with Gabe Loring, FIHS Vice President are busy handling District voting, FBLA Officer Meeting,
members at the District Online and Performance competition, and members involved in the annual FBLA
March of Dimes community service project, FBLA Week activities, and freshman orientation.
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Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
CTSO member, FIHS FBLA Chapter President and current Florida FBLA Region II Vice
President, Rachel Kirkland, had the wonderful opportunity to visit our
State Capitol during CTE month. She along with her other FBLA and Phi
Beta Lambda state officers met, toured, took part in a role play Bill on
the Senate floor and were given the opportunity to question over 20
State Senators and Representatives along with our Florida Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater and Senate President Andy Gardiner.
This all took place while on a Future Business Leaders of American State
Officer Leadership trip to Tallahassee during the second week of February (CTE on the Hill week). This was an opportunity of a life time to see
inside our government that most who tour the Capital are not given. She was honored to sit in our Chief Justice’s
chair in the Supreme Court and meet our Senate President, Andy Gardiner. She also enjoyed getting to see where
her own local House of Representative, Travis Cummings from Orange Park works. She has interned for Representative Cummings at his Orange Park office and this added a special element to the tour. Being able to see how the
court system is working for us and interact with our state representatives
was very informative. As a state officer of FBLA, it has helped Rachel to
enhance her leadership and personal skills and many opportunities to
meet and work with so many around the state. She encourages other
students to stay involved in their local career technical student organization like FBLA, take on leadership roles at the local and district level and
consider running for state
office as well.
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“War Eagle” News
Fleming Island NJROTC Unit News, January 2015
Unit Phone: 278-4554/4556 Email: dekeller@oneclay.net
tlewnes@oneclay.net
Even though January was a short month with winter break, it proved to be a very busy one for our “War Eagles”. I
want to thank those parents who volunteered to assist the team!
CADETS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
During the unit formation held on 21 Jan several cadets were front and center to receive recognition for a job well done.
Fifty three Cadets earned the right to wear a Gold service star above their J-bar for their 2nd quarter academic achievement maintaining a 3.0 GPA and 5 cadets Colton Braddy, Christopher Code, Valeria Escalera, Zachary Marsden,
and Lance Southard earned the two gold star pin for maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
Cadet Mullin was selected by his peers as the Cadet of the Semester for his loyalty, reliability, patriotism, and exceptional performance of his duties.
Cadet Bailey Piner was selected by the senior cadets as the Cadet of the Month for December 2014 for her outstanding performance. In addition, Bailey also placed second in this year’s Science Fair!
Cadet Roberts received an academic medal for the highest score on his team during the Academic Postal sponsored by
the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Post 126.
Cadet Able received an academic medal for the highest score on his team during the Academic Postal sponsored by the
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Post 126.
Cadet Navarro received a Letter of Appreciation from the Fraternal Order of Eagles for his volunteer work assisting in
their Thanksgiving Dinner event.
The following cadets earned the Exceptional Personal Appearance Ribbon for attaining a score of 25 during the Personnel Inspection portion of our previous drill meets: Roberts, Slack, Delong, Braddy, and Hascin
Most recently we learned that Cadet Faviano was one of five area students selected by the American Legion Post 250
to attend BOYS STATE for a week this summer at Florida State University!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARDEES
TEAM NEWS
Air Rifle Team – We are up and shooting two days a week and all 16 shooters are doing well. Our first event will be
the Stockbridge Postal in which we will have three teams of four shooters.
Academic Team – Nine cadets participated in the Middleburg Brain Brawl on 31 Jan where we placed 8th out of 19
teams. Our next event will be the Stockbridge Pre-National Academic Exam where we will have two teams of five cadets taking the 100 question 90 minute exam.
Drill Team – The Drill team has been hard at practice working on their routines for the Camden County Area 12 Wildcard Drill Meet at Camden County High School February 21st. Then, they will be working towards the Daytona National High School Drill Championship in May.
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Fleming Island High School 1st Semester Exam Schedule
7:20-9:00
9:06-10:45
Monday
6/1
Tuesday
6/2
Wednesday
6/3
1st Exam
2nd Exam
4th Exam
3rd Exam
PARKING
ISSUES
6th Exam
5th Exam
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All Sports Schedules can be found on the
FIHS Athletics website (click on “Athletics” on
the
school
website;
or
go
to
www.fihsathletics.com).
If you have a student on an athletic team,
make sure to register yourself and your student on the athletics website.
On-Campus Parking: Please be aware that only Seniors and Juniors are allowed to drive
to school and park on the campus. This year we have 533 seniors and 556 juniors. The school only
has 475 parking places for students. Early in the year, part of the lot may be not be full, but as the
year goes on more Seniors and Juniors will acquire cars and the lot becomes overloaded. No sophomores will be driving and parking on campus this year. Cars without parking stickers will be
towed!
Student drop off and pick up: Parents, if you are dropping off or picking up your student from
school, please use the entrance leading to the main entrance to the school (south side facing
shops). Do not pick up or drop off at the gym end of the school – this is the student parking
area and we need to get the students into the lots in the morning and out in the afternoon.
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Guidance Office Student Allocation
Parent Newsletter of
Fleming Island High School
Parents: Please Update Contact Information
The Golden Eagle
Gazette is a newsletter for parents produced by FIHS Administration. Please
submit information to
be included in upcoming issues of the Gazette to Mrs. Gaynes,
Asst. Principal; or you
may email your information to:
dgaynes@oneclay.net
or call 541-2122.
Issues are produced
five (5) times during
the school year.
If any of your contact information has
changed, please come to Guidance to
update your information. This includes
your address, phone #, Email, etc.
REMINDER:
IF YOU LIKE IT, LOCK IT!
School Resource Officer,
Deputy Hawkins
COUNSELOR
ALPHABET
Shannon Jordan, Counselor
A - Cur
Brian Haggard, Counselor
Cus-I
Shirley Baggett, Counselor
J-Nol
Carly Netherland, Counselor
Nom-Sch
Howard Cushnir, Director
Sci-Z
Toni Padgett
Academy Coach
FIHS Frequently Used Numbers:
Administration
Attendance
Guidance
Clinic
541-2100
541-2125
541-2076
541-2080
For More Information visit the FIHS Website
www.clay.k12.fl.us/fih/
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