Fugett Flash

This past Friday, we had our 2023 Fright Night and it was a frighteningly wonderful success! Students had a wonderful time at our Haunted House (even parent volunteers were scared!), dancing in the cafeteria, getting excess energy out in the gym and enjoying our “candy shop” and food area. Thank you so much to Maureen C. (Fright Night chair) and our over 80 parent volunteers! Additional photos and more a detailed recap will be coming soon!

Do you love science? Join the Fugett Science Olympiad!! The first meeting will be on Monday, November 6th from 2:20-3:30 in Room 002/004. Mrs. Trombley and new coach, Miss Helmich, will be at the meeting! Contact khelmich@wcasd.net with any questions!

Red Ribbon Week runs from October 23 through October 31. The 2023 national Red Ribbon Week theme is "Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug-Free.” This week marks the occasion when schools across the country focus their attention on drug use and prevention among school-aged children. National Red Ribbon Week began in 1988 with a Congressional Proclamation. This week is dedicated to Federal Drug Enforcement agent Enrique Camerena who was killed by a drug trafficker in 1985. National Red Ribbon Week has become a symbol for a drug-free society.

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated by over 100,000 schools and organizations nationwide. Each day an announcement will be made reminding us of Fugett Middle School’s commitment to be drug-free. Part of the announcement will include a statistic or fact regarding drug or alcohol use.

Fugett will have special Red Ribbon Week themes each day. The Red Ribbon Week committee encourages all the students and staff to dress in the theme of the day.

Dear Coaches, Players, Parents and Guardians,

Winter sports will begin in November for Girls Basketball and Wrestling. Boys Basketball will

begin in December. Coaches will be providing more information to students prior to tryouts

and practices.

● Depending on the sport and the number of students interested, tryouts may take place

before practices begin.

● Practices will be held each day after school (weather permitting).

● Coaches will announce practice times and distribute schedules to teams once practices

begin.

● PIAA physicals (must dated after June 1, 2023) must be uploaded into Family ID for

your son/daughter to continue to participate in winter sports. If a student is interested

in a winter sport and played a 2023 fall sport with their PIAA physical already in

FamilyID, simply register for the spring sport.

https://students.arbitersports.com/j-r-fugett-middle-school/winter-sports-23-24-2

● If you have any questions about winter sports, please contact:

○ Girls Basketball: Lindsay Wilson lwilson@wcasd.net & Mim Jones

mjones3@wcasd.net

○ Boys Basketball: Mike Dunn mdunn@wcasd.net & Ben Giordano

bgiordano@wcasd.net

○ Wrestling: Corey Webb cwebb@wcasd.net

○ Athletic Director: Tom Swift tswift@wcasd.net

● Students and parents may be informed via Remind of any updates during the season. If

you have not already joined Fugett Sports Update through Remind, please join using this

link: https://www.remind.com/join/kde9ek (Please note that most coaches will also

share a sport-specific Remind or Schoology link once the season begins).

Any 8th grader interested in iHistory and the Philadelphia field trip on Saturday, November 11 should turn in the permission form (see attached) by October 31.

The equity club is currently putting together an ofrenda (altar built to honor lost loved ones) for Dia de los Muertos. This will be displayed in front of the office. Please consider bringing in a picture of a loved one who has passed (this includes furry family members) to display on our trifold for the ofrenda. You can drop your pictures off to Mrs. Dorman in room 108! Pictures are due by 10/31.

6th grade wrestling will run from November 6th to the 17th after school until 4pm in the auxiliary gym. If you are interested please fill out the google form on Schoology.

Reach out to Mr. Webb with any questions. Email cwebb@wcasd.net or find me in the gym.

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The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS), an affiliate of the National Conference of Governor’s Schools, is a 5-week summer residential program for talented high school students of science and mathematics, which emphasizes cooperative learning and hands-on laboratory research. Hosted by the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University, the PGSS offers an enrichment experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The major goal of PGSS is to encourage young talent to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.

Student Equity Club is running their first fundraising event of the school year! Support Student Equity Club by purchasing a cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes. $5 from each cake sold will go to support Student Equity Club. Orders forms should be placed in a sealed envelope in the main office. Order will be collected until November 9, and cakes will be delivered on November 20. Orders can also be collected via the Google Form: https://forms.gle/3r23bKgW5zXmRvG59 Order form is also available on the FMS Schoology page. Paper order forms are also available in the main office if you would like a paper copy.

Students actively evaluated the school environment for inclusive design. We also looked at how our school culture works to include all students.

• Thank you so much to Maureen C. (Fright Night chair) and our over 80 parent volunteers!
  
• Questions? Concerns? Comments? Check out our Website or Contact us!
• Fugett PTO is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All donations to the PTO are fully tax-deductible.

See attachment below for specific information regarding FMS carline directions and visuals.

Please wait until 7:00 to let children out of the car. We have staff ready to welcome students every morning, but this role does not start until 7:00.

To serve you better, families may drop off and/or pick up East and Fugett students at either building, as long at you are using the typical drop off/pick up location.

Parents: Please encourage your children to check their backpack for toys and water guns before coming to school after a weekend. We understand that backpacks may serve a dual purpose over the weekend, but any items in violation of the WCASD Discipline Manual will result in student disciplinary outcomes.

All Community Resource information going in the Fugett Flash need to be approved by Dr. Sara Missett, Director of Elementary Education. Please include Dr. Missett's (smissett@wcasd.net) approval when requesting a flyer be included in the Fugett Flash. Thank you!