24-25 FHS Weekly Update #5

1. Tuesday, August 27 - Open House - 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

2. Tuesday, August 27 - Class of 2025 Senior Parent Meeting (after Open House) 7:45 - 8:15 p.m.

5. Friday, August 30 - No School due to Labor Day Weekend

6. Monday, September 2 - No School due to Labor Day Weekend

7. Thursday, September 5 - FEF Black Tie Event -

8. Sunday, September 8 - FEF Pancake Breakfast

9. Friday, September 13 - No School/PD Day

Just a reminder, if visiting any FAPS building and going anywhere beyond the office, you need to sign in at the Visitor Aware Kiosks in each building.

Visitor Aware is a visitor management and screening service designed specifically to help secure our schools. Visitor Aware is used to ensure that only safe visitors are granted access to this location. This provides an additional layer of security for your children by validating the identities of anyone entering the premises, determining if they are a potential threat, and keeping accurate records of all school visits.

Please review the short "How to" videos and corresponding Infographics, as well as the Parent Welcome Packet for more information (links below).

Finally, be sure to have your Driver's License in hand the first time you visit our school so that you can get registered into our system. Once you have registered at a school, you are registered at all buildings throughout our district.

Thank you for your help with keeping our students and staff safe! #WeAreFenton

Planning to be an FHS Volunteer?

• Complete a Volunteer Application from home (on a device with a camera, e.g. desktop, laptop with a webcam, IPad, or tablet, cell phone, etc.)
• Application asks for ifull name, address, phone number, email, dob, driver's license number, and expiration date.
• Parents may begin completing the applications ASAP and list of parents will be held in a queue. Once we have our tokens, we can simply run all current applications in the queue.

Monday (8/26/24) -

• Gen Net classes begin

Tuesday (8/27/24) -

• Senior Class Meeting - 9:34 to 10:32 a.m. in FHS Auditorium
• Early Middle College Parent Meeting during Open House - 5th & 6th hour time slots
• FHS Open House - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (All parents for grades 9 - 12)
• Class of 2025 - Senior Parent Meeting - 7:45 - 8:30 p.m. in FHS Auditorium (after Open House)

Wednesday (8/28/24) -

• Early Middle College Orientation Part #2 at Mott during 5th & 6th hour (This is a change)

Thursday (8/29/43) -

• Junior Class Meeting - 9:34 - 10:32 a.m. in FHS Auditorium
• FHS Varsity Football v Dow (home)

Friday (8/30/24) - FHS closed due to Labor Day Weekend

Monday (9/2/24) - FHS closed due to Labor Day Weekend

Check out the Varsity Athletic Schedule below. More information and other sport levels can be found at www.fentontigers.org

• FHS Student Council is organizing a Homecoming Dress Drive.
• Donate gently worn Homecoming Dresses between August 26th and September 9th, in Room 1-108.
• If you are in NEED of a dress, and want to see what is available, see the QR Code in the graphic below to see when Pick Up Dates are available and how to make an appointment.

Monday (9/2/24) - No School/Labor Day

Tuesday (9/3/24) -

• 10th Grade Class Meeting during SRT
• Mott Classes start for EMC & Dual Enrollment

Wednesday (9/4/24)

• Staff Meeting - 2:40 - 3:40 p.m.

Thursday (9/5/24)

• 9th Grade Class Meeting during SRT
• FEF Black Tie Event - 7 pm

Friday (9/6/24)

• NHS Blood Drive #1
• Football v. Haslett (home)/Light Up the Night Game

Saturday (9/7/24)

Sunday (9/8/24)

• Fenton Education Foundation (FEF) Pancake Breakfast at AGS

Monday (9/9/24):

• Board Mtg. - 6 pm

Tuesday (9/10/24):

• SRT Travel begins - Student Planners required

Wednesday (9/11/24):

Thursday (9/12/24):

• SRT Travel allowed - Student Planners required

Friday (9/13/24): - No School/PD Day

Monday (9/16/24)

• College Financial Aid Night: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm in Lecture Room

Tuesday (9/17/24)

• Constitution Day in SRT - No Travel

Wednesday (9/18/24)

• Building Leadership Meeting - 2:40 - 3:40 p.m.

Thursday (9/19/24)

• Picture Retake Day during SRT
• Key Club Meeting - 2:45 p.m. in Lecture Room

Friday (9/20/24)

• Football vs. Holly (home) - Heroes' Night

Students should have had his/her school picture taken during schedule pick-up on August 7th or 8th with our school picture company, LifeTouch. Picture Retake Day will be forthcoming.

Here is a link for viewing/ordering: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

Picture Day ID: EVTF3ZFWN

Picture Retake Day: Thursday, September 19 during SRT

Monday (9/23/24)

• Powder Puff Football Game - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday (9/24/24)

Wednesday (9/25/24)

Thursday (9/26/27)

• Last Day for HOCO Ticket Sales

Friday (9/27/24) - Half Day of School/Dismissal at 10:54 a.m.

• Positivity Day
• HOCO Parade Downtown Fenton
• HOCO Football vs. Kearsley - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday (9/28/24)

• HOCO Dance - 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. - All tickets are Pre-Sale, No Sales at Door

1. Application for Free & Reduced Breakfast/Lunch - which also includes discounts on Pay to Play, AP & IB Testing Fees, Chromebook fees, Summer School, etc. https://fenton.familyportal.cloud/

2. Bus Routes: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2673/FPS/4721453/Fenton_Bus_Routes___Stop_Times_2024.pdf

3. Lunch Menu: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2409121612125386&page=menus

3. Medication Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHcajfjWo3vXFDHGqU7bFpGkmJxLxnTtECAv-bg_FZc/edit?usp=sharing

4. Parking Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4pr5MSTF2M3BTWhJh4q3Eo2x9UZYgfR4-b6y8aCfFznT4Ug/closedform

For the safety and nutritional needs of students as well as to reduce disruptions to the educational process, food deliveries to school grounds through outside delivery services (i.e. Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Door Dash, etc). and direct foodservice vendors (i.e. Panera, Jimmy John’s, Dominoes, etc.) must be pre-approved by school administrators.

Prior approval must also be obtained for parents wanting to deliver outside food items to his/her student and friends as this competes with what is sold in the cafeteria as part of the federal school lunch programs, creates confusion, incorrectly implies students can order food for delivery to the cafeteria, and arrangements must be made to find an alternate location for food consumption for the group.

Sideline & Competition Cheer - Contact Morgan Martinez

email: mmartinez@fentonschools.org

Boys & Girls Cross Country - Contact Renae Muzer

email: rmuzer@fentonschools.org

Football - Contact Jeff Setzke

email: jsetzke@fentonschools.org

Girls Golf - Contact Kurt Herbstreit

email: kherbstreit@fentonschools.org

Boys Soccer - Contact Jose Melero

email: jmelero@fentonschools.org

Girls Swim & Dive - Contact Brad Jones

email: bjones@fentonschools.org

Boys Tennis - Contact Renee Hand

email: cdrahand@yahoo.com

Volleyball - Contact Jenna Long

email: jlong@fentonschools.org

In case you haven't had a chance to see some of the 23-24 Bond Progress made over the summer, check out this video (see button below).

Projects include:

1. New Main Office at AGS under construction

2. New sidewalk by FHS soccer field on Shiawassee - under construction

3. New FHS Track

This is a reminder that we have a "Community Bulletin Board" on our district website where we post digital flyers related to community events, local clubs or activities, community sports programs, etc... Please visit the link to see what's happening throughout our community! #WeAreFenton

https://www.fentonschools.org/page/community-bulletin-board

Through a partnership with Varsity Tutors for Schools, students can now use 24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring. Get help, in the moment, when tackling a tough assignment or prepping for a test.

Link: https://varsitytutorsforschools.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

The Fenton Education Foundation presents its annual Black-Tie Event on Thursday, September 5th at 6:00 p.m. Cocktails/7:30 p.m. Dinner at The Laundry.

Tickets for the event are $250 and can be purchased via link on the FEF website: https://www.fentoneducationfoundation.org/black-tie-awards-dinner

For questions: Contact Pat Lockwood at (810) 516-9480.

Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) 380.1293 requires post-graduation informational packets from the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic (LEO) Development to be provided to pupils in grades 8-12 by no later than October 1st.

Link to LEO website: https://pathfinder.mitalent.org/resources

Parchment allows families/students to request, send, and, store transcripts. It also includes powerful tools to research colleges and admissions. We advise NOT to use school email addresses during the registration process, as there may be a need to access this resource beyond high school years.

To access Parchment, please follow these steps:

1. Login/ Register - Sign in at www.parchment.com and click Sign Up to log in or register.

2. Add School - Click Get Started, and add high school(s).

3. Select Destinations- Select destinations such as colleges, NCAA, Common Application, or yourself, and review your selection.

4. Provide Consent- Complete waiver form and e-sign the transcript authorization form.

5. Payment - Provide debit/credit card payment if fees are required.

6. Track Order - Order Status will be emailed and updated in Parchment account.

Within Mometrix’s library of free college admissions and placement resources, you will find study guides, flashcards, videos, and other study materials that will help you succeed on exams shown below.

As you prepare to take your exam, it is critical to have a solid grasp of your current level of concept mastery to know your strengths and weaknesses in order to plan your studies accordingly.

By measuring your level of understanding of the concepts, topics, and ideas that you will encounter with Mometrix’s practice tests, you will be able to identify potential areas of improvement.

From there, Mometrix’s free college admissions and placement study resources will provide you with study tips and hints designed to equip you with the tools and knowledge you will need to succeed on test day.

Link to Website: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/college-admissions-and-placement/

Here are the links for Summer Work Permits:

Under 16 years: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/work-permits

Age 16–17 yrs: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/work-permits

FHS helps improve students' social emotional health by promoting "Positivity Thursdays". What began with former Student Resource Officer, Tom Cole, has continued under Assistant Principal, Laura Lemke, watch.

Every Thursday morning, students can get stickers and other small trinkets (pencils & erasers today) to get their day started off in a positive way. Students tend to put the stickers on his/her planners, notebooks, phone cases, and personal laptops.

Fenton High School has a program for enhancing our communication with students and parents. Synergy is a portal that gives parents access to our student information system via ParentVue or Student Vue. Parents should create (or update) his/her Parent Vue account to access their child's daily attendance by class, academic progress, class schedule, and emergency contact information.

Equipment

Students in grades 6th-12th will be issued an 11" touchscreen 2-in-1 convertible Chromebook and charger. If you didn't make it to schedule pick-up, students will have to get his/her chromebook from the Media Center once school begins on August 20th.

To view our District Student Chromebook Agreement, please click here.

AFTER reading the District Student Chromebook Agreement:

• Step 1 - Complete the digital form (a few stations with chromebooks will be set up at schedule pick-up)
• Step 2 - $25 fee cash or check payable to Fenton Area Public Schools (in media center)
• Step 3 - Pick up Chromebook in the Media Center

*if you are not able to pick up your chromebook during schedule pick up, you may visit the FHS Media Center once school starts.

Chromebook User Care and Repair Fee

A user care/insurance fee is required before receiving a Chromebook. The fee is nonrefundable and will cost $25 per device for those who are not receiving free or reduced lunch.

• Students receiving reduced lunch will be required to pay a reduced fee of $15 per device.
• Students receiving free lunch will have the fee waived and will not be required to pay.
• You must have a current application in order to qualify for the current school year on file

This fee covers the student until they graduate Fenton High School. This is only a one-time fee at each school for the time they attend FAPS. New students to the district and current students who will be entering 6th grade and 9th grade are required to pay the $25 fee.

All FHS Students - Join Classes in Google Classroom

After getting your schedule online via Parent/Student Vue, ALL FHS students should go into the Google Classroom and enter the "Class Codes" for the correct hour and class taught by his/her teachers.

To "join" the Google Classroom for all of your classes follow these three steps:

1. Check your FHS gmail for a Google Classroom invite from your teacher.

2. If there is no invite, log into Google Classroom to see if the classroom is there to JOIN. You are looking for a JOIN code.

3. Email your teacher (ex. jane doe = jdoe@fentonschools.org). You can find the first initial of your teacher's first name on your schedule.

Note: Parents can also JOIN a class in Google Classroom to view grades, assignments, project and test reminders, handouts, etc. Email the teacher and ask for a Google Classroom invite.

After a successful pilot by Athletics in 2021-22 using E-funds (electronic payments), the program is being expanded to make paying for other school related items much easier.

Parents should set up an E-funds account by following these steps:

1. Locate your child's student ID number (six-digit number on report cards & transcripts) and

go to the E-funds website.

2. https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56532

3. Click on "Create an Account".

4. Provide request information.

5. Click "Create Account".

Introduction Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uAryLiihmygRVYwEYXLObRo1TjwFuFtiIVTBn_UvzSg/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Informational Document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IqIXFV3Y1rG1jX_2jw1cWUyv-fR1MVObkxBg-pTQbsY/edit?usp=sharing

ProtectMiChild is a free, secure program that keeps kids safe from adult-oriented advertising via

social media, text, and email.

Parents can register their children’s social media handles, phone numbers, and email addresses to block ads for products like alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and online gaming.

Link to Website: https://www.protectmichild.com/

MiABLE account owners lead by example to inspire others to open disability savings accounts

In recognition of the 34th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July, the Michigan Department of Treasury enlisted the help of MiABLE account owners in its ongoing campaign to encourage others with disabilities to open their own MiABLE savings accounts.

"Just as the ADA has provided legal security and equality of opportunity for people with disabilities for more than three decades, MiABLE continues to open the door for financial security and opportunity for people with disabilities and their families," said R. Scott de Varona, MiABLE program director. "MiABLE benefits thousands of Michiganders every day, and the best testimonial for opening a MiABLE account comes from the people who already have seen what it can do for their financial freedom."

For more information or to open a MiABLE account, go to the MiABLE website at: https://savewithable.com/mi/home.html

FHS has partnered with Easterseals of Michigan. Easterseals offers school-based therapy with an onsite clinician 5 days per week including:

• Individual, family & group therapy utilizing evidence-based interventions.
• Specialized training & support services for parents & teachers
• Connections to numerous community resources
• Less time missed at work/school
• Fewer transportation conflicts
• Students can make appointments when convenient (avoiding test days, etc.)

Please contact the Counseling Department for more information at (810) 591-2612.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

ABOUT THE LIFELINE

https://988lifeline.org/

Kinship care is the full-time care, nurturing and protection of children by family members, close family friends or other important adults in the child’s life. This could include grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, family friends or members of their tribes or clans.

Contact: 800-535-1218 (Monday - Friday, 9-4 PM).

WEBSITE: kinship.msu.edu EMAIL: kinship@msu.edu

If you need assistance, and are in the Fenton, Lake Fenton, or Linden school districts, Fenton Area Resources & Referral Network (aka FARR) can help with emergency assistance and resources. See contact info below.

​

FARR

P.O. Box 529

Fenton, MI 48430

​Phone - (810) 750-6244

Fax - (810) 885-0286

​Email - FARRNetworkHelp@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fentonhs48430

Instagram: @fenton_hs

Twitter: @Fenton_HS

Website: www.fentonschools.org

Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

FHS Administration:

Michael Bakker, Principal

mbakker@fentonschools.org

Zachary Bradley, Assistant Principal:

zbradley@fentonschools.org

Laura Lemke, Assistant Principal:

llemke@fentonschools.org

Edward Uhrik, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal:

euhrik@fentonschools.org

Counselors:

Brian Halas - Last Names A - F

bhalas@fentonschools.org

Michelle Pietraszkiewicz - Last Names G - N:

mpietraszkiewicz@fentonschools.org

Craig Golembiewski - Last Names O - Z:

cgolembiewski@fentonschools.org

Career & College Readiness Coordinator:

Lindsay Grady:

lgrady@fentonschools.org

Email: mbakker@fentonschools.org
Website: www.fentonschools.org
Location: 3200 West Shiawassee Avenue, Fenton, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 591-2600