Dear High School Families,

As we welcome October, I want to take a moment to express my appreciation for the incredible support you provide to our school community. As the leaves change and we embrace the beauty of fall, it’s a wonderful time to reflect on the progress we’ve made so far this school year.

This month, we are excited to continue building on our achievements from last year and to introduce new initiatives designed to support the growth and success of every student. We have a range of engaging activities and academic opportunities planned, including extracurricular events, and special programs aimed at fostering both academic and personal development.

Your involvement plays a vital role in enriching the educational experience for our children, and I encourage you to participate in any way you can.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our school. Together, we can ensure that this year is not only successful but also memorable for our students.

Warm regards,

Megan Brink

High School Principal

October 4- Press the Chest event, 9th and 11th Grade

October 4- SGA Leadership Team Building Retreat

October 4- Who We Play for EKG Screening

October 5- Big Bend Marching Band Showcase cancelled (Rehearsathon instead)

October 8- Hispanic Heritage Elementary Celebration

October 8- CNA trip to Ghazvini

October 8- Chorus All-State Vocal quality Recordings

October 8- Florida Folklife Assembly (music students)

October 8- NJHS Honor Society

October 9- Athletics Clearance Day (see atheltics section below)

October 9- PSAT (all sophomores and registered juniors)

October 11- END OF 1ST 9-WEEKS

October 11- PEP RALLY- POWWOW!, morning

October 14- Teacher Planning

October 14-19- HOMECOMING WEEK!

October 16- Junior Field Trip to FSU- moved to October 30th

October 16- Homecoming Powder Puff (2nd period)

October 17- Fall Chorus Concert, 6:30 p.m.

October 17- Broball, 6th period

October 17- Best & Brightest Interest Meeting with Mrs. Laura Rogers, 3:00 p.m.

October 18- Homecoming Pep Rally, 5th period

October 18- Homecoming Tailgate

October 19- Homecoming Dance, Cafe

October 21- College Visit: Mississippi State University

October 23- Fall Picture Retake Day

October 23- FAMU Field trip for Juniors

October 24- 9th Grade to World of Works

October 24-26- ACDA Honor Choir

October 25- FSPA Journalism District 2 Workshop

October 26- District Solo & Ensemble

October 26- ACDA Honor Choir

October 28- 31 Red Ribbon Week

October 29- SewFSUS/NAHS Art Field Trip

October 30- Juniors to FSU

October 30- FAMU Trip, Juniors- moved to October 23

October 31- Early Release Day

October 31- Carnival

On October 9th, 10th grade students and 11th grade students that signed up will take the PSAT. Please reach out to Megan Crombie for more information (mcrombie@fsu.edu)

Each week, Mrs. Brink and Mrs. Wilkinson announce an SAT word of the week (sponsored by National English Honor Society). Secondary families. please practice these words with your students, so we can build our vocabulary for the SAT and college! Each month, we will update the list below with words announced during the prior month.

Undulate: to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern

Propensity: noun, tendency to behave in a particular way

Supplant: supersede and replace

Benevolent: a person who is well-meaning, kind, and generous.

Avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Pundit: noun, an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public

I am proud to announce that FSUS received an "AP Access Award!" "This award honors schools that demonstrate a clear and effective commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework. Schools earn the additional award if the percentage of AP Exam takers who are underrepresented minority and/or low-income students mirrors the school's overall student demographics." CollegeBoard

Mrs. Kinney will be hosting an FSUS Best & Brightest interest meting with special guest, Mrs. Laura Rogers. She will be sharing information with seniors about the application on Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 p.m. in Ms. Young's classroom!

Best & Brightest Winners of 2024:

WORLD LANGUAGES: Eryn Files, Winner

ART: Onyinyechukwu "Onyinye" Okoli, Runner-up

LEADERSHIP: Madeline Byrd, Runner-up

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Zoe Rubin, Runner-Up

ATHLETICS: Cannon Ramsey, Honorable Mention

ENGLISH: Dilahan Cavusoglu, Honorable Mention

MUSIC: Kyla Rogers, Honorable Mention

BUSINESS: Kenedi Lowe, Finalist

CAREER & TECHNICAL: Alexander "Xander" Hawkes, Finalist

DRAMA & PERFORMING ARTS: Carter Nelson, Finalist

JOURNALISM & MEDIA: Kayla Farlin, Finalist

MATHEMATICS: Fabian Delgado, Finalist

PUBLIC SPEAKING: Ivan Rabbath, Finalist

SCIENCE & HEALTH: Amelia Wass de Czege, Finalist

Our students nominate superstar teachers for the PROS Award. One teacher or staff member is selected by Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs. Brink from those nominations every week and featured on the announcements. Our PROS awards so far have gone to.....

On Friday October 4th, we had a full day of events related to health and wellness. Our 9th and 11th grade students started their morning with learning CPR thanks to our Nurse Mrs. Westphal and Leon County EMS!

In the afternoon, our clinic (Mrs. Westphal and Ms. Davis) and CNA Program (Ms. Antonoplos and nursing students) in connection with "Who We Play For" conducted EKG heart screenings for over 100 students! We are so thankful for the support and donations from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation, PTSA, parents, and other community members!!!

Winter sports season is upon us! Please have your student complete the EL2 (physicals) and EL3 (parent consent) forms and upload them to Focus. All student must have over a 2.0 GPA to participate in sports. You can find the FHSAA forms at the following link: FHSAA Eligibility Forms. The Activity fee deadline has been extended until October 11th.

We will hold eligibility clearance days on October 3rd and October 9th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the gym lobby.

If you have any questions about the tryout schedule, please don't hesitate to contact the coach listed below.

Best regards,

Anthony Robinson

Please check out our athletic webpage for all information related to sports. (https://fsusathletics.com/)

HOMETOWN TICKETING

The fall sports season has begun. If you are interested in coming out to support our teams, please go to the following link to purchase tickets on line https://fsus.hometownticketing.com/embed/all

As we have discussed with our students, it's important to notify a teacher, counselor, administrator, or police officer if a student is in need of help, if there is a concerning behavior, or a student is in crisis. Sometimes as parents, we hear concerns from our students at home. Please contact us immediately if you hear any concerning reports. Besides reaching out to an administrator, we have an online anonymous reporting tool on our website at the bottom of the home page (fsus.school).

Fortify Florida (https://getfortifyfl.com/) is also a tool available for reporting. Fortify Florida is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials across the state. Please note that someone who knowingly submits a false tip through FortifyFL may be subject to further investigation by law enforcement and may be subject to criminal penalties under section 837.05, F.S.

Questions for our student services team? Please see contact information below:

Academic Dean for 9th/10th Grade- Ms. April McGriff, amcgriff@fsu.edu

Academic Dean for 11th Grade/Dual Enrollment- Mr. Todd McNeil, tmcneil@fsu.edu

Academic Dean for 12th Grade/9-12 Counselor- Ms. Jennifer Kinney, jkinney@fsu.edu

Dean of Discipline Grades 9-12, Mr. Kevin Helms, khelms@fsu.edu

Attendance Dean, Mr. Danny Bailey, wbailey@fsu.edu

Testing Coordinator, Ms. Lisa Kelley, lkelley@fsu.edu

CollegeBoard and AP Testing, Ms. Megan Crombie, mcrombie@fsu.edu

We have many different supportive resources for our students.

Please note the following and reach out as needed:

Student Records- records@fsus.school

Admissions- admissions@fsus.school

FOCUS Troubleshooting- focus@fsus.school

Attendance- attendance@fsus.school

Clinic- clinic@fsus.school

Other Services:

• Bullying/Anonymous Reporting- (https://airtable.com/appSnRUYeEyLL2Cb7/pagqaSyuclVKoCUit/form)
• Counseling Services- https://www.fsus.school/health
• ESE/504 Information- Matt McCloskey and Monica Broome, mbroome@fsu.edu

• Free & Reduced Lunch- Click cafeteria and set up through PayPams (https://www.fsus.school/payment)
• Title I Coordinator- The goal of the FSUS Title I program is to increase student achievement by supporting students, families, and teachers.- Monica Broome, mbroome@fsu.edu
• Title IX Deputy Coordinator (Harassment)- Monica Broome, mbroome@fsu.edu (https://www.fsus.school/parent2)

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