The Titan Weekly

Greetings,

Term one report cards went home on Wednesday this week. I hope that your students brought them home to share with you the fruits of their hard work. We had 938 students earn honor roll for term one! Maybe we can make that over 1000 for term two?

We’ve come to the time of year when FCPS releases the perceptual survey for completion! I would greatly appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback to Tuscarora High School. Please use this link to anonymously respond to the survey. Your responses will be combined with the responses of other families. If you have more than one child enrolled in FCPS, please complete one survey per child. We use the data collected from this survey to improve Tuscarora High School, so thank you in advance for your feedback and helping us make THS the best high school in FCPS!

I hope you all have fantastic weekend!

Sincerely,

Lisa Smith

Principal

The application window for 2024-2025 is now open!

Applications must be submitted no later than Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Biomedical Science: Current 9th & 10th grade students are eligible to apply. Check us out on twitter @THS_Biomed.

See Ms. Crowell (patricia.crowell@fcps.org) in B127 with any questions.

Biomed Google Site

Biomed Open House sign-up (2nd block flex on 12/6/23)

Biomed Shadowing - sign up to visit a biomed class

Biomed Application

Teacher Recommendation Form

Picture Make up Days for underclassman will be on November 13th. Go to legacyfindmycode.com to find your QR code. Senior picture make ups will be November 8th, 9th and 27th. Go to seniors.legacystudios.com to schedule your session.

Congratulations to the Marching Titans on their 2nd place finish in the Open Small Division at the Maryland Marching Band Association State Championships at Towson Universty. They broke the school record with a score of 95.025 and won the caption for Best Overall Effect! This was an incredible end to an incredible season!

CONGRATULATIONS to our TUSCARORA TITANS CHEERLEADING ATHLETES and COACHES!!

The team won 3rd place at the 3A Maryland State Cheerleading Regional Competition!

THS CHEER IS HEADED TO THE STATE FINALS 2023!

Come cheer them on this Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Where: APGFCU Arena at Harford Community College

401 Thomas Run Rd, Bel Air, MD 21015

GOOD LUCK!! WAY TO REPRESENT TUSCARORA!

Congratulations to Cameron Higgins, for being selected as the "Student of the Month" at the Frederick County Public Schools' Career and Technology center. Cameron Higgins was nominated to receive the award by his Auto Body Instructor, Phillip Allen, and selected on his merit out of a field of other nominees by the Student Achievement Committee.

Congratulations to Nia James, for being selected as the "Student of the Month" at the Frederick County Public Schools' Career and Technology center. Nia was nominated to receive the award by her TV/Multimedia Instructor, Adam Frank, and selected on her merit out of a field of other nominees by the Student Achievement Committee.

December 14th at Frederick Community College

Please see attached flyers for Salvation Army Angel Tree registration from November 13th to November 15th.

English flyer

Spanish flyer

Attention high school students: The Maryland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium will be held on February 24, 2024 at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Registration and abstracts are due November 17, 2023. More information can be found here.

Fourth Annual - 2024 Seed to Roots

A Black History Celebration

Please view this link for information from the senior meeting on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

Senior shirts are in, please stop by the media center if you ordered one. If you want one, but did not order, the cart has reopened. Please order by Tuesday, November 21st at 11:59 PM.

Online Cart

• Monday, November 27th: Senior Picture Make-up
• Wednesday, May 22nd: Graduation at 1:30 PM at the PNC Complex at the Knott Arena on the Campus of Mount St. Mary's University

View the senior website for all the details.

9th Grade student meetings with Counselors

Began the week of October 23rd – students are still able to schedule a meeting with their School to review graduation requirements and programs available to meet graduation and career pathways.

Students – use these links to schedule a meeting with your Counselor:

Moore (A – Ce): https://calendly.com/ths-danielle-moore/freshman-conferences

Gill (Ch – Ha): https://calendly.com/william-gill-1/freshman-confrence

Goto (He – Mc): https://calendly.com/carla-goto/freshman-conference-1

Cooper (Me – R): https://calendly.com/diane-cooper/grade-level-meeting

Harrison (S – Z): https://calendly.com/joshua-harrison-2/freshman-conference

Ingram (ML students): https://calendly.com/amanda-ingram/freshman-meeting

Thank you to those families who were able to attend our informational meeting on Tuesday, October 10th. If you were not able to attend, the link to the presentation is here.

MIDDLETOWN HS is the new SAT test center in Frederick County with the closure of GTJHS as a testing site. ETS has responsibility for communicating this change to all registered students. However, their communication for the November test administration was insufficient and confusing.

Electronic test tickets emailed for the December 2nd test administration by ETS indicate that the test center is GTJHS, but students should report to MHS.

10th Grade Parent Information Meeting – Tuesday, December 5 @ 6:00 PM

· We ask that you park on the Tennis court side for this program

FAFSA ID presentation and sign up – Thursday, December 14th

· Informational presentation at 6:00 PM

· FAFSA ID workshop beginning at 7:00 PM – use the link below to sign up:

FAFSA ID workshop sign up

Shadowing for the Career & Technology Center is now open!

The Career and Technology Center (CTC) is part of the Frederick County Public Schools system. With more than 24 programs to choose from, students have the opportunity to gain college and career experience in a variety of areas. They can earn college credits as well as valuable industry certifications and licenses through a CTC program. The programs are taught in half-day blocks, and students attend their high school for the other half of the school day. Shadowing a CTC program is the first step in the application process and is open to students in grades 9-11. Students may shadow and apply to up to two programs.

Interested students can request a shadow from the CTC website https://edu.fcps.org/ctc/

Shadowing is open November 2, 2023 - February 29, 2024.

Last day to request a shadow is February 20, 2024

Application deadline: March 8, 2024

For additional information about the Career & Technology Center visit https://edu.fcps.org/ctc/.

· Students MUST complete a shadow experience prior to completing an application

· Program information: https://edu.fcps.org/ctc/programs-courses

At HOBY, high school sophomores build their leadership potential through an inspiring Leadership Seminar based on three leadership perspectives: Personal, Group, and Societal. This year, the Leadership Conference will take place June 6-9, 2024 at Towson University.

Only 2 sophomore students will be selected to be the Tuscarora High School HOBY representatives. Are you interested in applying?

Application

Submit a resume outlining the following:

Name

Leadership experiences and positions (High School and/or Community)

Extracurricular Activities

Career Interest

Submit a typed essay (No more than 100 words) answering the following prompt:

“Describe the most challenging and rewarding aspect of being a leader in your school and your community.”

All applications must be submitted to Mrs. Goto at Carla.goto@fcps.org no later than the end of the school day Monday, November 13, 2023. No applications will be accepted after this date. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you are a Senior, who applied to University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) with the November 1 deadline, and are going into a STEM field, you may be interested in the following:

The Meyerhoff Scholars Program, at UMBC, is open to high achieving high school seniors who plan to study in a STEM field. This merit scholarship ranges from $5,000-15,000 per year.

To be eligible, you must have at least a 3.0 in Math and Science courses, outstanding SAT scores, have a genuine interest in a STEM field, plan to pursue a doctorate in a STEM field, and have an interest in underrepresented students in the sciences and related fields.

If you are interested, please contact Ms. Goto in Student Services (Counseling Office). Deadline is Monday, November 20, 2023.

Every year, the Carson Scholars Fund selects students to receive a $1,000 college scholarship, along with an Olympic-sized medal to celebrate their accomplishments. Only one student from each school is able to be nominated (grades 9-11).

Carson Scholars must have a minimum GPA of 3.75 for the current school year and are involved in community service activities.

If you would like to be considered, please return the application to Mrs. Goto in Student Services by Monday, December 4, 2023.

You will also find the application in Naviance, under “Colleges” and then “Scholarships.”

Johnson & Wales: Monday, November 13th - 9:15 AM

Shippensburg University: Tuesday, November 14th - 1:15 PM

Frostburg State University: Thursday, November 16th - 9:15 AM

University Tennessee - Knoxville: Friday, November 17th - 1:15 PM

Hood College: Monday, November 20th - 9:15 AM

Notre Dame of Maryland: Tuesday, November 21st - 1:15 PM

Penn State University: Monday, November 27th - 9:15 AM

Goldey-Beacom College: Tueday, November 28th - 1:15 PM

Students – check Naviance for more information and to register for these visits.

Ms. Moore (A – Ce)

Mr. Gill (Ch – Ha)

Ms. Goto (He – Mc)

Ms. Cooper (Me – R)

Mr. Harrison (S – Z)

Ms. Ingram (EL)

Ms. Honaker (Behavior Support)

Ms. Gomez (Community Liaison)

Mr. Jackson (Registrar)

All FCPS athletic events are using the GoFan platform to purchase online tickets. Please see the link for more information.

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Lisa Smith - Principal

Kevin Hall - Asst Principal

Jason Lininger - Asst Principal

Roger Rich - Asst Principal

Kristin Sheehy - Asst Principal

Tanisha Smith - Asst Principal

John Milliman - Special Programs

Chris O'Connor - Athletics & Facilities

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