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Athletic Welcome Back,
As we kick off the new schoolyear, our athletes have beenconditioning and practicingsince the end of August andparticipating in OHSAA (OhioHigh School Athletic Associa-tion) contests on August 9 th.
Our athletes dedicate atremendous amount of timeand energy well before thefirst day of classes. It is afact that if students participatein athletics, or any extra/co-curricular activity, they will do
better in the classroom.
Please encourage your studentto get involved!
GO REDMEN!
Tim Murray, Asst. Principal/AD
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The administration, faculty andsupport staff at FJSHS would
like to take this opportunity towelcome students and parentsto the 2013-2014 school year.While parents arent part of
the teaching staff, you are justas important to the success ofyour childs education.
Your children receive the besteducation when parents andour dedicated staff work as ateam. It is a parent'senthusiasm, support andinvolvement that inspires
students to do their best; and ateachers ability to teach them
what they need to learn.Together we can achievewonderful things.
Theres a great deal of
excitement ahead of us,including new teachers to meet,
new books to read, new friendsto meet and new skills tomaster. I look forward toparents and students sharingthese exciting times.
I encourage parents andstudents to fully embrace themoment and urge you to taketime from your busy schedulesto become familiar with ourschool. We have manyexciting academic programs toprepare our students for futurecareers and/or educationbeyond high school. Studentshave many opportunities toparticipate in extracurricular,
co-curricular and club activitieshere at FJSHS.
Thank you for your commitmentto education and I lookforward to seeing you in thenear future.
Tom Grine, FJSHS Principal
Welcome Back to Fostoria Junior/Senior High School
Standards, the Ohio Teacherand Principal Evaluation Sys-tems (OTES and OPES), as wellas focusing on components ofthe new state report card. Thewaiver day activities willprovide opportunities toimplement new practices, whichcan be sustained by FostoriaCity Schools after the waiverperiod and ultimately help toimprove student academicachievement.
Fostoria City Schools appliedand was approved for two (2)district-wide InnovativeEducation Program Waiverdays. The District LeadershipTeam, the Fostoria Board ofEducation, Fostoria EducationAssociation, staff and otherstakeholders selectedSeptember 30 and October 1,2013 for the waiver days.Therefore, students will notbe in school on Monday,September 30 and Tuesday,
October 1. The goal behindscheduling the waiver daysback-to-back was to lessen anyinconvenience in child-carearrangements our families mayencounter.
The waiver days will providethe district the opportunity tocreate and establish StudentLearning Objectives (SLOs) forstudent growth. This initiativewill support the district'stransition to the Common Core
ODE Approves FCS Application for Waiver DaysDates to remember:
ACT Exam - September 21, 2013
Majorette/Flag Corps Craft Show -
September 28, 2013
Majorette/Flag Corps Mini Camp -
October 7 , 2013
HS Homecoming Dance - October 12,
2013
Empty Bowl Fundraiser - October 15,
2013
Inside this issue:
DECA 2
One-Hour Delays 2
Jr. High Guidance News 2
They All Matter 3
R & B Champs 3
Picture Day 3
Tardy Policy 3
Right To Know 4
September 2013
F O S T O R I A J U N I O R / S E N I O R H I G H S C H O O L
1001 Park Avenue ~ Fostor ia , OH 44830
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Tom Gr i ne , Pr inc ipa l Dr e w Bauman, As s t . P r i nc i pa l Ti m M ur r ay , As s t . Pr i nc i pa l / AD tgr ine@fos tor ia schoo ls .org dbauman@fostor ia schoo ls .org tmurray@fos tor ia schoo ls .org
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JUNIOR HIGH GUIDANCE NEWS
Wednesday One-Hour Delays
TBTs use this time to reviewdata from student testing,create common assessments,share instructional strategies,
determine intervention needsand devise ways to increasestudent engagement. Theultimate goal is an increasein individual studentachievement.
For the 2013-2014 schoolyear, FJSHS students willhave a one-hour delay starttime each Wednesday.
Busses will run as normal andstudents who arrive earlyare supervised in thecafeteria.
The Wednesday delays areused by the teaching staff to
meet in Teacher BasedTeams (TBTs). The TBTsinclude all certified staff andare broken into teams by
department or specialtyarea. These meetings are acritical component of theOhio Improvement Process(OIP) required by the OhioDepartment of Education.
two years of junior high
school while attending
Fostoria Junior/Senior High
School. As a parent, you are
critically important to their
happiness and success.
Together, we can work
towards making this
experience a strong and
productive foundation for the
future.
Welcome to Junior High!
My goal as the Junior HighSchool Counselor is to help
students reach their full
potential academically,
explore emotions, build
connections socially and
develop a positive identity.
As your students school
counselor, I am here to help
overcome many of the
challenges facing junior high
school students today. My
personal vision is one in which
every student is motivated,
develops a healthy self-
esteem and feels empowered
to make wise decisions.
I am here to advocate for
your children throughout the
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OurVision, as a caringand diverse educational
community, is to provide
a safe learning
environment that
recognizes, develops,
nurtures, and challengesthe unique talents,
abilities, and
achievements of our
students.
GO REDMEN!!!The Red Zone is utilizing anonline store for some of themerchandise that they arenot able to keep in stock.The online store has teeshirts, polo shirts, hoodies,shorts, book bags, dufflebags, and much more.Redmen fans can get theirspirit apparel and accesso-ries at: www.mylocker.net(just search for Fostoria High
School).
Ordering is quick and easy!
Find a design you like, selectyour color and size, thenplace and pay for your or-der online. The order will beshipped directly to yourhome. The site is currentlyoffering a promotion of 50%off any tee shirt. Simplyinclude the coupon code:BT445.
DECA students thank you inadvance for your support.
MAP Testing will be conducted from September 3rd through September 17th.
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Current FJSHS Tardy Policy
Students who are tardy to
1st period will NOT beplaced on the 8th period list.Instead, these tardies will betracked separatelythroughout the school year.
Disciplinary consequences for1st period tardies will beissued progressively asfollows:
Third 1st period tardy =
one hour of WednesdaySchool
Fifth 1st period tardy =one day of In SchoolRemediation
Tenth, Fifteenth, Twenti-eth, etc., 1st periodtardies = one day ofOut of SchoolSuspension
THEY ALL MATTER
way or another - as a care
giver, supporter, survivor, orlost a loved one. So this shirt
is for everyone!" - Annette
Griffin, Team Advisor
If you would like to orderone, please contact theschool office. The orderdeadline is September20th. It should take less thantwo weeks to get the orderin.
If you have any questions,please contact AnnetteGriffin by email,agriffin@fostoriaschools.orgor at 419-619-2707.
The Next Generation Re-lay for Life team was the #1
fundraising group at the
Fostoria Relay for Life this
past summer with
$14,528.78. I know that as
their advisor, I am extremely
proud of them and all their
hard work. What a fantastic
group of kids to work with
all year! To see pride and
excitement on their faces thenight of the Relay was
priceless. They know they
are making a difference and
are all excited to start it all
over again. I can't describehow much it meant to all of
them to have everyone
supporting them and helping
them reach their goal of
$10,000.
The team's first fundraiser is
a REALLY AWESOME t-shirt,
"They All Matter" with
different colored ribbons on
it representing various forms
of cancer. We know that
almost everyone has been
affected by cancer in one
FJSHS Picture Day
Due to the weatherconditions on August29th, Picture Day forFJSHS students was
cancelled and hasbeen rescheduled forNovember 7th.
Thank you!
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The Mission of FostoriaHigh School is to engageand empower our
students through
challenging curriculum
and activities, with highly
qualified staff, in a safe
learning environment.
R & B Champs
In an effort to encourage student attendance and good behav-
ior, FJSHS implemented the R & B Champs program to reward
students who are making smart choices on a daily basis. Stu-
dents can earn the monthly distinction of being an R & B Champshort for Red and Black Champsby having no office refer-
rals, no first period tardies and having 1 or 0 excused absenc-
es for that particular month. If these goals are met, students
are rewarded with a free jeans day that month and their
names are entered in weekly drawings!!! Everyone gets a
clean slate at the beginning of each month so please, no excus-
es for not earning those special rewards!
Fostoria Junior/Senior High School is dedicated to ensuring individual student's needs are met and each student is prepared to experiencesuccess in all of their future endeavors. Through communication, collaboration and determination we wish to accomplish these goals as aschool, a district, and a community.
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Notice of Right to Know - Teacher Qualifications
certification (such as
National Board
Certification) held by the
teacher and the field of
discipline of certification or
degree.4. Whether your child is
provided services by
instructional paraprofession-
als and, if so, their
qualifications.Parents should contact the
school offices for this infor-
mation.
Parents/Guardians have the
right to know about the
teaching qualifications of
their childs classroom
teacher in a school receiving
Title I funds. Longfellow
Elementary, Riley
Elementary, Fostoria Inter-
mediate Elementary and
Fostoria Junior/Senior High
School receive Title I funds.
The federal No Child LeftBehind Act (NCLB) requires
that any local school district
receiving Title I funds must
notify parents that they may
ask about the professional
qualifications of their childs
classroom teacher. These
qualifications include:1. Whether the teacher has
met the Ohio teacher licens-
ing criteria for the grade
level and subject areas in
which the teacher provides
your child instruction.2. Whether the teacher is
teaching under emergency ortemporary status that waives
state licensing requirements.3. The undergraduate degree
major of the teacher and any
other graduate degree or
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MAP Testing will be conducted from September 3rd through September 17th.
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