FJSHS October 2013 Newsletter

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Students in grades 11 and12 who have not passedall required tests will takethe specific test that theyhave not passed and will

be required to attendmorning tutoring sessions

prior to their test(s). Mon-day-Reading; Tuesday-

Math; Wed-Writing;Thurs-Science; Friday-Social Studies. As re-quired by the Ohio Dept.of Education, all 9th and10th grade students willreport to school on timeall 5 days of testing andtake the OGT practice

tests.

7th grade students will takepractice OAA tests onMonday and Tuesday oftest week, 8th grade stu-dents will take practiceOAA tests on Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday.

Busses will run ON TIMEall week; students not in-volved in testing who needto ride the bus will be su-

pervised in the cafeteria.

Practice tests are adminis-tered so that students havean opportunity to experi-

ence the testing atmosphereand types of questions re-quired on the Spring tests.Teachers use the practicetests to assist with instruc-tion, intervention, and en-richment strategies.

If you have any questions

about testing, please con-tact your students guid-ance counselor.

October is OGT month

OGT 1

OGT timetable 1a

Empty Bowls 2

DECA news 2

Student Achievement 2

Guidance News 3

Inside this issue:

Upcoming Events

Empty BowlsOct. 15th

PSAT tests-Oct. 16th

Fall Choir Concert-Oct.17th

Majorette/Flag Corp Craft

Show-Oct. 19th

ACT examOct. 26th

OGT Tests-Oct. 28th-Nov.1st

Jostens orders due-Oct.31st

Fostoria Jr./Sr. High School1001 Park Ave, Fostoria OH 44830

Phone: 419-436-4110 Fax: 419-436-4118

Tom Grine, Principal Drew Bauman, Asst. Principal Tim Murray, Asst. Principal/AD

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

The Fall 2013 OGT will be administered Oct. 28-Nov.1st. Testing time will be from7:35 to 9:20 daily. Regular school day begins at 9:35 a.m.

Time Chart for OGT testing is attached to the back ofpage 1. Please pay special attention to your stu-

dents grade and testing date. Any questions please

contact your students guidance counselor:

Teresa Vogel 7th/8th grade Ext. 2443

Sharon Krupp-9th/10th grade Ext. 2425

MaryBeth Hutcheson 11th/12th grade Ext. 2424


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Association DECA Competition. Stu-dents competed in a variety of competi-tive areas including: Team Managementand Decision Making, Public Relations,Job Interview, and Parliamentary Law.Several students from Fostoria DECA

brought home awards. Award winnersincluded: Jada Hampton, Erica Mooreand Sydney Villiasack in Public Rela-tions; Mimi Green in Job Interview,Kaleb Bemis and Chris Hampton:

Olivia DeLa Rosa and Holly Donaldson;Hunter Abell and Alex Souders in TeamManagement; and Isaiah Brough andCyenna Lindsey in Parliamentary Law.

Best Wishes on your continuedsuccess.On Monday, September 30, 2013, 12

DECA members traveled to Findlay uni-versity to compete at the Independent

Welcome to the 7th Annual EmptyBowls Project, hosted by the FostoriaSenior high School Art Club. This is anexciting year because art students andcreative cuisine students have collaborat-ed in making bowls, mugs and chili forthe event. We have raised over $2900.00in the last 6 years for the Food Pantry andthe Sharing kitchen.

The concept of Empty Bowls began in1990 when a high school art teacher fromMichigan proposed class project of mak-ing ceramic bowls for a fund raiser.Guests were served a simple meal ofsoup and bread. In exchange for themeal, guests gave a minimum donation of$10.00 and were invited to keep the bowlas a reminder that there are always emp-ty bowls in the world. The money raised

was given to the local food bank. Formore information on Empty Bowls Pro-

ject visit; http://www.emptybowls.net.

This years Empty Bowls supper will beheld in the Fostoria Jr/Sr High Schoolcafeteria on Tuesday, October 15, 2013,from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. We will serve avariety of hearty soups and chili, breadand water generously donated by Camp-

bell Soup Company, Gordon Foods andCoca-Cola. All proceeds will benefit theFostoria Sharing Kitchen and the FoodPantry. We hope you will be able to par-take in this event and help us reach ourgoal of eight-hundred dollars.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely yours,

Deb Melroy, Art instructor

Holly Reinbolt, Food Service Coordinator

Amy Blakely, FCS department

October Rotary Student of the MonthCONGRATULATIONS

Kierra Settles

Alex Souders

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DECA NEWS

The Empty Bowls Project

Student Achievement

DECA Members Place at Local

Competition


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teachers have study guides for any

student wishing to put in extra time

preparing. Competing students have

the opportunity to win scholarship

money for winning scores so give

your best effort!!

Any Sophomore with a 3.0 or better

GPA has been invited to take the

PSAT test with our Junior Class.

This is the competition that

determines National Merit Scholars!! Stu-

dents have been given practice tests to get

ready for the big day Wednesday, October

16th.

The Academic Boosters is a parent organization

started over 15 years ago to support academics

at Fostoria Junior Senior High School There

are only 3 meetings per year and MINIMAL

work involved for those wishing to join. Please

come to our first meeting Weds, October 6 at7:00 pm in the guidance office and give us

some of your ideas!!

The American Legion will be hosting the

annual Americanism Test to all Sopho-

mores, Juniors and Seniors Tuesday,

November 5. We will have three testing

sessions one for each grade level

throughout the day. Social Studies

On Monday, October 21, Julie Rider will

be speaking with all of our Sophomores

about the programs they may sign up for

as Juniors and Seniors at Vanguard Ca-

reer Center. We will then visit Vanguard

on Friday, December 6th , for an up closepersonal visit with teachers and students.

If students decide to attend Vanguard,

they may choose to attend full time or

part time. Students interested in attend-

ing will learn how the application process

works.

Teachers have been asked to nominate

sophomore students with leadership skills

for the annual HOBY (Hugh OBrien

Leadership Conference) which is an all

expense paid weekend at Ohio Northern

in June of 2014. Any student who wasnominated was given an application and

is required to write an essay on a selected

topic. Teachers will judge the essays (no

names on them) and two winners will be

selected. In the past the Rotary Club and

Kiwanis Club have paid close to $600 for

our students to attend. Essays are due

Monday October 21.

Allen Schultz will be visiting FJHS in De-

cember to speak with our sophomores

about the programs offered at Sentinel Ca-

reer C enter. Most programs offered at

Sentinel are two year - half day programs.

Students attend Sentinel in either the morn-ing or afternoon and take the remainder of

their classes at their home school. One

program, Cosmetology, is a three year com-

mitment so students interested in cosmetol-

ogy must apply during their freshman year.

The Cosmetology department at Sentinel

will be setting up a display during lunch in

December, so interested freshman can get

information and ask question. Sophomores

will then visit Sentinel in January.

Explicit: right there answers found

specifically in the text

Inference: based on what I read, its most

likely true that / educated guess

based on what was read / to uncov-

er meaning that is implied but not

directly stated

Narrative: process or skill of telling a story

Paraphrase: putting into my own words

Plagiarism: using someone elses ideas,

words, or images and claiming

them as your own

Reflection: seriously thinking about your

experiences; an opinion formed or

remark made after careful thought

Academic Vocabulary:

Below are terms that all 7-12 students will

need to understand and be able to apply in

many of their courses. Parents can support

their students learning by reviewing and

discussing with their students

Analyze: breaking things down into parts toexplain the parts

Central idea: the main idea of the text; main

point in a piece of writing

Cite: give credit for someone elses words/

ideas/images when using them in

your writing

Edit: proofreading for MUGS (mechanics,

usage, grammar, spelling)

Relevant: relates directly to a topic, not random

information; having something to do

with the matter being considered

Research: process of exploring a topic to find

answers to questions developed about

the topic (think, evaluate, organize,

compose)

Revise: ARMS add, remove, move around, orsubstitute words or ideas to make writ-

ing better

Summarize: a short version of the text with key

points

Synthesize: putting things together

Textual evidence: word for word support

Thesis: the specific thought, feeling or belief

expressed by the writer

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Upcoming Testing

GUIDANCE NEWS

Lets Get Involved

Students have an opportunity to win

scholarship money for winning scores


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OGT/OAA: WHO TESTS WHEN?October 28-November 1, 2013

Mon(10/28)

Tues(10/29)

Weds(10/30)

Thurs(10/31)

Fri(11/1)

ONLY11/12 grade

studentswho havealready

taken andnot passed

one ormore parts

of the OGT

RDG MATH WRITING SCIENCE SS

ALL1ST time

9/10thgraders

who haveNEVER

taken theOGT

RDG WRITING

SS(9TH)

MATH(9TH)

SCIENCE

MATH(10TH)

SS(10TH)

ALL7th gradestudents-practice

OAA

MATH READING 2 hr delay

ALL8th gradestudents

practiceOAA

2 hr delay SCIENCE READING MATH

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