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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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Fostoria, OH 44830

Phone: 419-436-4110

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www.fostoriaschools.org

MAP Testing will be conducted from September 3rd through September 17th.

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SCHOOL