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MOTTO: Aspire to Soar

SCIENCE PROJECTS DUE IN 12 DAYS

Projects due on Tuesday, January 20th.

Grades 6-8 mandatory! Other grade levels invited to participate.

Backboards may be purchased in the front office for $7.00.

1st Annual Jingle Bell Sprint - Fri, January 9, at the FCS Track Open to Public
Races begin at 6:00pm. Turn in registration forms to Kati Hathcock at the school or email her at
khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us .
Fundraiser Event sponsored by the Franklin County Schools Track & Field Team.

Franklin Countys 1st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest! Deadline: Mon, January 12
Submit to Mrs. Dolores Croom in FCS library Winner will be announced at the January 19th MLK Event at the Apalach National Guard
Armory Must be present to win: 1st Place- $75 2nd Place- $50 3rd Place- $25 For more info contact dcroom@franklin.k12.fl.us

**Seniors & Juniors: Would you like to touch up your smile before prom or graduation? Did you know you could get a FREE Tooth
Bleaching Kit? All you need to do is have a parent sign a permission form (available at school clinic), then come to the School
Dental Clinic for a checkup & a cleaning!
**PTO Meeting: Monday, Jan. 12, in the library at 6:00pm. RE: 4th Grade Trip to St. Augustine
**Softball Tryouts: Tues, Jan 13. 2:45-5:00pm for grades 6-12 on the softball field. Thereafter, practice every Monday thru
Friday, 2:45-5:00pm, unless there is a game. All potential players need a sports physical packet filled out & turned in to Coach
Collins as soon as possible.
**4th Grade Parent Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Ms. Barbers room (315) at 7:00pm.
**GCSC Foundation Scholarship Application Workshop: Thurs, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m. EST at GCSCs Gulf Franklin Campus, Port
St. Joe, in Building A, Room 110. Anyone interested in applying for 2015 FCSC Foundation scholarships is invited to attend.
**Baseball: No M/S baseball practice until tryouts on Jan. 20, at 2:45 at FCS. JV/Varsity tryouts Jan. 20. Students must have a
sports physical/packet turned in by Jan. 20.
**FRESHMAN CLASS: Feb. 1, 2015, is the deadline to pay your $30 dues to Ms. Malcolm.
**ACTIVITY BUS: The activity bus will depart at 5:15pm on Mondays through Thursdays. The Activity Bus is for students being supervised by
a school staff member for after school activities. Students who are on campus after school, & are not being supervised by a staff member,
should be sent to the front office so parents can be contacted.

All Scholarship Info & Applications are available in Ms. Joyners classroom.
Arts for Life: $2,000 Postmark by 2/2/15
NEW- FLA Retired Educators Foundation Scholarship: Deadline 2/10/15
Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge Scholarship: Deadline 2/11/15
Willie B. Speed Higher Education: $250 Postmark by 5/1/15
Children of Divorce: $1,000 http://www.myfloridalaw.com/children-of-divorce-scholarship-ayo-iken/ Postmark by 5/1/15
Southern Scholarship Foundation Housing: Applications accepted year round. Priority deadline for Fall 2015 is 4/1/15
Maultsby Prize: $3,000 college scholastic assistance grant. Keyboard performance competition.
Grady-Rayam Prize: $3,000 college scholastic assistance grant. Vocal music competition (singing Negro spiritual songs)
MENU THURSDAY 1/8/15
BREAKFAST CHOICES
Lucky Charms Cereal, Breakfast Bagel w/ Sausage, Cinnamon Goldfish Grahams, Banana or Cinnamon Zucchini Bread, Toast, Strawberry Waffle
Graham, Chocolate or Strawberry/Marshmallow Rockinola, Strawberry or Cinnamon Pop Tart, Sliced Pears, Fruit Punch, Milk

LUNCH CHOICES
Oven Fried Chicken, Cheeseburger, PB Jamwich/Cheese Stick/Chips, Chicken Chef Salad, Salad, Peach/Cherry/ or Blueberry Yogurt Parfait,
Granny Smith Apple, Mandarins Oranges, Milk

FCS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

**Thu, Jan 8:

-NHS meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch- Duhart

-TSIC Juniors & Seniors meet with Dr. Catlin in librarys dual enrollment classroom @ 1:00pm
-Band practice 2:30-4:00pm
-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York
-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm
-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm

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**Fri, Jan 9:

**Sat, Jan 10:

**Sun, Jan 11:
**Mon, Jan 12:

**Tue, Jan 13:

**Wed, Jan 14:

-Softball conditioning
-Home Basketball Games vs Liberty: JV Boys @ 4:30 Vars Girls @ 6:00 Vars Boys @ 7:30pm
-Away Girls Soccer game vs Rutherford @ 6:00pm
-Franklin County Adult School Open House in room 1111, 6:00-8:00pm- OGrady
-School Board meeting in Willie Speed Boardroom @ School District Office in Eastpoint at 6:00pm
-Countrymans 1st /2nd period class to Bayside Lab & Guest Speaker, Leo Lovel, 9:15-10:15am- weather permitting
-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm
-Girls Soccer practice 3:00-5:00pm
-Vars Boys Basketball practice, 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams
-Jingle Bell Sprint at FCS track @ 6:00pm- OPEN TO PUBLIC- FCS Field & Track Fundraiser, Coach Hathcock
-Fundraiser/ JR. Class: Bagging for Bucks at Apalach Piggly Wiggly & Cbelle IGA, 10:00am-2:00pm
-Away Basketball Games vs PSJ: Vars Girls @ 5:00 JV Boys @ 6:00 Vars Boys @ 7:30pm (depart @ 3:00pm)
-Field Trip: Vars Girls Basketball Team to FSU Girls Basketball game in Tallahassee, 10:45am-5:15pm- Luquis
-REPORT CARDS GO HOME via students
-Senior Class meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch - Croom
-Junior Class Officers meeting in cafeteria during lunch- Hardy & Countryman
-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm
-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm
-Softball conditioning no conditioning tryouts tomorrow, 1/13/15
-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm
-Girls Soccer District Quarter Finals at Maclay, Tallahassee: FCS vs Rocky Bayou @ 6:00pm
-FCS Running Club 3:00-5:00pm (Monday run perimeter of school) - Hathcock
-Vars Girls Basketball practice in gyms 3:00-5:45pm- Coach Luquis
-JV/Varsity Boys Basketball practice in the gym 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams
-PTO meeting in library @ 6:00pm
-Martin Luther King Advisory Board meeting in front office conference room @ 6:30pm- Dolores Croom
-Field Trip: 7th Gr. Science students to St. Joe Buffer Preserve, 8:10am-1:30pm- Tolbert
-Dual Enrollment students meet with Robinson in room 1106 during 2nd period
-FCA meeting for H/S students in gym wrestling room during lunch students get lunch trays then go to gym
-Brain Bowl practice in room 1220 (Duhart), 2:30-4:00pm
-Band practice 2:30-4:00pm
-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York
-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm
-Softball Tryouts- Girls 6-12 grades on softball field, 2:45-5:00pm- Coach Collins
-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm
-Girls Soccer practice 3:00-5:00pm
-Away Basketball Games vs W. Gadsden: JV Boys @ 4:30 Vars Girls @ 6:00 Vars Boys @ 7:30pm (depart @ 1:30)
-Away Boys Soccer game vs Port St. Joe @ 7:00pm
-4th Grade Parent meeting in room 315 (Barber) at 7:00pm
-Field Trip: 7th Gr. Science students to St. Joe Buffer Preserve, 8:10am-1:30pm- Tolbert
-Academic Recovery Class Wisdom Wednesday Guest speaker in Mount-Simmons room during 5th period
-SGA meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch
-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm
-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York
-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm
-Softball practice 2:45-5:00pm
-Vars Girls Basketball practice in the gym 3:00-5:45pm
-JV/Vars Boys Basketball practice, 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams
-Girls Soccer District Semi Finals at Maclay, Tallahassee: TBA
Mark Your Calendars
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: NO SCHOOL - Jan 19
Science Projects Due: Jan 20 @ 12:30pm
Muffins for Moms: Jan 30, 7:30-8:30am
TEACHER/STAFF Info

**Donations Needed: Our Parent Involvement event, Muffins for Moms, will be Jan. 30 in the library from 7:30-8:30am.

Please help out by dropping off a monetary donation to Ms. Bankston at the front desk. THANK YOU!
Franklin Promise Coalition Meeting: Mon, Jan. 12, in FCS conference room, #117, @ 10:00 noon
Faculty Meetings: Wed, Jan 14 - Gr. 6-12 @ 7:30am

@ K-5 @ 2:15pm

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FCS STAFF BIRTHDAYS 1/5 1/11/15

Patty Creamer (1/5)
Natasha Pennycuff (1/8)
Christy Thompson (1/8)

Miscellaneous
**Franklin County Adult School OPEN HOUSE: TODAY, January 8 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Franklin County School in Building
1100, Room 1111. Information will be available about Adult School Registration & the GED Test.
**1st Annual Jingle Bell Sprint: Friday, January 9, 2015 @ FCS Track. Races begin at 6:00pm. Turn in registration forms to
Kati Hathcock at the school or email her at khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us . You may also register online at
http://www.raceit.com/search/event.aspx?id=30297 Event sponsored by the Franklin County Schools Track & Field Team.
**Seahawk Scoop on District Website: The Seahawk Scoop is available at www.franklincountyschools.org see the quick
link on the right hand side of the page.
BOX TOPS for EDUCATION: The Franklin County School PTO is collecting Box Tops!
Please send Box Tops to your child's teacher or drop them off in the front office.
Franklin County School Districts Equity Coordinator is Nick OGrady.

Contact Information: 85 School Road, Eastpoint Phone 850.670.2810 x 4110 Fax 850.670.2812 Cell 850.653.5065
Franklin County Adult School GED Testing Center & GED Tutoring Classes
If interested in taking the GED, go to www.ged.com & register to take the test, choosing the Franklin County site for testing.
You will not be able to take the test on the same day that you register, so register early! The website also contains information on what
is needed to prepare for the test. The testing site is at the Franklin County District Office (old Brown Elementary School). The hours of
operation are: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00am-10:00pm. If unable to test on one of these days, call 670-2810 ext. 4127 on
Tuesdays or Thursdays to see if accommodations can be made for testing on a different day.
Classes for GED tutoring will begin in January. On Thurs, January 8th, there will be an OPEN HOUSE at Franklin County School in
Building 1100, Room 1106 from 6:00-8:00pm. For information on tutoring classes contact Nick OGrady at 670-2810, ext. 4110.

**The Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act states that children & youth who lack a fixed, regular, & adequate
nighttime residence are considered homeless. If, due to a loss of housing, a child must live in a shelter, motel, vehicle,
campground, on the street, in abandoned buildings, or doubled-up with relatives or friends, then he/she is eligible to receive
services provided under the McKinney-Vento Act. For additional information contact Hengle Student & Family Assistance LLC.,
Sandi Hengle, Franklin County Schools Homeless Liaison, anytime at cell number (850) 323-0982 or email shengle@franklin.k12.fl.us

FYI Parents - Student Documents & Forms Online: Parent documents of interest may be found at:
www.franklincountyschools.org under student services or parent connections. Documents include but are not limited to:
Code of Conduct, Student Progression Plan, Athletic Handbook, Parent's Right to Know, School Improvement Plans, Parent Involvement
Plans, Student Records Manual, Supplemental Education Services (Tutoring), School Public Accountability Reports and the District Title
I -5 Year Plan. All documents will be made available in Spanish upon request. Call 670-2810 x 4108 or
email jmalone@franklin.k12.fl.us
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