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FCS HOMECOMING 2013

DRESS UP DAYS: All grade levels are invited to participate in the homecoming dress-up days. Students are reminded they must either wear the dress-up day attire or wear their school shirts; it is not dress as you wish. See dress up day attire & other Homecoming activities under FCS Calendar of Events below. HOMECOMING PARADE: Students who are bus riders will be taken to the parade & then taken home. H/S & M/S students will load buses at 12:55pm. Elementary students will load buses at 1:00pm. Students who are car riders should be picked up at the same release time given for bus riders.

NEXT WEEK IS NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK

Its that time of year again. Starting Mon, Oct. 14, Franklin County School will be celebrating National School Lunch Week. The weeklong celebration will include PRE-K TO 12th GRADE. There will be contests & prizes for each grade level, as well as individual prizes. H/S students will be having an essay writing contest. M/S students will be doing a recipe contest to see who can come up with the best recipes for lunch entrees. Grades 4-5 will be doing food related art to represent the five different regions in the United States. Grades 2-3 are being asked to write a paragraph about their favorite school lunch & why they like it so much. Pre-K, KG, & 1st grade are being asked to do a coloring contest by grade level. Teachers are asked to have their submissions ready by Oct. 11 so the art work & essays can be used as part of the decorations for the Lunch Week celebration. April Dalton, FCS Food Service

DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEKS OCTOBER 1-11 Disability Etiquette 101: When meeting a person with a visual impairment, always identify yourself and others who may be with
you. When conversing in a group, remember to identify the person to whom you are speaking.

** FREE Sports Physicals: Today, Oct 10, from 2:00pm-4:00pm in the clinic. WEEMS will be performing
the physicals. We need all students who need sports physicals to have their EL2, EL3, and EL3CH forms filled out and ready BEFORE they come and get their physical. When physical has been completed, turn all paper work in to Coach Sweatt. These physicals are for all students wishing to play sports this school year.

** Girls Varsity Soccer Tryouts: Oct. 10, on the soccer field (back athletic field) from 3:00-5:00pm-Coach Joe Shields ** Homecoming Beads: SGA members will have 3 strands of beads (crimson, silver & black) for a $1.00 donation at the
Silly Olympics, Bonfire, & at the Homecoming game.

**Scholarships: Mediacom 2014 World Class: Available online www.mediacomworldclass.com DEADLINE: 2/15/14 Sussle: For more info visit http://sussle.org/scholarship Awarded monthly
MENU FOR THURSDAY 10/10/13
BREAKFAST Pre-K: Cheerios, Diced Peaches, Milk KG-12th Gr: Above items or Breakfast Bagel w/ Sausage, Sausage & Biscuit, WGR Blueberry Muffin, Pop Tart, Strawberry Banana Yogurt, PBJ Graham LUNCH Pre-K: Mac n Cheese, WGR Roll, Steamed Carrots, Banana, Milk KG-5th Gr: Choice of above or Turkey Chef Salad, or Yogurt Parfait w/ Piineapple Choice of Steamed Carrots or Celery Sticks w/ Dip Choice of Banana or Pineapple Tidbits 6th-12th Gr: Same as above or Meatball Sub

FCS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

**Thu, Oct 10:

-HOMECOMING DRESS UP DAY COLOR WARS:

Elementary-Rainbow, 6th-Blue, 7th-Pink, 8th-Orange, 9th-Green, 10th-Purple, 11th-Yellow, 12th-Blue

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-Silly Olympics in gym H/S: 5th & 6th periods

M/S: 6th period

-SGA Homecoming Committee meeting in room 1105 (Edwards) during H/S breakfast -SAPP meeting in room 1202 (Montgomery) during H/S breakfast -Math/ Mu Alpha Theta meeting in room 1210 (Weston) during H/S lunch -SWAT, H/S & M/S, meetings in library during lunch periods -Girls Soccer Try-outs on back athletic field, 3-5:00pm -H/S clean-up building decorations by 4:00pm -Home Girls Golf Tournament at St. James Bay vs Wakulla @ 4:00pm -Home JV/Vars Volleyball games vs Rickards, JV @ 5:30pm -Home M/S Football game vs Sneads @ 6:00pm -Homecoming Bonfire in front of campus, 7:30-9:00pm -School Board meeting at Willie Speed Boardroom, Eastpoint at 6:00pm **Fri, Oct 11: Vars @ 6:30pm-THINK PINK - Faculty,

staff, & students are invited to come wearing pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness

-HOMECOMING DRESS UP DAY SPIRIT DAY -HOMECOMING PARADE H/S & M/S load buses @ 12:55pm; ELEM load @ 1:00pm
-HOMECOMING PRE-GAME FESTIVITIES @ 6:30pm -HOMECOMING ALUMNNI TENT AT FOOTBALL GAME
-Homecoming Court Practice on football field, 8:30-9:15am -Homecoming Football game vs Blountstown @ 7:30pm -Fundraiser: Vars Cheer - donations for drawing for 4 night stay on SGI -Fundraiser: Yearbook- donations at Game for Yearbooks from previous school years -Fundraiser: FCS Band- donations for cleaning stadium after Game -Boys Basketball Open Gym, 3-6:00pm- Coach Sweatt

**Sun, Oct 13: **Mon, Oct 14:

-NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK

-Tolberts 3rd period class to Bayside Lab, weather permitting -Odyssey of Mind in room 1007 (Countryman), 2:30-4:30pm

**Tue, Oct 15:

- FCA, H/S & M/S, meetings in gym wrestling room during lunch periods -Girls District Golf Tournament @ 8:00am Location TBA -Seniors: Dr. Lois Catlin in library, 12 noon-2:15pm, to assist with college/scholarship applications -Anti-Bullying Task Force meeting in library, 2:15-3:00pm- Dr. Lois Catlin -Home JV/Vars Volleyball games vs S. Walton, JV @ 6:00pm -SAC meeting in the front office conference room @ 6:00pm Vars @ 7:00pm- SENIOR NIGHT -TSIC Parent meeting & Student Contract signing in the library @ 5:30pm- Dr. Lois Catlin

**Wed, Oct 16:

-NHS meeting in room 1220 (Duhart) during breakfast -SGA meeting in room 1105 (Edwards) during lunch Girls Varsity Basketball Try-outs: Oct. 21-23 Report Cards: Fri, Oct. 25 Boys JV/ Varsity Basketball Try-outs: Oct. 28-30 Early Dismissal- Seafood Festival: Fri, Nov. 1
Mark Your Calendars

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TEACHER/STAFF Info

Items Needed for HC Game: SGA & the Homecoming Committee are working very hard to make this the best homecoming ever! They are having an Alumni Tent & need some help. They ask if every faculty & staff member bring in a bag of candy (for Alumni goody bags) this morning, Oct. 10. Also needed are Seahawk items or anything that can be used as door prizes. The goal is to have a drawing for each quarter. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Turn items in to Leigh Smith. Attention Franklin County Educators: The monthly celebration will be at the Owl Caf, Tues, Oct. 15, at 6:00pm. Please RSVP to LeeAnne Poloronis at the ABC School, 653-1222. Staff: Tues, Oct. 15, Jean Christie, our AXA representative, will be on campus in the library.

FCS STAFF BIRTHDAY 10/7-10/13

Mike Malone (10/8)

Miscellaneous **SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED: The Franklin County School District is in need of substitute teachers. Applications are available online at www.franklincountyschools.org or at the FCS front office. **UPDATE on The NEST 21st Century After School Program: The Franklin County School District does not yet have grant approval from the Department of Education on the Century 21st Grant which funds the after school program in Eastpoint & Carrabelle. Keep checking the Nest link in the quick links section of the home page at franklincountyschools.org As soon as we get approval, starting dates will be posted.
GED INFO The next GED Test will be given Oct. 21 & 22 at the Franklin County School library at 6:00pm. To register for the test or for classes, contact Maxine Creamer @ 670-4481. The Franklin County Adult Education Courses do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, National origin, age, handicap, or marital status.

**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/schoolcodeofconduct.htm . Documents include but are not limited to: Code of Conduct, Student Progression Plan, FC Academy Handbook, 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 indef.

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