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44 MOTTO: Aspire to Soar





BUSY & EXCITING WEEK AT FCS











































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Superintendent's Award
Congratulations to Hilary Stanton
Winner of the FCS Faculty/Staff Drawing for August Perfect Attendance



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GRANDPARENTS DAY It Takes a Village
A program, "It Takes a Village", will highlight Grandparents Day at Franklin County School on
Thurs., Sept. 4, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Invited are all grandparents or "custodial grandparents" to a
reception in the media center and a chance to visit their grandchildren's educational environment.
The Reception for grandparents of PreK-5
th
grade students is from 8:30-9:30 a.m., and for grandparents of 6-12
th

graders from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
The Seahawk "Share Outs" in classroom visits will be for PreK-5
th
grade students from 9:30-10:30 a.m., and for
grandparents of 6
th
-12
th
graders from 8:30-9:30 a.m.


**STUDENT PARKING PERMITS: Mrs. Chipman will be on the stage in the cafeteria through Fri, Sept. 5, to take parking permit applications.

**ACTIVITY BUS: The Activity Bus will depart FCS at 6:00pm 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.
**Transportation Department: The phone number for the School District Transportation Department is 653-6308.



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 to Joy Towns.



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NO CHILDREN/STUDENTS ALLOWED ON DISTRICT OFFICE/BROWN CAMPUS (85
School Road) UNTIL AFTER 2:00PM - TODAY THRU SEPT. 5
Inmates will be on campus working.


F FC CS S W WE EE EK KL LY Y C CA AL LE EN ND DA AR R O OF F E EV VE EN NT TS S

**Tues, Sept 2: -Band practice 2:45-4:30pm
-Vars Cheer practice in multi-purpose building, 2:45-4:30pm
-Away Girls Golf Tournament @ Killearn Country Club, Tallahassee- 3:00pm
-Cross Country practice on the track, 3:00-5:00pm- Coaches Luquis & Hathcock
-Football practice 3:00-6:00pm
-Away Volleyball games vs Bozeman: JV @ 6:00pm Vars @ 7:00pm (team departs FCS @ 2:30pm)
-Home M/S Football game vs Tolar @ 7:00pm
Home M/S
Football
Game
Vs Tolar
Tues, 9/2/14
7:00pm
Home Girls
Golf
Wed, 9/3/14
3:00pm
St. James Bay
Golf Course


Grandparents
Day
Thurs,
9/4/14
8:30-10:30am

Home Volley
Ball
Thurs,
9/4/14
JV @ 6:00pm
Vars @ 7:00pm

Home Vars.
Football
Game
Vs Eagles
View
Fri, 9/5/14
7:00pm
School Pictures - Fri, 9/5/14
Grades PreK-11
Students required to wear school shirts.

Pep Rally - Fri, 9/5/14
Grades 6-8
1:30-2:10pm Grades 6-12
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**Wed, Sept 3: -SGA Officers meeting in the gym wrestling room during lunch
-Cross Country practice, on the track, 3:00-5:00pm- Coaches Luquis & Hathcock
-Home Girls Golf Tournament at the St. James Bay Golf Course 3:00pm
-Football practice 3:00-6:00pm
-Volleyball practice in gym: M/S 3:30-4:30 JV 3:30-5:00 Vars 5:00-7:00 Stanton
-Girls Basketball Open Gym, Gr. 6-12- in the gym 4:30-6:00pm
**Thu, Sept 4: -GRANDPARENTS DAY in library & classrooms, 8:30-10:30am
-Beta Club meeting in the gym wrestling room during lunch- Mount-Simmons
-Cross Country practice, on the track, 3:00-5:00pm- Coaches Luquis & Hathcock
-Girls Golf practice 3:00-5:30pm
-Football practice 3:00-6:45pm
-Band practice 2:45-4:30pm
-Home Volleyball games vs Liberty Co.: JV @ 6:00pm Vars @ 7:00pm
-Senior Parent meeting in the library @ 6:00pm Croom
**Fri, Sept 5: -SCHOOL PICTURE DAY for grades PreK-11 **Students Required to Wear School Uniform Shirts
-Pep Rally- Grades 6-12 in the gym 1:30-2:10pm
-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm
-Girls Golf practice 3:00-5:30pm
-Volleyball practice in gym: M/S 3:30-4:30 JV 3:30-5:00 Vars 5:00-7:00 Stanton
-Cross Country practice, on the track, 3:00-5:00pm- Coaches Luquis & Hathcock
-Home Varsity Football game vs Eagles View Academy @ 7:00pm
**Sat, Sept 6: -Away Cross Country Meet at Godby H/S @ 8:00am (depart FCS @ 5:00am, return @ 1:30pm)


**Mon, Sept 8: -Senior Class meeting in the gym wrestling room during lunch
-Band practice 2:45-4:30pm
-Girls Golf practice 3:00-5:30pm
-Football practice 3:00-6:00pm
-Cross Country practice on the track, 3:00-5:00pm- Coaches Luquis & Hathcock
-Volleyball practice in gym: M/S 3:30-4:30 JV 3:30-5:00 Vars 5:00-6:00 Stanton
-Vars Cheer practice in multi-purpose building, 2:45-4:30pm
-PTO meeting in library @ 6:30pm


Mark Your Calendars
End of 1
st
Nine Weeks: Oct. 15
Homecoming: Oct. 17
Report Cards: Oct. 23
Early Release/ Seafood Festival: Oct. 31


T TE EA AC CH HE ER R/ /S ST TA AF FF F I In nf fo o

FCS STAFF BIRTHDAYS 9/2-9/7
Mike Todd (9/3)



Miscellaneous
**Miss Franklin County Pageant: Sept. 20 at the Cbelle City Hall Auditorium @ 1:30pm. Entry fee- $75. Deadline to enter
& avoid a late fee of $10 is Sept. 6. $5 admission for spectators; children five years old & younger will be free. For more info contact
Rhetta Strange: phone after 6:00pm- 697-4563, Pageant Page on Facebook, or email makynnasmommy08@yahoo.com

**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 indef.