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FRHS E-News
January 17, 2008
Unless some urgent item comes in tomorrow or Saturday this will the last
e-news until next Thursday. I will be out of town for the first half of next
week. As always please be sure to check out the morning announcements and
the Counseling Center postings on the school's website as a way to stay
informed and up to date.
Mark your calendar.....
(New or updated items in blue)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
What's happening:
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
What's happening:
Boys Basketball Team Teacher Recognition
Night, approximately at 7:00 PM, FRHS gym
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms
Deadlines:
FBLA,
payment for state conference due
Late Registration for
Feb. 9 ACT Test (www.actstudent.org)
Musical
Hoodie Sale, orders due by noon
Young Writers and Poets Society Writing
Contest Entries Due, submit to Mrs. Rickus in room 224
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
What's happening:
NO SCHOOL
LET FREEDOM
SING Concert, 7:00 PM, auditorium
Meetings:
School Board, 7:30
PM, Administration Conference Room (Heritage Elementary School)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
What's happening:
End of second nine weeks
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms
Meetings:
Fantasy/Creative Writing Club,
after school, library
Key Club, 2:30 PM, room 134
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
What's happening:
9th grade Girls Volleyball physicals,
3:30 PM, Middle School Nurse's Office (fee $20)
Boys Lacrosse
physicals, 4:00 PM, Middle School Nurse's Office (fee $20)
NAHS Studio
Time, 2:30-4:00 PM, room 134
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms
Meetings:
WIRC, after school, library
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24
What's happening:
College Search Seminar, 6:30 PM,
auditorium
Lady Panther Basketball Senior Recognition,
before varsity game, approximately 7:15 PM, FRHS gym
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
Deadlines:
FBLA,
permission slips for state conference trip due
Schools for Schools Book Drive,
collection boxes in all Social Studies Rooms - LAST DAY
PTO news....
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highlighted in blue)
COLLEGE SEARCH SEMINAR
On Thursday
evening, January 24th, 6:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium, the counselors will present a seminar for parents on the
college search process. Topics include test scheduling, transcripts
and resumes, resources available, visitations and interviews, types
of admission, and the actual application process. Local test prep
tutor Jane Kerr will also be on hand to explain the difference
between the SAT and the ACT.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
The
first Breakfast of Champions will be held on the morning of February
8th beginning at 6:45 AM.
Students
invited to this Breakfast include:
*Sophomores and Seniors who achieved Highest Honors with Distinction for the first 9 week grading period; *Fall sports Teams or Individuals who are section champs or win semi-finals of WPIAL, or who are recognized by an outside or PA accredited sports organization. Also, students who set or break a school record, *Students who receives medal placement for Special Olympics; *Panther Pride Award *Principal's Choice Award *1, 2, 3 place in a competition *Student receives outside recognition, example PMEA Honors Band; *Students of the Month *Students nominated for Student of the Month A second Breakfast of Champions is scheduled for May 22. Students to be invited will include: *Freshmen and Juniors who achieve Highest Honors with Distinction during the first 3 grading periods; *Sophomores and Seniors who did not achieve Highest Honors with Distinction during the first nine week period but achieve Highest Honors during either the second or 3rd nine week grading period; *Any student who increases 10 percent in a class between 9 week periods; *Students of the Month *Students nominated for Student of the Month *Students who receive outside recognition, example, PMEA *1,2,3 place in a competition' *Special Olympic medal placement *Principal's Choice Award *Panther Pride Award Please not students are only invited to one Breakfast a year.
(Ellen
Dillard)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS The organizers of the Breakfast of Champions are looking for some volunteers to help out.
Needed:
Set up -- 7 parents, Thursday, February 7 (evening before breakfast) Food Pick Up -- 7 parents (before breakfast on 2/8, pick up and deliver to school) Servers -- 4 parents (needed during breakfast, can be done by 8:00) Clean Up - 2 parents (needed after breakfast, will be done by 8:30 to 9:00)
If you are
able to help in any or more of the above capacities please contact Ellen
Dillard at 724-733-4512 or email her at
ebd57@comcast.net.
FRHS E-NEWS ARCHIVE
School news....
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are highlighted in blue)
DRUG TESTING KITS AVAILABLE
The Murrysville Po;ice Department is pleased to
announce the program, LEAD, Law Enforcement Against Drugs Program. The
program provides inexpensive drug and alcohol test kits. These kits offer
an outlet for parents to test their kids in the privacy of their own home
without the embarrassment of having to buy them at a local pharmacy or
hospital. The cost of the kits is either $3.00 for alcohol tests or $4.00
for drug test kits. The cost for peace of mind is priceless.
Kits can be purchased at the MPD or from Officer Buzz
at
CELL PHONE USE REMINDER
Parents who want to communicate with their children during
the school day, including study halls and lunch, are asked to not call or
text their children via cell phone. If a parent has an urgent need to speak
to his or her child, the principals and teachers would appreciate you
calling the front office. Students may also use the student phone that is
in the front office; however, students are not permitted to use or
have their cell phone in open view anywhere during the school day.
LET FREEDOM SING!
Live the Dream: An Urban-Suburban Celebration of
Community
Monday, January 21, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Seven urban and suburban choral ensembles will join
forces to LET FREEDOM
SING! in celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Each invited group will perform individually, and will come
together as one chorus during the concert to perform three selections,
accompanied by the Gospel Music Workshop of America instrumental ensemble.
Conductor:
Rev.
Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones
Orator:
Vanessa
German
Participating Choirs:
Afro American Music Institute Boys' Choir,
St. James AME Church Choir,
Dr. Sheila L. Johnson & "People For Christ",
Rev. Deryck Tines & The OneVoice Choir,
Workshop of
LET FREEDOM SING! will bring together black communities and white communities, city neighborhoods and suburbs, and young and old participants and audience members in the spirit of Dr. King's vision of brotherhood.
Through choral selections and oratory, the event will
demonstrate the importance of becoming actively involved in community
affairs, working toward a common goal, and how local action can make a
contribution to a national effort. Proceeds from the concerts will benefit
the "Build the Dream" project to construct the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial on the National Mall in
LADY PANTHER
BASKETBALL SENIOR RECOGNITION
Franklin
Regional Lady Panther Basketball will recognize it senior team members
Kristin Iovino and Erin Cline on Thursday, January 24.
Please come out in support of our Lady Panthers as they take on Derry. JV
begins at 6:00, Varsity at 7:30. Senior recognition celebration will take
place before the Varsity game.
(Diane Cline)
WRITING CONTEST
ANNOUNCED
The Young Writers and Poets
Society is sponsoring a Writing Contest in conjunction with Martin
Luther King Jr. Day. The club will be accepting short story and poetry
entries focusing on the issues of freedom, equality, and human rights
that were so important to Martin Luther King Jr's mission. All entries
should be submitted to Room 224 by January 18th. Entries will be
showcased at the Chorus "Let it Dream Concert" on January 21st and the
top two winners will be awarded gift certificates to a local book
store. Anyone with questions should see Mrs. Rinkacs for more details.
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lists announcements and provides a link to a video recording of the
Panther News Break.
Lists Counseling Center's morning announcements and more.
FOOD SERVICE WEBPAGE
Gives links to menus, prices, and nutritional information.
CHANNEL 19 SCHEDULE
Musical news....
MANY, MANY PHONES NEEDED
The FR musical this year is Bye Bye Birdie. We are in search of fifty,
(50), 1957 style rotary telephones. We can use any color or any design
and they do not need to work. Please check attics, storage areas and
garages for this very important prop for a major dance number in the
show. Please bring them to the high school office with your name and
phone number if you would like them returned after the show. Contact
Deb Scheinert at
FRSTAGE@aol.com or call 412 491-0062 with any questions.
BYE BYE BIRDIE DEADLINES
The FRHS
Theatre Guild is offering various items for this year�s production of �Bye
Bye Birdie�. Order forms are available on the �Tickets/ContactUs� page of
the Musical web site:
www.frhsmusical.com
Due Dates:
Hoodies: Jan. 18
T-shirts: Jan. 31
Mugs: Jan. 25
Aprons: Jan 31
Program
Ads: Feb. 6
Flowers: Feb. 13
Bake
Parents are
encouraged to get involved with the Musical production in various ways
including set construction, publicity, street scene, and ticket sales.
Please contact Cindy Boyd or Glori Law if you would like more information:
cboyd@frhsmusical.com,
glaw@frhsmusical.com
Finally,
announcements and schedule changes will be posted promptly to the web site.
All members of the cast, orchestra & crew should regularly check the
�Rehearsals/Announcements� page on the web site.
MUSICAL PROGRAM BOOK
All cast,
orchestra & tech crew members are asked to participate in the selling of
advertisements for the Bye Bye Birdie program book. Ads are due by February
6th. If you did not receive your ad packet, you may access one on
�Tickets/ContactUs� page of the web site:
www.frhsmusical.com
Please
check with Mrs. Watts for availability before selling the covers or the
centerfold pages:
rwatts@frhsmusical.com
FRHS MUSICAL HOODIE SALE
The deadline for ordering the musical
hoodies is this Friday, January 18th, by noon. The hoodies will be gray with
the Bye Bye Birdie logo in red and Franklin Regional High School Musical
2008 printed below. The cost is between $15.00 and $17.50 depending on
size. If you are interested in purchasing a hoodie and don't have an order
form you may go to
http://www.frhsmusical.com/Bye%20Bye%20Birdie%20Contact%20Us.html and
download a form. The forms should be given to Mrs. Scheinert, who will be
in the auditorium after school all of this week. If you have any questions
please contact Glori Law at 724 325-2258.
Good news...
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blue)
HOCKEY REPORT
The Franklin Regional Junior Varsity Ice Hockey team defeated
Somerset by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday night, raising their season record to
8-3-1. The Panthers out shot the Golden Eagles 25 to 15, with goaltender
Attila Balazsi stopping 13 shots on goal. Panther goals were scored by Luke
Stickel, Jordan Serianni, Mike Scraano, David Russo, and Lucas Chiala.
Stickel also had two assists, while Vince Benaquista, Justin Carter, and
Mike Scarano each added an assist for the Panthers. Next, the JV team will
face off against Bishop McCort on Friday, January 25, 2008. Game time at
the Center Ice Arena is 7:25 P.M.
The Varsity team travels to the Belmont Ice Arena for a
rematch against Kittanning on January 17, 2008. Game time is at 8:15 P.M.
Ways to help....
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blue)
USED BOOKS, CDs,
DVDs, AND VIDEO GAMES BEING COLLECTED
The Schools for Schools Club is collecting used
books, CDs, DVDs, and video games suitable for all ages and
interests. Collection boxes are located in all social studies rooms.
All collected items will be sold to Half Price Books and the
proceeds will be donated to help schools in Uganda. The collection
drive runs through Friday, January 25th.
PAWS FOR A CAUSE
The Paws for a Cause Club would like to encourage everyone to a take a few
minutes to help a local shelter win a life changing makeover. Pet Adoption
League, known as PAL, is a no-kill shelter located in Yukon, PA. They have
registered with the ZOOTOO website to compete for the makeover. Because the
shelter is in dire need of remodeling, this opportunity comes at a critical
time. Please help make their dream come true!
Please log onto
www.zootoo.com and register with the website. It's easy and free! To
donate points, just use the PAL zip code 15698 when registering. By simply
signing up, 100 points will go toward PAL. With our simple efforts, this
most deserving shelter could be awarded the one million dollar makeover.
Every entry counts! Please consider logging on. Thank you.
(Mrs. Zachetti and Mrs. McCann)
ENTERTAINMENT AND ENJOY BOOK
COUPONS NEEDED
The High School Life Skills class is in need of the
following coupons from the 2008 Entertainment and Enjoy coupon books.
Coupons can be sent to Judy Polczynski at the High School. Thank you!
2008 Entertainment Book
A 14 Pizza Hut
C 45-46 Pasqualino�s
C 119 Brady�s
C 180-182 Burger King
C187-188 CiCi�s Pizza
C 256 Rudy�s Subs
C 288-289 Baskin Robbins
C 296 Boardwalk Custard
G 56 Miracle Lanes
2008 Enjoy Book
207 The Lamplighter
230 Spaghetti & Steak House
251 Carney�s Corner
267 Brady�s
376-381 McDonald�s
382-387 Subway
388-393
394-399 Taco
418-423 Dairy Queen
430-435 Burger King
442-446 Baskin Robbins
457-458 Donut Connection
466-468 CiCi�s Pizza
478-480 Dunkin� Donuts
493-495 Rudy�s Subs
523-524 Entenmann�s
807 Handel�s Ice Cream
975 7 Springs
1008 Sandcastle
1029 Kistler�s Golf
1042 Monster Mini Golf
COTTON FABRIC NEEDED
The high school Life Skills class is in need of fabric scraps.
Cotton fabric, like that used in quilt-making, would work best.
Items for sale
and fundraisers...
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items' titles are highlighted in blue)
Editor's note: I will run
fundraising announcements in the E-News about once a
week. If you are associated with a school related
organization and would like to advertise it in
the E-News please send me an article to
FRHSnews@windstream.net. I have
found the simpler the format the better. Often when I
copy more complicated items the original formatting
(fonts, spacing, colors, etc) doesn't transfer well and
I end up having to retype the article. Please be sure to
include a contact person and an end date, so I know how
long to run the article.
(ASB)
FRANKLIN REGIONAL
THROW BLANKET
The FR
Cross Country Boosters are selling Franklin Regional
throws. Made in the USA by Mill Street Design, this
beautiful all-cotton, Jacquard woven, custom designed
keepsake measures 48" x 68" and is available for $45.00.
It is preshrunk, colorfast and machine washable. An
actual throw is on display at the entrance to the Middle
School office. They make great gifts. If you are
interested in purchasing one, please contact Mij Zidian
at 724-733-9080 or
mzidian@yahoo.com.
(Mij
Zidian)
FRHS CHORUS
SELLING MOUSE PADS
Got Music? Black
or navy mouse pads imprinted with the words "got
music?" in large white lettering are being sold by
the FRHS Chorus Boosters for $5.00. This makes an
affordable gift for ALL music lovers on
your birthday, holiday, and graduation lists!
Available immediately and as long as supply lasts!
Contact Beth Carlson: 724-468-1088 (bethanncarlson@adelphia.net).
(Shirley Devine)
FR LAX LOTTERY CALENDARS
FR Lacrosse Club is again selling lottery calendars. The cost
is only $30.00 and they are good for an entire year. The winner
is based on the Evening Daily Number starting January 1, 2008.
They make great gifts for the holidays. If you are interested
in purchasing one or two please contact Marcy McDougal at
724-733-4413 or marcymac65@yahoo.com or
any lacrosse player.
(Mary Jo Owens, 6/6)
STADIUM SEATS
It�s that time again, football season, and FR Lacrosse Club is
selling their Stadium Seats for only $20. They are great for
all of your fall sporting events. If you are interested please
contact MaryJo Owens 724-327-4003/
MaryJo@JimOwens.com to
get yours today!!
(Mary Jo Owens, 6/6)
I was sent this information and I thought some of you might want to pass
it along to your kids. A friend of mine's daughter (a senior at Penn
State) goes on all the time.
I wanted to let you know (maybe some of you already know) of this
website that gives free rice to the poor just be playing a vocabulary
game. The website is
www.freerice.com
. It�s a cool activity where a vocabulary word pops up and has 4
multiple choice answers to choose from. Students just click on their
(hopefully) correct choice and it tells them immediately if they are
right or wrong and gives the correct answer. If the student is correct,
18 grains of rice are added to their dish. It may not seem like much,
but it does add up. The advertisers on the site are paying for the
rice. The words are SAT level and would be REALLY great as a prep for
the PSAT�s and/or the SAT�s. There
are different levels so the kids can keep challenging themselves as they
master the lower levels.
Have a great day!
Anne Brendel
FRHS E-News
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