There will be school on Monday February 16
Special Community Announcement
An apartment building in Export was destroyed by fire on Saturday, January 24. Thankfully, the residents and pets got out safely. Amazing help was provided by various emergency services. The help and support provided by dedicated volunteers is truly commendable. How can we show our gratitude and appreciation? One thing we can do is raise funds for the local volunteer firefighters. If you are an interested person or a member of a group who would like to be involved or make a donation, please contact me and/or join us for a planning meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 11 at 2:30 in room 205 of the Senior High School. Please consider ways to help support such an important part of our community. Dr. Roberta Chunko-724.327.5456 X 5205
Westmoreland Food Bank Newsletter attached “Difficult Choices and Empty Bowls” … please read for the latest information…it may take a little time to load, so be patient –there are some great local events happening you may want to know about!
Senior Skip Day
Senior students often feel that it is their prerogative to take off the day of the year that coordinates to graduation. This year, the 'senior skip' day, or the 109th day of school, is Tuesday, February 17th.
However, some seniors seem to be confused by the addition of snow days and plan to take off Friday, Feb. 13th. In any case, this is not a day recognized or supported by high school administration.
Students are safe when they are in school. We will be personally calling parents of seniors who are not in school. Just as we have done for the past few years, seniors who skip will be assigned a Saturday detention and cannot make up the schoolwork or tests from that day.Please help us to make sure that seniors are safely in school this Friday and next week
Joan L. Mellon
Assistant Principal
Franklin Regional Sr. High School
(724) 327-5456 ext. 5025
6th Annual Valentine Cabaret, Sat Feb 14th @ 7:30 at FRHS Cafe
The FRHS Chorus presents the 6th Annual Valentine Cabaret. Admission is $8.00 at the door. Cash or check payable to the FRHS Chorus Boosters. Price includes delicious cookies, warm beverages and awesome entertainment. Seating begins at 7:00 pm. Please print out the gorgeous poster sent along with this e-news… Valentine Cabaret.pdf -- the artwork is tremendous.
SPORTS NEWS
Hockey: The Franklin Regional Varsity ice hockey team lost its seventh game of the season to the Canevin Crusaders, 4-1, at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena on Monday night. Eugene Mack scored the only Panther goal, with assists from Adam Baumgardner and Pat Coyne. Goaltender James Orr stopped 20 shots on goal. Next, the Panthers face off against Chartiers Valley at the Mt. Lebanon Arena on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Game time is at 7:00 P.M.
Wrestling: This is a reminder that the Franklin Regional wrestle-offs for the Area III Championship Tournament are being held this Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 in the FR Middle School Auxiliary Gym (up above the main gym) - NOT at the high school. Weigh-ins will be from 6:00-7:00 PM and wrestling will begin at 7:00 PM. All wrestlers MUST MAKE FLAT WEIGHT. There will be no exceptions. EVERYONE MUST BRING A COPY OF THEIR WRESTLER'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITH THEM TO WRESTLE-OFFS and a CHECK for $18 made payable to FR WRESTLING. If you have any questions, please ask your wrestler's coach or email me back. You can visit our site at www.franklinwrestling.com .
Snowflake Dance information: Faculty will check students onto the boat by NAME ONLY, not ticket number. If your name is not on the dance list, you will not be permitted on the boat. Boarding begins at 6:30. The boat leaves the dock at 7pm sharp and cruises until 10pm. Please see Mrs. Pianetti if you have any questions
SUMMER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
Summer Engineering and Technology Exploring Academy
- Four-day camp at Westmoreland County Community College, June 16-19, 2008. Open to students currently in 8th - 11th grades. Hands-on activities at Westinghouse-Waltz Mill, Blairsville and Monroeville facilities. Parents invited to the graduation dinner. $40.00 registration fee. Applications available in the Counseling Center. Deadline: May 21, 2008.
Bethany Leadership Academy for Student Training
- Bethany College is hosting B.L.A.S.T., the Bethany Leadership Academy for Student Training. B.L.A.S.T. is a residential camp that will take place in Bethany, West Virginia from June 25 - 29, 2008 and is open to all high school students. This academy will empower high school students to become highly successful leaders. For more information contact Ryan Tempalski at 412-996-5702.
IUP Summer Honors Program for High School Students
· July 13 - 26, 2008. Cost $750, includes tuition, room, board, activities, and a Saturday reception. Choose from eleven elective courses in the morning and the Honors Core Course in the afternoon. More information available at www.iup.edu/honors/SUMMER/SUMMER.html
West Point Summer Opportunity
· USMA Summer Leaders Seminar: Open to high school juniors who would like to explore life at a military academy. June 7-13 or June 14-20. Interested students must rank in the top fifth of the class, have strong PSAT scores and have demonstrated leadership through athletics or extracurricular activities. Cost is $325.00. Apply online at www.admissions.usma.edu. Deadline no later than March 31. Spots fill up quickly.
Important Dates to Remember for FRHS:
- February 4 - PTO Mtg (rescheduled due to snow day)
- February 9 - Counselor will begin scheduling process. They will visit all English classes this week and next week. (See Program of Studies on Line)
- February 9 - PSSA Writing Exam begins
- February 12 - Breakfast of Champions 6:15 AM-7:30 AM
- February 12 - Daytime Open House...Parents are welcome to come and enjoy classes
- February 16 - We do have school this day... 2nd snow make-up day
- February 17 - 8th grade parent and student Curriculum Night at MS
- February/March - think ahead to scheduling...
- February 24th - HS late start for teacher professional development...HS only!
- March 12 - 8th to 9th Tour and Academy Meeting
- March 16 - during this week and the following week, Math and Writing PSSA exams begin - special schedule
The FRHS E-News is an electronic newsletter distributed independently by the members of your PTO as a volunteer service to the community to keep you up-to-date and informed about what is happening at the senior high level. Occasionally, there are mistakes, but we make every attempt to verify and publish accurate information on a timely basis. If you have news you would like to have published, please send your information to me at FRHSnews@comcast.net. Please remember, it would be helpful to have a minimum of a week lead time to publish the information. To subscribe/unsubscribe to the newsletter, please send email to the same address.
Thank you, Darlene H. Skupien, FRHS E-News Editor
Great Contact Information…
High school main phone number: 724-327-5456
Front Office secretaries:
Ms. Valerie Susa (x 5004)
Ms Marcia Ochs (x 5005)
Ms. Donna Baker (x5003)
www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool (main site for the high school)
www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool/highschoolnewsletter.asp (school newsletter)
www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool/frhsbellschedule.asp (schedule grid at a glance)
www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool/ptolink.asp -- this is the PTO web page up and running. If you want to know who your PTO is, and what the PTO is planning, click on this link for the latest information!
The Sr. High Morning News Show can be viewed each evening at 5 p.m. on Channel 19 or at the following website: http://www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool/hsmorningannouncements.asp
The FRHS E-News is archived courtesy of Murrysville Online. Please take a minute to tour the website even if you don’t need to view any of the back issues of the E-News. The site is full of great information:
http://www.murrysvilleonline.com/FRHS-Enews-2008-2009/enews.htm
