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Important Dates to Remember…

• 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
• March 16- Terra Nova exams for 9th and 10th graders
• March 23 - Excellence Awards Dinner in FRHS Cafe.  Congratulations Ms. Giron!!!
• Mar 23-27- Celebrate Volunteers Week   
• March 24 Club Picture Day for Yearbook at FRHS!  (1 day only...no make-ups)
• March 27 - End of 9 weeks
• April 25 -   Prom at Stratigos in North Huntington, PA
• April 27 -   Begin Grade 11 Science PSSAs
• May 4 -     Begin AP Exams (schedules vary for exam dates/subjects)
• May 29 -   Day 1 of Finals (Finals 1 and 2)
• May 29/May 30- Relay for Life at FR Stadium
• June 1 -    Finals for Periods 3 and 4 (Late Start - FHHS only)
• June 2 -    Finals for Periods 8 and 9 (Late start for FRHS only)
• June 3 -    Finals for Peiods 5,6 7 (Late Start for FRHS only)
• June 4 -    Early Dismissal for FRHS students - Gr 8 Orientation at FRHS
• June 5 -    Graduation

 

Celebrate Volunteers Week at Franklin Regional High School

The students at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, PA will be participating in “Celebrate Volunteers” week from March 23-27, 2009.  This initiative is designed to reinforce the importance of volunteering by creating awareness of student and community volunteers.   An important focus for the week will be the volunteer fire fighters.  Various activities will be available for students to raise awareness and funds for local volunteer fire fighters.  To support the various fundraising activities, we are seeking donations of money, food, and/or material items. 

 Please consider ways you can assist our students in their efforts to help the volunteer fire fighters and our community.  For additional information, please email or call the high school contact person.The email address is rchunko@franklinregional.k12.pa.us and the phone number is 724.327.5456 X 5205.

 When we work together, great things can happen.  We sincerely appreciate any support you can offer us.  Thank you very much for considering our request. 

Kayla Kolic, Student Leader               

Jacob Hershey, Student Leader

Roberta Chunko, Ed.D., Social Studies Teacher Contact

 

Desperately Seeking Chaperones!!!

I am looking for 2 chaperones to go on an art field trip to the Carnegie Museum of Art on March 25^th (Wed) to accompany a group of ten students while they take a tour and then do a mini-workshop there.  Your admission is free.  There will be time after the tour and workshop to get lunch at the museum cafeteria and have about a half hour on your own to look and shop at their gift shop.  We will be leaving the SHS at 9am and be back by 2pm.  If interested, please contact Mrs. Mozina at:  724-327-5456, x. 5134 as soon as possible.

 

Band Booster Fundraiser

The FR Band Boosters are selling Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade commemorative throw blankets and Franklin Regional Panther throw blankets.  Please go to the band website at www.frband.com to check out the photos!  Each blanket is selling for $25.  Limited quantities available! Don’t miss out on the chance to own a wonderful keepsake from the Macy’s Parade or from your high school experience at Franklin Regional!  Contact Kim Bailey or Carol Wrobleski to order your blanket today!

Kim Bailey  724-327-9192 kimberlybailey6@windstream.net

Carol Wrobleski 724-325-1318 wrobleski61@yahoo.com

 

COUNSELING CENTER NEWS:

            PenSPRA Scholarships Available: PenSPRA is pleased to announce the beginning of its annual scholarship contest. Scholarships will be awarded to six worthy high school students who plan to pursue a career in a communication field (i.e. journalism, English, public relations, advertising, graphic arts, etc.) Each scholarship is worth $500. Deadline for entry isMarch 13, 2009. Entry form and contest rules are available at www.penspra.org. For more information, contact Linda Russo at Linda_russo@tigerwires.com or814.696.0733.

            The Audubon Society for Western PA is proud to announce the 2009 Beulah Frey Environmental Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who are interested in furthering their students in an environmentally-related field. For more information, please visit www.aswp.org.

            Columbia University has announced their summer high school programs for 2009. They include pre-college courses for grades 9 - 12. If interested, please visit www.ce.columbia.edu/highschool

            The Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania will be awarding two $1,500 scholarships to students who write compelling essays on a political topic. Applicants must be descendants of a veteran and will be required to send proof of military service. For more information, visit the Counseling Center or call 412-481-8200. Deadline is March 24,2009.

            PHEAA is anticipating the continued funding for the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship for the2009-2010 academic year. Three outstanding students who demonstrate promise of continued academic excellence and attend post secondary institutions are eligible. Please visit www.pheaa.org for more information. Deadline is April 1, 2009.

            The U. S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid provides over $80 billion annually in financial assistance for college. To receive federal student aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

            Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after January 1. There are three ways that a student can complete the FAFSA:

1. Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov
2. Download and complete a PDF version of the FAFSA at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov (Note: PDF FAFSAs must be mailed for processing).
3. Request a paper FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800--4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 1-319-337-5665.

 CELL PHONE REMINDER FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS!!!

Students may keep a cell phone in their locker, bookbag, etc.  They may not take the phone out during school hours to use it, text, take photos, etc.  If they are caught using the phone during class, study hall, restroom, locker, etc during the day, it will be confiscated and RETURNED TO PARENT ONLY.  In addtion chronic cell phone use will also result in school punishment.   If there is a dire emergency, student are required to come to the office to ask permission to use their phone.  We also provide a free phone for students to use in the office.

 ***Cafeteria News… There is a great way to pay and monitor what your kids eat at the cafeteria. I highly recommend using the online mealpay program.  The web site is www.mealpayplus.com – it’s a convenient way to pay for your child’s lunch and to figure out what they eat. Continued success to Metz, our food service!

 

 Note from Darlene… I will be unable to publish a newsletter until next week – so you won’t see another FRHS Enews until March 20^th – First Day of Spring!! Remember, you can always find the news on the High School Web Site, which is a great resource.

 

 

 

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