long weekend ahead for students

Tiger Sports Today:

In the Fort!

4:30 p.m.:  V Tiger Soccer hosts College Heights for the season's last Home match!  Seniors will be recognized.

No school for students tomorrow!

Tiger Sports Tomorrow:

 7 p.m.:  V Tiger Football @ Coffeyville

Morning Tiger Time Today:  KU rep visit, location TBD 

Tiger Activities/Sports Saturday: 

Tiger Debate @ Frontenac, all day

Tiger Cross Country:  Regional @ Southeast Cherokee, Greenbush Course,

Tiger Girls run at 10:35 a.m.  Tiger Boys run at 11:45 a.m.

Lady Tiger Volleyball:  Substate @ Eudora

Wednesday, October 25th, is the first day for Girls’ Winter Sports Conditioning.  

It starts at 3:30 p.m. in the main gym.  Any high school girls who plan on playing basketball are encouraged to attend.                   

Breakfast today:  breakfast burrito with salsa OR cereal & graham snack, applesauce cup OR fresh fruit, juice, milk    

Lunch todayCHOOSE ONE:   walking taco with Fritos/Doritos OR pizza OR hamburger, lettuce & tomato, salsa, corn, red grapes, milk, salad bar 

Attention, Freshmen!  If you’d like to take the Pre-ACT (free), the sign-up deadline is Monday, October 30th.  The test will be administered on Thursday, November 2nd.  Sign up in the counseling office.  See Mr. Messer with any questions.

Tyler Garzone! J.C. Gross! Kaylee McDerment!

Tomorrow:  Lillian Brown!

Saturday:  Kinsey Simons!

FSHS Juniors are selling candy bars to raise money for prom!  Juniors, please pick up boxes of bars from Ms. Lewis's room, #120.  You must sign out the boxes individually.  Boxes may be picked up before school, during lunch or after school.  There are 60 candy bars ($1.00 each) per box and you must sell two boxes to attend prom for free.  If you choose not to sell, the cost to attend prom is $50.00, if paid by Friday, December 1st.  The cost then increases to $75, if paid by Friday, February 2nd.  After that date, the cost to attend prom is $100.

Reminder of the FSHS Tardy Policy:  Students may accumulate up to 12 tardies in one semester in all classes combined.  On the 13th tardy, the student will serve a half hour detention.  Students with 14-15 tardies in one semester will earn one hour of detention.  When students reach 16 tardies in one semester, they will serve one day of ISS (In School Suspension).  If you get another tardy, you will serve another day of ISS.  For each additional tardy, you will serve an additional day of ISS.  Please get to class on time.  Thank you.

Gentle Reminder!

Students, please park in the lots WEST AND EAST of the building.

Thank you!

Applications are now being accepted for next year’s Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Conference on the KSU campus May 30th through June 2nd.  Please check your email and contact Mr. Messer in the Counseling Office for more information or to pick up an application.  

Deadline to apply:  11/10/2023 

School Pictures are Ready!

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             Additionally, you need the email address used during registration

PICTURE RETAKE DAY!

Jostens will return to FSHS the morning of Tuesday, November 14th.

PICTURE RETAKES ARE FREE FOR EVERY ONE!!!

If you’ve received photos in the mail, bring them with you.

COLLEGE CORNER!

VISITS ARE HELD IN THE AUDITORIUM DURING MORNING TIGER TIME.

Neosho County Community College Rep Visit:  Tuesday, October 24th

Hedgehog Ink presents a writers’ seminar this Saturday morning, October 21st, from 8:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.  Topics include “Doing the Research,” “More than Poetry,” “Staying the Course” and “The Ins and Outs of Publishing.”  Students can attend for FREE and teachers who attend with students can also attend for free. 

Register at hedgesbookstore@gmail.com 

See the poster outside of Ms. Mayberry's room for more info.

Crimson yearbook staff needs to know if you have a preferred name to use in the yearbook captions/articles. If so, complete this form: 

2024 Yearbook Preferred Name

Buy your 2024 Crimson Yearbook for $50 by November 28th before prices increase:  FSHS 2024 Yearbook Purchase

SENIORS ONLY: 

- Please fill out this form for your activities to be published next to your senior portrait in the yearbook: Senior Activities in Yearbook

- Senior Portraits are due by November 26th (or email us the date you will be able to submit - we cannot guarantee portraits will be placed if not received by December). 

Please have your photographer email them to fshsyearbook@usd234.org Portraits must be vertical head shot with any background but with no props/objects. Email with any questions.

- Senior Tributes in the yearbook can be purchased online at FSHS Yearbook Senior Salute  Just click on "Get Started" at the bottom of page to order a Senior Ad. Deadline is December 8th or until available space is filled.