Principal’s Press

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Volume 11

Issue 4

April/May 2017

The Mission of Fairfield High School, working in collaboration with the home and community, is to instill in all students the desire and skills for academic, character, and social development. This is provided in a safe and nurturing environment that is respectful of each student’s learning style, potential, and cultural diversity in order to cultivate responsible and productive citizens for the future.

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it will be many opportunities to celebrate our students’

accomplishments and to send the seniors off on the next chapter of their lives. This newsletter will provide many details

about the exciting events to conclude the school year. We ask our parents to continue to stress to your student(s) the importance of making good and safe decisions; additionally, to finish strong in all of their course work.

Before the celebration can begin, we have much work left to do. Most of our students will be participating in Ohio’s state testing (AIR End-of-course assessments). In addition to these assessments,

many of our students will be administered the ACT (11th graders only) and the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. Below are the key dates and tests over

the last two months of the school year:End of Course Testing: April 4-7

End of Course Testing Retesting: April 10-21

ACT test for all 11th Graders: April 19

AP Testing: May 1-12The End of Course tests are vitally important as they directly impact a student’s graduation status. Each student currently enrolled in the following classes will be required to take the online exams: Algebra I, Geometry, 9th Grade English, 10th Grade English, Biology, American History, and American Government. For more information on graduation requirements please visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website at the link below:http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohio-Graduation-Requirements

On March 30th, students will receive a testing letter with the following information:• Each test the student is scheduled to take

• Specific day for each test

• Testing location

• Progress report that shows previous points earned on End of Course tests

• Retests (if needed)

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Published 5 times per year

Fairfield City School DistrictFairfield Administration Building

4641 Bach LaneFairfield, OH 45014

PrincipalWilliam Rice

Assistant PrincipalKyle Jamison

Assistant PrincipalRebecca Salyers

Assistant PrincipalAustin Sanders

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATESApril 4-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End of Course Testing

April 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Reports

April 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Weekend – No School

April 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teacher In-Service – No School for Students

April 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACT Test (Juniors)

April 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50th Anniversary Choralier Celebration (Oscar Event Center)

April 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH Fishing Trip

April 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FHS Prom

May 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Trip

May 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last Day for Seniors (Graduation Rehearsal)

May 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation, Cintas Center, Xavier University

May 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day for students

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During the April 4 -7th window, all testing students should report to their assigned location by 8 o’clock. Students who are not testing on a specific day are not required to report to school until 11:30, which is the conclusion of the testing period. There will be a study hall provided for all non-testing students who arrive at the normal school start time. If you have not received your student’s testing information by March 31st, or have any other questions, please contact our guidance department.

Sincerely,

William Rice

Principal’s PressFHS AFTER PROM

2017 NEWSAfter Prom will be held on April 29, 2017 in the Fairfield High School Arena/ Cafeteria and this years theme is The Great Gatsby. Doors will open at 11:30 pm, following the Prom Dance in downtown Cincinnati.

There will be food, activities, a DJ, prizes, a hypnotist, laser tag and much more. All this will be included in the Prom ticket purchase or for those, Junior and Senior, students not attending the Prom, we will have tickets on sale for After Prom only at $10.00 each.

*After Prom is an annual event supported by volunteer parents who wish to give their child a drug and alcohol free activity after the PROM Dance!

Parents, please, consider volunteering.

After Prom 2017 is looking for Parent Volunteers to help staff this fun and well organized event.

It will take place at the FHS arena/cafeteria after the Prom dance on April 29, 2017.

Easy, fun jobs such as checking students in, distributing food, or helping with games and prizes are available.

The average attendance for After Prom is 600 students.

This event is coordinated and ran by parents just like yourself, please, support and volunteer!

Look for the After Prom Signup Genius in the Fairfield High School announcements.

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PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR FINAL CONCERTS OF THE YEAR! All concerts (with the exception of the May 11th concert which will take place at Village Green) are held in the Fairfield High School Performing Arts Center at 7:00 pm and are free and open to the public.

5/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra Final Concert and Awards

5/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Winds and Wind Ensemble Concert and Awards

5/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Choral Concert and Awards

5/11 . . . . . . . . . . . Freshman Band, Concert Winds and Jazz Ensemble Concert at Village Green 6:30 pm

5/12 . . . . . . . . . . . Choralier/Pure Elegance Final Show

Congratulations to all of the graduating musicians in the class of 2017. We appreciate your dedication and thank you for sharing your talents with us. We wish you the best in all you do!

MUSIC NEWS TO NOTEDRUM CORPS SHOW!

SUMMER MUSICGAMES IN CINCINNATIPlease make plans to purchase tickets and at-tend our annual Drum Corps International Show this year! All proceeds support the Fairfield High School Marching Band. Our show date is June 26, 2017 at the Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium in Hamilton, Ohio.

Go to www.DrumCorpsShow.com now to purchase your tickets for an incredible night of “Marching Music’s Major League!”

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S P O R T S“GMC

CHAMPS”The FHS Lady Indians made it 12 straight by defeating Lakota East 2372 to 1877. The Lady Indians finished the season at 17 & 1 and 9 & 0 in the GMC. For the first time some the 2011 - 2012 Season the Fairfield Lady Indians are GMC Champs. Leading the way for the Lady Indians Lexi Lampi bowling games of 179 & 224 for a 403 series, Mikenlee Bowcock with a 195 and Meaghan Huffer with a 179. This year has been an amazing regular season. Great job Megan Welsh, Alicia Weber, Tricia Rose Bowcock, Lauren Zink, Amber Russell, Jenna Arthur and Brianna Griffith. #WHATTEAM #FAMILY #GMCCHAMPS

“SECTIONAL CHAMPS”

The amazing season continues. I am so proud to coach these young ladies. They bowled awesome at the Sectional Tournament at Colerain Bowl. We had 4 of the top 10 individual

scores out of 100 bowlers. We ended up winning by 284 with a final score of 3914. Leading the way for the Lady Indians Megan Welsh with a 628( 2nd place) Amber Russell with a 621( personal best and first 600 series and 3rd place), Lauren Zink with a 569 series (5th place) and Lexi Lampi with a 547 (10th place). Also chipping in Brianna Griffith bowling games of 188 & 197. You girls rocked it! #WHATTEAM #FAMILY

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INAUGURAL ALUMNIBASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Fairfield High School Alumni Association is extremely excited to announce that we will be hosting our Inaugural Alumni 5-on-5 Basketball Fund Raising Tournament on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the high school.

We welcome all alumni, spouses of alumni, faculty, staff, current senior students, and parents of current students to participate in our Inaugural Alumni Basketball Tournament fund raiser. The tournament will be held at Fairfield High School on Saturday, April 15, 2017 starting at 9:00am

(time is subject to change).

Teams of (10) ten or fewer will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis as we are limiting the tournament to (16) sixteen teams. Team entry fee is now $200 per team. Secure your team’s spot in the tournament.

Non-Participant Event Entry:

• Lifetime Members: FREE! (not a Lifetime member?)

• Non-Lifetime Members: $5.00 at the door

All proceeds go to the FHSAA Scholarship Fund to help deserving seniors purchase textbooks, supplies or pay fees at a college or university of their choosing.

Complete details available at www.fairfieldohioalumni.com/basketball.

S P O R T S

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ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL!

Come see our spring musical -- The Addams Family, which from April 19h to 23rd!

You can purchase presale tickets online at SeatYourself.biz/fairfieldHS.

Congratulations to all our perform-ers, directors, choreographers, designers and techies. What a great year of theatre! We are so grateful to the cast and crew of Overdue that started our season off with a bang. Through utilizing all of the wonderful resources that Fairfield High School has to offer, you created your own script and designed your own set and made a huge impact on the Kathleen Sullivan Studio Theatre produc-tion. Not to be outdone, our actors and tech crew came together to warm the hearts of our audience in Little Women. You should all be very proud. To our student direc-

tors, thank you for a fantastic One-Act director’s festival. We were all encouraged by your choices and creativity. Finally, thank you to the cast and crew of The Addam’s family musical. We hope we can celebrate with you all at the Dra-ma Banquet and Thespian Induc-tion Ceremony on Tuesday, May 9!

To our seniors, know that we have truly enjoyed working with all of you throughout the past four years; some, our STARS kids, even longer. You have joined so many others in creating art and theatre for Fairfield, and will be greatly missed. We wish all of you well in your future endeavors, and are looking forward to hearing of all your successes.

To our Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen and incoming students, we are excitedly putting together next year’s program and look forward to the talent that each of you are ready to offer. We currently have not secured our show selections, but the dates are as follows:• Opening meeting – September

8, 2017

• Fall Auditions – September 11 & 12, 2017

• Studio Show – November 1-4, 2017

• Fall PAC show – November 16-18, 2017

• Director’s Festival Auditions –

November 27-28, 2017

• Musical Auditions – December 20-21, 2017

• Festival Show – February 3 OR 10, 2018

• Spring Musical – April 19-22, 2018

• Drama Banquet – May 16, 2018

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FAIRFIELD SUMMER THEATRE

PRESENTS

July 27-30, 2017

Fairfield High School

2017-18 CAREER BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAM (CBIP) ADMISSION AT FHS

CBIP Teacher: Mrs. Ruth Gronostaj, Butler Tech CBIP teacher at Fairfield Senior High School

CBIP: The Career Based Intervention Program is a career-technical program designed to help students improve academic competence, graduate from high school, and develop employability skills through classroom preparation and actual work experience in the business community.

Academics: Edgenuity online courses: English, Science, History, Health, and PE.

Traditional classes: Math and other core academics if traditional classes are preferred.

CBIP Courses: CBIP Employability for career preparation, and CBIP Work to earn elective credits towards graduation through actual work experience.

Admission: Maximum of 26 students with counselor and Mrs. Gronostaj’ s approval.

CBIP Admission Requirements for Parents, Guardians, and Students:

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1. Attend a half-hour, individual meeting with Mrs. Gronostaj at FHS in August 2017.

2. Notification of specific dates and times will be mailed to CBIP applicants in July 2017.

3. Complete a mandatory CBIP Enrollment packet for CBIP admission consideration.

4. Students MUST be employed outside of FHS with a volunteer or paid job, and show proof of employment via a pay stub at the FHS CBIP August meeting with Mrs. Gronostaj.

5. Students MUST work a minimum of 15 hours per week, and be scheduled to work prior to

6. 3:00 p.m. several days a month, to accommodate

Mrs. Gronostaj’ s monthly job observations.

7. CBIP School dismissal is generally no later than 12:50 p.m., unless students prefer to take additional, traditional classes through the end of the school day.

8. Students must have transportation from school due to earlier school dismissal and work.

9. Students are subject to CBIP termination at the end of a semester, if they are unemployed or if they have shown little to no progress in their Edgenuity online courses.

10. Please contact Mrs. Gronostaj with questions or concerns at: gronostajr@butlertech.org or at gronostaj_r@fairfieldcityschools.com.

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This joyous time of year when many 2017 graduates are planning parties, trips, college, and other senior events can be a difficult time for some families. The costs associated with caps and gowns, school fees, college fees etc. can be overwhelming especially in the current economy. We would like to help in a small way by seeking out gently used graduation caps and gowns to be re-used by students whose family cannot afford the more than $50 that an outfit costs. If you or your already graduated child would be willing to donate a red graduation cap/gown for a boy or a white cap/gown outfit for a girl, please contact the guidance office at the high school and we can arrange to get the donation to a student in need. Thank you.

CAN YOUHELP A GRADUATE?

EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY!

With the announcement of our Inaugural Alumni Basketball Tournament, we have great sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and individuals. Have your business highlighted at the event, on our website, and social media!

Interested in sponsoring?

All proceeds will be used to award scholarships to FHS graduates through our scholarship fund.

We have been funding scholarships since 2008 exceeding $25,000! We have also donated to the Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund and have supported other special school district programs.

For additional information, contact Jerry Oberdorf at 513-829-0294 or e-mail at jloberdorf11@gmail.com.