FLYER NEWS HOMEROOM HEADLINES April 1-April 5, 2019 Good morning FHS! LOVE THIS DOOR! MAYBE A DOOR DECORATING CONTEST? FLYER NEWS BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE SALUTE TO FRAMINGHAM! FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL April 1: Day 5 BDCGF April 2 Day 6 DABEG April 3: Day 7 CBGFE April 4: Day 1 ABCDE April 5: Day 2 CADGF DATES TO REMEMBER ​ April 2: NHS Blood Drive- Auditorium lobby April 2: PTBO 7:00pm closed classroom - FHS Career Ed. Programs April 3: Faculty Meeting 2:00pm auditorium April 4: Mr. FHS 7:00pm auditorium April 5: Term III ends April 9: Term III grades due by 2:00pm April 9: Diversity Forum 2:00pm E 117 April 11: Report cards issued April 12: No school professional development April 15-19: Spring Break May 1: AM Collaboration May 6-17: AP Exams ​ MCAS ELA: Make up Sessions: HR notices will be in teacher mailboxes for Monday ​ morning. Students needing to complete the MCAS testing will get their notice and should report to the library for makeup testing. A google doc will be shared with staff to update attendance for makeup testing. Framingham State University Elevate and Connect: Youth Summit 2019 ​ Open to all students. First come, first served basis, 20 seats available. Please contact Rachel Erickson at the College and Career Center in the Library. FHS Robotics Team 9421X invited to the 2019 VEX World Championship!: ​ This is the sixth year in a row the FHS team will have compete at Worlds and the fifth year in a row that 9421X has been at Worlds. We are the only Massachusetts public high school to compete in six out of the last six years. There are only two other schools in New England that have made six of the last six, congratulations! From School Counseling: 10th and 11th graders: You must schedule an appointment with your school counselor to complete your schedule for next year. This must happen before March 29th. 11th graders - you received a link in your email to your counselor’s appointment book. 10th graders - you can sign up on the school counseling website. 9th graders: You received your course recommendation forms in homeroom last week. Counselors will be pulling students from math courses in order to meet with each student to review course selections during the last week of March and first week of April. In the meantime, please discuss your recommendations and electives with your teachers and parents and guardians. Please come ready to your assigned math class to choose classes. Scheduling 2019-2020: The 2019-2020 master schedule will be created based on student course requests. Students will remain in the electives that they have selected. Freshman and Sophomore students may be scheduled for an elective that they did not choose. Preference for electives is in descending order Seniors to Freshmen. Freshmen and sophomore students are expected to take a full schedule. We are very fortunate to have a wealth of elective offerings and taking advantage of the courses we offer strengthens your high school program of study. Additionally exploring learning opportunities that you may not otherwise consider may lead to finding a new passion. If it is determined that a level change is needed in a core academic class, that decision will be made collaboratively with the teacher, department head, parent and student on a case by case basis. ​ Please note the language at the bottom of 9-12 course selection sheets: 3. ALL COURSE REQUESTS ARE FINAL ​ ● Staffing and scheduling decisions are made based on the course selection of students in the spring. Please be sure to put classes that you are interested in taking, as schedule changes will not be possible once ​ schedules are created and there will be no Add/Drop period. Aspen X2 new feature enabled - Password Reset Portal In Aspen, there is a self-service password reset feature which allows users to reset their account password without having to call the Technology Helpdesk for assistance. If you are an FPS Staff member or a student in grades 6-12 you can use the password reset feature, but you need to set the security preferences before using it for the first time. Please refer to the documentation below to set up your security questions. This documentation can also be found on the Technology department Aspen X2 Information ​ ​ webpage. There are also links on every school website under the homepage Quick ​ Links and in the Families and Students menu section, so that it can be easily referenced. Aspen X2: Setting Your Security Questions for Password Reset Aspen X2: Self-Service Password Reset Instructions The Office of Technology strongly encourages students in grades 6-12 and all FPS staff to enable Aspen X2 security questions and use the password reset link. We are hoping the password reset portal will make the process of logging into Aspen X2 easier for staff, students and families as we approach the time of year when more people access their accounts for transportation registrations and viewing school data. Please note: 1. If your account is disabled, you will have to call the helpdesk for a ​ ​ password reset. At that time, we will instruct you on how to set up the security preferences. 2. Parents and Students currently log into the student’s Aspen X2 account ​ ​ with the same login ID and password. SCHOLARSHIPS - College & Career Center Senior students -- there are a number of scholarships posted on Naviance and in the College & Career Center (A106) that are due between 1/1/19 and 5/1/19. Need help applying? See Ms. Erikson in the College & Career Center (A106). Seniors: Remember to complete the FAFSA. Your financial aid package depends on it! ​ ​ Seniors: If you received notice that you qualified for the Koplik Scholarship, please remember that your ​ ​ application is due to your counselor by May 1st. ​ - FACULTY AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS Boston Marathon Fundraiser Spin Class for Maria Fernandez and Cassie Kobleski @ LifeTime Fitness, Friday April 12th (PD Day) 3-4pm. Sign up: ​ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-eqj6mjU2a4Bsvs8bk9UrWGk37Y_ahJUKB__S8FOSE/edit?usp= sharing If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or ​ ​ [email protected] FHS Staff Book Club - Upcoming Book Discussions 4/24 @ 2:30 pm in the Closed Classroom - Being Mortal by Atul Gawande ​ ​ Several members of our book club are considering enrolling in a Reflective Reading course offered for grad credits online by Dominican University out of California: Dominican University Reflective Reading ​ Course. So, we decided to choose our books for the next 3 months from the course’s book list; all of ​ these books are ones that had been on our “to-read” list anyway, so we’re killing 2 birds with one stone. Our book discussions will not be related to the course, so you’re welcome to come discuss these books with us whether you’re planning to take this course or not. FHS Staff Yoga Tuesday afternoons at 2:20pm in the Library Closed Classroom, for a 70 minute class. Remaining term 3 dates: 4/2 (added date to make up for snow day cancellation). Drop-ins are always welcome at $10/class. Couch to 5K Program If you’re interesting in getting in shape after a long, cold winter please consider trying a Couch to 5K Program that Mark Goldschmidt will be organizing along with the Greater Framingham Running Club. Details are still being finalized, but it will likely start on Saturday April 20th and will run (pun intended) for 8 weeks, culminating in a 5K road race in June. Group training sessions will take place at Cushing Park in a very supportive and judgment-free environment on Saturday mornings. This gradual progression is for those of you who have never tried a 5K before as well as those who have but who just want the structure and motivation to get back into it. All are welcome, so please let friends, neighbors and family know and reach out to Mark if you’re interested. STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS *ATTENTION SENIORS: Senior Portraits for yearbook are no longer available. ​ Helping Local Dogs! Buddy Dog in Sudbury is always in need of donations to care ​ for the dogs that are in the shelter. Donations can be brought to F115 (Mrs. Lovett’s Class) and placed in the bin. If you have a donation that needs to be picked up or want to know what supplies are needed please contact [email protected]. ​ Key Club is having a special meeting on Monday April 1st at 2:15 in A114 for Boston Marathon Runner tracker training. *NEW CLUB: Chess Club! ​ ​ -Chess club will meet on Thursdays in the library. Mr. Regan is the club sponsor -Chess club invites new and experienced players! *NEW CLUB: Girls Who Code! Thursdays at 2:15PM in the Library. ​ Upcoming Events Tuesday, April 2nd: Flyers Ultimate will be holding a bake sale in the main lobby immediately after ​ school on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday, April 3rd: Flyers Ultimate will be holding a bake sale in the main lobby immediately after ​ school on Wednesday. Tuesday, April 9th: FHS Diversity Forum, Join FHS Students as they voice their experiences, shaped by ​ ethnicity, color and sexual orientation/gender identity. 2:10 PM-3:00 PM in room E117. Tuesday, April 9th: Election packets for Class Officers, Student Government and Student Advisory ​ Council may be picked up from Mrs. Abreu in B205. Please submit the forms to the main office by Tuesday, April 9th, 2019. Wednesday, April 10th: Poetry Slam Semi-Finals: B -8am-9am - Library C - 10am-11am - Auditorium G - 12pm-1pm - Auditorium F - 1pm-2pm - Auditorium Thursday, April 11th: Poetry Slam Semi-Finals D - 8am-9am - Library A - 9am-10am - Auditorium E - 12pm-1pm - Auditorium Thursday, April 25th: Poetry Slam Finals - 7:30pm - Amazing Things Arts Center - 150 Hollis Street ​ ​ Student Club Information: Club Faculty Advisor Location Meeting Date ​ Academic Quiz Bowl (Academic Decathlon) Diane Summer E203 Wednesdays American Sign Language Catherine Gizelis F207 Wednesdays Amnesty International Colette Sicotte F202 Tuesdays Best Buddies Fischer, and Mains F203 2nd Thursday of the month Black Student Union Mr.