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SCIENCE PROJECTS DUE IN 13 DAYS Projects due on Tuesday, January 20th.

Grades 6-8 mandatory! Other grade levels invited to participate.

1st Annual Jingle Bell Sprint - Fri, January 9, at the FCS Track Races begin at 6:00pm. Turn in registration forms to Kati Hathcock at the school or email her at khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us .

You may also register online at http://www.raceit.com/search/event.aspx?id=30297

Fundraiser Event sponsored by the Franklin County School’s Track & Field Team.

Franklin County’s 1st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest! Deadline: Mon, January 12

♦ Submit to Mrs. Dolores Croom in FCS library ♦ Winner will be announced at the January 19th MLK Event at the Apalach National Guard Armory ♦ Must be present to win: 1st Place- $75 2nd Place- $50 3rd Place- $25 ♦ For more info contact dcroom@franklin.k12.fl.us

**Seniors & Juniors: Would you like to touch up your smile before prom or graduation? Did you know you could get a FREE Tooth

Bleaching Kit? All you need to do is have a parent sign a permission form (available at school clinic), then come to the School

Dental Clinic for a checkup & a cleaning!

**M/S Baseball: No M/S baseball practice until tryouts on January 20, at 2:45 at FCS. Must have a sports physical by Jan. 20.

**Softball: Tryouts for grades 6-12 on the softball field Tues, Jan 13. 2:45-5:00pm. Thereafter, practice every Monday thru

Friday, 2:45-5:00pm, unless there is a game. All potential players need a physical packet filled out & turned in to Coach

Collins as soon as possible.

**PTO Meeting: Monday, Jan. 12, in the library at 6:00pm. RE: 4th Grade Trip to St. Augustine

**4th Grade Parent Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Ms. Barber’s room (315) at 7:00pm.

**GCSC Foundation Scholarship Application Workshop: Thurs, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m. EST at GCSC’s Gulf Franklin Campus, Port

St. Joe, in Building A, Room 110. Anyone interested in applying for 2015 FCSC Foundation scholarships is invited to attend.

**FRESHMAN CLASS: Feb. 1, 2015, is the deadline to pay your $30 dues to Ms. Malcolm.

**ACTIVITY BUS: The activity bus will depart at 5:15pm on Mondays through Thursdays. The Activity Bus is for students being supervised by

a school staff member for after school activities. Students who are on campus after school, & are not being supervised by a staff member,

should be sent to the front office so parents can be contacted.

All Scholarship Info & Applications are available in Ms. Joyner’s classroom.

►Arts for Life: $2,000 – Postmark by 2/2/15

►FLA Retired Educators Foundation Scholarship: Deadline 2/10/15

►Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge Scholarship: Deadline 2/11/15

►Willie B. Speed Higher Education: $250 – Postmark by 5/1/15

►Children of Divorce: $1,000– http://www.myfloridalaw.com/children-of-divorce-scholarship-ayo-iken/ Postmark by 5/1/15

►Southern Scholarship Foundation Housing: Applications accepted year round. Priority deadline for Fall 2015 is 4/1/15

►Maultsby Prize: $3,000 college scholastic assistance grant. Keyboard performance competition.

►Grady-Rayam Prize: $3,000 college scholastic assistance grant. Vocal music competition (singing Negro spiritual songs)

MENU WEDNESDAY – 1/7/15

BREAKFAST CHOICES Cocoa Puffs Cereal, Chicken & Biscuit, Cinnamon Goldfish Grahams, Toast, Chocolate or Strawberry Rockin’ola, Blueberry Yogurt Parfait, Super

Chocolate Plus Donut, Granny Smith Apple, Orange Pineapple Juice, Milk

LUNCH CHOICES Chicken Chef Salad, Chicken Fajita Wrap/Cookie, Cheese Pizza, Fiesta Burrito, Peach/Cherry/ or Blueberry Yogurt Parfait, Tomato/Red

Pepper Strips w/ Dip, Pinto Beans, Blue Raspberry Frozen Treat, Grapes, Strawberry Kiwi SideKick, Strawberry/Mango Frozen Treat, Milk

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**Wed, Jan 7: -SGA Officers’ meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch

-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm

-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York

-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm

-Vars Girls Basketball practice in the gym 3:00-5:45pm

-JV/Vars Boys Basketball practice, 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams

-Home Girls Soccer game vs Godby @ 4:30pm

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**Thu, Jan 8: -NHS meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch- Duhart

-TSIC Juniors & Seniors meet with Dr. Catlin in library’s dual enrollment classroom @ 1:00pm

-Band practice 2:30-4:00pm

-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York

-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm

-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm

-Softball conditioning -Home Basketball Games vs Liberty: JV Boys @ 4:30 ● Vars Girls @ 6:00 ● Vars Boys @ 7:30pm

-Away Girls Soccer game vs Rutherford @ 6:00pm

-Franklin County Adult School Open House in room 1111, 6:00-8:00pm- O’Grady

-School Board meeting in Willie Speed Boardroom @ School District Office in Eastpoint at 6:00pm

**Fri, Jan 9: -Countryman’s 1st /2nd period class to Bayside Lab & Guest Speaker, Leo Lovel, 9:15-10:15am- weather permitting

-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm

-Girls Soccer practice 3:00-5:00pm

-Vars Boys Basketball practice, 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams

-Jingle Bell Sprint at FCS track @ 6:00pm- OPEN TO PUBLIC- FCS Field & Track Fundraiser, Coach Hathcock

**Sat, Jan 10: -Fundraiser/ JR. Class: Bagging for Bucks at Apalach Piggly Wiggly & C’belle IGA, 10:00am-2:00pm

-Away Basketball Games vs PSJ: Vars Girls @ 5:00 ● JV Boys @ 6:00 ● Vars Boys @ 7:30pm (depart @ 3:00pm)

**Sun, Jan 11: -Field Trip: Vars Girls Basketball Team to FSU Girls Basketball game in Tallahassee, 10:45am-5:15pm- Luquis

**Mon, Jan 12: -REPORT CARDS GO HOME via students

-Senior Class meeting in gym wrestling room during lunch - Croom

-Junior Class Officers’ meeting in cafeteria during lunch- Hardy & Countryman

-Odyssey of the Mind in room 1017 (Countryman), 2:45-5:00pm

-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm

-Softball conditioning – no conditioning – tryouts tomorrow, 1/13/15

-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm

-Girls Soccer District Quarter Finals at Maclay, Tallahassee: FCS vs Rocky Bayou @ 6:00pm

-FCS Running Club 3:00-5:00pm (Monday run perimeter of school) - Hathcock

-Vars Girls Basketball practice in gyms 3:00-5:45pm- Coach Luquis

-JV/Varsity Boys Basketball practice in the gym 3:30-5:30pm- Coach Williams

-PTO meeting in library @ 6:00pm

-Martin Luther King Advisory Board meeting in front office conference room @ 6:30pm- Dolores Croom

**Tue, Jan 13: -Field Trip: 7th Gr. Science students to St. Joe Buffer Preserve, 8:10am-1:30pm- Tolbert

-Dual Enrollment students meet with Robinson in room 1106 during 2nd period

-FCA meeting for H/S students in gym wrestling room during lunch – students get lunch trays then go to gym

-Brain Bowl practice in room 1220 (Duhart), 2:30-4:00pm

-Band practice 2:30-4:00pm

-Weightlifting practice 2:30-4:30pm- York

-Varsity Cheer practice in multi-purpose building & outside, 2:45-4:00pm

-Softball Tryouts- Girls 6-12 grades on softball field, 2:45-5:00pm- Coach Collins

-Boys Soccer practice 2:30-4:30pm

-Girls Soccer practice 3:00-5:00pm

-Away Basketball Games vs W. Gadsden: JV Boys @ 4:30 ● Vars Girls @ 6:00 ● Vars Boys @ 7:30pm (depart @ 1:30)

-Away Boys Soccer game vs Port St. Joe @ 7:00pm

-4th Grade Parent meeting in room 315 (Barber) at 7:00pm

Mark Your Calendars

►Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: NO SCHOOL - Jan 19

►Science Projects Due: Jan 20 @ 12:30pm

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►Book Study- Group Crimson: Today, Jan. 7, in library at 2:20pm- Mount-Simmons

►Franklin Promise Coalition Meeting: Mon, Jan. 12, in FCS conference room, #117, @ 10:00 noon

FCS STAFF BIRTHDAYS 1/5 – 1/11/15

Patty Creamer (1/5)

Natasha Pennycuff (1/8)

Christy Thompson (1/8)

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Miscellaneous

**Franklin County Adult School OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, January 8 – 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Franklin County School in Building

1100, Room 1111. Information will be available about Adult School Registration & the GED Test.

**1st Annual Jingle Bell Sprint: Friday, January 9, 2015 @ FCS Track. Races begin at 6:00pm. Turn in registration forms to

Kati Hathcock at the school or email her at khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us . You may also register online at

http://www.raceit.com/search/event.aspx?id=30297 Event sponsored by the Franklin County School’s Track & Field Team.

**Seahawk Scoop on District Website: The Seahawk Scoop is available at www.franklincountyschools.org – see the “quick

link” on the right hand side of the page.

BOX TOPS for EDUCATION: The Franklin County School PTO is collecting Box Tops!

Please send Box Tops to your child's teacher or drop them off in the front office.

Franklin County School District’s Equity Coordinator is Nick O’Grady. Contact Information: 85 School Road, Eastpoint ● Phone 850.670.2810 x 4110 ● Fax 850.670.2812 ● Cell 850.653.5065

Franklin County Adult School GED Testing Center & GED Tutoring Classes

If interested in taking the GED, go to www.ged.com & register to take the test, choosing the Franklin County site for testing. You will not be able to take the test on the same day that you register, so register early! The website also contains information on what is needed to prepare for the test. The testing site is at the Franklin County District Office (old Brown Elementary School). The hours of operation are: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00am-10:00pm. If unable to test on one of these days, call 670-2810 ext. 4127 on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see if accommodations can be made for testing on a different day.

Classes for GED tutoring will begin in January. On Thurs, January 8th, there will be an OPEN HOUSE at Franklin County School in

Building 1100, Room 1106 from 6:00-8:00pm. For information on tutoring classes contact Nick O’Grady at 670-2810, ext. 4110.

**The Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act states that children & youth who lack a fixed, regular, & adequate

nighttime residence are considered homeless. If, due to a loss of housing, a child must live in a shelter, motel, vehicle, campground, on the street, in abandoned buildings, or doubled-up with relatives or friends, then he/she is eligible to receive services provided under the McKinney-Vento Act. For additional information contact Hengle Student & Family Assistance LLC., Sandi Hengle, Franklin County Schools Homeless Liaison, anytime at cell number (850) 323-0982 or email shengle@franklin.k12.fl.us

FYI Parents - Student Documents & Forms Online: Parent documents of interest may be found at:

www.franklincountyschools.org under student services or parent connections. Documents include but are not limited to: Code of Conduct, Student Progression Plan, Athletic Handbook, Parent's Right to Know, School Improvement Plans, Parent Involvement Plans, Student Records Manual, Supplemental Education Services (Tutoring), School Public Accountability Reports and the District Title I -5 Year Plan. All documents will be made available in Spanish upon request. Call 670-2810 x 4108 or email jmalone@franklin.k12.fl.us indef.

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