Fostoria Jr./Sr.

High School
Tom Grine, Principal
tgrine@fostoriaschools.org

1001 Park Ave, Fostoria OH 44830 Phone: 419-436-4110 Fax: 419-436-4118 Drew Bauman, Asst. Principal Tim Murray, Asst. Principal/AD
dbauman@fostoriaschools.org tmurray@fostoriaschools.org

Upcoming Events
Feb. 4 FAFSA workshop Feb. 8 ACT Feb. 12 HS Band Recital 2/17 No School-Presidents Day 2/23 OMEA pre-concert 2/23 Youth Wrestling Tournament 2/25 Jr High Band Concert 2/27 Jr. High/ High School Choral Concert REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AND A DOOR PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED Questions? Please contact Cathe Bucher at 419-436-4110 ext 2403 Changes in Ohios Learning Standards, Ohios Testing Requirements and continuing advances in technology have created a need to transform the way students use information for research based projects and papers in the classroom and in State testing. In order to help you, as a parent, understand these changes; please attend an informational meeting presented by Connie Carnicom, Library Media Specialist and Cathe Bucher JSHS Data Coach. You will learn:
Ohios New Learning Standards for Research Teacher Expectations for Research Based Projects and Papers across the curriculum How your students can access research from home How to determine valid, credible research sites Implications of research in Ohios new testing program (beginning 2014-15) An IMPORTANT meeting for parents of students in grades 7-12 Technology and Researching Skills in the Classroom and State Assessments Wednesday , January 22, 2014 w 7-8pm @ JSHS LMC

Class of 2014
Inside this issue:
Tech/Researching SkillsParent Metting Senior Dates Red & Black Champs Honor Roll Student Achievement Guidance News 1 1 1 2 2 3

Important Dates to Remember

February 1, 2014 File FAFSA as close to this date as possible, even if estimated.

March 14

End of 3rd 9 weeks

Go for the Good Attendance Award or Red and Black Champs Recognition for Attendance; As we hit the hard months of winter it is difficult for students to keep their attendance on track. We need to help students understand the importance of being in school and participating in activities. Being in school everyday means your child wont miss out on learning. Try to schedule appointments and family trips outside of school hours. If he/she asks to stay home just because, remind him/her of what he/she might miss, such as a group project, art class, or music performance. Explain that he/she can be absent in the event of a family emergency or if he/she is truly ill. Form good habits now.

2nd Quarter Honor Roll

7th Grade All As Aubree Faeth, Meredith Grine, Kyla Kleinmark, Hope Nowicki, Joana Rusk, Lillian Vogel, Eli Ward 7th Grade Honor Roll Alexis Aldrich, Kyhra Baeder, Karsen Bemis, McKayla Bowers, Alana Bustamante, Adrian Cardwell, Kristopher Carman, Katherine Chueva, Me'Shai Coleman, Jacob Counts, Kandace Elarton, Kameron Gardner, Trey Groves, Bailey Hayward, Briana Hickle, Naija Johnson, Ciarra Jones, Tonique Jones, Marivel Juarez, Daniel Kaufman, Miya Keckler, Susan Kurtz, Vincent Leitch, Terrence Middlebrooks, Isaac Morton, Tia Overton, Oscar Pichardo, Anthony Rivera, Bailey Scott, Dylan Sheets, Michaela Sheets, Alex Sierra, Shanelle Smith, Adriana Stewart, Rusty Swartz, Camille Valenti 8 Grade All As Raven Oman 8th Grade Honor Roll Trae Anderson, Jace Boff, Colton Boltz-McGuire, Caleb Brough, Jordan Bye, Katelynn Connin, Antonio Costello, David Costilla, Brock Cousin, Zabian Cramer, Michael Daniels, Jordan Diaz, Kasey Finsel, Sabrina Hammer, Dante Hampton, Lukas Hill, Kashata Johnson, Richard Karn, Bailey Kroetz, Brittiney Krupp, Anthony Lear, December McGee, Presley Medina, Kyla Moore, Kaonte Payton, Karly Renz, Collin Rice, Natalie Rich, Alanda Roush, Briana Rusk, Asianna Settles, Oriana Settles, Lamont Stahl, Alexzandra Talley, Tyonna Taylor, Gabriel Turner, Caiden Twining, Weston Weimerskirch Freshmen All A's Cristy Gao, Trey Yates Freshmen Honor Roll Raimi Bernal, Jessica Cobb, Dalton Cook, Nico Costello, James Daniels, Alyssa Ferguson, Brady Fisher, Jaycee Fuerstenau, Madison Gillig, Bailey Harman, Jessica Kauffman, Ryan Phillips, Amani Seaburn, Chad Spangler, Jayden Stanton, Madison Tate, Tey Zavien, Destiny Tysen, Liliana Velazquez Sophomores All As Brystan Baeder, Hariket Bilodiya, Isabel Pichardo, Samantha Rusk Sophomores Honor Roll Autumn Affholder, Alysha Baney, Koby Bemis, Rebecca Brookman, Blake Bush, Adriana Carbajal, Jordan Craddolph, Courtney Gillian, Nolan Gilts, Samuel Grine, Najee Harrell, Hunter Kauffman, Erin Jones, Morgan Lieske, Tristan Martin, Bradley McClellan, Jayden McCumber, Courtney Moon, Makenzie Nelson, Nasean Payton, Ethan Roy, Joselin Sanchez, Logan Shackelford, Justin Shatzer, Noah Sierra, Austin Struble, Olivia Valenti, Zachary Vitt, Dylan Weimerskirch Juniors All A's Zendon Griffin Juniors Honor Roll Edward Ardner, Kaleb Bemis, Jomuel Calderon-Perez, Alexis Clagg, Connor Cooper, Dustin Couch, Rob Crotty, Samantha Custer, Alexis Fortney, Dominique Fuller, Kyliee Galvan, Corina Gavin, Christopher Hampton, Jada Hampton, Katey Hummel, Megan Johnson, Shelby Lamb, Bishop Mahan, Rayshon Martin, Riley McCoy, Erica Moore, Hannah Nye, Aniza Paredez -Valle, Nicholas Shumaker, Luchauna Smith, Dylan Stone, Sydney Thompson, Lindsey Wild Seniors All A's Christopher Matheny, Brent Mull Jr. Senior Honor Roll Hunter Abell, Mariah Conley, Austin Craddolph, Alan Cross, Olivia Delarosa, James DeWitt, Shelbi Duryea, Monique Ezzell, Donald Gerdeman, Alex Hemminger, Megan Hunt, Julie Krupp, ShaiAnn Kurtz, Amarie Matthews, Ricky Medina, Raissa Napier, Paige Nelson, Yessenia Ramirez, Micah Randall II, Lanesha Rickman, Aiyana Schneider, Kierra Settles, Alex Souders, Bryce Weber

Student Achievement
January Rotary Student of the Month Alexandra Hersch Hannah Chambers
February Rotary Student of the Month CJ Matheny Collin Bernal-Danner

GUIDANCE NEWS
Over 100 Sophomore students visited Vanguard in December and were invited to tour Sentinel on Wednesday, January 22nd. All sophomore students may apply and begin the program their Junior year. Vanguard and Sentinel Applications are due the third Friday in March March 21, 2014. Applications are available in the guidance office and after completion be returned to Mrs. Krupp. Students may attend either half day or full day programs. Mrs. Krupp will be glad to answer any questions from students or parents, so please feel free to stop by, call or email skrupp@fostoriaschools.org . If a student wishes to look more closely at any program, he/she can set up a shadow day. Contact Mrs. Krupp and she will set things up so you will be excused from classes here at Fostoria and can ride the bus to Vanguard. Sophomores: On January 28th, students will be able to take the PLAN test (Practice ACT and Career Planning Test) . This test was not mandatory, but highly recommended. This test is designed to give sophomores an idea of what the ACT will be like. It also gives valuable career planning information to interested students. All Honor Roll students for second quarter were invited to a Pizza Lunch at Wesley United Methodist Church on Friday, January Congratulations Honor 17th. CongratuRoll Students lations to our qualifying students. Vanguard/Sentinel Information Students who plan on attending one of Vanguard or Sentinels college ready programs must take the Compass test (Vocational School version of ACT). This will be set up in February and March. R and B champs (students with no office referrals and only 1 excused absence or tardy) for the first quarter were treated to an ice cream social in the commons area of the High School. Congratulations to all who earned this reward. FYI Sophomore PSAT results were individually passed out in January.

FAFSA COMPLETION WORKSHOP and MORE

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season and break. January began the second semester and I cant emphasize enough the importance of attendance and effort. Every moment truly does count and students need to make sure that their work and grades are given their best effort and the first priority. I will be reviewing transcripts with both juniors and seniors, making sure that students know what credits they need for graduation. Additionally students should be focusing on what their intended path is after high school so they can make sure they are adequately prepared. Seniors who are planning to attend college will need to make sure their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is completed as soon as possible. We will be offering the Financial Aid and FAFSA Completion workshops here at the school with Holly Cipriani from Bowling Green State Universitys financial aid department. She will be here to inform us and answer questions. The first will be held on Tuesday, February 4 th. It will begin at 6pm in the high school computer lab off the library. If you are unable to attend, College Goal Sunday will be held on February 9, 2014 at 2pm. Our local location will be Terra Community College in Sandusky County. All students should be aware of their college deadline which may be earlier than the priority deadline of February 15th. Additionally January through April is a prime time for local scholarship applications. These will be sent through student school emails with cell phone reminders through Remind101. If you havent yet signed up for this service and would like to please text @mrsh14 to (469)203-4298. Juniors are eligible for 2 college visits. The second half of the school year is prime time for students planning to attend college to start exploring their next step. Students should be narrowing their goals for the future beginning at least to focus on a career cluster. The Ohio Career Information System (OCIS) is an excellent tool to use for this purpose. Juniors were given the opportunity to explore this in their English classes prior to break. It is a great resource for assessments, occupation and college information all on one site. The web address if www.ocis.org and the high school login is FostorHS and password is ohiocis03. It is a great tool that can provide further information for students who are unsure of their next step or looking for more specific information on careers and colleges. College-going juniors should also be preparing for the ACT and/or SAT tests which should be taken at least once prior to their senior year. A free test prep site is www.learnatest.com/lel . Click on college preparation on the left side of the page. Also those juniors who participated in the PSAT and ASVAB have links to help with test preparation and career exploration. Web addresses and codes can be found on their summary of results sheets. As always, if you have any questions or concerns I am here to help. This is definitely a time of much change and need for preparation, so use me as a resource! Working together is the best way to prepare for the future. I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you. MaryBeth Hutcheson Jr/Sr Guidance Counselor

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