HUSKY NATION NEWS May 2021

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Message from Mr. Melendrez Husky Nation, Warm weather is finally upon us and so is a return of major events. The month of May promises to be both a busy and an exciting time as we begin to recognize the end of the year achievements of many of our students as well as celebrate our graduating seniors. Many things are happening so please check out the updates below and the information throughout this newsletter.  Even though we are all beginning to breathe a sigh of relief from COVID restrictions, we want to emphasize that, for the safety of everyone, we are still adhering to health protocols. In order to ensure the safety of all students and staff, we ask that students continue to wear masks properly and practice social distancing. This week is Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. We are so fortunate to have a fantastic staff at FJSHS. We will show our appreciation all week.  Monday-Flood your Teachers emails-Email your teacher and share a favorite memory Tuesday-Swag bag or Gift day-give your teacher a nice gift of appreciation Wednesday-Husky Pride-Share a written note or a card on how they have impacted your life   Thursday-All school thank you- Graduation Update We are excited to celebrate the class of 2021.Seniors make sure you have ordered cap and gown, and be completing all class assignments, and make sure to check with the office for any outstanding accounts that need to be paid before May21st.  Graduation is still slated for Friday, May 21st at 6:00pm in Husky Stadium. We are working with the Fremont County Health Dept on restrictions and requirements due the the increase in COVID cases in the county. Information will be sent out to families very soon and it is possible that tickets will be limited to 4-6.  Important Senior Dates  Monday, May 3rd- Athletic Awards at 6:00pm-FJSHS Commons with social distancing Tuesday May 4th- Academic Awards Night-FJSHS Commons with social distancing 5:30 Appetizers 6:00 Scholarships Awarded Wednesday May 5th- PaICE & PCC Fremont County Career & College Connections-Canceled  Thursday May 6th- NHS Induction Ceremony - 7 PM-FJSHS Commons with social distancing Monday, May 17th and Tuesday May 18th- Senior Finals/Chromebook check-in Thursday May 20th-SENIOR FunFest with social distancing 8:30-FES Dog Walk with social distancing 9:00 am: Senior Breakfast in Commons 10:00-PES Dog Walk with social distancing 11:00 pm: arrive at FJSHS with cap and gown/Class picture/expectations/Decorate caps appropriately 12::00-Pizza 1:00 pm: Graduation Practice in the FJSHS stadium 3:30 to 10:00 pm: Senior FunFest at FJSHS / Games and prizes  Friday May 21st Graduation (outside graduation) 4:15 pm: Student arrival at the FJSHS gym 5:00 pm Guests will be let into the parking lot (Pending FCHD requirements) 6:00 pm : Graduation in Husky Stadium with social distancing Mr. Steve Wolfe Commencement speaker 8:00 pm : Senior Parade

Student Expectations

Reminder of Student Expectations:  Wear, wash and social distance (reiterate this everyday) Students need to clean their area before they leave class Face masks must be worn at ALL times (If they choose not to, they will be sent home). If you feel like you need to take them outside for a mask break, do so at your discretion. Just let the front office know you are out of the building.  Three students to a table at lunch. Mask must be worn if they are not at a table eating Hats-As an incentive, students can wear hats before school and during lunch ONLY (Hats must be taken off during class)  Cell Phones-Jr. High-No cell phones/Sr. High-Cell phones during lunch

May Dates to Remember 4/26-5/6: NWEA Testing 5/1: Prom 8:00 pm 5/3: Athletic Night 6:00 pm 5/4: Academic Awards 5:30 pm 5/6: National Honor Society Induction 7pm 5/10: HS Basketball Banquet 6:00 pm 5/11: Vaccination Clinic 4:00-9:00 pm 5/11: Elementary/JH Band Trip Parent Meeting 5:00-7:00 5/11: Volleyball Banquet 6:00 pm 5/12: HS Jazz Band Concert 6:00 pm 5/13: JH/SH Choir Concert 6:00 pm 5/14: AP Environmental Science Exam 12:00 pm 5/17: AP Statistics Exam 12:00 pm 5/17: Elementary/JH Band Concert 6pm 5/20: 4th Quarter Grading Window Opens 5/21: GRADUATION 6:00 PM 5/27: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

From the Office

Student Hours: 7:15am-3:35pm First Bell Rings at 7:11am Office is Open 7:15 to 3:35 Reminder-Please drop students off at the appropriate times, especially as the weather gets colder.  Doors open at 7:00 am Visit our website

Closed Campus Florence Jr/Sr High School is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave for lunch, to run errands, or be off campus without a parent physically coming into the FJSHS and checking out their child. Please do not attempt to call your child out of school. If your child needs to leave due to a doctor appointment or court appointment that can be verified by official paperwork, either an email or handwritten note, with parent signature, should be sent to the front office secretary. A student will be treated as truant if he or she leaves campus without following proper procedure.

Athletics and Activities

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Jr High Softball and Track are going fast and furious in a COVID shortened spring season. Track runs this season on April 29 and May 5 at CCHS. They conclude their season at Woodland Park on May 12. The High School Track and Girls Golf squads are on the road all season. High School Baseball plays a shortened season as well. Their schedule is below. An updated game with Custer County will be added soon. Due to overscheduling by Monte Vista that game has been canceled. 5/7 Salida Dbl 5/12 James Irwin 5/18 Crowley County 5/20 @CSCS Dbl 5/22 @ Peyton 5/27 @ Banning Lewis 5/28 Buena Vista Dbl 6/1 Rye 6/3 @ Manitou Springs 6/5 @ Dolore Huerta Dbl Also, High School Girls Soccer plays a shortened schedule this season. Several schools, including in our league, are struggling to keep teams this spring. So, there will no doubt be canceled games on very short notice this season. 5/7 Buena Vista 5/8 @ Banning Lewis Canceled 5/11 CSCS 5/18 James Irwin 5/20 @ Atlas Prep 5/25 Manitou Springs 5/27 @ St Mary's 6/1 @ Salida 6/3 @ Dolores Huerta 6/8 Atlas Prep

CTE: Drafting & Welding

The Home Bi-Ed board members volunteered their time to meet with the architectural drafting students on Wednesday April 14th to review the student’s house plans.  Students were able to discuss their design decisions and ask questions about constructability with each board member.  The students are working hard to finalize their house plans before the end of the school year.   A big thanks to Bud Tabor, Craig Addington, and Andy Brooks for volunteering their time.  The students got great “real world” feedback!

‌ The SkillsUSA Welding Team Fab placed 2nd at State this year. Here is a picture of their fab project and medals.  Congrats to Mr. Lawson and our FJSHS students for all their hard work!!

Art Show

Art Update Student’s work from the second semester will be featured on the Art web page that can be found at https://sites.google.com/re-2.org/fjshs-art/home/spring-art-show  For updates during the summer holiday please like our Facebook page FJSHSArtHuskies

Please congratulate Victoria Espinoza on receiving Honorable Mention in the Tri-Peaks League Art Show!

Howling Husky Pride

On May 12th, at 6:30 p.m, all three of our Jazz Bands, as well as our High School concert band, will be having their end of the year concert. This concert will be outside at Pioneer Park. This is our pops concert and will be filled with a fun night of music. Call time for all students will be 5:30 p.m. Our Beginning Jazz Band will start the concert. They will be followed by our Intermediate Jazz Band, Advanced Jazz Band, and then the High School Band. We will also be doing all of our high school band awards on this night! On May 17th, at 6:30pm, all three of our junior high bands will be performing their concert. We will also be doing our junior high band awards. Call time for all students will be 5:45pm. Our 6th grade band will be starting the concert. They will be followed by the 7th grade and 8th grade band. This Concert will be outside at Pioneer Park. Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of the concert after the cleanup process. Please bring a lawn chair and come support the band!

AP Courses

For those students who will be taking the AP Statistics exam, the last study session is on  Friday, May 7 from 0900 - 1200 at FJSHS.  Pizza and water will be served.  The AP Statistics Exam is May 17 at 12:00 p.m. If there are any questions, please email [email protected]. For those students who will be taking the AP Environmental Science exam, the last AP Bootcamp will be 5/7 from 9-12.  AP Exam will be 5/14.  Please be at school around 10:30 so you can eat breakfast and get settled before the exam begins at 12.  If there are any questions, please email [email protected]

Counselor's Corner

Boundary Waivers are Due for students residing outside of school boundaries- stop in and grab yours to turn in!

PCC is very pleased and proud to announce to offer a $1000 tuition credit to each graduating Senior from the high schools in our service area. We are thrilled to share this opportunity with you and hope that it will be of benefit to many of your students. If you have any questions please reach out to FJSHS counseling office.  If your student is interested in taking concurrent enrollment courses during the 2021-22 school year, please have them sign up for an appointment with our counselors. In addition to Friday courses, possible pathways include certified nursing aide, cyber security, early childhood education and fire science.

Home Grown Talent Initiative

End of the year wrap up, here’s a snapshot of what we have accomplished in 2020-2021, Husky Nation!  *62 seniors participated in FJSHS Senior Year Kick off including senior conferences, post secondary planning poll, career interest inventories and were provided resources to aid in post secondary planning & graduation.  *40 seniors participated in the Colorado Free Application Day that included 1 to 1 support from FJSHS counselors and PCC admissions staff *16 students participated in an internship/work-study experience during the 2020-2021 school year * 100 % of intern/work-study students indicated a better understanding of their personal pathway and development of future options, including those who discovered what they didn't want to do (Based on student reflection sheets.). *48 students took the ASVAB and participated in score interpretation sessions *6 students earned CTE Certifications in 2019-2020, anticipated 30+ students will earn CTE certifications  *41 students earned college credit during the first semester.  *53 students earned college credits during second semester *37 Seniors earned a total of 534.25 credits  *43% of Seniors earned an average of 14.4 college credit hours