By the time you read this you will be making your holiday plans for December and January! Please enjoy your holidays, stay safe and love on your kids… and kids, love on your family!

The results of our survey …

Do Something Good For Someone Elsel!”

Clothes to clinic
Collected and made Christmas Operation Child shoe boxes
Donated canned goods to Harvest Festival
Gave games and food for Refuge House
Gave coats to ECHO

WOW!!! THANK YOU!!!! for all you do … What a blessing!

Warm regards and thanking you from the heart…. Robin

Robin Spillias
FSUS PTSA President 2010-12

Thank you to all the Florida High students and family members that came out in support of our team in the 36th running of the Tallahassee Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning! At press time we were still awaiting news if we had won the Kent Vann Award of Excellence contest. Over 5100 people participated in the various races in the Southwood neighborhood. 3,305 ran in the 5k race and 1,010 in the 1 mile Gobbler. These two races were the most popular of the 4 races offered.

We had approximately 30 elementary students and about as many parents and family members that participated in either the one mile or 5k race. Weather conditions were a bit brisk, but nice for running. Here’s hoping you’ll include the Turkey Trot as an annual Thanksgiving family tradition. Thanks again and GO TEAM FLORIDA HIGH!

Dawn Jiménez
FSUS PTSA Vice-President, Programs
Dmarieji29@gmail.com

The FSUS PTSA is supporting five (5) competitive one-time $500 scholarship awards for eligible FSUS graduating seniors. Applicants must have attended FSUS for at least two years and plan to attend a post-secondary institution the following academic year. The award categories are as follows:

FSUS PTSA College or University Scholarship (Two Available)
This scholarship is for the FSUS senior interested in attending a two-year or four-year college or university. The award is given to a student whose priority is getting a start in life through higher education. The scholarship is a non-renewable ONE-year scholarship for a total of $500. This scholarship requires a minimum 2.5 grade point average to qualify. Student must be a member of PTSA and volunteer or participate in at least one FSUS PTSA event during the student’s senior year.

FSUS PTSA Reflections Cultural/Fine Arts Scholarship (Visual Arts, Literary, Photography, Dance, Music, Drama or Film/Video Production)
This scholarship is designed especially for the FSUS senior who has followed a Cultural/Fine Arts curriculum in high school and plans to enroll in a Cultural/Fine Arts program at an accredited Art Institute, College, or University. The scholarship is a non-renewable ONE-year scholarship for a total of $500. This scholarship requires a minimum 2.5 grade point average to qualify. Student must be a member of PTSA and volunteer, participate, or perform in at least one FSUS PTSA event during the student’s senior year. Participation in the National PTA Reflections program counts for requirement.

FSUS PTSA Vocational/Technical Scholarship
This scholarship is aimed toward the FSUS senior interested in vocational or technical related job skills. It will be awarded to a deserving student whose interest is in being trained for a skill that would provide him/her with a meaningful job in the work force. The scholarship is a non-renewable ONE-year scholarship for a total of $500. This scholarship requires a minimum 2.0 grade point average to qualify. Student must be a member of PTSA and volunteer or participate in at least one FSUS PTSA event during the student’s senior year.

FSUS PTSA Student Support Scholarship
This scholarship is available to support a FSUS senior with an academic learning disability (documented) who wishes to pursue a degree or certificate in higher education, technical school, or other training program. The scholarship is a non-renewable ONE-year scholarship for a total of $500. This scholarship requires a minimum 2.0 grade point average to qualify. Student must be a member of PTSA and volunteer or participate in at least one FSUS PTSA event during the student’s senior year.

Eligibility

Five (5) scholarships are available (a one-time $500 award for each scholarship).

• Applicant must have attended Florida State University Schools (FSUS) for at least TWO YEARS and be a graduating senior pursuing further education at a two-year or four-year college or university, technical/vocational school, or cultural/fine arts school.

• It is required that the applicant is a member of PTSA and must volunteer, participate or perform in at least one of the FSUS PTSA’s programs, activities, meetings, or events during the current school/graduation year. For more information about membership or volunteer opportunities, contact Sara Hamon (hamon.sara@gmail.com) or see the PTSA website: http://fsusptsa.com/.

• Extra consideration is given if student participates in the TRANSITIONS program (series of PTSA-sponsored college success seminars in Fall 2011). See the PTSA website for more information about the TRANSITIONS program: http://fsusptsa.com/.

Downloadable Application and Information Sheet

• Application
• Information Sheet

Scholarship Application Deadline: January 17, 2012 (You may turn application in earlier)

Scholarship Award: $500

APPROVED BY FSUS PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Note: The scholarship committee may choose to split the award for one category equally among more than one student application if they are judged to be equal in merit. Additionally, if there are no applications for a particular category, the award may be reallocated to other scholarship categories. Scholarship award recipients will be announced during the Senior Banquet in May. Upon verification of enrollment at an accredited post-secondary institution, the scholarship payment will be forwarded to that institution on behalf of the student.

We would like to thank Everyone who participated in our PTSA fundraiser, without your support our PTSA and these fundraisers would not be a success. The Fundraiser grossed $28,000 of which our school will receive between 40% and 50% profits. All K-8 grade students who sold 5 items or $40 in sales will be invited to attend the “Extreme Dunk Basketball Team” show, coming sometime in October or early November. The fundraising products should be shipped in 2 or 3 weeks, we will let everyone know an exact date as soon as we receive details.

If you haven’t signed up to receive our school’s “Listserve”, please go to the FSUS school website and sign up under the parent site, this is how you will receive important school information along with current PTSA dates and information. Here are the final totals and top selling students; prizes will be awarded in the next week.

Elementary – 216 students participated
1st Top Seller – $50 Gift card to Regal Cinema
Ashtyn – Jemison/4th – $597.00/51 items
2nd Tops Seller – $25 Gift Card to Fun station
DeNajah – R. Taylor/4th – $500.00/42 items

Top 4 Sellers – FSUS sling back pack
Ashtyn – Jemison/4th – $597.00/51 items
Mackenzie – Withrow/2nd – $391.90/23 items
DeNajah – R. Taylor/4th – $500.00/42 items
Caitlan – Birard/K – $387.00/32 items

Top Selling Class -Pizza Party
R. Taylor/4th

2nd and 3rd Top Selling classes – Cookie Party
Crowe/3rd
Jackson/3rd

Middle School – 62 students participated

1st Top Seller – $50 Itunes Gift Card
Melissa – Tuovilla/6th – $587.00/47 items

2nd and 3rd Top Seller – $25 Itunes Gift Card
John Glynn – Larson/6th – $234.50/20 items
Debbie – Larson/6th – $186.00/17 items
High School – 11 students participated –

Will receive 5 and/or 10 hrs. community service for selling over 5 items
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Box Tops and Labels for Education
Our 1st collection period is October 20th Remember to turn all Box Tops, Campbell’s labels, Tyson A+ and community coffee labels in by this date either to your child’s teacher or any of the collection boxes located in the library, front office or any elementary classroom hallways. Remember to put your child’s name, teacher and grade on each collection bag, this is the only way to give credit to the child and their class. We will start Box Tops challenges in October, after the 1st collection period; look for these special collection sheets to come home with your children. Our second collection period will be December 2nd

Thanks for everyone’s support!
Alicia Cherry, Fundraising Chair

Money management in a safe and fun setting!! First Florida’s FREE two hour, hands-on workshop gives teenagers a taste of life in the real world.

Teens will be given new identities, careers, bills, and instant families. There will be lots of decisions to make as they move through the different stations to purchase housing, transportation, food, clothing and other necessities.

When: Saturday, September 17th
Time: 10AM to 12NOON
Who: Teens ages 13-17
Where: Florida State University Schools, Inc.
School Cafeteria
Schoolhouse Road

FREE pizza and refreshments will be provided!

Plus…

There will also be drawings for an iPod, gift cards, and other cool prizes. Seating is Limited! No purchase necessary. For more information click here.

RSVP
Call Jan Dicks at (850) 488-2880, ext: 2001 or email jdicks@firstflorida.org to RSVP before September 14. Seating is limited. Drawings for iPods, gift cards, and other prizes.

Any Florida High students feeling artistic? The PTSA is once again sponsoring the Reflections national creative arts project, and the contest will begin full force toward the end of September once the state PTA finalizes the rules. This program allows students grades K through 12 to explore their artistic abilities and compete for awards in various categories by submitting original works under this year’s theme: “Diversity means…” Students may submit works in any or all of six arts areas: literature, photography, musical composition, film production, dance choreography, and visual arts (including drawing, painting, print making and collage). All entries will be due by Friday December 2, 2011.

We have had hundreds of Florida High students participate in this contest over the past few years with several county-wide and state-wide student winners taking home cash awards. We will again work with faculty to incorporate contest entries into their curricula or give extra class credit for submissions. Entry forms and details will be posted to the PTSA website and distributed to faculty and parents later in September-keep a lookout for listserve emails and paper notices sent home with students for further details.

We also will be looking for parents with an artistic or literary background to serve as judges or otherwise help with publicity and coordination of this important program, so if you’re interested contact either Reflections committee co-chair: Danni Vogt (dannivogt@embarqmail.com or 877-5641) or Precious Boatwright (preciousone72@yahoo.com) for more information.