December 2007
Vol. 2, Issue 4
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Arts & Crafts Fair & Paint-A-Pot this Saturday
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The FSUS Art Department invites you to the 4th annual Arts and Crafts
Fair this Saturday, December 8, from 9AM to 3PM in and around the
FSUS Cafeteria.
Over 40 vendors will be selling handmade arts and crafts. The Fair is
a great place to purchase holiday gifts (some items are priced under $3).
Santa will be here from 1PM - 2PM for photos. You may bring your own camera or purchase professinal prints from the
Art Department.
There will be food and drinks and a wonderful raffle with
drawings all day long.
While you are at the Fair please stop by the High School Art room for "Paint-A-Pot." Similar to "Waddle Pots", we will have many lovely bisqueware pots,
ranging from coffee cups and small bowls up to large serving platters.
The costs are VERY reasonable. You and your child can glaze your
pottery, and we will fire it up. All pots will be fired and ready for
pick up by the following week.
Parents: Please note that both the Craft Fair and Paint-A-Pot require
adult supervision for young children.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Barb Davis
Art Department
245-3745 | bdavis@mailer.fsu.edu
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Hand Me Downs Needed for Clinic
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The clinic is in need of small
jeans and pants (sizes 6 and 7). If you are cleaning out your closet and
find pants that are the size of our kindergarteners we would appreciate
donations.
We also need (new) underwear for both girls and boys.
If you
have any questions please give me a call.
Shirl Steukens
sstreukens@mailer.fsu.edu
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Latin Club Collecting Soda Can Tabs
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Latin
Club is still collecting soda can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Latin club will be collecting until the end of the school year. When you have enough to fill a zip lock bag,
please turn it in to Mr. Bebergal, Room 3-134.
Middle and High School students can earn an hour of community service
for each bag. Thank you for your help. Craig
Bebergal
Latin
Teacher/JCL Sponsor
cberbergal@fsu.edu
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NHS Fall Carnival
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The National Honor Society of Florida High would like to thank all the parents, faculty, staff, and students who participated and assisted in
the
Fall Carnival this year. Because of everyone's participation and contribution the carnival went smoothly and was a great success. We
hope to
have further opportunities such as this with the greater FSUS
community.
Thanks!
Kadmiel Perez
NHS President
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Food Drive Report
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The PTSA would like to again thank all the faculty, parents and students who donated food items and toiletries to benefit Second
Harvest of the Big Bend.
With a week's worth of collections, Florida High donated over 1,000
pounds of food and toiletries! I am so pleased and impressed with the
generosity I see in our school. Thank you!
Please look for a different food drive in the Spring. The PTSA is still
hammering out the details, but the idea is for each classroom to fill
one grocery bag with items on a "Wish List" that Second Harvest will
create. The time frame for the drive may occur over a couple weeks, so
that everyone has ample time to bring in at least one item for their
classroom bag. If you would be interested in helping out in the
Spring
with this food drive, please contact me.
Julie Lengacher
Recording Secretary
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| The FSUS PTSA congratulates the FSUS Varsity Football team for their amazing undefeated regular season and district championship.
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Greetings!
We are all rushing around this month getting ready for the holidays and an eagerly-awaited winter break. We hope you will take time out of the holiday hustle and bustle to join us Tuesday, December 11, for our General Assembly featuring an important presentation about keeping our children safe while using the internet. THIS WEEK
DEC 8 FSUS Arts & Crafs Festival and Paint-A-Pot Event 9AM-3PM, Tomahawk Cafe and High School Art RoomCOMING UP
DEC 11 PTSA General Assembly Meeting 6:30PM, Tomahawk CafeDEC 19/20/21 Exams/Early Release at 11:30AM DEC 24 - JAN 4 Winter Holiday Break (No School)JAN 7 Teacher Planning/Inservice (No School) JAN 11 Submissions Deadline for January Council Oak FSUS School CalendarFSUS PTSA Calendar_________________________________________________________
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December General Assembly Features
Online Family Safety Presentation 
Did
you know:
- 15 percent of
children aged 10 to17 are sexually solicited online.
- 9 percent of
teens report being harassed online in the past year.
- Half of these
kids told no one about it!
Do
you know the web sites your child visits? Do you know who their online
friends are? Are you sure?
Cyberspace
can be a hazardous place for young people. Social networking sites like
MySpace and FaceBook, while popular with kids, have become prime hangouts for
pedophiles and predators. Parents and children need to know the dangers
surrounding relationships formed online and how they can keep from becoming a
victim.
Please
join us for the PTSA December General Assembly Meeting where Secure Florida,
in conjunction with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, will be
presenting "Online Family Safety."
Tuesday, December 11
Tomahawk Cafeteria
6:30PM
All
Florida High families are encouraged to attend this important
presentation. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like
more information.
Mark
A. Mahoney
3rd Vice President, Programs
marq51@yahoo.com
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FSUS Playground Project:
New Design & How You Can Help!
T he
new playground design is here!
Inspired
by student artwork, the new Florida High playground will include a steamship,
rock climbing wall, walk-the-plank spiral slide, zany zip line, musical instruments, an outdoor
classroom, and many other fun and educational play elements.
A list of play equipment available for
sponsorship is available at www.fsusplaygroundproject.org. Sponsorships are
honored in the order they are received - ensure your selection by reserving
your choice today! While helping to
provide a safe and exciting playground, you will also enjoy the benefits of a tax-deductible donation. To commemorate your generosity, each
sponsor's name will be memorialized on a permanent plaque at the
playground.
We Need You! We are closer than ever to making the
students' dream of a new playground a reality.
Your help is needed to make this playground come to life! The chart below indicates the number of volunteers of each skill level still needed for each day of the build. For a description of the volunteer levels click here. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Kasey Chapin, at
877-7852 or ka_chapin@yahoo.com to
sign-up today!
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LEVEL
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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4
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15
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15
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16
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17
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3
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0
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0
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34
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40
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2
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0
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0
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41
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45
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1
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0
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0
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55
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51
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Total
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15
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15
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146
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153
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A huge THANK YOU to all the FSUS families and community supporters who have already pledged their weekend to help.
For
more information log on to www.fsusplaygroundproject.org.
Lisa Pessin
Playground Chair
FSUS Playground Project Co-Chair
lapessin@yahoo.com
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| Reflections: Student Entries Advance to County
Of
the six Reflections categories (Photography, Visual Arts, Music Composition,
Dance Choreography, Literature and Film/Video Production) Florida High students
participated Literature, Visual Arts and Music Composition. Four entries from each age division in each
category were selected to go to the county level for judging.
The
following students participated in the Florida High PTSA Reflection Program's
level of competition. Each student will
receive a certificate of participation. Those students who were selected to go
to the county level are indicated with an "*" and will receive gift cards to a bookstore, an art store or a
music store based on the category they entered.
Parents
and students are invited to attend the December 11 Florida High PTSA meeting
for a short awards presentation after the meeting and program. Selected Literature and Visual Arts entries
will be posted on the FSUS PTSA Web page after the meeting.
LITERATURE
Senior Division (9th - 12th grade)
Winners:
Barnes, Victoria*, "Being Me"
Jonas, Amelia*, "Daddy's Footprints"
Kawaguchi, Kiyo*, "The Story"
Wheelis, Sarah*, "December 16"
Houston, Sunny, Honorable Mention, "Seasons of These Ardent Eyes"
All
Literature Participants:
Alday, Joshua
Barnes, Victoria
Bigsby, Christine
Blackburn, Sarah
Bragg, Miranda
Buckhalt, Meredith
Dedman, Danielle
DeLeon, Mirna
Houston, Sunny
Jonas, Amelia
Jonas, Emma
Kawaguchi, Kiyo
Lawrence, Keondra (3 entries)
McMillan, Carter
Medehue, Anthoney
Mullaly, Katie
Murphy, Patricia
Pack, Gwynth
Pease, Cashata
Perlman, Jenna
Salerno, Teresa
Seay, Chandler
Shepard, Ryan (2 entries)
Wheelis, Sarah
VISUAL ARTS
Primary Division (Preschool - 2nd grade)
Vogt, Henry*, " Fall Trees"
Intermediate
division (3rd - 5th grade)
Krehl, Carina*, "The Circle of Peace"
Middle/Junior
division (6th-8th grade)
Abellera, Richmond*, "Helping the Community"
Conley, Caitland* "Inward Reflections"
Quijada, Diana* "The Burning Tree"
Woodard, Elysa* "The Reign"
Senior
division (9th-12th grade)
Annis, Catherine* "End World Hunger"
MUSIC COMPOSITION
Middle/Junior
division (6th - 8th grade)
Krehl, Jessey*, "Working Hard"
*Advancing to County Level of Competition Congratulations
to all of the students who submitted entries in the PTA Reflections
competition. To check on how far the
selected student entries go in the state and national competition levels,
please visit www.floridapta.org after
January 2008 and the National PTA Web site www.pta.org
after March.
Bonnie
Abellera
Reflections
Chair
leonpta1@yahoo.com
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| Health & Safety Update
Healthy Snacks on Campus
The
results of a new PTSA survey are in, and the volleyball and football concession
stands have made a slight improvement from last year in the number of healthy
snacks offered. One (roasted peanuts) of the 25 items (4%) offered at
football games met the nutrition requirements in the school Wellness Policy,
and 1 (pretzels) of 20 items (5%) offered at volleyball games met the
requirements. This is a slight improvement from last year when none of
the items offered met the healthy snack criteria.
The
Health and Safety Committee is working with the concessionaires to improve
compliance with school policy and get more healthy alternatives, and a pilot
program has furnished bananas, apples, pineapple rings, raisins and veggie
burgers with mixed results. A list of snacks that meet the school
requirements is also being assembled. The school Wellness Policy requires
a minimum of 20% of snacks sold at concession stands to meet healthy nutrition
standards.
The
PTSA will continue to monitor the snacks available at campus food outlets like
the cafeteria a la carte program, concession stands, fall festival, afterschool
program and various fundraisers, and report this information to the school
board and the school Wellness Committee. Thanks to Chantel Graham,
Jennifer Shirley and Trish Kill for help with this project.
Any PTSA members interested in assisting with these efforts should contact me.
School
Gardens
The
elementary school garden is progressing nicely, with about 15 kids from K - 5th
grade successfully growing several vegetables. The kids are thinning
plants, watering and weeding, and adding a load of mushroom compost donated by
parent Kit Goodner to improve the soil. They are also keeping a
journal of their accomplishments. The PTSA is exploring the possibility
of merging the garden project with the after-school 4-H club beginning in the
spring.
Health Fair
The tentative date for the annual PTSA Health and Safety fair is March 27,
2008, the Thursday before spring break. Plans this year include holding
the fair in the gym partially during school hours so teachers can bring their
students to the exhibits. Stay tuned for details.
Danni Vogt
Health and Safety Chair
dannivogt@earthlink.net
877-5641
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Parent Reading Night Thank You
Ms. Shatoya Michell's Parent Reading Night was a great success. Parents were
given the tools to help their children become better readers.
A big thanks goes out to all the volunteers who helped with participants' children, set up, clean up and food.
Thanks also to Chick-Fil-A for
the large tray of nuggets and for coupons for free ice cream donated for this event.
Julie Lengacher
Recording Secretary
poppeeps@nettally.com
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Thank you for reading this issue of Council Oak. The deadline for the next issue of Council Oak is Friday, January 11. Look for the next issue on Wednesday, January 16.
Sincerely,
Kasey Chapin
Technology Chair
fsus_counciloak@yahoo.com
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