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Dear FSUS Families, 
Happy New Year! It's hard to believe the kids are back in school again, and that the year is almost half over! We want to thank all the volunteers who have served side by side with us over the last 5 months. We encourage those of you who haven't yet found some way to be involved to join with us to make Florida High a great place for our kids. We will continue to use the online sign up method for many of our events. This is an easy way to be included in what is going on and to meet fellow parents at the school. If you don't have a New Year's Resolution yet, make being involved in 2009 one of yours. We'd love to have you on board!
This issue of the Council Oak includes some information that was sent out in the December/January newsletter. However there are quite a few new items of interest as well for the month of January.
We look forward to meeting some new folks in the new year. Welcome back!
Julie Lengacher
Technology Chair
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January at a Glance
Jan. 13 FSUS Board of Directors Workshop
3:30 pm, Middle School Lecture Hall
FSUS Board of Directors Regular Meeting
5:30 pm, Middle School Lecture Hall
Jan. 24 Gifted Students Symposium at ARC (see below)
Jan. 27 General Assembly Meeting #2: Create Nominating
Committee, Building Update, FCAT Information
6:30 pm, Middle School Lecture Hall
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
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Want to sign up to help out? Click on one of the PTSA sponsored event/projects below:
Interested in helping out with set up for our January General Assembly Meeting? We need extra hands to get things ready for our meeting which takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 27th at 6:30 pm. If you are available to help out, please contact Angela Kirkland for more information.
FCAT Testing isn't too far away. Every year the PTSA provides snacks for students during testing. This is a big project and requires lots of helpers. Interested? Contact Kim Slade for more information.
The PTSA is currently looking for volunteers to help out with the Teacher/Staff Appreciation festivities that will take place in May. Interested in heading one of the PTSA's most rewarding events of the year? Please contact Kasey Chapin for more information.
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Academic Resource Center's (ARC's) 2009 Symposium on Gifted Students - Jan. 24th
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The Leon County Schools ESE Department and the Florida  Association for the Gifted (FLAG) is having a seminar on Saturday January 24th at the Academic Resource Center (ARC) on Appleyard Drive in Tallahassee.
The symposium is for teachers and parents. There are sessions for parents and teachers in separate sections. The time is 8:45 AM until 12:30. The cost for parent registration is $10 single, $15 per couple. There is no childcare provided--adults only.
Some of the topics parents might be interested in learning about include the following:
- Dealing with Worry, Anxiety, and Perfectionism
- Parenting Gifted Students
- Gifted Boys
- Gifted Girls
- Motivating Gifted Students
Teachers will be able to attend a workshop entitled "Designing Effective Rubrics for Classroom Use with Gifted Students."
If you would like more information, please click here to visit ARC and download the registration form. If you have further questions, contact Elizabeth Gilliland, FSUS Gifted Instructor.
Elizabeth Gilliland
Gifted Student Instructor
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2008-2009 PTSA Senior Scholarships
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Are you a senior, who is looking for some extra money to use for  college? Every year, the PTSA awards scholarships to soon-to-be graduates. The scholarship amount is $250.00* for each individual scholarship.
If you are interested in learning about the criteria to qualify for each scholarship, a description of each scholarship is available on our website. Please click here for that information.
The applications for these scholarships will be forthcoming. Check back to www.fsusptsa.com soon to print out the applications. They will be located under "Documents."
*See details on website regarding the possibility of receiving a higher amount.
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Family Fun Night @ Skate World Coming Soon!
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Skating is great exercise and loads of fun for one and all! Come out and roll with us!
Look for more information to follow in the coming weeks about our next Family Fun Night, which will be at Skate World on Capital Circle, NE.
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Reading Challenge Update
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 At the beginning of this school year, a challenge was given to the elementary students to read 10,000 books by May. To date, 1156 books have been logged in towards the total. We've got a long way to go if we want to see Mr. Trafford as Captain Underpants!
Get busy reading, and don't forget to turn in a separate Reading Challenge log to your teachers!
Hopefully, by the next newsletter, we'll have more than doubled if not tripled that number! Get reading kids!
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Take Care,
Julie Lengacher
Chair, Technology Committee
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