November 2023-Tiger Growl
The monthly newsletter that celebrates everything that is FHS.
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<strong>Growl</strong><br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
<strong>Tiger</strong><br />
Be Engaged! Be Brave! Be Kind! Be a <strong>Tiger</strong>! Belong!<br />
FHS Mission Statement<br />
Fremont High School will develop successful lifelong learners, and productive members of a global<br />
society<br />
Administrators:<br />
Myron Sikora: Head Principal<br />
Kody Christensen: Asst. Principal<br />
Seth McClain: Asst. Principal<br />
Scott Anderson: Asst. Principal/Activities Director<br />
Shanon Willmott: Dean of Students<br />
Dillon Grossman: Dean of Students<br />
Mike Schleicher: Registrar/Asst. Activities Director<br />
Counselors:<br />
Students with last names that start with...<br />
Cindy Kostek: A-F<br />
Ainslee Kroenke: G-L<br />
Mark Williams: M-Q<br />
Dawn Weinandt: R-Z<br />
Reminder: Fremont High School<br />
has a<br />
CLOSED CAMPUS.<br />
Students must have<br />
permission from a parent and<br />
check out through the office in<br />
order to leave the school<br />
building during the school<br />
day.<br />
Students may not "go out for<br />
lunch"; they are to report to<br />
the cafeteria/commons during<br />
their lunch period.<br />
Students should plan to eat<br />
lunch in the cafeteria or bring<br />
a sack lunch from home.<br />
<strong>November</strong> 3rd<br />
Baile Latino!<br />
7:00pm-10:00pm<br />
Al Bahe Gym<br />
<strong>November</strong> 8th<br />
UNL College Visit<br />
for<br />
Juniors/Seniors<br />
<strong>November</strong> 10th<br />
Veteran’s day<br />
Assembly<br />
<strong>November</strong> 13th<br />
Winter Sports begin.<br />
Don't Forget!<br />
<strong>November</strong> 14th<br />
UNO College Visit for<br />
Juniors/Seniors<br />
<strong>November</strong> 16th:<br />
Registration Day<br />
12-7:30<br />
<strong>November</strong> 21st<br />
Psycho Beach Party<br />
Home Performance<br />
<strong>November</strong> 30th<br />
Northeast Community College colle<br />
visit for Junior/Seniors
Notes from the Nurses<br />
We have begun the health screening process for all<br />
sophomores and new students to the district. We check<br />
height, weight, vision, and dental, so wear your<br />
glasses/contacts daily. You never know when it will be your<br />
turn.<br />
As always good hygiene is important, shower daily and use<br />
deodorant..Be considerate of those with<br />
allergies/asthma/sensitive to strong smells and don't use<br />
perfume/cologne. Especially do not spray it in school.<br />
Wash your hands often for 26 seconds. If you are ill please<br />
stay home. If you have a temp of 100.00 or higher you will be<br />
asked to stay home that day and the next 24 hours to rest.<br />
HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE<br />
Nurses: Tammy and LeeAnn
Counseling Announcements
*School will not be in session this day**
Counseling Announcements
Counseling Announcements
To make sure every student is successful,<br />
remember to<br />
1) Charge your Chromebook at night.<br />
2) Make sure it's in working order.<br />
3) Bring it to school every day.
Changes to the FHS Weighted Grading Policy are coming for the<br />
Class of 2027:<br />
For 9th graders entering Fremont High School this fall, there has been an update to the weighted<br />
grading policy that will apply to the Class of 2027. The Classes of 2024, 2025, and 2026 will operate<br />
under the former policy. Both policies can be found in the FHS Student Handbook. Highlights of the<br />
changes include:<br />
*all weighted courses will receive a 5.0 weight (on a 4.0 scale)<br />
*only Honors/Advanced and AP (Advanced Placement) courses will be weighted<br />
*The list of Honors/Advanced and AP courses to be weighted can be found in the policy in the student<br />
handbook<br />
*Dual-credit courses will no longer be weighted<br />
Just a reminder of the Leveled Diplomas that will be available beginning with the Class of 2026:<br />
250-credit Cum Laude Diploma - Includes 175 required credits + 75 elective credits<br />
● High Distinction - Requires a 3.75 cumulative GPA<br />
To begin with the graduating class of 2026<br />
290-credit Magna Cum Laude Diploma - Includes 175 required credits + 115 elective<br />
credits<br />
● High Distinction - Requires a 3.75 cumulative GPA<br />
To begin with the graduating class of 2026<br />
290-credit Summa Cum Laude - (Includes 175 required credits + 115 elective credits)<br />
● High Distinction - Requires a 3.75 cumulative GPA<br />
○ Requires:<br />
1. Completion of Level 4 of a world language<br />
2. Social Science - 30 credits<br />
3. Science - 40 credits to include 20 credits in Anatomy & Physiology,<br />
Chemistry or Physics<br />
4. English - 45 credits to include 10 credits of AP Literature &<br />
Composition, British Literature, Analytical Composition, Creative<br />
Writing, or Journalism II<br />
5. Math - 40 credits to include Math Analysis<br />
6. 15 credits of visual arts and/or performing arts<br />
7. 15 credits of vocational courses--including Metro Academies<br />
(Industrial Technology/Business/FCS)<br />
To begin with the graduating class of 2026<br />
210-credit FHS - Standard Diploma (Includes 175 required credits + 35 elective credits)<br />
To begin with the graduating class of <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
*In order for a student to graduate with a Standard Diploma prior to the completion of their<br />
cohort year, a student / parent meeting with the Director of Guidance and the FHS<br />
administration is required.<br />
Current levels of academic recognition will remain in place until graduation of the class of 2026.
Veteran’s day Assembly<br />
<strong>November</strong> 10th<br />
11:00am-11:30am<br />
Al Bahe<br />
Gymnasium<br />
Featured<br />
Speaker:<br />
Lt. Colonel<br />
Amy Johnson<br />
All Veterans and active<br />
service members are<br />
invited to attend a<br />
program in their honor.<br />
If you are attending, please<br />
contact the main office at<br />
402-727-3050 to RSVP
PBiS @ FHS
wINTER SPORTS<br />
Winter Sports Begin<br />
<strong>November</strong> 13th<br />
You must have a copy of your<br />
current sports physical on file in the<br />
Activities Office before<br />
participating<br />
Questions?<br />
Girls Basketball: Connor Lusso connor.lusso@fpsmail.org<br />
Boys Basketball: Mark Williams: mark.williams@fpsmail.org<br />
Swimming: David Struble david.struble@fpsmail.org<br />
Wrestling: Ben Wilcox ben.wilcox@fpsmail.org<br />
Bowling: Mark McKenzie mark.mckenzie@fpsmail.org
Consumer Warning<br />
Parents, please be<br />
safe and aware, of<br />
this situation
Consumer Warning<br />
Watch this<br />
video for<br />
more<br />
information
Consumer Warning
Student Celebrations<br />
The FHS Math Team competed at UNO Math Day on October 6th.<br />
In the Data Analysis Problem Solving team competition, the<br />
<strong>Tiger</strong>s finished in 1st place out of 18 Class A schools. Senior Gabe<br />
Read was the team’s top finisher in the individual rounds,<br />
advancing to the the final “Justification Round.” The full team<br />
(pictured left to right) consisted of Gabe Read, Ryan Push, Alexis<br />
Frank, Hannah Bryant, Betsy Janssen, Katie Proskovec, Noah<br />
Miller, Mason Nau, Emely Garcia, and Martin Coronado Valdez.
Student Celebrations<br />
Desiree Hayden Parra, Ainslee<br />
Kroenke, and Ryan Olson<br />
accompanied 33 FHS students to<br />
the NE Hispanic Latino Summit in<br />
Columbus, NE to learn about<br />
opportunities for college<br />
scholarships and future careers.<br />
Desiree Hayden Parra, Ainslee<br />
Kroenke, y Ryan Olson<br />
acompañaron a 33 estudiantes<br />
de FHS a una conferencia<br />
hispana latina en Columbus, NE<br />
para aprender de oportunidades<br />
de becas universitarias y futuras<br />
carreras.
Student Celebrations<br />
Mrs. Brown took six young<br />
women to the Metro South<br />
Campus for a Women in<br />
Manufacturing Lunch and<br />
Learn.<br />
The companies that<br />
provided this<br />
opportunity were<br />
Lozier, Conductix,<br />
Valmont, RSM, and<br />
Fiserv
Student Celebrations<br />
The companies represented<br />
were: Patriot nation, Sid<br />
Dillon, Precision Surveying &<br />
Consulting Inc., Patriot<br />
Services (Millwright),<br />
AOPA|You Can Fly, Cargill,<br />
National Hydro Excavation<br />
Services, Fremont Electric,<br />
Woodhouse Ford<br />
Earlier in October, Mrs.<br />
Brown took a group of<br />
students to a career fair<br />
in Herman.
Student Celebrations<br />
Congratulations to FHS journalism students! The year book staff was awarded a<br />
Cornhusker, the highest award for journalistic excellence in high school<br />
publications, for the 2022-<strong>2023</strong> annual. The staff also earned a Gold Kernel for<br />
their design throughout the annual. The newspaper staff received a superior<br />
rating for their 2022-<strong>2023</strong> issues of the <strong>Tiger</strong>'s Eye. FHS journalism students<br />
attended the Nebraska High School Press Association Fall Convention at UNL<br />
earlier this month where winners were announced in an award ceremony.
Submit your Senior Photos<br />
before it’s too late!!<br />
USE THIS LINK.<br />
CLICK HERE!
Student Celebrations<br />
Introducing....<br />
The <strong>November</strong> German Students of the<br />
Month!<br />
&<br />
New<br />
German Honor society<br />
Members!
Library in the Letter<br />
Awesome happenings in YOUR library.<br />
Library hours: 7am-4pm<br />
Friendship isn’t a<br />
big thing-it’s a<br />
million little<br />
things.<br />
-Paulo Coelho<br />
Hello!<br />
Happy Veteran’s Day on <strong>November</strong> 11th and Happy<br />
Thanksgiving later on in the month. If you want<br />
something to be thankful/grateful for, think of your<br />
school. Your friends are here, your teachers try hard<br />
for you, and the library is a safe place.<br />
Did you know?!<br />
Chromebook Corner<br />
Second shout out of the year!!!<br />
1) TITLE YOUR DOCUMENTS SO YOU CAN FIND<br />
THEM IN YOUR DRIVE!<br />
2) MAKE FOLDERS IN YOUR DRIVE FOR EVERY<br />
CLASS!<br />
This will help you stay organized and save you a lot<br />
of headache when turning in portfolios and<br />
assignments.<br />
The Cornea is one<br />
of only two parts of<br />
the human body<br />
without any blood<br />
vessels<br />
Word of the month:<br />
Pelagic<br />
puh·la·juhk<br />
/p əˈ læd k/ ʒɪ<br />
adjective<br />
relating to or occurring or living in<br />
or frequenting the open ocean<br />
Tech Tool of the Month!<br />
Brisk<br />
http://www.briskteaching.com<br />
Brisk teaching is an awesome AI<br />
tool that translates text,<br />
converts it to a reading level<br />
that is easy to understand,<br />
among other things. It’s a multi<br />
purpose tool that helps teachers<br />
and students work smarter not<br />
harder.<br />
Hot<br />
books in the<br />
Library<br />
Who: Kate Doughty (author),<br />
Cecily Cole, Rudy Cole, Amber<br />
Cole<br />
What: The Cole Triplets are<br />
Social Media stars as well as<br />
being in a famous family. Their<br />
parents move them to upstate<br />
New York to a McMansion that<br />
they are renovating. On their<br />
way there, the triplets keep<br />
being bombarded by a<br />
mysterious follower that tells<br />
Key:<br />
them the (creepy) story behind<br />
When: Present day<br />
Fantasy Biography<br />
graphic novel<br />
Where: New York State<br />
Why: In case you didn’t get<br />
Historical Sad<br />
manga<br />
enough scary stories in October.<br />
Religious or<br />
Interests:<br />
LGBTQIA+<br />
Romance<br />
Spiritual<br />
Twitter: @librarytigers<br />
Facebook: FHS Media Center<br />
email: dana.fontaine@fpsmail.org<br />
Insta: fhstigerpower<br />
Tiktok: p.394fhslib<br />
Poetry or verse Adventure<br />
Scifi<br />
Mystery<br />
Sports<br />
realistic<br />
Scary!
Lunch Information<br />
lunch prices<br />
Elementary: $2.00<br />
JCAC: $2.25<br />
Middle School: $2.35<br />
High School: $2.40<br />
Reduced: $.40<br />
Breakfast: $1.30<br />
Reduced Breakfast: $.30<br />
Adults: $3.75<br />
Apply for Free/Reduced lunch<br />
here:<br />
https://bit.ly/fpsfreeredlunch<br />
scan for easy access<br />
*Important*<br />
USDA waivers that<br />
allowed for free<br />
meals for all<br />
students will no<br />
longer be available.<br />
If families want to<br />
apply for benefits<br />
please fill out an<br />
application.
Important Dates to Remember!<br />
NaNoWriMo!<br />
(National Novel Writing Month)<br />
Baile Latino<br />
Dance<br />
7:00pm-<br />
10:00pm<br />
National<br />
Nacho<br />
Day<br />
UNL College<br />
Visit Day<br />
Juniors/Seniors<br />
Veteran’s<br />
Day<br />
UNO College<br />
Visit Day<br />
Juniors/Seniors<br />
Registration<br />
Day<br />
12:00-7:00<br />
SENIOR<br />
PHOTOS<br />
DUE!<br />
Thanksgiving Break<br />
National<br />
French Toast<br />
Day<br />
NECC Visit Day<br />
Juniors/Seniors
Digital Corner<br />
Follow FHS: Twitter @fhstigersbelong<br />
Follow FHS Activities: Twitter @fhstigersports<br />
Follow FHS Facebook: facebook.com/FPSfremonthighschool<br />
Follow FHS Instagram: @fhstigerpower<br />
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
POLICY STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION<br />
Students, their families, employees, and potential employees of Fremont High School are hereby notified that Fremont High School does not<br />
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sex, disability, genetic information, military obligations, English<br />
proficiency, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or status in any other group protected by local, state or federal law in<br />
employment, career and technology programs or activities, including Business, Family Consumer Science, and Industrial Technology, as set forth in<br />
compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations. Any persons having inquiries concerning Fremont High School’s compliance with Title II,<br />
Title IV, Title IX, the ADA, and/or Section 504 may contact: Executive Director of Human Resources and Elementary Operations, 130 E. 9th St. (402-727-<br />
3008), Fremont, NE 68025.<br />
Persons seeking further information concerning the career and technical education offerings and specific pre-requisite criteria should contact: Mr.<br />
Myron Sikora, Principal, Fremont High School, 1750 North Lincoln Ave. (402-727-3050), Fremont, NE 68025. To obtain this information in a language<br />
other than English, call 402-727-3088.
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