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Book Fair Waldron’s Annual Book fair ran from Sept.

18 – Sept. 22. Other than being unexpectedly

warm that week, it was a big success.

Thank you to everyone who came in and purchased

books. With your support we were able to add over 40

new books to the Library.

In this issue

Book Fair ........................................................................ Front cover

Bench Buddy .................................................................. Front cover

Waldron News ..................................................................... 2-6

Jar Wars | Mrs. Werner’s Kindergarten .................................... 2

Mrs. Pung’s Kindergarten ......................................................... 3

1st Grade visits Uncle John’s Cider Mill .................................. 4

3rd Grade News | Mad Science Presentation .......................... 4

4th Grade Big Zoo Lesson ....................................................... 5

SOAR | Foundation Establishes Annual Goal ..................... 6

Tailgating Waldron Style ............................................................... 6-9

Happy Halloween ............................................................................. 9

High School Band Happenings | Quiz Bowl ................................... 10

High School News .................................................................... 11-12

2017 Homecoming ................................................................. 11

A Josten’s Celebration | MTSS Assessment .......................... 12

FHS Renaissance Reward | 17-18 Renaissance Donors............... 13

From the Superintendent: Looking to Build on Our Success ......... 14

Benefits of Traditional Values ......................................................... 15

Press Box Dedicaton ...................................................................... 16

Sports Schedules ........................................................................... 17

Thank You Note | Background Check Update | Congrats Stan! ..... 18

Word Search | Miscellaneous information ...................................... 19

Phone Directory ................................................................ Back cover

2017 Board of Ed. Meeting Schedule ............................... Back cover

Buddy Bench

The buddy bench is a simple idea aimed at eliminating

loneliness and fostering friendship on the playground. If a

child is sitting on it alone, it is a signal to the other children

to ask him or her to play. Once the child is asked to play,

the hope is that they'll have the confidence to go play with

their new friends again the next day. This can also be a tool

to prevent exclusion. There are four main reasons why a

child may want to sit on the buddy bench. These include:

1. You are new at school and do not know many children.

2. You want to make new friends.

3. Your friends aren't at school that day.

4. You want to play something different than what your

friends are playing.

I would like to thank the Fowler Public Schools Education

Foundation for providing the money needed to purchase this

bench for our Waldron playground. It is my hope that the

2017-2018 school year will be filled with feelings of

friendship and a sense of belonging for all students.

Important Dates to Remember

Picture Retakes @ Waldron ..............................Nov. 13

No School ...........................................................Nov. 15

Picture Retakes @ High School ........................Nov. 17

Thanksgiving Break .................................. Nov. 23 - 24

Christmas Program @ Waldron ........................Dec. 18

Christmas Break .................................. Dec. 21 – Jan. 1

F o w l e r P u b l i c S c h o o l s

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Waldron News

Jar Wars

This year’s annual fundraiser at Waldron

was a competition between Michigan

State and U of M. The competition consisted of “Jar

Wars” for the entire month of October, and ended with a

“SOAR to Victory” Tailgate party the afternoon of

Friday, October 27th.

Students were to turn in donations throughout the month.

For every $10s that a student brought in, they would be

entered into the prize drawing. Here are 2 of the 4 prize

baskets awarded.

The end-of-the-month tailgate is the grand finale for the

fundraiser. Students and Teachers were to dress in

support of their favorite team, MSU or U of M.

Last year our fundraiser brought in a total of $21,000!

Why is it important for us to hold a fundraiser? Being a

public school the funds received from the State of

Michigan are allocated for specific items. Our fundraiser

money helps support classroom’s individual needs. For

example several classrooms were in need of new

projector arms, these are costly items and we were able to

install 8 of them last year because of the money raised by

our amazing kids.

Thank you to everyone for continuing to support our

schools.

he warm temperatures couldn't bring an end to my

13 year and running tradition of making

homemade applesauce, accompanied by special

guest and birthday boy, Johnny (Chapman) Appleseed

(AKA: Bob Wesner, 4th grade picture

person).

Today the children taste tested and compared homemade,

home grown, chunky applesauce vs. store bought runny

applesauce. (I won't tell you what the majority ruled as

top choice. Isn't that the way it goes.)

We heard a lovely Johnny Appleseed story, telling of the

history of apple orchards and the life of John Chapman.

The children were intrigued by the pan hat and bib

overalls.

It was a fun morning and a nice pre- introduction into the

letter Aa for next week.

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Mooville Creamery in Ionia sponsored Waldron on

Sept. 26th and donated 10% of all sales for that day. This totaled $266.00. Thank you to everyone that made a purchase and helped raise those funds!

Mrs. Pung’s Kindergarten classroom has been enjoying

many new items in their classroom this Fall! Mrs. Pung

has written five grants since August and through the

generous support of donors on the website

DonorsChoose.org, the classroom has received all of

these great resources since the beginning of the school

year!

We are so grateful for this opportunity to bring new and

needed items to our students and are very appreciative of

all of our supporters, both from the Fowler community

and all across the United States!

1. New

Class-sized

rug!

2. Washable

sensory materials

and totes

for storage.

3. Mats to go

underneath

our wobble

stools to

protect the

floors and

cut down

on noise.

4. A DOZEN

different

Math and

Reading

games!

5. And, last but not

least, LEGO soft bricks to

replace our decades old,

falling apart cardboard

blocks.

The total value of all

five grants received was

$1,824. This was all

accomplished through

donors nationwide.

lassrooms have been bringing in their Box Tops

trying to achieve a goal of 20,000. If Waldron

reaches their goal, there will be an All School ice

cream party.

The classroom that brings in the most will win $150 for

their classroom account. Mrs. Schafer’s 3rd

grade class is

currently in the lead with Mr. Goerge’s 4th

grade class very close behind. Waldron, as

a whole, has already hit 5,000 Box Tops

and are striving for 6,000.

If you have any questions or

concerns regarding your student’s

school pictures, please

contact Geskus directly at:

info@geskusphoto.com or 1-800-473-3885.

Thank you.

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Mrs. Hamilton, Ms. Blackwell, and their first grade

classes enjoyed a fun-filled morning at Uncle John’s

Cider Mill. The kids were abel to go for wagon ride, play

on the jumping pillow, watch cider being made, eat a

donut, and drink some yummy apple cider.

The 3rd grade students read stories that centered around

communication. In the stories, students communicated

through email, writing letters, and sending items through

the mail. We also learned about the history of

communication in our country. To go along with this, the

3rd graders were taught how to write a friendly letter.

Third graders wrote letters to the residents who live in

Hazel Finley Nursing Home in St. Johns. They wanted to

let the people living there know that they were thinking

about them. They described their hobbies and wished

them a good day. Each letter also contained some very

beautiful artwork created by that student. Nice work 3rd

grade!

Submitted by Leann Schafer

Students learned about static

electricity, positive and negative

charges. This is my third year of

giving special Halloween

presentations. Students really seem to

enjoy this presentation, and they learn

a lot.

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Big Zoo

Every year during the first semester, the 4th grade class

has their Big Zoo Lesson at Potters Park Zoo. The

students choose animals to observe and then they conduct

a news report on them. This year students observed and

reported on the tiger, spider monkey, lion, mandrill, red

panda, lemur, river otter, and penguin.

4th Grade Class at Potters Park Zoo

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SOAR A major component of the educational program at

Waldron Elementary School is to prepare students to

become responsible workers and citizens by learning how

to conduct themselves properly and in accordance with

established standards. Waldron students are expected to

follow our S.O.A.R standard--to

be Safe, Orderly, Accountable and Respectful.

Once a month we hold a SOAR drawing where students

have the chance to receive a goodie bag because of their

SOAR behavior. October winners are:

Carson J. Bronnie T. Joe S. Quinn W. Abigail T. Brigham T. Addison T. Ben K. Megan H. Taryn S. Brynn L. Chase K. Anna S. Conner K. Damien M. Ruby T. Carson W. Taylor H. Ellie E. Grace E. Donavan W. Sophia H. Noelle S. Asher K. Avery K. Katie F. Bryce W. Alexa M. Aubrey E. Brin T. Andrew E. Jake P. Nolan H. Faith N. Jocelyn H. Marissa A. Sophia T. Olivia C. Riley F. Steph T. Leah N. Kaci K. Natalie S. McKenna S. Lauren S. Kyle H. Kia M. Noah S. Isabelle K. Clea M. Emma D. Ben H. Juan R. Paige H. Trey B. Alivia F. Dalton T. Marie H. Haley W. Sara T. Beckett H. Gabe H.

And our Grand

Prize Winners,

which won a free

family pass to

Monday’s Junior

High Volleyball

match, October

23rd, was:

Addison S. Maria

W.

Myah P.

Lilliana K.

& Lauren S.

Foundation Establishes

Annual Goal of $20,000

Did you know that the Fowler Public Schools Education

purchased reading materials, classroom maps, student

chairs, and a playground bench for our students thanks to

contributions from you? This year the foundation has

established an annual goal of $20,000 to continue the

ongoing support of our schools and students.

Please check out our website at

http://fowlerschools.net/foundation and look for a letter in

your mailbox in December to learn how you can

contribute.

Together we can make a difference for this generation

and the next.

Tailgating Waldron Style aldron hosted their annual Fall Fundraiser on

October 27th. This year's theme was SOAR to

Victory. The afternoon consisted of

inflatables, ping pong, pumpkin roll, corn hollow toss,

and other tailgate games. We raised over $9000 and MSU

won our Jar Wars contest.

Activities included but

were not limited to:

Bounce house, Horse

races, miniature golf, tug-

a-war, face painting,

Football toss,

and more.

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Tailgating continued…

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A special thank you to Fowler Veterinary Clinic and

Sandy's Family Salon for donating toward the prize

baskets; and thanks to Kroger for donating pumpkins.

A Big Thank you to Chris Thelen & Meredith Hersey for

the delicious Jimmy Johns Boxed lunches! What a treat.

And the winners of the grand prize baskets are --

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he Tailgate festivities ended in Piggot Gym for a

light show from the Fowler High School Band.

Mrs. Werner captured some of our fun that took place

throughout the day.

We had visitors from the High School, delivering a

treat. We played Halloween Bingo (using candy corn

for the bingo chips). We read a Halloween story and

watched it on video (Room on the Broom!) with the

other Kindergarten classrooms toward the end of the

day, accompanied by a mini bag of chips.

The children seemed to really enjoy themselves!

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This fall the high school band has been keeping busy with both home football and competition performances. It’s show,

titled “Rock On!” featured the rock classics Enter Sandman by Metallica, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, Any Way You

Want It by Journey, and Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group. The band earned a solid division II rating at

MSBOA Marching Festival and had a great evening performing at the Grand Ledge Marching Exhibition.

Quiz Bowl

On Monday, October 30, four varsity Quiz Bowl team members

competed in the last year of WKAR's QuizBusters

program. This is the 29th year of QuizBusters, a locally

televised game show where the contestants are all high school

Quiz Bowl teams. Fowler High School team members took

pictures with host Matt Ottinger after the game.

Q. Identify the four largest land animals on earth, all of which are native to Africa.

A. Elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffe

Remaining Quiz Bowl Schedule:

Wed., Nov. 8 St. Pats (4 matches) .................... 4:30 pm Tues., Nov. 14 Carson City Crystal ...................... 4:30 pm Sat., Dec. 2 Tournament @ Laingsburg H.S. 9:00 am

Pictured above from left to right: Riley Goerge,

Alex Gibbons, Taylor Rademacher, Adam Pohl

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High School News 2017 Homecoming Court Freshmen class: Kiley Bengel, Adysen Koenigsknecht,

Jordon Myers, Dominic Horak, Max Koenigsknecht,

Ethan McCarty, and Bleys Thelen

Sophomore class: Jena Epkey, Kimbria Lance, Haley

Weber, Sadie Weber, Tony Piggott, Carter Pline, Kyle

Snyder

Junior class: Lauren Erk, Alyssa Vandegriff, Brooklyn

Witgen, Joe Feldpausch, Brennan Fitzpatrick, Cole

George

Senior Class

Pictured above from left to right: (front row) Sidney Horak, Kennedy Koenigsknecht, Taryn Schafer, McKenzie Koenigsknecht, Ciera Weber; (back row) Nicholas Thelen, Noah Hamilton, Mason Pline, Eric Kohagen, Carter Bertram.

Homecoming Parade

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~ Congratulations ~

Eric Kohagen and Ciera Weber

2017-2018 Homecoming King & Queen

The Fowler High School Yearbook staff

and some student council representatives

recently attended the 2017 Jostens

Renaissance “Find Your Grind Tour” on October

10th. There were approximately 6,500 people in

attendance at the Breslin Center and the event featured

renowned speakers, such as Mike Smith and Dr. Philip

Campbell. Both speakers addressed the need to create a

culture and climate within school settings that “inspire

the hopeless and empower the dreamers.” In response

to the event, senior Adam Pohl stated, “It inspired me

and acted as a catalyst for me to... chase my dreams.”

For more information on this event, use keywords Find

Your Grind Tour to view their website.

Follow us on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/Fowler-Public-Schools-366859080424512/?view_public_for=366859080424512

MTSS District Capacity Assessment Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a framework that aligns behavior and reading to promote data-based decision making and problem solving at all levels.

The District Capacity Assessment (DCA) is used to evaluate the capacity at which our district is able to facilitate building-level implementation focused on systems, activities, and resources to fully sustain an integrated reading and behavior system. The MTSS District Implementation Team attributes the growth of our DCA scores to the following accomplishments:

1. Creating and actively monitoring a District Implementation Plan

2. Developing and utilizing a communication plan across all teams and stakeholders

3. Providing a MTSS status report to the school board

4. Professional development for teachers aligned with MTSS goals and priorities

5. Enhanced opportunities for collaboration between school and home related to behavior and academics

Below is a summary of our DCA growth since adopting MTSS.

Parental Display of Affection (PDAs)

ARE NOW AVAILABLE. Purchasing a Senior PDA for in the Yearbook is a memorable way to express and celebrate your son or daughter’s successes and milestones. Please watch your school email for more details and an order form.

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FHS Renaissance October Reward

ongratulations to our Fowler High School

Renaissance students who enjoyed their October

reward. Donuts, cider, milk, and drawings for cash

or oil changes took place at their October breakfast on

Friday, October 20.

Winners from the October reward included: Jena Epkey,

Grace Boak, Dan Esch, Ashlyn Simon, Jolie Wieber,

Logon Simmon, Brennan Fitzpatrick, McKenzie,

Koenigsknecht, Sidney Horak, Sadie Weber, and

Michaela Ward.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the

following sponsors for supporting the Fowler High

School Renaissance Program; with your help, we are able

to encourage and reward FHS students for their academic

achievements. Thank you!

2017-2018 Renaissance Sponsors

Becker’s Bridal Fowler Conservation Club

Neil & Rosemary Feldpausch Clare & Judy Koenigsknecht

Hilary & Joy Stump Jandernoa Water Systems

Dean & Sue Schrauben Roy N. Pung & Sons, Inc. T.H. Miller Excavating, Inc.

Ken's Kar Kare & Towing, LLC Bob Wesner

Jerome & Ann Marie Pohl Brett & Jennifer Stump

Gerry's Tune-Up & Brakes Jeff and Patty Thelen Don and Joan Schmitt

Gerald and Doris Wieber K-13 Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

Journey Federal C.U. Mel and Pam Pohl Rock'n Oak Dairy

Sierra Homes of Mich, Inc. Rich-Ro Dairy, LLC

Fowler Knights of Columbus Fowler PTA

Dutch Meadows Dairy, LLC Larry & Diane Kohagen

Leon Schneider Builders, Inc T&H Dairy II

Tom & LeAnn Schafer Jeff & Jill Bierstetel

Shannon & Jennifer Boak William and Jean Hufnagel

Our next Renaissance reward is scheduled for Tuesday,

November 21st, with a Thanksgiving theme – Lucky

Turkey Day reward where students will enjoy a turkey

"hunt" throughout the school for candy prizes, followed

by a Candy Cane drawing in December.

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Education is the

MOST Powerful

Weapon For

Changing the World. Nelson Mandela

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Words from the Superintendent

Looking to Build on

our Success - Literally!! By Neil Hufnagel, Superintendent/High

School Principal

In the fall of 2012, local voters passed a bond proposal to make substantial improvements to our district facilities. This successful

election was the culmination of many months of research, communication, presentations, and question and answer sessions to identify the long term vision for our district's facilities, and the level of support that our community members were willing to provide. The Board of Education carefully surveyed and listened to our community to determine which components of this vision would be supported during, what were then, very challenging economic times. You may recall that two phases were considered. “Phase 1” involved repairs and improvements to our current facilities, and “Phase 2” consisted of substantial renovations and additions to our facilities including an additional gymnasium at the high school and a complete overhaul of the kitchen, cafeteria, and locker rooms. In the end, it was determined that the community would support, and the Board would seek, a millage increase from 3.4 mills to an anticipated 4.4 mills to provide for the Phase 1 improvements. However, the Board also determined to retain as a vision for our future, the components of Phase 2 that would offer increasingly wide ranges of educational and recreational activities for our students and community. It is now five years since the Phase 1 bond project was passed and the Board has started the process to revisit the vision we have for our facilities. Like then, we will complete a detailed facility study to determine the essential task of preserving our current facilities. We will also work with parents and community groups to identify possible enhancements or additions to our facilities that will provide the opportunities sought by the young families that are essential to the long term success of both our school and our community. A great starting point for any consideration of a Phase 2 project is a review of our highly successful Phase 1. When choosing to put the proposition of the 2012 bond issue before voters, the Board recognized that the timing was right to get exceptional value for our investment. This was absolutely proven to be true as the ensuing project clearly produced more

improvements than originally planned for less cost than anticipated. On the cost side, we had expected having to levy 4.2 mills to finance the $4.5 million in bonds sold to fund the project. A proven history of good financial planning led to a great credit rating and an extraordinarily low interest rate. Because of this, we were able to reduce the millage rate to 3.56 mills for debt reduction. Over the 20 year term of the bond debt, this is saving our community taxpayers over $1,000,000 in interest payments. It represents a 14% savings in taxes paid by community members compared to what was anticipated prior to the election. We also benefited from the slow construction market of the time as the initial total bids for the entire $4.5 million dollar project came in approximately $18% below what had been forecast by our construction manager and architects. This allowed us to incorporate additional improvements to our facilities. These included significant renovations of the elementary wing of Waldron School consisting of technology infrastructure, asbestos abatement, new flooring, ceilings, and paint. At the high school additions included technology infrastructure, curbing of the school drives, replacement of the base of the track, and new bleachers in the gym. These were all items initially planned for Phase 2.

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Our community can take pride in the collaborative, effective approach to the 2012 project which led to getting great bang for our community’s hard earned buck. As the Board undertakes the process of defining a possible Phase 2 project, we will employ the same process of communication, listening, and planning that led to the success of Phase 1. You can expect to hear more in the months ahead about the results of our facilities study, to participate in surveys of needs and wants for our district, and to attend community forums to hear suggestions and answer questions. The Board looks forward to working with parents, community leaders, local businesses and community groups to sustain and improve our school district to make Fowler a Community of Choice for generations to come!

Occasionally a student writes an essay, a poem, or a

letter, that warrants sharing. Such as the following essay

written by sophomore Grace Boak in Mrs. Pierson’s

Language Arts 10 class.

Benefits of Traditional Values Written by Grace Boak

Many would say being raised in Fowler is similar to “living under a rock.” Although I have grown up fairly guarded from the real world and controversial views, I think growing up in a tight-knit community like Fowler has rewarded me in more ways than one. Small towns like Fowler are rich in standards such as trustworthiness, generosity, loyalty, and community involvement. The benefits of living within a community that defines itself by traditional values are the feelings of safety anywhere and anytime, the warm experience of hospitality, and the sense of pride in the town. Residing in a small town with traditional values has provided me with the feeling of safety. In small communities, “everyone knows everyone.” Friends grow up together and their kids grow up together. In return, trustworthiness is a strongly practiced value. There is a mutual understanding and trust between residents that the speed limit will be followed and laws will be obeyed, so that these small towns are a safe place for everyone. For example, my friends and I can go out to eat after games and we do not have to worry about if we are going to arrive home safely. We rely on the hope that we are out of harm’s way, so we can have an enjoyable time. This example is important because the value of trust we put into our fellow residents of Fowler benefits us with no only safety, but freedom as well. While valuing trustworthiness, I gain both safety and freedom to stay out after dark, without being concerned about the dangers larger towns offer.

Along with the feeling of safety, tight-knit communities with traditional values also pride many experiences of hospitality. Many people from small towns like Fowler are raised with old-fashioned morals; one value we are ample in is generosity. Whether I am going to a volleyball tournament or a graduation party, towns that value traditional values are more welcoming because of the generosity they provide. For instance, I do not have a license. Therefore, I am regularly looking for rides to sporting events and other gatherings. But thanks to the great hospitality Fowler offers, many parents, upperclassmen, and fellow classmates have supplied me transportation to and from these events. This specific instance is relevant because without the generosity of all these great people, I would have missed ount on countless high school experiences, such as team trips to laser tag and volunteering opportunities that I could never get back. When a community of people value generosity, the whole town can benefit from the experiences of hospitality. In addition to the feeling of safety and experience of hospitality, another benefit of living in a town that defines itself by traditional values is the sense of pride the community has. Most residents in tight-knit communities like Fowler keenly value traditional standards such as community involvement and loyalty. There is no loyalty as genuine as the loyalty to one’s hometown. Residents will sacrifice time and money to support the band or their favorite high school sports team; the sacrifices and support shown is proof of the strong value of community involvement. When small towns accomplish something significant, the whole community celebrates. To illustrate, when Fowler High School’s girls track team won the state title in 2016, Main Street was blocked off to escort the winning team through town. A crowd gathered to honor the hard work and dedication of the incredible athletes. That celebratory experience only happens in towns that strongly value community involvement and loyalty to the school and village. The sense of pride felt in communities that practice traditional values is ardently prevalent, due to the constant application of community involvement and loyalty. As I have grown up in a town that appreciates traditional values, I have developed admiration for Fowler and all it stands for. The benefits of living in a town that continuously practices trustworthiness, generosity, loyalty, and community involvement, far outweigh the frustrations of “living under a rock.” The time that I have to leave for college will be a bittersweet one because Fowler, the community that defines itself by traditional values, will always be home to me.

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The Board of Education recognized Frank Hufnagel as

“The Voice of Spicer Field” during halftime at Fowler

Eagle’s final football game.

Through the years Frank has found his way into the hearts

of most Fowler residents in one of two ways. First, in

serving as a bus driver for the district for 50+ years,

Frank endeared himself to countless Fowler families with

his good natured stories and consistent care for his

student passengers. The second role Frank is endeared for

is his long tenure supporting Fowler football, and the

athletic program as a whole. From playing in the first

game held on this site in 1956, to helping build the

original press box in the 1960’s, to watering the fields

through the 1980s-and 90s, and multiple bleacher upgrade

projects. Through all of this, Frank is best known as the

voice of Spicer Field during the fall and spring for almost

40 years! His was the voice describing the unforgettable

games and the magical moments. Just as Frank’s

contributions to Fowler football were recognized in the

mid 2000’s with his Honorary Lifetime Membership into

the Michigan High School’s Football Coaches

Association, the community of Fowler would also like to

recognize his outstanding dedication to all of us! In

appreciation of Frank’s 38 years of announcing football

games and track meets, the Press Box at Spicer Field will

now and always bare the name Frank Hufnagel Press

Box.

Thank you Frank!

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Sports Schedules

Girls JV/V Basketball

Tues., Nov. 28 Home against O-E ....................5:30 pm Fri., Dec. 1 Home against Beal City ..................5:30 pm Wed., Dec. 6 @ Laingsburg ..............................5:30 pm Fri., Dec. 8 Home against Dansville ..................5:30 pm Wed., Dec. 13 @ Saranac ................................5:30 pm Fri., Dec. 15 Home against Bath .......................5:30 pm Wed., Jan. 3 Home against Potterville ..............5:30 pm Fri., Jan. 5 Home against St. Pats ....................5:30 pm Tues., Jan. 9 Snow Make-Up day Wed., Jan. 10 Snow Make-Up day Fri., Jan. 12 @ Fulton ........................................5:30 pm

Tues., Jan. 16 @ Morrice ..................................6:00 pm

Thurs., Jan. 18 @ P-W. .....................................5:30 pm

Tues., Jan. 23 Home against Saranac ..............5:30 pm

Thurs., Jan. 25 Home against Laingsburg ........5:30 pm

Tues., Jan. 30 @ Dansville ...............................5:30 pm Thurs., Feb. 1 @ Bath. ......................................5:30 pm

Tues., Feb. 6 @ St. Pats ...................................6:00 pm

Thurs., Feb. 8 @ Potterville ..............................5:30 pm

Tues., Feb. 13 Snow Make-Up day

Thurs., Feb. 15 Home against Fulton ...............5:30 pm

Tues., Feb. 20 @ Ashley ...................................6:00 pm

Thurs., Feb. 22 Home against P-W...................5:30 pm

JV play at the listed start time and Varsity immediately follows.

Varsity Wrestling

Wed., Dec. 6 @ Fulton ......................................6:00 pm

Sat., Dec. 9 @ Owosso. ....................................9:00 am

Wed., Dec. 13 Home .........................................6:00 pm

Sat., Dec. 16 @ Montabella ..............................9:00 am

Thurs., Dec. 21 @ O-E ............................................ TBA

Fri., Dec. 29 @ Ionia .........................................9:00 am

Wed., Jan. 10 @ Montabella .............................6:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 13 - Open

Wed., Jan. 17 Home .........................................6:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 20 Fulton Inv. .......................................... TBA

Wed., Jan. 24 @ Brackenridge .........................6:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 27 Leslie Inv. .....................................9:00 am

Wed., Jan. 31 @ Webberville ...........................5:00 pm

Sat., Feb. 3 Bath (CMAC) ....................................... TBA

Thurs., Feb. 8 Team Districts .................................. TBA

Sat., Feb. 10 Ind. Districts ....................................... TBA

Wed., Feb. 14 Team Regionals .............................. TBA

Sat., Feb. 17 Ind. Regionals .................................... TBA

Boys JV/V Basketball

Mon., Dec. 4 Home CC-C ................................ 5:30 pm

Fri., Dec. 8 @ O-E ........................................... 5:30 pm

Tues., Dec. 12 Home against Saranac ............ 5:30 pm

Thurs., Dec. 14 @ Bath .................................... 5:30 pm

Tues., Jan. 2 @ Potterville ............................... 5:30 pm

Thurs., Jan. 4 @ St. Pats ................................. 6:00 pm

Thurs., Jan. 11 Home against Fulton ............... 5:30 pm

Fri., Jan. 19 Home against P-W ....................... 5:30 pm

Wed., Jan. 24 @ Saranac ................................ 5:30 pm

Fri., Jan. 26 @ Laingsburg ............................... 5:30 pm

Wed., Jan. 31 @ Dansville ............................... 5:30 pm

Fri., Feb. 2 Home against Bath ........................ 5:30 pm

Tues., Feb. 6 Home against Breckenridge ....... 5:30 pm

Wed., Feb. 7 Home against St. Pats ................ 5:30 pm

Fri., Feb. 9 @ Potterville ................................... 5:30 pm

Wed., Feb. 14 Snow Make-Up day

Fri., Feb. 16 @ Fulton ...................................... 5:30 pm

Wed., Feb. 21 LCS (away) ............................... 5:30 pm

Fri., Feb. 23 @ P-W ......................................................

Tues., Feb. 27 Home against Laingsburg .............. 5:30

Thurs., March 1 Home against Dansville ............... 5:30

JV play at the listed start time and Varsity immediately follows

Bowling

Mon., Dec. 4 @ Dansville ................................. 3:30 pm

Mon., Dec. 11 @ C-Montcalm. ......................... 3:30 pm

Mon., Dec. 18 vs. P-W - Home ......................... 3:30 pm

Mon., Jan. 8 vs. St. Pats - Home ...................... 3:30 pm

Sat., Jan. 13 @ Lowell (Ionia Lanes) ............... 9:00 am

Mon., Jan. 15 vs. Carson City - Home ............. 3:30 pm

Mon., Jan. 22 vs. Central Mont. - Home........... 3:30 pm

Mon., Jan. 29 vs. Dansville - Home .................. 3:30 pm

Mon., Feb. 5 @ St. Pats ................................... 3:30 pm

Mon. Feb. 12 @ Carson City ............................ 3:30 pm

Mon., Feb. 19 @ P-W ....................................... 3:30 pm

The Athletic Department would like to

thank all the volunteers who worked gate

and concessions for all of our fall sporting

events this season.

Your time is very much appreciated!

Go Eagles!

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I wish to thank the members of the Fowler

Public School Board and the Community

of fowler for the honor given to me in the

naming of the press box at Spicer Field.

Special thanks to Mr. Jim Andros, and to

Lynne Feldpausch, President of the School Board. I am

deeply humbled by this honor and am very

appreciative.

I’ve always enjoyed announcing the games and track

meets and it’s been a real privilege working with all of

the coaches, A.D.s, press box workers, and the many

volunteers. My thanks to all of them, as well as our

fans and especially the athletes, students and band

members who continue to bring to our community

much pride and some very exciting moments.

Many thanks to the VFW Club who hosted the get-

together following the game, the ladies for the

delicious food, and Cindi Myers for taking lots of great

pictures. It was wonderful visiting with friends and

family who stopped by the club. Thanks also to those

who sent cards with such kind personal messages.

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to transport

our kids for so many years, as well as working in the

bus garage for a while. Now I am very pleased and

honored to be recognized as “The Voice of Spicer

Field”! Thank you again and Go Eagles!

Frank Hufnagel

Background Checks for Volunteers Update

As mentioned in the August edition of the Eagle Flyer,

“…Starting with the 2017-18 school year, we will be

uniformly doing background checks on volunteers whose

role will have them working independently with students

outside of the direct supervision of a school employee...”

As of October 2017, Fowler Schools has successfully

processed several records for classroom and coaching

volunteers, and will continue to utilize the ICHAT system

for all future volunteers. This is just one of the several

measures we are utilizing that continues to ensure the

safety of our kids and community.

Anyone with concerns regarding this type of back ground

check, for our volunteers, may call the Business Office at

989 593-2296.

Congratulations and Thanks Stan!!

After 35 years of dedicated service

to Fowler Public Schools,

custodian Stan Simon retired at the

end of October. Over these many

years, Stan has worked in both buildings and on our

grounds helping with early morning snow removal,

cleaning classrooms, marking athletic fields, setting up

and cleaning gyms and cafeterias. Staff and students alike

will miss Stan's good natured humor and friendly pranks

that brightened many a day and added much appreciated

fun and life to our school days.

In addition to his custodial work, Stan was a Fowler

Eagle through and through, always following and

encouraging our student-athletes and helping to coach

teams on a number of occasions. In his retirement, Stan

plans to return to his farm roots driving tractor and doing

other jobs for some of our local farmers.

All of us in our Fowler school family will miss Stan as a

day to day part of it, but wish Stan, his wife Judy and

their family much joy and happiness in the years ahead!

As you begin your on-line Christmas shopping, don't

forget to go to smile.amazon.com and sign up to have a

percentage of your sales go towards the Fowler Public

Schools Education Foundation!

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Emergency Closings & Delays If school needs to be closed or delayed due to inclement

weather or other conditions, it will be posted on the

banner of the schools website at www.fowlerschools.net

and the school will notify the following radio and

television stations:

WILX-TV 10 WFMK – 99.1

WLNS-TV 6 Q-106

FOX-47 WQLZ – 92.7

WJIM – 97.5 WMMQ – 94.9

WITL – 100.7 Z-101.7

Varsity & JV Softball Coaching Positions open.

Please send letter of interest

and resume to:

Fowler Public Schools Attn: Kris Ernst

PO Box 407 | Fowler, MI 48835

Pay to Play The Pay to Participate form has been updated and now reads “student athletes qualifying for free/reduced lunch can have this charge waived by marking the box”. If you qualify for free or reduced lunches and your student plays a sport you should fill out the form and mark the box indicated. Pay to Participate forms are available on the Fowler Public Schools website under “Athletics”.

MeL (Michigan e-Library) A Great resource for students and parents. Check it out at http://teachers.mel.org/parent-resources. It’s Free!

Y E A R B O O K S

Did you know you can already order your yearbook

for 2017-2018. Just go to www.jostens.com, type in

Fowler High School and click on 2018 Yearbook.

Thanksgiving Break is

Nov. 23rd & Nov. 24th

Fowler High School is sponsoring a sock

drive for “The City Mission” Socks are the least donated item to homeless shelters, yet are the most needed. Socks of any size and style can be dropped off at the High School office during office hours. Donations can be made through November 20th.

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Fowler Public School Directory

Fowler High School office ...........989-593-2250 Superintendent/HS Principal Neil Hufnagel ..............................989-593-2250 Waldron Elementary/M.S office. .989-593-2160 Principal Paul Minns ..................................989-593-2160 Transportation Mike Schmitt ................. 989-593-2360 ext. 216 Athletic Director Kris Ernst ...................... 989-593-2250 ext. 204 Business Manager Teresa Pline ................................989-593-2296 Director of Food Services Lauri Grace .................................989-593-2160 Building & Ground Supervisor Mike Schmitt ................. 989-593-2360 ext. 264

Monday, June 19, 2017

Monday, July 10, 2017

Monday, August 14, 2017

Monday, September 11, 2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

Monday, November 13, 2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Monday, January 8, 2018

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