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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

485-8251

School

485-8435

AP Office

485-8134

Attendance

485-8436

Athletics

485-7755

Game Time

Hotline

485-6467

Student Service Center

485-6362

Alumni Office

1. Implement “Go Green” curriculum into the school through a five phase development project.

2. Develop a continuing relationship with the University of Louisville that focuses on profes-sional development, teacher growth, administrator growth, and student development.

3. Establish plans for the Cultural Arts Center and develop a five phase plan.

4. Review and adopt SBDM policies that improve student achievement.

5. Implement Back to the Basics with a focus on the following:

a) “Go Green” movement

b) Increase mastery, explore before explain (student struggle)

c) Increase challenge level

d) Foster an environment of collaboration and reflection

We must continue to have a focused purpose, process, people, and culture that are systemic in nature. Finally, we need your help in creating an environment that continues to create more ownership and school spirit. This community takes great pride in the school and its goals to help students learn at high levels. We will work towards helping the students at FCTHS pursue their dreams and goals.

Finally, our goals and purpose at FCTHS include the following:

●FCTHS graduates will be prepared academically to compete successfully in the world of work or in higher education and will be an active, contributing member of our diverse society

●Create an environment of mastery

●Involve the community of FCTHS

●Facilitate classrooms focused on rituals, routines, and character education

●Motivate the “whole child” through determination of the child’s strengths and weaknesses (use of differentiated instruction)

●Sustain a high quality instructional relationship with students

●Increase rigor and relevance of classroom lessons

●Focus on depth versus breadth; ignite inquiry-based learning; enhance learning through technology

●Partner with each other to form a team that ensures an environment focused on learning

●Continue to maintain high expectations for learning, structure, and a safe environment

As we continue to move to the next level in preparing your student to achieve their goals, we need your help. If you are not already involved with Fern Creek Traditional High School, please get involved! As always, our door is open to you!

Dear Parent(s) and/or Guardian(s):

Welcome to another exciting school year at Fern Creek Traditional High School! We are almost finished with the 1st Trimester (12 weeks) of school and headed towards the 2nd Trimester. This year has proven to be very suc-cessful as we continue to accomplish our mission as a team to reach every child in the building and to inspire our students to set goals and work towards those goals. There are several important initiatives that we are working on for 2008-2009.:

Dr. Houston Barber,

Principal

November

2008

Inside this issue:Inside this issue:Inside this issue:Inside this issue:

College Resource 3

New Teachers 4

Honor Roll 5

JROTC 8

DECA 9

Dress Code 11

“Go Green” 12

Athletics 14

PTSA 16

Tiger Talk

PLEASE

READ

When a student is leaving early, please send a note with them and phone number so we can call and verify. This will help get you in and out of the office faster and also help in not disturbing our classrooms. Also, please take note that days preceding a holiday may be Parent Pick-up only. The announcement will be made in advance so please check with your child.

Kentucky School Law has adopted the “No Pass/No Drive” statute that began August 1, 2007. This statute results in the denial or revoca-tion of a student’s drivers license for two reasons: academic deficiency or dropping out of school as a result of unexcused absences. Academic defi-ciency is defined as a student who does not pass at least (4) courses in the preceding semester. A student is deemed to have dropped out of school when he/she has nine or more unexcused ab-sences in the preceding semester. Any absences

due to suspension shall be considered unexcused. Any sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) year old apply-ing for a drivers permit (Instruction Permit) will be required to have a completed School Compliance Verification Form. The purpose of this form is to verify that the student is compliant with the statute. This can be obtained from Mrs.Whitfill in the attendance office before the student applies for their permit. If you have questions or concerns please call the school at 485-8134 or 485-6467.

“NO PASS/NO DRIVE” ~ IT’S THE LAW

EXPIRED IMMUNIZATION RECORDS !!

Many FCTHS students are out of compliance and we are advising parents to check their immunization record or call the Counseling office at 485-8438 to see if they need shots. If these immunizations aren't in compliance or an appointment isn't attempted within a month of expiration, the student may be excluded from school.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION UPDATE Nathan Meyer, Assistant Principal

With the wind storm of 2008 past us, FCTHS has returned to normal and teachers and students are actively working towards their goals. It has been exciting to see changes in the classroom with the trimester scheduling system. Fewer classes each day and longer class time has allowed students to go into greater depth in their learning. On November 11, the first trimester will be ending for our students and starting on the 12th, students will be switching a few of their classes. This is an obvious change for all schools under the trimester schedule, but we are ready for the managerial and curricular challenges. At Fern Creek, we have a philosophy to continually improve in all aspects and know the change to the trimester is a tenet to our mission.

Happy 85th Birthday Fern Creek Traditional High School

Fern Creek High School was built on land purchased from S.A. Stivers, opening with just 25 pupils on September 17, 1923. It was established as an alternative to distant Louisville schools. At first, Fern Creek was a two year school, but later adopted a four year program. The first four year class graduated in 1927. The current building was constructed in 1941.

Imagine...Dream...Believe...Achieve!

COLLEGE RESOURCE INFORMATION

Fern Creek Tradi t ional High School

The Louisville Free Public Library website, www.lfpl.org provides ACT prep practice courses and tests for anyone with a library card. If you have not used the site before, click on as a new user and enter your library card number for user name. This will allow access from home or school.

TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS

Transcript requests are in the College Resource room or Counselors’ Office. Please note deadlines and bring all applications in at least two weeks before deadline.

FCTHS COLLEGE FAIR

On December 11, 2008, FCTHS YSC will sponsor a College, Career, Service Learning fair in the large gym. Hours will be from 8:00 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. All seniors, juniors, and some sophomores and freshmen will attend. Parents are welcome to attend. You will have to sign in at the office with valid identification.

COLLEGE ADMISSION DEADLINES

February 15, 2009 ~ University of Kentucky www.uky.edu

February 15, 2009 ~ University of Louisville www.louisville. edu

April 1, 2009 ~ Western Kentucky University www.wku.edu

August 1, 2009 ~ Northern Kentucky University www.nku.edu

August 1, 2009 ~ Eastern Kentucky University www.edu.edu

April 1, 2009 ~ Kentucky State University www.kysu.edu

August 1, 2009 ~ Murray State University www.murraystate.edu

COLLEGE INFORMATION WEBSITES

www.knowhow2goky.org www.schoolscholarships.org www.gohigherky.org

COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY

Information on how to fill out a FAFSA application and a financial aid workshop, will be presented at Male

High school on January 25, 2009. Parent should bring tax information with them.

All sophomores and juniors are strongly encouraged to take the ACT test as soon as possible. Seniors should have already taken it, however if they haven’t, they should also take the test or retake it to increase their score. Registration packets are available in the College Resource Center, Counseling office, Youth Services Center, or use the fast, efficient online registration at the websites listed in the chart below. The online version enables the student to enter the personal information for quicker registration to retake the test, pay by credit card, and allows quicker results of test scores.

ACT SATTEST DATE REGISTRATION DATE TEST DATE REGISTRATION DATE

October 25, 2008 September 22, 2008 December 6, 2008 November 5, 2008

December 13, 2008 November 7, 2008 January 24, 2009 December 5, 2008

February 7, 2009 January 6, 2009 March 14, 2009 February 10, 2009

April 4, 2009 February 27, 2009 May 2, 2009 March 31, 2009

June 13, 2009 May 8, 2009 June 6, 2009 May 5, 2009

www.sat.orgwww.actstudent.org

Tiger Talk

Teachers new to the building are pictured from l to r : Carolyn Brown, Elizabeth Mansfield, John Saliga, Jessica Valentino, Dana Morris, Holly McArthur, Mike Cassity, Rodney Estes, Kent Theimann, and Tyler Stevens. Not pictured are Daniel Matthews, Justin Brown, Jennifer Wibbels, and Brooke LaRosa.

WELCOME

“New

Teachers”

John Saliga

I am originally from Cleveland, OH but came to Kentucky to teach for JCPS after graduating from the University of Ak-ron. The last school I was at was a student teaching placement in London, England. I was able to enjoy living overseas in London for a couple of months as well as take a short trip to Paris. I enjoy travelling and hope to do a lot of it during summer breaks. Some of my future destinations include Japan, Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Dana Morris

I am new to Fern Creek High School but not new to teaching. This is my 11th year of teaching. Previously, I taught at Waller, Brown, Spencer County Alternative School, and Iroquois High School. I am passionate about working with today's youth to help bring the best out of them. When I was in first grade I wrote a report that said 'When I grow up I want to be a teacher'. This is a dream come true. I am also a very proud parent of 3 wonderful boys ages 15, 9 and almost 1. My husband is also a teacher. In my spare time (What spare time??) I enjoy weight lifting, running, photogra-phy, camping, travel, painting and reading.

Ms. Jessica Valentino

I am from Cleveland, Ohio and recently graduated from Miami University of Ohio where I competed in gymnastics. I am currently teaching Spanish 1 and coaching the FCTHS cheerleaders. I studied abroad in Mexico and am working on trav-eling to South America this summer. I absolutely LOVE Cleveland sports.

Jennifer Wibbels

I was born and raised in J-town, and received my B.A. from Berea College in 1996. I then travelled to Boulder, CO, where I studied and received a MA in Somatic Psychology and Dance Movement Therapy. Finally, I returned home to complete my MAT in Exceptional Child Education at Spalding University and taught my first 5 years at Noe Middle School.

Elizabeth Mansfield

Originally from Michigan, I am a 'small town' girl adjusting to the city. I have been in Louisville for about 2 months now. In my free time I enjoy music festivals, sports, nature, theatre, shopping, reading, dancing, and any kind of she-nanigans. I enjoy hearing stories and telling my many stories, so please stop in and feel free to say, 'Hi.'

Holly McArthur

"I am teaching English, Communications, and Journalism at Fern Creek. Before teaching, I worked for eight years as a news producer at WKYT-TV in Lexington and at WAVE-TV in Louisville. The school year is off to a great start, and I am very excited to be a part of the strong Communications program here at Fern Creek."

Daniel Matthews

I am from Dayton, Ohio. I graduated from Wright State University with a Bachelor’s in Language Arts and earned my Master’s in Education in June 2008. I come from a family raised in the Lord’s church and by the Bible, so God is my life. I have done missionary work both in the U.S. and the Philippines. My parents work in the medical field. I have two broth-ers, and I am a proud uncle of a nearly three-year-old niece. My favorite sports teams are the Cincinnati Bengals, Reds, and the Ohio State Buckeyes. With all of that said, I am very excited to be here at Fern Creek Traditional High School!

We have several new teachers at FCTHS this year. They have wide and varied backgrounds and will broaden the horizons of FCTHS students. We welcome them and appreciate their enthusiasm. Several of them have submit-ted a short bio.

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6 WEEKS

2008-2009

Congratulations!


Allison Chodynieki

Billy Garrett

Adisliedy Gonzalez

Erin Greenwell

Courtney Hartson

Brittany Higdon

Christopher Jones

Neil Lambert

Brooke Law

Heather Lynch

Tatiana Mamaliga

Haley Mantooth

Candace Oakleaf

Lindsay Oberhausen

Ibelice Rojasoramas

Nathaniel Rudy

Joseph Sinnott

Duane Thomas

Maegen Thompson

Brandon Wilson

ALL A’S GRADE 12GRADE 12GRADE 12GRADE 12

Sidney Adair

Mollie Adcox

Karla Alphonso

Sabrina Allen

Kenneth Aubrey

Crystal Barrow

Crystal Benningfield

Anthony Blake

Brandon Braun

Branden Brewer

Iesha Brown

Jessica Brown

Kristina Canizales

David Delafield

Kiel Dodd

Trevor Dow

Diana Duran

Silvana Duran

Miranda England

Kristi Farmer

Brittany Fears

Alexander Fields

Brittany Ford

Jaspreet Gill

Priscilla Gorman

Brynne Guzman

Andrea Huff

Chelsea Hyatt

Martell Johnson

Brandon Jones

Christopher Jones

Brittany King

Ashley Lachalmelle

Melinda Lowery

Tiffany Lyles

Valencia McDaniel

Asia McKenzie

Tiara McKinley

Brandy Miller

Brittany Mills

Samanatha Reid

Jayquon Robinson

Emily Roby

Erica Rollins

Maegen Schmidt

Mykell Shipley

Jennifer Snyder

Madeline Stephenson

Kayla Stewart

Shanel Taul

Iesha Taylor

Laura Walker

ALL A-B’S GRADE 12GRADE 12GRADE 12GRADE 12

Maher Alia

Dustin Bennett

Kelsea Bennett

Rachel Bischoff

Anna Blake

Lakisha Britt

Katelynn Brown

Kristin Bryant

Blaise Cannon

Gregory Carden

Hannah Carpenter

Khadijah Childress

Morgan Crouch

Heather Dillander

Michael Dvorak

Denzel Earkman

Kayla Eaves-Mullins

Aminata Fatty

Bradley Fleitz

Kelci Flenor

Grace Gibbs

Dalton Glisson

Ruth Gonzalez

Javon Hawkins

Darian Hilterbrand

Bailey House

Semir Hozdic

Pousavan Khampadith

Olivia May

Elizabeth Priddy

Taylor Prokosch

Tababtha Rhymer

Jaleel Richards

Brittany Sayre

Kourtney Shirley

Caleb Smith

Abigail Stephenson

Amanda Swick

Jazzmin Thompson

Ashley Walker

Sarah White

Carmen Williams


Shelby Bobrow

Stevan Corona

Monae Duncan

Michael Mannen

Kaitlyn Mattingly

Dexter Thompson


Emily Alvey

Timothy Batchelor

Shelby Bohannon

Todd Bundy

Stephanie Canter

Emir Dzankovic

Sunny Harvey

Melinda Laun

Raishauna Prysock

Sadmira Ramic

Adam Snyder

Daniel Stickler

Lori Tewsley


Cassidy Cramer

Kelci Flenor

Ky Gaskins

Alexandria Grant

Shyanne King

Jasmine Lewis

Karissa Steinberg

Abigail Stephenson

Laura Swann

Amanda Swick

Jazzmin Thompson

Ashley Walker

Kayla Womack


Shaakira Barber

Holly Bernard

Zack Black

Felicity Bongo

Todd Bundy

Petcharat Chaiyaseth

Laquita Clark

Jesse Coy

Javier Cruz

Allyson Davis

Chalese Davis

Sarah Dotson

Christopher Ellison

Leticia Escalmilla

Nicole Bambrell

Maggie Genardi

Chasity Gordon

Samantha Hembrey

Kaleigh Hensley

Olivia Higgins

Acea Holland

Steven Just

Yan Lam

Robert Lamkin

Jeremy Magers

Richard Manus

Katrina Matherly

Taylor Minzenberger

Chante Moore

Brandon Penninton

Micah Perciful

Allison Pfeiffer

Kendall Poe

Shane Polley

Brittany Quill

Sadmika Ramic

LaShae Richie

Marissa Spratt

Frederick Taylor

Erin Temple

Anthony Tolbert

Colby Vannicola

Emily Walls


Carmen Bell

Courtney Carter

Ebonesha Cooper

Cortez Crimes

Christina Dumont

Brianna Dvorak

Benjamin Elzy

Alee Flenor

Aryka Gathright

Tiffany Goeing

Nicholas Grossman

Stephen Hines

Jonathon Hollins

Tre Hunter

Vincent Irvin

Terri Kimbro

Le Harrison

Kelly Mandela

Courtney Maxwell

Brandon Moore

Jessica Nalley

Veronica Pharr

Justin Ramsey

Kristy Robertaccio

Shandela Rogers

Gabriela Santiago

Julia Schmalz

Jacob Sharp

Kasey Shirley

Richard Spann

Matthew Sweet

Heather Thompson

Duc Tran

Saquoia Utterback

Alaya Walker

Bradley Williams


ARTS AND HUMANITIES Deborah Thomas

Tiger Talk

Looks like we have made it!. One trimester down. It has been an experience for us all! We have completed one half of the Arts and Humanities credit required for graduation. In preparing for the next two trimesters we are planning some activities to bring art to Fern Creek! We will be scheduling the Louisville Ballet and The Louisville Opera. This gives all the juniors the opportunity to

visualize the art they will be required to know for the spring CATS exam. It will be a nice experi-ence for them. We also will be scheduling a field trip to go to the JB Speed Art Museum. This is a great visit and if there are any parents who would like to attend with us, you are welcome. Give us a call!

BAND Kristin Hodges

ORCHESTRA Debbi Garrett

The FCTHS orchestra has been invited to perform at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center in New York City. We are working on plans for this performance.

All County Orchestra auditions took place at Seneca High School on September 30 from 4:30 - 7:00. The re-hearsals for those accepted into All County Orchestra were on October 28 and October 30 with an all day re-hearsal and Concert on Thursday, November 6 at Ballard High School. We are proud to announce that FCTHS sophomore, Melody Gibbs was selected to be a member of the All-County Orchestra for 2008.

The 1st Trimester orchestra concert will be a Halloween Concert. This is still being scheduled for either late October or Early November.

For all Orchestra parents and students: the dates for all orchestra events will be coming home soon.

COMMUNICATIONS DEPT. Stephanie Fluhr

Tune in your radios to 92.7 WFHS every Friday night for live football game broadcasts. The pre-game show begins at 7:00, followed by the game at 7:30. Also, plan to tune in on Tuesday nights and Friday nights dur-ing basketball season when we bring you girls and boys games.

Interested in seeing what our Telemedia students are doing? Our students work as correspondents for Our Kids, a JCPS production that showcases the district's schools. This monthly program airs Sunday evenings on Metro TV (Insight 25) at 8:30 p.m. It can also be seen on KET (Insight 13) at 6 a.m. every third Saturday of the month and on Monday at 7 p.m. on Insight Channel 98.

2008-2009 Yearbook Keep an eye on your mailboxes! You will soon be receiving order forms for the 2008-2009 yearbook. Don't delay in ordering--we only have limited quantities available to students who do not pre-order. We produce a full color 232 page book with a free spring supplement that arrives each fall. Cost is $65.

The Fern Creek Traditional High School band invites everyone to our annual Winterfest. Winterfest will take place in the small gym at 7:00 pm on Dec. 11th. The concert is free and a wonderful time will be had by all. Come out and support your Tiger band and enjoy some wonderful music as well. Admission is free.

MATH DEPT. James Dickman

WELCOME NEW MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

The FCTHS math department is happy to have three new members this year. Brooke LaRosa brings seven years of experience with her to her job teaching Geometry and Algebra 1. Justin Brown returns to FCTHS as a full-time teacher after doing his student teaching here last year. He is working primarily with freshmen in Algebra 1 classes. Kent Thiemann, like Mr. Brown, is a first-year teacher and is teaching Algebra 2 and Geometry. These teachers’ dedication to the stu-dents of FCTHS is evident by the fact that they arrive early and work hard to ensure their stu-dents’ success.

DUAL CREDIT FOR PRECALCULUS at U of L

Fern Creek Traditional High School will be offer-ing juniors in Advanced Precalculus the opportu-nity to gain college credit. Students will pay a greatly reduced tuition for the credit and will re-ceive the same grade on their university tran-script as they receive in the course they take at FCTHS. Mr. Dickman will be teaching the course and will work closely with Dr. Susan White to en-sure that the content covered at FCTHS meets the standards required by the university. Stu-dents will take a final exam that will be jointly de-veloped by Dr. White and Mr. Dickman.


COMMUNITY BASED INSTRUCTION

Colleen Musinski Room 307

Senior citizens Ollie Pearson and Virginia Wilhelm, who have been part of a program called “Every1 Reads” since 2005, were honored with an appre-ciation reception attended by many friends. “Every 1 Reads”, begun in 2003 is a community partner-ship designed to increase reading on grade level.

Men and women from the senior citizens center visit with us in room 307 and read to the students. The students enjoy the seniors company and the seniors are part of making a difference in the world. The students in Ms. Musinski’s special needs class made refreshments of brownies, corn-bread and banana nut bread. In addition to the senior citizens being honored the class delivered

treats and a special gift to the administration, guid-ance workers and other selected staff. Neil Lam-bert and Joseph Sinnott created a lovely memento which read, “You are a Gift.”

We dearly appreciate the gentle attitude and the dedication of the fine citizens that are helping us increase our reading skills. The Board of Educa-tion has just recognized it’s 10,000 “Every 1 Reads” volunteer. If you are interested in becom-ing a volunteer and spending a little time with chil-dren that appreciate you, please contact Colleen Musinski, Exceptional Child Educator, at 485-8251 ext. 2307

PRINCIPAL’S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

Once a month, a select group of FCTHS students will meet and advise FCTHS principal Dr. Houston Barber on issues and topics concerning students at Fern Creek Traditional High School. Congratulations to the following students for being selected to sit on this council:

Natalia Sandlin

Taleshia Mitchell

Mehrya Nawabi

Brittany Mills

Jerusalem Begashaw

Ismir Hozbo

Lorenzo Summers

Kevin Hemmelgarn

Cedric Spencer

Steven Self

Carmen Bell

Emily Walls

LaShae Ritchie

Olivia Higgins

Brett Bibb

Olivia Farris

Reggie Smith

Cierra Brown

Janae Metcalf

Tiger Talk

MCJROTC PROGRAM Colonel Cesare Cardi, Master Gunnery Sergeant Doug Dunlapp

The United States Marine Corps has awarded our JROTC program National Honor School status for the 24th year. This recognition means our cadets exceeded all standards expected of a JROTC. Last year the cadets turned out impressive results and were deeply involved in our school:

• 115 of 131 cadets were members of school clubs, organizations or sports teams outside the JROTC

• They had 270 club memberships or over 2 clubs/organizations per cadet

• Volunteered 6800+ community service hours to 28 organizations, or on average, 52 hours per cadet

• Earned 73 academic awards

• Of the 13 seniors, 12 earned scholarships totaling over $450,000.

• National drill champions for the Ninth consecutive year

Only 9 schools in our region of 45 schools made this distinction of National Honor School.

John Hislop, a sophomore at Fern Creek Traditional High, will join other students from schools across the country this month at a unique career-development program in Washington, D.C. called the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security: Exploring American Diplomacy, Intelligence, and Defense.

Students are selected for the six-day forum because of their leadership skills and outstanding academic performance. The students learn about careers in national security, intelligence, and the diplomatic corps.

The curriculum for the forum is based on actual world events. Students use critical thinking, leader-ship, and public speaking skills to explore national decision-making processes. For example, they learn about a crisis decision-making process similar to the process used by policy makers.

John says he’s looking forward to the role-playing and simulations that the forum will provide. “They might say, ‘You’re the president of Georgia.” Then

they’ll tell another student, ‘You’re the president of Russia,’” John says. “Then we would have to decide how to work toward solving conflicts between our countries.”

Students also participate in question-and-answer sessions with internationally recognized civilian pol-icy makers and senior military leaders, and the stu-dents visit government institutions and military in-stallations, such as the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Com-mand at Quantico, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, and various embassies.

John says the experience will help prepare him for any college and career path he chooses to follow. He is currently considering becoming an engineer or architect, joining the Marine Corps, or joining his father’s commercial real estate business.

The National Youth Leadership Forum was founded in 1992 to help prepare extraordinary young people for professional careers. Forums are offered in 11 cities across the United States in a range of career fields, including national security, law, and medicine. For more information, visit www.nylf.org.

John Hislop

**This article was reprinted from the JCPS website.

NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM

Back by popular demand, the FCTHS JROTC program will be selling poinsettias this holiday season. Ordering will take place during the month of November and they will arrive the first week of December. These make excellent gifts and will add a festive touch to your holidays. Please see any JROTC cadet to order or call 485-8446 to order large quantities.


DECA Laquita Lee

MARKET DAY Comes To FCTHS!

Many of you have missed ordering from Market Day since your children left elementary school, or you drive to another school to pick up your favorite products. Next month, Fern Creek becomes the only JCPS high school to offer this great program. Order forms are available in the main office and will be sent home with students.

Don’t know much, or anything, about Market Day? Check out the “Frequently Asked Questions” below.

1. How do I place an order?

• Online at www.marketday.com

• Fill out the order sheet that comes home and return by the due date

• Call 1-877-MDAPPLE (877-632-7753)

2. How do I get my products?

• Pick up is once a-month, usually on the third Tuesday of the month.

• You will receive a reminder call a few days prior to pickup

• Pickup is a the cafeteria entrance at the rear of the school from 2:30 to 4:30 PM

3. How does the school benefit? Are students involved?

• Yes! Our Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship students help run the program.

• All proceeds go to support our award-winning DECA program.

4. How do I pay?

• EBT, Credit Card, Check and of course, Cash

• Please also visit www.marketday.com for additional information about their great products, promotions, and programs.

5. How do I benefit?

• You have the opportunity to try Market Day’s “wide selection of over 180 high quality foods at competi-tive prices, many of which are not available in our grocery stores. Market Day products range from butcher shop meats and poultry to easy family meals, delicious appetizers and gourmet desserts. Many of their items are not only great tasting but also low in fat and calories for healthy eating.”

• You have the opportunity to help the students in our largest student organization reach their goals.

Please also visit www.marketday.com for additional information about their great products, promotions, and programs.

Market day pickup:Tuesdays 2:30-3:30

Dec.16, 2008 Jan. 27, 2009 Feb. 24, 2009

Mar. 24, 2009 April 21, 2009 May 26, 2009

Tiger

Pride !

FCTHS DECA students sponsored a creative float, representing this years International conference in the recent Homecoming parade.

Jackets, FCTHS logo merchandise, uniform shirts, T-shirts, backpacks, balloons, greeting cards, and spirit jewelry are just some of lthe many items available for purchase in the FCTHS mini-mall.

YOUTH CONNECTION SERVICES CENTER Dawn Roseberry, Youth Services Center Coordinator

Barbara Grumblatt, Louisville Partnership Program

Becki McBroom, Title V

Lynn Wurfel, Clerk


YOUTH SERVICES CENTER CLOTHES CLOSET

The Youth Services Center provides clothing to those students who have a need for it or have a spill during the school day. We are in desperate need of any gently used uniform clothing (slacks, polo shirts, sweatshirts) that your child has outgrown or no longer needs, especially belts. Socks and t-shirts are also needed. Any donations

will be greatly appreciated. They may be dropped off anytime at the front office.

It is hard to believe that the first trimester is already over. It has been extremely busy with all the programs and activities. The first Renaissance rally will be held on November 25, the day before Thanksgiving break. We will be recognizing many students for their academic achievements. Parents will receive invitations sent home with their student. The theme will be "Making Magic Happen". Students receive cards that can be used to receive classroom rewards. As part of the Renaissance program, every Tuesday is "Trivia Tuesday" where students can answer questions asked by the principal in the lunchroom. If the right answer is given, the student receives a coupon for a prize to be redeemed after school in the Youth Services Center.

Forty more students were trained as peer mediators. This has been such a successful program for many years. Eligible students are trained in conflict resolution and then called upon to help other students that have a conflict come to a realistic, peaceful solution. This is an alternative to disciplinary action. At FCTHS, we try to get to the “root” of the issue so that we can deal with it in an effective manner.

The students heavily utilize the tutoring program. Each day after school students report to the youth ser-vices center to receive assistance in an academic area. Upperclassmen who have a 3.5 GPA or higher qualify to tutor other students. Parents, please check with your student to make sure they request a tutor if they begin struggling in a class to ensure they receive help. Make sure this happens BEFORE they are failing. It is much harder the longer a student waits to get help.

In October, two counseling groups were formed dealing with general issues such as grief, self-esteem, anger, divorce, etc. If you feel that your child would benefit from participating in a counseling group, please contact the Youth Services Center at 485-6467.

Weekly meetings with the truancy officer are held to address any issues with students not attending school on a regular basis. Please follow all attendance policies. Make sure to bring a note for absences. Schedule appointments outside of school hours. We want all students to receive every piece of informa-tion necessary to prepare for success after high school.

These are just a few programs that are in place to help our students be safe and achieve academic success. If you would like more information about any of these programs, please call Dawn Roseberry at 485-6467.

Dawn Roseberry received Youth Service Center Coordinator of the Year for Jefferson County Public Schools from Dr. Sheldon Berman.


Uniform Dress Code Policy General Policies

� Current fads, such as over-sized baggy clothing, are not within the spirit of the traditional philosophy.

� Students should be neat and clean at all times.

� Students must comply with the “Uniform Dress Code” during school hours.

� All shirts and blouses must be tucked in neatly at all times. Belts must be visible at all times.

� Hair must be neat and clean at all times. Hairstyles that are extreme, distracting, or attention getting will not be permitted. Non-traditional hair colors (green, purple, orange, yellow, etc.) will not be accepted.

� No visible tattoos will be permitted

� Pants and slacks must be the proper size, worn at the waistline, and fastened with a standard belt, (brown or black) with a small, standard buckle – no decorations.

� Undergarments must be worn when their absence would be obvious.

When students arrive in the building, they are to put all outer garments in their lockers. Outer garments include coats, scarves, headgear, gloves, sunglasses, and radios.

Shirts Shirts must be tucked inside pants or skirts with belt showing, no blousing. No cap sleeves or V-neck polos.

Long/short sleeve polos – black, white, or orange (solid only), 2 to 5 buttons, no zippers, no larger than a 1 ½ square logo preferred

Oxfords – black, white, or orange (solid only), button-down collar (top button open only), cotton/cotton blend, no larger than a 1 ½” square logo preferred

T-shirts – black, white, or orange (no writing) worn under shirt Turtlenecks – black, white or orange (solids only), worn under approved shirts, sweaters, or sweatshirts

Sweatshirts – black, white or orange (solids only), V-neck or crew neck only, no hoods, collar of shirt or turtleneck un-derneath must be showing, cotton/cotton blend, no larger than a 1 ½” square logo preferred (sweater can have buttons but no zippers)

Others – no fleece shirts, no coats/jackets, no zippered pull-overs, no garments tied around body, closed toe and heel shoes must be worn, socks or stockings must be worn.

Pants Cotton twill only, Khaki (tan) or black only, belt loops fastened with standard belt and buckle (black or brown colored belt only with no decorations). No corduroys, stretch polyester, or spandex. No sagging (pants must be worn at waist, no cargo or patch pockets (i.e. pockets sewn on the outside of pants). No jeans (rivets or denims), No capris. No shorts. No culottes, wrap-around skirts. No patch pockets.

Jewelry, Miscellaneous

No combs in hair. No head scarves/head wraps worn on head. No visible key chains. No jewelry with drug,

alcohol, or violence related information. No jewelry that can be used as a weapon. No body piercings

except ears. Nothing hanging out of pockets. No jewelry worn outside clothing.

“School Spirit Day” As passed by the SBDM Council, every Friday (starting with school year 2008-2009 will be deemed “School Spirit Day.” The dress for this day will be as follows:

Uniform pants consistent with the uniform dress code policy

Any official FCTHS activity approved t-shirt or sweatshirt (no hoodies) in the colors of black, orange, white, or gray in place of the standard polo shirt

Official and approved shirts include:

Shirts distributed by an athletic team

T-shirts/sweatshirts purchased from the school mall or any other approved Fern Creek sponsored store (i.e. Meijer, Kroger, Wal-Mart, etc.)

Shirts distributed by an activity or academic sponsored club consistent with the FCTHS co-curricular activities listing in the handbook

All t-shirts/sweatshirts must be embroidered or screen printed (no airbrush or homemade shirts).

T iger Talk

FCTHS GOES GREEN !

FCTHS environmental club student, Rebecca Sharp plants flowers in front of the school sign.

Science Teacher and Environmentalist, Marlon Francis assists students Malcolm Cunningham and Joseph Bradford to shovel dirt for the beginning of the “Beautify Fern Creek” project

The fruits of the Environmental Club’s labors bloom in front of the school sign.

When beloved math teacher, Kathy Alley became ill last year she was unable to receive flowers and requested that the math department instead plant an azalea bush for her to see outside her window in room 227. Although we don't have an azalea bush, we do have an entire garden, thanks to the work of Mr. Francis and his FCTHS beautification project.

On October 10th, this area was dedicated to Kathy. She was present and more than pleased to see her former colleagues again. Dr. Barber, Jim Dickman, and student Tatiana Mamaliga spoke eloquently about Ms. Alley and her love of teaching FCTHS students. A plaque honoring Kathy was also unveiled at that time.

Jim Dickman, Tatiana Mamaliga, Dr. Houston Barber, Kathy Alley, Dan Alley and Marlon Francis at the dedication.

DEDICATION OF THE “KATHY ALLEY” GARDEN

Bearing the school’s vision in mind, a carefully crafted environmental education program has been developed to support the academic development of students at FCTHS. This new program will engage and challenge students in understanding environmental issues, while providing opportunities for gaining knowledge, building character, shaping attitudes and securing a commitment to protect and improve the environment.

The program is divided into five (5) phases with the intention of improving both the internal and external environment of the school. The first phase is a school wide beautification project to improve the open spaces. This will include planting new trees, flowers, shrubs, annuals and perennials. Students will be involved in hands-on activities such as planting, recycling paper and plastics, making compost from leaves and growing culinary herbs in tire gardens.

Another important aspect of the program is to improve students’ academic achievement through collaboration across the curriculum. This program has been well supported by donations from the Athletics department, the Alumni Association, PTSA and Youth Services Center. The program will be reaching out to and involving the Fern Creek community through various activities.

The program will be partnering with Brightside, JCPS environmental education, and MSD to provided expertise and guidance. It is our hope that this program will enhance the FCTHS physical campus as a center stage for the display of students’ talent, school and community pride.


FCTHS teacher, Elizabeth Mansfield and LEEP coordinator Barbara Grumblatt chaperoned a group of seven students to the Brightside Environmental Summit at University of Louisville. The students were Sunny Harvey, Jill Eagen, Lindy Laun, John Burgin, Lindsey Oberhausen, Tatiana Mamaliga, and Jerusalem Begashaw. They are currently enrolled in Ms. Mansfield’s class or Mr. Francis's Environmental class. Three of the students are also in the Environmental Club. They were featured in an article in the Courier Journal. CJ educational writer, Antoinette Konz has graciously allowed us to reprint this article.

The smell coming from the garbage container behind Miller Hall on the University of Louisville's Belknap campus was a little overwhelming, but it didn't deter a group of middle and high school students from digging through the trash.

"This is pretty nasty!" said DonRika Carr, a senior at Western High School. "I'm just glad they gave us gloves!" As she and about a dozen other students went through the garbage, they sorted what they found into six piles -- glass, plastic, paper, aluminum, organic material and other. Once the trash was sorted, the students weighed each pile, calculated the total weight and determined the yearly trash output. Then they learned about how recycling can help the environment.

The activity was part of the Brightside Environmental Youth Summit, held all day yesterday at U of L. More than 300 students from public and private schools in Jefferson County participated in the event, which allowed them to study several key environmental issues. Students were placed in groups. They then investi-gated six themes in their schools and community: energy, carbon sequestration, transportation, resource management, storm water and climate change.

"The overall goal of the summit is to educate and inspire students to take personal responsibility in caring for the environment," said Lisa Gunterman with Brightside, which co-sponsored the event along with Jefferson County Public Schools and the U of L Center for Environmental Education.

During the session about carbon sequestration, several groups of students wandered the college grounds and measured tree trunks. Alex Whitlow, an eighth-grader at Lassiter Middle School, measured the diameter of a tree by using a caliper. Nearby, classmate Amber Calvert held a tape measure at the base of the tree while Kristen McIntosh, a student at Olmsted Academy South, used a clinometer to measure the tree's height. Then they used a worksheet to calculate the tree's volume and get the amount of atmospheric carbon that tree absorbs each year.

Matt Nally, a landscape supervisor for Brightside, said he hopes students learned the environmental significance of trees. "We want them to see in the long run how much carbon can be stored and the kind of impact that can have on the environment. A lot of students don't realize that trees filter out the carbon and return oxygen for all of us to breathe." Back at the trash container, DonRika said she was amazed at how many items she found that could be recycled. "I learned about all sorts of things today," she said. "I had no idea what the numbers that you find on the bottom of plastic bottles meant, and now I know."

For Fern Creek High School seniors Lindsay Oberhausen, Tatiana Mamaliga and Jerusalem Begashaw, it wasn't the first time they had explored a trash container. "We did a dumpster dive at our school as part of our environmental class earlier this year," Lindsay said. "I was really surprised to see how much was thrown away when it could have been recycled."

Their teacher, Elizabeth Mansfield, said she thought the Youth Summit was a great learning experi-ence. "I don't think many students realize the role they can play in helping save the environment."

STUDENTS AT SUMMITT DIVE INTO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Recycling, Carbon Use & Energy Explored Antoinette Konz, CJ Education writer

BRIGHTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMITT

ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES CLIPBOARD NOTES Tim Amshoff, AT-RAA, Athletic Director

Tiger Talk

2008 Fall athletics is well under way, and for many, regular seasons are wrapping up and post-season tournament preparation is underway. Join our weekly email list to receive the most up-to-date schedule, because as we have learned events do change; send me an email at [email protected] and I will add you to our large list.

Finally, you are able to support all athletic programs by having a Meijer card. This is not a credit card. In fact, it is not even a discount card. All you do is either go online and register or ask for a pamphlet and I will send it to you. Register your name and address, and choose Fern Creek Traditional High School as your supporting organization. Then, each time you shop Meijer, swipe the card and the school receives a percentage of your purchase price. It is an easy, simple way to support FCTHS tiger athletics!

Check out our new website www.ferncreeksports.com, listen to us on the radio at 92.7 FM, or call 485-7755 for the most up to date schedule. Come out and support Fern Creek Athletics! GO TIGERS!

‘ If school is ever called off due to inclement weather of any kind…..all school sponsored functions are

cancelled.

‘ The girls soccer team won their district in a double overtime game against Whitefield Academy on

Thursday, October 16.

‘ The Quick Recall team, coached by Lindsay Durham, has a 5-1 record.

‘ Senior volleyball player Kristi Farmer, was instrumental in organizing the volleyball Leukemia-

Lymphoma fundraiser, raising a total of $878.35 in honor of Preston Barber. She was named “Athlete of the Month “ in September by VYPE magazine.

‘ FCTHS cheerleaders, coached by Jessie Valentino, are featured in the September issue of VYPE

Due to a successful fundraising campaign by the FCTHS Alumni Association, a new top notch running track was installed and many improvements to the football stadium were completed. Before the first home football game on August 29, a dedication was held to rename the track the “Charles Melton Ruter Track”.

Mr. Ruter worked for the Jefferson County Board of Education for a total of 35 years. He also was a longtime track and field official. He worked for the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1996.

The Football Stadium was renamed Veterans Sta-dium. Former FCTHS graduate and veteran Jimmie Green threw out the opening ball at the game.

CHARLES M. RUTER TRACK

& VETERANS STADIUM

DEDICATION

Ruth and Charles Ruter pose in front of the scoreboard named for him.

Dr. Houston Barber, Tim Amshoff, Commis-sioner Brigid DeVries, Matt Girardin, and Aarom McAndrew before the dedication.

Football coach, Curtis Higgins, Mr. Boehm and Jimmy Green before the game.


It’s not too late

to join !

Greetings from your PTSA! We have all been very busy already this year trying to be the best we can be. The following people represent your Board Of Managers:

President: Gina Shirley

Treasurer: Cara Sweet

Secretary: Robin Walls

1st V.P. (Membership): Lisa Paris

2nd V.P. (Events Coordinator): Tina Foley

Volunteer Coordinator: Dana Schmidt

Hospitality Coordinator: Juanita Roberts

Teacher Representative: Brad Flener & Diane Adams

Student Representatives: Kasey Shirley, Matthew Sweet and Meagen Schmidt

Administrative Representative: Tony Mitchell

This year we have already given all the kids tiger key chains for Kentucky Kids Day, celebrated Red Ribbon Week by giving each student candy and a pencil, had a great welcome back breakfast for all the staff, represented the PTSA at 8th grade open house and 9th grade orientation, have honored requests from teachers for supplies and/or volunteers, and had a terrific craft bazaar.

While we have not reached 100% membership from staff or students, we have had a fairly successful PTSA membership campaign. Please consider joining if you haven’t already. Thank you all for your support. Without you, nothing we do would be possible!!

PTSA Gina Shirley, President

‘ Coach Wally Oyler, football

‘ Coach Eurie Smith, football/AD

‘ Woody Richardson (’54) ‘07

‘ Warren Stout, support ’04 (adopted)

‘ Kent Fowler ‘79

‘ Jerry Smith ‘80

‘ Melissa Roberts-Tabor ’89, support

‘ Denise Lyle ‘77

‘ Dana McAlmont ‘86

‘ Robert Rose ‘59

‘ Eddie Thomas ‘76

‘ Tommy Kurtz ‘76

‘ Mike Meador ‘73

‘ Brice Simpson ‘91

2008 Athletic

“Hall of Fame” Inductees

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Fern Creek Traditional High School Mission Statement

The staff of Fern Creek Traditional High School accepts the responsibility to see that each

of our graduates will be prepared academically to compete successfully in the world of work

or in higher education and will be an active, contributing member of our diverse society.

November 13, 2009 JROTC Marine Corp Birthday Celebration and Awards ceremony

November 25, 2008 Renaissance Academic Pep Rally

November 26-28, 2008 Thanksgiving Break

December 11, 2008 Winterfest Concert 7.P.M

Dec. 22, 2008-Jan. 2, 2009 Winter Break

January 19, 2009 Martin Luther King Day-No School

February 16, 2009 Parent-Teacher Conference Day

March 30-April 3, 2009 Spring Break-No school

Important Dates to Remember

“Where Tradition Meets Today”

FCTHS

Report

Card

Distribution

Dates

11-21-08

1-21-09

3-03-09

4-21-09

5-12-09

6-15-09

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