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WHHS Spring Musical
Come out and see the Western Hills' production of Little Shop of Horrors! The musical will run March 13th-15th in the Western Hills Auditorium. The musical will start at 7:00 pm. Student tickets are $8 and general admission is $10. Come to support the WHHS drama department!
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Bondurant RCX Winners
Bondurant's two RCX Robotics teams competed at the STLP regional competition held at Georgetown University on March 1st. Despite all the missed practices due to weather, both teams did very well! "Team Awesomeness" took the 2nd trophy after competing against 30 registered teams and has been invited to compete at the STLP State Championship on April 22nd at Rupp Arena. Members of "Team Awesomeness" include Peyton Blackburn (7th), Caleb Romero (6th), and Christian Bustos (7th.)
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FCHS Students Honored at Regional High School Art Exhibition
For the first time in over a decade, FCHS had students enter the Bluegrass Regional High School Art Exhibition. Eight works of art were submitted by seven students, two of which have been recognized for their hard work. Ronalyne Pascua has received an Honorable Mention in the Mixed Media category and Kaitlyn Slone has received 3rd Place in the Photography category. FCHS students who have work in the show include Madeleine Hendrix, Jennifer Webb, Kristian Murphy, Balye Wheatley, Noah Wills, and our two honored students. Due to inclement weather this past weekend, the reception and awards ceremony have been rescheduled for Sunday, March 23rd from 2:00-4:00pm at the Giles Gallery on the EKU campus. We hope to see many of you there supporting our young artists.
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Collins Lane Wins District 64 Title
The Collins Lane Elementary Academic Team won the KAAC District 64 Governor's Cup competition on Saturday. Teams of District 64 include: Collins Lane Elementary, Elkhorn Elementary, Good Shepherd School, Hearn Elementary and Peaks Mill Elementary. CLE placed 1st in Future-Problem Solving, 2nd in Quick Recall and several individual honors were won as well.
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PME Archery Team placed 2nd in KY National Archery Tournament
The Peaks Mill Elementary Archery Team competed in the KY National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) regional tournament in Nicholasville, KY on Feb. 21st. Twenty-four archers on the team participated, and the team placed 2nd out of all elementary schools who competed from this region. Every archer received a 2nd place medal, and the team was presented a plaque. Now the team will compete at the state level in Louisville, KY on March 18th.
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Band Rocks the Weekend...Again!
The WHHS Band had a great showing at the EKU honor band and
at Solo and Ensemble assessment festival this weekend! 2 students score proficient on solos:
Cordelia Jones, Trumpet solo
Carter Smith, Clarinet solo
We had 7 students or ensembles score distinguished:
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WHHS Deca Accomplishments
Congratulations to the WHHS DECA students who participated in online testing for the Region 4 Competition. We are looking forward to State Conference March 9-11. The WHHS DECA chapter was given a “Yes We Can” award for an increase in chapter membership.
1stPlace Awards: Mackenzie Hamm & Ann-Thomas Emberton, Hospitality
Services; Darby Taylor & Madison Wallace, Business Law &
Ethics
2ndPlace Awards: JP Isaacs & Trey Swan, Sports & Entertainment
Marketing; Landon Arflack, Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Individual
3rdPlace Awards: Patrick Foley, Entrepreneurship Functions; Bryttani Andrews, Hospitality & Tourism
4thPlace Awards: Tori Johnson, Entrepreneurship Written; Grayson Arnold & Eli Sutton, Financial Services
5thPlace Awards: Lauren Knarr & Mason Smith, Travel & Tourism Team
6thPlace Awards: Nick Johnson, Marketing
Congratulations to Destiny Hyatt who qualified to run for a State Officer position.
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Rash Receives KAGE Service and Advocacy Award
Melissa Rash, a gifted and talented resource specialist for Franklin County Public Schools, has received KAGE’s 2014 Service and Advocacy Award. The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education presented her the statewide honor at its annual conference in February.
The purpose of the award is to provide recognition of exceptional service and/or advocacy in support of educating Kentucky’s gifted and talented children and youth.
KAGE is a nonprofit volunteer group of parents, teachers, administrators, other educators and citizens interested in promoting appropriate educational opportunities for gifted and talented youth in Kentucky.
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Aitken Wins Kentucky Derby Spelling Bee
Franklin County Public Schools hosted our first annual Kentucky Derby Spelling Bee Competition for grades 4-8 on Monday, February 17, 2014.
Six students competed for the title of District Spelling Bee Champion:
Emily Ross (Hearn), Daniel Ward (Collins Lane), Abishel Karthik (Westridge), Nikhil Akula (Bridgeport), Laken Ellis (Peaks Mill) and Robert Aitken (Elkhorn Middle).
The district winner, Robert Aitken, will represent Franklin County at the Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee on March 15, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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School Calendar Changes
As we are all aware, the students in Franklin County Public Schools have missed 11 days due to weather-related conditions. If the Board of Education did not revise the approved 2013-2014 school calendar, students’ last day would be June 6, 2014 at this point. At a special-called Board meeting on Friday, February 7, 2014 a revised calendar was presented to the Board of Education and approved. On the attached page I have outlined the approved changes for the 2013-2014 calendar; please note these changes in regards to your child’s attendance.
I have received inquiries regarding the use of Spring Break as make-up days. At this point, we have not discussed this possibility, and I do believe we have a couple other alternatives we could explore before we would have to consider this as an option. I truly hope the weather will break and our students can be in school each day! I know you prefer not receiving my One-Call at 5:00 AM each morning.
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Deborah Wigginton at the number listed below or via email (deborah.wigginton@franklin.kyschools.us), your child’s principal, or me at chrissy.jones@franklin.kyschools.us.
Sincerely,
Chrissy Jones
Superintendent
Franklin County Public Schools
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One Call Now Notifications
If you need to make changes (add or remove phone numbers) to your notification options via the One Call Now system, please contact the school where your child is enrolled.
If you wish to add cell phones or other numbers besides your main household phone line, then you need to contact each school where you may have a child enrolled. If just updating the main number for your household, only one update is needed.
To remove a number from the system, you must follow the options given once the message is played for you. NOTE: This will remove your number from all future calls, for any reason, from the One Call Now System. FCPS employees will not be able to add your number back without contact One Call Now tech support.
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EXTRA MILE AWARD
The McConnell Extra Mile Award provides an opportunity to recognize full time teachers and educators who are making outstanding contributions to students’ lives. The recipient of the award will receive a cash prize of $10,000.
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Operation Preparation Volunteers Needed
Franklin County Public Schools is in need of volunteers from our community to meet with 8th and 10th grade students on March 10th and 11th at Kentucky State University for the statewide initiative called Operation Preparation.
Students will be grouped with an advisor (community volunteer) based on their career interest. This will be a wonderful time for our students to learn more about the careers they are interested in and what it takes to make it a reality. This type of meeting will provide both information and inspiration for the student to achieve college/career-readiness.
If you would be interested in sharing information about your career with our students then please contact:
Kathleen Campbell at: kathleen.campbell@franklin.kyschools.us
Thank you Franklin County for helping us to ensure success for every student every day!
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School Start and End Times
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| Early Learning Village |
7:50-2:50 |
| Elementary Schools |
7:45-2:40 |
| Middle & High Schools |
8:40-3:20 |
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