Principal’s Press

8800 Holden Blvd • Fairfield, OH 45014Phone: 513-942-2999 • Fax: 513-942-3288 • www.fairfieldcityschools.com

Volume 10

Issue 1

November/December 2015

PrincipalBilly Smith

Assistant PrincipalKari Hansee

Assistant PrincipalKyle Jamison

Assistant PrincipalAustin Sanders

The Mission of Fairfield High School, working in collaboration with the home and community, is to instill in all students the desire and skills for academic, character, and social development. This is provided in a safe and nurturing environment that is respectful of each student’s learning style, potential, and cultural diversity in order to cultivate responsible and productive citizens for the future.

The school year is off to an outstanding start! I would like to thank our students, staff, and families for such an excellent start to the school year. Regardless of the many changes that have taken place, our goals at FHS remain the same: improve academic achievement for each student and to promote positive behaviors and good citizenship throughout the school year. Our students and staff have been working collaboratively to accomplish these

goals. We appreciate the support you’ve given our staff and students as we all work together towards achieving excellence.

We have many student successes to celebrate at Fairfield Senior High School. I would like to congratulate Emma Napier. Emma was recently named a National Merit Semi-Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She scored better than 99% of all the juniors in the state of Ohio that took the PSAT last year. I would also like to congratulate Adam Brewer, Hannah Hensler, Ryan Roetker, and Noah Stover. These students placed in the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2016 competition by taking the 2014 PSAT. All of these students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success and represents a valuable national resource: the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. Our student successes are examples of the excellent education that students receive from Fairfield City Schools. Our students and staff are fortunate to be a part of a community that does so much for its students.

Our staff will continue to work hard to ensure the success of each student at Fairfield Senior High School. We are committed to working with our students and families to provide the highest quality educational programs for our students and community. If you should ever have a question or concern, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Billy Smith

Indian Enquirer • Issue #1November/December 2015

Published 5 times per year

Fairfield City School DistrictFairfield Administration Building

4641 Bach LaneFairfield, OH 45014

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IMPORTANT DATESBUTLER TECH CAREER DAY FIELD TRIPSophomores – Are you interested in attending Butler Tech next year? If so, you are encouraged to attend the Career Day Field Trip on Friday, December 4th. All students currently taking Career Pathways will see a presentation and be given permission slips on Tuesday, November 17th. If you are not currently taking Career Pathways, you can pick up the required paperwork in the guidance office beginning Monday November 2nd. All permission slips / paperwork is due back to the guidance office by the end of the day on Friday, November 20th. No exceptions will be made to this deadline. Please contact Ms. Schur in the guidance office with any questions.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONSDuring the December conference night (Wednesday, December 2nd), the guidance department will be presenting two parent information sessions. At 5pm, we will offer a presentation from LEAP entitled “How to Become What Colleges Want: The Latest Trends in College Admissions. At 6pm, we will offer a session on College Planning Information (including financial aid assistance) presented by Cumulus Capital. Both presentations will take place in the Community Room at the High School. If you have any questions, please contact the guidance office at 942-2999.

November 3 – Teacher In-Service/No Students

November 24 – Progress Reports

November 25 – Conference Exchange Day – No School

November 26/27 – Thanksgiving Break – No School

December 3 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

December 23 – Conference Exchange Day – No School

December 24 – Winter Break Begins – No School

January 4 – School Resumes

January 8 – End of 1st semester

January 18 – Martin Luther King Day – No School

FAIRFIELD ACADEMY NEWSCongratulations goes out to our Academy early graduates for the class of 2016: Haley White, Aubrey Varajon and Emily Knowles…Way to go girls!

Do you know where your child stands for graduation credits and post-graduation plans? Student/parent conferences are in progress for Academy students. Please call 858-7600 to be a part of these conversations or to check in on their progress.

If you have an e-mail and would like weekly progress reports from PEAK, please call Mr. Chilcote at 858-7600 so you can be added as a guardian to the account.

Academy students participated in the Stand Strong Ohio Anti-bullying simulcast on Friday, October 9th. What an amazing and inspirational story by a courageous young man. It’s now our turn to stand strong against bullying!

The next conference date for the Academy is Wednesday, December 2nd from 3:00 – 6:30. You can reserve a time by calling 858-7600.

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3UNIQUE BANKING OPPORTUNITIES AT FHSStudies have shown that saving money is a behavior that comes from experience, not necessarily knowledge. Many young adults with good financial habits started saving at an early age.

The sooner people take control of their finances, the better off they are in the long run. Fairfield High School’s Student Credit Union (in partnership with AurGroup Financial Credit Union) provides an excellent & convenient opportunity for students to learn how to manage their own money.

What is a credit union? Credit unions are similar to banks, in they offer a variety of secure financial products and services; however, there is one key difference. A bank’s main goal is to make money for its investors, whereas a credit union’s main goal (as a not-for profit institution) is to serve its members.

The FHS student credit union is primarily designed to help students advance their knowledge of banking products and services, and work with them to develop smart habits for managing their money. Operated by students in the Business Foundations Class, the FHS Student Credit Union provides deposit and withdrawal services to all its’ students and faculty.

Savings accounts can be opened with an initial $5.00 deposit and all deposits earn monthly dividends. No fee checking accounts and ATM/Check Cards are also available to students’ ages 16+ with a qualifying parent co-signer. The student credit union is open in the FHS cafeteria on Wednesdays and Fridays during all lunch periods. There is also an ATM located in the arena lobby which can be used any time of day.

All students and staff members are encouraged to take advantage of these great benefits!

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MARCHING BAND AWARDS The FHS Marching Band competed in their first competition of the season at the Troy Invitational in Troy, Ohio on Sept. 12th, 2015 and received a Superior Rating, 2nd place in class AA, and won the Best Percussion trophy in class AA.

Congratulations again to the Marching Band who competed for the second time this season at the 39th annual Hamilton Band O’ Rama on Sept. 26th, 2015. They earned a superior rating (the highest rating possible) from every judge. The band also earned 2nd place in class AA, Best Auxiliary in class AA, overall Best Auxiliary, overall Best Music and once again qualified for State Finals!

MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS TO NOTE!Upcoming Concerts: Please join us in the Performing Arts Center for all our upcoming concerts. Concerts are free and open to the public. All concerts begin at 7:00 pm

• December 14 – Combined Choral and Orchestra Concert

• December 15 – Freshman Band and High School Concert Winds Concert

• December 16 – Orchestra Concert

• December 17 – Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Wind Ensemble Concert

BAND NEWSBest of luck to the Marching Band as they perform at State Finals competition on Sunday, November 1st at 7:15 pm at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. We will celebrate our season at the Marching Band Banquet on November 18th.

Good luck to all students auditioning for District XIII Honor Bands on December 6th!

Congratulations LYDIA JAMES, ALISSA MARTIN and NOAH STOVER! These students have been selected as three of the BEST high school musicians in the state and will be performing with the Ohio All State Band and the Ohio Music Education Association convention this winter.

CHORAL NEWSWe hope you will be able to come out to support our Fairfield Show Choir at one of their many competitive events during the Winter season!

• January 23- Crete-Monee Spectacular; Crete, IL

• February 13- Red Hot Invitational; Hurricane, WV

• February 20- Heart of America Nationals; Nashville, TN

• February 27- Northcoast Invitational; Twinsburg, OH

• March 5- Heart of America Nationals; Cincinnati, OH

• March 19- Fairfield Crystal Classic, FHS

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5ENGINEERING NEWS! Fairfield’s Butler Tech Engineering courses visited two manufacturing facilities on Friday, Oct. 2nd. The students were able to see diverse 5-axis CNC-Milling machines how engineering is used in Cincinnati. The past three years these companies (Tech Solve & Richards Industries) have opened their doors for NATIONAL MANUFCTURING DAY!

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT has twitter account. @FHS_Engineering and an Instagram account: @FHSENGINEERING Parents and Students interested in Engineering and these courses offered at FHS are encouraged to follow us!

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INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS WORKING HARD!The Intervention Specialists have been hard at work since the beginning of the school year administering skill, achievement and MAP assessments to all students on IEPs. These results will enable all teachers to define areas of need and assist with accommodations and modifications. It is our goal to have students tested three times per year in order to help the teachers understand student IEP goals.

Thank you to those who have ensured that all students are receiving their accommodations and modifying their work to the best of their abilities and a special shout out to the Intervention Specialist who took the time and energy to ensure the MAP testing was done in the amount of time given.

SENIORS AND SCHOLARSHIPSThe college application season has begun! Seniors are reminded to log on to their Naviance page every couple of weeks to see all of the new scholarship opportunities. Naviance is updated daily and will list all scholarship opportunities that come to the high school. Seniors are also reminded to check their social media sites to make sure there is no unflattering information attached to their name. College admissions offices and scholarship granting organizations do check social media at times to get a better view of their candidates.