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FHS UIL One-Act Play Advances to State
Director Kathy Powdrell and the Cast and Crew of Great Expectations
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Lacrosse Team
Varsity Lacrosse nearly pulled off the upset of first place Clear Lake Monday night. Leading scorers were ...
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 Flamingo sale set for May 2
Prepare to see flamingos all over town this Saturday, May 2 when the FHS Student Athletic Trainers will hold their annual Flamingo Day.
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FFA in Galveston County Fair
Friendswood ISD FFA had 38 students participate in
showing their animals throughout the week. Read about their success.
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Swine Flu Currently in the Media
To
date, there are no cases of swine flu in Houston or in Friendswood ISD.
Pandemic Flu is caused by a new influenza virus that people have not
been exposed to before. The symptoms are similar to the common flu,
but may be more severe and complications more serious. The symptoms
include fever, headache, chills, body aches, fatigue, dry cough, sore
throat and nasal congestion. Symptoms may also include nausea and
vomiting.
As a wellness initiative, FISD Food Services has ...
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FHS has 9 national merit finalists
Nine FHS students have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists.
The
National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined which of the
16,000 semifinalists named in September 2008 have met all the
requirements to advance to finalist standing in the competition. All
finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be
offered in 2009. The
2009 FHS finalists are Ben A. Braun, Bethany L. Burdick, John K.
Georgeton, Aubrey A. Hildebrandt, Alexandria N. Ogden Allison M.
Piwetz, Nicholas E. Vennekotter, Danielle N. Wilson, and Abigail L.
Wolff.
The selection of approximately 8,200 Merit Scholarship
winners from the group of more than 15,000 finalists is now in progress.
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 Early registration for FISD's Early Childhood Program, Kindergarten set for May 7
Early Childhood Program (ECP) and kindergarten registrations are set for Thursday, May 7 from 5-6:30 pm at the campus the children will attend. ECP is held at Westwood Elementary only while kindergarten classes are at both Westwood and Cline Elementary campuses. More information about ECP
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2 FHS artists win at State level
Gold medals were given to FHS art students recently competing at the State Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE). Held at University of Houston Clear Lake, the competition awarded the best in art at the state level.
FHS had eight students who advanced from the Region 4E level to attend the all day event and two of them received gold medals.
Jake Melgren and Amber Prince are state gold medalists.
Their winning artwork will be exhibited at FHS in a glass enclosure.
FHS Art Teacher is Jan Nemitz.
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Bales Fine Arts Day
Bales will have their Fine Arts Day May 8 under the direction of PTO volunteer Melissa Cooney and her committee.
The group has been working on presentations.
At this date, the following are on board: Bales Choir, Bales Sixth Grade Drum Ensemble, Faux Painter Karla Boddie, Pianist Carmen Busby, Dance Expressions, FHS Band, FHS Speech and Debate Club, Wranglerettes, and FJH Choir.
Also included are Artist Sheila Gordon, Houston Grand Opera, HSPVA Concert Dancers, Artist Sherri Lee, Artist Betsy Miller, Photographer Nisa Norwood, Mualist Sara Peters, Artist Ted Reeves, Musician and Teacher Theron Sharp, Texas Mime Theatre, Jewelry Designer Amber Tiemann and Artist Helen Zawila.
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 Westwood Advocacy Day
Third-grade Knit Club representatives Barbara Gruener and Rona and
Makenna S. received a special invitation from Save the Children
recently: Come and lobby with us on Capitol Hill.
Their first appointment was a briefing with White
House Senior Staff members where
Makenna got to meet ...
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HS places first in UIL Academics at Regional level
Friendswood High School took first place in the Region 3-4A UIL Academic contest in Huntsville recently.
FHS had 349 points placing them first. In second place was Magnolia ISD
with 128 points and third place Port Neches Grove with 99 points. Congratulations to the following ...
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 International connections at Cline
First
grade students in Courtney Taylor's class at Cline Elementary had the
unique opportunity to reconnect with their former kindergarten teacher
who now teaches a first grade class in Singapore.
Students used Google Earth to "fly" from Friendswood to ...
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Astros to visit Westwood as result of essay win
The
Houston Astros and Whataburger recently informed staff members and the
principal that Westwood Elementary School has been chosen as one of
four winning schools in the Astros Fielder's Choice program.
Westwood's
students' stellar performance in the essay contest, addressing the issue of ...
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2 FHS students win honors in Annual Bus Safety Speech Contest
Two FHS students won honors in the 8th Annual School Bus Safety Speech Contest held April 17 in Waco. The theme was Big, Yellow & Built to Protect; Safety Features of My School Bus. At the contest, 42 contestants from across the state competed in the contest at the ...
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 Three FJH Choir students chosen for TCDA Honor Choir
The
Texas Choral Directors Association has chosen three Friendswood Junior
High Choir students to participate in the 2009 TCDA Middle
School/Junior High Honor Choir.
Kayla
Cox, Haley Holtje, and Ariana Randal, 8th graders in the Friendswood JH
Chamber Choir, were selected from over 1000 applicants. All applicants
were required to perform "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" in a designated
key, and send a CD of their performance to the ...
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