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2008-2009 School Year January 13, 2009
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School Board & Notice of Public Hearing
School Board Recognition Month
Varsity football to be honored
True Blue Sneak Preview
6 to be honored by Education Foundation
FHS Speech Team takes first
All-State Band
Super Sci-Tech Saturday
All-State Mixed Choir
BRIGADOON is 2009 FHS musical
86-year old author
School Board Meeting & Notice of Public Hearing TONIGHT
Friendswood ISD will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. tonight in the Board Room of the Administration Building at 302 Laurel to present the FISD annual report of the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS). The Texas Education Agency provides performance data to ...
January 2009 is School Board Recognition Month
Friendswood ISD is joining with other districts throughout the state to thank board members for caring so much about the future of every child enrolled in public schools. In FISD, each campus and the Special Education Department is "adopting" a ...
Varsity football to be honored at board meeting
To celebrate the outstanding year the Varsity Football team at FHS had, the members will be recognized and honored tonight at the ...
True Blue Evening Preview
March 7, 2009

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A True Blue Evening
6 to be honored by Education Foundation as FHS Distinguished Alumni 
  Six people with Friendswood "roots" will become the second set of Distinguished Alumni honored by the Friendswood Education Foundation at a gala set for March 7, 2009. A True Blue Evening will honor and recognize the six for their successful careers, community service and traits of character.
   The foundation fundraiser will begin at ...
FHS Speech
FHS Speech team takes first at Clear Brook tournament
  The Friendswood High School Speech and Debate Team took first place overall at the Clear Brook High School Debate Tournament recently. Every FHS student who competed earned a medal or trophy and the group had a finalist in every event.
  The brother/sister team of ...
FHS band places 14 in All-State Band
  At FHS, 14 Band students successfully auditioned for membership in the Texas All-State Band.
  Competing against students from the Greater Houston area and East Texas, 12 of the 14 students were ranked first chair in their section. These students have ...
Super Sci Tech Super Sci-Tech Saturday deadline is 5 days away.
   This special workshop for GIRLS ONLY in Friendswood, Clear Creek, Dickinson, Galveston  and LaPorte ISDs seeks to introduce math, science and technology careers as viable possibilities for female students in grades 6-8.
   Deadline: January 18 · Online Student registration form
   Held at UH-CL, Super Sci-Tech will take place Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. FISD teachers/sponsors will join girls for event.
   For more information ...  A video is also available to see the event in 2007.
6 FHS Choir students make Texas All-State Mixed Choir
  Competing against 160 students from East Texas and the greater Houston area, four of the six students were ranked first in their section (out of eight possible first place rankings).
  Over 55,000 students initially entered the All-State competitive process and 500 are selected to ...
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is the musical for 2009 at FHS.
  The first performance of Brigadoon and the first FHS musical ever was in 1969 and the second was in 1984. This enchanted village will make its appearance again in Friendswood this February.
  Singing, dancing and reading auditions for leads were in October and November and announced before the Thanksgiving break.  Chorus auditions, including singing and dancing, were held during December.  The cast, pit band and crew were announced ...
WW II Author
86-year old author introduces book to FHS students
Story by FHS journalism student Miranda Jean, and pictures by student Lydia Duncombe
  With shining eyes and a smile full of pride, Denis E. "Don" Bergeron presented his first book, a memoir titled In Front of Patton, to the Friendswood High School library. At the age of 86, this writer's career has just begun. Bergeron served in World War II for ...