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December 1, 2009
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FHS to present OKLAHOMA! as 42nd musical
FHS Football Quarterfinal Playoffs
Blood Drive to be held at FHS
FHS Drama Dept. to present "A Christmas Carol"
FISD schools flag retirement
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3 FHS seniors named National Achievement participants
12 make Freshman Band
09-10 Swimming & Diving Season
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FHS to present OKLAHOMA! as 42nd musical
   OKLAHOMA! will be the 42nd Friendswood High School musical and is set to be presented February 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7 pm and February 28 at 2:30 pm. OKLAHOMA! tells of fun, love and romance in the lives of the families living in the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the century. This is Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration. Leads in the popular musical that FHS presented in 1974 and 1993 were announced recently. Leads include >>
FHS Football Quarterfinal Playoffs
Date:  Saturday, December 5
Time:   2 pm
Place:  Galena Park Stadium
Directions: Directions & Mapquest
Opponent:  Pearland Dawson Eagles
We are visitors.
For up-to-the-minute information visit the football website.
TICKET SALE INFORMATION
· Pre-Sale: $7 general / $4 students
FHS: Thurs - Fri only, during lunch periods
FJH: Tues -Thurs, from 8 am - 3:45 pm, and Fri, from 8 am -1:30 pm
Admin. Bldg: Tues - Thurs, from 8 am - 4:30 pm, and Fri, from 8 am -1:30 pm
· Gate: $10
Blood Drive to be held at FHS
   A  Drive will be held Thursday, December 3 from 8 am - 2 pm in the Girls Gym.  Students must be 17, have an appointment and permission from parent.  There will be NO student walk-ins.  Teachers, staff and parents do not need an appointment and may walk to the front of the line. Please eat a LARGE breakfast and drink plenty of fluids. If you're donating after lunch, eat a large lunch as well. You must bring a picture ID. Questions? Contact Karmen Genzer, R.N., HOSA sponsor
FHS Drama Dept. to present "A Christmas Carol" this week
   It is Christmas Eve and Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his counting house while his clerk attempts warming his hands with a candle.  Little do they know of the strange occurrences about to come which will change their lives forever.
   The world of Charles Dickens and the wonder of Christmas come to life on the stage at >>
Area Scout group hosts, performs FISD schools flag retirement
  The United States Flag Code states: "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning."
  When FISD schools, Windsong and Bales Intermediates and Cline Elementary, had a total of four flags that needed to be retired, it was members of >>
Read All About Us
   As a 2009 National School of Character, Westwood Elementary is featured in a book published by the Character Education Partnership (CEP). Click here to see what the folks at CEP have to say about our large public school with its small private school feel.
3 FHS seniors named National Achievement participants
   Three FHS Seniors have been named among 3100 outstanding National Achievement Scholarship Program participants being referred to U.S. colleges and universities.
   The National Achievement® Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students.
   The three named National Achievement participants include >>
12 make Freshman Band
   Twelve freshmen Band members earned positions in the Freshman Region Band.
   The students include Rikki Patrick (8th chair flute), Rachel Langdon (9th chair clarinet), Stephen Hahn (5th chair trumpet) and Jacob Gruener (9th chair trumpet).
   Two horn players were selected. Haley Long (6th chair) and Helena Kaminsky (10th chair) were named to Region Band.
   Trombone musicians accepted include Blake Hees (6th chair) and Bryan Holcomb (7th chair).  Zach Cocetti (2nd chair tuba) and Aaron Holloway (5th chair tuba) were selected as well as Garret Bynum (5th chair percussion) and Chris Speck (8th chair percussion).
   Band directors are Greg Dick, Julio Sanchez and Aaron Brown.
09-10 Swimming & Diving Season
   The FHS Swimming & Diving Team traveled to the Lamar Consolidated Invitational meet November 7 and swam really well despite missing several team members who were taking the SAT test or on the disabled list due to colds or injury.
    The Lady Mustangs took >>