Knight Notes
December 7, 2015
HAPPY MONDAY TO YOU!!!
5 Quick Facts About a Colleague!
Deb McDonald-Learning Commons Para
1. I have been married to my husband, Bill, for 33 ½ years. We’ve been together for 36!
2. I have 3 grown children: Megan, 27; Brenna, 24; and Chris, 21; and one granddaughter, Caitlynn, who just turned 4.
3. When I’m not here I love to cook, read, go to concerts, and take long road trips with my husband.
4. My family moved around a lot when I was younger. I’ve lived in Indiana (where I was born), Minnesota (the same city twice), Wisconsin (3 times in 3 different cities), and Michigan (for one year in 5th grade). I went to 7 different schools between kindergarten and high school graduation, including moving to a new state for my senior year.
5. I once got to steer a dinner cruise boat around the San Diego harbor, while a cruise was in progress. We passed right by 2 aircraft carriers!
I nominate Cara McHaffie to go next :)
Celebrations
Thanks again to Chris Witthaus for presenting on Plickers at Lunch and Learn. A video link will be made available soon if you missed it or would like to review it again.
We had close to 250 students and parents from the Class of 2020 at Curriculum Night last week.
Thank you to the English Department for bringing Rachel Miller, a holocaust survivor, to FHN to share her story with our sophomores.
7 FHN musicians made call-backs at All-State tryouts--they are the top 5-15 musicians in their areas in the state!
Congrats to Dominic Schneider--1st Chair All-State Tuba!
Congrats to Sean Rhomberg--Honorable Mention All-State Jazz Trombone!
Congrats to Grant Argent--alternate (2nd place) All-State Jazz Guitar!
Thank you to NHS for helping with Becky David's Breakfast with Santa and for collecting gifts for children in need.
Attendance
Please be on the lookout in the next few days for an email and a pamphlet with information about “Attendance Allies”
Behavior
FHN has seen a slight decrease in overall infractions as of the end of November compared to last year at this time (550 compared to 524).
Climate
We held our 3rd Coffee With the Principal on Friday, December 4th. Parents had some great suggestions to help increase student attachment at FHN. They are incredibly supportive and have great ideas! We will be working to implement some of these ideas in the next semester.
Technology
Thanks again to Chris Witthaus for presenting on Plickers at Lunch and Learn. A video link will be made available soon if you missed it or would like to review it again.