FPHS Parent and Student Memo
March 21, 2022
Franklin Pierce High School
FPS District Equity Statement
DISTRICT AREAS OF FOCUS AND IMPROVEMENT:
- Equity and Social Justice
- Improved Instruction
- Family and Community Partnership
Our Equity Team would like to partner with our parents to fulfill our mission to support our students, staff, and families by identifying and dismantling systems that perpetuate, exacerbate, or produce inequities based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc. If you would like to collaborate with us, please let us know HERE. If you want to learn more about our commitment to EQUITY and ANTI-RACISM, feel free to contact any of our FPHS Equity Team members: Hartley, Marzano, Wright, Laban, Apelu, Brist, Call, Chapman, Detweiler, Fineman, Goodrum, Inman, Kaunda, B. Lee, Martin, Plaskett, Quill, Roscoe, Scroger, Shoopman, McNeil, Wacker, Tracy, T. Johnson, Henley, Hill, and Gilbert.
Dear Parents and Students,
- No school on 3/25: Snow Make-Up Day.
- Parents, course registration for 2022-23 is coming up quickly. Please, see some sample courses below and a link to our course catalog. Have a discussion with your child about his/her goals after high school, and begin looking at courses that s/he might take to get a head start on post-secondary goals.
- Daily Activity Bus: The intent of the activity bus is to provide transportation for those students who participate in sports, clubs, and activities. Only students with a pass or with their name on a sports roster will be allowed to ride the activity bus.
If you ever need to see our Daily Bulletin announcements, use this LINK. Running Start and Pierce County Skills Center students, please use this link to keep up to date with FPHS announcements.
- Schedule this week: ABAB--. Link HERE to see the A Day / B Day calendar for the year.
FPS COVID Dashboard HERE.
Visit HERE to view previous Parent and Student Memos.
Please, make sure you have all the info below. We miss you and wish you all the very best. Stay safe and be well!
Meet Our Cardinal Staff:
Name: Jeremy Coleman
My Role at FPHS: Social Studies Teacher
Favorite Hobbies: Growing and harvesting fruit, fly fishing, playing pickleball, and cheering on my Cougars and Seahawks!
Favorite Book: A People’s History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
Favorite Quote: “Excuses are the bricks that build a house of failure.”
Meet Our Cardinal Staff:
Name: Zoey Lionheart
My Role at FPHS: Behavior Interventionist
Favorite Hobbies: I love road trips and traveling, hanging out with my dog, and doing DIY projects
Favorite Book: I love reading so this is a tough question...one that I've loved since high school is I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, and another one I recommend to everyone is the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Favorite Quote: : "No time like the present"
MARCH Culture Calendar
MARCH is ...
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: Learn more HERE.
3/8: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: Learn more HERE.
- 3/17: ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Learn more HERE.
- 3/21: INTL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: Learn more HERE.
- 3/26: PRINCE KUHIO DAY: Learn more HERE.
- 3/29: NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY: Learn more HERE.
- 3/31: CESAR CHAVEZ DAY: Learn more HERE.
Cardinal Character Trait for MARCH: RESILIENCY!
Let's hear from you ... !
Parents and Students,
March is Women's History Month! Please, tell us about an influential woman in your life. How has she made a positive difference in your life? Please, respond HERE.
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL:
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet sits down with Moira Forbes to share lessons on personal reinvention, mastering self-confidence and the power of embracing your fears.
Social Justice, Equity, and Anti-Racist Resources:
In the video below: For this list, we’ll be looking at groundbreaking women from a plethora of fields that you should really know about. Our countdown includes Bessie Coleman, Hedy Lamarr, Mae Jemison, and more!
The first step in ALLYSHIP is LISTENING.
The second step is BELIEVING.
The third step is ACTION. Get involved and create the positive change you want to see in the world.
FPHS Courses: It's almost time for REGISTRATION for next year's classes!
Here are a few classes you might not know about:
- College Composition: This college course provides opportunities for students to develop and enhance their written communication skills. It stresses the organization, development, and support of ideas and perspective in exposition and argumentation as public discourse, familiarization with library resources and application of the rules and conventions of standard American English. Upon successful completion of the course, students can earn up to five credits in ENGL101 from Eastern Washington University.
- Food Justice in Action: Everybody eats! Food Justice in Action 1&2 is a four-period interdisciplinary program on the ten-acre school district farm. The course uses food and food justice as the starting place for conversations, reading, writing, and thinking critically around current and relevant social issues. In community, this course explores what it means to be in right relationship with the land and one another – focusing on Identity, shared history, equitable food access, climate change, social justice, leadership and more. This work makes a difference! Through hands on outdoor learning, students learn real world skills in community leadership, food production, and activism while being part of a small, tight knit group feeding the community nourishing food. If you enjoy hands on, project-based learning, like to spend time outside, and want to put knowledge about environmental science, food justice, and our communities into action, this program is for you!
- Creative Writing: Students examine themselves and the world around them through the art of writing and creative expression. This is achieved through interacting with both creating original works and reading and analyzing relevant works of literature. This semester long class is divided up between writing poetry, short fiction, and a brief exposure to creative non-fiction. Whether students already have a passion for writing and want to hone their skills, or if they are excited to try it out for the first time, Creative Writing gives skills and tricks that they can utilize to create engaging works of poetry and prose.
Click HERE to preview our course catalog for 2022-23.
Click HERE for a video description of our CTE Classes.
Click HERE for a video description on additional FPHS classes.
FPHS athletes, parents, and community:
Hey, Seniors!
Dates to have on your calendar:
- The Graduation Walk List is posted! Are you on it? This is the list of Seniors who are currently ON TRACK to graduate on time. The list is posted outside the main office.
- March 24: Senior Class Photo. Skills Center seniors will be dismissed early in order to participate.
- May 7: PROM! 8pm - 11pm. Details to follow from Senior ASB.
- June 10: Last day for on-track Seniors.
- June 16: Graduation Parade!
- June 17: Graduation Rehearsal: WA State Fairgrounds, Puyallup. Rehearsal is MANDATORY in order to attend Graduation. 9am to 11am.
- June 18: GRADUATION! WA State Fairgrounds, Puyallup. 10am.
FAFSA Info:
- We currently have 38.1% of seniors with completed FAFSA applications.
- The current state average is 36.6%.
Yearbooks on Sale!
- Click HERE to buy a 2021-22 FPHS Yearbook.
- Yearbooks are $70.
- Use the code SPRING for $10 off until 3/31/22.
Family and Community Partnerships:
The FPHS Lisa Watson Memorial Food & Hygiene Pantry is available for all students and their families.
Use this LINK to view our current food & hygiene pantry options. Please mark the items you need and staff will put together a bag or box. We will contact you when your items are ready for pick up or delivery. Items can be requested twice a month. Additional ways to request items: You can request a paper copy of this form by contacting Bonita Lee at blee@fpschools.org or call 253-298-3837 to request items via phone.
In community with families and partnerships, we are here to help point you in the right direction to local resources. If you have a specific need, contact Bonita Lee at blee@fpschools.org or call 253-298-3837.
Pierce County Skills Center:
- PCSC Main Office: 253-800-4800.
Application Questions contact Paulla Hockaday - phockaday@bethelsd.org - 253.800.4800
Application links, in English and Spanish, can be found on our website. https://www.bethelsd.org/domain/4387
Resources
School Resources:
- District Website: https://www.fpschools.org/
- Franklin Pierce HS Website
- IT Help Desk for Students and Parents: 253-298-4647, 7:30AM to 4PM.
- Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- FPS Breakfast and Lunch Program: www.fpschools.org/meals
- FPS Education Resources: https://www.fpschools.org/exended-closure-resources-and-information/closure-educational-resources
- Want to add Canvas to your phone? Android or iOS. Once you download the app, search "fpschools" to find our district.
- FPHS Facebook page.
- FPHS Twitter page.
- FPHS Instagram page.
- Information about GRADES and GRADING.
- Information about BUSES.
- District CALENDAR.
- Information about ATTENDANCE.
- How to access and use DORA.
COVID- 19 Resources:
- District Website: https://www.fpschools.org/
- Gov. Inslee's COVID-19 updates web page: https://www.governor.wa.gov/tags/covid-19-coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Community Resources:
- District resources and partners: https://www.fpschools.org/departments/family-engagement-office/community-resources
- Check with your phone and internet provider: many providers are offering free and/or unlimited data, internet etc. during the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order.
- Financial Resources: https://dfi.wa.gov/coronavirus/financial-resources