The Fugett Flash
January 31st, 2022
From the Desk of Principal Fears:
Hello Fugett Families,
Please take a look at the information below for updates on this week.
We have a Course Selection Information Meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, February 1st at 7 pm (Rising 7th and 8th Graders). Additionally, please check out the Course Selection Video for rising 9th Graders. More information is listed below.
Have a great day!
Principal Dionne Fears
"End the day with gratitude. There is someone, somewhere that has less than you." - Zig Ziglar
December Students of the Month
6TH GRADE
Jillian Smoker
Jackson Keslick
Josephine Campagna
Adwaith Shamjith
7TH GRADE
Luke Ayoub
Kiera Klein
Jasmine Fritzinger
Matthew Celfo
8TH GRADE
Scarlett Enns
Matias Guzman
Abigail Drucis
Brian Pao
Course Selection Information
Rising 9th Graders: Course Selection Video:
Pennsylvania Youth Survey
Fugett Athletics
Below is this week's schedule for Fugett Athletics.
Monday, January 31st:
3:15 PM BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL - BASKETBALL Home vs. Chichester MS
3:15 PM BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL - WRESTLING Away @ Stetson MS
Tuesday, February 1st:
3:15 PM BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL - WRESTLING Home vs. Kennett
Wednesday, February 2nd:
3:15 PM BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL - BASKETBALL Away @ Fred S Engle MS
Saturday, February 5th:
County Wrestling Meet at Downingtown
A reminder that all spectators to sporting events MUST wear masks & socially distance while in watching the event.
6th grade intramural wrestling & basketball will begin in February. Information on 6th grade basketball is listed in the flyer below. Students should listen to announcements for start dates. Spring sports will begin in March. Students should listen for announcements in February regarding start dates. More information will be included in the Flash.
Parents and students should make sure they are signed up to the Fugett Sports Remind. All important changes or cancellations will be posted in Remind. Use this link for instructions:
The Fugett Lowdown
School Store and Student Council Information
The school store is offering an online store for gym shirts. Please click the link below for more information to order from the Tuttle Store. Gym shirts and new gear can be purchased directly from the school store during lunch on Tuesday and Thursdays.
Fugett Student Council will be selling flowers February 1- 4 in student homerooms. The cost is $1.00 per flower and they will be delivered during homeroom on February 11th.
Hello from the Fugett PTO!
Our annual Cougar Cause Gift Card Fund Drive will start on February 1st and run through the month of February. With the funds that we collect, we will be able to purchase Giant, ShopRite and other stores’ gift cards that our school caseworker will distribute to Fugett families in need, during the course of the year. Click on the flyer link below to donate and help our families!
COUGAR CAUSE GIFT CARD FUND DRIVE INFORMATION
Support Fugett Middle School by eating at Panera at 1115 West Chester Pike in West Chester, THIS Thursday, February 3rd from 4 - 8 PM! Panera will donate 20% of your meal when you show our flyer. Click on the link below to show flyer.
The Cougar Cause and the West Chester Food Cupboard
As the cool weather sets in, hot meals become even more important to those struggling to feed their families. Please consider placing a donation for the Food Cupboard in the blue bin marked “Food Cupboard”, found in the main entrance vestibule. You are welcome to send them in with your child and have them place the items in the blue bin.
Items most needed are canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, canned meats, pasta, rice and beans and any toiletries. Any items that you can spare are always gratefully accepted. We continue this much needed service throughout the year. Thanks for your support!
FUGETT ONLINE DIRECTORY
Don’t forget to sign up for our Online Directory and donate to the PTO. You can now use check, PayPal AND Venmo to donate!!
VOLUNTEERING
SCHOOL STORE VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP LINK
Questions? Concerns? Comments? Contact us any time at FugettPTO@gmail.com.
Easy Ways to Support the PTO
Box Tops for Education
Amazon Smiles
Use any existing Amazon account (even Prime!) but start your shopping through Amazon Smile.
Simply sign in, choose “Fugett Middle School PTO” as the organization to support. (You will only have to do this the first time.) We receive 0.5% of all eligible purchases. Make sure to sign in with smile.amazon.com each time!
West Chester East High School - DECA
What is East DECA?
You may have heard about us from your niece, neighbor or maybe you are an alumni yourself! We are proud to offer a robust selection of courses in our program as well as the opportunity for your child to become a member of an international Career and Technical Association, DECA.
Students are not required to join DECA, but our program is focused on combining classroom curriculum with 21st Century Learning Skills to help your child succeed in all areas of their education and learn more about career opportunities in business.
Check out a video created by our officers:
West Chester American Legion Summer Baseball
Yes, it's early, but West Chester American Legion baseball is currently taking registrations for the Summer Season and for a Winter Workout on Saturday, February 12th from 2:30-4 pm. All Fugett boys who will be at least 13 years old in calendar year 2022 are eligible to try out. We hope to have a 14U team, and either a 15 or 16U team. Games are played from late May to late July - mostly on weeknights. Visit WestChesterLegion.com for more info and to register for tryouts/workouts, or email WCALbaseball@gmail.com with questions.
J. R. Fugett Middle School
Email: info@wcasd.net
Website: www.wcasd.net
Location: 500 Ellis Lane, West Chester, PA, USA
Phone: (484) 266-2900