25 - 26 FHS Weekly Update #20

The Girls Swim & Dive Team placed 14th over the weekend at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals!

Scoring points on day two of the meet were:

• Katie Dunfield placed 3rd in two individual events, the 200 & 500 Free
• Josie Fries placed 16th in the 100 back
• Jessie Livingston was 15th in Diving
• Dunfield, Ashlee Michelson, Haley Duncan, & Madeline Schrader - 15th in 200 Free Relay; Dunfield, Michelson, Fries, and Schrader - 10th in 400 Free Relay

November

26 - Start of Thanksgiving Break - No School (11/26, 11/27, & 11/28)

26 - Thanksgiving Roll Sale pick-up 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

27 - Deadline for Angel Tree applications

30 - Deadline to apply for Genesee County Youth Commission

December

1- Deadline for Lifetouch Gratitude Discount

1 - 2nd Semester School of Choice Window opens

2 - FHS Curriculum Cover Drawings due

3 - Staff Meeting - No After School Tutoring

3 - Raise Some Dough - Panera Fundraiser for Project Graduation 4 - 8 pm/30% of sales benefit

4 - Vocal Music Concert - 7 pm

4 - 1st Semester Attendance Appeal Session for students over 10 days

6 - Jinglefest

10 - Band Concert - 7 pm

11 - 1st Semester Attendance Appeal Session for students over 10 days, without submitted appeal

12 - 2nd Semester School of Choice window closes

12-13 - Fenton Community Orchestra - 7pm & 2 pm

17-19 - Semester Exams - Half Days - Dismissal at 10:54 a.m.

19 - End of 2nd marking period, end of 1st Semester

20 - Angel Tree Delivery

Monday (12/1/25): PJ DAY

• Data Dialogue Day - 9th - 7:45 - 10:51 a.m., 10th - 11:33 a.m. - 2:39 a.m.
• DECA Field Trip
• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Tuesday (12/2/25): White Out

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Wednesday (12/3/25): Red (Upperclassmen) vs Green Day (Underclassmen)

• Data Dialogue Day - 11th - 7:45 a.m. - 10:51 a.m., 12th - 11:33 a.m. - 2:39 p.m.
• NO AST due to a Staff Meeting
• Staff Meeting from 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Thursday (12/4/25): Christmas Vacation Day (Channel Clark)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
• Vocal Music Concert - 7:00 p.m.

Friday (12/5/25): Christmas Gear Day

Saturday (12/6/25)

• Jinglefest

Mrs. Loria will be signing people up

1. During/after the AGS band concert @ AGS Wed. 12/3, and

2. Before/After the FHS & AGS Choir concert in the lobby@ FHS Thurs. 12/4

Monday (12/8/25)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Tuesday (12/9/25)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Wednesday (12/10/25)

• FHS Band Concert in Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday (12/11/25)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Friday (12/12/25)

• Fenton Community Orchestra at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday (12/13/25)

• Fenton Community Orchestra at 2:00 p.m.

Monday (12/15/25)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Tuesday (12/16/25)

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Wednesday (12/17/25) - Half Day due to Semester Exams

• Exams 3rd & 4th hours

Thursday (12/18/25) - Half Day due to Semester Exams

• Exams 5th & 6th hours

Friday (12/19/25) - Half Day due to Semester Exams/Last Day before Holiday Break

• Exams 1st and 2nd hours

As a token of their gratitude, Lifetouch would like to extend a special offer to families as a way of saying thank you.

Lifetouch is offering discounts on school photography! (Valid through 12/1/2025)

• 50% off a purchase of $50+ with code 50THANKS
• 40% off a purchase of $40+ with code 40THANKS
• 30% off a purchase of $30+ with code 30THANKS

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account, find your student and order your student's student ID number. Don't forget to order your FREE Digital Smile Safe card!

More about the Smilesafe program here.

FHS 10th Graders had a speaker from the Genesee Career Institute (aka GCI) come to the high school to tell them about the 28 different classes/career pathways that will be available to them as 11th & 12th graders. See the button below to access the presentation link as well.

Students will also have an opportunity to check out GCI in person during an optional field trip that will be held in February. There is a link below for students to sign up for a Showcase Field Trip.

Rotary Club of Fenton is organizing their annual Angel Tree event for 2025. If you have a child attending Fenton schools and need help with Christmas gifts for them, please complete THIS APPLICATION ASAP to be considered for our program. The deadline for applications is NOVEMBER 27, 2025. Date for delivery of packages will be December 20, 2025.

This form is only for families with children attending Fenton Area Schools. If you know someone who could be eligible, please refer them to the school counselor at their school.

Congratulations to Coach Jones and the FHS Girls; Swim & Dive Team who competed this past weekend at the Division 2 State Finals, earning a 14th place overall.

• Katie Dunfield scores in two individual events (200 & 500 Free - 3rd) and 2 relays
• Josie Fries scored in one individual event (100 back - 16th) and 1 relay
• Jessie Livingston was 15th in Diving
• 200 Free Relay of Katie Dunfield, Ashlee Michelson, Haley Duncan & Madeline Schrader placed 15th
• 400 Free Relay of Katie Dunfield, Ashlee Michelson, Josie Fries, and Madeline Schrader - placed 10th

Mission: Not all FHS students have the same access to adequate hygiene products. The FHS Hygiene Drive sets out to provide the essential hygiene products necessary to promote all students' physical and mental well-being at FHS. Community participation in these hygiene drives ensures increased accessibility to hygiene products for any and all students.

Goals & Awards

1. Donations tracked by SRT homeroom on a monthly basis

2. SRT class that collects the most donations each month wins a pizza party

3. Pizza parties will take place on the first SRT of the following month.

Please consider helping out this worthy cause!.

Calling FHS Artists. Fenton High School is looking for a "Tiger" drawing for our next Curriculum Guide for the 2026-27 school year. Take a look at some of the previous drawings for inspiration and see what you can come up with.

Deadline for submitting your drawing to Mrs. Stapp is Tuesday, December 2nd.

Mr. Smith and his Video Productions crew have been hard at work creating the next episode of the FHS News. Check out the September 19th episode here.

1st Episode (9/5/25) Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lLbDMh5Oryf-9OReANBS6xUq2MQVnoXK/view?usp=sharing

2nd Episode (9/19/25): https://drive.google.com/file/d/17eVDWu5b4m9DUo32C2efoqcWcnGLeNBb/view

3rd Episode (10/3/25)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BgMK7UKtQKlzEGExl1ysmXplIALNPKNj/view?usp=sharing

4th Episode (10/17/25)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Dp-5Q81Pz-LcMoE7bhkfgvvitqSxvwV/view?usp=sharing

5th Episode (10/31/25) - Halloween Episode

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13b-0Pej0q6uW6gS_9aPTcA6oITBXQmyQ/view

6th Episode (11/14/25) https://drive.google.com/file/d/16YZ8kv13xwYcr3jlGWHSSnJXD1ZlEHiv/view

7th Episode (11/25/26) - Thanksgiving Issue

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4H9s8ch8uH4iMiBl3d9rWxg2J4SNmuq/view

Due to the first semester ending in December instead of mid-January, the FAPS School of Choice window will run from December 1 - December 12, 2025. The School of Choice application will be posted on the website, Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

This is a reminder that we have a "Community Bulletin Board" on our district website where we post digital flyers related to community events, local clubs or activities, community sports programs, etc... Please visit the link to see what's happening throughout our community! #WeAreFenton

https://www.fentonschools.org/page/community-bulletin-board

Here are the links for Summer Work Permits:

Under 16 years: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/work-permits

Age 16–17 yrs: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/work-permits

• Beginning April 2, 2025, HB 5594 changed work-hour restrictions for 14- and 15-year-olds to align with federal law, limiting them to 3 hours per school day, 18 hours per school week, and 40 hours per non-school week, with work allowed only between 7 AM and 7 PM (or 9 PM from May 31 until Labor Day)
• Work Permits Shifting to LEO - PA 196 of 2024 moves the responsibility for issuing work permits from schools to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity starting no later than October 1, 2026. Schools will still retain the authority to revoke permits for attendance or academic concerns, maintaining a key leverage point for student engagement.
• There will be some additional, minimal process for employers and minors (or their parents), as well as a new database of authorized youth employers available online, but that process will be handled entirely by LEO once they take over the work permit system.

Every Friday during the school year, FHS will push out a Weekly Update to students/parents. These updates are also posted on the Fenton Area Public Schools website and are housed there for families to be able to refer back to them.

1. Go to www.fentonschools.org

2. Click on Schools & select Fenton High School

3. Go to heading "Our School"

4. Look for subheading called "Weekly Updates"

To help reduce the length of the Weekly Update while still providing parents with easy access to multiple resources, we have created the 25-26 FHS Parent Cheat Sheet. It will be housed on our website and included in the FHS Weekly Updates.

1. Application for Free & Reduced Breakfast/Lunch - which also includes discounts on Pay to Play, AP & IB Testing Fees, Chromebook fees, Summer School, etc. https://fenton.familyportal.cloud/

2. Bus Routes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17POEDFrmeNl4MVdreNxXpca-oV7WwuU6/view?usp=sharing

3. FHS Calendar: a) Click HERE for the FHS calendar. b) Once on the calendar, click on the graphic in the bottom right corner to add it to your calendar. The graphic has a plus symbol and the words Google Calendar.

3. Chromebook Agreement & Google Form

Agreement Form: https://www.fentonschools.org/o/fps/page/11-chromebook-initiative

Google Form: https://fentonschools.incidentiq.com/policy/866691ce-5be0-44b3-8231-0a001291884b/lookup

3. Lunch Menu: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2673/FPS/5992098/September-_FHS.pdf

4. Medication Form:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O58bESswPRVDumznMmrkDoiiV7C9WqAC_MLmOaYCn5w/edit?tab=t.0

5. Outside Food deliveries - Outside food deliveries compete with what is sold in the cafeteria as part of the federal school lunch programs, creates confusion, incorrectly implies students can order food for delivery to the cafeteria, and results in strangers (delivery people) trying to enter the campus creating a safety issue, therefore are not permitted.

6.Parking Registration Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwhFp8jh0YSRNzfzYw5Zg5jrQ0A_zAS6tgZGTUZQ4X2o0s5g/viewform

With the colder weather season upon us, it's that time of year when we start preparing for possible inclement weather and the possibility of school cancellation. Please take time to plan for what you and your family will do in the event we have to cancel school.

The process used to consider weather cancellations is below:

• The district, in conjunction with the transportation department, operations department, law enforcement and local road commissions monitor the weather.
• Fenton collaborates with other area superintendents to make decisions based on the road conditions for our area currently and/or in the near future.
• The district will notify designated individuals in the event of a school closure to then disseminate information as quickly as possible.
• Families can check: the district website, messaging through our FAPS app to phones in the form of voice, text message, email message, district Facebook, and news stations (ABC 12, WNEM 5, NBC 25, Detroit Fox2).

When the weather breaks and road conditions are in question, remember to leave early and drive slowly. Ensure your contact information is updated with your school so the district can provide the most efficient communication, and download our FAPS App.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

ABOUT THE LIFELINE

https://988lifeline.org/

Kinship care is the full-time care, nurturing and protection of children by family members, close family friends or other important adults in the child’s life. This could include grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, family friends or members of their tribes or clans.

Contact: 800-535-1218 (Monday - Friday, 9-4 PM).

WEBSITE: kinship.msu.edu EMAIL: kinship@msu.edu

If you need assistance, and are in the Fenton, Lake Fenton, or Linden school districts, Fenton Area Resources & Referral Network (aka FARR) can help with emergency assistance and resources. See contact info below.

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FARR

P.O. Box 529

Fenton, MI 48430

​Phone - (810) 750-6244

Fax - (810) 885-0286

​Email - FARRNetworkHelp@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fentonhs48430

Instagram: @fenton_hs

Twitter: @Fenton_HS

Website: www.fentonschools.org

Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Website: www.fentonschools.org
Location: 3200 West Shiawassee Avenue, Fenton, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 591-2600

FHS Administration:

Michael Bakker, Principal

mbakker@fentonschools.org

Laura Lemke, Assistant Principal (Grade 10 & 12):

llemke@fentonschools.org

Edward Uhrik, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal:

euhrik@fentonschools.org

Jennifer Yonkof, Assistant Principal (Grades 9 & 11)

jyonkof@fentonschools.org

Counselors:

Brian Halas - Last Names A - F

bhalas@fentonschools.org

Michelle Pietraszkiewicz - Last Names G - N:

mpietraszkiewicz@fentonschools.org

Craig Golembiewski - Last Names O - Z:

cgolembiewski@fentonschools.org

Career & College Readiness Coordinator:

Lindsay Grady:

lgrady@fentonschools.org

IB Diploma Coordinator:

Mark Suchowski

msuchowski@fentonschools.org

Phone (810) 591-2610

Early Middle College/Dual Enrollment Coordinator

Samantha Burns

sburns@fentonschools.org