25 - 26 FHS Weekly Update #21

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.

Students who have accumulated 10+ COUNT absences in any given class for the 1st semester of the 2025-26 school year were scheduled to attend an SRT Attendance Appeal Meeting on Thursday, December 4th (see Attendance Policy graphic below).

Mrs. Kilpatrick, our School-Home Coordinator, met with students to distribute the Attendance Appeals and cover directions on how to complete and submit his/her appeal by the December 12th deadline.

A follow-up meeting is scheduled for SRT on Thursday, December 11th for any student who still has NOT submitted an Attendance Appeal for the semester.

December

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 - 1st Semester Attendance Appeals Due!!!

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

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
• NO AST

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

• Exams 5th & 6th hours
• NO AST

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

• Exams 1st and 2nd hours

Monday (1/5/26) - 3rd marking period begins/2nd Semester Begins

• 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 (1/6/26)

• 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 (1/7/26) -

• 1st Semester Grades due by Staff at 2:40 p.m.
• No After School Tutoring due to Staff Meeting from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Thursday (1/8/26) - 26-27 Curriculum Guide To Be Printed

• 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 (1/9/26) -

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.

Members of the FHS Baseball & Softball Teams and some of their friends, helped out with the Food Drive for the Holiday Season.

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!.

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

Business Teacher, Mrs. Daly, has started a DECA group at Fenton High School. DECA is the student organization that develops emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management through competition, community service, and a comprehensive learning program.

Members of the DECA group at FHS took a field trip to Little Caesar's Arena to learn more about sports management, marketing, and finance. While there, they were also able to take in a Piston's gam.

Members of DECA include:

1. Adriana Abuaita

2. Isabel Bhagat

3. Fernanda Gonzales-Hernandez

4. Dominik Gordon

5. Hayley Jensen

6. Chris Lewis

7. An Nguyen

8. Reagan Sheeran

9. Addison Smith

10. Leland Steele

11. Alicia Verscheure

12. Steve Wielichowski

Students in Mr. Santo's class completed the study of John Krakauer's Into the Wild, which follows Chris McCandless's fateful journey to---and eventual demise within---the Alaska Wilderness. Students designed postcards, which used deep-thinking text-based information, to present a detailed account of key geographically important points of his journey. Furthermore, this activity helped the students to gain a more thorough understanding of Chris McCandless as well as the rationale behind John Krakauer's retracing of Chris's journey."

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

If you are interested in having your child tested by the MSU Gifted & Talented Program, please register for CogAT Testing on their website: https://gifted.msu.edu/

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