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After School Tutoring Permission Slip

Important Dates to Note

October

12 - Fenton Men's Lacrosse Organizational Meeting - 8:30 p.m. see graphic in Athletics section

14 - PSAT/NMSQT Testing - 8:00 to 11:00 am

16 - Key Club Meeting in Lecture Room - 2:45 - 3:45 pm

16 - Teacher Leader Symposium Field Trip of U of M - Flint

17 - 1st Marking Period Ends

17 or 18 - Varsity Football Crossover held either Friday or Saturday (must wait until Metro League Football results from October 10th are known, to know which day Fenton will play

18 - Fenton Marching Tigers - Clarkston

?? - Josten's Class Ring Orders due

?? - Josten's Cap & Gown Orders due

21 - Academic Letter Assembly in SRT (for cumulative GPA 3.7 or above in 24-25) - Parents welcome to attend

25 - Fenton Marching Tigers - Dewitt

27 - Deadline for Senior Portraits to be submitted for Yearbook (without penalty fee)

31 - Football - Round #1 Playoffs

31 - Deadline for Senior Exit Interview Meeting with Counselors

November

1 - Early Admission Deadline for Colleges in State of Michigan

1 - MCBA Finals for Band

3 - No School/Professional Development Day

3 - FEF Grant Application Deadline

5 - FHS Staff Meeting/No After School Tutoring

6 - Three District - Career Fair

11 & 13 - Club Photos for Yearbook

14 - Blood Drive #2

15 - Ambassadors' Concert

October: Week #3 - October 13 - 17, 2025

Monday (10/13/25) - Columbus Day

After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
Auditions for MAMMA Mia - Closed Vocal auditions - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday (10/14/25)

PSAT/NMSQT 7:45 am - 11:26 am (for those who signed up)
After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
Auditions for MAMMA MIA - Dance Auditions
Building Leadership Team Mtg. - 2:45 - 3:35 pm

Wednesday (10/15/25)

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

Thursday (10/16/25)

After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
Key Club Meeting @ 2:45 pm in the Lecture Room

Friday (10/17/25) - 1st marking period ends

October: Week #4 - October 20 - 24, 2025

Monday (10/20/25)

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 (10/21/25)

Academic Letter during SRT
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 (10/22/25)

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

Thursday (10/23/25)

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 (10/24/25) - 1st marking period grades due

Football vs. West Branch (away)

24-25 Academic Letter Recipients

October: Week #5 - October 27 - 31, 2025

Monday (10/27/25)

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 (10/28/25)

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 (10/29/25)

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

Thursday (10/30/25)

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 (10/31/25)

Football - First Round Playoffs

Click here for GO Scholarship Website

Senior Interview Time with Counselors

Between now and October 31st, every FHS Senior should schedule a Senior Interview with his/her counselor. Topics covered in the Senior Interview include the following:

1. Credit Check - to verify student is on track credit-wise for graduation

2. College Applications - both individual and the Common App

3. Financial Aid/FAFSA

Seniors should set-up their appointment using the links provided at the Senior Class Meeting on 8/26/26. Parents are able to attend the Senior Interview.

Link for Virtual Financial Aid Presentation

FHS Ambassadors - Holiday Greenery & Wreath Sale

FHS Ambassadors will be holding their 37th annual Holiday Greenery & Wreath Sale with delivery taking place the week of November 24th (just in time for decorating or gifting).

See the order form below.

2025 Holiday Greenery & Wreath Sale Link

Athletics Website for Fall Schedules and more!

MHSAA 2025-26 Seasons & Start Dates

Choice One Bank Athlete of the Week Winners!

Ski Team Interest Form

Final Forms Tips & Tricks

Athletic Passes

Students who have paid their participation fees or purchased the student pass this year, your passes are digital and MUST be used with Go Fan (app). Check your school gmail for an email from Mrs. Dailey in Athletics to access your pass.

If you plan on attending any home contests, you have to have the pass loaded on your mobile device.

Steps:

1. Pay your participation fees

2. Within 48 hours you will receive an email from Renee Dailey with directions

3. Follow the directions described in the email. Click the "sports pass" image above for a pdf version of the directions!

Athletic Event Reminders

While we appreciate the enthusiastic support of our community at our athletic events, to maintain students' and spectators' safety, we must remind everyone about expectations:

General Reminder for All Attendees:

1. Our campus is a tobacco, alcohol, and drug free environment. Last year, we had reports of alcohol consumption by adults during tailgating. Please know this is not permitted and moving forward we will have police presence monitoring the parking lots before, during, and after our games.

2. To enhance safety and prevent disruptions, we have always maintained a "No Re-entry" policy. However, last year we observed many unsupervised young people leaving the game, running around in the parking lot and then purchasing new tickets. This behavior is dangerous, especially with tailgating activities and young drivers using the busy parking lot. All non-high school students should be supervised and accompanied by an adult.

3. Unsupervised middle school students engaging in disruptive behavior, including running, throwing objects such as water bottles, and climbing on others' shoulders and equipment could result in these students being removed from the game without warning and parents will be required to drive them home.

4. To ensure the safety of our fans, backpacks are not permitted for any student, regardless of age.

5. Senior Admission: Individuals age 62 and older receive free admission to all games. Senior citizens must adhere to the no re-entry policy as well.

6. Quicker Entrance: To save time, especially at varsity football games, we highly recommend pre-purchasing tickets through our online partner at gofan.co

7. We also want to remind our community that golf carts are not permitted on our grass fields. They should be parked in designated parking spaces just like automobiles.

Information for Students:

1. To ensure the safety of our fans, backpacks are not permitted for any student, regardless of age. 2. All Sports Pass: The 2025-26 FHS All Sports Pass provide free admission to all regular season home games for all high school sports, all year long!

3. Student-Athletes: Passes are included when you pay your $230 Pay to Participate fee. Winter and spring-only athletes can pay $75 of their fee in the fall to get the pass early.

4. Sports pass: Any FHS student can purchase a pass for $75. Please stop by the Athletic Office to get yours.

5. Pass Entrance for Football: For varsity football games, students with an All Sports Pass should use the back entrance by the concession stand for quicker entry.

Who Wants a Pizza!

Hungry for Hungry Howie's?

Purchase a Coupon Book and support the FHS Key Club in the process. Contact a Key Club member or Mr. Suchowski for more information! (msuchowski@fentonschools.org)

Parent Teacher Conferences - Apple Bar for Staff

Look at Those Caramel & Fudge Toppings for the Apples

Fall Apple Cider and Chips & Crackers for FHS Staff too

FHS News

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

Voter Registration Week

In 2023, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4569 into law, which allows future Michigan voters to pre-register to vote when they turn 16 years old. This pre-registration enables eligible voters to vote as soon as they turn 18. To use this pre-registration process, a person must be at least 16 years old but not older than 17 and a half years old. If you pre-register, you can participate in early in-person or absentee voting for an election as long as you will be 18 on or before the date of the election. Those eligible to vote who are already older than 17.5 years old were previously allowed to register under MI law.

Click HERE to learn more about the Preregistration process.

Click HERE to Register or Preregister to vote.

Click HERE to learn about upcoming elections and options for voting.

Community Bulletin Board

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

Tiger Paw Pantry -Google Form

Work Permits

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.

Weekly Updates

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"

Michigan State Police launch "Open the Door" Online Predator Info - click here

Parent Resource Sheet

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.

Click here to access the 25-26 FHS Parent Resource Page

Chromebook Pick-Up

ATTENTION ALL 9th Grade Families and Families of NEW Students:

Chromebook pick-up is still available after the school year starts in the Media Center. To view our District Student Chromebook Agreement, please click here.

AFTER reading the District Student Chromebook Agreement:

Step 1 - Complete the digital form
Step 2 - $25 fee cash or check payable to Fenton Area Public Schools (in media center)
Step 3 - Pick up Chromebook in the Media Center

Links to Important FHS Items:

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

Safe Storage Law

Districts are required to send information home to parents and caregivers on the safe storage of firearms. This is in accordance with the “Safe Storage Laws,” MCL 28.429, MCL 380.1313a, and MCL 380.1313b. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services provided this information to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) for distribution.

Specific resources required to be sent home to parents and caregivers include:

Suicide Awareness & Prevention

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

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

FARR

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.

FARR

P.O. Box 529

Fenton, MI 48430

Phone - (810) 750-6244

Fax - (810) 885-0286

Email - FARRNetworkHelp@gmail.com