25 - 26 FHS Weekly Update #14

October

18 - (Saturday) Varsity Football Crossover game at Goodrich at 7:00 p.m.

18 - Fenton Marching Tigers - Clarkston

18 - Josten's Class Ring Orders due

19 - 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

21 - McDonald's Fundraiser to support FHS Sports - (see graphic below)

22 - Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser to support Project Graduation

24 - Deadline for submitting Common App to FHS Counselors for Early Admission Deadline

25 - Fenton Marching Tigers - Dewitt

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

27 & 28 - Gymnastics Tryouts

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

The end of the 1st marking period is October 17th and Teacher Grades are due on Friday, October 24th. After we also get grades from our outside partners (i.e. GCI, Mott, U of M, etc.) we will release grades via Parent Vue/Student Vue.

Remember, 1st marking period grades are worth 40% of the semester grade. Semester grades are determined as follows: 1st mp (40%) + 2nd mp (40%) + Semester Exams (20%) = Overall semester grade. Example grade calculation using 75% 1st marking period and 80% second marking period and a 70% on semester exam grade ; (.75)(.40) + (.80)(.40) + (.70)(.20) = .30 + .32 + .14 = .76 = 76% or C for the overall semester grade.

1st marking period (8/19 - 10/17/25) = 40% of 1st semester grade

2nd marking period (10/20 - 12/16/25) = 40% of 1st semester grade

Semester Exams (December 17, 18, & 19, 2025) = 20% of 1st semester grade

Overall semester grades are what gets put on the official transcript in January, after grades are due 1/7/26.

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 (starting at 9:45 am)
• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
• McDonald's Fundraiser supporting FAPS Athletics

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
• Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser to support Project Graduation

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)

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

Monday (11/3/25) - No School/Professional Development Day

Tuesday (11/4/25)

• 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 (11/5/25)

• FHS Staff Meeting - 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. - No After School Tutoring

Thursday (11/6/25)

• Three District Career Fair - 7:00 am - 3:00 p.m.
• After School Tutoring - 2:45 - 3:20 p.m. If riding a bus, or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus

Friday (11/7/25)

Seniors who are applying early action, you have until November 1st to meet the deadline for colleges. If you are applying to college using the "Common App," remember this application has a Counselor component to it and they need time to complete them.

The deadline for submitting your Common App Counselor Request is NO later than Friday, October 24th. Submissions after that date, may not meet the early action date of the November 1st application deadline. This only applies to early action applications.

Parchment allows families/students to request, send, and, store transcripts. It also includes powerful tools to research colleges and admissions. We advise NOT to use school email addresses during the registration process, as there may be a need to access this resource beyond high school years.

To access Parchment, please follow these steps:

1. Login/ Register - Sign in at www.parchment.com and click Sign Up to log in or register.

2. Add School - Click Get Started, and add high school(s).

3. Select Destinations- Select destinations such as colleges, NCAA, Common Application, or yourself, and review your selection.

4. Provide Consent- Complete waiver form and e-sign the transcript authorization form.

5. Payment - Provide debit/credit card payment if fees are required.

6. Track Order - Order Status will be emailed and updated in Parchment account.

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.

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!

Fenton High School NHS recognized that not all students have the same access to adequate hygiene products, and they have set out a goal to help.

Consequently, they are sponsoring a "Hygiene Drive" competition (by SRT) with the SRT class with the most donations being rewarded with a pizza party.

Please consider helping out this worthy cause!.

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.

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)

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino history and culture. While we celebrate Hispanic and Latino communites beyond this month, from September 15 to October 15 we give extra recognition to the many contributions made to the history and culture of the United States, including important advocacy work, vibrant art, popular and traditional foods, and much more.

Students in FHS Spanish classes decorated the halls with "papel picado" (tissue paper decorations) and researched several Hispanic celebrities (see photos below).

Members of IB Spanish and IB French classes took a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts on October 15th. For the Spanish students, in celebration of Dia de Muertos, got a chance to explore a community exhibition of ofrenda altars. In Mexico, and other Latin American countries, the Day of the Dead is the time of the year to celebrate the lives of close relatives, friends or community members who have passed away.

Objects important to lost loved ones, such as favorites foods, drinks, mementos and pictures, are collected and incorporated into elaborate displays that include pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls, candles, flowers, papel picado (paper cutouts) and other decorations.

IB French students were also able to view French Art and were part of a Goosechase hunt across the museum to document 1) their favorite piece of art, 2) the oldest piece of art, 3) etc.

Students in Mrs. Chouinard's French classes researched famous French people and created hallway tombstones for the spooky season with details about when that person lived, his/her occupation, and key information about their lives.

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

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

Dispose of Medication on Drug Take Back Day

Save the date! Drug Take Back Day is on Saturday, October 25. All MSP posts will be open and serving as collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring your expired, unused or unwanted medications from your home and dispose of them at your local post. Please note patches, syringes, liquids or inhalers are not accepted.

If you can’t make it on Drug Take Back Day, all MSP posts accept unwanted pills weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except holidays). To find a collection site near you, visit Michigan.gov/MSPPosts.

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:

• What is the Secure Storage Law in Michigan.
• Safe Storage Notice.

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