25 - 26 FHS Weekly Update #18

The Fenton Girls' Swim and Dive Team kept their streak alive winning their 22nd consecutive Metro League Title this past weekend.

• Josie Fries and Katie Dunfield were both 2 time individual champions. Josie won the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke. Katie won both the 200 and 500 Freestyle events setting Metro League records in both.

• Josie Fries, Charley Patton, Laynie Barz, and Ashlee Michelson won the 200 Medley Relay.

• Katie Dunfield, Ashlee Michelsen, Maddie Schrader, and Haley Duncan won the 200 Free Relay.

• Katie Dunfield, Josie Fries, Laynie Barz, and Maddie Schrader won the 400 Freestyle Relay.

• Jessie Livingston finished 3rd in Diving and 9th Regionals this week, to move onto the State Finals.

Fenton Tigers Football with its win Friday Night over Adrian, advanced to Regional play against undefeated Dewitt Panthers on Friday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial stadium, 13601 Panther Drive, Dewitt, MI 48820.

November

15 - Ambassadors' Concert at 7:00 p.m.

16 - State Road Craft Fair 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. at FHS

18 - GCI Roadshow Presentation for 10th Grade Students (During SRT)

19 - School Improvement/Building Leadership Mtg.

20 - Ok2Say Presentation for 9th graders (During SRT)

20 - Young Men & the Workforce - 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

21 - Young Women & the Workforce - 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

21- Curriculum Guide Revisions Due for 26-27

24 - Winter Meet the Team Night - 6:30 - 9 pm

24 - Order deadline for Thanksgiving Roll Sale (see flyer for pricing)

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.

Monday (11/17/25)

• 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 (11/18/25)

• GCI Roadshow during SRT - for all 10th Grade Students
• 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 (11/19/25)

• 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 (11/20/25)

• OK2Say Presentation in SRT for 9th Graders
• Young Men & the Workforce - 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• 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 (11/21/25)

• Young Women & the Workforce 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Monday (11/24/25)

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

Tuesday (11/25/25)

• No After School Tutoring - Start of the Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday (11/26/25) - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Thursday (11/27/25) - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Friday (11/28/25) - No School - Thanksgiving Break

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.

Last day for orders is Monday, November 24th. See available items and payment information below. Pick-up date is Wednesday, November 26th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Monday (12/1/25)

• 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 (12/2/25)

• 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 (12/3/25)

• NO AST due to a Staff Meeting
• Staff Meeting from 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Thursday (12/4/25)

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

Friday (12/5/25)

Saturday (12/6/25)

• Jinglefest

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.

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.

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!.

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

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

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has posted the following message on the MDHHS website: “Per the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, due to the federal government shutdown, there may be a delay in issuing November 2025 Food Assistance Program benefits.”

Families that may need assistance with food, check out the following resources:

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) interactive map, Where can I get TEFAP?
• Find Help - Michigan 2-1-1 for other local resources available.

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