25 - 26 FHS Weekly Update #23

Parents & students should be advised that Parent Vue & Student Vue will be shut off during the exam & grading window. The expected date that it will be turned back on is: Monday, January 12, 2026!

The end of the 1st semester and end of 2025 means Fenton High School bids a fond farewell to three dedicated staff members who are retiring at the end of December, 2025.

Congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavors to:

1. Beth Denicolo - FHS Main Office Secretary

2. Bonnie Showers - FHS Special Education parapro

3. Tracy Skene - FHS Special Education & Work Based Learning Teacher

Taking over for Mrs. Denicolo will be Mrs. Denise Bakker, current FHS Clerk.

January

5 - School Resumes/2nd Semester & 3rd marking period begin

7 - Staff Meeting/No After School Tutoring due to Staff Meeting

8 - 26-27 Curriculum Guide to be published

8-10 - Drama Performance (Who's Crazy Now) by Play Production Company in Blackbox Theater

9 - 1st Semester Grades due

12 - Parent Vue & Student Vue Access anticipated to be restored - as soon as testing & grading window is complete

17 - Solo Ensemble - Band

19 - Martin Luther King Day/No School

20 - SRT IB Diploma Meeting for interested 10th graders

20 - Early Middle College & Mott Dual Enrollment Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Lecture Room

21 - Building Leadership Mtg. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

21 - SRT IB Diploma Meeting for Parents - 6:30 p.m. in Lecture Room

22 - Course Application & Audition Information for 2026-27 available online

23 - Blood Drive #3

27 - 11th Grade Class Meeting during SRT

29 - 10th Grade Class Meeting during SRT

31 - District 3 Honors Band

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)

• SRT - Club Photos (see schedule below)
• 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) -

• 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

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

• Drama Performance of Who's Crazy Now in Blackbox Theater at 7:00 p.m.

Friday (1/9/26) -

• 1st Semester Grades due by Staff at 2:40 p.m.
• Drama Performance of Who's Crazy Now in Blackbox Theater at 7:00 p.m

Saturday (1/10/26)

• Drama Performance of Who's Crazy Now in Blackbox Theater at 7:00 p.m.

Summary of Play: In an asylum for school teachers driven crazy by their students, hilarity ensues when the sane are mistaken for patients.

Monday (1/12/26) -

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

Tuesday (1/13/26)

• 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 (1/14/26) -

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

Thursday (1/15/26)

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

Friday (1/16/26) -

• No AST on Fridays

Saturday (1/17/25)

• Solo Ensemble - Band

Monday (1/19/26) - NO SCHOOL/MLK DAY

Tuesday (1/20/26)

• IB Diploma Meeting during SRT for interested 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
• Early Middle College with Mott Informational Meeting in Lecture Room at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday (1/21/26) -

• After School Tutoring - 2:45 to 3:20 p.m. (if riding a bus), or 3:40 p.m. if not riding the bus
• IB Diploma Meeting for Parents in FHS Lecture Room at 6:30 p.m.
• Building Leadership Meeting - 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Thursday (1/22/26)

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

Friday (1/23/26) -

• National Honor Society sponsors Blood Drive #3
• NO AST on Fridays

Monday (1/26/26) -

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

Tuesday (1/27/26)

• 11th Grade Scheduling Class Meeting 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 (1/28/26) -

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

Thursday (1/29/26)

• 10th Grade Scheduling Class Meeting 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
• Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting in FHS Lecture Room at 6:30 p.m.

Friday (1/30/26) -

• National Honor Society sponsors Blood Drive #3
• NO AST on Fridays

The Fenton Area Public Schools recently approved new courses for Fenton High School at their Board Meeting on December 2nd. Those courses include:

1. Literature & Composition 1 Academy

2. Gone Boarding

3. Pre-Apprenticeship Training

4. Unified P.E.

5. IB Film SL2

6. AP Physics 1

Public Act 335 allows students the opportunity to “Test Out” of any course offered by Fenton High School except Government or Physical Education by taking a comprehensive final exam in June. Students must demonstrate a reasonable level of mastery of the subject matter (C+ or better) in order to “Test Out” of the course.

When a student successfully completes the “Testing Out” procedures for a course, his/her transcript will reflect “Test Out” credit which will count toward fulfillment of subject area and course sequence requirements BUT NOT toward completion of the credit hours required for graduation. Test Out credit will NOT be included in the computation of grade point average or class rank. When a course is completed by “Testing Out”, a student may NOT receive credit, by any means, for a lower course in the course sequence.

Students who wish to take the test to “Test Out” of a course must register by filling out the appropriate form in the Counseling Office by April 30.

Testing Out Grades/Credits (from Code of Conduct)

If a student successfully completes the “Testing Out” procedures for a course, the following will apply:

• The student’s transcript will reflect “Test Out” credit which will count towards fulfillment of subject area & course sequence.

• Test Out credit will NOT be included in the computation of grade point average or class rank and will be listed as S (Satisfactory) or U (Unsatisfactory) on the transcript.

• When a course is completed by “Testing Out,” a student may not receive credit, by any means for a lower course in the sequence.

LFLF had a FANTASTIC showing at the Fowlerville invite on Friday night! The team secured second place with a 134.975, a season high for the group! The team also took several individual placements.

On vault, Clare Hunter (F) took 7th place with her 8.6, Roeynn Roberts (LF) landed in 5th with an 8.675, and Dayne Stucky (LF) took home 3rd with an 8.8. All three of those scores plus Alivia Brown’s (F) went towards the team total.

On Bar Emery O’Brien (F) secured 4th with an 8.1, also a PR for her, and Dayne Stucky got 2nd with an 8.2. Mia Brown (L) also had a strong bar showing with a 7.5 which all went towards the teams second place finish.

Emery, Dayne, and Clare also placed on beam finishing 3rd, 7th, and 4th respectively. Addisen Ellison (F) was the 4th score to contribute to the team

The floor highlight of the night was Clare Hunters 9.125 which landed her in a 1st place finish.

This team continues to score better and better each meet, they have their eyes set on getting a team total of a 135 at their meet next Friday (12/19) at home. Come on out at 6:30 pm to support this team of gymnasts!

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!.

FHS Spanish classes had a little fun with a vocabulary lesson in which they were learning the Spanish equivalent for various parts of the body.

Check out their cute masterpieces!

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

8th Episode (12/19/25)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10xeGHHx1eGOUyNd6gqKPotDrfAVQxJ5s/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 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