Frenship High School Newsletter
Back to School - August, 2020
Principal's Message
Hello TIGERS! As the principal of Frenship High School, I along with the entire faculty would like to welcome everyone back for another great year at Frenship. We are all excited to have students back in our classrooms and hallways filling them energy, enthusiasm, and Tiger Pride. We are ready to reconnect with our students, build relationships, and help every student feel welcomed, connected, and part of the Frenship High family. We will continue to strive to challenge each student to grow and maximize his and her academic abilities and prepare them for their next choices after graduation.
While many things will look the same as when you left them, there will be things that will certainly be different. We know we are faced with a pandemic, but we will follow the CDC guidelines to ensure we keep our students and faculty as safe as possible. Our faculty will also be sharing some information to their 2nd period classes to teach us proper safety and hygiene techniques. Many of these techniques are things we practice each day, and this will be another way to remind us of what needs to be done to maintain a safe environment optimal for learning.
We hope you will find our newsletter and websites helpful and informative. Please visit www.Frenship.net for the latest resources and information.
Once again, welcome back! We cannot wait to see you, in person and virtually, on August 17th.
Upcoming Events
As the excitement and chaos of starting a new school year approaches, we all know how busy everyone’s schedules start to get. With that said, we want to make sure to share with you some important upcoming dates for Frenship High School:
Monday, August 17: Senior Sunrise (6:30 am) - Seniors and their parents...come join us at Peoples Bank Stadium to enjoy your last first day of high school. We'll do letters to your future self and watch the sunrise together as the Class of 2021!
Monday, August 17: The First Day of School - Students will check rosters located at the main office, south office or counseling suite to find their reporting room for schedule distribution. This will take place at at 9 AM and all students are required to attend, even those with outs first period. If you are still a bit unfamiliar with our campus, and are unsure as to where classrooms are located, don’t fret! We will have staff members and administrators strategically positioned all over campus to help you get to where you need to go!
Friday, August 21: Last Day to Request an Elective Schedule Change - Students wanting an elective schedule change need to sign up in the counseling suite before the end of this day. Schedule changes are dependent on seat availability and are not guaranteed
Monday, September 7: Labor Day Holiday, No School
Tuesday, September 8: Open House - Our campus will be open from 5:00 - 7:30 pm for you to meet the administrative team, teachers and staff! In order to help socially distance, we will be greeting students with last names A-L from 5:00 - 6:00 pm and students with last names M-Z from 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, September 22: 1st Home Varsity Volleyball Game vs Lubbock Cooper - Varsity Volleyball takes on the Cooper Pirates in the Tiger Pit at 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, October 14: Virtual College and Career Night - Visit and hear from universities, colleges, military institutions, and local businesses at 5:00 pm. This will be our first virtual format for the College and Career Night. More details about this event will be released when it's finalized.
Wednesday, October 14: PSAT Testing for all Sophomores and Juniors - On this day, all Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT during the school day. This test helps determine college readiness indicators as well as qualifies students for the NMSQT (aka National Merit Scholarship).
Friday, October 23: Homecoming Football Game vs. San Angelo Central - Come fill the stands with blue & gold as we cheer on our Tigers to a victory!
Frenship High School Admin Team
Assistant Principals
Serving Students by Last Names
- Mr. Robert Martinez: A-C; robertmartinez@frenship.us; 806.866.4440 ext 1308; South Office
- Mr. Scott Sims; D-He; ssims@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1309; South Office
- Mr. Jim Burke; Hf-Mc; jburke@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1301; Main Office
- Mr. Joel Thompson; Md-R; jthompson@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1303; Main Office
- Mrs. Elisha Reese; S-Z; ereese@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext 1302; Main Office
Campus Expectations
A. E-Cigarettes and Vaping Devices
- The use of e‐cigarettes or vaping devices among young people has become an “epidemic” according to the FDA Commissioner. The industry is not well regulated and the risk of inhaling dangerous or illegal substances in the fluids used is steadily increasing. FISD recognizes these dangers and treats any use or possession of such devices as a serious disciplinary infraction and will result in a 30 day DAEP placement at the Reese Education Center
B. Leaving Campus & Lunch
- All Frenship ISD campuses are closed campuses and no students are allowed to leave during lunch without being signed out by a parent.
- UPDATED POLICY-If your want to sign your student out for lunch, they must bring a note dated for that day to the main or south office before 10 am. The student will be given an Off Campus Lunch Pass and must have that on their person when they leave and return from lunch that day. Students who are found to have left campus and do not have this pass on them will be referred to their principal and be assigned disciplinary consequences.
- Students are not authorized to leave campus during regular school hours for any other reason, except with the permission of the principal.
- Students who leave campus in violation of these rules will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.
- Students arriving to campus after the first bell must enter the building through the main office or south office. All other doors and the gates to the back fence will be locked once the school day begins for 1st and 5th period.
C. Dress Code
- Hair shall be clean and well-groomed. All hair colors shall be natural hair colors. Bright or neon colors and extreme hairstyles, including shaved designs and Mohawks, are prohibited. Male hair length shall not extend below the earlobes or below the collar.
- Facial hair is prohibited. Male students must be clean shaven at all times, with no mustaches or goatees. Sideburns may not extend below the earlobe nor be more than one inch (1") in width.
- Jeans may have holes as long as the holes are below mid-thigh and no larger than 3"x3" (the size of a normal Post-It sticky note).
- Length of a dress, skirt, or shorts must be longer than “fingertip length,” i.e., the length must extend beyond the point where the student’s fingertips fall when his/her arms are at the side.
- Any top/shirt showing bare midriff is prohibited.
D. Late Work Policy
- For every school day absent, the student has two class days for completion of missed assignments.
- Click here to view our campus grading guidelines.
*Copies of the 2020-21 Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct can be found online by clicking here.
Counselors
- Mrs. Sara King; A-C; sking@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext 1319
- Mrs. Deanna Schulte; D-He; dschulte@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1320
- Mrs. Tonya Canchola; Hf-Mc; tcanchola@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1318
- Mrs. Nicki Morrison - Lead Counselor; Md-R; nmorrison@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1317
- Mr. Craig Thomson; S-Z; cthomson@frenship.us 806-866-4440 ext. 1322
ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE FOR CREDIT
The Texas Education Code Sec. 25.092 states: MINIMUM ATTENDANCE FOR CLASS CREDIT OR FINAL GRADE: a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. This 90 percent rule includes ALL absences, excused and unexcused.
However, if a student is currently in attendance for at least 75 percent, they may participate in the FHS Principal’s Attendance for Credit Recovery Plan. Frenship High School Principal’s Credit Recovery Plan consists of student’s recovering credit through tutorials and Extended Day Suspension (EDS).
If your student falls below 75%, which equates to 10 absences in a class for the first semester and 11 absences in a class for the second semester, they will not receive credit for the course and will be in jeopardy of not graduating on schedule.
TRUANCY LAWS
In the State of Texas, the parent or guardian may be taken to court for “Parent Contributing to Non-Attendance” under Texas Education Code 25.093. “A child engages in truant conduct if the child is required to attend school under Section 25.085 of the Texas Education Code and fails to attend on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six month period, in the same school year.”
Texas Education Code 25.093(a),(c): Parent Contributing to Non-Attendance
If an annual warning has been issued, the parent commits an offense if the parent fails to require the child to attend school and the child has been absent from school without excuse ten or more days or parts-of-days within a six-month period. Each day the child remains out of school may constitute a separate offense.
Texas Education Code 25.095(a): Warning Notices
A school district shall notify a student’s parent in writing that if the student is absent from school without excuse on ten or more days or parts-of-days within a six-month period in the same school year, the student and/or parent may be subject to prosecution.
Attendance Secretary
- Ms. Shelley Richardson: srichardson@frenship.us; 806-866-4440 ext. 1306
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