Fillmore Friday Focus Volume #29 April 28, 2017

NewsFlash By Tom Ito

More photos of last week’s Open House……

The Fillmore High

School Mighty

Marching Band

entertained the

families before the

2017 FHS Open House.

Departments displayed student work for parents

to see.

Student Clubs and

Organizations set up

displays to show parents what they have to offer.

Fillmore Friday Focus

Inquiring minds want to know about FHS! Eighth

grade parents met in the cafeteria before they

visited teachers.

Families and teachers sharing a laugh and

enjoying time together. This is typical small town

Fillmore at its best! We have what other schools

don’t have –

togetherness!

Fillmore FFA traveled to Fresno this week to

attend the State FFA Conference.

Ms. Hoffman’s class was rewarded for their

efforts in the Pennies for Patients contest. The

Fillmore Fire Department BBQ’d hot dogs for

them!

Luke Myers was one of only seven students from

Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo

counties to qualify for the National Chemistry

Olympiad Competition. He is pictured with a

Westmont College chemistry professor.

Fillmore Friday Focus PBIS Information

Flashpoints

by the PBIS Committee

Make positive phone calls home and send letters.

I used to send a positive note home to every

student's guardians, and that note included a

magnet (100 cost about $9.00) to encourage its

placement on the refrigerator. I also left

complimentary voicemails. That way, parents

and kids saw me as an ally.

Fillmore’s Finest By Renaissance Class

TEACHER OF THE WEEK: Mrs.

Kennedy – creates opportunities to

learn, makes learning fun and is

charismatic.

STAFF OF THE WEEK: Substitute

Mr. Fairall – is very helpful, tries

his best to help on subject matter

that isn’t his content area, and he

is kind to student

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:

Mireya Avila: always helpful when

she doesn't have to be, ex she

doesn't have a 6th & has

volunteered to stay and help out in

the office when we're swamped Paulina Garcia: willing to pitch in and

help out in the office when we're

swamped

Albert Luna: steps up to

the plate and does what

office staff ask without complaining

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

Softball: Cali Wyand - Cali

played outstanding defense

against Santa Paula, helping to

defeat the Cardinals 3-1. Go

Flashes!!!

Varsity Volleyball- Carson Davis had 7 kills

and 7 blocks with 2 aces against Santa Clara to

lead the team to a 3-0 victory.

Swimming

JV Girl - Isabella Palazuelos had a PR in

the 50 yd. butterfly by 4 seconds and in

the 50 yd. backstroke by 3 seconds.

JV Boy - Adrian Meraz always works

hard and is improving his technique.

Varsity Girl - Daisy Santa Rosa

had a PR in both the 100 yd. & 200

yd. freestyle

Varsity Boy - William Tran-

Wyche had a PR in 50 yd. freestyle and in

the 100 yd. breaststroke.

Classroom Corner Mrs. Sebek assisted

in bringing a guest

speaker to Fillmore

High School. Max

Gruenig has lived

and worked in

Germany, the

United States,

Iceland, and Japan.

He is a native

speaker of German and is fluent in English and

French. He is a founding member of the

European Institute for Sustainable Transport

(EURIST), a member of the sustainability

advisory board for NaturEnergiePlus and a

member of the

Consumer Research

Network run by the

German Federal Ministry

for Justice and Consumer

Protection(BMJV). He

received his degree in

economics from the

Humboldt-Universität zu

Berlin (HU Berlin,

Fillmore Friday Focus Germany). The main focus of his studies was

natural resource economics and auction theory.

He spoke to a group of about 40 students and

teachers on Thursday

4/13 about Germany’s

energy transition, and

how they are working to

make it accessible,

affordable and adaptable.

Mr. Waddell has a lesson called Fortune Cookie

Biology. Students cut out fortune cookie sized

strips of

paper and

match the

definitions

with the

terms.

Sometimes

novelty can

spice up a

lesson.

Activities By Darby Schieferle

Saturday, April 22nd four freshmen officers, one

senior cabinet, two parents/alumni went up on

the mountain to clear the brush for the annual

freshman class chalking of the F. This wasn’t an

easy feat this year thanks to all the rain but they

have it ready to go for Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Every year we send up a small crew to clear the

brush the week before the event. This year the

crew was Jared Schieferle, Nick Herrera, Paget

Ekelund and Damian Magaña. Felipe Gonzalez

went up to record the event and the two alumni

Todd Schieferle and Dave Miller went up to make

sure the job was done right. Next Saturday our

very own Kellsie McLain will lead the Class of

2020 up the mountain to experience the rite of

passage of leaving freshman year behind.

Athletes in Action

Flashes working together to carry in the pole

vault mats. Flashes Strong!

A Flash rises to the top at the South Pasadena

Invitational.

The best part of

track – fun

times between

races.

Fillmore Friday Focus

Our swim team is gearing up for league finals by

sharpening their form and preparing to peak at

the right time.

Important Dates 5/1 AP Psychology

5/2 AP Spanish Language

5/2 AP Physics

5/2 Swim @ Carpinteria – League Prelims

5/2 Varsity Softball @ Santa Clara

5/2 Volleyball @ Bishop Diego

5/3 AP English Literature

5/3 JV Baseball – Home w/St. Bonaventure

5/3 Varsity Baseball @ St. Bonaventure

5/3 Junior Night – Library/Cafeteria

5/4 AP Govt.

5/4 Leadership Meeting

5/4 Site Council

5/4 Softball – Home w/Foothill

5/4 Golf @ Santa Paula – League Finals

5/4 Swim @ Carpinteria – League Finals

5/4 Track @ Nordhoff

5/4 VC Night – Gym

5/5 AP US History

5/5 ELAC

5/5 Cinco de Mayo – extended lunch

5/5 Varsity Baseball – Home w/St. Bonny

5/5 JV Baseball @ St. Bonaventure