Frontier Central High School

4432 Bayview Road, Hamburg NY 14075

(716) 926-1720 (716) 646-2195 (fax)

www.frontier.wnyric.org

Responsible  to  Be  Accountable  Fall  2014  

A Message from the Principal . . . Jeffrey Sortisio

Frontier  High  School  recently  

adopted  the  FHS  writing  

guidelines.      

 

 

Writing  guideline  posters  are  

displayed  throughout  the  

building.    Teachers  have  

committed  to  helping  

students  improve  their  writing  

skills.    As  a  result,  all  written  

work  should  adhere  to  the  

following  guidelines      

1. All  students  should  be  able  to  print  or  write  (cursive)  legibly.    2. When  required,  all  written  thoughts  should  be  expressed  in  complete  sentences.  ALL  writing  must  be  free of slang and texting language .    3. All  written  work  should  contain  correct  spelling,  grammar,  punctuation,  usage,  and  capitalization  (i.e.  first  word  of  each  sentence  and  proper  nouns).    4. Paragraphs  should  be  indented  five  spaces  and  should  have  a  beginning,  middle,  and  an  end,  with  a  logical  flow  from  one  idea  to  the  next.    5. All  paragraphs  should  have  a  topic  sentence.  Sentences  in  the  paragraph  should  be  related  to  the  topic  sentence.  (Students  should  ask  themselves,  “Does  the  written  communication  accomplish  the  task?”)    

6. All  written  communication  should      exhibit  awareness  of  audience,  be  appropriate  to  the  task,  and  be  comprehensible.  (Is  the  audience  the  teacher,  fellow  classmates,  or  New  York  State  through  DBQ’s,  etc.?)    7. All  written  communication  should  convey  clear  and  concise  meaning.    8. Any  copied  works,  quotes,  or  ideas  must  be  properly  cited.    

9 . Student  writing  should  be  professional  in  presentation  (No  doodles,  song  lyrics,  or  other  distracting  comments  on  the  paper).    

10. Written  communication  should  demonstrate  vocabulary,  idioms,  sentence  and  paragraph  structures  that  are  appropriate  to  the  topic.  (Vocabulary  for  a  persuasive  essay  differs  from  that  which  may  be  used  to  describe  a  scientific  experiment.)  

 

Frontier  High  School    Writing  Guidelines    

WHAT’S NEW AT FHS

v We  graduated  410  students  in  June  2014  

v Construction  on  the  Main  Hallway  was  completed  over  the  summer  

v We  are  welcoming  the  Class  of  2018  (388  students)    

v Open  House  is  September  18,  2014      7-­‐9pm  

v Homecoming  Week  is  slated  for  October  6-­‐11,  2014  

Grades  + Attendance  =  Success!  

Fall  2014  

 

What’s  On-­‐Line  (www.frontier.wnyric.org)  

Check  out  the  High  School  Portion  of  the  website  for  all  “Updated”  Calendars,  Teacher  and  Staff  

Contact  Information,  Events,  Guidance,  Athletics/Physicals,  Working  Papers,  Code  of  Conduct,  Daily  

Announcements,  Clubs  &  Activities.  and  Other  Important  Information.  

   

 

FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL            B  E  L  L      S  C  H  E  D  U  L  E    

7:20 AM 5 MINUTE WARNING BELL

1st 7:25 AM START OF 1ST 8:05 AM END OF 1ST

2nd 8:10 AM START OF 2ND 8:50 AM END OF 2ND

3rd 8:55 AM START OF 3RD 9:35 AM END OF 3RD

4th 9:40 AM START OF 4TH; 1ST LUNCH 10:20 AM END OF 4TH

5th 10:25 AM START OF 5TH; 2ND LUNCH 11:05 AM END OF 5TH

6th 11:10 AM START OF 6TH; 3RD LUNCH 11:50 AM END OF 6TH

7th 11:55 AM START OF 7TH; 4TH LUNCH 12:35 PM END OF 7TH

8th 12:40 PM START OF 8TH 1:20 PM END OF 8TH

9th 1:25 PM START OF 9TH 2:05 PM END OF 9TH

Five-Week Reports on Parent Portal 1st Marking Period October 6-10, 2014 2nd Marking Period December 15-19, 2014 3rd Marking Period March 16-20, 2015 4th Marking Period May 18-22, 2015

MARKING PERIODS End of 1st Marking Period November 7, 2014 End of 2nd Marking Period January 29, 2015 End of 3rd Marking Period April 17, 2015 End of 4th Marking Period June 24, 2015 Report cards will now only be available on the portal. Please click on the “Link to Infinite Campus/Parent Portal” on our website (www.frontier.wnyric.org) if you need to set up or access your account. If you require a paper copy of you child’s report or have trouble viewing the Parent Portal, please contact your student’s guidance counselor. If you have any questions regarding grades, please contact your student’s teacher directly.  

IMPORTANT HIGH SCHOOL PHONE NUMBERS

MAIN OFFICE 926-1720 (Fax: 646-2195) Mr. Sortisio (Principal) ext. 2410 Secretary: Mrs. Courtney ext. 2410 Mr. Smaczniak Asst. Principal (Students H-R) ext. 2405 Main Office Secretaries: Mrs. McIntyre ext. 2411; Mrs. Scott ext. 2412

SOUTH OFFICE 926-1720 (Fax: 646-2188) Mrs. Charleson-Smith, Asst. Principal (Students A-G) ext. 2415 Mr. McDonagh, Asst Principal (Students S-Z) ext. 2406 South Office Secretary: Mrs. Bleistein, ext. 2413

Attendance 926-1722 or 926-1720 ext. 2075 Ms. Lester ATHLETIC OFFICE 926-1720 (Fax: 646-2188)

Mr. Gray, Athletic Director ext. 2460 Secretary: Mrs. Ver ext. 2461

NURSES OFFICE 926-1720 ext. 2420 (FAX: 926-1724) Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Eich

 

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS

2014/2015 SCHOOL YEAR

9 T H 10T H 11T H 12T H

O’Connor A - CH A - CA A – C A - CL EXT. 2455 Glavey CI - F CE - F D - G CO - GE EXT. 2458 McDermott G - J G - KI H - K GI - LA EXT. 2457 Cotroneo K - Mc KL - O L - PL LE - O EXT. 2456 O’Meara ME - SH P - SM PO - ST P - SK EXT. 2454 Cannan SI - Z SO - Z SU - Z SL - Z EXT. 2453

 Secretary:  Ms.  Grasso:    926-­‐1720  ext.  2448      

(Guidance  Fax:  926-­‐1733)  

PTSA Meeting Dates 2014-15 All  meetings  are  held  in  the  HS  cafeteria  at  7:00pm Please consider joining our PTSA and supporting our students. Additional information is available on the PTSA portion of our website.

Sept.  25                              Nov.  20                            Jan.  15                              

                                                   March  19                          April  23                          May  7  

TESTING DATES @ FHS

PSAT  -­‐  Oct.  18  

   SAT    -­‐  Nov.  8  

                             March  14  

                             June  6  

   ACT    -­‐  Oct.  25  

                             Dec.  13  

                             June  13  

ASVAB  –  Nov.  19  

 

IMPORTANT  PLANNING  DATES  

College  Night  @  Hilbert  College  September  23          7-­‐8:30  pm  

Jr.  College  Planning  Night                              March  12            6:30–8  pm  

 

ATTENTION PARENTS:  

We   are   in   the   process   of   planning   a   Career   Day   Event   at  

Frontier   High   School.     The   purpose   of   this   day   is   for   our  

students  to  meet  with  and  hear  from  people  actually  working  

and   making   a   living   in   different   careers   that   our   students  

may  wish   to   pursue   in   the   future.     If   you   are   interested   in  

“sharing  your  career  story”  with  our  students,  please  contact  

Bob   Zimmerman   at   926-­‐1720   ext.   2219  OR   e-­‐mail   him   at  

rzimmerman@frontier.wnyric.org.  

PARENT PORTAL:

Report  cards  will  now  only  be  available  on  the  portal.    Please  click  on  the  “Link  to  Infinite  Campus/Parent  Portal”  on  our  website  (www.frontier.wnyric.org)  if  you  need  to  set  up  or  access  your  account.      If  you  do  not  have  access  to  a  computer  and  need  a  report  card  mailed  please  pick  up  a  form  from  the  Guidance  Office.