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Lost & Found Sale, 2/26-2/28
To avoid terrorizing small children who pass by the bins, we will be having a lost & found sale next Wednesday through Friday. So if you've misplaced something, or maybe haven't seen your favorite pair of socks or hairbow in a while, you may want to dig through before the sale. That's when it's free to reclaim. Once it hits the tables, you know what happens.
If you love a good sale where everything is only $1, you'll want to stop by and peruse the items.
I'm sure there are a few who, like me, thought we were beginning spring a little early this year. Then the weather decided we'd had enough beautiful days and threw a hissy weather fit. Yes. It's a real thing.
If your student is coughing, sneezing, wheezing, or complaining that they aren't feeling well, do everyone a favor and really think about it before sending them to school. You know them and we're pretty confident that you can tell when they're just wanting to play hooky.
Here's the thing - if you ply them with Tylenol or iBuprofen and send them along to school, it's going to wear off and they're going to come to the office and tell us they feel terrible. Then they're..well, you know how the story goes. It's a whole "Give a Mouse a Cookie " kind of deal.
So in an effort to stop the 11th plague happening here at school, we ask that you take a minute and perhaps let them stay home and feel better.
Unless they're playing hooky. Then by all means. Send them along. We're good with it. :)
FRCS Community Enrollment Begins, 3/1
If you haven't gotten your registration fee in yet and still want to attend FRCS, don't delay any longer. Open Enrollment for the community starts March 1st and people are chomping at the bit. We take cash or check and we're open until 3:30.
Sundae Brownies NEXT Friday, 2/28
Graduate Highlight - Isaac Spencer, 2024
What do Tim Fuller, Kyle McCurley, and Isaac Spencer have in common? If you said they all attended military academies after graduation, you would be correct. Tim Fuller, graduate of 1999, attended West Point; Kyle McCurley, graduate of 2002, attended USAFA, and now, Isaac Spencer, who was nominated by Senator Marsha Blackburn and Representative Scott DesJarlais, will be attending the USAFA - one of the most competitive schools in the nation.
Which is not a walk in the park, if truth be told. So you can honestly say, I knew him when...
Anyway, moving on. To make it into this fine institution, the candidate must have a congressional nomination, must meet high academic, physical, character, and medical standards to even be eligible.
Isaac has accepted his nomination (boggles my mind to think that someone would say no to this, but I digress) and leaves in June for basic training. His plan is to major in Aeronautical Engineering as well as participate in the USAFA marching band.
Congratulations to Isaac Spencer and his family - this is a great achievement and I for one, look forward to what and how God will continue to use Isaac in the future.
When you see him, make sure you give him a slap on the back (a nice one, wouldn't want to aggravate him) and tell him congratulations!
Speaking of Winners...
They came, they saw, they competed and all did a great job at the 2024-2025 TACS District Fine Arts Competition. To see the complete list of TACS District Fine Arts winners, just click the link on this week's Parent Page and be prepared to be astounded at the pure talent we have here at FRCS.
Have you ever sat at a red light and pondered just who came up with such a great idea? (I do think that some of them are timed way too long but that's a different thought for a different day. Probably the same day we begin talking about turn signals and how and why we should use them. As in everyone. No exceptions. At all ever.)
Or have you ever walked down the hall of the mall and been almost knocked over by an extremely strong smell of someone's cologne and wondered where you could buy your very own gas mask? (Axe and Drakkar users: a little dab will do ya. Thought I'd throw that out there.)
Both of these inventions were created and thought up by a man by the name of Garrett Morgan. Born in Kentucky in 1877, Garrett Morgan was the son of freed slaves and stopped going to school around 6th grade to help support his family.
While he had a fine reputation for fixing sewing machines and other items, he didn't stop believing that he could do something more. His mind, always working and wondering, came up with quite a few inventions that not only were fabulous, but they helped save lives.
In 1916, Mr. Morgan was one of the rescuers to help in saving some tunnel workers after their tunnel had collapsed. Under Lake Erie. (Cue claustrophobia here.) Having come up with a hood type of helmet that would aid in breathing during difficult disasters, the gas mask was born.
Mr. Morgan was an amazing person who, although not treated fairly, put his mind to good use in finding ways that would benefit society and make lives better in such a way that still impacts us today.
I encourage you to study and read more about Mr. Morgan and his awesome inventions. He truly was an inspired man with a great mind.