August, 2017

Fort Frye Local School Distr ict

S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E

-Stephanie Starcher, Superintendent Bright and early on Thursday,

August 24, the yellow buses will

roll, the school bells will ring, and

approximately 1000 students in pre-

kindergarten through high school

will return to class at Fort Frye Lo-

cal Schools for the 2017-2018 aca-

demic year. We are excited that

Fort Frye High School is celebrat-

ing it’s 60th year (1957-2017) .

I want to share with you a few of

the academic things happening in

our school system. The district will

continue to offer our students

courses aligned to the Ohio Learn-

ing standards as well as programs

for exceptional learners. Families

can arrange pre-school services at

Lowell Elementary School. Fort

Frye High School

will offer many College Credit

Plus classes at the school site and

provide online access to many

more. All of our students can uti-

lize computer labs and mobile de-

vices for instructional purposes,

and students in grades three

through six receive keyboarding

classes. Students in grades 7 and 8

will be required to complete career

education classes for a nine-week

grading period, and the district is

beginning a career mentoring pro-

gram for small groups of 8th grade

students. The mentors will be com-

munity volunteers representing var-

ious career fields.

Research shows that students

need to be reading proficiently by

grade 3 in order to be college and

career ready. Fort Frye Local

Schools will be training all of its

kindergarten through third grade

teachers in the specialized Orton

Gillingham reading program, which

was piloted last school year with a

few students. The reading im-

provement in these struggling read-

ers was amazing. We are excited to

see how this program will benefit

more of our younger students.

Fort Frye will continue to focus

on using effective and consistent

approaches to teaching writing

across all grade levels and subjects.

Our teachers will spend a portion of

their first few days back working

with one another to set expectations

and share consistent strategies relat-

ed to effective writing skills.

There are many wellness chal-

lenges that our students, families,

and staff face, and our Wellness

Team will continue to guide our

district in offering wellness pro-

gramming. Ohio does not require a

consistent approach nor content for

Health education in grades K-6, but

Fort Frye Local Schools firmly be-

lieves our students must be educat-

ed about a wide variety of wellness

topics such as dental health, body

systems, dangers in the environ-

ment, safety skills, drug and alco-

hol prevention, abstaining from

sexual activity and other unhealthy

behaviors, healthy social relation-

ships, nutrition, exercise, and men-

tal well-being to name a few. Our

K-6 classrooms will all be using the

Human Body Shop curriculum re-

source on age-appropriate wellness

topics. The district will sponsor

monthly wellness themes and activ-

ities, and families of students in

grades K-6 will receive a monthly

newsletter that goes along with our

wellness curriculum.

Our support staff has worked

hard in making sure that our build-

ings are safe and clean for the

opening of the school year and that

our buses are ready to transport our

students hundreds of miles each

day. A huge project this summer

has been the replacement of interior

and exterior lighting throughout the

district. This is an energy savings

while simultaneously improving the

quality of lighting for the learning

environment. Carpet that was 25 or

more years old in some classrooms

and offices has been replaced. Be-

cause the district will now offer an

athletic trainer through Marietta

Memorial Hospital, we also have

converted a small space in the base-

ment level of the high school for

the trainer’s office.

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DISTRICT NEWS

We are improving a couple of

learning areas so they are more eas-

ily handicap accessible, addressing

landscaping issues, fixing some

benches and railways, and repairing

or replacing a couple of sound sys-

tems. You might also notice some

fresh paint in areas around the dis-

trict, especially the exterior trim

around the entire high school build-

ing. Additional mobile computers

have been purchased, and the dis-

trict has also bought a new school

bus for the 2017-2018 school year

that can transport multiple students

in wheelchairs. We are also adding

more interior and exterior security

cameras for safety purposes.

We know that in order for stu-

dents to succeed, we all have to

work together – principals, teach-

ers, families, community members

and all district staff – to make sure

that our students are getting the

support and guidance they need to

be their best selves. In order to do

this, you will find a lot of pertinent

information relevant to the start of

the school year in this Cadet Com-

municator. We have also included

contact information for various de-

partments and schools. If you are

registered for school bus transporta-

tion services, you should receive a

letter in this mailing that contains

details about your child’s bus pick-

up and drop-off times. Please con-

tact us if you have any questions or

if you did not receive transportation

information but are in need of bus

transportation.

Let’s have a fantastic and safe

2017-2018 school year! WE ARE

FORT FRYE!

TREASURER’S REPORT

-Stacy Bolden, Treasurer

School districts in Ohio have a

fiscal year that begins July 1 and

ends June 30. We just completed

fiscal year 2017 on June 30 and are

currently in fiscal year 2018. The

finance committee, which is a pub-

lic committee that is made up of the

Superintendent, Treasurer, and two

Board Members, met July 27th and

reviewed the financial standings for

fiscal year 2017. Since school fund-

ing is revisited biannually and is

subject to change as well as the tax-

es the district receives, our goal as a

district is to set a budget that meets

the educational needs of our stu-

dents while being fiscally responsi-

ble and maintaining a cash balance

to ensure these needs are met in the

future. We were able to end the

fiscal year with $232,956 more in

our cash balance than projected.

The district will continue to transfer

dollars from the general fund to the

permanent improvement fund to

save and plan for upkeep and im-

provement projects for our school

buildings. The next five year fore-

cast will be presented at the public

Board meeting in October.

CAFETERIA NEWS

Fort Frye is proud to offer quali-

ty nutritious meals for our students

to enjoy daily both for breakfast

and lunch. Our cafeteria offers free

breakfast to all students daily.

Each week the cafeteria serves hot

breakfast two days and a cold

breakfast the remaining three.

Lunch prices will remain the same

this school year at both the elemen-

tary and high school buildings. The

lunch prices are listed below:

*Elementary $2.45; Reduced Lunch

$.40

*High School $2.70; Reduced

Lunch $.40

Fresh salads will be made to order

at the high school beginning Sep-

tember 1st along with the potato bar.

Monthly menus are sent home with

elementary students and are availa-

ble to junior high and high school

students in the cafeteria and can

also be found online at

www.fortfrye.k12.oh.us.

The menu for the first day of

school will be breakfast pizza for

breakfast and chicken strips, french

fries, peanut butter and jelly bar,

fruit choice and milk for lunch. The

second lunch choice will be a

cheese sandwich for the week of

Aug, 24 and 25. Fresh carrots and

dip will be offered the first two

weeks of August 24- September 1.

CURRICULUM UPDATE -Karen Kubota, Curriculum Director

Linking students’ experiences in

school with careers has become a

focus of the state of Ohio in recent

years. Fort Frye Local developed a

Career Exploration Plan for our stu-

dents in grades 6 – 12. This plan

outlines the career focused activi-

ties students will be exposed to dur-

ing their time in grades 6 – 12. Last

year the high school added a nine

week Career Connections class for

our 7th and 8th graders. Ohio Means

Jobs is a component of that class

that is worth checking out at

ohiomeansjobs.com. Each student

has an account at this site. Using

the account, the student has the op-

portunity to complete a Career

Cluster Inventory. The results of

that inventory are then used to sug-

gest careers that match the student’s

interests. There are videos of work-

ers who are in various careers talk-

ing about expectations of their em-

ployers and descriptions of what

their job entails. The site provides

information about scholarship op-

portunities and work force pro-

grams for job seekers. There are

practice assessments for students to

take as well as practice interviews

in which students can participate.

Users can create a cover letter and

build a resume with suggestions on

how to improve their product. On

the Events tab, users can find dates

and locations of career fairs and

other events having to do with job

searchers. There’s also funding

tools for students planning to attend

college or start a career out of high

school. Students can find the target

salary needed to maintain the cho-

sen life style. Ohio Means Jobs is

also available to adults who are out

of school and searching for a job. It

is a website well worth exploring.

IMMUNIZATION UPDATES

Each year, the Advisory Com-

mittee on Immunization Practices

(ACIP(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccin

es/acip/index.html)) approves im-

munization schedules for persons

living in the United States. The im-

munization schedule for children

and adolescents aged 18 years or

younger provides a summary of

ACIP recommendations on the use

of routinely recommended vac-

cines.

All incoming 7th grade and 12th

grade students in Ohio schools must

have proof that they have the age-

appropriate meningococcal

(serogroups A, C, W, and Y) vac-

cines(s). Students entering 7th

grade are required to have at least

one dose of meningococcal vaccine

prior to entry. Students entering

12th grade must have a second dose

of meningococcal vaccine, with a

minimum interval between doses of

8 weeks prior to entry. If the first

dose of meningococcal vaccine was

administered after the 16th birth-

day, a second dose is not required.

If a student is 15 years of age or

younger, only one dose is required.

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WELCOME NEW STAFF

Brooke Daniell Fort Frye High School

Athletic Trainer

Brittany Hassman Fort Frye High School

Intervention Specialist

Kayla Johnson Lowell Elementary

Intervention Specialist

Tawni Mincks

School Nurse

Charlene Canterbury Fort Frye High School

Cook

Jim Schaad Beverly-Center Elementary

Custodian

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Lloyd Booth, Vice-President

Stephanie Lang, Member

Charlie Schilling, Member

Kevin Worthington, Member

Johnna Zalmanek, President

Board of Education meetings are

held the third Thursday of every

month @ 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of

Beverly-Center Elementary unless

otherwise voted on at the previous

meeting by Board members to

change date, location, and/or time.

TRANSPORTATION NEWS -Stephanie Starcher, Superintendent

Due to changes in student en-

rollment and students transitioning

from elementary school to high

school, we have to annually review

and revise our busing routes. Deci-

sions for bus routes are made based

on student safety and the most effi-

cient way to transport students to

school in consideration of how long

students are riding the bus. It is not

uncommon for the order of the bus

stops on a particular route to be re-

versed from year to year due to the

changes in student enrollment. The

goal is to reduce the riding time for

the greatest number of students pos-

sible. If you are signed up for Fort

Frye’s transportation services, then

you will find information enclosed

in this mailing. If you wish to have

transportation services but are not

signed up, and/or if you have ques-

tions about transportation, please

contact the Superintendent’s office

at 740-984-2497 ext. 304.

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Andy Schob, Principal

At the end of every school year,

everyone is so excited for a break

and recharge. Hopefully everyone

has had a great summer and spent

some quality time with family and

friends. The summer at FFHS has

been busy with projects, upgrades,

and planning to continue improving

what we offer our students. As the

summer nears the end, we are gear-

ing up for an outstanding school

year and look forward to reuniting

our Fort Frye High School family.

AUGUST UPCOMING EVENTS

Please see our Events calendar on

the High School Website for all

events and look for information in

our weekly “What is UP at the

FORT”.

August 10 & 11 – Fall Athletic and

Band Pictures

August 15 – Senior Barbeque and

Informational Meeting (Highly en-

couraged) 6:00pm

August 21 & 22 – Teacher Profes-

sional Days 8:00am – 3:30pm

August 22 – 7th grade and New

Student Orientation 7:00 p.m.

August 23 – Teacher Work Day

7:30am – 3:00pm

August 24 – 1st Day of School for

Students

Regular Bell Schedule

2-Hour Delay Schedule

Morning Assembly and WIN Day

Schedule

Afternoon Assembly Schedule

Communication is one of the

biggest keys to success in anything

we do. As parents and guardians

we have busy and hectic schedules

and lives that make consistent com-

munication more challenging. We

FORT FRYE HIGH SCHOOL

7:35 7:50 Doors Open

7:50 Warning Bell

7:52 Tardy Bell

7:52 7:55

Morning

Briefing

8:00 8:42 1st Period

8:46 9:28 2nd Period

9:32 10:14 3rd Period

10:18 11:00 4th Period

11:04 11:34 5A Period

11:38 12:08 5B Period

12:12 12:42 5C Period

12:46 1:28 6th Period

1:32 2:14 7th Period

2:18 3:00 8th Period

9:35 9:50 Doors Open

9:50 Warning Bell

9:52 Tardy Bell

9:52 9:55

Morning

Briefing

10:00 10:28 1st Period

10:32 10:56 2nd Period

11:00 11:24 3rd Period

11:28 11:52 4th Period

11:56 12:26 5A Period

12:30 1:00 5B Period

1:04 1:34 5C Period

1:38 2:03 6th Period

2:07 2:31 7th Period

2:35 3:00 8th Period

8:00 8:45

WIN Period or

Morning Assembly

8:49 9:24 1st Period

9:28 10:03 2nd Period

10:07 10:42 3rd Period

10:46 11:21 4th Period

11:25 11:55 5A Period

11:59 12:29 5B Period

12:33 1:03 5C Period

1:07 1:42 6th Period

1:46 2:21 7th Period

2:25 3:00 8th Period

8:00 8:35 1st Period

8:39 9:14 2nd Period

9:18 9:53 3rd Period

9:57 10:32 4th Period

10:36 11:11 6th Period

11:15 11:45 5A Period

11:49 12:19 5B Period

12:23 12:53 5C Period

12:57 1:32 7th Period

1:36 2:11 8th Period

2:15 3:00 Afternoon Assembly

FORT FRYE HIGH SCHOOL

want to encourage, and train our

students to take ownership of their

school and work, but they are still

just kids and need our support. To

make it easier for students, parents,

teachers, and school administration

to communicate please do the fol-

lowing at the beginning of the

school year:

Check Infinite Campus to as-

sure all contacts have correct

cell phones and email address-

es. We text and email updates in

“What is UP at the Fort” as well

as important information at oth-

er times. It is important that this

information reaches both the

students and parents. If you

need to add contact information,

please call or stop by the high

school office.

Regularly check the high school

website at https://

sites.google.com/a/fortfrye.org/

ffhs/Home. Upcoming events

and information are regularly

posted on the website and the

Calendar Link has all school

events and athletic schedules.

Check Infinite Campus regular-

ly to monitor a student’s grades,

assignments, and progress. We

have our students do this during

school, but having that home

check and support is crucial.

Communicate with teachers

with questions, concerns, or

progress checks. All teachers

email addresses are provided

on the high school website un-

der faculty. Teachers also have

phones in their rooms that you

can leave a message and they

will call you back on their plan-

ning time. We have excellent

teachers that want each student

to be successful, and to com-

municate and collaborate with

them.

Attend Parent/Teacher Confer-

ences, Open Houses, and other

school events. Make the time to

be involved, get to know the

people in our child’s life that is

helping them grow and im-

prove. When students are strug-

gling or if there are concerns

are obvious times to meet, but

collaborating when there are not

concerns is essential to build

positive relationships and helps

avoid or minimize when there

are needs.

Transition from a smaller ele-

mentary school to 7th grade at the

larger high school can be challeng-

ing. We have continued to add and

provide supports to make that tran-

sition smooth and positive for both

the student and parent.

Supports and plans implemented

include:

Rotation classes (Art, Music,

Computer, and Career) for all

7th grade students to provide

skills and experiences.

Career Rotation was added last

year to provide exposure to dif-

ferent Career options and path-

ways. 7th graders will also com-

plete a job shadowing experi-

ence in their English classes.

English has a double block of

time (84 minutes per day) and

Math added an additional 30

minutes of time (72 minutes per

day) to provide more compara-

ble time to what they are used

to at the elementary school and

what is needed to be successful.

All junior high students (7th &

8th grade) eat lunch together.

All 7th grade students sit togeth-

er in the same area during

morning briefing and assem-

blies to help with familiarity

and comfort.

Teachers have been assigned to

provide support and tutoring

during study halls.

A Parent/Teacher Partnership

Team focused on successful

transition to the high school and

what improvements and sup-

ports would be beneficial. Infi-

nite Campus was the main area

that was utilized and was a

communication tool.

New supports this school year:

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FORT FRYE HIGH SCHOOL

Class sizes were reduced in 7th

grade from approximately 20-

25 students to 12-18 students in

all core classes to provide more

individual support for students

and also ease the potential anxi-

ety of moving to a larger class

size.

All junior high students will

participate in WIN (What I

Need) period once a week (like

the High School students)

where they will be provided

support from their teachers,

learn how to take ownership of

their school work and have a

teacher monitor progress, and

participate in Character Educa-

tion lessons.

A High Schools That Work

(HSTW) teacher focus group

was formed that will focus on

and design strategies to improve

and support the transition to the

high school.

What a great opportunity for

students and families to take col-

lege classes and earn college credit

while still in high school. The

challenge is that many students are

not ready for college expectations

and responsibility when they are

15 to 17 year old high school stu-

dents. We feel very, very, very,

very (let me add one more very)

strongly that the best place and

opportunity for success is at the

high school and on our campus.

We continue to build the structure

and environment that will keep our

student leaders on our campus

(benefit to our school and commu-

nity as well as provide the full

High School experience), and pro-

vide strong support systems with

our High School teachers and staff

(that have a vested interest in our

students success). We feel we are

creating and evolving the best of

both the college class offerings

and college freedoms and the high

school support and experience to

our maturing high school students.

In addition to structures and

privileges created the past few

years, we have added several new

classes with our High School

teachers. We have developed part-

nerships with approximately 20

other High Schools to share their

college classes for our students.

Marietta College has partnered

with Fort Frye and other Washing-

ton County schools to offer an Ed-

ucation pathway and classes in-

cluding Psychology. Washington

State Community College has ex-

panded its online offerings for our

students that include Speech. We

have purchased an additional Poly-

com unit (Video Sharing) to allow

our students to join almost any

class they want or need….right

from our high school campus.

START TALKING

As families you worry about

your kids using drugs, alcohol and

tobacco. Talking will help them

make good choices, but you may

not be sure what to say or how to

say it. Learn more about the fol-

lowing 10 tips to help you Start

Talking today at

www.starttalking.ohio.gov.

Talk frequently

Show interest

Be careful what you say

Be careful how you say it

Know the facts about

drugs/alcohol/tobacco

Be respectful & genuine

They talk, you listen

Scare tactics don’t work

Control your emotions

FORT SPORTS REPORT

--Barbara Sleek, Athletic Director

With the start of the 2017-18

school year right around the corner,

it is time to look forward to more

Fort Sports! Let’s begin with a

look at the new faces…

For the upcoming school year,

Fort Frye is proud to announce the

partnership with Marietta Memorial

Hospital’s physical therapy depart-

ment under the direction of Dr.

Bartsokas and Ms. Ann Marie Low-

ers. With the partnership, Fort Frye

welcomes our new athletic trainer,

Mrs. Brooke Daniell. She is a

Belpre High School graduate who

earned her undergraduate degree at

Ohio University and just recently

finished her graduate studies at the

University of Virginia. Mrs. Dan-

iell will be at The Fort full-time to

assist our coaches and athletes with

any medical needs and to keep our

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athletes in action as much as possi-

ble. We look forward to working

together with Marietta Memorial

and all their staff in the upcoming

school year!

Other new faces for the fall

sports lineup include cheerleading

advisor Ms. Brittany Hassman.

Coach Hassman joins our teaching

force as the new intervention spe-

cialist at the high school in math

and science as well. Coach

Hassman cheered in high school as

well as college (Marietta College).

We welcome her to the Fort Frye

family! A couple of other new fac-

es in the sports arena will occur at

the junior high volleyball level.

Mrs. Amanda Beebe will coach the

7th grade team and Ms. Kayla

Johnson will lead the 8th grade.

Coach Beebe has been and will

continue to work as an educational

aide at Beverly-Center Elementary

while Coach Johnson is a new in-

tervention specialist at Lowell Ele-

mentary. We welcome them both

to the 2017-2018 coaching staff.

On the golf course, we welcome

1st-year Head Coach Doug Pfeffer.

Mr. Pfeffer has served our com-

munity in many other previous po-

sitions (teacher, athletic director,

volleyball coach), but this will be

his first of many as the new golf

coach. We wish him much success

in this newest arena.

Our last new face will be at the

junior high football position. We

welcome Mr. Chad Huck to the

coaching family. He will continue

his daytime work as a pharmacist at

the B&W Pharmacy, but will spend

his afternoons and evenings on the

football field.

As for the other fall sports, they

will continue under the strong

guidance and leadership of many

successful return coaches. Football

will look to continue their winning

ways under veteran Head Coach

Eric Huck. He will be assisted this

year by Coach Chad Ross, Coach

Matt Barton, Coach Andy Sleek,

Coach Kyle Huck, and Coach Scott

Hart and Charlie Schilling. His

junior high program will be headed

by Coach Chad Huck and Coach

Mason Lang. Volleyball has been

working hard as well to continue

its success from the 2016 campaign

under head Coach Tiffany Schob.

She will be assisted by Coach Kel-

li Miller and the new junior high

coaches mentioned above. Cross

Country will continue to train un-

der Head Coach Jason Lipot, and

Mr. Jonathan Lucy will continue as

the leader of the Cadet Band. We

wish them all much luck and suc-

cess for the upcoming fall of 2017!

The athletic department is cur-

rently looking to enter the digital

age with electronic forms for par-

ents for such items as physicals,

athletic handbook, email, commu-

nications, and signed paperwork.

Currently, we are leaning toward

the Final Forms platform to assist

with this. More information may

be forthcoming so be on the look-

out. We look forward to continu-

ing to find options to assist the

families of our district. Thanks for

your continued support!

NEWS FROM THE OHSAA: “Lindsay’s Law, Ohio Revised

Code 3313.5310, 3707.58 and

3707.59 becomes effective on Au-

gust 1, 2017. In accordance with

this law, the Ohio Department of

Health, the Ohio Department of

Education, the Ohio High School

Athletic Association, the Ohio

Chapter of the American College

of Cardiology and other stakehold-

ers jointly developed guidelines

and other relevant materials to in-

form and educate students and

youth athletes participating in or

desiring to participate in an athletic

activity, their parents, and their

coaches about the nature and warn-

ing signs of sudden cardiac arrest.”

While we will review this video at

the OHSAA pre-season meeting

and sign the appropriate forms, I

thought it was important to make

note of the upcoming change. I

hope we never have to use the

training, but we will be prepared if

ever needed. For more infor-

mation, feel free to visit

www.ohsaa.org.

Upcoming dates for athletic

activities:

August 8: OHSAA

Parent/Player/Coach Meeting 6:00

pm

August 8: Fall Meet the Team 7:30

pm

August 10 & 11: Fall Athletic Pic-

tures (as scheduled)

August 25: Pay-to-Participate fees

due

Go Cadets!!!

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ELEMENTARY NEWS: Beverly-Center, Lowell, and Salem-Liberty Megan Miller, Beverly-Center Principal

Krista Ross, Lowell & Salem-Liberty Principal

WELCOME BACK!

We would like to personally

welcome back each and every one

of the students at Beverly-Center,

Lowell, and Salem-Liberty. Please

know that we are truly excited to be

able to serve as your elementary

principals once again. It is our goal

to do what is necessary in order to

help the children at all three build-

ings along with all the faculty and

staff members fully succeed this

year.

We hope each child is excited as

we are and ready to begin a new

adventure in his or her life. This

upcoming school year could be one

of the best with the appropriate col-

laboration and communication be-

tween all involved individuals. Col-

laboration is the working together

amongst individuals between the

school and home setting. Collabora-

tion is essential for children to suc-

ceed and perform well in school.

Communication is another area

that is essential in order to help a

child succeed within the school set-

ting. Communication needs to take

place between multiple stake hold-

ers. These individuals are the class-

room teachers, parents, students, all

staff members, the building admin-

istrator, as well as community

members. Throughout the 2017-

2018 school year if you ever have

concerns, questions, or even posi-

tives to share please contact the ap-

propriate building administrator.

The use of proper communication

can make a difference between hav-

ing a positive or negative school

year.

In closing, once again, we would

like to express that we are ecstatic

to begin another school year at Fort

Frye Local. We look forward to

meeting, speaking, and/ or working

with each of you throughout the

academic year as well as serving

you and the children of Fort Frye,

where “Excellence is non-

negotiable”. Please feel free to visit

us at: http://www.fortfrye.

k12.oh.us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION/

DATES:

Beverly-Center Elementary

Open House:

Wednesday, August 23- 6:00-7:00

p.m.

PTO Meetings:

Meetings will be the first Tuesday

of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the li-

brary.

The first meeting will be Tuesday,

September 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

School Day Info:

Doors Open- 7:40 a.m.

Breakfast Served- 7:40-8:05 a.m.

Students Released Class- 8:00 a.m.

Tardy Bell- 8:05 a.m.

(Students who enter the building

after 8:05 a.m. will be counted as

tardy.)

End of the Day Dismissal: 2:55

p.m.

Parent pick up will be at the side of

the building by the playground.

Please be sure to arrive and pick up

your child on time..

Lowell Elementary Open House:

Wednesday, August 23-6:00-7:00

p.m.

School Day Info:

Doors Open @ 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Served 9:00-9:15 a.m.

First Bell: Students released to go

to class @ 9:15 a.m.

Tardy Bell rings @ 9:20 a.m.

(Students who enter the building

after 9:20 will be counted as tardy.)

End of the Day Dismissal @ 4:15

p.m.

Parent pick up will be at the side of

the building by the basketball

court. Please be sure to arrive and

pick up your child on time.

Salem-Liberty Elementary

Open House:

Wednesday, August 23- 6:00-7:00

p.m.

School Day Info:

Doors Open @ 8:50 a.m.

Breakfast Served 8:50-9:05 a.m.

First Bell: Students released to go

to class @ 9:05 a.m.

Tardy Bell rings @ 9:10 a.m.

(Students who enter the building

after 9:10 will be counted as tardy.)

End of the Day Dismissal @ 4:05

p.m.

Parent pick up will be in the cafete-

ria. Please be sure to arrive and

pick up your child on time.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS FOR

PARENTS

Starting the new school year can

be a time of great excitement… and

anxiety. Help calm your child’s

fears (and your own) with these

teacher-approved tips.

MEET THE NEW TEACHER

For kids, one of the biggest back

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ELEMENTARY NEWS: Beverly-Center, Lowell, and Salem-Liberty

-to-school fears is “Will I like my

new teacher?” Breaking the ice ear-

ly on is one of the best ways to

calm everyone’s fears. Take ad-

vantage of your school’s open

house or back-to-school night.

Some teachers welcome phone calls

or e-mails — another great oppor-

tunity to get to know each other be-

fore the year begins.

If personal contact with the

teacher isn’t possible, try locating

the teacher’s picture on a school

website or in a yearbook, so your

child can put a name with a face. If

your child’s teacher sends a wel-

come letter, be sure to read the let-

ter together.

TOUR THE SCHOOL

If your school hosts an open

house, be sure to go. Familiarizing

your child with her environment

will help her avoid a nervous stom-

ach on the first day. Together you

can meet her teacher, find her desk,

or explore the playground.

With an older child, you might

ask him to give you a tour of the

school. This will help refresh his

memory and yours.

CONNECT WITH FRIENDS A familiar friend can make all

the difference when heading back

to school. You might try calling

parents from last year’s class and

finding out which children are in

your child’s class this year. Refresh

these relationships before school

starts by scheduling a play date or a

school carpool.

TOOL UP

Obtain the class supply list and

take a special shopping trip with

your child. Having the right tools

will help him feel prepared. While

keeping basic needs in mind, allow

for a couple of splurges like a cool

notebook or a favorite-colored pen.

School supply lists also provide

great insight into the schoolwork

ahead. Get your child excited about

upcoming projects by explaining

how new supplies might be used.

Let him practice using supplies that

he’s not used before — such as col-

ored pencils or a protractor — so he

will be comfortable using them in

class.

CHAT ABOUT TODAY’S EVENTS AND

TOMORROW’S PLANS

While it is important to support

learning throughout the summer,

don’t spend the last weeks of sum-

mer vacation reviewing last year’s

curriculum. For some kids, last-

minute drills can heighten anxiety,

reminding them of what they’ve

forgotten instead of what they re-

member.

EASE INTO THE ROUTINE

Avoid first-day-of-school may-

hem by practicing your routine a

few days in advance. Set the alarm

clock, go through your morning

rituals, and get in the car or to the

bus stop on time. Routines help

children feel comfortable, and es-

tablishing a solid school routine

will make the first day of school go

much smoother.

WHO TO ASK….

Superintendent 740-984-2497 Stephanie Starcher

stephanie.starcher@fortfrye.org

Treasurer 740-984-8260

Stacy Bolden

stacy.bolden@fortfrye.org

Curriculum 740-984-2497

Karen Kubota

karen.kubota@fortfrye.org

Beverly-Center 740-984-2371

Megan Miller, Principal

megan.miller@fortfrye.org

Fort Frye HS 740-984-2376

Andy Schob, Principal

andy.schob@fortfrye.org

Rachael Tullius, Assist. Principal

rachael.tullius@fortfrye.org

Mary Beth Shultz , Guidance

marybeth.shultz@fortfrye.org

Ryan Henry, Technology

ryan.henry@fortfrye.org

Barbara Sleek, Athletic Director

barbara.sleek@fortfrye.org

Lowell Elementary 740-896-2523

Krista Ross, Principal

krista.ross@fortfrye.org

Salem-Liberty 740-585-2252

Krista Ross, Principal

krista.ross@fortfrye.org

Transportation 740-984-2497

Stephanie Starcher

stephanie.starcher@fortfrye.org

*For transportation emergencies

from 6:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. and

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. please call

740-984-2376 ext. 320.

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