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Frequently
Asked Questions - Answers for 2007-2008
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Community
Service - For more information...
Community
service is a requirement for graduation at Foothill!
The minimum requirement over four years
is 75 hours, 15 of which must be performed during the
senior year as part of the Hero Project. Completion
of 15 hours will pass the senior project; however,
a student may wish to do more hours in order to improve
his/her grade. Students entering Foothill in grades
10 & 11 are expected to complete 20 hours of
service for each year enrolled, and the minimum 15
hours required
in grade 12.
Community
Service at FTHS is defined as: service performed for
a non-profit (503b certified) organization
to benefit
at least one other unrelated person and for which
neither compensation nor academic credit is received.
In general,
service performed to fulfill a court order, or
for profit-making organizations is NOT applicable,
with the exception of
hospitals and nursing homes. Service performed
for individuals should be performed under the umbrella
of an organization
(e.g., tutoring a student through a school or
program, helping the elderly through the Council on
Aging,
etc.)
Students must
complete at least 60 hours of community
service at two separate organizations between
grades nine and eleven. Service may be performed
at any
time during the students’ high school careers, from
the summer before freshman year until the end of April
of the senior year.
Under no circumstances
may service be performed during the school day when
students have
assigned classes. We encourage students to
look for long-term commitments where they can really
make a difference.
Foothill
posts a list of pre-approved non-profit organizations
on the wall outside the Dragon
Depot and on our website.
A student
must submit a request for Community Service Project
Approval to Mrs. Kapala
in the Media Center
PRIOR TO BEGINNING SERVICE if:
a) the organization or project
is not on the pre-approved list; b) service
is planned for an extended period of
time, i.e.,
a week, or
c) service is to be performed outside
Ventura County. Your request
will then go to the Community Service
Committee for review.
Please
note: Submissions should be made several
weeks
prior to the event as the CSC only
meets monthly. Requests
submitted after the service has been
performed
will not be approved.
In
order to receive community service credit, verification
forms (signed
by the supervisor)
and a short write
up on each experience MUST be date
stamped and turned in
to the Community Service box in
the main office. It
is each student’s responsibility to ensure that verification
forms are turned in for each service activity. SIMPLY
PERFORMING SERVICE DOES NOT
AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE CREDIT
PLEASE NOTE: Community service
hours for the previous year
must be submitted
no
later than
September
14, 2007. For example - if
you were a freshman last
year and earned
20 hours of community service
at Project Understanding,
you must
document and
submit those hours BEFORE
September 14, 2007; if you
do
not submit your hours by
the deadline, they may not count.
Foothill Technology High
School Community Service
Awards will
be granted at
the senior awards
night as follows:
SILVER, 125-174 hours,
GOLD, 175-224 hours, and PLATINUM,
225 hours
or more. Students
earning 225 plus hours
will be recognized at Senior Awards
Night.
Students may
also be interested in applying for
the President’s
Volunteer Service Award; for information on this, go to: http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ or The Congressional Award, www.congressionalaward.org. In addition to fulfilling
graduation and Hero Project requirements, community service is valuable when
applying to many colleges/universities.
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Foothill
Intervention Reinforcement and Enrichment (FIRE)
FIRE (previously SDL- Student Directed Learning) is a 30-minute, mid-day advisory
period scheduled weekly Tuesday through Friday. All 9th grade students new to
Foothill’s campus are enrolled in the FIRE advisory period during their
first semester on campus. New 10th, 11th and 12th grade students may “opt
in” as well during their first semester on campus as they adjust to their
new surroundings.
FIRE provides
a structured environment in which new FTHS students
can connect with teachers and experienced
student “mentors”; learn about FTHS’ programs,
procedures and traditions; and receive academic and social
support as they transition into the rigorously academic
high school environment provided at Foothill Technology
High School.
FIRE promotes
a safe-school environment and an atmosphere of peer
support as we recruit junior and senior students
to participate as “student mentors” during
the FIRE advisory period. These “FIRE Crew” members
are given special training in AVID strategies, leadership
skills and peer interaction. “FIRE Crew” will
participate in other unique opportunities as they volunteer
their time in helping to create a more inclusive campus
environment.
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Grading
Periods
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If
You Have Moved...
Please fill out a "Change of Address" form.
You will need to bring two proofs of residence
when you return the form to FTHS. The emergency
card DOES NOT change
your address in the student information system!
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Parent,
Faculty, Student Organization (PFSO) -
For more information...
PFSO (we pronounce it “Pifso”) is Foothill’s Parent, Faculty,
Student Organization.
PFSO’s mission is to support Foothill’s students and staff through
fundraising as well as active participation. We welcome your involvement and
appreciate your support!
PLEASE
JOIN
PFSO membership is $5 per person.
Our goal is for 100% of our students, parents, and
faculty to
become members. 100% of your membership fee stays at
Foothill. A membership envelope was included in your
summer packet and more are available in the school office. MEETINGS
PFSO board
meetings are generally held on the 4th Monday of the
month at 7pm in the Media Center (building B at FTHS)
and everyone is welcome (see calendar on the PFSO
page of Foothill’s website for exact dates)
If you’d
like to be reminded by email of meetings, please send
an email to fths@roadrunner.com and
we’ll add
you to our reminder list. DINING
WITH DRAGONS
We hope you’ll join other Foothill families for “Dining
with Dragons” held at a different restaurant on
the first Wednesday of each month. A percentage of sales
will be donated to PFSO. See the PFSO
page of Foothill’s website for more details
and for flyers.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Fill out the Volunteer form, included in the summer packet,
if you are interested in helping out. Or, contact Jill
George at 223-1277 or fths@roadrunner.com.
Go to www.escrip.com to register your Vons card, Macy’s
card, and other credit/debit cards so that your purchases
support Foothill PFSO (eScrip id# 5398516)
Shop online by going to shopping.escrip.com or schoolpop.com first, selecting Foothill, and then shopping at your
favorite sites. Foothill will get a percentage of each
purchase.
Link your
Albertson’s Preferred Card to Foothill
at www.albertsons.com/cp
Link your
Ralph’s Club card to Foothill at http://www.ralphs.com/ccprogram.htm (Foothill’s NPO number is 80102)
FUNDRAISING
Please support our Technology and Grant fund – our
goal is for 100% of our families to contribute to this
important fund, which makes it possible for Foothill
to keep our technology working and up to date, and supplies
teachers with materials for classroom projects. More
information will be sent out in the fall, and the information
will also be posted on Foothill’s website.
Our other
fundraiser this year will be a dinner and auction,
which will be held at Saticoy Country Club.
For the first time, PFSO and ASB will be working together
to hold one combined event. It will be a fun evening
and a great opportunity to support all of Foothill’s
wonderful programs – including PFSO teacher and
technology grants, ASB student activities, and Renaissance.
We hope you’ll donate to the auction, volunteer
to help plan the event, and/or get a group of friends
together to enjoy an evening out with other Foothill
parents and supporters!
KEEP INFORMED
PFSO will send email reminders of meetings and other
important events to people on our email list. To join
the list, go to the PFSO
page of Foothill’s website.
CONTACT US
Please contact Jill George, PFSO President, at 223-1277
or fths@roadrunner.com any time you have a question,
suggestion, or comment. Thanks in advance for your
involvement. Parent involvement is one of the many
reasons why Foothill is such a fantastic place for
our students!
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Physical
Education Information (PE)
Independent
Study Physical Education Course Information
- Select an approved ISPE facility and sign up prior
to August 31, 2007.
- If
the facility where you want to do your ISPE is not
on the approved list, please contact your
counselor before proceeding.
- There will be a mandatory ISPE meeting in Spirito
Hall on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 2:00
pm. Vital course information will be discussed and
paperwork
handed out.
- Please mention you are a FTHS student when signing
up with the YMCA, Mavericks or LA Fitness
for possible student rates.
- Students
may start recording hours on Tuesday, August 21,
2007.
- 60+
hours of ISPE are required each semester.
On
Campus Physical Education Course Information
- YMCA student fees are: $65.00 for class use of the YMCA
and a $10.00 bus fee. The YMCA does offer scholarships,
please inquire at the YMCA. Students will pay their fees
($75.00) at the FTHS Student Store (Dragon Depot).
- The YMCA offers a student rate of $25.00 a month, no
sign up fee, which is a great option for students to
exercise at the gym anytime.
- Mavericks students will sign up for their membership
at Mavericks on their own prior to the start of school.
The Mavericks membership is not specific to FTHS.
- YMCA and Mavericks students will need athletic clothes
and athletic shoes for PE.
- Dance students will need appropriate shoes and clothes
for the particular dance style we are learning. Please
bring tennis shoes for hip hop the first quarter. More
information will be given the first day of class concerning
jazz, ballet and tap shoes/clothes requirements.
- PE students need a FTHS lock from the student store.
New locks cost $5.00 and used cost $3.00. Please do not
use or buy a different lock, it will be removed from
the locker.
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School
Site Council - SSC
What is SSC?
The
vehicle by which the school community comes together
to chart the school’s path to improvement.
- To
increase schoolwide effectiveness
- To
improve student achievement
- To
better prepare students to be productive workers
and responsible citizens
- To
allocate the available supplemental resources
- Is
composed of the principal, teachers, other school
personnel, parents, and students
Parents
elect parents. Students elect students (usually part
of duties of members of ASB). Teachers and school
staff elect their appropriate members.
Current Composition
of Foothill's School Site Council
- Principal – Joe Bova
- Teachers (6)
- Other School
Personnel (1)
- Parents (5)
- Students (3)
Meetings
Held on the 2nd Wednesday
of the month – 7:00 to 7:50 AM
- Sept.
12, 2007
- Feb. 13, 2008
- Oct. 10, 2008
- March 12,
2008
- Dec 12, 2007
- Jan. 9, 2008
- April 9, 2008
(May be cancel because of testing)
- May 21, 2008
(May not need)
There
are three parent openings on the SSC for 2007 - 2008.
Parent terms are for two years.
If interested, please fill out the Candidate Information
Sheet (click here to download .doc or .pdf) and return
it to FTHS. The new parent members of SSC will be selected
at Back
to School
Night
on
September 20, 2006.
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Senior
Pictures
Due to contractual agreements for sponsorship, only formal
portraits from Visual Photography are allowed to be printed
in the Senior Formal Portrait Section of the Foothill
yearbook. Call Visual Photography at 482-3533 to make
a late summer or early fall appointment to have a sitting
for your yearbook picture - it is not required that you
purchase a portrait package from Visual to appear in
the yearbook. If you have questions, please contact Mrs.
Carr at 289
0023
ext 1104
before
October
1st.
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Sports
Anyone interested in playing sports this year at either
Buena or Ventura High should contact the athletic
director at BHS or VHS to find out detailed information
about how to reach coaches, tryout dates and summer
programs.
The
athletic director at Buena is Tina Wright, 289-1826,
and at Ventura is Dave Hess, 641-5116 ext 1204. Please
pick up a copy of the FTHS Sports brochure for ALL
your sports answers!
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Staff
2007-2008
Contact
information for administration, staff and
faculty is
available online <-please refer to previous links.
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Traffic
Details
PLEASE
PULL FORWARD WHEN DROPPING STUDENTS OFF
-
No parking at any time in front of the school.
-
Lane
nearest to the buildings is a BUS ONLY LANE.
-
The
lane furthest from the school is a LOADING/UNLOADING
AREA
ONLY.
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NEVER
leave your vehicle unattended in these areas.
Visitor
parking is available in the staff lot or in the student
lot - be sure to check into the office to be assigned
a parking space if none marked "Visitor"
are available. Parking is also permitted on Day Road
in accordance with
posted
signs.
ALL
OTHER
PARKING
on campus is by PERMIT ONLY.
ALL
VISITORS to our campus MUST check in at the Administration
Building for a Guest Pass.
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Transportation
Mornings
FTHS
students will catch the bus to their boundary school
and then take the “shuttle” to Foothill.
Afternoons
Buses
pick up students at Foothill but do not return
to the boundary school.
The list of bus stops will be in the following:
If you have
any questions, you can contact Transportation at 805-641-5000
ext 1320.
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