June 15, 2018
News from Principal Christopher Berry
Summer has finally arrived! As students left yesterday for the final time, it was clear that we are all ready for a different pace, and the chance to relax. Just a reminder that our Main Office and Guidance Office will be open each day during regular school hours, Monday-Thursday. On Fridays, all FCPS offices are closed in the summertime. We maintain a smaller crew here during the summer and 12-month employees do take leave time, but an administrator and the guidance office are always available to take your call or return it in a timely fashion.
The Tuscarora Newsletter will be published periodically, approximately three times this summer. Encourage those families new to THS to sign up for our Find Out First news. It is a different address than the elementary and middle schools. Families can sign up on our website homepage and scroll down on the right. Feel free to check our website from time to time; and I will continue to tweet periodically: @thstitanpride. Even if you’re not a twitter user, it’s an excellent source of daily news and information.
On behalf of the teachers and support service employees of Tuscarora High School, may summer allow you to slow down just a bit, connect with family members a little more often, and enjoy activities and possibly vacations. Thank you for making my first year as principal of THS a great one, and I look forward to working with many of you in the years to come!
Sincerely, Christopher Berry Principal
Keeping You Informed--School News
Job Oppotunity Way Off Broadway Dinner Theater is hiring a weekend dishwasher. Hours are from 5:30-10 on Friday-Saturday and 12-4 every other Sunday. You may even have the opportunity to be a part of the productions! Contact Debbie Kiska at 301-662-6600 if interested. Summer Slide Summer slide is very real. When students don’t read over the summer they can lose reading skills. Prevent summer slide and read 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week. The Frederick County Public Library is offering the summer reading challenge and some amazing prizes to encourage summer reading. The library challenge is open to all ages, even adults. You can read anything you want!
If you want more information about the rules and prizes check it out here: https://www.fcpl.org/programs-events/summer-challenge
Register Today! Here is the registration form: https://fcpl.beanstack.org/reader365
Let’s put Tuscarora High School on the map and have the most students registered for the FCPL Summer Reading Challenge!
Don’t slip down the summer slide this summer. Stay active and achieve more! Back to School Night Save the Date! Thursday, August 30, 2018 Back-to-School Night Specific times TBD.
Attendance Daily attendance is one of the single most important factors in a high school student's success. 96% or better attendance each day is the goal for Tuscarora High School. Please help students meet the goal every day! Talk with your student about the importance of attending school as well as the importance of being engaged in every class. Here is our attendance data for this week:
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
06/08/2018
6/11/2018
06/12/2018
06/13/2018
06/14/2018
92.85%
92.52%
94.11%
94.31%
92.82%
Commendations, Congratulations, & Kudos
THS 10th grade Read 180 class had some major success this year. 100% of the students saw significant gains in their reading Lexile levels. Perhaps most impressive was the grand total of words read by this small class of 12 students. These students collectively read 2,106, 268 words this year! Congrats to these hard working students!
Final Results, Class Elections for 2018-2019
Seniors, Class of 2019
President
Edwin John Royales
Vice President
Chelsea Donavan
Treasurer
Jessica Giron
Historian
Kashari Gabriel
Secretary
Colin Lang
Juniors, Class of 2020
Ademola Adeyemi
Nadia Rahman
Liu (Kathleen) Wyrick
Taylor Sims
Haley Livingston
Sophomores, Class of 2021
Class Officers
Counseling Office Updates
Counseling Department Week of June 15th
FCC Scholarship Deadlines Approaching
FCC Foundation Scholarships
FCC Ambassador Scholarship
Attention Seniors! The Senior Survey is now live! In order to make this process easier for you, you will want to collect the following information before you start the survey:
Also, in your Naviance account, please indicate your acceptance status for each college in which you applied. This will help current Titans in understanding GPA/SAT/ACT acceptance rates. Your name will not be associated with the acceptance, waitlisted or denied.
College-Bound Seniors To have your final transcript sent to the school that you plan to attend in the fall you must indicate what school you will attending in Naviance.
1. http://connection.naviance.com/tuscarorahi
2. Click on the "College" tab
3. Click on "Colleges I'm Applying To"
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page--there is a drop down box under College I'm Attending
5. Please select the appropriate school
Final transcripts will not be available until the week of June 4th and will not be sent until this is completed.
Students Interested in Summer Courses The deadline to register for summer classes is Thursday, June 14th. Please complete and submit your pre-registration form to the counseling office no later than 8:00 a.m. on June 14th. Please use the link below to learn about summer learning options. https://education.fcps.org/flex/summerhs
Serving students with last names: A-C Danielle Moore D-I Jessica Mills J-N Carla Goto O-Sv Kay Wilson Sw-Z Elizabeth Forbes
Learn More
Media Center Updates
Class of 2019 - here is your senior website. Please check it frequently for important senior information. http://tuscaroraseniors.wixsite.com/ths-seniors-2019
Media Specialist: Carrie Palmer
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School Health
Health Room Technician: Bruce Thompson School Nurse: Rebecca Montes, RN Health Room: 240-236-6400, option 4
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