Welcome to the Florence High School

Davian Barnett, Caleb Carbine, Damien Simmons, and Chris Hawkins on Signing Day.

Welcome to Florence High School. We are very excited about our ability to communicate with the world! We hope that it will provide a glimpse of the wonderful things that are going on within the halls and arenas of FHS. Please take time to explore our web page and see just how great it is to be a Falcon at Florence High School!

The city of Florence, Alabama is located in Northwest Alabama, with a population of approximately 36,000. Florence High School (FHS) serves as the city’s public high school with an enrollment of approximately 976 students in grades 10-12. The Freshman Center serves an additional 372 ninth graders. These figures represent a rich, real-world diversity of students - all races, cultures, religions, ethnic origins and abilities.

2010 Summer School
Public Information Sheet
Revised: May 4, 2010

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SUMMER HOURS FOR FHS

In an energy saving effort, Florence City Schools will observe a four day week for the summer. Beginning June 1 and running through July 23, the offices of Florence High School will be open from 8:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday. The school will be closed on Fridays.

All schools will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day, and on July 5 to observe the Fourth of July holiday.

Mr. and Ms. FHS Selected

On Friday, May 7, the Florence High School prom was held at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum. The prom theme was "All Roads Lead to FHS."

The prom court was selected by a combination of teacher/student balloting. Male members were Justin Argo, Caleb Carbine, Austin Curry, Chad Elkaffas, Dre Mitchell, Jevin Reed, Hudson Riedel, Damien Simmons, Brandon Skipworth, Edward Southward, Paul Wallace, and John Young. Feale court representatives were Myaca Carter, Christy Connolly, Raleigh Hart, Noelle Ingle, Claire Lewey, Angie Martinez, Suzanne Reese, Jessica Roney, Tiara Rutland, Blair Schlosser, Abby Threet, and Katie Threet.

Mr. and Ms. FHS were announced at the prom following the presentation of the court. Mr. FHS is Austin Curry, and Ms. FHS is Myaca Carter. Congratulations to all the court and especially to Myaca and Austin!

Chemistry Students and Teacher Win Honors

The University of North Alabama and the American Chemical Society sponsor a chemistry exam competition for schools in northeast Mississippi, northwest Alabama, and south-central Tennessee. First-year and second-year chemistry students are eligible to compete. This year over 700 students competed from this region. Jack Smith and Sam Spearman tied for highest school score. Additionally, Jack and Sam tied for second place for the highest overall score. They both won $200 and gifts from the chemistry department and the American Chemical Society. Oliver Irvine won third place for the highest overall score. He won $100 and gifts from the chemistry department and the American Chemical Society.

Additionally, our students scored very well overall. The average score for all schools was 17.5. Our school average was 20.5. Over 100 of our combined chemistry students scored at or above the mean score. Of the remaining students all but 3 were within 3 points of the average.

Marilyn Williams, teacher of these students, was named chemistry teacher of the year by the American Chemical Society at this competition.

Boys State Representatives Selected

Boys State will be held May 30 through June 5 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. FHS representatives this year are: Colby Dow, Preston Hairell, and Duncan McKinney. Congratulations!

Student of the Week

Each week, teachers are asked to nominate students for Student of the Week. Students are chosen based on citizenship, attitude, and all round good students. This week's student of the week is Shayna Stacey, nominated by Mrs. Walker. Congratulations!

Also, a Staff Member of the Month is chosen from student nominations at the end of each month. This month's winner is Mrs. Stacey, nominated by Denzel Reeder.

Teacher Web Pages

Check out a new exciting feature on our web site! Many of our teachers are creating their own web pages for individual classes. Several have been posted to the page "Teacher Web Pages." Click on the link to see what pages have been posted.

http://www.florencehs.com/Teacher Web Pages/Teacher_web_pages.html

Welcome to the Florence High School - Home of the Falcons

Florence City Schools Strategic Plan

Deposit money into your child's lunch account using PayPal.

This new technology will allow you to use the internet to log on and see what and when your children have been eating, what their current balances are, and make some notes against their accounts for the manager to see. To participate in this process you must have a PayPal account.