Welcome to the Florence High School

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!

Florence High School has approximately 960 students in grades 10-12. Our student body’s ethnic demographics are sixty-six percent White, thirty-two percent Black, one percent Asian and one percent Hispanic. Every year varies but we currently have nine foreign exchange students.



	Morning Announcements
	Summer Administration of AHSGE Scheduled The summer administration of the Alabama High School Graduation Examination will take place at the Central Office according to this schedule: Monday, July 7, Language Tuesday, July 8, Social Studies Wednesday, July 9, Science Thursday, July 10, Mathematics Friday, July 11, Reading Students who were supposed to have graduated PRIOR TO the 2007 – 2008 school year are still required to pass all five subtests. Those who were supposed to have graduated in 2007 – 2008 (and thereafter) are required to pass Reading, Mathematics and one other (either Science, Language or Social Studies). With this information in mind, students are encouraged to attend remediation sessions in the book room at the Central Office. Jennifer Lard and Nathan Sawyer, the remediation teachers at Florence High School, will be present in the Central Office to assist students with their remedial work, regardless of the subject area needed, according to this schedule: Monday, June 30, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
	New Summer School Check-In/Check-out Procedures Dear Parents and Students, As of Monday, June 30, 2008, the Check-In/Check-Out policy for summer school will be as follows: Check-In between 8:03 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. will be counted tardy. Check-In between 8:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. will be counted ½-day absence. Check-In at after 10:00 a.m. will be counted a full-day absence. Check-Out prior to 10:00 a.m. results in a full-day absence. Check-Out after 10:00 a.m. results in a 1/2 day absence. Should a student check in on a given day, he/she will be counted absent for a full day if he/she checks out the same day. Mr. Jimmy Shaw Assistant Principal Florence High School
	FLORENCE CITY SCHOOLS SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL, 2008 GRADES 9-12 PLACE: Florence High School – Grades 9-12 DATES: June 9- July 18 (Holiday: Friday, July 4); First Semester ends Friday, June 27 TIMES: Grades 9-12, 8 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. FEES: $200 – students currently enrolled in Florence City Schools; $250 – students from other school systems REGISTRATION-Monday, June 9, 8 a.m., Florence High School – Grades 9 - 12 SUBJECTS OFFERED: Grades 9-12: v English, grades 9-12 v Algebra I A & B v Algebra I (college-bound) v Geometry Concepts v Algebraic Connections v Geometry (college-bound) v Algebra II With Trigonometry v Algebra II Without Trigonometry v Computer Applications (1/2 unit) v Science (for make-up only for students who failed Biology, Physical Science or Earth Science) v World History v American History, grades 10 & 11 v Government (1/2 unit) v Economics (1/2 unit) v Health (1/2 unit) v Driver Education (1/2 unit) A student who failed two subjects in 2007-08 must attend summer school and successfully complete it in order to move to the next grade. NOTE: Because of the new state requirement for all students in grades 9-12 to earn at least one unit in Physical Education, we are considering the offering of Physical Education in summer school if as many as 20 students enroll. Summer school information for grades 7 and 8 available on Middle School website.
	Let’s go to China! Gateway to China April 11, 2009 – April 19, 2009 $4871.00 Double Occupancy $200.00 Discount if you sign up by May 30^th! Come with us to visit our Sister School in Pinghu, China and also see Beijing, Ai’an, Shanghai, and Hong Kong! The $95.00 registration fee will be due no later than May 30, 2008. The $400.00 deposit will be due by June 30, 2008, and the balance will be due in late December 2008. After the $95.00 registration is paid, the remainder can be charged to a credit card. Tour Price includes: Round-trip air transportation 9 nights in selected three- & four-star hotels Services of local hosts Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily (American-style breakfast only in Hong Kong) All on-tour transportation services Guided city sightseeing tours as per itinerary Included Visits: Forbidden City’s Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace Great Wall of China’s Ming Tombs Avenue of the Animals Xi’an’s Shaanxi Museum Terra Cotta Warriors Children’s Palace Shanghai Museum The Bund Contact: Darlene Freemon 118 Creekwood Drive Florence, AL 35630 256-764-3360 dfreemon@fcs.k12.al.us

	Florence City Schools Strategic Plan

	Florence High School Strategic Plan

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