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District Information and Guidelines
For information on district-wide topics such as the decision-making process for fall, FAQs, learning formats, district-wide communications, etc. please view the district webpage here.
FAHS Communications
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11.20.2020 - Virtual Video Announcements
Good afternoon everyone,
Please see the weekly announcements at this link:11.20.2020 Video Announcements
Destination dress up day is next Tuesday so make sure you watch the announcements to see what your class destination is! Also, there won't be any announcements next week so have a great weekend and a happy Thanksgiving if I don't see you beforehand!Mr. H -
11.13.2020 Video Announcements
Good afternoon everyone,
Please see the weekly announcements at this link:11.13.2020 Video Announcements
If you're not watching them, you should be! There may be some very important and engaging information in them you need.Have a great weekend! -
11.12.2020 Josten's Graduation Information
Good morning everyone,
If you're like me, you're amazed that we're already into the 2nd week of November! Having said that, before you know it, we'll be looking at planning out your graduation and what all that will entail too. Part of that process normally would include a presentation by our Jostens representative, Mr. Chad Kilton. Because we can't meet in person this year in our auditorium, he has created a video overview for you to watch with regards to things to help plan that part of your high school career out.FAHS Jostens Overview .
Please make sure to watch the video and if you have any questions, follow the instructions he gives at the end of the video to contact him directly. I've also included him in this email so you have his address as well.Thanks everyone and keep pushing yourselves to your very best!Mr. H -
11.11.2020 Important announcement for seniors!
Seniors,If you have applied or plan to apply to a technical college or four-year college for the fall, please fill out this SURVEY for Pupil Services. By answering these four questions, your counselor will be able to help you with any part of the college application process that you need assistance with and also email you scholarship opportunities that come available while we are in a virtual learning format.Thanks everyone.Mr. H -
11.11.2020 Virtual Talent Show
Alright, folks- it's time... for the 2020 HOMECOMING VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW!
Do you like to sing? Do you play an instrument or have some other talent? Can you juggle flaming chainsaws? (OK, Maybe not the chainsaws...) Now is the time to compete for a chance to win more great prizes!This year's virtual talent show will include a taped segment- we will work with you to schedule a time to come into the school to rehearse and film your act. Then, on Monday, November 23- we will be going live with the 2020 Virtual Talent Show! Our expert panel of judges will be watching the acts with you live- think America's Got Talent- and they will have the difficult task of selecting the winner. Don't worry- you'll have the chance to vote for a Crowd Choice award too!If you are interested in participating: Fill out this short form and we will be in touch regarding next steps! FAHS VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW AUDITION FORM Registration to perform ends on Monday, November 16th, so make sure to take care of it sooner than later!If you are interested in tuning in to the talent show: Keep an eye on our social media for information about watching the talent show on Monday, November 23rd at 7:30 pm!FYI- If we do not get enough participants for this talent show, we may postpone until later in the year. We'll let you know if that happens as soon as we can.Good Luck to all participants! May the best act win!One other reminder, next Wednesday is class color day for our virtual spirit month. Freshmen color for the day is yellow, sophomores blue, junior red and seniors pink. To show spirit, staff should wear green. As we've been doing, snap a pic and submit it to highschool@fortschools.org or the bitly pages we've put out there to automatically be entered into the prize drawing.Thanks everyone and have a great finish to the week!Mr. H -
11.06.2020 Sunday's Trivia Contest
Hello again everyone,
In an effort to keep this contest as simple as possible to join, all you'll need to do to take part in the competition is follow this Zoom link:Once you follow the Zoom link on Sunday by 5 pm, we'll give you the sign-in codes and instructions so you can choose whether or not you want to accept the mission of trying to win the $50 grand prize or others from the vault!As a reminder teams can be in groups of 1-5 and the questions will ALL be related to FAHS and Mission Impossible Movies.If you have any questions, feel free to let us know otherwise we'll see you there!Mr. H -
11.06.2020 Virtual Video Announcements
Good afternoon everyone,
Please follow this link for this week’s announcements:Don't forget about this Sunday's Trivia contest!! A little clarification on the team's aspect. You can have UP TO 5 players on your team. If you have any number of players between 1 and 5, you can still compete. In other words, if you want to fly solo and compete against other teams, you're good to go! Details will be coming your way soon on how to sign up and play. It's a great way to show off your Mission Impossible/FAHS knowledge with $50 in Chamber Bucks to the winning team!Thanks, everyone, and have a great weekend!Mr. H -
11.03.2020 Quarter Grades
Good afternoon Fort Atkinson High School Families,
At this time, Quarter 1 grades have been entered, processed and available for viewing on PowerSchool. In order to view your student's Q1 report card, please follow the attached directions. Please keep in mind, although Q1 grades and report cards are not transcripted as permanent records, they are an important progress monitoring tool for you and your student to communicate on their academic performance at school. If you have any questions specific to the grades listed, feel free to contact your student's teacher. If you have questions with regards to accessing their grades on PowerSchool, please contact the high school main office.
A reminder that the new time for FAHS materials pick up will be from 2-6 pm every Thursday at the front entrance of the high school.
Thanks for your help and understanding as we all have navigated through the first quarter together.
GO BLACKHAWKS!!How to View Electronic Report Cards
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11.02.2020 Family/Teacher Conferences
Good afternoon Fort Atkinson High School Families,
As a reminder, family/teacher conferences are this Thursday and next Monday from 4:30-7:30. If you haven't registered yet, please make sure to follow this link: FAHS Conferences Page to sign up at the top of the page to meet with your student's teachers via their Zoom links at the bottom of the page. It can also be found on the high school webpage under the conferences tab.
We look forward to seeing you one of those evenings!
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10.27.2020 Virtual Video Announcements
Good afternoon everyone,
Please see the announcements for the week:I wanted to get them out today since we have our costume contest tomorrow and I wanted to remind everyone. The cut-off for entry and sending your pics in for judging is at NOON tomorrow. So make sure to get your entries in by then.One thing I didn't mention in the announcements is our Virtual Trivia contest that will be happening next Sunday, November 8th, from 5-7:45 pm. It will be a chance for you to put together a team of 5 students or fellow staff to test your knowledge on the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movies. . It will be a Kahoot for your team of staff or students to join and compete for our grand prizes in the vault. More details will be coming out via email next week. Additionally, next Wednesday, November 4th will be "comfy clothes" dress up day. Whether it's your favorite sweats or school appropriate PJ's, get comfy and send in the pics again and you'll be automatically entered into the prize drawing for a surprise gift card of your choice.Make sure you don't forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night for daylight savings time. We "FALL" backwards this time.If you've been slacking out there and aren't doing too hot in your classes, GET TO WORK! Talk with your teachers and see what you can do to salvage what you can on your grades for 1st quarter. If you're doing good, keep it up, I'm proud of you!Thanks everyone and have a great rest of your day!Mr. H -
10.26.2020 Family/Teacher Conferences
Good evening Fort Atkinson High School Families,
As mentioned in previous communications, we are still planning on having Family/Teacher Conferences on November 5th and 9th both days from 4:30-7:30 pm. Just like we did during our FAHS Open House, we will be doing conferences this year virtually.
Please follow this link: Conference needed links---for a complete listing of all of our teachers by department to schedule a 10 minute time block for a conference along with their individual Zoom link for all of their meetings. If you are unable to sign up for a block that works for you, please contact the teacher directly to set up an alternative communication time. Teacher sign-ups can be found directly on our HS webpage under the Conferences drop down tab at the top. Also, teachers will once again be sending their Zoom links to all of their students to share with families to meet about their classes. The deadline to sign up for conferences will be Tuesday, November 3rd.
Counselors will also be present that evening for any additional assistance necessary, and also are linked on the same page. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the high school main office.
Also, due to the shortened week this week, materials pick up will be from 2-7 pm tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27th.Thanks and happy Monday to you!Dan -
10.23.2020 Virtual Video Announcements
Good afternoon all,
Please follow this link for our weekly announcements:
10.23.2020 Virtual Video Announcements
Stay tuned for some more exciting information on upcoming virtual celebrations starting with the dress-up competition on the 28th!
Keep working hard, and know you all are in our thoughts daily!
Mr. H
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10.19.2020 Senior portraits/2020-2021 yearbook
To: Graduating seniors of the class of 2021
From: Tchogeerrah Staff, yearbook organization of Fort Atkinson High School
Re: Information pertaining to senior portraits for the 2020/2021 yearbook
I would like to introduce you to the standards established by my yearbook staff with regard to senior photos and their due date for the 2020/2021 school year. Our specifications are as follows:
Students should submit their picture through Google Classroom Senior Photo 2020-2021 using the code below by December 4, 2020:
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4 easy steps to submit your senior photo are as follows:
- Use the above code to join the Senior Picture Google classroom.
- Click on the assignment Submit Senior Photo.
- Click add and choose the link to upload your JPEG attachment.
- Click Turn In Assignment.
Pictures submitted should follow these specifications:
Students must have appropriate attire and background.
Pictures must be vertical.
Pictures must be a JPEG with a 300 dpi.
Please submit your photo by December 4th, 2020.
We would appreciate every attempt for the pictures to be submitted by the December 4thst deadline. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please call me, Julie Newbury, at 563-7811, extension 2014. Thank you for your time and cooperation. A chart will be posted outside the yearbook lab where we will keep track of student names for which we have received a professional portrait. If a name is not listed, it means we have received no submission, and we will assume no professional portraits were taken. * If we did not receive a professional portrait, we will use the photo taken at registration for the senior section. If you do not have a portrait taken at registration, there is a possibility that your photo will not be featured in the senior section.
Thank you,
Julie Newbury/Tchogeerrah advisor
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10.16.2020 Virtual Video Announcements
Students and Families-
Please see the virtual announcements from Friday, October 16th. There is some important information about upcoming due dates, virtual etiquette, and more!
Hopefully, you had a chance to look at the email I sent to you last night with regards to the schedule changes for next week starting Monday.
On another note, if you're not feeling so hot emotionally, make sure to take a look at resources we put together for everyone here: Emotional Health Support Resources. Remember, there are many, many people and different ways to get help when you need it. The most important thing you can do is to talk with someone about your concerns. Even though it may feel pretty lonely during these times, all of your teachers, counselors, staff and principals are still here for you, willing and able to help how we can.Like I said last year, hang on to the positive and push through the negative. You've got this!10.16.2020 VIRTUAL VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENTS
For any questions, please know that you are always welcome to reach out to our Administrative Team-
Mr. Halvorsen- halvorsend@fortschools.org
Mr. Rousseau- rousseaua@fortschools.org
Mr. Gefvert- gefvertb@fortschools.org
Have a great weekend and GO BLACKHAWKS!
Dan
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10.15.2020 Schedule Change and Other Important Information
Good Evening Fort Atkinson High School Families,
With the continuation of our virtual learning environment and taking many other considerations into account, the current schedule for classes will be changing.
Beginning Monday, October 19th, the new FAHS schedule will be in the following format:
A Day and B-Day Schedule
70-minute Blocks
Block 1: 8:00-9:10
Block 2: 9:15-10:25
Block 3: 10:30-11:40
LUNCH 11:45-12:15
Block 5: 12:20-1:30
Enrichment: 1:35-2:20 Support 2:25-3:30Enrichment : Student Support and enrichment
Homeroom Monday-Meet with each student sign up T-F
Tuesday-Friday-teacher and/or student requests if not requested work individually
Teacher Collaboration and Professional Development
Student Support: Staff office hours and struggling Student student contacts
This new schedule will help increase the opportunity to limit screen time for students and open up additional time for resource support help at the end of the day in place of during the day. As we already had an early release day scheduled for Monday, October 19th, there will be no enrichment or student support for that day only. Moving forward, they will be "homeroom Mondays" as they have been in the past.
Since there will be no school for students on October 29th and 30th, material pick-up for that week will be on Tuesday, October 27th from 2 pm-7 pm.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will still be occurring on November 5th and 9th, so please keep an eye out for the details of how that process will work this year. It will be virtual and information on how to schedule individual meetings will be forthcoming.
As we are not in-person at this time, picture retake day has been rescheduled to Monday, November 9th from 8:00 am-1:30 pm.
Please know that we will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple items along with our schedule as we work through changes as they come up. Additionally, we will also continue to communicate these changes as quickly as possible with families as well.
Thank you for your continued efforts alongside us as we all work through these continued challenges together.
Go BLACKHAWKS!
