Quick Calendar

Check school calendar on foothillfalcons.org for the most current calendar information

May 15

PTSA Meeting

7pm in C-6

May 27

Memorial Day No School

May 29

Finals

Mandatory Senior Graduation Practice

(not May 25)

May 30

Finals

May 31

Finals

Last Day of School

Graduation Ceremony

Health Office Alert

Please remember that medication in the health office must be picked up by a parent at the end of the school year. The last day for pick up is Friday, May 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm. No medication will be given to a student to take home and all left over medications will be discarded.

Medication consent forms must be filled out annually. Please go to our PUSD website/Health Services/Consent forms to download your forms for the 2019/20 school year. Those forms can be returned to the FHS Health Office once completed, signed and stamped by your physician starting Monday, August 5, 2019.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Chris Faubion, CMA

FHS/Health Services

925-461-6605

AP and Honors Summer Homework

For students taking AP or Honors classes in the fall, please click here to view summer coursework.

Get Ready for Reflections 2019-2020

Reflections is a PTA arts competition that gives students confidence in their abilities to explore ideas and learn through the arts. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. Each year thousands of students in preschool through grade 12 create and submit original works in the areas of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Students are encouraged to start reflecting on the 2019-20 theme "Look Within" and work on their entries over the summer, as entries will be due sometime mid-October.

Annual Registration

Online registration opens on July 31st and Walk-Through Registration will be held Monday, August 5th and Tuesday, August 6th. Check the Foothill website for details .

We are also once again seeking friendly and reliable volunteers to help keep those dreaded lines from growing longer! Walk-Through is also a great time to meet and welcome both new and familiar faces to a brand new school year! Click here for the online signup.

2019-2020 PUSD Calendar

Here's the calendar for the 2019-2020 school year . It includes dates for the first and last day of school, holidays, breaks, minimum days, and non-attendance days.

Thank You from PPIE!

Thanks to our parent and business supporters, PPIE will donate over $700,000 to Pleasanton schools this year! Due to business matching and support, each school receives MORE in funding each year than they donate. Please visit our website at  www.ppie.org  to see:

If you would like to join this effort, please contact us at  [email protected]  - we are recruiting PPIE Ambassadors (at least 1 per grade level) for a few hours each year to build a vibrant community to support our schools. And please support PPIE and your PTSA at August Registration. Thank you again and have a great summer!

FHS College Committed Athlete Luncheon

On Thursday, May 23, Foothill High School honored 21 athletes at the 2019 Foothill High School College Committed AthleteLuncheon. The event was sponsored by Foothill Athletic Boosters and Eddie Papa's. The recruited seniors will go on to play at the collegiate level in 10 different sports at either a two or a four year college. Foothill Principal Sebastian Bull spoke at the event and commented, "I am so proud to witness the excitement for these young student athletes as they begin the next chapter in their lives. The student athletes have represented Foothill with pride for four years and will be assets to their new campuses. As a school we are proud of their accomplishments and want to remind these amazing student athletes that they will always be Falcons. We wish them the best of luck on and off their playing fields." Also speaking at the event was Foothill Athletic Director Dusty Collins, Girls Softball coach Matt Sweeney, Matt's daughter Danielle, who played soccer at the University of Oregon and started all 80 of her collegiate games, as well as a number of other Foothill coaches who spoke to the group introducing and praising the dedication and achievements of each of the honored students.  

The honored athletes (in alphabetical order) included:

Interested in Manufacturing?

Several community colleges offer summer programs geared towards high school students (and middle schoolers in some cases). Most of these have manufacturing, skilled trades, or STEM programs available. Some programs are free, and others have tuition, or program fees associated with them. A list of Bay Area Community College summer programs is available at:  Click here  for a list of Bay Area summer programs. The list will be updated as colleges give new information. 

Math for Trades Careers

Pleasanton Adult and Career Education offers a short, concise basic math/literacy skills class for students who would like to sharpen their vocational skills. This is an approximately 30 hour program that includes an OSHA 10 certificate, essential for getting onto a construction job site. An additional benefit of this Trade Careers class is that it can then refer directly to the Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California for admittance to the Pre-Apprenticeship class. Without a referral to CTCNC it could take applicants up to two years for acceptance. Click here to register.

Goodies for Graduates

Visit  bit.ly/Kahuna2019  to order goodies for graduates! Select items will be available for purchase at the event, but make sure you preorder to reserve your favorites! Proceeds benefit the Class of 2019.

Check out PUSD's 2019 Youth and Young Adult Summer Enrichment classes!

Click here for the  flyer  and  online catalog  (with live registration links). There is a great selection of arts, writing and culinary classes, in addition to an all day  STEAM camp !

Support Foothill's Choir, Band, Orchestra and Color Guard program while enjoying the 2019 Alameda County Fair! Click here to purchase tickets on the Fair website . Be sure to enter the following codes for the music programs to receive credit for your purchase:

FHSChoir to support FHS Choir

FHS BAND to support FHS Band, Guard and Orchestra

Our music programs will receive a portion of each purchase of 2019 Fair admission tickets, Fun Packs, Carnival Wristbands and Season Passes. You can purchase your tickets directly from the Alameda County Fair Website and  print them at home .

Anxiety/Depression Resources for Parents

As a follow-up to the screenings of "Angst" at Foothill this week, offered here is a collection of resources for parents.

Anxiety Support Group for Students

The Counseling Department will be starting a 5-week Anxiety Support Group soon. Students will need to be referred by a counselor or teacher to receive invite.

Parent Resources on Vaping

Resources for parents who would like information about tobacco prevention that they can discuss at home are available at Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

Graduation Info

Graduation Tickets

Each family will receive 6 graduation tickets. Once the ceremony starts, if space permits, the gates will be open to non-ticketed guests.

Graduation Caps

Students are permitted to decorate their caps, if they wish. All decorations must be approved the night of graduation by their teacher giving diplomas, must be appropriate, and must have nothing taller than 1/4 inch on it. Students with inappropriate caps will have their cap taken and will be given a blank cap.

Graduation Checkout

All students received a graduation checkout form in their Civics/Econ class. Please clear all library/cafe/old textbook debt by Monday, 5/23 and complete the checkout process on Tues 5/28 or Thurs 5/30 at the office. Students with debts will not be able to get their graduation tickets or walk in the ceremony.

Graduation Practice

Mandatory for all seniors who are walking in the ceremony. 12:30-2:30 on Wed, 5/29 - meet in the football field stands.

Graduation

Fri 5/31- students need to arrive at their assigned area (assigned at grad practice) at 4:45. Gates open at 4:45pm for guests.

Parking for Graduation

Parking will be extremely limited. Please plan to carpool. Families with handicapped passes will be allowed to park on the grass near the stadium.

Handicapped Seating

Families with elderly member or other health concerns needing to be seated in a covered area can email Lisa Gardner at  [email protected]  to request handicapped seating on the field. Each handicapped person will be allowed one companion (each student receives 6 tickets total).

Diplomas/Certificates

Students must pick up their actual diplomas or certificates after t he ceremony, behind the stage.

Graduation Pictures

Parents will be able to buy a keepsake picture of their student on stage accepting his/her diploma. Click here for information.

Junior Parents: Help With Senior Activities Next Year for the Class of 2020!

Please drop a note to this year's Senior Parent Activities Committee at [email protected] if you'd like to help with parent-led senior events next year.

Juniors: Senior Portraits & Yearbook Ads

Senior year is almost here, and it all starts with senior portraits. Check your schedules so that you can make an appointment that's convenient for you. Click here for the Studio One website to see their phone number and make an appointment . All appointments must be made by phone. There is currently no online scheduling. Senior portraits must be taken before the end of winter break.

It's easiest to get senior pictures out of the way in the summer, so please plan ahead. It's also easy to make a personalized yearbook ad to honor your favorite senior. Please note that the deadline for senior ads is also in the fall, so it's best to get this out of the way ASAP.

Local Scholarships for Graduating Seniors

Many scholarships are listed in Naviance. They are added on a continuing basis so check back often.

Athletics Newsletter

Foothill sports fans -  sign up to receive the Foothill Athletics Boosters newsletter , the Fighting Falcon, to receive athletics news straight to your in-box. Winter Sports Schedules are now available on foothillfalcons.org under Athletics & Activities .

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