Farragut
High School Admiral Accolades
2007-2008
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Farragut
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Congratulations on Thomas Mitchell's selection as Farragut High School's ACTR Russian Scholar Laureate for 2007. Best wishes for continued success in the teaching of Russian language at Farragut High School.
The names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 53rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program will be announced today by officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation. These academically talented high school seniors from across the nation will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, that will be offered next spring.
We are extremely proud and pleased to announce that sixteen Farragut High School seniors have achieved semifinalist status. These outstanding students are:
Congratulations students!
Saturday, Sept. 8- Steve Taylor was chosen to be the 2008 President-Elect of the East Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association. He is currently serving as Band Chair of ETSB & OA.
Saturday, Sept. 8- Ron Rogers was chosen to be the East Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association nominee for President of the Tennessee Music Educators Association. He is currently serving as Past President of ETSB & OA.
Lindsay Bobbett, Andrew Bobbett, Nathan Budge and George Hranov were selected to be members of the Knoxville Youth Symphony.
Michelle Lewis was chosen to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Tennessee Bandmasters Association beginning Spring of 2008. She is currently serving as the Secretary for ETSB & CA.
Farragut High School Science Lab Renovation Dedication
Thursday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. Farragut High School (FHS) will dedicate its newly renovated science lab. This project is the culmination of three years of hard work and perseverance on the part of FHS science teachers, administration, students, parents and community members.
Two years ago science teachers recognized serious science lab deficiencies and indeed hazards to students safety. An advisory committee comprised of professionals from Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), University of Tennessee (UT) and private industry made recommendations for improvements. The community and parents were called upon for support of this endeavor.
Knox County government, Knox County Schools, and the community all joined forces to make this project a reality. Through the Farragut High School Education Foundation, under the leadership of Mr. Brian Sellers, funds were equipment required for the newly renovated lab.
An unexpected and most welcome outcome of the renovation efforts has been the creation of the FHS Science Academy and partnerships between FHS and ORNL and UT. These partnerships are providing FHS students opportunities to work side-by-side with world class research scientists within our own community. These students will be available at the Dedication Ceremony to discuss their work at ORNL and UT.
NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing
2007Students from FHS receiving Certificates for Superior Writing:
Jesse Jones
Jordan Snow
As you may know, Knox County Public Libraries are currently participating in The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts. Libraries are encouraging residents of Knox County to read Harper Lee's timeless novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Students in Suzi Johnson's and my freshman English class are also reading this novel, and students have just completed writing essays about themes in the book.
I have contacted the Knoxville News Sentinel, and they have agreed that because of the timeliness of these essays in relation to The Big Read, they are going to publish excerpts from six of our students' essays in the October 30th issue of the newspaper, in the teen-focused "Text Me" section. In addition, the Farragut Branch library is putting together a display where all of the students' (full) essays will be available for library patrons to read. I have not yet received confirmation of the dates that this exhibit will be displayed.
Please join me in congratulating these students on their accomplishments. They have put an enormous amount of effort into these essays and are worthy of being commended!
Sincerely,
Michelle Grothaus
Intern in 9 CP English
The Drill team traveled toDaviess County Kentucky for the NJROTC Area 9 Qualifier drill meet. They won 1st Place overall! Ten teams from several states competed. This win qualifies them to go to the Area 9 Championships in February which hopefully will lead to the Nationals.
Complete results are listed below.
1st Place ~ overaall Champions (total points from all events, Academic, Athletic and Drill combined)
1st Place ~ Athletics
1st Place ~ Personnel Inspection
2nd Place ~ Color Guard (498 of 500 points possible)
2nd Place ~ Armed Basic Regulation Drill
3rd Place ~ Armed Exhibition Drill
3rd Place ~ Unarmed (without weapons) Basic Reguation DrillIndividual Cadets receiving awards for outstanding personal performances are listed below. They have two minutes to do the maximum number of repetitions: