From the Principal's Desk

Greetings FWAFA Family,

Hope your week is off to a great start! I want to take a moment to talk to everyone about Project Celebration and the Senior Class of 2021. Project Celebration is a big event sponsored by senior parents each year and is a way to send off our seniors in a BIG WAY!.

Although this year we have seen some amazing "out of the box" performance opportunities, I think we can all agree that this year has not been the "typical" senior year for Class of 2021. Our Project Celebration team is hard at work behind the scenes, planning an amazing event, and they are asking for everyone's support and donations.

It is their goal for all seniors to leave the event with lots of great prizes and items that they can use on their next chapter of life. Here's the link to their Amazon wish list. It includes a WIDE variety of gifts from flair pens and school supplies all the way to a Mac Book Air. And, here's a link to their Sign Up Genius with other items to donate.

Just a reminder as well about face masks. TCA+A is continue to require face masks and will comply with the six core health practices until the end of this week. We will are gathering data and more information and will release further guidance during Spring Break about how we will proceed after the break. Stay tuned!

Also - we are nearing the start of Assessment Season! Watch for more details coming this week in Jupiter Ed email about all of the testing dates and how we will organize ourselves for the best testing experience possible for both In-School and At-Home Learners. Stay tuned!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Jackson

Please wear your show shirt and jeans on the following days by 1st Academic Rotation Teacher according to the following days.

Tuesday, March 9 - Tuesday/Thursday Blue Day Theatre Students in Wiggins, Austin, Creedon, and Wolf and 5th period Red Day Theatre Students in Brown

Wednesday, March 10 - Wednesday/Friday Red Day Theatre Students in Nicol, Warren, Umholtz, Brown, Davis, and Smith

Congratulations to our High School State VASE qualifiers: Emma Howell, Essence Quigley, Paola Mendez, Sincere Jones, and Tyler Turbeville.

TBC and SGT Interest Meetings (for students not currently in TBC or SGT)

Thursday, March 11, at 4 p.m.

Please attend if you would like to learn more about TBC Training, TBC Young Men's Ensemble, TBC Tour Choir, and/or a NEW advanced TTBB ensemble, the TBC Troubadours!

TBC – Upstairs Choir Room (Room 316)/Zoom Link

Please attend if you would like to learn more about SGT Training, SGT YWE, or SGT Tour Choir!

SGT – Downstairs Choir Room (Room 226)/Zoom Link

TBC and SGT Auditions (for current FWAFA in-person students not currently in TBC or SGT)

Monday, March 22-Friday, March 26 after school

TBC – Upstairs Choir Room (Room 316)

Ensembles you will be considered for include TBC Training Choir (grades 3-4), TBC Young Men's Ensemble (grades 7-12), TBC Tour Choir (grades 5-12), and/or a NEW advanced TTBB ensemble, the TBC Troubadours (grades 7-12).

SGT – Downstairs Choir Room (Room 226)

Ensembles you will be considered for include SGT Training Choir (grades 7-8), SGT Young Women's Ensemble (grades 7-12), and/or SGT Tour Choir (grades 9-12).

All auditions will consist of vocalizing, sight-reading, and a discussion about your past choral experiences and future choral goals.

Please fill out this form BEFORE your audition.

Sign-up for an audition time here.

March is officially Theatre In Our Schools month! To celebrate, the Thespian troupe will be hosting a scavenger hunt centered around the Thespian mascot: a duck. Rubber ducks will be hidden around the school on March 26 for In-Person Learners to find. The student with the most ducks by the end of the day can bring them to Mrs. Jones and receive their prize (a visa gift card!). Happy Theatre in Our Schools month!

To reserve your tickets for And Now... The 70s! Click here.

WANTED! PTSO Family Ambassadors for 2021-2022

It’s that time of year where the PTSO needs volunteers to help welcome new families to our school. We are looking for parents who will serve as a point of contact for a group of new families in each grade level to answer questions and help assist with their transition into FWAFA. We have a unique culture at FWAFA and we want new families to feel welcomed and be prepared for a great start. First impression is everything!

We will need six to eight Ambassadors for third grade (if you have an elementary student, you can help with this, or if you have an older student AND an incoming third grader), and one to two Ambassadors for other grade levels.

Expectations of a FWAFA Family Ambassador:

· Send a nice welcome email to your group

· It is optional to meet as a group (via Zoom or in person if restrictions lift)

· Be the face of FWAFA

· Be available to answer questions or help point them in the right direction

· Meet and Greet them at the Ice Cream Social for new families (in August)

Please consider this opportunity to welcome a new family. If you are interested, for grades 3-6, please email Jeannine Miner j9miner@gmail.com, for grades 7-12 Natoya Walker Alee nwalkeralee@yahoo.com. Please be sure to let us know what grade level you prefer to represent. We are so grateful for our amazing community of volunteers!

Student election season is coming up which means that Student Council officer applications are now open! More details about each position are in the application form. If you are interested in applying for a class representative position, the application will be sent out with the class officer applications soon.

To be considered as a candidate, you must also have two recommendations from teachers/sponsors. That form is also below so that you can forward the link to the teachers.

- The deadline for applications is March 5th at 4 p.m.

- Interviews with applicants will be conducted March 8th- March 11th

- The ballot of candidates will be finalized on March 12th, and campaigning week will start the week of Spring Break and end on March 26th

- The elections will take place March 31st and April 1st, and the winners will be notified on April 2nd

If you have any questions, please email Ms. Mueller at karen.mueller@fwafa.org or Mrs. Smith at lisa.smith@fwafa.org.

FWAFA StuCo Application:
Teacher Recommendation Form

In preparation for the School-Day SAT, we are offering an SAT Prep Class. This class will provide students an opportunity to become more familiar with both tests. Our instructors (Mrs. Cook & Mrs. Van Dyck) will provide students with solid preparation in fundamental reasoning skills for all areas tested on the SAT and ACT.

This Prep Course consists of 6 sessions held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (4 – 6 PM) beginning on March 23rd.

Full list of dates: March 23, 25, 30, April 1, 6, and 8.

The cost of the course is $45 which includes 12 hours of instruction and two test preparation books.

Registration form and fee are due by Monday, March 1st. Please submit the registration form using the link below and payment to the front desk.

https://forms.gle/HAFLNeKRucc9k2yX8

Ascender Parent Portal

Need to submit an attendance note?

attendance@fwafa.org

TCA+A Covid-19 Information Center

Thursday, March 11 - St. Patty's Day Dress for $5.00 - support the Sophomore class

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