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September 11th, 2023

April 29, 2024
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Celebrations
Band
Congratulations again to the Florence High School Band! The band participated in the American Classic, Bluebonnet Festival in San Antonio this past Saturday. They received a first division rating for their performance and also received an Outstanding Performance trophy for receiving a first division rating from all 3 judges.
The band finishes the year receiving a first division from every judge at every competition.
The band would like to take this time to thank all students, teachers, staff and administrators for all of their support throughout the year.
FFA
State Results are in!
Congratulations to Madison Woolery for producing the BEST VIDEO in the STATE OF TEXAS at the State Ag Communications contest. She was also 9th high individual overall in the contest.
The team was District Champions, 3rd in Area and 11th in the State.
Great Job, Natalie Juarez, Madison Woolery, Addison Burroughs and Lauren Bell.
Florence FFA members rounded out the end of the Spring CDE season yesterday after a straight 3 day back to back string of State Competitions. We are very proud of all the students this year and their resilience to push forward through multiple adversities and responsibilities.
State Tarleton CDE Results -
Environmental Natural Resources (ENR) Team - 7th place
Cody Carlson - 5th high individual
Lauren Bell - 22nd high individual
Wyatt Lincoln, Caleb Wilkinson
Milk Quality Team - 21st place
Danni Hilton, Emerson Hawkins, Haydon Mauk, Klareece Arldt, Sterling Arldt
Range Evaluation - 44th place
Luke Nichols, Tanner Herring, Kaylie Hamm, Cody Carlson
Land Judging - 44th place
Weston Underwood, Andrea Shannon, Payton Montandon, Luke Hoysa
Homesite - 56th place
Cyle Anderson, Shelby Hutchinson, Logan Maldonado, Katie Bryant
State Sam Houston CDE Results -
Ag Mech and Technical Systems (ATMS) - 14th place
Landon Loerwald - 26th high individual
Jacob Gray, RC Woolery
Farm Business Management (FBM) - 16th place
Luke Nichols - 23rd high individual
Lauren Bell, Cody Carlson, Addison Burroughs
Forage CDE Team - 22nd place
Kaylie Hamm, Tanner Herring, Katie Bryant, Logan Maldonado
Floral CDE Team - 26th place
Violet Scott, Jade Ramm, Bethzy Ramirez, Makinzey Alvarez
State A&M CDE Results -
Meats Evaluation - 21st place
Emily Threet, Reagan Whitson, Landon Loerwald, Brody Fisher
Senior Trip
The Senior Class of 2024 traveled to Fiesta Texas in San Antonio on Friday, April 26 for their Senior Trip. The students represented FHS well and had a great time!
Important Dates
4/30 - Algebra I EOC
4/30 - NHS Induction Ceremony
5/2 - Bilingual Family Night FHS Cafeteria 5:30 - 7:30
5/3 - Pep Rally during 2nd Period
5/4 - FHS Prom
5/6 - 5/10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
5/7 - Spring Band Concert
5/9 - Athletics Banquet
5/10 - HOSA Banquet
5/14 - Academic Awards Ceremonies
5/16 - FFA Spring Banquet
5/19 - Baccalaureate
5/17 - Last Day of ACE
5/23 - Last Day of School
5/24 - Graduation
TSAI2 Testing for Dual Credit Students
Students need to sign up in the front office with Ms. Bettin if they would like to take the TSIA2 on May 1st and May 2nd. A successful score is required for students to participate in Dual Credit classes.
PSAT 10 Scores
Clash of the Classes
A big thank you to the students who came out to support our softball playoff game in Stephenville! Students attending were Alex Sanchez, Kade Barclay, Case Kraatz, Hudson Montandon, Ethan Miller, Layton Stone, Luke Bell, Riley Deal, Cooper McAnally, Christian Colon.
We will have a pep rally on Friday. This may be our only remaining spirit day for this competition, make sure to show your school spirit. In preparation for May 4th, the theme for Friday is Star Wars. If you do not have Star Wars attire, wear purple!
Attendance for 4/1 - 4/26:
9 - 94.19
10 - 91.93
11 - 93.12
12 - 91.30
FFA Important Dates
April 29th - Lonestar Degrees are Due
April 30th - District Degree/Banquet @ Lake Belton
May 2nd - FFA Meeting in study hall
May 3rd - Chapter FFA Degrees are Due
May 10th - Semester Record Books are Due
May 10th - RSVP for the Banquet is due
May 11th - Area 12 Convention @ Temple
May 16th - Spring FFA Banquet