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Eagle Scout Projects Rejuvinates Lions Club Gift

Elaine Smith — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:16:02 +0000

Fife High School Senior, Robert Shaw, recently completed a completed renovation of a memorial first built in 1955 by the Fife Lions Club. A boy scout since first grade, he choose this undertaking to fufill the requirements needed for his Eagle Scout Project. When he heard several people talk about how run down the memorial, located in the southwest corner of Trojan Memorial Field, appeared he thought this would be the perfect project to complete. He liked the idea of giving back to his high school and community. Enlisting several volunteers – including fellow FHS seniors Stephanie McFarland, Ian Allen, Caleb Lewis, and Jeff Kohls – Robert got busy pressure washing, removing overgrown shrubs, grass, and moss, and sanding down the rusted metal. Besides repainting the sculpture he rebarked the area around the memorial and planted some new cedar trees along the backside. Fife School District maintenance crew members helped out by pruning back a lower limb on the giant cedar tree that resides to the right of the structure and installing a new dual light on the school board; one light will shine on the flag when it is displayed and one will shine on the memorial.

A special rededication will be happening at a future home FHS football game. Congratuations Robert and thank you for this beautiful gift you have given to all of us!

Trojan TV Wins Emmy Award!

Elaine Smith — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:39:27 +0000

For the third consecutive year, Trojan Digital Media has been awarded an Emmy for their February installment of Trojan TV.

Teacher John Shula’s students also received Emmy nominations for four other productions – Real World Gotham, Trench Table, Santa SWAT, and Jack Stone.

Congratulations Mr. Shula and students; this industry level recognition is a well-deserved honor!

To view the award winning February Trojan TV visit the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and to view other productions and learn more about video production at FHS please visit the Trojan Digital Media website.

WOW Refrigerator Updated

Elaine Smith — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:46:38 +0000

Visit our WOW Refrigerator to view some amazing projects created by Mr. Keith Hannah’s students in his DigiTools course. Be sure to return to this post and leave them a comment about their fabulous work!

FBLA Students Shine

Elaine Smith — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:42:05 +0000

Received the following email from Laura Hilzendeger, who along with Christiann Thomas, is the FBLA advisor for FHS. Thought this news was too good to keep to myself; congratulations everyone!

There is good news to share with all of you regarding what amazing students we have at Fife HIgh School (FHS)!

Christiann Thomas and I took 16 students to teh Washington State Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference in Spokane, WA from April 9-11. The students did a great job representating FHS and FBLA.

JunHo Lee served this past year as the WA State FBLA President. He helped to organize, run, and preside over the FBLA conference for the entire 3 days. He did an awesome job and we should all be proud of his representation at this conference for Fife High, the communitites of Fife and MIlton, and FBLA. I believe that he even shed a tear or two in his goodbye speech.

We will again this year be making the trip to the FBLA National Conference June 23-29 in Anaheim, CA. We had four FBLA members qualify to compete at the national level.

Jessica Colburn – 1st place in Who’s Who for FBLA

Leah Powell – 1st place in Client Service

Tierney Kuhn – 1st place in the following 3 events: Desktop Applications Programming, Economics, and Internet Applications Programming, 2nd place in Databse Design & Applications

Nicole McCaffrey – 3rd place in Creed

Jessica, Leah, and Tierney are amazing senior FBLA members who hav eworked very hard over the past three years to achieve excellence and we are so proud of their individual accomplishments and successes in FBLA as well as other areas of their lives. NIcole is new to FBLA this year and we are so excited for how well sheperformed as a sophomore at the FBLA State Conference. All four of these girls will be traveling to the national conference and will need to raise approximately $2,800 to cover all of their expenses. If you know of any organizations that can help us find assistance in these tough economic times please let us know.

As always thanks for your continued support of Fife High School Future Business Leaders of America.

Ms. Laura Hilzendeger, Business Education Department

For further information about Washington FBLA visit: http://www.wafbla.org/pages/WAFBLA-state-officers.htm

FHS National Spanish Honor Society Reads With 1st Graders

Elaine Smith — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:12:33 +0000

Last year FHS National Spanish Honor Society advisor Jeanie Iovino was brainstorming with the club’s officers about a way to serve the Fife Latina community. This desire has bloomed into a fabulous program in which the club’s members read each week with a kindergarten or first grade ”little buddy” from Discovery Primary School. The club works with Lisa Matson, first grade teacher, to match up eager kindergarten and first grade students with an honor society member.

The younger children ride the school bus to the high school each week and are greeted enthusiastically by their “big buddy” who reads to, and with, them. They also have an informal snack and play organized games together. This program has helped the first graders to become more engaged in their reading at school and allows for someone to read text in Spanish and in English with them; thus building their language skills in both their home and second language.

Enjoy the slideshow below and the faces will show how much both groups enjoy this weekly time of reading!

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Fife Students Sign Letters of Intent

Elaine Smith — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:16:34 +0000

Congratuations to the following student-athletes who have signed letters of intent this past week:

FHS Civics Final Featured on WOW Refrigerator

Elaine Smith — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:08:35 +0000

Please stop by our district’s WOW Refrigerator to view our currently featured student work. FHS teacher, Jerry Steinkraus, has designed an engaging way for his students to demonstrate their ability to research and summarize issues around a current world problem. Mr. Steinkraus invites district and community leaders in to serve as a panel for each student to share their knowledge and answer questions. After viewing a few pictures and reading some samples of their work – be sure to leave these students and their teacher a comment below.

WOW Refrigerator Updated

Elaine Smith — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:28:08 +0000

Be sure to check out our WOW Refrigerator! It currently features some amazing work created by Andy McClure and his students at Columbia Junior High. The team produced a powerful video tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. Well done everyone!

WOW Refrigerator Updated

Elaine Smith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:48:45 +0000

Please stop by our WOW Refrigerator and see an interesting way of engaging second graders in the art of persuasive writing! Feel free to leave the students and their teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Stadnik, a comment of encouragement about their hard work in becoming better writers.

Congrats State Champs

Elaine Smith — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:32:36 +0000

Fife High School, and the entire school district family, is celebrating the recent crowning of several state champions. Nakayla Chan, FHS swimmer, placed first in both the 200 Yard Freestyle and 100 Yard Breaststroke races. Alicia Cleveland won her championship during the 200 Yard IM event. Megan Harkness and Jessica Trinidad joined Nakayla and Alicia to place first in the 200 Yard Medley Relay. The swim team placed fourth overall under the leadership of their coach, Jo Bushnell.

The girls’ soccer team won its second consecutive state championship by defeating Cedarcrest 1-0. After tying 0-0 in regulation, the two teams battled through two overtime periods and the Trojan women prevailed in a 4-3 shootout. Congrats to Coach Shimoda and this group of dedicated athletes who finished their season 20-0-1.

The FHS Volleyball team also qualified for the state tourney as did the boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams. The girls cross country team placed 9^th – their highest finish ever.

Congrats to all these dedicated student athletes!