Cornhole Tournament!
https://share.peachjar.com/flyers/2404139/schools/94320
Fort Zumwalt College Fair is Feb 22nd!
College Fair Flyer: https://5il.co/1nx9h
Congrats to our students of the Week!
No School Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 will be a traditional SNOW DAY in Fort Zumwalt School District. All students, teachers and staff (other than 12-month employees) will be off Wednesday, Jan. 25, due to inclement weather. Just a reminder, this means the day will have to be made up at the end of the school year. Again, Jan. 25 will be a traditional snow day in Fort Zumwalt School District.
Keeping an eye on the forecast? We are, too. Check out go.FZSD.us/AMIDays for inclement weather plans. Then, download the FZ app, free for Apple/Android. Go to settings, subscribe to your schools and turn on notifications so you get important info when you need it. Tell a friend!
The state Office of Special Education is asking for input from parents, teachers, and other professionals and stakeholder groups that work with special needs students. Please complete this short survey (should take only 5-7 minutes of your time) to provide your important perspective as the state Office of Special Education works to improve services in Missouri for school-age children with special needs. The survey closes Jan. 31
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DESEStakeholderEngagement
We are in need of a few sign-ups for our basketball games.
We need three people for tonight night, January 20. We have both boys and girls, JV and Varsity, playing against Francis Howell Central.
We need one volunteer a week from tomorrow, January 27, we will be playing Timberland.
Please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4EA9A929AAFF2-fzwwinter1
Students can volunteer as long as there is an adult with them.
NHS students can volunteer to get some of their hours.
Check out West High's students that made the Honor Roll for first semester!!
https://whs.fz.k12.mo.us/o/whs/page/honor-roll
Good luck to all of our winter sport teams this week!
Let’s go West!!
Accelerated Chemistry (Mr. Voelker class) performed a "stoichiometry lab" earlier in the week, which helped reinforce chemical reactions and the concept of limiting reactants. The product we made "chalk" called calcium carbonate was used today with vinegar to make calcium acetate. Calcium acetate, water and ethanol make a special mixture called a colloid. Then you might as well light it on fire.
Love hearing students excited about learning!!
Check out the article about our Outstanding Choir Students!
https://thrillshare.com/s/news-whs-ftzumwaltsdmo/articles/outstanding-choir-students (under the news section)
Real-world experience. Connections with people who are doing the job. Fort Zumwalt Career Technical Education programs aren’t just for those interested in manufacturing.
Meet the Cadet Teachers. These 25 students are in the final semester of the pathway to teaching. As a part of the experiences offered in this pathway, these seniors spent a day at the Professional Development and Technology Center learning about how coursework is developed. The day ended with a panel discussion that brought them face-to-face with 200 years of experience in education.
Building principals, assistant superintendents and Superintendent Dr. Bernie DuBray shared guidance and advice for the road ahead. And each of the panelists took the time to point out to the high school students that, if you get into the college coursework and discover teaching isn't for you, that’s OK.
“If you continue to pursue this through college, my advice to you would be to get certification in a couple of areas that interest you. That makes you as valuable as you can be.” DuBray told the students, adding that he is certified in English, History and Biology.
Jen Waters, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, echoed DuBray’s sentiment. “Take as much as you can from every course you can take,” she told them. “Read outside your coursework. Ask a lot of questions. Get as many experiences as you can get. Prepare well. Take summer jobs that have you working with kids.”
Students had a chance to ask the panel questions and UMSL was on hand to provide information about the dual credit classes available through the pathway to teaching. (Similar arrangements are also in place with Lindenwood.)
“I couldn’t have picked a better profession,” DuBray said. “And you couldn’t either. And there hasn’t been a better time to do it.”
Learn more about career pathways, and all of our high school offerings, in the Fort Zumwalt Course Description Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSYfHbHo6__xI0ryhZ_70EQltPLDMN6IJhBS9uLa4YY/edit
Lady Jaguars with amazing victory over Visitation tonight 48-44.
Lady Jaguars Basketball score is 35-34 Visitation. We are heading into the 4th and both teams are playing hard.
Let’s go Jaguars!!
Don’t forget about the A+ Tutor training tomorrow at 1 PM in the auditorium.
Lady Jaguars going into the half up 26-25.
Lady Jaguars are down 14-11 going into the second quarter.