The team competed at the Georgia state championship the week following their victory in Tennessee. And to round out their season of FTC victories, they did very well. They were part of a three-team alliance that won first place in the exciting competition.

FSA High School Tech Fair team did an excellent job once again in State Level Technology Fair Competition on last Saturday. After county level FSA Tech Fair team compete in the state level and got 14 placement based on different categories.

CMP made its first out of state college trip. CMP team visited the Vanderbilt University and spent a night in Tennessee. Our visit was more than a regular college visit. Student get more in depth information about admission requirements and the school's student body. As Vanderbilt being one of the top colleges, resources available to the students are generous and vast.

Taking a college tour to University of Georgia was the perfect way to return from Thanksgiving break. We had 21 students join us on a cold and somewhat rainy day, but the tour must go on! We started out at the Visitor's Center and took a bus tour around parts of the campus. We had two fabulous UGA students as our tour guides that were informative and quite entertaining.

FSA High's first Black History assembly was performed by Ms. Foster's wonderful World History students. Being that they only had week and a half to prepare for the performance, it was a success.

 

As you may know, the Sra. Sapp's Spanish classes have been attending the Salvador Dali school of Art. On November 19^th. The honors classes completed their lessons with a field trip to see the Dali exhibit at the High Museum of Art.

On Thursday, November 11^th, U.S. history students observed Veteran's Day with guest speaker Major Ray Schumacher, U.S. Army, Retired. Mr. Schumacher is known to FSA students in his role as the Admissions Counselor at Reinhardt College.

On Monday, several members of the junior class visited Emory University. This is the first year FSA High School has offered a college tour to Emory, so needless to say, the students were excited! We began the day with a 30 minute presentation by an undergraduate admissions counselor who also attended Emory a few years ago.

FSA High School Model UN Team received 'Award of Merit' in Southern United States Model United Nations (SUSMUN) debate competition which was held at Emory University last weekend. Also, Jackson Morgan received 'Best Delegate' award within his committee.

The student-teacher softball game was a huge success on Saturday. The teachers and their families were a dominant force and held victory over the students 17-12. Mr. Thornton and Mr. Van Tassell were the star players of the day, while Mr. Sapp was substituted in the 3rd inning for a knee injury.

The Principal, Mr. Sercan, hosts Principal and Parent Breakfast on Wednesdays and Fridays. Several parents were in attendance and enjoyed a continental breakfast hosted by the PVO.

Last Monday, October 25, we had several students participate in local, Fulton County interviews for the Governor's Honor Program, a summer residential program where students study their specified subject for a 3 week time period.

There are seven more weeks left in our first semester. We have already had one SAT test, and this Saturday, November 5th, we will take our second. Good luck to all of our juniors and seniors taking the test!

On October 5^th,Our Junior night had quite a bit of attention. Every year we are having more and more juniors and parents who wants to know about the opportunities as early as possible. Ms. Davidson and Mr. Gokkaya did a fulfilling presentation as our school's counselors.

Fall Festival was on Saturday and it was a wonderful social event that brought the FSA community together. Our PVO did a wonderful job coordinating the events that were included.

The College Mentoring Program had their first Reading Lock-In on Friday, October 15th. This primarily academic lock-in provided students with a chance to read non-academic books from The College Board's Book List.