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2013-2014 Course Catalog and Registration GuideFountain Hills High School is unique in many ways, offering a myriad of academic and extra-curricular opportunities for our students. With a student population of approximately 700, we are the only four-year public high school of our size in the entire Phoenix metropolitan area. Being this size enables us to offer a personable and supportive school environment while providing outstanding opportunities for involvement, excellence, and success.

We welcome you to our website and hope that you'll find it useful and informative. Be sure to see what's planned by visiting our school calendar, use our easy Online Registration forms, enjoy the many Web resources on our Helpful Links pages, make sure that your student is on track to meet all of their graduation requirements, and meet our staff by visiting the Staff page. Want to know how you can help our students and our schools? Read about Arizona School Tax Credits and learn how you can commit your tax dollars to the activities of your choice. Please take a look at a full version of our Course Handbook (see Student Links in the sidebar to the right). If you have any questions or comments, please Contact Us.



Greetings Parents, Students, and Friends of FHHS:

We are now down to seven school days remaining in the year, three of which are half days for finals! Students have done a great job of remaining focused on task as we approach finals week, and I encourage you to support your child closely through the last day of finals.

Second semester final exams are May 21-23

  • Tuesday, May 21: periods one and two
  • Wednesday, May 22: periods three and four
  • Thursday, May 23: periods five and six

We are on our half-day early release schedule during finals, with school dismissing at 11:15 each day. We are not providing lunch in the cafeteria.

Notes to Senior Parents

Upcoming events for seniors:

  • May 19, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Fountain Hills Christian Center: Baccalaureate, an inspirational, non-denominational service for seniors and their families.
  • May 23, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., FHHS: Senior lunch and commencement rehearsal
  • May 24, 7:30 p.m., Fountain Park: 2013 Commencement ceremony
  • May 24-25, 10:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m., FHHS gym: Falcon Fiesta

Requirements for Commencement Participation
To participate in graduation, seniors must:

  • have earned at least 22 credits.
  • have completed 24 hours of community service.
  • have passed AIMS reading & writing assessments.
  • owe no fines, fees, charges, books, etc. to FHUSD.
  • be in good disciplinary standing.
  • participate in commencement rehearsal.

Event Attire
Graduation, Baccalaureate, and Senior Recognition are dignified, special events for our students, parents, staff, and community. Students’ attire for these events should reflect the importance of these events. Male seniors must wear dress pants, dress shoes, and a dress shirt. Ties and suit coats are optional, but we encourage students to wear them. Female seniors must wear dress shoes and either a dress or dress pants with a modest top. Seniors may not wear shorts, t-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, or flip-flops to any of these three events. We will not allow students who fail to follow these guidelines to participate in these events.

I look forward to celebrating a wonderful month of events with you to honor and recognize our outstanding graduates of 2013!

Tom Brennan

Sincerely,

Tom Brennan

Tom Brennan, Principal



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Thanksgiving Day Parade


 
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