Foothill Technology High School PFSO

Join us on Thursday, September 19th from 6-8pm. We’ll have opportunities for you to meet our staff, learn about our programs and visit your student’s teachers. PYour student will come home with a map and their specific schedule today, Monday, September 16th so you’ll be all set. See you there!

Join FTHS at our next Dining With Dragons night at Urbane Café this Wednesday, September 11th. Take the night off from cooking and dine between 4pm and 9 pm at either Ventura location and 30% of the proceeds will be given to FTHS ASB to allow them to host events and activities for the school. Don’t forget to show a physical copy of the flier or show it on a mobile device!

Parent Faculty Student Organization (PFSO): PFSO works to improve educational and social opportunities at FTHS and raise funds to enrich your student’s time here. Our next meeting is September 17th at 6pm in our Media Center. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Purchase online at yearbookforever.com or save on service charges by buying directly at the student store.
Don’t miss out on capturing this school year’s memories!
For questions please contact [email protected].

FTHS teachers and staff prepare to welcome freshmen at freshmen orientation this morning! Students were cheered on as they walked beneath the parachute into Spirito Hall!

9th Grade Parent Orientation Night:
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I hope to see all parents and guardians of 9th graders on tomorrow, August 12th from 6:30-7:30pm in Spirito Hall to go over how to set your new student up for success at FTHS. We’ll introduce you to FTHS and will discuss the transition to high school, FTHS academics, FTHS supports, athletics, ways to get involved, upcoming events, and how you can support your student. If you are not able to attend we will post the presentation on our website the morning of Tuesday, August 13th.
FTHS Booster Update: August 13 Dining With Dragons
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Take the night off from cooking dinner on Tuesday! Our next “Dining With Dragons” event is happening Tuesday, August 13th at Chipotle on Victoria Ave. supporting FTHS Boosters Club! I will be there from 5pm-6pm and would love to meet as many of you as possible! This is a great way to spend the eve of the first day of school and I’d love to see your Dragon spirit while enjoying an order from Chipotle! This FTHS Boosters Club fundraiser will help support ALL of our teams on campus!FTHS Cafeteria Service
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This year our Cafeteria will be serving breakfast before school beginning at 7:55. All students are able to have free meals once again this year! Students may choose between receiving free breakfast or nutrition snack and all students will also receive lunch for free. If students would like to purchase additional food, they are able to do so in the cafeteria

10th-12th grade “orientation” is happening now until noon! Students turn in forms, have their pictures taken for ID Cards, and get their schedules. Countdown to the first day of school: one week!

FTHS Staffulty and their guests got together at the Oak Creek Ranch Winery last weekend for a picnic and toasting of our outgoing teachers Ms Eulau, Ms Ferris and Profé. The PFSO sponsored this event, paying for food and drinks for our great Staffulty members!

Our last PFSO meeting of the year is at 5pm tonight at Bright Spark Brewing! Come and vote on our new officers, enjoy some pizza and say goodbye to Principal Gibbs!

Honor Court is getting the media center all ready for Senior Checkout on Friday, June 7! Senior checkout is when seniors turn in their Chromebooks and athletic uniforms, get their caps & gowns, get their graduation tickets and pay for any obligations. This is the last time seniors will be on campus! We will miss them so much!

Our annual fundraiser is tomorrow night!
Some special items will only be available on Bidding Owl so please visit the site and set up a bidder profile to bid on parking spaces, graduation tickets, a custom Spence surfboard, and other fabulous items!

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Today is Day 2 of Staffulty Appreciation Week and PFSO provided drinks and snacks for everyone! Thank you to all the parents who contributed!

Today is Day 1 of Staffulty Appreciation Week and PFSO treated everyone to coffee, bagels and donuts! Thank you to everyone who helped put this together!

April's PFSO meeting has been postponed until April 23rd.

Agenda and Zoom link will follow via email and Parent Square.

Please join us in person or via Zoom!

Our fundraiser is one month away! Will you please consider donating a gift certificate, a weekend at your 2nd home, a piece of art or something we could sell in our silent auction? Please email [email protected] or drop off in the front office! Thank you so much!

Teacher Tower 2024 is open! Thank you to all who donated! And thanks to Inessa Gelman for setting it up this year! Our teachers are so thankful for all the much-needed classroom supplies.

Their biggest need is tissues, and we only have a few boxes. If anyone can donate a few more, the teachers would really appreciate it!

There is still time! TEACHER TOWER, THIS WEDNESDAY!!!Please order from the Amazon wish list: https://a.co/3hFR9Kc and have it sent to FTHS. Thank you in advance for supporting our excellent teachers!

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Tonight! Zoom link went out via email and Parent Square:

Reminder: PFSO meeting tonight Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the FTHS Media Center. We would LOVE to see you in person, but you can also join us by Zoom (the sound will be better tonight, but please turn your volume up!)

We're seeking donations for our annual Teacher Tower event to show our gratitude to the dedicated educators at Foothill Technology High School. Here is our Amazon wish list: https://a.co/3hFR9Kc
Thank you in advance for your support!

Please help us out by filling out this super important 5 minute survey about FTHS! Our school is lacking responses and this survey helps determine our goals and how money is spent:

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REMINDER:
February PFSO meeting!
Feb 20 @ 6pm FTHS media center.

TOMORROW!

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our monthly meeting:

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

FTHS Library Media Center

Zoom link will be sent in Parent Square and via email.

TONIGHT! Please come to our 2nd PFSO meeting of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 @ 6pm
Foothill Technology HS Media Center

Thank you for being one of the 122 FTHS families & 19 staffulty members who stepped up to join FTHS PFSO this year!
Your $25 family membership fee will help fund our budget which includes $18,000 in Staffulty Enrichment Grants.

Last year we were able to fund the following grants:
$2,400 for 40 1TB Solid State Drives (SSD) for Visual Arts/Photography
$663 for 40 TI Scientific calculators for Math
$902 for 46 Cyber Acoustics Stereo USB Headsets (AC-5008A) for Spanish
$1,000 for a custom backstage curtain for Drama
$2,000 for Dymondia Ground Cover (2107 sq. feet), Garden Tools, & Watering Cans for Science
$100 for Organic Seeds Variety Pack, 36 mm Peat PelletSeed Starter Kit Refill (36-Pack) for AP Environmental Science
$3,100 for equipment & supplies for new Creative Writing & Film classes
$99 for a SMORE annual account to assist with a monthly counseling newsletter for the Counseling department
$4,150 for a Canon RF 100-400mm lens $650, Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens $700, Fuji X-T5 Mirrorless Camera w/16-80mm lens $2200, X-T5 battery and charger $60, & 2 lightweight Camera Tripods $40 each for Journalism
$320 for 2 - 10 packs of easy view scientific calculators for Math
$850 for Van de Graff Generator - Electrostatic Demonstration of Grandeur for Physics
$425 for 3 Kits - Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Science: Primary Productivity and Energy Flow 8-Station Kit (plant growing kits including curriculum tied to AP standards) for AP Environmental Science
$100 for 144 6 x 6 Canvas "tiles" (sold in packs of 24 - 36) for AP Psychology
$900 for 40 headsets, 1 set of game buzzers for Spanish
$1906 for 24 warm up sets for Girls Basketball
$2,783 for 120 sweatshirts/hoodies for Track & Field

We will need to plan a big fundraiser to take place in the spring to continue to fund grants, teacher appreciation and more. Please consider joining the fundraising committee this year if you enjoy planning events with a team of dedicated parents.

The agenda can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzbVxL0fblx2qrwpgeID_r1OThiREMlw/edit?pli=1

Tonight @6!
Please come to the first PFSO meeting of the year!

PLEASE NOTE THE LAST MINUTE VENUE CHANGE!

Tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023
6pm
Foothill Technology HS Wellness Center
in the H-Pod (signs will be posted; enter at front)

See Tonight's AGENDA
Meet Principal Gibbs & hear the latest news!
Meet our new Wellness Counselor Rebecca Wulff & learn about the Wellness Center
Hear from ASB about past and upcoming events!

If you can't make it in person, you can Zoom in. Zoom link sent via email.

See you soon!

Valerie Zeko, PFSO Membership Chair & Past President
Attached: May Minutes & Budget to approve