Flour Bluff High School hosted their annual College Day Fair at the varsity gym on September 26, 2007. Juniors and Seniors from FBHS had the opportunity to meet college recruiters from across Texas and pick up literature about the different programs offered. According to Gaye Chachere, Head Counselor at FBHS, "This is something we do every year for our students. It gives them an opportunity early in the school year to help direct them in their choices of higher education after graduation."

Flour Bluff High School will also sponsor two college financial aide nights for parents and students in December and February to assist with the college application process. The GO CENTER, located in the FBHS counselors office, is staffed and available throughout the year to assist high school students with scholarship, financial, and grant information, as well as entrance exams.

Flour Bluff High School students who have achieved the distinction of being named AP scholars and Scholars with Honors have been announced. Students earning the distinction of AP Scholar for the 2006-2007 school year are:

James Alexander	Quinton Beyer
Gerald Camp	Arielle Carchidi
William Conoly	Thomas Cronnon
Pamela Dees	Dirk DeHaan
Elizabeth Lawson	Austin Marr
Michael Marshall	Kimberlee Ortiz
Kari Sassenrath	Stephen Vizuete

AP Scholars with Honors for the 2006-2007 school year are:

Andrew Acker	Chelsea Brown
Kathryn Gonzales	Kaitlyn McClymont

The Flour Bluff High School Theatre Arts department opened its annual fall children's show, You Are Special, on September 27, 2007 at the high school auditorium. The cast of fifteen and crew of five are being directed by Pam Pailes and Kelly Kimball. The play, adapted by Kelly Kimball, is from the book You Are Special by Max Lucado. The story is about making good choices, being happy with who you are, and standing up to peer pressure. According to Pam Pailes, the book is standard reading for students in the fourth grade at Flour Bluff Elementary School. Students from K-4 will have the opportunity to see the play during the school day on September 27th and 28th. There are four public performances scheduled September 26-29, at 6:00 p.m.

The Flour Bluff ISD Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc., will kick off the 2007-2008 employee campaign September 24 - October 5, 2007. As a bonus for FBISD employees who sign up during this two week period, the Foundation will award one lucky employee a Pentium 3 laptop computer donated by AEP. Employees who sign up will be entered in the drawing and the name will be drawn on October 8, 2007.

Last year the Foundation raised over $34,000 and awarded $23,000 in grants to teachers and campuses for innovative programs. Employees helped this endeavor by contributing a little over $18,000. In addition to the grant awards, the Foundation placed $30,000 in an endowment to used to support and enrich education in Flour Bluff schools.

Fall Grant Application Deadline

The deadline to submit applications for fall grants is October 8, 2007. Teachers and campuses are encouraged to submit their grants to Dr. Alicia Needham's office by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2007. Grant applications can be found on the foundation website or by contacting a campus liaison for more information.

The students in Mrs. Paschal's HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) club, held a blood drive at the high school on September 27, 2007. Three large bloodmobiles from the Community Blood Bank were parked outside the high school from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. At the end of the day, over 80 units of blood had been donated by students, faculty and staff of FBISD. The next blood drive is scheduled for November 29, 2007.

Congratulations to FBHS Senior, Christopher Schalk, for placing in the top ten of the Creative Communications Poetry contest held earlier this year. Christopher's poem, entitled The Shore, was selected from thousands of entries as one of the top ten in the country in his grade division.  The top ten poets received special recognition in the poetry anthology "A Celebration of Young Poets." Each winner received a complimentary copy of the anthology and a $50 savings bond. Chris donated his complimentary copy to his high school English teacher, Mrs. Myriam Bell, who encouraged him to enter his poem.

Flour Bluff High School is proud to announce that nine FBHS students have been named at Commended Scholars in the 2008 National Merit Program. These students are: Andrew Acker, James Alexander, Angela Gray, Chelsea Brown, Gerald Camp, Duncan Guignet, Kaitlin McClymont, Brittnye Riley and Stephen Vizuete.

Brittney Riley is also one of approximately 1,600 outstanding Black Americans who are Semifinalists in the 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Program. Brittney is now eligible to advance to the Finalist program and compete for one of 800 Achievement Scholarship awards.

William Conoly and Christopher Schalk have both been named as 2007-2008 National Hispanic Scholars.

Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Auditions for the high school production of The Sound of Music will begin October 1st. The show is scheduled for December 13-16, 2007 at the Flour Bluff Auditorium. Students from grades 2-6 whose parents are FBISD employees are eligible to audition October 1, and students in grades 7-12 will audition October 2. Callbacks for all ages will be October 4.

The Flour Bluff I.S.D. Homecoming Parade is scheduled for Monday, October 29, 2007. The parade will start at 6:00 p.m. at the corner of Compton and Waldron Road and travel south ending at Hornet Stadium. Entry forms are available on the district website or you can pick one up at the Administration office or at the Public Information Office.

Friday 9/28 - Hornet Football w/Moody @ FB
Saturday 9/29 - HS Volleyball @ FB w/Robstown
Saturday 9/29 - HS Tennis @ FB w/Alice
Saturday 9/29 - Cross Country Meet @ West Guth Park
Saturday 9/29 - TMEA District Choir Auditions @ Calallen