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Medical Open Enrollment
Between
March 15th and April 19th, FCS employees can modify their
medical plan for the upcoming year.
Click here to log in directly. If you have questions about
your user name or password, please
click here. For information pertaining to the different
options available, please
click here.
All employees will
be put on the 70/30 plan effective 7.1.10 and will remain on the
70/30 plan if action is not taken. When
you go to enroll, if you experience a blocked page or the common
https:// unknown page, email
Chris Shearer
or
Jimmy Leonard
immediately and they can take
care of the block. |
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CCMS Student
Steps Into Principal's Shoes
3.12.10 - Cedar Creek Middle student Markita Jones
probably has a better understanding of a typical day for a
school principal. Jones earned the opportunity to fill CCMS
Principal Brooke Wheeler's position for a day through a PBS
raffle. Duties she completed included visiting classrooms,
supervising lunch duty, enforcing dress code, making decisions,
creating an intervention class for at-risk students, writing
memos, answering email, and more. Wheeler praised Jones for her
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FCS School
Board Members Recognized by NCSBA
3.12.10 - Franklin County Board of Education Chair
Paige Sayles (left in photo), board member Dr. Beverly Joseph
(right in photo) and board member Rev. Dannie T. Williams were
recently recognized by the North Carolina School Board
Association for successful completion of NCSBA Academy program
for School Boardsmanship. The Board's next meeting is slated for
March 29th at 7 p.m. at 53 West River Road in Louisburg. |
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All County
Chorus Set for Friday
3.11.10 - FCS students participating in the annual
All County Chorus have spent the past few days practicing at
Louisburg College. The annual event takes place this Friday
(3.12.10) at Louisburg College at 7:30 p.m. This district
presentation features students from all schools and grade
levels. If you plan on attending, you may want to arrive early.
At left, elementary students practice for the upcoming concert. |
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Long Mill
Wellness Program Honored
3.11.10 - Long Mill Elementary
School received a check for $500 from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation for LOMES Wellness Program. The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation is a major contributor to the Alliance for a
Healthier Generation. This past fall, two students (Shelby Brown
and Kennedy Capps) and Mrs. Terry L. Alston (Health and P.E. Teacher) presented before the Board of Trustees an overview of
the various wellness programs implemented Long Mill Elementary
School. Pictured from left to right are Long Mill Principal Kim
Ferrell, student Shelby Brown, student Kennedy Capps and Long
Mill PE teacher Terry Alston. |
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Bunn Middle
Holds Community Astronomy Night
3.10.10
- Bunn
Middle School sixth-grade students and parents studied the stars
and planets Monday night at the first annual
Evening Under the Stars
event. Orion, Andromeda, Saturn and its rings, Mars, and
more were clearly visible through the high-magnification
telescopes that Bunn Middle teacher Brian McDowell obtained with
grant money. He and fellow teacher Trude Kibbe collaborated and
intertwined Science and Language Arts curriculum to prepare for
the astronomy night. With help from four experts from the
Raleigh Astronomy Club, participants were educated about the
stars, planets, and constellations that brightened the crystal
clear sky. |
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Musical
Black History Celebration
3.10.10 - The Louisburg High Chorus and Gospel Choir,
along with a Terrel Lane Middle student, performed several Black
History programs the last Friday in February. Starting at
Louisburg High, the choirs performed several spirituals and
gave "Spotlight on Black American Inventors, Firsts, and
Musicians". The program concluded with the LHS Step Team and the
Black National Anthem," Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing". The group
then traveled to TLMS and performed the same program along with
the TLMS Step Team. The day concluded with the group
participating on the Black History Program at CCMS. At left,
TLMS and LHS music and chorus teacher Sarah Lewis performs. |
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A Writing
Pep Rally
3.9.10 - As an
exercise to increase student writing confidence, Bunn High
10th-grade English teachers held a writing pep rally last week
in preparation for the state writing exam. The event included a
teacher-led slide show as well as a Spirit Pencil competition. The class that cheered the loudest won a giant #4 pencil (left)
to display in the classroom. The pencil was named for the
highest score possible on the test. |
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Louisburg
Elementary Officials Day
3.9.10 - Louisburg Elementary School
recently held it's annual Officials Day. School administrators,
county administrators, elected officials including state
legislators Jim Crawford and Lucy Allen, Congressman Bob
Etheridge and many other area officials visited classrooms to
read to students and describe different career opportunities.
Nearly 20 officials showed up for the successful outing. At
right, State Representative Lucy Allen tells student about a
popular NC magazine. |
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Congressman
Etheridge Visits New FHS Site
3.9.10
- Congressman
Bob Etheridge visited the construction site for the new
Franklinton High School Monday morning to take a tour with
Franklin County Schools' administrators, Franklin County Board
of Education members John May (vice chair) and Paige Sayles
(chair), Site Superintendent George Brennan of Branch and
Associates as well as MBAJ Architect Jon Long. Etheridge was
curious to see how the project was coming along and was
impressed with the layout of the 75-acre campus. The new school,
located at the intersection of Lane Store Road and Cedar Creek
Road near Franklinton, is scheduled to open on time for the
2011-2012 school year. Pictured from left to right are
Congressman Bob Etheridge, Site Superintendent George Brennan of
Branch and Associates Construction and MBAJ Architect Jon Long. |
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Kindergarten Registration
Begins In March
Annual registration for kindergarten will be
held at each of the eight elementary schools in Franklin County. In
order to assure your child has a smooth transition into school,
please be sure to register during one of the dates. The school in
which you register your child does not have to be the school in
which your child will attend. Children must be at least age five by
August 31st of 2010 in order to qualify for kindergarten.
Click
here for a complete list of dates and items
needed. If you believe your child could qualify for early
registration, click the link below.
Interested in early registration for
your child? |
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United States Census
2010
The nation's total
population and data related to the population is collected every 10
years by the US Government. The Census process is well underway and
FCS has partnered with the US Census to help. The simple 10 item
questionnaire will be sent out by the U.S. Postal Service in March
of 2010. April 1, 2010 is official CENSUS DAY. This
is the day everyone needs to send their form back to the US Census
Department. There are many ways to help with the Census process, as
well as many employment opportunities. Teachers may find the variety
of lesson plan ideas very helpful for their classrooms. For more
information, visit www.census.gov. |
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