The Patriot Post

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Hello Patriots,

It's been a great week at The Fort! This week we recognized over 300 students with Academic Awards on Tuesday night. Thursday we held a Financial Aid night where our counseling office shared financial aid information with parents and students. This upcoming week we will recognize and reward students who have received pride referrals from teachers.

· IF you purchased a parking decal, it needs to be hanging in your car. If you need to purchase a parking decal, please bring your license, insurance, and registration plus $50 to Mrs. Galligan to get the decal. Any car without a decal hanging in the window will be ticketed.

Student ID’s: Students do not have to wear their ID’s, but they must have their ID’s on them at all times while on campus. Students must have an ID to purchase lunch, check out a library book, get locker and PowerSchool information, and to get any items left in the front office by a parent/guardian, etc. We are not selling temporary ID’s this year. Replacement of a permanent ID will be $5. Fort Dorchester High School does not allow for any outside food to be delivered to students and this includes food from parents unless it's for a school project.

Parents, students who were failing a class were issued an ILT ticket by an administrator this week. Students who received a ticket have two weeks to go back and make-up assignments or attend tutoring to pull up their grades, have their tickets signed, and return the signed tickets to their administrator. ILT tickets are due back, signed by teachers, this coming Friday. Students who fail to attend tutoring or fail to return the ticket signed by teachers will face disciplinary action. Please help us help your child be successful by encouraging them to return to teachers during this time, during the school day, for tutoring and make-up assignments.

In the Classrooms at The Fort this week

Weekly Events at The Fort:

Saturday:

Beta Club yard sale @ FDHS 8am-1pm

Cross Country @ Sandhills in Columbia

Cheerleading Competition @ The Fort 1pm

Monday:

Girls Golf- Lower-State Qualifier

PRIDE Referrals 1st & 2nd period

Powder Puff Football @ NCHS

Tuesday:

Senior Class Meetings with Jostens

Cross Country Meet Wanna Maker County Park

Thursday:

Beta Club meeting 8am Auditorium

Beta Club Induction Ceremony- 5pm Auditorium

JV/B Team Football Home v. West Ashley

Friday:

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Junior Class Ring Meeting Auditorium

Varsity Football @ West Ashley

Saturday:

Cheer Competition @ Conway

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Hello Patriots,

We had another great week at The Fort! It was a great weekend to be a Patriot! Congrats to the Patriot football team on another big win Friday night against Goose Creek, and to the Patriot band for coming in 1st place in Class 2A, best Drum Major, best Drum Line, best Color Guard, and best overall performance. Congratulations also to our Patriot swimmers, cheerleaders, and cross country teams on successful weekends as well.

This week we will have Academic Awards on Tuesday night. We look forward to recognizing all of our Patriots who will be recognized for their academic excellence. Thursday we will be hosting a Financial Aid night at 6pm in the Auditorium. Please plan on joining us if you would like to learn more about financial aid opportunities for college. Friday night the faculty will have a tailgate prior to the football game against Ashley Ridge. Faculty and staff are invited to socialize with each other before the game.

Parents, students who were failing a class were issued an ILT ticket by an administrator this week. Students who received a ticket have two weeks to go back and make-up assignments or attend tutoring to pull up their grades, have their tickets signed, and return the signed tickets to their administrator. ILT tickets are due back, signed by teachers, this coming Friday. Students who fail to attend tutoring or fail to return the ticket signed by teachers will face disciplinary action. Please help us help your child be successful by encouraging them to return to teachers during this time, during the school day, for tutoring and make-up assignments.

In the Classrooms at The Fort this week

Weekly Events at The Fort:

Saturday:

Cross Country @ Darlington

Swim @ Parkwest

Monday:

Dorchester School District Two Board of Education Meeting - 6pm

Girls Volleyball @ Home vs. West Ashley

Girls Tennis @ Home vs. West Ashley

Tuesday:

Academic Awards Night- 6:30 pm Gym

Girls Tennis @ Berkeley

Powder Puff Football @ ARHS

Wednesday:

ASVAB Testing

Girls Tennis @ Home vs. Summerville

Thursday:

Financial Aid Night- 6pm Auditorium

JV/B Team football @ ARHS

Girls Volleyball Home vs. ARHS

Friday:

Food service Appreciation Day

Senior Tailgate

Underclass Make-up Pictures

Swim Meet Away @ USC

Hockey vs. SHS Ice Palace

Faculty Tailgate- 6 pm Culinary Arts Room

Football home vs. ARHS- 7:30 pm

Saturday:

Cross Country @ Sandhills in Columbia

Cheerleading Patriot Competition

Beta Club Yard Sale

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Hello Patriots,

We had another great week at The Fort! This past week, we celebrated a lot of successful Patriots. First at our faculty meeting, we Passed the Hand and announced our Patriot of the Month. Thank you Mr. Coe and Mr. Weinhold for all you do for our students! We also had a very successful Homecoming week thanks to Mr. Barton and Student Council. Our faculty also had a chance to socialize with one another at our first Faculty Tailgate before the game on Friday.

Parents, interim reports went home with students this week, and please contact teachers if you have questions or concerns regarding grades of your child. Now is the time to catch grades before it becomes to late. Remember that students have ILT (Independent Learning Time) for one hour during lunch when they can go back to all teachers for help or to make-up missing assignments. Students who are failing a class, will be required by the administration to go back to the class they are failing to make-up work or get extra help starting next week. If a student receives one of these tickets, it is mandatory that student reports to their teachers during ILT. Please help us help your child be successful and review grades on a regular basis.

This week we recognized students who demonstrating Patriot PRIDE and were in Good Academic Standing. Five students from each grade who received multiple PRIDE referrals were invited to attend the Chick-Fil-A Student of the Month breakfast. One student per grade level was randomly selected to be the September Students of the Month. We also gave students candy during ILT who had G.A.S. Good Academic Standing on their interim reports.

Student of the Month Celebration