• Red Ribbon Week kicks off on Monday, October 21. Students will learn about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse from speakers and lunchtime activities throughout the week.
• Feast and Joust will be on October 30th at lunch in the quad. Bring your money to support school clubs and organizations and buy some delicious lunchtime treats!
• FHS' first Senior Munch will be on Thursday, October 31st. All senior students are invited to attend this costume breakfast munch! Tickets are on sale starting September 30th for $35 with ASB and $40 without.   
• Homecoming Foothill's first dance of the school year, will be held at Foothill on Saturday, November 2. Come out for the Homecoming football game against Canyon the night before to support our Knights and find out who will be crowned Homecoming Queen.   

Foothill High School will be hosting the TUSD College Night on Monday, November 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. Whether you are interested in the UCs, Cal States, community colleges and universities from across the US, you will want to attend!  Special breakouts will be available for information on SAT and ACT prep, NCAA and financial aid. Click here for a flyer with all the details.  

Foothill is so fortunate to have a supportive community of volunteers who donate thousands of hours to make our PTO student, staff and parent programs possible. Although we can't thank everyone by name (literally hundreds), we would like to send our heartfelt appreciation and special "kudos" to:

. . . Angela Moghadasnia for organizing the Barnes & Noble Book Fair to raise much needed funds for the FHS library. Thanks to all who participated to date! Remember, online purchases still count through this Friday, October 4. Click here to get the Bookfair ID # or for more information.  

 . . . Lise Flannery and Zeenat Gala for organizing the Catalyst SAT Boot Camp and running our grocery club cards program. More than 70 students attended and are now better prepared for the important SAT exam. See the article above for other classes offered this year.Lise and Zeenat are also helping to raise thou$ands in free money for FHS through grocery club card programs. Click here if you'd like them to register your Ralph's and/or Von's club cards.

. . . Charlotte Waggoner for running our PTO Membership drive; through her diligent work we've received more than $20,000 so far.  Haven't had a chance to join the PTO yet? We'd love all parents to support our student and teacher programs - you'll also receive a Foothill All School Directory.  Click here for PTO membership form.    

Did you see all the gold shields in your child's classrooms at Back to School Night?   Every one of those items were made possible by your donations to the Foothill Ed Fund!  

As of Friday, September 27, donations to the Ed Fund totaled almost $70,000, all of which will go right back into your child's classroom.  This month alone, the Ed Fund allocated approximately $47,000 to the FHS campus and classrooms. Click HERE to see a list of all the ways your donations are adding to the quality of your child's education! 

Many thanks to the many Foothill families who have already donated this year! (listed below) Also, welcome and thanks to our new Lifetime Donors!  Your names will be proudly displayed on a bronze plaque this year outside the FHS Little Theater to acknowledge your commitment to excellence in education! 

 making an online donation by clicking HERE today.  

If you prefer to mail in your donation (or drop it off) click HERE.  Thank you!

To educate the public and parents regarding the needs and goals of Foothill High School.
To promote understanding and cooperation among students, parents, faculty, Board of Trustees, Administration, and the community. To encourage a sound educational program.  

To promote the best interests of the school. 

This information is provided to you by Foothill PTO.

Roundtable Editor: Joan McBride     Co-Contributors: Christine Goldhammer and Kerry Racanelli    

ASB Contributor: Alex Creed  

Thank you to the many PTO volunteers and FHS staff who contribute articles.