Dear Knights,

As some of you have probably heard by now, Josh Porter has been named the principal of Carlsbad High School.  Wednesday night, the Carlsbad Board of Education voted to hire Josh.  I would like to thank Dr. Porter for all of his incredible work at Foothill.  Josh has an amazing work ethic and incredible passion for helping students.  I would like to wish Dr. Porter all of the best in his future endeavors.  I have every confidence that he will make a positive impact on many students' lives for many years to come.  Dr. Porter's last day will be October 17 and Gerry Aust will serve as an interim assistant principal until a new candidate is selected. 

Going forward, we will find the very best person for the job.  TUSD is committed to finding a new Assistant Principal that will support and lead our staff.  We will work quickly to find an exceptional candidate, but we will not settle for a marginal administrator.  If you have any questions or concerns about this process or the status, please do not hesitate to contact me.

This week's college visits are attached here

Homecoming

I would like to give a big thank you to David Waibel and the ASB kids.  They put on yet another tremendous homecoming spirit week, halftime show at the football game, and dance last night.  They work extremely hard to make Foothill a great place for all students.  The entire student body is appreciative of their efforts to make Foothill a fun, exciting, and connected place to go to high school.  Thank you!

PSAT & ReadiStep - October 15

All students will need to attend on October 15 from 8:00AM to 12:15PM.

Freshman will take the ReadiStep, which is a curriculum appropriate version of the SAT for freshman.  Rosters and room numbers will be sent out and posted.

Sophomore and Juniors will take the PSAT.  Juniors will have the opportunity for the National Merit Program.  Rosters and room numbers will be sent out and posted.

Seniors will meet in the Event Center and work on college packets and receive information on applications and financial aid

The Great California Shakeout

Foothill will participate in The Great California Shakeout on Thursday, October 16.  There will be a duck and cover drill in the classrooms followed by an whole school evacuation.  This is great emergency preparation.

Gallup Poll

In order to measure the effectiveness of the TUSD Connect initiative, all of the schools in TUSD, including Foothill, are asking students to take a short poll twice a year.  Students will be given time in tutorial period on Tuesday this week to do so.  The poll is completely anonymous and overall data will be used to better guide our instructional efforts.  Parents can view the poll on our school's homepage (under quick links).  If parents would like to opt their child out of taking the poll, please contact me (nstephany@tustin.k12.ca.us).  There is not a negative consequence to opting out of the survey.  Please DO NOT take the survey until asked to do so by your teacher on Tuesday.

Dino Dash!

The TPSF will be holding the Dino Dash on November 2nd and the Marketplace.  This is a great way to support our Tustin schools and Foothill specifically.  Please go to www.tpsf.net to register.  See you there!

Cheer Team Fundraisers

Please join FHS Cheer Team for their exciting Casino Night & Silent Auction Fundraising evening on Saturday, October 18 from 5pm-10pm at the Tustin Hills Racquet Club. Tickets include dinner, 2 drinks, and $100 in Casino Chips. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Please support FHS Cheer Team by dining at Pieology - The Market Place on Monday, October 20th between 5pm-9pm.. Please present the attached here Pieology flyer (electronic version will be also be accepted), and the Cheer Team will receive 15% of the proceeds.  For more information on these events and more, please check out our link on the Foothill website. Thank you for supporting FHS Cheer Team!

Cyber Safety

Please join us with for an informational workshop on Cyber Safety at Hewes Middle School on October 28 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.  This workshop is brought to us by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Topics will include cyber bullying, internet safety and the dangers of social media.  Please see the attached flyer here.

I apologize for getting my update out late this week.  I hope that everyone has a great week going forward.

Nick Stephany, Ed.D.