The New Now

The end of the year has come and gone and we are now knee deep in summer vacation. Yet I find myself already thinking about the coming year. Some things that are in the works:

1. Summer Bridge: Freshmen, if you haven't attended this one week program already you still have two sessions available. Learn the layout of the school, meet some of your teachers, find out what is expected of an FCHS student and in general, get ready for highschool. A number of other benefits are also available along with some pretty cool prizes. Check the main FCHS website for details.
   
2. Beta Club: I will be sponsoring a new club for FCHS next year called Beta Club. Meetings are tentatively scheduled for the fourth Monday of each month. Beta Club is a national, merit-service organization whose motto is "Let us lead by serving others. There are a number of benefits to being a Beta Club member including access to SAT/ACT practice websites and scholarship opportunities. Membership is by invitation only. Qualifying students must have a clean conduct record and a fairly high GPA.More details to come.
   
3. Campus Light Bible Club: There will probably be some changes to this club next year. We are hoping for bigger and better. Details to come.

Next year looks to be bigger and better in a lot of ways. Teachers are already talking about what we can do to improve your academic experience. Now is a good time to start thinking about what you can do to take responsibility for your academic career. Coach told us during Summer Bridge that ninth grade is a time to start fresh: new GPA, new environment, new teachers, new students. Believe it. Own it. In a lot of ways, your ninth grade year is the first year in the rest of your life. Colleges start looking at you now, not in your junior year. Now is the time to start thinking about your career path. A lot of the classes you take can help you in that decision. If things weren't that great in Middle School, now is a great time to start over. If things were great in Middle School, now is the time to continue that tradition and go on to even greater heights. Whatever your position, now is your time. Take advantage of it - Now.