High School Life atFontbonne Academy
2013-2014
The Beginning – Orientation (August)
• Fun/games/cookout – with class, StuCo, and
peer mentors
• Lockers– Learn how to open your locker!
• Finding your classes– A scavenger hunt helps you learn your way
around FBA!
All Girls
• Free to learn without judgments from boys• Health and wellness/ women’s issues• Girl bonding time • You still have a chance to meet guys at dances (at
BC High, Xaverian, Catholic Memorial, etc.) and other events!
Class Months
• Each class is assigned a month– Compete against other homerooms in fun
competitions– Dress down day– Lunch as a class– Cake
Importance of Getting Involved School Spirit…GO DUCKS!
CLUBS:
– Cooking Club - Anime– Model UN - STAND– StuCo - Fountain Friends– Sewing Club - Service Club– Creative Writing - International Club
AND SO MANY MORE!
The Fine Arts
• Drama: The Good Fountain Players put on two productions each year– A fall play– A spring musical
• Select Chorus • Jazz Choir• Jubilee Council• Instrumental Ensemble
SPORTS
FBA has many different sports including:
Fall: Soccer, cross country, swim team, cheerleading, and volleyball
Winter: Hockey, basketball, and indoor track
Spring: Softball, Track and Field, Lacrosse, Golf, and Tennis
Peer Mentors are Here to Help
• Peer Mentors are in every freshwomen homeroom to help with:– Lockers– Schedules– Teachers– Finding classes– Just saying “Hi” in the halls– And anything else that will make adjusting to
high school easier
Guidance
• Grade 9 – Taught by Peer Educators
• Grade 10 – Personality, careers, and the PSATs
• Grade 11 – Exploring Colleges and the SATs
• Grade 12 – Admission Packets
Schedule
• A-H 8 day cycle – each day is different
• 7 periods each day
• Unscheduled time – Support centers (ASC)/ Library
Spirit Day
• The Wednesday before Thanksgiving• Each grade gets a color and two articles of
clothing• Each grade decorates their section of the
auditorium• Breakfast at school• Watch skits, songs, dances, and other
performances• VERY LOUD and CRAZY!
VHS
• Virtual High School
• Hundreds of classes available online
• Choose whatever class you are interested in and take it as if it were a normal FBA course