Yesterday, Addie Lafikes and Allsion Breuer went to SIUE to present their Invent2Prevent podcast. Invent2Prevent is a grant funded program through The United States Department of Homeland Security. Our team was given 7 minutes to present their project, which is a podcast titled "Peace by Piece" that discusses ways to prevent violence in school through conflict resolution, and 10 minutes to answer questions from a panel. Our team earned 3rd place in the contest along with $1,000 to help continue to fund projects at our school to prevent violence. The Invent2Prevent team consists of the following team members: Alex Basnett, Ella Gonzalez, Emeri Sager, Grant Otey, Ashton King, Ellanie Vanway, Addie Lafikes, and Allsion Breuer. If you haven't had a chance to check out their podcast yet, click the link! https://open.spotify.com/episode/04TjuryQyoNnb8cTKUr9Dx?si=wFxSUSoKSyyD7txXI8yMNA&fbclid=IwY2xjawKZYy1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDSEFTV0RLSk1uMHd0cUJkAR5uSahkvO003YMyCjSKSm5hHoJ0SiuJHX605yfCcnCJGtFfnFWGLSmfYOV2aw_aem_DWgd4eZYAvwG6YXjqZ_RLA&nd=1&dlsi=6c0bd19bf276464b
Notice of Special School Board Meeting-Strategic Planning Meeting
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
5:00 P.M.
FCHS Study Hall
Week of 5/19/2025 ~ This week we have a lot of regional, sectional, and state competition!
☀️Our last regular week of school!☀️
Finals: Tuesday 5/27 and Wednesday 5/28
FCHS students from Invent2Prevent launched their first podcast this week. Students in Invent2Prevent were tasked with coming up with an idea to plan and implement a method to prevent violence and hate in schools. The group of 8 FCHS students chose to make a podcast talking about conflict resolution. Addie Lafikes, Allison Breuer, and Ellanie Vanway made the first podcast with special guest Mrs. Becky August. Click the link below to listen to the podcast on Spotify.
Peace by Piece is a podcast for students by students where we dive into real issues that impact students, teachers, and schools everyday.
Episode 1: In this episode we dive into methods to solve conflicts that students face in schools. Our guest today is Mrs. Becky August the school social worker at FCHS.
Link to podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/04TjuryQyoNnb8cTKUr9Dx?si=wFxSUSoKSyyD7txXI8yMNA
FCHS seniors who attended Center Street Grade School were invited back today for a final walk through!
🎓FCHS Graduation takes place in the FCHS Gymnasium at 2:00pm on 5/17/2025 🎓
🎉Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Feeding Kids of Wayne County starts May 26th this year and runs all the way to August 8th. This is available to kids ages 2-18. Check out the flyer for more info.
Semester Exams for freshman, sophomores, and juniors will be Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th. Please note that we will have a regular start time on Tuesday, May 27th.
More geodesic domes! Mrs. Bridgeman's Honors Geometry built large geodesic domes using newspaper. They were able to assemble the large structures in one class period and had a little fun when they were finished!
Friday, May 9th, Fairfield Community High School held its Awards Day. Faculty & staff were proud to recognize the remarkable achievements of the Class of 2025 as well as select underclassmen. Students were awarded over $2.7 million in scholarships & prizes. The Class of 2025 has committed to schools across the Midwest & South, with several individuals choosing to serve their country in the armed forces. Awards Day was rounded out with acknowledgments of achievement from our academic departments. As FCHS celebrates these successes, the Guidance Department would like to extend its gratitude to the families that support these students & many local organizations that provide opportunities for their growth.
The following students were recognized:
Making plans for the summer? Summer camps are a great way to get a taste for different career paths and see what interests you. Check out this great list that Mrs. August put together!
OLNEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Girls Welding, Boys Welding; Health careers; medical lab science; : https://iecc.edu/summercamps/occ
LINCOLN TRAIL
Welding; Broadband; Mandarin Chinese: https://iecc.edu/summercamps/ltc
EIU
journalism: https://www.eiu.edu/journalism/workshops.php
English studies: https://www.eiu.edu/english/camp.php
Music Camp: https://www.eiu.edu/emc/ and https://www.swclinics.com/
SIUC
Archaeology: https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/camp-youth-programs/archaeology-camp.php
Pathways to Saluki Medicine: https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/camp-youth-programs/pathways-to-saluki-medicine.php
Challenge to Excellence and STEM research camps: https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/camp-youth-programs/challenge-to-excellence.php
Summer Wings: https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/camp-youth-programs/summer-wings-aviation.php
SIUE
Lots of day camps and a few overnights: https://www.siue.edu/summer/camps/
University of Evansville
Music Camp: https://www.evansville.edu/majors/music/outreachsummercamp.cfm
https://www.evansville.edu/camps/index.cfm
USI
STEM : https://www.usi.edu/science/southwest-indiana-stem/explore-usi-summer-series
Summer Academy: https://www.usi.edu/liberal-arts/special-programs/summer-academy
Wayne County CEO student orientation is Tuesday May, 27th at 5:30.
Senior night for boys track is tonight at the Rick Book Invitational! Senior night will begin at 4:45 with events to follow starting at 5.
Cap and gown portrait information
Week of 5/12/25
What a great day to be at FCHS!
❤️Thank you to our community foundations, associations, memorials and everything in between for investing in our students through scholarships and awards that recognize their talent, hard work, scholarship, and career goals!
🎉After awards day we found a little fun outside with blow ups, an ice cream bar, and live music!
FCHS seniors that attended Jasper Grade School were invited back to Jasper this morning for a final walk through!
🎾Boys tennis senior recognition is tomorrow at Lakeside Park Tennis Courts. Make plans to help us celebrate their talent and dedication to FCHS Tennis.
Congratulations to Ava Best for being selected as the 2025 Star Student by The Fairfield Lions Club. Ava selected Tammy Austin as her Star High School Teacher. Great Job, Ava!
Mrs. Bridgeman's geometry classes built geodesic domes in class this week!
