Viking Voice
Weekly Newsletter
Fort Walton Beach High School
June 3rd, 2016
John Spolski, Principal
400 Hollywood Blvd, SW
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
(850) 833-3300
Messages from Administration
Updating Distribution List
Contact: L. Lipnicky ([email protected])
I will be updating our email distribution list this summer. If you No longer wish to
receive the newsletter please send me an email telling me to take you off the
list. Please include your child’s name and the email address (es) that should be
removed. Thanks!
Thank You to all of the FWBHS Volunteers!!
The faculty and staff of Fort Walton Beach High School is truly grateful to all of
the parent and community volunteers that worked diligently with us this year to
provide a quality learning environment for the Viking students. Without the
dedication of the volunteers we would not be able to provide adequate customer
service or facilitate all of the mandated testing that occurs throughout the year
(but especially in the spring months).
Thank you so very much for your time and expertise! We do love and appreciate
you!
Report Cards, FSA Reading Score Reports, & State
EOC Reports
Contact: J. Shaffer (833-3300 ext. 3453)
We will not be mailing home end of year report cards, the FSA Reading Score
Reports (9th & 10th graders), or the State EOC Reports. These reports will be
arriving at FWBHS over the next several weeks. When all of the reports are
ready for pick up, administration will make an “all call” (automated call) to the
parents. This phone call will tell parents what date they can begin picking these
reports up from the guidance office.
Summer Driver’s Education
Contact: C. Lemasters (833-3300 ext. 3305)
PLACE:
Fort Walton Beach High School
DATES:
June 8, 2016 – June 30, 2016
COST:
$150.00 per student
Times:
7:30 – 1:00 every day the 1st week to obtain Driver’s Permit.
You will then attend for ½ day 2 days a week for the next 3 weeks. We will put
students in groups with days and times.
(NOTE: If you have your permit, you do not need to attend the 1st week.)
Summer Driver’s Education is 30 hours of classroom time which includes the state handbookdriving test, over the road rules and signs, D.A.T.E. (Drug and Alcohol Education), and 6 hours
of driving instruction.
Please see Cindy Lemasters in the Guidance office to register your student, or call 833-3300
ext. 3305 with any questions. (Please make check payable to: School District of Okaloosa
County.)
Summer Intensive Studies (Summer School)
Contact: J. Tucci (833-3300 ext. 3326)
If your student qualifies to attend summer school, please contact the guidance
(833-3300 ext. 3305). Or, come into guidance on June 8th to register and begin
attending summer school.
Algebra 1, Algebra 1A, Algebra 1B, and Geometry will be taught face-to-face. In
order to receive credit for any of these courses, which are yearlong courses,
students will be required to attend all 25 days of summer school.
All other subjects will be taught through our computer-based program, e2020.
Students will work at their own pace. Here is the schedule for summer school:
June:
July:
June 8 – 10
June 13 – 17
June 20 – 24
June 27 – 30
July 6 – 8
July 11 – 15
Time: 7:30am – 1:00pm each day
A light breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from 7:00am-7:30am and lunch
will be served from 11:00am-11:30am – at no cost to the student.
Transportation is not provided
Incoming 9th Graders (Class of 2020)
Contact: K. Schmidt (850-685-0633 or
[email protected])
FWBHS Link Crew will be hosting a 9th grade “Day at the Fort” toward the end of
July. This year the “Day at the Fort” will occur over a two or three day period
(approximately 4 hours each day). This event will help our 9 th grade students get
acclimated to their new school, meet administrators, and counselors, and find
out about programs they may want to join; and they will learn how to navigate
through Fort Walton Beach High School.
Parents will receive information and invitations for their 9th grader(s) through the
mail in July.
We cannot tell you how excited our clubs, sports, and students are about our
incoming Class of 2020!
Free Math & Spanish & French Textbooks
Contact: G. Folsom (833-3300 ext. 3387 or
[email protected])
Parents, Students, and Community Members:
FWBHS has free (older) math textbooks – Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry,
Analytical Geometry, Statistics; and free (older) Spanish 1, 2, and 3 textbooks;
and free (older) French 1, 2, 3, and 4 textbooks.
If you are interested in acquiring these textbooks, please call or come by the
school (7:00am-1:30pm, Monday-Friday).
The textbooks will be available to the public until July 1, 2016.
Abandoned and Found Property
Contact: SRO J. Reeves (833-3300 ext. 2308 or
[email protected])
Abandoned and found property (to include phones) will be kept at FWBHS until
Friday, July 29, 2016. If property is not claimed by this date it will be donated to
a charity.
10th Grade Honors English Summer Reading & AP
Language & Composition Summer Reading
Assignments
Contact: T. Winston ([email protected])
Please see attachments to this email for more information on these summer
reading assignments or access more information at www.fwbvikings.com.
Kaplan Test Prep Programs
For students wanting to explore test prep over the summer, Kaplan is offering
FREE PSAT, SAT, and ACT practice tests and workshops. Visit
www.kaptest.com/hsevents to see what is available.
2016 Valhalla Yearbooks
Contact: S. Teare (833-3300 ext. 2151 or
[email protected])
Did you forget to order your copy of the 2016 Valhalla yearbook? Did you order
one and have not picked it up yet?
See Mrs. Teare in the media center to pick up or purchase your yearbook. We
have a limited number of books available for $100.00 (cash or check). Stay
tuned for information about the 2017 Valhalla yearbook. Online ordering at the
lowest price of the year will be available soon!
Registration of New Students
During the summer, registration for new students will be conducted on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 8:00am-1:00pm. Please call
833-3300 ext. 3305 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Reporting Scholarships Received
Contact: L. Lipnicky (833-3300 ext. 3314 or
[email protected])
Seniors, please continue to report the scholarships that you are awarded, to
Mrs. Lipnicky in the guidance office.
The deadline for appearing in the senior awards program has passed – BUT, we
have to submit a report to the Okaloosa County School District, detailing all of
the scholarships that our seniors have received this year.
We are depending on you to keep us informed of the awards that you receive.
Thank you for your help!
School Day Photographs – Mark Your Calendar
Contact: S. Teare (833-3300 ext. 2151 or
[email protected])
School day photographs for Classes 2018, 2019 and 2020 will be September 20th
with make-ups on October 27th. These dates are for underclassmen only.
Class of 2017
Senior Pictures
Contact: S. Teare (833-3300 ext. 2151 or
[email protected])
It’s your turn! Summer senior portrait sessions are June 14th, 15th, and 16th in the
media center. A second session is July 19th, 20th, and 21st. Unless the student
signed up for an appointment time, appointments will be assigned
alphabetically; however, if the time is not convenient, the student may change it.
You should receive an appointment card in the mail.
Once school begins, a make-up day is scheduled for September 21st. Please
make every effort to have your portraits taken during the summer. You will
receive the proofs quickly and you will have a more relaxed atmosphere to make
sure you look your best. Jim Owen is our official school photographer and only
the formal senior portraits provided by Jim Owen will be used in the senior
section of the 2017 yearbook.
Save the Date
Contact: J. Spolski (833-3300 ext. 3320)
Class of 2017 – Graduation
Friday, May 26, 2017
7:30pm
Steve Riggs Stadium
Guidance News
Scholarship Opportunities
Contact: Julie Smith (833-3300 ext. 2151 or
[email protected])
Scholarship opportunities for ninth through twelfth graders may be found at
http://www.okaloosaschools.com/fwb/scholarship. Students may also come to
the Media Center to find out what scholarships are available. Please check each
week for updates.
Floridashines.org
To look at your student’s Transcript/Bright Futures information:
Go to https://www.floridashines.org
Click on Go to College
Click on Pay for College
Click on Check your Eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship (part way down
the page)
- Choose Okaloosa County
- Enter Student’s last name
- Enter Student’s SSN with an X at the end of the number
- Submit
**There is other helpful information at the https://www.floridashines.org site.
You will find information on Florida Colleges, College and Career Readiness,
Bright Futures, and much more information at this site.
***This site is updated periodically but not every day. So, if we add something to
the transcript locally – it may be several weeks (maybe months) before this site
collects and updates the information.
Art Department News
Thank You to Viking Art Students!
Contact: Kim Moran (833-3300 ext. 1502)
Three Viking art students volunteered to paint a mural for the Destin West Beach
Resort on Okaloosa Island. Kansas Cherry (2016 Senior), Annalisse McKee
(Junior), and Ora Wolfgram (Freshman) each are creating an underwater scene
of fish, turtles, sharks, dolphins, coral reefs, and much more on three wall
sections at the Destin West Beach Resort. Each student came up with their own
design and was given a wall section on which to paint their design. Students are
using their artistic talent to give back to the community. According to Ms. Cindy
Webb, the area is going to become a play area for 2 – 4 year olds. She said that
once the mural is complete they will be putting in different kinds of play
equipment for small children. Families that are vacationing can take their small
children there to get them out of the sun, to play and have fun.
Sports News
Girls Soccer
Contact: B. Latham (850-420-6324 or
[email protected])
If you haven’t already registered with our new Girls Soccer Coach Brett Latham,
please send him contact information via e-mail at
[email protected] or text your contact info to him at 850-4206324. He will be in contact with all players regarding summer training dates by
June 15th.
Viking Boys Basketball Fundraiser
Contact: J. Lavin (833-3300 ext. 4404 or
[email protected])
FWBHS Boys Basketball is selling Gold’s Gym passes for $15 each. The pass is
good for six weeks and there is no obligation to join the gym. It is good for both
FWB and Destin locations.
Please contact Coach Lavin at [email protected] or 833-3300 ext.
4404 for more details on how you can support Viking Basketball!
English II Honors/AICE General Paper
SUMMER READING LIST
May 16, 2016
Dear Sophomore,
Congratulations on your decision to take English II Honors next year. As part of this program, you are
required to read one book over the summer. I suggest that you take notes, or if you purchase a copy of
the book, highlight and write notes in the margins. You will want to take notes on the characters and
their actions, interesting or unusual words, events, and any other observations you make as you read.
Select one book from the list below. Descriptions of each book are located on the back of this page. Do
not select a book based just on the number of pages it contains; some of the most difficult books to read
are the shortest! If you decide not to purchase your own copy, you may visit a local library or borrow a
book from another student. If you have a problem obtaining the book, please discuss it with one of the
teachers listed below before June 1st.
Attached to this letter you will find an assignment for the book you have chosen. You are to complete
the assignment and have it ready to turn in the day you return to school in August. You will also take a
test on your book.
Once again, congratulations for selecting this rigorous course. We believe that you will learn a lot, work
hard, and enjoy the class tremendously. We are already looking forward to next year!
If you have any questions, please contact one of the teachers below (until June 1st) or call the Guidance
Office at 833-3300.
Sincerely,
Shelly Miller (X1303)
Lynne Shirley (X1282)
Dareen Wattanasut (X1136)
Tina Winston (X1413)
English Teachers
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Please read the following descriptions of summer reading books. They will help you make an informed
decision about your reading assignment. Barnes & Noble.com is the source for the information.
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the
books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness.
Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have
begun to meld. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a world
that is a strange reflection of his own – populated by heroes and monsters and ruled by a faded
king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book, The Book of Lost Things. Taking readers on a
vivid journey through the loss of innocence into adulthood and beyond, New York Times
bestselling author John Connolly tells a dark and compelling tale that reminds us of the enduring
power of stories in our lives.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities
of human life as only a dog could tell it. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a
nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching
television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-andcoming race car driver. ON the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his
family have been through: Denny’s sacrifices to succeed in race-car driving, Eve’s illness, and a custody
battle. IN the end, Enzo holds in his heart the dream that Denny will become a racing champion. A heartwrenching but deeply funny and uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope.
Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
"Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but
she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster
homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an
unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care
system.
Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors,
where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure
manipulative, humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable
memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed - and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome. He's hopeless at reading social cues or
expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one
subject — in his case, forensic analysis. He's always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the
police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do...and he's usually
right. But then his town is rocked by a terrible murder and, for a change, the police come to
Jacob with questions. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger's — not looking someone in the
eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, flat affect — can look a lot like guilt to law enforcement
personnel. Suddenly, Jacob and his family, who only want to fit in, feel the spotlight shining
directly on them. For his mother, Emma, it's a brutal reminder of the intolerance and
misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, Theo, it's another indication of
why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And over this small family the soul-searing question
looms: Did Jacob commit murder?
Emotionally powerful from beginning to end, House Rules looks at what it means to be different
in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who
communicate a certain way — and fails those who don't.
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it
comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On
a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand
dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy loving
best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of
Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship,
avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead AustroHungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously
layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
AP Language & Composition
Summer Reading 2016
As a regular part of AP Language & Composition, students are expected to call upon evidence from their prior
reading to support written arguments. As a result, many of the activities we will undertake in this class are
designed to increase student exposure to well-regarded literature.
The required reading for the course will be In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. In addition, you are required to
choose a second novel from the list below. Please choose a novel you have not yet read.
Erasure
*The Feminine Mystique
On the Road
*The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Road
*The Killer Angels
*The Jungle
The Color Purple
Percival Everett
Betty Friedan
Jack Kerouac
Malcolm X
Cormac McCarthy
Michael Shaara
Upton Sinclair
Alice Walker
*Starred novels are highly recommended for students enrolled in Advanced Placement US History.
For each novel, find a list of the major themes (try looking in Cliff Notes or Spark Notes) and choose the two that
are most interesting to you. As you read, track the appearance of these themes throughout the novel. Then fill
out the attached “Moments Sheet,” identifying each theme’s five most important moments in the novel. Bring
your “Moments Sheets” to class with you on the first day of school. I will be taking them up for your first grade of
the year. (20 points each)
In addition, respond in an essay of at least 350 words to one of the prompts below using In Cold Blood to support
your argument. (This is also due the first day of school.) (10 Points)
The tone of a book reveals an author’s attitude toward his subject matter. Capote intended In Cold Blood to be both
objective (non-judgmental) and sympathetic. Is this possible? Did he achieve it?
Respond to the following quote from In Cold Blood. Discuss its meaning within the work as well as its validity to
society today:
“Then he said something about a movie...said this show took place in Biblical times, and there
was a scene where a man was flung off a balcony, thrown to a mob of men and women, who tore
him to pieces. And he said that was what came to mind when he saw the crowd on the Square.
The man being torn apart. And the idea that maybe that was what they might do to him. Said it
scared him so bad his stomach still hurt...Course he was wrong, and I told him so--nobody was
going to harm him, regardless of what he'd done; folks around here aren't like that” (253)
If you have any questions, you can reach me by e-mail at the address below. I will not be reachable by phone until
the last week of summer vacation. I look forward to meeting you and getting next year off to a great start.
Sincerely,
Marc Williams
[email protected]
Tina Winston
[email protected]
Name ___________________________________ Period __________ Date
____________________________
Title of Book
_______________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Before reading your book, study the list of literary terms/strategies in the following chart.
Find examples of them as you read. Place a quote from the book that is an example of each term and
then explain why the author uses that strategy. Include the page number on which you found the quote.
Please see the example of allusion that is at the top of the chart to help you understand what to do –
details from the book are obviously important.
Page #
Example: Use Quotes from the Book
Explain why the author used the literary
device/strategy.
Page 105 Allusion - A reference to something
Jem has just destroyed the flowers in Mrs.
literary, mythological, or historical that
Dubose’s yard. As a result, his punishment is to
the author assumes the reader will
read the book Ivanhoe to her. Harper Lee alludes to
recognize
Ivanhoe to show the similarities between the
characters of Mrs. Dubose and Ivanhoe, who both
“Jem, armed with Ivanhoe and full of
displayed courage. Mrs. Dubose fought bravely to
superior knowledge, knocked at the
break free from an addiction to morphine before
second door on the left.”
she died.
Allusion - A reference to something
literary, mythological, or historical that
the author assumes the reader will
recognize
Your example:
Simile – A comparison using “like” or
“as”
Your example:
Metaphor - The comparison of one
thing to another without the use of
“like” or “as”
Your example:
Diction - The choice and use of words
and phrases in speech or writing
Your example:
Direct Characterization - When the
author specifically reveals traits about
the character in straightforward
manner
Your example:
Indirect Characterization - The writer
reveals a character's personality
through words, thoughts, actions and
what the other characters say to or
about them
Your example:
Euphemism - the substitution of a
mild expression for one thought to be
offensive, harsh, or blunt.
Your example:
Flat Character - uncomplicated and
does not change throughout the
course of a work
Your example:
Round Character – A fully developed
character who encounters conflict and
is changed by it
Your example:
Dynamic Character – A character who
changes
Your example:
Static Character – A character who
does not change
Your example:
Foreshadowing – when an author
gives clues about what will happen
later in the story.
Your example:
Hyperbole – a figure of speech that
uses deliberate exaggeration to
achieve an effect, whether serious,
comic, or ironic
Your example:
Understatement – describing
something in a way that, taken
literally, minimizes its significance,
often for humorous, ironic, or even
satiric effect
Your example:
Motif – a unifying element in an
artistic work, especially any recurrent
image, symbol, theme, character type,
subject, or narrative detail
Your example:
Symbolism – serious and relatively
sustained use of symbols to represent
or suggest other things or
ideas/symbols=something that stands
for something more complex
Your example:
Theme – a statement that the text
seems to be making about that
subject, even like a lesson or moral
Your example:
Tone – attitude of the author toward
the reader or the subject matter of a
literary work (may be playful,
mocking, angry, serious, etc.)
Your example:
Voice – a particular style or manner of
expression an author uses in a piece of
writing to include specific word choice
and sentence fluency
Your example:
Personification – a figure of speech
that gives human characteristics to
anything nonhuman, from an abstract
idea to a physical force to an
inanimate object to a living organism
Your example:
Idiom – a saying, phrase, or fixed
expression in a culture that has a
figurative meaning different from its
literal meaning
Your example:
Imagery – use of figurative language
to represent objects, actions, and
ideas in such a way that it appeals to
our physical senses
Your example:
Dramatic Irony - occurs when the
audience knows something that the
characters on stage don’t
Your example:
Situational Irony – inconsistencies
happen between what the reader
expects to happen and what actually
happens
Your example:
Verbal Irony – a person says or writes
one thing and means another
Your example: