Floydada Collegiate ISD

Summer Band Trip Update The trip as it was formally designed for this summer has been cancelled. The Booster Officers, along with myself and Mrs. Ware, met on Friday afternoon, got creative, and found a solution that will benefit all band students, including graduating seniors. Here are the details for all future summer events for the band: We will now fund Floydada band students to attend any summer camp of their choosing, up to the amount fundraised by the kids and divided equally, every summer. This will allow parents to choose camps within their preferred driving distance. There are exceptional camps at SWOSU, TTU, SPC, and WTAMU, among others. Students can register for the camp, provide registration information to a Director, and the Boosters will send a check in that amount or the amount based on fundraising, whichever is appropriate, directly to the camp. This provides much more flexibility and should allow more students to participate if desired. This also solves our liability and limited finance issues, while following all UIL rules related to trips associated with the band program and district (i.e. all trips required to be educational or have educational components). For seniors, on the year of graduation they will have the amount added to their scholarships. This new system will also allow us to give more meaningful scholarship amounts to students. Until now, we’ve only been able to give on average $150 per student or less for senior scholarships. I have been trying to boost this amount for the last few years, and with this new format we will be able to give amounts ranging from $600 to $1400. This will be more impactful for these seniors as they transition into college and adulthood. To receive the scholarship, like most other schools, they will have to provide proof of college course registration and show a GPA of at least 2.0 by either the end of the first or second semester to receive the scholarship. We apologize for the sudden change to this summer’s plans, but we really had no other choice. This solution will benefit all students, including seniors, and provide greater access to these camps that will grow and strengthen our band kids and their skills. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to myself, Mrs. Ware, or a Booster officer. Warm regards, Franklin Piland Director of Bands, Floydada Collegiate ISD

Baccalaureate is a 6:00pm at First Baptist Church Sunday, May 21st. Please come and help us celebrate this special time. Seniors will need to wear their caps and gowns.

Senior Parents: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, seniors report to school at 9:00am for activities related to graduation. Wednesday May 24th seniors report to the gym at 9:00am for graduation practice and pictures, then at 11:00 they will go to Duncan for a walk through with the kinder graduates. You are welcome to attend the walk through.

Anthony Garcia, Elenna Foster, & Tatum Glasscock were recognized at the Onward Energy Scholarship presentation. Anthony received a $5000 scholarship, and Elenna and Tatum each received a $2,000 scholarship. Congratulations to each of you!

Congratulations to Kimberly Alvarado and Ariel Alvarado! Kimberly will complete the CNA program through SPC this week and Ariel has completed the Phlebotomy program through SPC and is now a certified phlebotomist! We are very proud of you both!

Congratulations to Luis Gonzalez, Thomas Adams, Donovan Rocha, Adam Delgado, Marcus Collins, and Saul Reyes for receiving there BASF Plant Science Certification!

These students were recognized at last Monday's Academic Banquet for earning between 3 hours and 32 hours of dual credit during the 2022-2023 school year! We are so proud of their hard work and determination for a bright future! Students do not pay for dual credit at FCISD!

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Reminders for Senior Parents: Senior Day out in Amarillo is tomorrow. We will leave at 8:00am and return around 6:00pm. Also, Baccalaureate is May 21st at 6:00 pm at First Baptist Church. Please come and celebrate this special time with your graduate.

Senior Parents: We will be taking up senior laptops tomorrow, Monday May 15th. Please be sure your child brings their laptop, charger with charging cord, and backpack to be collected. We will begin in the morning.

We enjoyed celebrating our teachers this week. Thank you for all you do for our school community. Your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated!

Happy Nurse's Day to the best school nurse around! Thanks for all you do, Tammie Shuping!

FLOYDADA CISD REQUIRED PHYSICALS

Congratulations to our welding students that passed their welding certifications! AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Justine Delgado (SMAW) Kyler Gillespie (SMAW) Derrik Suarez (GMAW) & (SWAM) AWS D9.1 Sheet Metal Welding Maddison Fipps (GMAW) Carisa Fernandez (GMAW) Kyler Gillespie (GMAW) Vertical Up Eric Gonzales (GMAW) Joanthan Pena (GMAW) Ilan Lopez (SWAW) Vertical Up Donovan Rocha (GMAW) Noah Vega (GMAW) Dustin Zavala (GMAW)

Congratulations to our welding students that passed their welding certifications! AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Justine Delgado (SMAW) Kyler Gillespie (SMAW) Derrik Suarez (GMAW) & (SWAM) AWS D9.1 Sheet Metal Welding Maddison Fipps (GMAW) Carisa Fernandez (GMAW) Kyler Gillespie (GMAW) Vertical Up Eric Gonzales (GMAW) Joanthan Pena (GMAW) Ilan Lopez (SWAW) Vertical Up Donovan Rocha (GMAW) Noah Vega (GMAW) Dustin Zavala (GMAW)

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Entry fee for baseball playoffs versus New Home will be $3 for students and $5 for adults.

FCISD will have a 1:30 release on Friday to allow people plenty of time to get to the softball or baseball playoff games. The Lady Winds will play Sanford Fritch at West Plains High School (10576 Arden Road, Amarillo, Texas) at 4:30 pm on Friday. The Whirlwinds will play New Home at Lubbock High Westerner Field (located on University Ave. and the North Loop) at 5 pm on Friday.

2023 Spring Concert The 2023 Spring Concert will be in the Floydada Performing Arts Center Auditorium at 6pm. The band banquet, for the High School band students and families will be in the cafeteria following the concert. There will be some extra meal tickets available to sell at the door, but not many. Please make sure to contact a booster officer to purchase a ticket in advance. Meal tickets are $14. The concert is free and open to the public. Parking is best on the east side on N White street (the one way street).

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