Student Life

Beta Club

Beta Club is a national service organization whose purpose is to develop the character of its members, provide opportunities for service in the school and local community and promote patriotism and good citizenship in the school community. Membership is by invitation, requiring a minimum numeric grade average of 80. Eligible students must complete an application, obtain two teacher recommendations and commit to ten hours of service each semester.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is touching millions of lives... one heart at a time. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA is the largest Christian sports organization in America. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. FCA members will demonstrate a steadfast commitment to Jesus Christ and His Word through integrity, service, teamwork, and excellence.

Field Trips

Throughout the year, classes take trips outside the classroom to enrich the school experience. You will be notified regarding the nature of the trip and any other necessary information. Stringent transportation policies are enforced, such as the wearing of seat belts, speed limit observance, age of driver, valid insurance, etc., if students are transported by private vehicle. When transportation is provided by the school, all participants are expected to use that school-provided transportation. Refer to the Dress Code section for further information.

Junior/Senior Formal

All juniors and seniors and their underclassman dates will be dismissed at midday on Formal day. Students who plan to attend the formal must be in school until officially dismissed. The formal will be sponsored by the junior class. The theme, location and event details will be announced by the junior class during the school year. Prior approval of all activities must be obtained from the administration before the announcement of such details. Refer to the Dress Code section for further information.

Student Government Association

FCS students can participate in Student Government. More info coming soon.

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a national organization that gives guidelines to each chapter regarding member selection. Four characteristics form the basis for the society: scholarship, character, service, and leadership.

The following process is used to determine who is eligible to become a member of National Honor Society:

• A list of all sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a NGA of at least 92 for all courses completed is made. This is the initial qualification for membership, and after this step, scholarship is not considered.
• These students receive the application form and the teacher recommendation forms. The deadline for applications is announced.
• It is the student’s responsibility to complete the application and turn the recommendation forms over to their teachers and coaches.
• When the announced deadline arrives, the forms are collected. Unless there are extremely mitigating circumstances, any student who does not meet the deadline will be automatically disqualified. When the teacher forms are collected, if a student’s forms are missing, then that student will not be considered for membership. It is the student’s responsibility to get the forms to the teachers promptly so that the teacher can evaluate them.
• The chapter advisor will then put the numerical information from the recommendations into a spreadsheet to determine the average values for each item for each student.
• The faculty council will convene to examine the numerical information and the student applications. Any student who has all 4s and 5s on the numerical evaluation and has participated in at least two service projects will be accepted. If a student has a few ratings in the 3.5-3.9 range, then the faculty council will discuss the merits of that individual’s membership in the NHS. The final decision for any students that require a discussion will be made by a secret ballot vote.
• The students selected will be notified. A formal invitation to an induction ceremony will be mailed to each family.
• Additional information will be provided to parents whose student is not selected for membership, should the parents request it.