Our students have a four-day weekend! 

 

Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day and the school is closed. Tuesday, October 10 is Parent Teacher Conferences and a non-student attendance day, but we’re hoping to see as many parents as possible. There’s still time to log into PowerSchool, click on your student’s schedule, and choose “teacher comments” to get a link for available appointments on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Virtual or phone appointments are available 12:50 to 2:10 p.m. All meetings from 2:35 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. will be in-person and held in the Field House at Fenton. We sent our families a letter and email outlining how to reserve appointments in Calendly.

While you’re at Fenton, I also encourage you to stop by the Community Room from 6 to 7 p.m. for Fenton’s Financial Aid Night. Mrs. Georgakis from the Counseling Office will give a presentation on grants, scholarships, and how to apply for financial aid.  

 

 

 

 

Fenton is hosting a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on October 17 from nationally renowned anti-bullying speaker and drug prevention specialist Fabian Ramirez. Bully prevention is near to Fabian’s heart simply because he was bullied in middle school and knows the psychological impact that bullying can have on students.

 

 

Thank you to parents and guardians who already visited Fenton this week for various family activities. 

 

Our Polish Parent Outreach met on Monday, October 7 and learned more about applying for college and what classes to take while still in high school. 

 

 

 

Students in our Black Student Union hosted a Family Dinner on Wednesday, October 9 to get to know each other and to meet Judge Chantelle Porter, who shared her experiences in becoming the 1st African American female judge to serve in the DuPage County circuit courts.

 

 

 

Fenton’s Padres Unidos meets on Thursday, October 24 to review resources and tools available to parents in a digital learning environment.

 

We also have resources available from our new affiliation with the Glenbard Parent Series (GPS), a large group of area schools working together to find guest speakers and produce informative literature to help families navigate life with a growing teenager.

 

Most programs in the Glenbard Parent Series programs are virtual and can be joined from home over the internet, and all presentations are free. We plan to communicate various upcoming presentations as the year progresses, but we invite you to bookmark their website https://gpsparentseries.org/ and sign up for their emails. 

 

Here is their lineup for October:

 

Twenty five Fenton students joined Mr. Kambic, Dr. Koranda, and Ms. Vasilikos to pack food from Northern Illinois Food Bank and distribute to neighbors in need during a mobile food pantry on Tuesday, October 8. 

 

School Board President Cary Lewis and School Board Secretary Leo Figueroa also joined the effort and assisted in packing food or loading cars.

 

This special event was organized in partnership with the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry and allowed students to learn valuable lessons about teamwork and community service. 

 

In total, 189 families covering about 763 individuals received enough food for a couple of days worth of meals. That little bit can make a big difference to families navigating work shortages or suffering large unexpected expenses.

 

Thank you to our student volunteers for generously donating your time and compassion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month