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Oct. 3: CONGRATULATIONS to the Polar Bear Marching Band on a great finish at the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins on Oct. 3. The band earned a season-high score of 81.15 in the field competition, which was 2nd place out of all 14 bands in the competition. Percussion also placed 2nd out of all 14 bands. In the parade, the Polar Bear Band placed 2nd in the Group 3 class. Congratulations on a great performance!
May 27: Congratulations to our outstanding senior award winners for 2009: Leah Nestor earned the John Philip Sousa Award and Laura Tucker earned the Marine's Semper Fidelis Award. These awards were presented at the schoolwide Senior Recognition Assembly at FSHS on May 27.May 23: Congratulations to Stefanie Webb, the new field commander for the 2009-10 Polar Bear Marching Band. May 15: The FSHS Steel Drum Band has announced plans for their first "Luau" to be held at FSHS on Saturday, June 13. The entertainment will start at 5:00. A full catered dinner featuring a pig roasted on-site will be served at 6:00, with entertainment continuing until 8:00. There will be a limbo contest, door prizes, and more. Tickets are $20 and are available at the FSHS main office, the Country Club Rd. Shop N Save, and Rider Pharmacy. May 1: Congratulations to the Polar Bear Band on earning the highest possible rating of "Superior" from all three judges at the WVSSAC Region 10 Band Festival. The band performed two Grade-5 pieces (music is graded from 1-6, with 6 being the most difficult). The pieces were "In All Its Glory" by James Swearingen and "Fanfare and Intermezzo" by Robert Sheldon. This is the first time in several years that the band has earned straight Superior ratings from the entire judging panel. Congrats!March 1: The FSHS Steel Drum Ensemble was selected to perform on the Honors Recital at the 2009 WVMEA Conference. The ensemble received a Superior rating at the Region VII Solo and Ensemble Festival, and was selected by committee as one of only 12 solos and ensembles statewide to perform on the Honors Recital. The recital will be on March 12 at WVU's Creative Arts Center.