November 2014 | Franklin Community High School | 2600 Cumberland Road, Franklin, IN 46131 | | (317) 346-8100 | http://www.franklnschools.org

The Franklin Feature SCIENCE DEPARTMENT NEWS Contents

Special Interest Articles

Science Department News 1

Grizzly Cubs Leaving Their Mark 2

News and Information 3

Cub Pantry Information 4

Club News 6

PENNIES TO GOLD!

CELLULAR RESPIRATION IN YEAST EXPERIMENT

Volume 3, Issue 3

The FCHS Science Department is in full swing with many different

experiments for our students. Did you know you could turn pennies

into gold? Our students took normal everyday pennies and turned

them into “gold”, (actually brass), by cleaning the pennies with

vinegar and salt and then coating the pennies in a zinc/zinc chloride

bath on hot plates (which make them look like silver). They then

burned the pennies over Bunsen burners to watch the pennies turn

to brass (which looks gold in color). A fun lab students enjoy!

In Mrs. Burke’s lab, students conducted a lab called “Cellular

Respiration in Yeast” where students mixed yeast, sugar, and warm

water together in a flask, then taped a balloon over the top of the

flask. Because of cellular respiration occurring in the yeast, the

balloon fills up with carbon dioxide, a product of this process.

In Earth Science students voyaged to the creek for freshwater

samples. Earth Space loves the Earth, but not too sure on how they

are going on a voyage to space!

EARTH SCIENCE

GRIZZLY CUBS LEAVING THEIR MARK

October S.A.G.E. Award Winners are Sam Hollis and MacKenzie

Thompson. November S.A.G.E. Award Winners are Rebecca Moore

and Sean McGinnis. Congratulations to these outstanding senior students!

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Congratulations to Shelby Darland, the C-9 October Student of the

Month! ___________________

Forty-three students at Franklin Community High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of

their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s

Advanced Placement Program provides willing and academically

prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-

level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP

Exams. Congratulations to the following students:

AP Scholar with Distinction Award - Jacob Baldridge, Jacob Boesch, Kirsten Brichler, Charissa Catlin,

Clayton Culp, Nathan Holt, Danile Lamm, Addison McGeary, and Kevin

Stahl. AP Scholar with Honor Award –

Jonathon Allen, Preston Ankney, Katelyn Bemis, Casey Campbell,

Blaine Conners, Mick Gardner, Jaclyn James, Melissa Knapp, Paige Woodard, Ciara Wright, and

Matthew Wyrick. AP Scholar Award –

Jessica Admire, Brett Beaman, Ashley Booe, Ian Burke, Sarah Burns, Bethany Catlin, Jarrod Chaney,

Pakelody Cheam, Tristan Collins, Megan Davis, Megan Diveto,

Brenden Freeman, Marybeth Hobbs, Samuel Hollis, Kristin Hughes, Skyler

Lykins, Keegan Piper, Anna Purk, Rebekah Rose, Catherine Rouzer,

Ashlyn Smith, Spencer Sullivan, and Shannon Sutton

The FCHS Blue Regiment Marching Band competed in the

ISSMA Scholastic Finals at Lawrence Central High School.

The Blue Regiment qualified again this year for the finals

competition by earning an overall gold rating at the

preliminary competition. This was their final performance of

the 2014 season.

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Congratulations to Michaela Moore, T.J. Vculek, and Allison

Greenwell who were selected to participate in the Indiana

Bandmasters Association All-District Honor Band. They will

perform with students from 15 other Indiana high schools.

The concert will be held on November 6th at Bloomington

H.S. South.

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Franklin FFA has produced two collegiate soil judges in the

past two years. Erin Bush, who graduated in 2013, judges at

Kansas State and Casey Campbell, who graduated in 2014, at

Iowa State. It is very rare for a college to let a freshman

judge their first year, but Kansas State and Iowa State

accepted both girls right out of high school. These two girls

met in competition recently for the Region 5 Area Soils

judging contest. Franklin FFA is very proud to be producing

top notch soil judges!

EXTRA 2013-2014 YEARBOOKS FOR SALE!

Extra copies of the FCHS 2013-2014 Yearbook are for sale. Each copy is $55

(exact cash only). You may come by before or after school at your convenience to

room E234. Please note that these yearbooks are for last school year. Orders for the 2014-2015 yearbook will be later in

the semester.

OPERATION BUNDLE UP DISTRIBUTION

United Way of Johnson County and Milto Cleaners want to keep your child warm this

winter. If you are a Johnson County Resident and your child needs a coat,

please come to this event. All children must be accompanied with an adult in

order to receive a coat. Adults must bring ID and proof of Johnson County residency. New and gently used winter coats will be distributed on Friday, November 7th, from

4-7:30pm at Turning Point Church (Formerly known as Franklin Church of

Christ), 3600 North Morton Street, Franklin.

FRANKLIN PERFORMING ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS “THE SOUND OF MUSIC”

Thursday, November 6th 7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 7th 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8th 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 9th 2:00 p.m. Adults $10; Students & Seniors $8

Students must present valid student ID upon ticket request. Ticket Hotline – 317-346-8109

VETERAN’S DAY PROGRAM

The Franklin Community High School Military Club would like to invite all retired and active duty military

personnel to a Veteran’s Day Program on Tuesday, November 11th, at 2:00 p.m. in the main gym. Family members of Veterans may arrive 15-20 minutes prior

to the program. Dress uniform for Veterans is preferred but not required. Please contact Geoffrey

McAdams at geoffreymcadams@gmail.com with any questions.

FCCLA News Fall 2014

What is FCCLA?

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a student organization that promotes personal growth and

leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Our members develop skills for life in their

families, careers and communities. Students learn and grow by participating in projects that focus on a variety of youth

concerns, such as teen pregnancy, parenting, relationships, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, and

career exploration. We also provide many opportunities for community service. FCCLA members can participate in

competitive events at the state and national level. FCCLA recognizes its members for their outstanding dedication and

achievement through program awards. Over the past several years, Franklin Community High School students have

brought home lots of gold and silver medals from our state conference, and last year one of our members attended the

FCCLA National Leadership Conference and brought home a gold medal!

What does FCCLA do? We have been BUSY this year!!

Football, Face painting, and FCCLA

One fun and successful fund raiser has been to work at F.C.H.S. home football games providing face painting and selling

small items to the fans. Our table was often so busy and popular that some of the fans joined us in “decorating” other

students with our paints.

Our National Outreach Project

Bake! Bake! Bake! Many members joined us after school in the foods labs to bake and package goodies for our bake

sale to benefit our National Outreach Project, “Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry”. Our Nutrition and Wellness classes

made cookies for the event. Though it was probably the coldest September day ever, (think gloves, scarves, and hot

chocolate!), we managed to raise over $500 that will be sent to help feed hungry people in our own country. Our thanks

to the generous people of Franklin who supported our efforts at Wal-Mart on September 13!

FCCLA Fall Leadership Rally

Fourteen FCCLA members attended the Indiana FCCLA Fall Leadership Rally on September 30 at Purdue University.

Students attended workshops that helped to develop leadership skills and learn business etiquette. It was a beautiful

day for our campus tour which included seeing one of the large lecture halls, dining areas, dorms, and the new $90+

million dollar Recreation Center that features a gorgeous pool area and a climbing wall! The bus ride home was filled

with games and laughter---all in all, a great day to be in FCCLA!

Hats for the Hungry Day

FCCLA held their annual “Hats for the Hungry” day on Friday, October 10. On this day, FCHS students and faculty could

donate one dollar and be allowed to wear a hat during the school day. We were pleased to raise $100 to be donated to

KIC-IT. Earlier in the week, the FACS and Ag students had the privilege of hearing a representative from KIC-IT speak

about the problem of homelessness and hunger in the local area and were shocked to learn that there are over 180

homeless students just in our school corporation. The KIC-IT organization has fourteen new student volunteers as a

result of these presentations.

Trick Your Trunk!

FCCLA always likes to participate in community activities, and this year is no exception. Disney’s “Frozen” was chosen as

this year’s theme for our “Trick Your Trunk” entry. Tiffany Taylor provided a truck which we decorated with snow and

balloons. Most members dressed as the princesses in the movie, but Mickey Deputy dressed as Olaf and stole the show,

greeting each child and giving “warm hugs”! Come see our display case in the F hallway featuring some of Franklin’s

little people who were given a safe place to Trick or Treat again this year.

Upcoming Events!!

FCCLA Rush Week

November 3-7 has been designated as our “Rush Week”. FCCLA members will be participating in a campaign to recruit

new members this week and inviting them to their first official meeting—the Fall District Meeting .

FCCLA Fall District Meeting is November 8

FCHS is proud to have Tiffany Taylor named the District 8 VP of Community Service this year. We are excited to be

hosting the FCCLA Fall District Meeting on Saturday, November 8. Schools from around the Indianapolis area will be

joining us and participating in a special community project. We will be partnering with the American Sewing Guild of

Indianapolis and helping them to sew some of the 3,000 Christmas stockings that they have been making for the past

several years to give to active military who have Indiana ties. We will be joined by Leslie Gackle, our FCCLA State Adviser,

Alyson McIntyre-Reiger, FACS State Program Leader, and three FCCLA State Officers. What a great way to spend a

Saturday—giving back to those who work to protect us.

Who can be a FCCLA member?

New members are always welcome! Students who are interested in joining FCCLA should see Mrs. Torrey. Club dues are

$15 which pays for national, state, and local dues.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience!