Our Annual FMCS Golf Tournament was held  Saturday, May 1, 2010 at The Forest. This has been  one of best days of fun, fellowship and food on the school calendar every year. Our chairpersons, Wendy Fulton and Anne Kearns, did a great job. Many thanks to the parent volunteers that came out that day!

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, 2011 – all the proceeds help our financial aide funds at FMCS!

Summary of 2010: We had 43 golfers that signed-up to join us for a sunny day at the Forest Golf and Country Club. Congratulations to the team of (from left to right in their photo): Ron Tyre, Chuck Basinait, Kevin Kearns (FMCS parent of Thomas Kearns), Chris Parker. They shot a 57!

Cast of great volunteers: (L to R) : Sue Sinex, Relena Zabala, Stephanie Roark, Rita Massaro, Wendi Fulton and Anne Kearns (also Mr. Tom Sinex, not pictured)

 Recap from 2009:  May 3rd was a great day for golf, food and fellowship! The end of our three busy days of great events ended today with our annual golf tournament at The Forest Golf Club. We want to thank the 76 golfers that joined us today – we had an excellent turnout on a beautiful day. Many thanks to The Forest – first class all the way! And to Colleen Marinello, Sissy Felice, John Ryba and all our volunteers – including alumni, Christine O’Brien, who is faithful to join us every year. Congratulations to the top three teams: Third: Pastor Dan Betzer, David Betzer, Joe Micale, and Chocky Warriner; Second: Charlie Fulton, Ash Fulton, Butch Fulton and Randy Cline; and First Place: Bill Miller, Bill O’Connell, Jeff Hemenway, and Gene Taylor

And now a word from our sponsors…FMCS would like to thank:

Results from the ACSI Math Olympics From Today at SFCA. This is a list of the students that placed in each of the grade level categories:

Reasoning (listed by Grade Level, Student Name, & Place)

3rd Carsyn Baxter – 4th place
4th Molly Krieger – 5th
5th Blair Colbert – 3rd
5th Austin O’Grosky – 1st
6th Victoria Weller – 5th

Computation (listed by Grade Level, Student Name, & Place)

3rd Alex Bryant – 5th place
3rd Nicholas Sanabria – 4th
4th Lauren Hearn – 5th
5th Cheyanne Miller – 1st
6th Elijah Benson – 5th
8th Holly Branthoover – 2nd

Many thanks to Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Couch and Mr. Blikstad! Congratulations and great job Olympians!

Well, the results are in and regardless of who won I have to tell you the result in today’s totals alone were outstanding.  The students brought in $1,328.00 today alone for the Parent University Coin Drive, bringing us to a grand total of $1,904.80 for the entire week.  An amazing job by all the students working together!  BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE COIN COUNTING VOLUNTEERS! 

The winning teachers and classes are as follows: 
Elementary – Mrs. Harrington with a final total of $291.23.
Middle School – Mrs. Leatherman with a final total of $289.18.

Each winning teacher will receive a $50 gift card to the store of her choosing and the winning class will receive a pizza party courtesy of Parent University. Thank you everyone for all that you do!  The STAR Math program is well underway!

 Rita Massaro, President of Parent University

With STAR MATH, we can:

• - Assess students’ math levels in less than 15 minutes.
• - Receive accurate, reliable, norm-referenced math scores including grade equivalents, percentile ranks, and normal curve equivalents.
• - Determine the appropriate level of challenge for each student to personalize practice and individualize instruction.
• - Predict results on state and national standardized tests including ITBS, CAT, and TerraNova.
• - Save money by administering assessments throughout the school year at no extra cost.
• - Track growth in student math achievement longitudinally, facilitating the kind of growth analysis recommended by state and federal organizations.

We’ll have prizes for the top elementary and top middle school class (all based on percents, not totals). This year’s goal is $4050.

Ft. Myers City Hall (on April 14th), the Fort Myers Police Department’s Do The Right Thing program for April featured three students and one club of teens. One of the students was FMCS fifth grader, Dillon Martino!

The goal of Do The Right Thing is to recognize children for their accomplishments and positive behavior. Children are honored at monthly ceremonies for everything from bringing up a grade in school to turning in lost money to saving a life. Dillon was honored for saving his mom’s life during an incident back during Christmas break.

The annual Do the Right Thing picnic was held on Saturday, April 24th  at Lakes Park in south Fort Myers. A picnic and program was put on by the police departments from Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lee County and Collier County. During the event, four students will be recognized as “Student of the Year” by their respective law enforcement agencies. 

Dillon Martino

On December 4, 2009, Dillon Martino’s mom began to have an allergic reaction to an over-the-counter pain reliever, so Dillon called a family friend and asked if he would take his mom to the emergency room, but things got much worse very quickly. She started to show signs of a severe reaction and started to lose consciousness. Dillon knew he couldn’t wait for a ride to the hospital so he immediately called 911.

He stayed on the line with 911 operators until Cape Coral Paramedic’s arrived and provided the operators with vital information about his mom’s symptoms. He assisted in her care by following all of the instructions the 911 operators were giving to him. When Emergency Medical Services arrived, Dillon’s mom was given oxygen and transferred to Lee Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert patient. The doctors that worked on her said that without Dillon’s help his mom would not have survived the ordeal.

For the past 13 years, local law enforcement agencies in Southwest Florida have come together at the end of the school year to host a grand event for the “Do The Right Thing” winners, which includes special awards, games, food, law enforcement “show & tell,” such as the K-9 unit, SWAT team, bomb squad and dive team.

These students have saved lives, helped their families or fellow students, earned money for a charity, reported drugs or weapons in their schools, and organized mailings to soldiers. They are role models for their peers, and through the Do The Right Thing program, they can be recognized by the community for their actions.

From March 31 to April 7th, an 8th grade missions team of 21 students and 11 adults ministered in churches, schools, bus stops, a children’s home and painted a rec center in Corpus Christi, Tx. The team was WARMLY welcomed by the city, even meeting the mayor and chief of police! SEE THE FULL STORY AT  www.fmcsmissions.blogspot.com