A New Beginning
Dear Friends and Family of FHS,
We have certainly started the year with great weather and we are looking to follow that with great academics and activities. Our fall sport season will get underway on Friday, August 29th, with volleyball, cross country and swimming to follow the week after. The different teams and band have been practicing since the middle of August so it promises to be an exciting year.
It gives my great pleasure to announce that our 2007 – 2008 ACT scores were extremely good. Our average composite score was 24.1 compared to the State composite score of 22.4. Over the last 5 years, our scores have risen consistently. According to ACT, a majority of our high school graduates will be prepared to meet the rigors of post secondary academic challenges. For more information, please contact the Principal’s office.
As your wander through the halls this year, you will find that we have new faces in the classroom. All of our new staff come with great qualifications and will add to the already excellent instruction. The following is a brief introduction of our new staff at FHS.
Jaime Hardin will be teaching Government, Sociology, and Economics. She is a first year teacher. She received her teaching degree from Buena Vista University. She is also a graduate of Fairfield High School.
Gordon Hackett will be teaching Integrated Science. He is also a first year teacher. He received his teaching degree from the University of Iowa.
David Kraemer will be teaching Art. He comes to us with 12 total years with 11 of those years in Minnesota. He is also a graduate of Fairfield High School.
Dennis Dey will be teaching Chemistry and Physics. He comes to us from Interstate 35 High School where he was there for 3 years.
Beth Byers will be teaching English, Composition, and Independent Reading. She comes to us from Cedar Rapids Xavier and prior teaching experience at the post secondary level.
Betty Mayer will be teaching Secondary Reading Strategies and working with the ELL students. She has been a vocal music teacher at the middle school in previous years.
Ann Wenger will be teaching in Vocational Agriculture department. She brings with her 6 years of prior teaching experience at Vilisca and Andrew High School.
Gay Chapman will be in the Special Education Department with a focus of Science Integration. She previously has been the Fairfield Middle School Science teacher for many years prior to this position.
Ken Peek will be teaching Physical Education. He comes to us with 12 years of prior teaching experience. He will also be an assistant coach with the varsity football team at FHS.
We are excited about our new staff at the Fairfield High School and what they will be able to offer to our students. Please take the opportunity to meet the new staff at your convenience.
We are looking forward to a great year with the students at FHS. Please feel free to contact us at the FHS office at 472-2059.
Sincerely,
Thomas Voorhees, Principal
Aaron Becker, Associate Principal
