Community Update: 9-24-20

Issue 16 Our Substitute Levy is Issue 16 in both Lorain and Erie Counties.Residents’ taxes will not increase with passage of Issue 16. It is a substitute levy which replaces the school district’s two existing emergency levies (set to expire in 2021) and keeps taxes as they are today for current property owners. Our Superintendent […]

Community Update: September 17, 2020

Arts in Education Week 2020 This is Arts in Education Week! Please click here to watch a video that was created by FHS Art Educator, Ms. Tawil. Don’t forget to take the Arts Week Challenge and make, enjoy and share some art. Don’t forget to include: #FirelandsArtsWeek20 United Way of Greater Lorain County Are you […]

Firelands FFA 2020 Lorain County Junior Fair

Fair King Kaleb Carver (picture 1) also earned the Senior Fair Board Scholarship. Caleb Ross (picture 2) earned top honors in showmanship with his market chickens. Joel Polen (picture 3) with his 1966 John Deere 3020 restoration. He competed in the LaGrange Engine Club restoration contest by filling out an online application. The Lorain County […]

Community Update: 9-10-20

Firelands Substitute Levy The Firelands substitute levy is Issue 16 in both Lorain and Erie Counties. This substitute levy represents $2.32 million in existing funding, or 12% of the District’s local funding, and is necessary to continue providing the high quality programs in our academic offerings, athletics, and the arts that students needs to be […]

Construction Update: September 9, 2020

Equipment has arrived and excavation work has begun! The lay down area has but cut in and the gravel construction road is being installed! Office trailers will be arriving shortly. Workman will soon be moving topsoil, installing a stormwater retention system and underground utilities. Looking at the interior of the building, one of the really […]

Community Update: 9-3-20

We are excited to have our students return to class! . Back to School Forms This year, back-to-school forms will be completed in Final Forms. Online and in person students need to have forms completed asap. Final forms can be completed from any mobile device, including your phone.  This program also allows you to create […]

FHS Staff “Smiling Faces” Project

Seeing full faces is so important for communication and trust-building between students and staff. This fall we’re missing 50% of that experience behind our masks. At a Freshman orientation planning meeting the idea was floated to post photos of FHS staff with unmasked faces so students can see our smiles as a social-emotional support. Buttons […]

Meet the SAMS Principal

Ms. Gomez, the South Amherst Middle School Principal, is ready for the 2020-2021 school year! She has created a welcome video for students and parents/guardians and you can watch it here. Ms. Gomez: SAMS Principal In person sixth graders begin school on September 8th and 7th and 8th graders (in person) will start on September […]

Meet the FHS Principals

The principals at Firelands High School are ready for the year to start! The principals and teachers have created introduction videos and we are happy to share the principal’s videos today! Ms. Keener: FHS Principal Ms. Keener is the new principal at FHS. Previously she was the assistant principal so most students will remember her. […]