Fountain Lake School District

Fountain Lake PW Football Fans, The Cobra PW Football teams will host Bismarck this Saturday, September 19, starting at 8:30 am. Third Grade will not be participating due to low numbers at Bismarck. The 4th grade game will start at 8:30, 5th grade at 10:00, and 6th grade at 11:30. All attendees must wear a mask and social distance in the stands, sitting every other row and sitting 6 ft. apart from other families. Cost of admission is $4 pp and will be paid at the gate

This Week's Lunch Pick-Up Times for Virtual Students: Monday, September 14th from 1:00 P.M - 1:30 P.M. Thursday, September 17th from 1:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. Please note that we will not be delivering meals at this time; you must pick-up your child's meal on campus. The lunch pick-up area will be located on Fason Drive, behind the K-1 building. We will have signs posted. Thank you!

Fountain Lake Football Fans, The Fountain Lake Junior High Football Cobras travel to Ashdown this Thursday, September 17 for their 7-4A District opener. The game starts at 6:30 with only the Junior High (no 7th grade) participating. Tickets will be sold at the gate in Ashdown for $5 each. No pre-sale of tickets

Fountain Lake Volleyball Fans, Fountain Lake will play host to the Baptist Prep Lady Eagles on Monday, September 14 starting at 4:30 with 9, JV, V teams playing. Tickets will be bought at the door. Remember we have only 157 Fountain Lake tickets for sale for $5 each. Thank you for your continued support of our Lady Cobras

Fountain Lake Football Fans, General admission ticket vouchers are available to pick up today and tomorrow, Friday, September 11 in the administration office from 8:15-3:00 pm. This voucher guarantees you a ticket for the game tomorrow night. You will trade in your voucher for a ticket ($5) in front of the gym starting at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. Tickets are only available in front of the gym, not at the ticket booths. Vouchers will not be accepted at the gate, only tickets. Any remaining tickets will be available, too, but we sold out last Friday, so please come by and get a voucher. Only 444 vouchers/tickets will be available for Cobra Fans. Gates open at 6:15 to the field.

Cobra VB starts at 4:30 tomorrow, Thursday, instead of 5:00. 9,JV,V vs Arkadelphia at home. Sorry for the mistake early.

Lady Cobra Volleyball Fans, Fountain Lake hosts the Arkadelphia Lady Badgers tomorrow, September 10 starting at 5:00 pm in Bass Gymnasium. All tickets, home and visitors, will be sold at the door for $5 each starting at 4:00. Please be mindful of social distancing, sitting every other row, with 6 ft between households. Face coverings are mandatory according to the ADH.

Good morning! This is Madison Burfeind with Fountain Lake School District. If your child has become a virtual student, and you do not have internet access at home, please contact our district administration office at 501-701-1700 extension 1747 to request a Wi-Fi hotspot. Once you have been notified that your student’s hotspot is ready, you will be required to pick it up before noon on September 18th. Please note that this is only available to families of virtual students who do not have internet access at home, and that there is a limit to one hotspot per family. If your child has already received a hotspot, please disregard this message. If your child is an on-site student and does not have internet access, we will be reaching out to you soon. Thank you and have a great day!

Free and Reduced Lunch forms are due on September 15th. We need these forms submitted in order to prepare for the spring semester. If you have not received a form, please contact us or print the form that is on our website. Last week, the Arkansas Child Nutrition Unit announced that the USDA has extended the Seamless Summer Operation program through December 31st, 2020- or until funding has been exhausted. This means that all students will be able to eat one school breakfast and one school lunch per day at no cost. Any student wanting an extra breakfast, lunch, or à la carte item must purchase those items separately. Students will still need to use their ID cards.

PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE FROM LAST WEEK Fountain Lake Football Game Protocols (Please Read All the Information) Fountain Lake will host Mayflower in Football on Friday, September 11 starting at 7:00 pm at Allen Tillery Field. Gates will open at 6:15. According to ADH Guidelines, the Stadium will only fit 613 people due to capacity guidelines. All tickets will be $5 per person and can only be bought with a voucher. All tickets sold on Friday will require a voucher. *New* - We will be issuing ticket vouchers this week instead of tickets. Each voucher is good for one ticket. You must have a voucher to purchase a ticket. Tickets will be sold (traded for voucher) in front of the gym on Friday, September 11, ONLY! Tickets will be sold from 4:30-7:30. You must bring your voucher to purchase a ticket (do not lose your voucher). If there are any available tickets left, they will be on sale at this time, too. Please do not get a voucher if you do not plan to attend. Once we give out all the vouchers, 613, we will not hand out anymore. PLAYERS, BAND, CHEER will be allowed to acquire 2 parent vouchers per student participant and will be available from 8:15 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9 in the Fountain Lake Administration office. Every person must have a voucher to purchase a ticket on Friday. On Friday, the vouchers will be taken in front of the gym from 4:30-7:30 and traded for a $5 ticket. *New* - General Admission vouchers will be available from 8:15-3:00, Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11 in the Fountain Lake Administration office. Every person must have a voucher to purchase a ticket. On Friday, the vouchers will be taken in front of the gym from 4:30-7:30 and traded for a $5 ticket. *New* - All tickets (instead of at the ticket booths) will be sold at the front of the Bass Gymnasium, starting at 4:30 on Friday, September 11th. After school, there will be no tickets sold at the ticket booths, only in front of the gym to all fans, home and visitors. Passes: Due to ticket and capacity restrictions, only AAA passes will be allowed at the door. Due to Covid-19 Protocols, any other Fountain Lake issued passes will only be accepted with a voucher (see below). *New* - Students: Students may acquire a voucher at the Admin Building. All students, unless they are competing or participating in band and cheer that night, must acquire a voucher. On Friday, the vouchers will be taken in front of the gym from 4:30-7:30 and traded for a $5 ticket. *New* - Teachers and Staff: At this time, each staff member can only acquire one voucher to each game free of charge, but must acquire the voucher from the Admin Office. On Friday, the vouchers will be taken in front of the gym from 4:30-7:30 and traded in for a ticket. Additional vouchers are available but must be traded in for a ticket on Friday for $5. *New* - Sr. Citizens/Lifetime Passes: At this time, each card bearer may acquire one voucher to each game free of charge, but must acquire the voucher from the Admin Office. Additional tickets must be purchased. On Friday, the vouchers will be taken in front of the gym from 4:30-7:30 and traded for a ticket. Parents are required to social distance after the game while waiting for players to exit the fieldhouse. Fans will not be allowed to loiter around after the end of the game. All fans are expected to leave the premises upon completion of the contest. *New* - The Shuttle Bus will not be running this year due to Covid precautions. Every attendee MUST wear a face covering at all times unless eating or drinking. Social distancing of 6‘, using every other row, is MANDATORY. Households may sit together on a row. No one except for both school’s administration, teams and support personnel and their coaches are allowed on the field before, during or after the games. *New* - With a limited number of tickets available, once we reach the capacity of the stadium (613 People), no one else will be allowed in the stadium. We appreciate the understanding of all the great Cobra fans as it pertains to tickets and mitigation efforts. Though not the way we are used to doing things, this is the only way to do our part to hopefully make it through the season.

The Fountain Lake 7th and Junior High Football Cobras travel to Mayflower this Thursday, September 10. 7th grade starts at 5:30 followed by Junior High at 7:00. All tickets will be sold at the gate in Mayflower. Everyone must wear a mask and social distance.

Fountain Lake Volleyball has a slight change on Tuesday, September 8. The games against LR Mills have been postponed but have been replaced with Lake Hamilton. Games are still AT Fountain Lake starting at 5:00, with JV and Varsity only. Tickets are $5 and available first come first serve at the gate. Doors open at 4:15 with only 226 tickets available for both LH and FL combined. Everyone must wear a face covering and social distance.

Covid-19 Update: As of today, we have three Middle School students who have tested positive for Covid-19. We have notified everyone who has come into contact with these three students. We will continue updating our website to show the number of active Covid-19 cases within our school district. To view the number of active cases within our district, please click the following link: https://www.flcobras.com/o/flsd/page/covid-19--197

Parents, If you are planning on switching your student(s) to either on-campus or virtual learning, please note that the deadline to make these changes will be at 12:00 P.M. on September 8th, 2020. Please note that after this deadline has passed, your student will remain with the option you have chosen until the end of the fall semester. In extreme circumstances, we will work with parents and students if a student needs to switch after the deadline. Please contact your child's building principal or Administration if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, FLSD

Volleyball at home Tuesday vs LR Mills and Thursday vs Arkadelphia next week. All ticket sales next week for VB will be at the doors like it used to be. Come out and support the 2020 Cobra VB team.

Fountain Lake Football Fans, IT IS FINALLY HERE! Friday Night Football. Ticket sales will continue Friday from 8:15-3:00 in the Admin Office. They are $5 each. There are less than 130 tickets left as of the end of the day Thursday. If you can’t get by the admin office during the day, any remaining tickets will be sold in front of the gym starting at 4:30 until they are all gone. The gates will open at 6:00. Everyone MUST have a ticket to enter. Go Cobras, Beat the England Lions!

This morning, the Arkansas Child Nutrition Unit announced that the USDA has extended the Seamless Summer Operation program through December 31, 2020- or until funding has been exhausted. This means that all students will be able to eat one school breakfast and one school lunch per day at no cost. This will begin on Thursday, September 3rd during lunch. Any student wanting an extra breakfast, lunch, or à la carte item must purchase those separately. Students will still need to use their ID cards.

Today’s Fountain Lake Tennis Match, September 1, has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

The FL Cobra Golf Match scheduled for today, August 31, has been cancelled due to weather.

NEW Fountain Lake Football Game Protocols (Please Read All the Information) Fountain Lake will host England in Football on Friday, September 4 starting at 7:00 pm at Allen Tillery Field. Gates will open at 6:00 (due to senior night ceremony starting at 6:25). According to ADH Guidelines, the Stadium will only fit 613 people due to capacity guidelines. All tickets will be $5 per person and must be bought in advance. Tickets will only be pre-sold so please read below. *New* - PLAYERS, BAND, CHEER will be allowed to purchase 2 parent tickets per student participant and will be available from 8:15 am to 3:00 pm on Monday, August 31 and Tuesday, September 1 in the Fountain Lake Administration office (Madison Burfiend). Every person must have a ticket to enter. CASH ONLY! *New* - General Admission tickets will be available from 8:15-3:00, Wednesday-Friday in the Fountain Lake Administration office (Madison Burfiend). Every person must have a ticket to enter. CASH ONLY! *New* - Walk up tickets (instead of at the ticket booths) will be sold at the front of the Bass Gymnasium, starting at 4:30 on Friday, September 4th. After school, there will be no tickets sold at the ticket booths, only in front of the gym to all fans, home and visitors. Passes: Due to ticket and capacity restrictions, only AAA passes will be allowed at the door. Due to Covid-19 Protocols, any other Fountain Lake issued passes will only be accepted with a ticket (see below). *New* - Students: Students may purchase a ticket at the Admin Building (Madison Burfiend). All students, unless they are competing or participating in band and cheer that night, must purchase a ticket. *New* - Teachers and Staff: At this time, each staff member can only acquire one ticket to each game free of charge, but must acquire the ticket from the Admin Office (Madison Burfiend). Additional tickets must be purchased. *New* - Sr. Citizens/Lifetime Passes: At this time, each card bearer may acquire one ticket to each game free of charge, but must acquire the ticket from the Admin Office (Madison Burfiend). Additional tickets must be purchased. Parents are required to social distance after the game while waiting for players to exit the fieldhouse. Fans will not be allowed to loiter around after the end of the game. All fans are expected to leave the premises upon completion of the contest. *New* - The Shuttle Bus will not be running this year due to Covid precautions. Every attendee MUST wear a face covering at all times unless eating or drinking. Social distancing of 6‘, using every other row, is MANDATORY. Households may sit together on a row. No one except for both school’s administration, teams and support personnel and their coaches are allowed on the field before, during or after the games. Senior Night will start immediately after pregame at approximately 6:25. *New* - With a limited number of tickets available, once we reach the capacity of the stadium (613 People), no one else will be allowed in the stadium. We appreciate the understanding of all the great Cobra fans as it pertains to tickets and mitigation efforts. Though not the way we are used to doing things, this is the only way to do our part to hopefully make it through the season.