FMHS Broadwave Theatre Company proudly presents Sweeney Todd as the fall musical. Performances will take place December 3-5 at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. Tickets are on sale for $5.00 for students and $8.00 for adults.

Below is a link to a survey that our IB Department would like all IB seniors and their parents to answer. This is an anonymous survey and is designed to help us improve our program.

Please click here to access the survey: FMHS IB Survey

Beginning in Spring 2011, the FCAT Mathematics and Reading tests will be modified to have no short- or long-response questions, among other changes. If a student does not meet the FCAT score required for graduation, he or she may qualify for graduation with an equivalent SAT or ACT score. For more information, click here.

Fort Myers High School's NCLB School Public Accountability Report (SPAR), and Annual Yearly Progress Report (AYP Report) is available for review at the Fort Myers High School front office.

Click here to view the report - View Certificate

FMHS alumni of 2008: Jarad Dugan, Natalie Greenhill and Luke Whicker created a paddle game that you can play against other Lee County High Schools. Best played with a monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater.
Click here to play!

Athletic paperwork required to participate in high schools sports can now be located on the Athletic Director's page. (You need to download, print out and turn in all pages)

Please click here for a copy of the IB CAS Form: CAS Form This will also be available on Mrs. Friedrich's and the IB Program web pages.

The Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida is looking for volunteers, minimum age 14, to answer telephones after school, assist our office staff, and help with special programs.

Our office is located in Cape Coral, and we have special programs in various locations in Lee County.

This is perfect for students who need service hours, and an opportunity for you to help a non-profit that is really making a difference in our community.

For more information, please call Deb Comella at 239.541.9003 or e-mail prdirector@drugfreeswfl.org

The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc. is in the process of choosing 27 new 9th grade scholars to receive a 2+2 College tuition Scholarship.  These students, as well as about 30 new middle school students, will need a mentor to guide them through their challenging school years.  If you have just 30 minutes, 2-3 times a month, you could make a huge difference in one of these children’s lives.  The mentor meets the student on campus, during school hours.

If you are interested, please call or email Janelle Caple at The Foundation: 
337-0433 or janelleca@leeschools.net.

Please click here for a copy of the IB Application: English - Spanish - Creole

The Parent Link logon format has been changed effective August 1, 2007. The new format is as follows:

User name is the StudentID of the eldest child in the School District and your first and last initial. Password is your eldest child's birth date in MMDDYY format. For example: Jane Doe's eldest child's StudentID is 12345678, her user name would be 12345678JD. Jane Doe's eldest child's birth date is January 1, 1965, her password would be 010165

For assistance please email Robin Miller at Robinmm@leeschools.net

Congratulations to Carl Von Harten, a recipient of the 2009 NCTE Student Achievement Awards in Writing. Carl Von Harten is recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English to be among the best student writers in the country. The English Department will also receive a certificate of commendation which recognizes that each student’s superior achievement is a reflection of the teachers and the English program at Fort Myers High School. Carl’s English III IB teacher was Mrs. Rosalind Wheeler. Carl submitted a portfolio of “best writing” and he sat for an impromptu theme designated by NCTE, written under teacher supervision.

Two FMHS students, Carlos Marin and Sally Thompson, have been named as semi-finalists in the 55th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These students qualified by scoring in the top 1% of the approximately 1.5 million students who took the PSAT junior year of 2008.

5 students from the FMHS math team attended the National Mu Alpha Theta Convention in Knoxville, TN, July 19-24.

Congratulations to Senior Carl VonHarten who won 15th in Mu (which means the calculus division) Combinations and Permutations, and 14th in Discrete Math; Senior Justin Summerville who won 12th in Calculus Applications (word problems); Seniors Kevin Wu and Carl VonHarten who won 10th place in a two man Calculus team called Mu Gemini; and just graduated Alex Plattner who won 8th place in Statistics and 3rd place in History of Math (a history test covering math from all recorded history to date).

Congratulations to FMHS English teacher Mrs. Kimberly Jones for being the 2008-2009 Lee County High School English Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to FMHS English teacher Mrs. Jennifer Tomlinson for being a 2009 Golden Apple winner.

Phi Delta Y had another successful year at the 52nd YMCA Youth in Government State Assembly in the State Capitol, Tallahassee, February 19 to 21. Fifty Fort Myers High students attended this prestigious event. Four students were honored to be elected or appointed to State Presiding Officer positions for the 2009-2010 year and FMHS delegates also received many awards and assembly appointments.

The following students were elected or appointed to State positions as Florida Youth in Government Presiding Officers for 2009-2010. Sullivan Senate President – Hilary Jessup Supreme Court Senior Justice – Efe Cudjoe Attorney General – Alyssa Nieves Editor in Chief – Jessica Ayers Appointed as Associate Justices to preside in the Supreme Court during 52nd Assembly Efe Cudjoe Rehan Feroz Alyssa Nieves Supporting Officer Appointments Katie Armes – Sergeant at Arms Viktor Mak – Sullivan Secretary of the Senate Legislative Committee Co-Chairs Tahsin Faruque John Cowart Toni Harris Hilary Jessup Awards Look-Out Award (for most promising attorney) Naina Sharma – District Court Supreme Court Outstanding Civil Brief Ananya Mahajan Alyssa Nieves Christian Pimentel Supreme Court Outstanding Criminal Brief Rehan Feroz Efe Cudjoe Outstanding Member of the Cabinet Emily Hardy Selected to attend the Conference on National Affairs, the national YMCA Youth in Government assembly in July. Jessica Ayers John Cowart Alex Fahnlander Hilary Jessup Toni Harris

Congratulations to the following three FMHS essay winners for the Optimist International Essay Contest

Michelle Moscuzza won 1st place at the club level. Her essay "The Power of Youth" will continue to the district level where she will become eligible to win a plaque and a $650 scholarship.
Shannon Riley placed 2nd and Alana Yallof placed 3rd. All three of these winners will receive medallions from the Optimist Club of Fort Myers.

Congratulations to the following three FMHS essay winners for the Dunbar Festival Committee's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest:

Category 1, Grades 9-10:
Bianca Santos, 10th grade, 1st place. Bianca received a trophy and a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart
Mashonda McGee, 10th grade, 3rd place. Mashonda received a trophy and a $50 gift card to Wal-Mart
Category 2, Grades 11-12:
Daniela Patino, 11grade, 3rd place. Daniela received a trophy and a $50 gift card to Wal-Mart

Congratulations to Marina Celano! Marina is the winner for District Six in the 2009 Hazardous Weather Awareness Week Essay Contest. Maina will receive a Walt Disney World one day single theme park ticket and one NOAA "All-Hazards" Weather Radio.

FMHS won the Annual Lee County Mock Trial competition for the second straight year. Not only did they win, but they were selected by their fellow competitors to be the most courteous and professional team. This year's Mock Trial Team members are: Steven Waldorf, Brennan Waldorf, Haley Hudler, Greg Hoffman, Shannon Riley, Melissa Hubble, Jackie Derovanesian, Brynn McKinstry, and Constance Hackler.

In addition, Brynn McKinstry was selected for the best Defense Witness Award, Sarah Spann was selected for the Best Plaintiff Witness Award and Bianca DiBella was selected Best Defense Attorney for the entire competition.