Join us for Registration Day as we kick off the 2025/2026 school year!
All junior and senior high families are invited to join us for registration day on Friday, August 8. You can meet teachers, set up your locker, drop off supplies, turn in essential forms, and (perhaps most importantly) enjoy snow cones and lawn games! There is a dedicated time for all new families to join us and receive a proper welcome to campus (9am), and we are running special sessions on various topics throughout the day. These sessions allow parents to hear from various leaders at FRCS about a number of important topics. Check out the schedule below, and join us on August 8 for the beginning of another excellent school year!
Registration Day Session Schedule
| 9am | Welcome for new families and all 7th grade students | PAC* |
| 9:30-9:50am | Junior high culture | Room 108 |
| 10-10:20am | AP courses | Room 108 |
| Academics at home | Wiersma Center | |
| 10:30-10:50am | J-Term and Practicum | PAC* |
| 11-11:20am | Mental health at FRCS | PAC* |
| 11:30-11:50am | School safety | PAC* |
| 12-1pm | Lunch break | |
| 1:30-1:50pm | Junior high culture | Room 108 |
| 2-2:20pm | AP courses | Room 108 |
| Academics at home | Wiersma Center | |
| 2:30-2:50pm | J-Term and Practicum | PAC* |
| 3-3:20pm | Mental health at FRCS | PAC* |
| 3:30-3:50pm | School safety | PAC* |
*PAC stands for Performing Arts Center
Registration Day Checklist
To ensure that you are ready to breeze through Registration Day, we’ve prepared a helpful checklist of all the things you can do before and during Registration Day. Links in the list jump to more information about the item OR to the form you need to complete (nearly all forms are digital).
- Thrive Care permission form (9th-12th only); located on the Family Portal
- Off-campus permission form (10th-12th only); located on the Family Portal
- Athletic packet (required for all students planning to participate in competitive sports at FRCS; contains several forms) — You can get your sports physical at Registration Day, if you need one.
- Volunteer driving form (required for all adults planning to drive students off campus for school events; this form may be filled out any time of the year.
- Update your child’s information in the Family Portal
- Review health policies
- Fill out the annual photo release
- Buy school supplies (junior high list || senior high list) and bring them to Registration Day — drop off community supplies and set up your locker
Update Your Student’s Info
Information for emergency cards is taken from the data you supply in the Family Portal. Before July 25, please take a few minutes to review your family’s information and make any necessary changes. Having accurate information is critical to school safety, so please update your info today. Instructions are listed below.
- Go to the Family Portal and log in
- From the School menu, select Web Forms.
- Then select FRCS Family Forms. You will see several forms listed where various information can be viewed or updated. Be sure to click Save on each form you update.
- FRCS Student Information Form: general student info — please also update church information
- Student Health Assessment Form: student health info
- FRCS Family Form: parent contact information — one for each custodial parent — please also update church information
- Emergency Contact Form: list of emergency contacts
- Authorized Pick Up Form: list of those who are authorized to pick your student up from school
Health Policies
We cannot administer any medication without the Over the Counter Medication or Prescription Medication forms being filled out by your doctor. Use the button below to access forms and print the ones you need, ask your doctor to fill them out, and bring them to Registration Day with your unopened medications.
If your child requires rescue medication of any kind (seizure meds, EpiPen, inhalers, insulin/glucagon) he/she will not be allowed to start school without the required paperwork and medication. Use the button below to access the forms and other medication information.
If your student will have a medical or non-medical exemption from required vaccinations, please use the button below for information on what is required. Note that exemptions must be completed each year.
Make your doctor appointments now!
Jr/Sr High Fees
Required fees cover retreats, community days, standardized testing, yearbooks, school themed t-shirts, and more. The junior high required fee is $390; the senior high required fee is $435.
Please refer to the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule for additional information on fees associated with sports, plays, AP classes, and more.
Please remember that all school fees are added to your FACTS payment account (all FACTS accounts are active for the 2025/2026 school year, and autopay is enabled for all families). You will receive an invoice via email for these school fees on July 14 with a due date of August 8. Payment of the invoice is made automatically on the due date using the payment information currently on file within FACTS, though you may choose to make payments on the balance before the due date. If you prefer to pay from a different bank account or by credit/debit card, please log in to your FACTS account prior to the due date and add the other form of payment. NOTE: If you elect to pay by credit/debit card, associated processing fees will be added to the invoice total.
Other Important Information and Reminders
Dress Code Reminder
As you are shopping and thinking about the upcoming school year, please consider the school’s dress code.
Drop-Off Times
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, students may be dropped off beginning at 7:40am; teachers begin class promptly at 8am.
Wednesday is a late start day for both jr/sr high and elementary. Drop off for junior and senior high begins at 8:20am with classes beginning promptly at 8:40am.
Chapel
Chapel is held on Wednesdays from 8:55-9:45am in the PAC. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are always welcome to attend. Please park in the east parking lot of the Jr/Sr High and sign in at the front office.
Sports Physicals
If you are in need of a sports physical for the new school year, Dr. Joe Singh and his team will be in the Athletic Building from 9am-noon and 1-5pm on Registration Day. The cost is $30 and can be paid with card, cash, or checks made out to Meridian Health Center. No appointments necessary.
