Welcome To The Friday Flash

The Friday Flash is our weekly newsletter for our current FASPS families, students, faculty, and alumni. It includes school news, upcoming events, student highlights, community news, and more. Stay up-to-date with all the incredible things happening at FASPS with the Friday Flash.

List of 6 news stories.

  • FASPS Hot Lunch Containers are now compostable!

    The Green Committee is delighted to announce that our hot lunch provider, Ordo, is now packing hot lunches in compostable containers! This is a big win in an ongoing effort to implement more eco-friendly practices at FASPS.  
     
    Thank you to the dedicated members of the Green Committee, the facilities department, and Cedar Grove for encouraging Ordo to make the switch. Hot lunch never tasted so good!

  • School Lunches and Snacks: Packing Eco-friendly

    In light of the Green Committee’s recent exciting news about switching from plastic to compostable hot lunch containers, here are tips on how to make home-packed school lunches more sustainable. 
     
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  • STEAM FEST 2025

    February 10-13
     
    Join us at STEAM FEST to explore the forefront of marine research and sustainability! The focus on a collaborative and sustainable management of marine resources is rapidly advancing. The ocean's crucial role in climate regulation has become a key area of study, attracting significant attention.
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  • FASPS Cultural Fair - Saturday, May 31, 2025

    The Cultural Fair will be presented on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Islander Middle School on Mercer Island.  Please note that this is a new date, due to issues with the venue for the date we had previously announced.  We hope that this new date will be even better for our families who present and attend, and we're looking forward to seeing you there!
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  • FASPS Featured In Elite Education Magazine

    The French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) was featured in Elite Education Magazine's "Top Performing Schools of 2024" article, highlighting the school’s innovative approach to bilingual education.
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  • Donations Welcome To Tutu's Pantry

    Through generous in-kind donations from FASPS families and other donors, Tutu’s Pantry provides food staples to families at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in the Central District of Seattle. 
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Calendar

  • Jan
    22

    Board meeting

    FASPS - MPR - MPR
  • Jan
    23

    Preschool and Elementary School Open House (Mercer Island Campus)

    Pénélope Souquet and Lia Corrado
  • Jan
    27

    AEFE Middle School Volleyball Tournament

    Middle School Girls' Volleyball team participation in the AEFE Volleyball Tournament held at Rochambeau in Bethesda, MD.
    Ren Keller
  • Jan
    28

    Semester 1 Reports Open

  • Jan
    29

    Parent Teacher Conferences: Grades/classes to be decided

    NO school for classes in conferences. REGULAR school for all others
  • Feb
    1

    Preschool Open House Seattle - Capitol Hill Campus

  • Feb
    6

    Wine Social and State of School

    FASPS - MPR - MPR
  • Feb
    7

    FPC Coffee and State of School

  • Feb
    10

    STEAM Fest

    Nicolas Untz
  • Feb
    14

    FPC Meeting

    Globe 312
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FASPS

With two campuses, our main campus on Mercer Island and our new preschool campus in the vibrant Capitol Hill area of Seattle, the French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) is a private, bilingual school for children age 18 months (tiny young pre-kindergarten) through grade 8. Students benefit from a rigorous academic program, arts and technology curriculum, social and emotional learning, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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The French American School of Puget Sound does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, financial aid programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. This policy applies to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities, including applications and admissions, generally accorded or made available to students at the school.