March 5, 2024
Dear FHS Community,
On February 14, 2024, the FHS Emblem/Logo Committee shared a five-question Warrior Pride Survey with current FHS students, parents, faculty, coaches, and staff. The committee designed this survey to gather input from the community on what being a ‘Warrior’ means to members of our community, soliciting ideas for what types of images or text could be included in the new emblem or logo and requesting any other information that would be important as we began our work. In releasing the survey, the committee sent it directly to FHS students, families, and faculty/coaches/staff and, therefore, did not include a question that asked respondents to identify themselves. However, once we learned that the link to the survey had been posted in multiple online forums, Dr. Donovan added a question to the live form asking respondents to identify their stakeholder group (current FHS student, current FHS parent, faculty/staff/coach, or community member.)
When the survey closed, we had received over 234 unique responses. All responses were anonymous, and because of the functionality of the Microsoft Forms platform, it was possible for respondents to submit multiple submissions. The data was organized for the committee by two different committee members using Microsoft Excel, and each committee member was also given a complete copy of the raw data. In our February 26, 2024, meeting, the committee reviewed the data for each question together. Each member was asked to identify what themes stood out to them in the data and what keywords or terms we should share with the community about this data from each question. These themes and keywords were then organized using an empathy map graphic organizer. (This is a commonly used technique in Design Thinking.) In our March 4, 2024, meeting, the committee reviewed the draft FHS Empathy Map document, proposed changes, and approved its release to the community.