Hello Parents & Guardians,
This past week, through the hard work of Mike Perez, we brought the Challenge Day program to CHS for 100 of our students. It was a tremendous event helping to build relationships between students, with the goals of improving our school climate and decreasing harassment & bullying. We are grateful for the support from CHS staff as well as Superintendent Jette, Administration from other schools, our school counselors, other district employees, School Board members McDonald & Hershberger, Officer Savage from Litchfield PD, and numerous current parents and parents of former students. This past week’s 2 Hour Delayed Arrival provided a great opportunity to demonstrate and put to practice the expertise of our staff in Special Education, technology use, and using data & assessments for PD work. Please mention to your children the “Generating Kindness” cards on the bulletin board outside room 128. It is a nice gesture to take one and pass it along to a classmate or a staff member to brighten someone’s day. As a reminder to parents of seniors, their next Senior Project log “check” is Feb 15. Our objective is to assess what students have completed on their project to ensure they are consistently moving toward completion. This could include logging additional hours and descriptions of what they have accomplished, or reporting a clear plan for completion, or for their finished log with tallied hours marked “COMPLETED.” Have your child consult the Senior Project Google Classroom for further information. If you have an incoming freshman, please note that we have rescheduled our 8th Grade Parent’s Night to Wednesday (13th) at 6:30 as the weather looks like it might be challenging. We do have a Coffee with Administration scheduled for 6:00 pm prior to the event.
Have a great week everyone!
Bill Lonergan, Principal
Homework Club –
Monday through Thursday from 2:30p-3:30p in Mrs. Freeman’s art room
COURSE SELECTION FOR 19-20 HAS BEGUN:
Students will receive a course reference sheet in advisory on Wednesday and the 19-20 Program of Studies is available on the CHS website homepage.
- Counselors have started to meet individually with juniors to pick senior year classes and to discuss post-high school options.
- Current freshman began entering courses in small groups today
- The Infinite Campus Portal is open until Friday, February 22nd for students to enter courses at home and/or for parents to view student’s course choices.
SENIORS:
1. Please bring copies of acceptance letters to Mrs. V.
2. Scholarships: Please look in Naviance under “Colleges” then “Scholarships” to see what scholarships are now available.
3. Mid-year transcripts went out at the end of last week.
SOPHOMORES:
Career & Technical Education applications are due to guidance by Wed, February 20th.
8th GRADE PARENT NIGHT: (Snowdate: Mon, Feb 18th)
The 8th grade parent information night has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30pm (due to poor weather on Tuesday). If school is cancelled on Wednesday (Feb 13), the event will take place on Monday, February 18th at 6:30pm.
BAE Systems’ FOCUS (Fostering Opportunities and Careers Utilizing STEM) program The FOCUS program engages high school aged students in the Southern New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts areas in activities to help promote interest in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The FOCUS program creates hand-on learning experiences in different aspects of engineering (electrical, mechanical, and software) as well as project and finance management, communication skills, and teamwork. The Spring session begins on April 10, 2019 and runs through June 12th. Classes take place on Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm at BAE Systems (141 Canal Street, Nashua, NH). Please note, we do hold sessions during school vacation weeks. Applications must be submitted via email to [email protected] no later than March 5, 2019. The selected students will be notified no later than March 22nd.
LOOKING AHEAD:
Wed, Feb 13: 8th Grade Parent Night (6:30 CHS Auditorium), (snowdate: Feb 18)
Thurs, Feb 14: Counselors at LMS to assist with 8th grade course selection
Tues, Feb 19: College Information Night for Juniors and Parents (6:30 in CHS Auditorium)