Hello Parents, Guardians & CHS Community,
Well, here we are on the cusp of October, and I am waiting for the weather to actually turn to fall. The leaves are beginning to drop, so I know we are beginning the turn! I attended a “Hall of Fame” luncheon on Saturday at my former school, and I knew all four recipients, three of them fairly well. But I could not help but think that Campbell is ready to create its own “Hall” to recognize those who have exceptionally contributed to the school, to Litchfield, or to society. Just a little musing on a Sunday evening.
Anyway, please don’t forget that the Special Deliberative Session on the Teacher Contract will be held Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 pm in the CHS Auditorium. If you need further information before the vote on Oct 28, this meeting might be helpful to better inform your decision-making.
The CHS Booster Club will be having a meeting Monday evening to do some Homecoming planning at 7:00 in the Learning Commons.
Also, please keep in mind that we will be doing our ALICE emergency drills with the students on October 7 in all the schools. Not that we enjoy this aspect of our work, but we do understand that the planning for emergencies has changed significantly, and involving the students is an important part of keeping them safe.
Finally, if there is a concern about your student's academic success in a specific class, please feel free to email the classroom teacher directly and set-up a meeting to discuss your concerns. Our teachers are here to help.
Have a great week everyone!
Bill Lonergan, Principal
CAREER SPEAKERS IN GUIDANCE:
A few community members will be on hand next Thursday, October 10th from 8:00am-8:45am to talk about their jobs and their specific job market. Students must sign up in guidance to attend these speaker sessions.
- Nursing 2) Sales, Marketing, Event Planning/Business 3) Cosmetology
Another session with different guest speakers will be held in early December.
AP Course Students:
All students must log onto Collegeboard and indicate if he/she plans to take the AP exam (in May) by Friday of this week (Oct 4th). Failure to do so will result in the inability to take the Collegeboard AP exam. The AP teachers have login information. The exams are $94 each and checks may be payable to Campbell High School. Checks are due to the AP classroom teacher by October 31st.
PSAT’s
All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be taking the PSAT exam on Wed, October 16th from 7:35a-noon. Testing room rosters will be posted outside of the school counseling office next week. Seniors will attend in-school activities during this time. This is not negotiable. Their schedule is attached.
COUNSELING OFFICE:
School counselors are wrapping up with our freshman meetings and will continue to meet with seniors and 504 students from now until mid-November. On Wednesday, counselors will be meeting with Freshmen Seminar students to assist them with logging onto the Naviance, career, and college exploration program. Parent logins were emailed in August. Freshman who do not have Freshmen Seminar will meet with a counselor sometime before the holiday break to learn more about Naviance.
BOOSTER CLUB MEETING:
With Homecoming right around the corner (10/11 - 10/12) the Boosters will be having a HOCO meeting TONIGHT, Mon, 09/30 @ 7pm in the CHS library. Please come and share your thoughts and ideas on how we can make this a great HOCO for the CHS community. Also, we are still looking for volunteers to help with concessions. The Boosters are short-handed this weekend and could use some help. Please signup even if it's just for an hour or two. Your help is greatly appreciated! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094eaba72f4-chsfall
BAE Systems Engineering Career Day. The next event will be on Friday, November 8th from 8am – 2pm at the Spit Brook Road Nashua location. As a reminder, BAE is now doing a simple application process instead of first-come-first-serve registration. Please have students fill out the application and email the completed form to [email protected]. Applications are due by Friday, October 11th. Students will be informed directly if they were accepted by the week of October 25th, and sent a reminder with a schedule and location directions a week before the event. See the BAE website for more information.
JUNIORS & SENIORS -- Upcoming College Fairs (see the college’s website for details)
Institution Date Start Time End Time
Northern Essex Comm (Haverhill) Tues, Oct 1st 6:00-8:00p
Sports & Fitness Center
Bates, Brown, Colby, Dartmouth & Yale admissions information session:
Wed, October 16th at 6:30pm, Bow High School auditorium, 55 Falcon Way, Bow, NH
COLLEGE REPS VISTING GUIDANCE:
Seniors: Please sign-up on your NAVIANCE homepage or stop in the School Counseling office for a pass. Juniors are welcome to attend if in a study hall only.
October 1 | 8:30 AM | Rochester Institute of Technology |
October 1 | 9:30 AM | Fitchburg State University |
October 1 | 10:30 AM | University of Rhode Island |
October 1 | 11:30 AM | Manchester Community College |
October 2 | 8:30 AM | UMass Amherst |
October 2 | 9:30 AM | Suffolk University |
October 3 | 8:30 AM | Landmark College |
October 3 | 9:30 AM | SNHU |
October 3 | 10:30 AM | University of New England |
October 3 | 12:30 PM | Worcester State University |
October 4 | 8:30 AM | Keene State University |
October 4 | 11:30 AM | St. John's College |
October 4 | 12:30 PM | Lasell College |
We hope you have a great week!