February 3, 2020
Hello Parents, Guardians & CHS Community, Now that exams are done and report cards for the first semester are available to parents and students, it is good to have second semester steadily begin to move ahead. Please remind your children that the last day to change courses is Tuesday, Feb 4. After that, schedules are locked in for second semester. This is very important to keep in mind. Also, Feb. 11 is a teacher workshop day, so students will have the day off. Have a great week everyone! Bill Lonergan, Principal
Appreciation:
We really appreciate Counseling Director Jodi Callinan, Counseling Administrative Assistant, Michelle Vecchiarello, and our Infinite Campus guru, Andrea Stern from the IT department, for their hard work to ensure grades were complete and correct for Friday’s deadline so parents can access them in the parent portal.
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This is National School Counseling Week, and Jodi, Jeff Parsons, Carrie Jurus, Michelle Vecchiarello, Bill Hicks, and Jamie Faulhaber all make important contributions to the wellness of your children, both in their academic pursuits and in keeping them well in their social-emotional circumstances also. We really appreciate all of their contributions.
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Upcoming Events:
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Please let your sophomores know that a great opportunity on February 4 is for them to meet with representatives of Pinkerton and Alvirne’s CTE programs. There are some great programs that can supplement their traditional academic courses. (See blurb below)
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On February 5, we will have an extended advisory with two purposes. Freshmen and sophomores will attend a course fair to learn more about CHS electives, and juniors and seniors will have a presentation on vaping from the NH Poison Control Center.
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For parents, we have a Booster Club meeting Monday at 7pm in the CHS Learning Commons.
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We really would appreciate support at the Deliberative Session for the School Budget on Saturday, February 8 at 10:00 in the Auditorium. It would be great to have any members of the community speak to the Budget Committee and the Litchfield community about how to best support the schools.
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Reminder about next Tuesday, February 11: Feb 11 will be a Teacher Workshop Day, a day off for students, and the NH Primary Election will be held here at CHS. Don’t forget to make plans to vote here at CHS!
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Employment Possibilities: We are still seeking a Boys Lacrosse coach for the spring season. If you know of anyone with experience coaching HS lacrosse and possibly interested, please have that person contact AD Knight at [email protected] or 546-0300 x3118.
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Upcoming Athletic Events: Girls basketball will be home on Tuesday against St.T, and away on Thursday at Hopkinton. Boys hoops are away Tuesday at St. T and home Friday against Hopkinton. Wrestling is home on Wednesday against White Mountain and away Saturday at Plymouth. Students participating on other cooperative teams include gymnastics on Wednesday, swimming on Wednesday, and hockey on Wednesday and Saturday. For more information on locations/times, please contact the AD’s office at x3118 or check out the CHS Athletics schedule at https://campbellcougars.org/main/calendar/
Health Office Update: This is a reminder from the CHS Health Office that cold/flu season is still upon us. Please do not send your child to school if they are showing signs of the flu including fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches and tiredness. Washing hands regularly, especially after touching surfaces that may be contaminated will also help prevent its spread. We do want our students here healthy and ready to learn. If you are looking for a good resource on flu season, check out this link from the CDC: http://cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm
Course Selection portal for 20-21 is now open! Counselors will be in 9th and 10th grade English & Social Studies classes on Monday, Feb 10th in order to help students choose and enter classes. Please have discussions about available courses and review the portal with your student. Students can enter courses as well. The 20-21 Program of Studies is available on the CHS website on the lower right side under "Downloads."
Yearbooks: Yearbooks are on sale at Jostens.com. Create a Yearbook Ad for your student that they will remember forever. Jostens.com will walk you through the steps. Deadline is February 14th. Any yearbook questions email Julie Green at [email protected]. SENIOR PARENTS - we need your child's baby photos for the yearbook. You can fill out the following form and upload the image: https://forms.gle/XFUWyXVbXUrGDcEs5.
Current Freshmen & Sophomores: CHS students have the opportunity during their sophomore year (early Feb) to apply for a 2-year CTE program at either Alvirne HS or Pinkerton Academy. The programs run during a student's junior and senior years. Pinkerton is having an open house that you are welcome to tour. Alvirne HS sent out information about their open house this past week. Pinkerton Academy CTE Tours will be on Thursday evening, January 23 at 5:00 or 6:30 p.m.
JUNIORS: Counselors continue to meet one on one to talk about senior year classes and to talk about post-high school planning. All meetings should conclude by Feb 10th.
Looking Ahead: ?
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Feb 3: Booster Club Meeting @ 7pm in the Library
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Feb 4: 1:15pm, all sophomores to the auditorium (CTE presentation)
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Feb 4: Last day to make sem 2 schedule changes
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Feb 5: Course Selection Fair (Fresh & Soph) in Gym during Advisory
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Feb 8: School Deliberative Session @ CHS in Auditorium
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Feb 8: Perf Arts - Solo & Jazz Ensemble Festival @ UNH
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Feb 10: Counselors meet w/freshmen & sophomores for course selections
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Feb 10: 8th Grade Parent Night @ 6:30pm in Auditorium
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Feb 10: Coffee with Admin @ 5:45pm in Library
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Feb 11: PTO Meeting @ 6:30pm in the Library
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Feb 13-15: Perf Arts - Jazz All State Festival @ Pinkerton
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Feb 16: Scholastic Art Award Ceremony @ Pinkerton Jan 23:
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Feb 18: Juniors College Info night, 6:30pm in auditorium