Good Evening, Parents & Guardians, Students, CHS Staff and CHS Community,
The arrival of fall is one of my favorite times of the year with the cooler temperatures and the changing leaves. We are fortunate to live in New England to experience this change. Because this week is a long weekend with the holiday on Monday and PSAT’s Wednesday, this week’s schedule is changed. See the information below. We have experienced a tremendous interest in student involvement in school activities. With a huge crowd at the Homecoming games two weeks ago, the 300 students at the dance, and the nearly total school involvement wearing class colors and participating in the Pep Rally on Thursday, those are the first signs, but also our club and co-curricular involvement is seeing a jump in numbers as well. That is good news as we strive for more normalcy to school routines. Please check out the information on Wednesday, as we will have an early release for grades 9-12 and 12th grade students will be expected to work on College & Career Readiness activities. I hope you all enjoy the long weekend everyone! Bill Lonergan, CHS Principal
From the Superintendent:
Good Evening,
The Litchfield School District launched the First View Bus Tracker Parent App at the beginning of September 2021. Unfortunately, driver shortages delayed the uploading of certain information into the bus tracker system that allows the buses to be tracked along the routes. As of 9/24/2021, we are working with First View to address this issue and hope to have the parent app working accurately soon. First View has received parent user feedback and they are working to determine and correct any issues. Additionally, First View has added a new feature to their app. First View recommends updating the Parent App on your phones to ensure you have the most up to date version.
Thank you for your patience while we navigate through this issue. Please check back periodically for updated information.
Be well, Mike
Superintendent of Schools
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Schedule for the Week Ahead: With Monday being a holiday and Wednesday being PSAT testing, we will follow a unique schedule this week:
Monday, Oct. 11: Off - Columbus Day
Tuesday, Oct. 12: Skinny Tuesday (following our Skinny Monday schedule)
Wednesday, Oct. 13 Grades, 9, 10, & 11: PSAT testing
Seniors: Remote Day for College and Career Readiness activities
Thursday, Oct. 14: Day 1
Friday, Oct. 15: Day 2
Access to the CHS Learning Commons After School: Now that we are more settled in terms of the school year, the CHS Learning Commons will now open after school until 3:30 Mon-Thurs for students needing space to work on assignments or collaborate with peers.
News from Counseling
*The FAFSA is open and accessible to all families of the Class of 2022. Go to www.fafsa.gov to begin the process of filing for financial aid. All families should complete the FAFSA regardless of income. For any questions, please connect with your school counselor.
*PSAT’S are October 13th. Seniors will have a college and career readiness day and will be out of the building. We will be testing all other grades. Buses will be here for pick up at noon that day. Freshmen are doing the digital test while Sophomores and Juniors are doing the traditional paper and pencil. All students will be testing in their advisories.
Oct. 13: Gr 9, 10, and 11: PSAT8/9, PSAT Testing
Seniors: Remote Day for College and Career Readiness activities
College Visitations This Week: Students should see Mrs. Taylor or a counselor for permission to attend. The following schools will be in guidance the week of October 11, 2021:
The following schools will be in guidance the week of October 11, 2021:
Oct 12, 2021: University of Southern Maine
Great Bay Community College
Oct 14, 2021: University of Southern Maine
University of Rhode Island
Wentworth Institute of Technology
The Drop-in Homework Club: For students who need time after school to complete work and need teacher assistance, this runs Monday through Thursday from 2:30 - 3:30pm in Room 161 (Mrs. Freeman’s room) If you need a place to do some work, would like someone to proofread something for you or some help with your homework - drop by room 161 Mrs. Freeman is there to help on Tuesday & Thursday and Mrs. Langelier is there on Monday & Wednesday. Hope to see you there. There is a late bus at 3:30 for students without rides.
Booster Club Fundraiser: The Booster Club is having a Team Trivia Night Fundraiser on Friday, October 15 at 7p.m. at Talent Hall. “Games With James” out of Massachusetts will be the Game-master. Tickets are $25 each. There will be prizes for the winning team as well as raffling off baskets full of goodies. Teams will consist of 4 and people can sign up as a team or the Boosters will assemble teams from individuals. The link to buy tickets is on our Square Store website: https://campbell-high-school-athletic-booster-club.square.site/
PTO Fundraiser: We are holding our Annual Pie Sale again this year. See the attached Google Form for your use. Please contact the CHS PTO with questions: [email protected]. Here is the Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc02CnMaDIzA5r0lOkNskQ8fiSdih74KkE_Rj8TJteW6RsLxg/viewform?usp=pp_url
21-22 CHS Yearbook Info: The following is a form to purchase a CHS yearbook now. Any questions or to pay by check see Mrs. Green ([email protected])or stop by the front office.
School Photos: Hockmeyer has opened 3 dates in the next two weeks for fall Senior photos at https://hockstudio.com/senior-appointment.php. If your senior has not had photos taken, this is the time, with a low cost for the sitting fee, and you can choose the photo used for the yearbook. There is no pressure to buy additional photos. If you are still in need of a photo and these dates don’t work, please let Mrs Green ([email protected]) know ASAP. Yearbook photos are due in the next few weeks so this is one of the last opportunities.
All students can have their photo taken or retaken on the Retake Day, October 22. Seniors who are not scheduling their Senior Photos at the Barksdale Studio can have yearbook photos done on the 22nd. We use these for the Yearbook, so please have them taken and no obligation to buy.
From Food Services: The following are forms related to Free and Reduced Lunches in the Litchfield School District. If you have received F & R Lunches in the past, please fill out these forms as we do receive federal money based on these applications. If you have questions about this, please contact Lauren Crowley our Food Services Director at [email protected]. Also, as you are aware, the Federal Government continues to provide funding for Breakfast and Lunch - each student can receive 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch per day. Breakfast is served in the lobby from 715-735, and in the cafeteria from 9-915 every day. At 2nd breakfast, bottles of water and other small a la carte purchases can be made as well! Any hot entree, grab and go salad, or deli meal, is part of the free meals if the student selects a fruit or vegetable.
Instructions for F&R Lunch Forms: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=03435c136c&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1707633520426960275&th=17b2bba3af994593&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_ks4uf1xn1
Household Application: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=03435c136c&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1707633520426960275&th=17b2bba3af994593&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_ks4ufcio2
FAQ’s: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=03435c136c&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1707633520426960275&th=17b2bba3af994593&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_ks4ufcio2
Next Week’s Athletic’s Schedule:
10/12 - Golf State Championships @ Laconia CC 8am
10/12 - JV/V Volleyball @ Manchester West 4:30pm/5:45pm
10/12 - Girls Soccer @ Trinity 6pm
10/13 - V Boys Soccer vs. Hillsboro 4pm
10/14 - V Boys Soccer @ Belmont 4pm
10/14 - JV/V Volleyball @ St. Thomas 4:30pm/5:45pm
10/15 - Football @ Pelham 7pm
10/16 - XC @ Pelham TBD
Upcoming Events:
Tues, Oct 12 PTO- Meeting at CHS @ 6:30 PM L. Commons
Wed, Oct 13 PSAT8/9, PSAT, and PSAT NMSQT Testing
Recognition & Appreciation:
Emma Ducharme and Emily West are our new Student Council Representatives to the SB attending this Wednesday’s Meeting. Welcome to your new leadership/liaison position, and we appreciate your feedback at the meeting!
Tri-M Music Honor Society held its annual Recognition Ceremony for qualifying students. Congratulations to the following: Kailey Powers, Justin Haley, Katelyn Otis, Jocelyn Green and Bridgette Hidalgo on their induction, and thanks to LMS music teacher Carolyn Leite for your work on their behalf.
Nice job to the Student Council and Mr. McDonough with the Pep Rally on Thursday. It was great seeing all the class colors throughout the building and then aligned by class out on the Varsity Field. We appreciate the Class of 22 and Advisor Kim Barnett taking the lead and showing the way with their class and school spirit!
Mike Perez took on a lot this week, leading the faculty meeting while I was in a budget meeting Monday, assisting me with technology challenges in a classroom while I was a sub Tuesday, and leading the first pep rally of the year for Thursday afternoon. Additionally, he took on leading the PD work Friday. It was a busy week for him, so thanks Mike!
Special shout out to Science teacher, Kurt Virkaitis, for providing his room for PSAT Digital Proctor training and for helping with the technical difficulties! Thanks to the Digital Proctors for being patient and hanging out with Val after school to train!
Thanks to Patrick Keefe, Aimee Gaspar, Nicole St. Jean, Sabrina Noury, Noah Benoit, and Kim Barnett for taking the trek down to Parker Academy on Friday. We appreciate your visiting there, and will value your feedback on your return. To the rest of the professional staff, thanks for your work Friday on Competency Assessments and Rubrics, your counseling work, the Learning Commons websites, and your Special Education responsibilities to keep all of our work moving forward.
To Wendy Langelier from Special Education, great job presenting and attending the newest fundraiser at CHS called Empty Bowls to help support student leadership and to provide support to local food pantries. If you are interested in supporting this, please touch base with Wendy or Paula. It’s a great concept!
Val Nelson and Jamie Faulhaber attended the school board meeting on Wednesday with Val discussing Counseling’s mission and vision for 21-22 and Jamie informing the Board about student services and Mental Health challenges as we have begun the 21-22 school year. Your energy and enthusiasm and love supporting CHS studens and families certainly was clear in your time with the Board. Thank you!
Finally, the NHS selection process occurred this week, and thanks to new Advisor, Sabrina Noury, for efficiently and effectively coordinating the process. And thanks to the Faculty Council for your commitment in selecting inductees for this year’s Honor Society. We look forward to the Induction in mid-November.
PARENT GROUPS:
CHS Athletics Boosters Organization: The next Boosters meeting is Monday, Nov 1 at 7:00 pm. It is live here at CHS. Campbell Athletics Store: If you are interested in purchasing CHS gear for your student or family members, please check out our website and support our programs! https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/new_hampshire/litchfield/campbell-high-school
CHS Parent Teacher Organization: PTO meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm in the CHS Learning Commons. The next meeting will be this coming Tues, Oct 12. To contact the PTO, use the following email address: [email protected]. Please consider joining the CHS PTO. It is a great way to give back to the teachers and students. You can still join, so feel free to fill out the form.Thanks from the PTO!!! https://forms.gle/khDPHKk9TYhsnYWK9.
CHS Friends of Performing Arts (FOPA): FOPA meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. That next meeting will take place here at CHSon Tuesday, Oct 19 in the Learning Commons at 7:00 pm.
Employment Possibilities in the Litchfield School District: We are still looking for custodial staff and paraeducators. Please check out the following link if you or anyone you know might be interested in job opportunities in the Litchfield School District. https://sau27.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx This is a great community to work in, and we would love to have you join us at SAU 27.