March Newsletter

From the Principal's Office:

This week we begin to finalize our year-long accreditation process.  Accreditation provides us a formal opportunity to gather feedback from stakeholders on our service and present our School Improvement Goals to trained educators who provide us feedback on our priorities in Instruction, Student Belonging and Wellbeing, and Parent & Community Engagement.  Find our Executive Summary on our work linked below.  We value the opportunity to reflect on our systems and goals, and welcome any feedback from all invested in the growth of our students.

 CHS Executive Summary Draft[69][2].docx

From the Counselor's Office:

Counselor Mrs Semanko visited Mrs Swanson's Personal Choices classes to discuss real-life "roommate scenarios," and brainstorm how to address them and who to go to for support.

She also worked with these students on a Career Interest Survey using a "Where Are YOU Going" workbook.

Future Freshman Parent Night was well attended on March 7.  Our Future Bulldogs learned about classes and clubs available to them in grade 9 and beyond.

Next Week is Career Week at CHS!

The week of March 18 – 22 is the CHS Annual Career Week. Daily trivia contests will be held highlighting students’ knowledge of careers.

Monday, March 18

• Pipkin Construction will be meeting with seniors who are interested in a career in construction. Any seniors please sign up on the guidance office window.

Thursday, March 21 is College or Career Shirt Day. 

• Students are encouraged to wear shirts highlighting options for their college/career path.
• Mini Career Expo with lunch time visitors from local colleges and community organizations hiring for summer jobs. (Crunch Pak, Cashmere Swimming Pool, OIC…)
  
  
  

Friday, March 22 is Career Day

• speakers and student activities from 8:00 – 10:00 am (Students-please be early as speakers begin at 8:00 am).
• Dress for Success Day. Students are encouraged to wear Game Day or Interview Dress to participate in our career day.

Advisory

• 9-11th graders will be starting their resumes during advisory time in March. We will be using the WOIS Platform with the goal of creating a basic resume ready to help students prepare to apply for summer jobs. 
• Students will also be signing up to hear career day speakers. It is our goal to have students attend 3 workshops to learn more about exciting career paths. (Parents-please ask your students about the speakers they attended. For many students this is a significant day in planning for their future).

Extracurricular News:

This Spring 286 of our 518 students tried out for Spring Sports!  We currently have 315 of our 518 students.  We know that a sense of belonging and school engagement is connected to extracurricular activity participation.  I'm grateful to our many Parent Groups, Coaches and Advisors who support student involvement in Clubs, Organizations and Teams.

Upcoming Events

3/18 - Together for a Drug-free Youth Parent Night - CHS Community Center 6pm

3/19 - Targeted Parent Conferences - You would be contacted and scheduled for a               conference if there was a teacher concern

3/20 - District Late Start - CHS Accreditation Visit

3/21 - CHS Career Week Expo

3/22 - CHS Career Day

4/1-5 - Spring Break

4/25-5/1 - Course Registration for '24-'25 School Year

5/7-22 - SBA Math & Literacy State Assessment for 10th Grade

5/15 -  WCAS Science State Assessment for 11th Grade