Monday, December 8, 2014

Student Announcements for Monday, December 8

Good Monday morning!


Fall Athletic Awards are tonight Monday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. Please dress business casual.


Athletic Cross-training Opportunity
Professional athletes use dance training all the time to enhance their strength, flexibility, conditioning, balance, coordination, and agility.  The CHS Theatre Department is offering a cross-training program for all CHS athletes.  Led by local choreographer and costumer, Katie Moorehead, participants will learn new warm-ups, stretches, exercises, and moves to assist on the field and court, in addition to the stage.  Currently, classes are free for student athletes.  Email jagtheatre@gmail.com with interest and/or questions, or drop in on anyTuesday and/or Thursday in December from 5:30 - 7:30 PM in the Black Box.  


Grease: The Musical Informational Meeting
There will be an informational meeting for all students interested in performing in, teching, or playing in the pit orchestra for Grease: The Musical on Tuesday, December 9 during A Lunch and one during B Lunch in the Black Box (C-114).  All students are welcome!


Musical Theatre Workshop
There will be a Musical Theatre Workshop, open to all CHS students, Monday, December 15 - Thursday, December 18 from 4:00 - 6:30 PM in the CHS Theater.  Come gain monologue coaching, vocal practice, and dance training that will help prep you for auditions.  The cost is $40/student, and scholarships are available.  No experience is required.  Email jagtheatre@gmail.com if interested!


SENIOR ANNOUNCEMENT for Senior Information Lunch:
Information Lunch for current Seniors with CHS 2014 Graduates is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, from 12:15-1:00PM  in room C117.  Pizza and drinks will be provided by our wonderful PTSA.  Please let Dr. Wooten know if you did not complete the survey, so that we can include you in the food count.
(bwooten@chccs.k12.nc.us).  Thanks.


Women's Lacrosse Interest Meeting on Dec. 9 12:45pm in the Commons.


The National Achievers Society will hold a Shoebox Holiday Drive
for needy families within the CHS community. They are collecting
toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hats, blankets, socks, gloves,
scarves, hair brushes, combs, soaps, shampoo, hand sanitizer, and tissue
packets from December 1st until December 12th. Donations can be taken to Ms. Paige’s room, D 217.


TAKEDOWN Cancer Game Drive!
Attention all CHS Sports Teams we are challenging you to donate the most new unwrapped board games!! The team that donates the most games will win a Pizza Party!!
Jaguar Wrestling is accepting game donations on behalf of the UNC Pediatric Oncology Clinic.  Please give an unwrapped board game to the Main Office or Jim Tignor by Dec. 17.  Please help our young cancer patients at UNC!  On Dec. 17, we will accept board games at the Wrestling Match vs Cummings. Match time is 7:30pm. Go Jags!



Attention all high school student poets and writers. Announcing:
CHCCS’s 2nd annual All-High School Fiction and Poetry Contest!
Top contest winners in Fiction & Poetry receive monetary prices:
$500 first place
$250 second place
$100 third place
& the opportunity to read his/her work to the community!
Early Action Deadline: Dec 12
Final Deadline: March 13
E-mail submissions to Rae Mosher (rmosher@chccs.k12.nc.us)
or turn in to the box in D221


Buy your yearbook! Right now, for a limited time, yearbooks cost $70, the
lowest price they will be all year. You can order online here: http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A01098515
Attention! Click HERE for Senior Ad information!


IMPORTANT information for Juniors!
All Juniors will take the ACT at CHS on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
Be prepared to do the best you can on this test!  Take advantage of these test prep opportunities:
·       FREE Princeton Review Prep!
o   THIS TUES. December 9th 6:30 p.m. in the CHS Media Center—information & strategy session.
o   Saturday, December 13th 2:00-6:00 p.m. at CHS—take a full, mock ACT test for practice.
o   January 2015—get your mock test scores back to review and identify what areas you need to practice more to improve your scores.
o   Contact Sara Nicholson to sign up or ask questions:SNicholson@review.com
·       8 Week Review Class (just $5 to cover copy expenses)
o   Sunday afternoons at CHS, January 11th through March 1st.
o   Led by UNC students
o   Contact: standardizecarolina@gmail.com to register by January 9th.

                               SMART LUNCH SCHEDULE
........and have a great day!