Good morning!
The AMC 10 & AMC
12 is being administered today, Wednesday February 17th during 1st Period &
2nd Period in the Media Center. If you are signed up, please go there now
as soon as the bell rings.
Attention students
traveling to Spain with Ms. Dumaine next month: This is a reminder that we have
a mandatory meeting scheduled for tonight at 6:00pm in E116. You and a parent
MUST attend if you want to go on the trip.
Congratulations to the
Women's Basketball team for advancing to the Semi finals in the Mid-State
Conference Tournament with a solid win against Cummings. The Jaguars will
play Bartlett Yancey on Thursday Feb. 18 at Graham HS. Go Jags!
Been wanting to go to
the new movie theatre Silverspot? The project Graduation fundraising
committee is selling tickets at a discounted price to raise money for Project
Graduation: A substance free, safe, and fun celebration for our
seniors. Tomorrow, Thursday February 18th Myles Miller and
Lia Osborne will be taking the ticket reservations at lunch in front of the
library. Checks are not required on Thursday: just your name,
contact info, and how many tickets you wish to buy. Support project
graduation and get a great discount on tickets! Let your parents know
too!
Announcing Carrboro
High's 2016 Spring Musical: CHICAGO:
Actors, Singers,
Dancers, etc. Open
auditions for Carrboro High School's spring musical, CHICAGO, will
be today, Wednesday, February 17th, from 4:00 - 8:00 PM in the
Theater, with callbacks on Friday, February 19th. Please complete the online audition form,
prepare a 1-minute monologue, 16 bars of music, and dress for movement.
If you do not have a monologue or song, these will be provided for you.
All students are invited to participate. No experience required!
Casting will be gender and color-blind.
Musicians The meeting for all students interested
in pit orchestra for the spring musical, CHICAGO, has
been postponed to Friday, February 19th, during A Lunch in the
Chorus room (C111). Please complete the online form if interested in pit. All musicians are welcome to attend the
interest meeting.
Students who attended
the tech interest meeting should return all paperwork by this Friday,
February 19th. Please bring paperwork to the Theater office right inside
the main doors of the auditorium. If you are interested in being part of
the tech team and did not attend the meeting there is still time to join!
Email Kmoorehead@chccs.k12.nc.us for more
information or stop by the Theater office.
Thinking about
traveling to Nicaragua with us this summer? 19 people have committed to go
which means we have only one more spot available. The time to act is now
before it is too late. See Mr. Klakovich at lunch in room D214 TODAY if
you want in on this great experience. (and earn 25 service learning hours at
the same time!)
There will be 2 DECA Meetings for all members but especially those scheduled to travel to Greensboro to compete in the Career Development Conference (or “CDC”). The meeting will be during lunch Thursday and Friday. We will discuss testing for the conference, how to prepare for the test, and how we will prepare for our presentations during the conference. Please make the proper arrangements to attend both meetings.
Juniors and Seniors,
do you need Service Learning hours? Are you a good role model in making healthy
decisions (i.e. do not use alcohol or other drugs)? See Sergeant Mayfield or
Linda Karcher, Student Assistance Program Counselor, about participating in Mock
Crash, a re-enactment of an impaired driving accident. Our potential dates are April
28th or April 29th. See link for pics of our last event in 2014: https://www.facebook.com/160055017428800/photos/a.498457063588592.1073741834.160055017428800/498461863588112/?type=3&permPage=1
**Reminder that
Service Learning hours is a requirement for graduation. See what opportunities
there are, check your hours and so on at: https://sites.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/chapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools/academics/service-learning
Today, tomorrow and Friday during
lunch: buy your DANCE MARATHON tickets!! There will be free food and you can
spend the night of Feb. 20th dancing to support the UNC
Pediatric Center.
Interested in going to
the Dominican Republic after school is out in June? There will be a great
cultural exchange and you will have a chance to connect with the community that
CHS fundraised last year for the Water Project and the province where the
Muralist are from.
For any questions,
please contact Mr. Hite jhite@chccs.k12.nc.us
Felicia Brewer
Opportunity Scholarship. Applications are due Feb.28! See CHS
website for application.
Documentary
screening tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 18th at Carrboro HS from 5-7pm in celebration
of Black History Month. Free for students. "PRINCE AMONG SLAVES" Prince Among
Slaves is a documentary film about an African prince enslaved in America, whose
remarkable story of hope during America’s early years presents lessons for
today.
Good morning Carrboro
High School, my name is . February is Black History Month. Throughout this
month, we will honor a new generation of black leaders and black poets on the
announcements. Each day, we will celebrate the legacy of black Americans through
either the reading of a poem or of a brief bio of an inspirational black
figure.
Bree Newsome
On June 27, 2015, Bree
Newsome, an African-American activist, was arrested for removing the
Confederate Flag from South Carolina state grounds. By her doing so, it
influenced South Carolina to permanently remove the Confederate Flag from state
grounds on July 10, 2015.
