Thursday, April 28, 2016

Student Announcements for Thurs, April 28th

Good morning,


"The Carrboro Jazzuars have an open jazz session in the band room today! Anyone is welcome to come listen or play along. This is our last hoorah of April (Jazz Appreciation Month), so don't miss it!"


Mrs. Barry's class invites you to our Art History exhibit!  Please come to our opening reception at Preservation Chapel Hill this Sunday from 2-4pm!
The exhibit is located at the Horace Williams House - 610 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514   Refreshments will be served!


Congratulations to the Men's Tennis Team, 2016 Mid-State Conference Champions and Tournament Champions!
Congratulations to the Men's Track Team, 2016  Mid-State Conference Champions!  Congrats to Women's Track Team who finished second in the Conference.
Congratulations to the Men's Golf Team, second place in the Mid-State Conference Tournament.  Congrats to Adam Alfieri, Mid-State Conference Champion!


National Honor Society ....
Eligible Rising Seniors will receive invitations to apply for NHS through their school e-mail accounts this Friday. The meeting information will be included in the e-mail.... 


There are a group of Karen refugees from Myanmar (Burma) who  were CHS students or who are about to graduate that would like to make a trip to Thailand to reconnect with our culture as well as long lost family and friends whom remain in refugee camps. How can you help?  There will be a food (Asian, Thai, Karen) fundraising event this upcoming Saturday April 30th from 9am to 2pm @ Transplanting Traditions Community Farm 2912 Jones Ferry Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.  You can get a ticket from: Mr. Hite,Tay Nay Sar, Eh Mu Ra, Mu Eh Pay, Paw Ray and Ser Gay Paw.  One can also donate directly at: https://www.gofundme.com/ghx4mp3w  Thank you for your support!



Believe it or not - Prom is right around the corner!
Tickets are at their final price of $80 for a couple and $55 for a single.
The last day to buy is April 29 (HURRY!) and make sure your forms for a non Carrboro junior/senior date are in by 4pm that day too! Contact Ms. Dumaine with questions
Also, parking at the Carolina Inn is available, but will be $5. Keep that in mind when making your plans.


Attention: people who want to wear a tux to prom! Men’s Warehouse is offering a fundraiser for our Prom 2016.  We will get a portion of the proceeds for every tux rented by a Carrboro High School student.  Make sure you let them know that you are from CHS when you go to get fitted, and you can also ask about being a prom rep to earn yourself a free tux rental.  


The SECU club is collecting small, travel sized toiletries (like the ones in hotel rooms) to place in the guest rooms at the SECU family house.  Please consider donating some of these items. You can bring them into the main office.  



Seeking JAGs and JAG Administrators(SPOTs) for the 16-17 School Year. JAGs set up and run Freshman Orientation and work with small groups of freshman during the first quarter of the year weekly to address social and academic issues through activities and brief lessons.  For a fuller description of responsibilities see https://docs.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/document/d/1NZhAosJWN-PoCy0MYGPVkv7m6BMh8n_FZSwJhjB0Dro/edit?usp=sharing.



Questions??? - See Ms. Johnson in C-111; kajohnson1@chccs.k12.nc.us



The Unity Club, a graduated senior, those going on the Dominican Republic Exchange Trip in June and Mr.. Hite are fundraising for a Community Center in Teneres in the Dominican Republic. Our goal is $5,000  We have raised $1150 thus far.   There will be a Silent Auction on the night of Saturday May 14th at CHS.



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





The Coy Maddry Memorial Scholarship applications are available.  This is a faith based scholarship of $1000.00.  Deadline is May 6. See Coach Ross for an application.