Today's BlackOut concludes our Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. The Media Center is open at lunch today for an open dialogue about the Black Lives Matter movement for anyone interested. Remember to check your email for more Black History Month events!
February is CTE Month and to express the importance of our CTE programs here at CHS the CTE department has joined forces to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of our CTE programs and students. Each week in the month of February the CTE department will showcase one of its four program areas. Be sure to engage and support our CTE Month celebrations!
Have you considered taking a gap year? You may wonder why take a gap year? USA Gap Year Fairs and Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate invite you to the Gap Year Fair Tomorrow, February 9th at Carrboro High School from 1-4pm to learn about gap year options and to connect with gap year program providers.
Due to a crazy month of January, Winterlinks has been extended for the month of February. Please continue to help SGA and their partnership with Dixon High school to help with Hurricane Florence relief. The current standings are First Place: Dr. T, Second Place: Captain K, and Third Place: Mr Severance.
Do you have a special someone? A best friend? The French Honors Society is selling Appreciation Hearts during lunch in front of the library this week, so you can tell anyone you want how much they mean to you. Your hearts can come with flowers and balloons, and your gift can even be anonymous if you want! All the money collected will be used to help french-speaking refugees in our community, and the items will be delivered on Valentines Day.
Peer Buddies…. Bring your lunch & your Buddy & join us in D122 during lunch Monday or Tuesday to make some Valentines together! We want to make as many Valentines as possible to give to Meals on Wheels clients for Valentine's Day. (& yes, you can join in on the Valentine's Day fun even if you're not in Peer Buddies! Service Learning hours are available.)
Spring Sports begin Feb. 13. All teams report to the fields or courts at 4:10pm except for men's lacrosse which will meet at 4:30pm.
Good Luck to Jenna Livers at the NCHSAA State Diving Meet today. Go Jenna!
Good luck to the Wrestling Team at the Mideast Regionals today and Saturday at Walkertown HS! Be a State Qualifier!
Good luck to our Men's and Swimming Teams at the NCHSAA State Championships on Saturday at the TAC in Cary NC. Swim Fast!
There will be a men's tennis interest meeting today Friday Feb. 8 at 12:30pm in the gym.
Want ISS? Did you now that juuling/vaping (i.e e-cigarettes) fall under the district Tobacco use policy? Juul pods are equivalent to 1-3 packs of cigarettes= addiction risk! Think about that while you're breathing in the vapers from that delicious mango or minty juul pod. Please rethink what you breathe into your lungs and take into your body and ask peers and friends to do the same. Busted and you will complete an online ASPIRE program in ISS.
Do you need Service Learning Hours? The CHS Quiz Bowl Team is hosting a tournament Saturday, February 16th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. See Mr. Beichner or Arun Charkrabarty for more information or sign up here. You can earn at least 6 volunteer hours!
Wanna get published? Jagged Lines, the Carrboro High School literary magazine, is currently accepting submissions for the Spring 2019 edition. Send your short stories, poems, visual art, photography, and other publishable works to CHSJaggedLines@gmail.com by March 15th. Feel free to email if you have questions about submissions.
The CHS Chorus will be holding auditions for next year during SMART Lunch and after school next week. You don't need to audition to join Concert Choir, but students interested in earning Honors Credit for being in chorus will need to audition. See Ms. Puhala or go to our website at carrborohschoir.weebly.com for more information.
CHS's Shakespeare Competition will be next Thursday, February 14th. If you would like to participate or need more information, please follow the link located in the daily announcements.
Spanish Club will be offering Spanish language Valentine cards and custom made tissue paper flowers for that special someone! $1 for a card or flower in the main lobby during lunch Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Gift with every purchase so stop on by!
Good luck to the Indoor Track Team. They will participate in the Indoor Track State Championship tomorrow in Winston-Salem
The Smart Lunch subject today is English
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