CARRBORO HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND SPRING 2020.If interested, there will be a parent meeting on October 22 at 5:30 pm in room D114. Look for posters and flyers posted on walls all over our building to RSVP. Any questions talk to Dr. Morais in room D114.
You're invited to JagTheatre's Party Season! "Clue: On Stage" runs Thursday, October 24th at 7:30 PM, Friday, October 25th at 6:00 PM, and Saturday, October 26th at 7:30 PM. Everyone has a motive in this comedic, murder mystery. Follow the clues to see if you can solve the crime. Tickets are only $5 for students and $10 for adults and can be purchased at the link in your announcements. CHCCS employees can reserve your 1 free ticket using the additional link in the announcements. @carrborohigh_theatre
High-achieving 9th and 10th graders: the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is an unparalleled opportunity for academic and personal growth, particularly for students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. There will be a representative from NCSSM at CHS on Thurs. 10/17 to meet with interested students during lunch in the bandroom. You apply during your 10th grade year, but we invite 9th graders to hear about the opportunity, too. See Mr. Harkey with any questions beforehand.
Motivated 10th and 11th graders: Middle College is a way for students to earn a career certificate, transferable college credits, or even a full Associate's degree FOR FREE while completing high school. If you are interested in learning more about Middle College or how to apply, please see their website and email Mr. Harkey. There will be an on-campus information session Thurs. 11/7 during lunch. Min. 2.5 unweighted GPA.
Winter Sports Tryouts begin October 30. To be eligible to tryout, students must register online at carrborojaguars.com, submit a current physical exam and Gfeller-Waller Concussion form. Once you have completed the requirements, you need to pick up a "Ticket to Play" from Coach Ross on Oct. 21, 22, & 23 in the Commons during lunch. In addition, you have to pass 5 subjects from the previous semester with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA (semester) and promoted to the next grade level. You cannot be 19 years old before or on August 31, 2019. Winter Sports Registration will close October 28. All Fall Athletes who plan to tryout for Winter Sports need to register before the deadline and get a Ticket to Play to tryout.
On Monday, October 28, there will be a Latinx College Night in Spanish for all high school students. Please join us at 6:00 p.m. at East Chapel Hill High School in the Slant Room
A representative from The University of Alabama will visit Carrboro High School Tuesday, October 15th at 9:00am. Sign up to attend this visit in the CIC.
Attention Students who have registered for Swimming: Potential Team Members will be evaluated for three days beginning October 30 on the following criteria: 1) Perform all four strokes legally, 2) Dives into the pool, 3) Turns and 4) Time Trials on the 50 freestyle and 100 IM. The Roster will be cut based on the above criteria. Contact Head Coach Neal if you have questions. julieellenneal@gmail.com
12th graders: October is Countdown to College Month in North Carolina. CHS will host a College Application Week during the week of 10/21. During that week, you can sign up to receive 1-on-1 assistance in the Media Center for a number of things regarding college admissions: creating your CFNC account and completing the NC Residency Determination for in-state tuition, creating your CommonApp account and/or linking it to your Naviance account, establishing your FSA ID so that you can begin your FAFSA, applying to colleges, searching for scholarships, simply talking about what your options are for after graduation, and more. You can make an appointment for that week at http://bit.ly/2khTZ5W, or lunches will have walk-in availability. During this week only, certain 4-yr NC colleges will be waiving application fees for all applicants (students eligible for fee waivers can use those throughout the year) - see http://bit.ly/C2Cfreeapps to view which schools.
Wed. 10/23, from 6-8pm, CHS will host a Durham Tech-specific information session, to inform families about its certificate and degree programs, The Promise Scholarship ($2,000 guaranteed), 4-yr transfer options including the specific CSTEP and C3 partnerships with UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State, and more. Assistance will also be provided to complete your application. Parents and guardians should attend with students, if possible, and students should bring your charged Chromebook. Spanish interpretation will be available. Please review the documents required for the FAFSA and RDS components of your application at http://bit.ly/C2Cdocs and bring what you can.
SERVICE LEARNING: My name is Kay Edwards, and I am going to be the Service Learning Contact for Carrboro High School, grades 9-11. This message is to inform you that I will be holding some office hours at your school in an effort to answer any questions you might have regarding service learning hours and/or LetServe. I will be at the school in the Library on the following dates and times:
Mondays and Tuesdays
October 14, 15-Library
October 21,22-TBD I'll either be in the CIC or in the Common Area
Times: 11:30 am - 2:10 pm
If you have had difficulty getting into LetServe, please be sure to do the following as this may solve any issues you have had with submitting your hours:
1. Download the newest version of LetServe. An email was sent to all students last summer to do this in order to be able to use the program.
2. Reset your password Please note: you must enter the new password as written. You also need to open a new window of Letserve before entering your information.
Please feel free to stop by at your convenience during the dates and times mentioned above. I look forward to meeting you.
The SmartLunch subjects today are: CTE, World Languages, Arts and Healthful Living
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