Monday, October 21, 2019

Student Announcements: October 21, 2019

All freshman powderpuff football players and coaches - if you would like to be a part of the highly ranked Freshman powder puff football team please come to the meeting today at lunch in Room E214 to formulate a game plan and vote on t-shirt design.


Hey Jaguars! It's time for Winter Cheer! If interested please stop by the CIC to see Coach Baker, or pick up an information packet outside her door. Tryouts will be 10-31 and 11-1 from 4:10-5:15. Please ensure that you register  on carrborojaguars.com and pick up your ticker to play. Go Jags!


In celebration of Halloween, the Meladies will be holding 'Hallow-Sing'. During lunch, you can buy a song and candy for your friends to be delivered on Halloween during school for between three and five dollars. There will be a table set up in the commons where you can purchase a Hallow-gram or ask any questions you may have


Carrboro High School's annual CultureFest is coming up! This year's event will be held on Thursday, November 14th from 6:00pm-8:00pm, so mark your calendars now! More information is available on our school website!


CARRBORO HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND SPRING 2020.If interested, there will be a parent meeting, TOMORROW, 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. Students can take your Friday night show ticket to the football gate to receive a $2 discount off your game ticket.  Be on the lookout for games and a scavenger hunt this week. More info to follow! CHCCS employees can reserve your 1 free ticket using the additional link in the announcements. @carrborohigh_theatre


If you would like to find out about mentorship from a college student, come to D120 on Tuesday during Lunch!

There will be FREE Pizza, Anyone is welcome to come!

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

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. 

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.

Ticket to Play for Winter Sports today at lunch in the Commons. See Coach Ross


Hey Jags! CultureFest is coming up soon! It's time to start working on your submissions for the CultureFest Film Showcase. Please submit a short 2-3 minute video about an international current event or a cultural feature. Submissions are due to Mr. Fernandez-Schendt by Friday, November 9th. See the document linked in the email for more information or contact Mr. Fernandez-Schendt with questions.


Two college representatives will visit Carrboro High School tomorrow:   Davidson College at 11:00am and Elon University at 11:45am. College representatives will meet students in the library this week.  Sign up in the CIC to attend these visits.


Kay Edwards, Service Learning Contact for CHS grades 9-11. Monday: October 21st and Tuesday October 22nd 

I'll either be in the CIC or in the Common Area during the hours of 11:30 am - 2:10 pm

 

The SmartLunch subjects today are: CTE, World Languages, Arts and Healthful Living



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