Challenger Early College High School

The Firebird Screams

Student Announcements
November 29, 2011 Great job with attendance this past week! CHS has a great attendance rate which shows how seriously students take the honor of attending an early college. Firebirds RISE: Congratulations to the Firebird Theatre and another brilliant production! Please congratulate the cast, crew, student producers, families, CVCC peers, and Mr. Kale as you see them on campus. Calendar dates to note: 1. November 29: Graduation Project presentations by seniors. a. Schedule is: 11:00 12:15 1st period 12:20 1:35 2nd period 12:50 2:05 3rd period 2:10 3:30 4th period b. Music electives and Global Impact and Connections meet as below: 11:00 GI II 11:00 11:35 11:50 C III 11:40 12:15 12:35 GI II 12:35 1:10 1:50 C III 1:35 2:10 2:35 GI II 2:15 2:50 3:25 C III 2:55 3:30 c. Make sure to go to college classes today as normal. If they conflict with high school classes, please let your CHS teacher know so that your attendance is correct and you can make-up assignments. 2. December 1: Talent Show Fundraiser for the Global Orphanage Network, 5:30 p.m., in the CVCC Auditorium 3. December 2: Practice for Student Led Conferences during Family time. Family this week: All families are meeting this week.
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SGA meets this week in the Auditorium on Wednesday. Student fees are overdue. Please settle your balance as soon as possible. As a college student, fees must be paid in order to remain at CVCC. If your student fee isnt paid: your enrollment status is terminated with CVCC, then you are withdrawn as an early college student (with CHS and CVCC) and enrolled at your home district high school. CHALK TALK coming again soon! Remember the directions: answer the prompt, write only appropriate comments, use Standard English only (no text language), and you can respond to each other on the CHALK TALK. Students that wear leggings: make sure to wear shorts, skirts, etc. OVER leggings as they are not pants. Any student that doesnt comply with the Catawba County Dress Code will call their parents in order to get a change of clothes. Please check grades for CVCC classes via BlackBoard for each of your college classes. There is a BlackBoard link on the CHS website. Periodically checking your CVCC grades is critically important to staying up-to-date with your progress in college classes. Use of absences in CVCC or CHS classes is strictly prohibited except for actual sickness, unavoidable conflicts, etc. Bottom line: all students must be in class as scheduled.
Note: Abuse of absences in CVCC or CHS classes is unbecoming behavior for early college students. If a student must miss class, they must notify their instructor and attempt to complete missed work. The Early College Guidebook (given at Open House) relays all policies and procedures for absences.

The top Families with the highest number of Family Points are Mrs. Bartons Family, Mr. Naylors Family, Mrs. Americos Family. Earning Family Points: show exemplary Integrity, Stewardship, and/or Citizenship (including highest grade level attendance for the week). Losing Family Points: any disciplinary infraction. Dont hesitate to ASK for points from the adult if you think you deserve Family points. If your club or team has any announcements for the Screamer, please email the information to Ms. Benfield at heather_benfield@catawbaschools.net Freshman Movie Night is Friday, December 9. Concessions will start at 3:30 p.m. in the Nest and the movie will start at 4:15 p.m. Movie is free with the purchase of $5 of concessions. The movie is Soul Surfer. Juniors are raffling an IPOD!!! Each raffle ticket is $3.00. Please see any Junior for a raffle ticket. The raffle drawing is Dec. 9; all Juniors must turn in all sold and unsold tickets on Dec. 8 to Ms. Plover.
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 FROM YOUR PSO: Volunteers needed: Every Monday, CHS needs volunteers from 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to monitor the Firebird Office and Nest. December 6 and 20, volunteers are needed to monitor (proctor) students while they take national and state tests. If any parent is interested in volunteering to be the PSO Vice President, please let Kelly Conklin know at snowbird32@charter.net We are participating in the Valley Hills Mall My School's Cool (MSC) program!! We could be awarded up to $5,000!! Shop on Wednesday and we get TRIPLE points for ALL retail purchases! Do you eat at the Mall?? EAT on TUESDAY OR THURSDAY and we will get TRIPLE points for every food court purchased! That $1 for a coke just turned in to $3 for our school. Please Drop every receipt and/ or Points Pass from every purchase at the Valley Hills Mall in our orange drop box in the Nest OR in our CHS locker at the mall which is beside Bath and Body Works (upper level by Sears) . Need to keep your receipt? Then just pick up a points pass from the mall office down the hallway between The Gap and Buckle M- F from 8:30 - 5pm (down the hallway between JC Penny and Dillards lower level) OR ask Mr. Rutherford for a Points Pass (he will stamp your receipt). If you or someone you knows participates in any of the Health First or other programs at the mall please request a points pass for attending and drop that also! We get lots of point for those events!!

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Looking ahead: Student Led Conferences are December 5 and required for ALL students taking high school courses. The timeframe is 3:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. for these 30 minute appointments with the PAA/parent/student. All students enrolled in a non-elective high school course are required to conduct a Student Led Conference as part of the commitment to attend an early college. Each portfolio is expected to include high school and college courses. December 6: CHS Music Department Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., St. Lukes United Methodist Church on Highway 127 in Hickory. December 9: Celebrate Student Led Conferences during Family time; review spring semester schedule during Family time. All fall semester textbooks (college and high school) return dates are December 12,13,14,19, and 20. Please remember that textbooks are borrowed for the semester. Students are responsible for textbooks and any fee assigned for lost or damaged textbooks. CVCC final exams are December 12-16; all high school classes run on regular schedules (except music electives, which are cancelled). Please make sure that high school teachers are informed if your exam is scheduled during class time. High school final exams are December 16 and 19. These two days are regular school days. Dec. 16 will be a Family Schedule; Dec. 19 will be a regular school day. EOCs are December 20. If you do not have an EOC, you are exempt from the Next semester CHS will offer a Math CAPS course to support students towards college-readiness in mathematics. Next semester CHS will again support NCVPS students to take online classes inside a block of their selection. This is exactly the same procedure as the current semester. Note: The only adjustment will be that all students will remain in their selected block unless they attain written permission from the teacher and principal for an exemption, i.e. students will complete VPS course work inside their selected block unless they receive an exemption.

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Student Activities and Support Calendar

Monday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Senior Connections (Auditorium) Key Club (320) Drama Club (BR) Drama Club (BR) Hip Hop Club (Aerobics room) Tuesday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Yearbook SGA/SAC (follow your schedule, 307 CD) Wednesday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab International Club (1st, 3rd weeks only; Auditorium) Beta/NHS (2nd, 4th weeks only, 316) Gamers Club (1st, 3rd weeks only; 310) Anime Club (2nd, 4th weeks only, 310) Drama Club (BR) Thursday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Raza Latina (BR) Hmong Dance Troupe (307A) Drama Club (Auditorium) Tolerance Forum (First Thursday of each month, 312) Friday

PAA Schedule Drama Club (Auditorium)

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