Update ~ August 27-31, 2018

CELEBRATING SUCCESS...
"Friday Night Lights" at Cromer Stadium last Friday were electric. Our students showed up full of CHS spirit and Panther pride for the football season opener.  We came away with a big win against Thunderbird High school.  Way to go Panthers!
Check out schedule star for upcoming events.  See you Tuesday for our home volleyball game vs. Buckeye starting with the freshman game at 4:00 pm.

A NOTE FROM THE CHS COUNSELING OFFICE...

Welcome back Coconino Family!
First off, we would like to thank everyone for being patient, understanding and very flexible during the first couple of weeks with all the shuffling of students! We are very excited in the counseling office this year! We have some amazing new additions and are rolling out a couple exciting new services.

We would like to welcome:
Emily Pietruszsynski – Alpha counselor A-Gi
Shannon Taylor - Native American Advisor
Becca Fockler – Counseling secretary
Jenn Netsky – Sped Therapist
Shari Contreras – Registration
Jacquline Coleman – Data Clerk


We are also starting a couple services to help support our students:
Counselor of the Day – We will be assigning a “Counselor of the Day” on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The role of the Counselor of the Day is for that counselor to be available to help enroll new students, meet with parents who walk in or a student in crisis.


Chat and Chew - Every Wednesday, a counselor will be located in the south commons, during combined lunch. This counselor is available for students to stop by and ask a quick question, request transcripts, talk about attendance, grades, or just stop and say HI!


ECAPS – We will continue doing our ECAPS (Educational Career Action Plan) this fall and in the spring. This is when we meet with students and help them figure out their post-secondary plan and how we can best support them to get there.

Round Tables – You will also hear about roundtables that we host in the evenings. These are informal evenings where we are able to share grade -specific information to students and their families.

Thanks! Have an amazing year!
Panther Strong!
CHS Counseling Department.

FACULTY MEETINGS...
This Wednesday, August 29 and next, September 5 we have faculty meetings scheduled in the mini-theater.

8/29 Will be devoted to our annual mandatory training such as Child Find, Sexual Harassment, Blood Born Pathogens, McKinney Vento, etc. We will also discuss the plans for our Fall Open House.  The meeting is scheduled from 1:15- 2:30 pm

9/5 Will be our kick-off meeting for this year's Professional Learning Community and Collaborative Teams.  We will also be signing up for SY 2018-19 committees and planning for pre-conferences for round 1 of formal observations/evaluations.

HALLWAY PASSES...
Please ensure your students have a pass if they are leaving your classroom. Also, other than for emergencies, students should not be given a pass for the first ten or last ten minutes of class.  If you have not received permanent hallway passes and would like some, please see Tom Viskocil in room # 402.

CALENDAR...
8/29 ~ Faculty Meeting 1:15 pm Mini-theater
8/30 ~ Fall Open house.  Doors open at 5:00pm, parents will be visiting classrooms starting at 5:45 pm.

Mission 
Coconino High School strives to build upon the tradition of Panther Pride - A positive environment that honors yet unifies all cultures-and work in partnership with parents and the greater community to encourage each student in his/her pursuit of academic excellence and to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.

Vision 
To create and maintain a vibrant school culture that exemplifies academic excellence and model global citizenship.

Guiding Principles 
Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Integrity

Press on! Panther Strong!

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Update ~ August 20-24, 2018

CELEBRATING SUCCESS...
All week I heard from kids about how much they love their teachers.  Thanks for being amazing everybody!

HELP WANTED...
Are you familiar with Key Club? High school Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others and build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

Kiwanis of Flagstaff is hoping to start a Key Club chapter at CHS. The leader/Organizer will be provided, we just need a classroom and a certified teacher willing to stay during meetings. 

Coco has talent...

Looking for the voice of the Panthers.  We are in need of a sports announcer for volleyball and basketball games this year.  

Lunch Duty...

We need a few more people for lunch duty.  

Please let me know if you are interested in any of the above positions. 

IEPs
Teachers are the heart of the IEP Process. Your input is vital and provides critical information for the success of our students. Please make every attempt to attend your student's IEP meetings. If you know in advance that you are unable to make an IEP meeting, please communicate with the case manager (either through email or in person) and give a report on the student's strengths and weaknesses. Your presence is preferred, but in your absence, a written report will help the IEP team make appropriate decisions about each student's individual education plan.
Thanks for your support of our students here at CHS!

GOOD REASON TO CALL HOME...
I thought you might enjoy reading this article about making positive phone calls and building relationships with students and their parents.  Click here to read the article 

HOMEWORK...
If the homework you assign is used as evidence of student learning and part of your success criteria, call it something, mark it and count it as a grade.

LOOKING AHEAD...
During the month of September, we have two all-school assemblies planned.  September 10, Calvin Terrell will host a student assembly and follow-up teacher focus group. September 20, we will have another assembly focusing on school safety.  Schedules for both of these days will be forthcoming, but wanted to give you a heads up.

CALENDAR...

August 22 Meet with your departments (no required PLC) Department Chair Meeting

August 27, 28 9th grade ASPIRE Benchmark Assessments

August 29 Faculty Meeting -Mandatory trainings, prep for Open House, committee signups

August 30 Fall Open House

SEPTEMBER...

September 3 Labor Day School Holiday

September 5          All Faculty PLC

September 10        Assembly~ Calvin Terrell

September 20        Assembly~ Safe Schools/Crisis Reality

Mission 
Coconino High School strives to build upon the tradition of Panther Pride - A positive environment that honors yet unifies all cultures-and work in partnership with parents and the greater community to encourage each student in his/her pursuit of academic excellence and to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.

Vision 
To create and maintain a vibrant school culture that exemplifies academic excellence and model global citizenship.

Guiding Principles 
Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Integrity

Press on! Panther Strong!

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Update ~ August 13-17, 2018

CELEBRATING SUCCESS...
Have you ever seen or heard of a Rube Goldberg machine? I would describe our first two days back with students as a successful Rube Goldberg Machine...a few minor glitches with overall great success.  My hypothesis was right, you are all amazing, really amazing.  Thank you CHS faculty and staff for a successful kick-off to what promises to be a great school year. If you have a couple of minutes to watch a great video, I think you will love this one about a young boy and his Rube Goldberg machine.

CHS TEACHERS ARE TRULY A GIFT...
Our very own Terry Wilson was featured on NPR last week. You make us all proud Terry! Click here to listen to Terry's story.

REFLECTION...
Please provide your thoughts and feedback about our training with Calvin Terrell.  Click here for a brief, Low/Grow/Glow questionnaire.

CSAs...
Pre-test window opens Monday, August 13.  Follow the guidelines below to help students log in.
RETURNING students (including those from middle school) will use their logins from last year.

If RETURNING students cannot remember their password from last year, they will need to see Jen Parker in the library. 

NEW to FUSD students will use the default password the first time, then be prompted to set up their own.

Default:
User Name = Their ID Number
Password = !Student1
HINTS: 

• The username and password that students use to get on the computer is the same one they will use for StudentVUE. 
• Also, please make sure they are accessing StudentVUE through the Coconino Website. If they just Google StudentVUE, they may end up trying to log in to a different district.

* See Jen Parker or Les with questions 

GOOGLE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF...

Tuesday, August 14 at 2:45 pm in the library, Les will be offering a mini training on how to access your FUSD Google account and how to access your online textbook. This training will be very short, 15-20 minutes and is intended for beginners to Google. (Not 301 eligible). 

CALENDARS...

We have a lot of events coming up in the month of September adding to our vibrant school community. Please check the Student Council Calendar sent by Gaby or in the document section in the Panther Report. Also add September 20, student assembly about school safety to your calendars. We will have two assemblies that day, times TBD, but I will let you know as soon as we have the assembly times set. Calvin Terrell will also be returning this fall to host an assembly with our entire student body, as soon as we can pin down a date I will let you know.

CHS Mission 
Coconino High School strives to build upon the tradition of Panther Pride - A positive environment that honors yet unifies all cultures-and work in partnership with parents and the greater community to encourage each student in his/her pursuit of academic excellence and to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.

Vision 
To create and maintain a vibrant school culture that exemplifies academic excellence and model global citizenship.

Guiding Principles 
Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Integrity

Press on! Panther Strong!

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Update ~ August 6-10, 2018

WELCOME TO THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR

AREEEE YOUUUUUU READDYYY?

Welcome back to the official start of a new school year.  I hope you all enjoyed some long lazy summer days and some filled with fun and adventure.  I am looking forward to continuing our journey and our relentless pursuit of excellence.  Your work in education matters so much and you all play an integral role in creating a culture of excellence at CHS.  I am excited to pick up where we left off and welcome new members to our faculty and staff and our students back to school.  As we jump on board for the new school year, there are some important dates and events to keep in mind and mark your calendars. 

We start the year with an optional 301 day on Monday, August 6.  Click here to access the True North Logic Portal, where you will find numerous options for Professional Learning.  The sessions offered specifically for CHS are:

• Making Connections with students Course # 49611 Section 34860
• Synergy 101 & 102 + Teacher Webpage Workshop Course # 49616 Section 34867 Instructors are Jennifer Parker, Shawna Braun, and Robert Hagstrom
• IB 101 Course # 49615 Section # 34866 Instructor is Natalie Zanzucchi
• Student Agency In Learning (SAIL) Course # 49614 34865 Instructor is Cheryl Mango-Paget 

Following the 301 days, we have two days of fellowship and preparation for the school year, here at CHS

Tuesday, August 7 Teacher Workday

8:00 - 9:00 am ~ FUSD Vendor Fair CHS North Commons 

9:00 - 11:00 am ~ FUSD Welcome Back and Service Awards CHS Main Auditorium

11:00 am -12:00 pm ~ BBQ Lunch provided for participating teachers, others on your own~ CHS North Entrance 

12:00-1:15 pm ~ Work in classrooms

1:15 - 3:00 pm ~ CHS Welcome Back Meeting (Nitty Gritty) CHS Cafeteria

Wednesday, August 8 Teacher Workday

7:30 - 8:30 am ~ Breakfast provided by CHS Student Council

8:30 - 11:00 am ~ Building Community w/Calvin Terrell CHS Cafeteria 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ Lunch on your own

12:00 - 12:30 pm ~ PBIS and Incident Referral Forms
2:30 pm Annual rootbeer float social in the outdoor classroom (weather permitting)

12:30-3:00 pm ~ Work in classrooms 

Thursday, August 9

Friday, August 10 

Student First Days.  The schedule for these two days will be distributed and reviewed during our Nitty Gritty Meeting on Tuesday, August 7 at 1:15 pm.  For planning purposes, each period will be 25 minutes with the exception of third period homeroom which will be an extended period to allow for the beginning of the year activities such as textbook distribution, student, and staff IDs, etc.

August 2018

Important Dates

August 6 301 Professional Development day

August 7 Teacher Workday

August 8 Teacher Workday

August 9 Students arrive and the school year begins
August 11 Coaches Meeting - Handbook (Saturday 1:00pm)

August 13-27 Pre-assessments (formerly known as CSAs)

August 15 Meet with your departments (no required PLC)
August 15 Coaches Meeting - Character Matters (3:00pm)

August 22 Meet with your departments (no required PLC) Department Chair Meeting

August 27,28 9th grade ASPIRE Benchmark Assessments

August 29 Faculty Meeting -Mandatory training, prep for Open House, committee signups

August 30 Fall Open House

We have an exciting year ahead, many new members to our Panther Faculty and Staff.  I look forward to spending the next few days together to kick off a great school year!
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*I have included one of my favorite back to school videos below

Mission 
Coconino High School strives to build upon the tradition of Panther Pride - A positive environment that honors yet unifies all cultures-and work in partnership with parents and the greater community to encourage each student in his/her pursuit of academic excellence and to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.

Vision 
To create and maintain a vibrant school culture that exemplifies academic excellence and model global citizenship.

Guiding Principles
Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Integrity

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