Fantastico!

Celebrating Success: Fantastico is the word that came to mind when I was reflecting back on this week at CHS. The week began with the announcement that CHS came in 2nd place for the city wide School Cents program.  We were awarded $1,200.00.  (PTO meets Monday to decide how to spend the $). A special thank you to our PTO President Lydia Smith Hemphill!

Russ Randall along with CHS students were recognized and highlighted in a touching article in the Az daily Sun about caring for adults with disabilities. Nice job Russ!

I had the distinct pleasure of listening to our extraordinary CHS Symphonic band play at the Az Music Convention.  Wow! This was an amazing experience.  The large audience showed their appreciation of the performance by a standing ovation and an applause that lasted a long time. Congratualtions to our students and their masterful instructor, Jennifer Hamilton.

Panther Winter Sports wrapped up this week with impressive records all the way around: Boys varsity soccer finished 5-7, one of the best seasons they have ever had.
Girls varsity soccer finished 9-4 and lost in the first round of the state tournament to Kellis.
Wrestling headed to sectionals this weekend and off to the state tournament next.

Boys and Girls basketball teams played against FHS to an over capacity crowd Friday night. Girls lost by a smidgen and the Boys came from behind to win the game 47 to 42. The action continues as the Panthers move on to sectionals and then to state. 

Our cheer squad qualified for Nationals and... how about our dance team? Wow!

Congratulations to all of our student athletes and their outstanding coaches. GO PANTHERS!

And the beat goes on...

Delayed Start this Wednesday, February 8th. We will meet in the mini-theatre at 7:30 AM for a Faculty Meeting, then off to work in our small, subject area collaborative teams.  Topics for the faculty meeting include: The Balanced Calendar/ Modified Six period Day proposal and accompanying Monkey Survey, PBIS Update and Upcoming Events.
During the delayed start this week, military personnel will be administering the AZVAB to students who signed up in advance, we will have a number of students in the building on Wednesday.

District Level Conversations include BYOD or Bring Your Own Devise.  Are we prepared for students to be able to bring their personal computers, iPads and other hand held devises? Common Grade book and requirements for grading (40%, 40% 20%), Aligning the Curriculum Maps to the new Common Core Standards, Common Assessments and FUSDs plan for piloting the Common Cores SY 2013-2014. I will keep you posted and will include these topics in future faculty meetings.

FYI: Several people from our office staff along with Cris Ray will be out of the building this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to attend a Genesis training. Best to take care of office needs early week.

That's all for now, hope you have a great week!