The Final Stretch

Celebrating Success: The Arizona Supreme Court at Coconino High School was quite an  honorable event for us and we should all be proud of our students. Following the Oral Arguments I had a chance to visit briefly with the judges and they each commented on the thoughtful questions posed by our students and how much they appreciated the respectful behavior of our student body.  Another prideful moment for CHS.
Oh and have you heard that we have a published author among our student body?  CHS student Brittany Oldroyd recently signed a contract to publish her first novel. Congratulations to Brittany!

20 Days and counting. Yes, we are in the final stretch. I'm guessing you already know this, but every week from here on out is a four day week. Every day counts.  Along with the beautiful spring weather comes some challenges for us. Dress code has become more of an issue, keeping kids in class is more difficult, and a myriad of other spring fever related challenges require our attention. I can only ask that we do our best to help students stay focused and present. If you feel a student is inappropriately dressed, send them to Mr. Popham to change into something more suitable for school. (They can also call a parent to bring a change of clothes).  Along the same lines, teachers please resist the temptation to come to school in vacation attire; flip flops, shorts, sweats, etc. We are the professionals and this should be evident to our students and the community.  The way we dress matters.

Loose Ends: Before the close of this school year a few items we need to discuss: Finals, graduation, end of year check out procedures, common grade book, next year's intervention/enrichment plan, student and staff satisfaction survey and I'm sure I am leaving some things out. We will have a wrap up faculty meeting on Tuesday, May 29th to tie up these loose ends.  Please mark your calendars.

Delayed start: This Wednesday at 7:30 AM the CHS administrators will be serving you all breakfast in the cafeteria. Following the breakfast we will have a faculty meeting in the mini-theater.  Your colleagues, Tadd, Greg, Trish, David K. and Tim A. will present information about their experience at the Professional Learning Communities Conference.  We will leave some time for Q & A and then break away for subject area PLC work.

Dates to remember

• Monday, May 7 @ 3:00 P.M. S3 mtg
• Wednesday, May 9, delayed start, breakfast then faculty mtg
• Thursday, May 10, CHS Prom
• Tuesday, May 15 @ 2:45 P.M. Panther Paragon Awards announcements and PBIS Update.  All faculty
• Wednesday, May 23 @7:45 A.M. Collaborative Team meetings: Safety, Grades, Connectedness and Attendance
• Tuesday, May 29th @ 7:30 a.m. Wrap up faculty mtg