August 26-30, 2013

Celebrating Success
Smooth take off into the new school year-With just a bit of turbulence we are reaching our cruising altitude (Thanks P.Pavlich for the metaphor).  Great job everyone for a super two weeks. Congratulations to all of our new colleagues who boarded with great enthusiasm and energy. A shout out to Kally VanderValk for her hard work and tenacity in getting our Check in/Check out program off the ground right away.  We already have 10 teachers serving as mentors and 13 students identified and receiving extra support. Yes!!!

This week promises to be even more exciting than last.  Rachel's Challenge Assembly on Tuesday, 8/27,
Assembly A 8:20-9:20 then back to period 1 until 10:50.
Assembly B 9:50-10:50 followed by combined lunch. (See email sent from Cris on 8/23 to check which assembly your class will attend).
 Teachers are also invited and encouraged to attend the evening Community Presentation of Rachel's Challenge, August 27 at 6:30pm in the main auditorium.  CHS Open House is Thursday, August 29 at 5:00pm. We'll close out the school week with our first Varsity Football game at the NAU Skydome at 5:00pm. Go Panthers!
Hopefully you can rest on the long weekend!  No school Monday, September 2.

Athletic Posters
You have probably noticed that the 2013-14 Athletic Posters have a typo...COCONINO is misspelled. If you have posted or are planning to post these, please cut off the right side and bottom strip of the poster. Thank you!

What's up with the bells?
Our daily bell schedule will include a three minute warning bell between class periods. The ring tone for the warning bell will be different than the regular bell that signals the beginning and end of the class period.

Sweep  Sweep  Sweep
Thank you all for being at your doors and marking students who enter late to your class. This has helped tremendously.  Cris and Tadd have called the parents of all students who reached two absences.  Parents were very receptive and appreciative of the personal phone call. We will continue this same process this week.  Please continue to be at your door when you hear the sweep announcement.  Also, don't forget to mark students on the hard copy as well as in Synergy.  Tardy sheets will be collected after first lunch and again at the beginning of seventh period.

Free Money
Last year CHS won $1000.00 by participating in the Flagstaff Mall School Cents program.  Our PTO has signed us up again.  This year's contest started on August 15th and runs until April 15th.  We need only to show receipts from purchases at the Flagstaff Mall at the Guest Services desk (right outside Sears),  and request that the attendant mark points for Coconino High School.  If you wear a shirt with a CHS logo or show your I.D badge, we get extra points.  First place is $3000.00.
The LG Announcement TV for the South Commons was purchased with the $ from last year.

Dates to Remember
8/27 Rachel's Challenge Assembly and Bondo's Birthday:)

8/29 CHS Open House 5:00PM Begins in the South Commons. Beginning at 5:20PM parents will follow their student's schedule and attend each class period for ten minutes with a two minute passing period.

8/30 Varsity Football Game at the NAU Skydome 5:00PM

At this time the captain has turned off the seat belt signs, please feel free to move about the cabin!