Update ~ October 27-31, 2014

This Week

• October 28, 29, 30 AIMS ~ All juniors and seniors who have not passed will take this round of AIMS.      10/28 ~ Writing     10/29 ~ Reading     10/30 ~ Mat
• October 30 ~ Annual end of winter season pep assembly
• October 31 ~ CHS V. FHS Varsity Football game in the NAY Skydome.  Hope to see everyone there to cheer on our Coconino Panthers!

College Application Campaign

CAC door decorating contest has officially begun. It would be great to see lots of decorated doors representing the colleges attended by faculty and staff or children of faculty and staff or just favorite colleges and universities. This will help jump start our College Application Campaign.  The evening kick off event for our students and families will be November 18, 5:30-6:30pm in the CHS Mini-Theater. 

Press On!  Panther Strong!

Update ~ October 20-24, 2014

Celebrating Success
The good news keeps coming...Congratulations to CHS Transition Team for their recognition by The City of Flagstaff Disability Awareness Commission.  CHS Student, Nathan Martinez, Student of the Year, CHS Teacher Ken Link,  Educator of the Year, and CHS Transition Coordinator, Russ Randall, Advocate of the Year.  This is a well deserved recognition for all of you, a sincere congratulations!
Also congratulations to Christine Sapio, Dave Thompson and the CHC Coconuts Robotics Team for their selection as finalists for 2014 STEM Superhero Awards in the category of Best STEM School, Most Innovative STEM Club and Most Dedicated STEM teacher.  
Thank you for helping to make us Proud to be a Panther! 

Reminders

• October 22 ~ We will have a short (20 minutes) training regarding Galileo and student performance reports. Although this is an optional training, I highly recommend all teachers attend. 10/22 @ 10:50am in the library.
• October 23 ~ Academic Follow Up ~ This Thursday, October 23, Link Leaders will be visiting 7th period Study Hall for an Academic Follow-Up Lesson. Please keep an eye out for an email from Theresa Freas with details.  
• October 28, 29, 30 AIMS ~ All juniors and seniors who have not passed will take this round of AIMS.      10/28 ~ Writing     10/29 ~ Reading     10/30 ~ Math

CHS Hallway Expectations Blitz
Please take a few minutes throughout the week to remind students about our hallway expectations. Thursday during 3rd period homeroom,  a review of all of our hallway expectations will be a good finale to the expectation blitz. 
Respect ~ 

1. Honor personal space.

2. Use appropriate and non-offensive language, volume, and tone.

3. Limit PDA (Hug & Release).

4. Be kind and courteous.  
Responsibility ~ 

1. Arrive at destination on time.

2. Move with purpose.

3. Keep walkways clear.

4. Walk on the right.

5. Safety First-headphones and ear buds must be non-visible.
Integrity ~  

1. Be where you are supposed to be.

2. Be truthful and kind when speaking about others.

3. Prevent and report any bullying, emergency, theft, vandalism, inappropriate activity, or unsafe condition. 

Academic Follow Up
This Thursday, October 23, Link Leaders will be visiting 7th period Study Hall for an Academic Follow-Up Lesson. Please keep an eye out for an email from Theresa Freas with details.  

FYI
Due to some family matters, I will be out of the building this week.  George Moate will be here is my stead. 

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Update ~ October 13-15, 2014

Celebrating Success

"The Quality of any school system cannot exceed the quality of the people within it." 

There is no doubt that CHS is made up of quality people and this was highlighted last week.  Not only were all of the homecoming events well attended,  they were organized, fun and seamlessly orchestrated. The culminating event, the 2014-15 Lip dub was nothing short of amazing.  How about that drone? A special thank you to Gaby and our student council members and all of our dance chaperones. And, thank you Dean and Digital Media students and to every teacher and adult in our building for your patience and flexibility. Even though it was homecoming week our distinguished guest, House Representative Bob Thorpe, was thoroughly impressed with Coconino High School and everyone he met; teachers, students, support staff and custodians. Thank you Christine for all your work to help show off our great school!

TPEC

Please remember to provide a lesson plan to your evaluator before your formal observation (Or upon our arrival to your classroom). The best way to send your plan is by opening the Evidence/Artifacts section of the TPEC and attaching the document there.  I might also suggest you carefully read the TPEC Rubric and note that if technology integration is not evident in the observed lesson, a description or some type of evidence must be provided to your evaluator in order to be eligible to receive "Innovating" for the technology category. The same is true for Assessment of Learning. Below are two documents that I hope you find helpful. If you have questions or need help with planning for your observation,  please let Cris, Steve or me know prior to your observation date. 

Components of a highly effective lesson plan click here

Lesson Plan Template click here

     

PSATs

The PSATs will be administered this Wednesday, October 15 at 8:00am. The schedule for the day will be an abbreviated six period day - e-mail update will schedule will go out today.   All PSAT participants have been notified and an announcement will be made Wednesday morning reminding participating students to come to the small gym for testing. 

Looking Ahead

• Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated nationally and in our district the week of October 20 through October 24. This year’s theme is “Do the Right Thing.”   This theme ties so well with the our CHS guiding principle, Integrity.  The Red Ribbon Campaign serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.  Continued support is being provided by the local Flagstaff's Citizens Against Substance Abuse (CASA), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Department and FUSD.  For more information and a list of activities click here.  The red ribbons and pins will be in your boxes this week. 

• October 22 ~ We will have a short (20 minutes) training regarding Galileo and student performance reports. Although this is an optional training, I highly recommend all teachers attend. 10/22 @ 10:50am in the library. 
• October 28, 29, 30 AIMS ~ All juniors and seniors who have not passed will take this round of AIMS.      10/28 ~ Writing     10/29 ~ Reading     10/30 ~ Math 

Press on! Panther Strong!

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Update ~ October 6-10, 2014

Photo Opp 
We will be taking an ALL FACULTY AND STAFF PHOTO tomorrow 10/6 at 7:30am on the football field. Please join us.  The homecoming spirit theme for this day is Surfin' USA (Patriotic Day).  Come in Red, White and Blue, or come as you like. See you all bright and early...

Homecoming Spirit Themes

Monday:  Surfin' USA (Patriotic Day)

Tuesday:  Kokomo (Beach/Island Day)

Wednesday:  When I Grow Up… (Career Day)

Thursday:  Heroes & Villains (Hero/Villain Day)

Friday: Be True To Your School (School Spirit Day)

Please remind students that our dress code still applies: No hats, head coverings, masks, face paint that looks like a mask etc,. (light make-up is acceptable).  

Also remember that Monday and Tuesday are combined lunch days.  Click here for full schedule for  CHS Homecoming Week. 

Friday Freeze
Remember that this Friday 10/10, during the extended "freeze" time in the schedule for the filming of the lip dub, teachers will be showing the short video highlighting our CHS Dance Expectations. On Tuesday, 10/7, Krista Dobosh will send an email with all pertinent information and the link to the video. 

Mark your Calendar

• Tuesday, October 7 ~ Faculty Meeting 2:30pm Mini-theater
• Wednesday, October 8 ~ New Teacher Meeting 2:30pm Mini-theater

Feedback Needed
Our students need your input.  We are in the process of conducting our annual Student Risk Screening Scale (SRSS). In order for the Group Data Team to make appropriate decisions for intervention is is critical to have teacher input. The SRSS is an integral part of the data. We are asking all 3rd period teachers to take a few minutes to complete the rating scale for each student.  If you have not yet submitted this information please follow the directions below and/or contact Krista for assistance.  
--Instructions for submitting and completing the SRSS:
1) Open KOIMaster2014 click here
2) Locate teacher name by alpha
3) Fill in data for your 3rd hour students only
4) SAVE AS KOIMaster2014yourlastname (ie. KOIMaster2014Dobosh) and send as an attachment back to me Krista DoBosh at kdobosh@fusd1.org

Celebrating Success
Congratulations to everyone for the successful College and Career Readiness Fair. Nearly all 1450 CHS students visited the fair while asking thoughtful questions and gathering information about post-secondary opportunities. The best comment I heard following the event was, "For some students it was like Christmas; they were seated in the north commons pouring over and enthusiastically sharing the college and university literature they had collected with one another."  A special thank you to Denise VanWoerkam and the counseling department for organizing and hosting this successful event.

Congratulations also to our JROTC Panther Battalion Team. The cadets took home a number of victories during the annual Keams Canyon competition:
Raider Competition (Athletics) - First Place and finished the race well ahead of the competition AND without any prompting, doubled back to cheer on all of the runners in the race. 
Marksmanship - First Place
Varsity Color Guard - First Place
Freshmen Color Guard - Second Place
Regulation Drill - Second Place
Armed Drill - Third Place

Happy Homecoming week, hope to see many of you at the various events this week.

Press on! Panther Strong!


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Mid week update ~ October 1, 2014

To help prepare for our homecoming extravaganza, Gaby Garcia sent out an email dated October 1, with a list of events and bell schedules for the week. I know, and you all know, that the numerous events will be a distraction from our academic focus.  For some this is perfectly fine and for others, it is troubling.  I hope that you will not resent the time and energy required for a successful homecoming week, and will join in to help promote unity, pride and spirit as part of creating a vibrant school community. Please look carefully at the schedule provided in Gaby's e-mail and plan accordingly.

Additional events for next week

• Monday, October 6 ~ CHS Staff and Faculty Photo.  Hopefully before first period, waiting to hear back from LifeTouch Photographers.  I will include time and place in this weekend's Panther Report. 
• Monday, October 6 ~ Photo re-takes.  Students will be called down by alpha. Sorrrrry in advance for the intercom interruptions.
• Tuesday, October 7 ~ Faculty Meeting 2:30pm mini-theater. FUSD Gov board visit, Nurse McKenzie and CHS School Psychologist will share required information. 
• Thursday, October 9 ~ Christine Sapio and CHS will be hosting Representative, Bob Thorpe in honor of  Take your Legislator School Day (TYLTS). 

Hope you can all come out for the CHS annual Bonfire on Wednesday Night. 

Press On! Panther Strong!