CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Space Exploration and CAC
Thank you to NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold for his wonderful visit to our campus. He gave an inspiring presentation at our High School assembly, and lent his experience and expertise to in-depth classroom conversations with our Astronomy and Physics students. Thanks also to Mr. Jay Gramolini, Mr. Omar Samra, Mr. Mohammed Sallam, and CAC student Clayton D. who joined Mr. Arnold in last night’s stimulating panel discussion on the future of space exploration.
September 17: Half Day for Students
September 17 is a half day for students, as staff and faculty engage in professional development activities. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.
Athletics Update
Next week is a busy one for CAC athletics!
Help us Flood the Field for two Varsity Soccer games this week vs. NCBIS. The Girls’ team plays Monday, and the Boys’ team plays Wednesday, with both games starting at 3:15. There will be t-shirts, halftime contests, concessions for sale, and great fun all around. Come show your CAC spirit!
The 24th Annual Mike Ross Degla Dash is Friday, September 20 in the Wadi Degla. Come run with us, or come cheer on our CAC Cross Country team! Registration fees for runners support the National Cancer Institute–donations are also welcome. See the HS Morning Announcements for more details, or click here for the registration form.
WWW: This year we have entered Week Without Walls rosters into Skyward. Please double check to make sure that your student is enrolled in WWW. Each trip’s section is titled with the first 3 letters of the trip, or trip initials (ex, BER – Berlin, CRO – Croatia, CFC – Crochet for a Cause, etc). Email Ms. McCall with questions. Thank you.
First Semester Final Exams – Travel Plans Near Christmas
Semester 1 final exams begin on December 15 and continue to December 18. Please do not make travel plans that depart before final exams are finished.
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
IB/AP and Counseling Department Announcements
Grade 12 IB Evening
Dear Parents,
I hope that you are well. I am writing to invite you to the Grade 12 IB Evening Night on Monday 16th September at 18.30 in MS 116. During this session we will be discussing exam registration, the calendar of assessments, predicted grades and various other issues that pertain to the year ahead. I look forward to seeing you there.
Niall Williams
Curriculum/IB/AP Coordinator
Standardized Testing Dates for 2019-2020 School Year
SAT:
7 December 2019 (Registration deadline is 8 November 2019)
14 March 2020 (Registration deadline is 14 February 2020)
2 May 2020 (Registration deadline is 3 April 2020)
ACT:
12 October 2019 (Registration deadline is 20 September 2019)
14 December 2019 (Registration deadline is 22 November 2019)
8 February 2020 (Registration deadline is 17 January 2020)
4 April 2020 (Registration deadline is 13 March 2020)
13 June 2020 (Registration deadline is 22 May 2020)
Claudia Bean, Stephanie Barker, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Parent Orientation to the CAC Libraries – September 18
Join us to learn about the print and digital resources that the CAC libraries can offer. We will have two sessions: one at 8:00 am and one at 2:15 pm, both at the ES Library.
As part of the orientation, we will look at the new Sora app to access our ebooks and digital audiobooks. Please download the Sora app to your mobile device before the session.
Digital access to the New York Times now available at CAC
The MHS library has subscribed to the NY Times website for you! You will need to activate a group pass while you are on campus. Once you have done that, you’ll be able to access the NY Times from any device and any location.
Here’s how to activate: – you must be on campus to activate
1. Go to nytimes.com/grouppass
2. Sign up by clicking on the Google button
3. Choose your CAC email account
4. Follow the prompts
5. When you see the “Start your access” screen you are ready to access from any device and any location, on or off campus.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS & Head Librarian