Thank you for reading this week’s Highro-Glyphics
Welcome back! We hope you had an enjoyable and rejuvenating winter break. Welcome to our new families!
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Report Cards and Skyward Opening Dates
● HS Photo Retakes
● Principal’s Coffee
● SMS Emergency Test Message
● THIMUN
● Second Semester Information
Report Cards Online
Semester report cards will be available in the Portfolio in Skyward at 4:00pm on January 16 (today). The gradebook section of Family Access on Skyward allows students and parents to view student progress each fortnight, from Thursday afternoon through Sunday. Upcoming dates when Skyward will be open:
Jan. 23
Feb. 6
Feb. 20
HS Photo Retakes – Monday, January 20 – Tuesday, January 21
The photographer will be available on Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the MS Auditorium. Students in Grades 10-11 will sign in for FLEX in the MS Auditorium. Students who have not had their yearbook photo taken must do so. For those who would like to replace their photos, please make sure to bring your original photo package with you.
Principal’s Coffee
Please join us Wednesday, January 22 at 9:30 a.m. in MS 115 for the High School Principal’s coffee. Topics will include an overview of the second semester, some advice on course selection, and plans for Week Without Walls 2020.
SMS Emergency Test Message
We will run another test of our SMS emergency message system on January 23 at 11:00 am.
Pre-ACT Rescheduled
The Pre-ACT exam has been rescheduled for February 12. All students in grade 10 will sit for this exam.
THIMUN Conference
CAC’s MUN travel team will be attending the largest MUN conference in the world, The Hague International Model United Nations, from January 24-31. In addition to our regular delegation, nine CAC students received special appointments as Student Officers, Advocates in the International Court of Justice, and members of the Special Advisory Panel. Students have been preparing for months by doing research and developing their policies for the conference.
Registration, Second Semester Exams, and Graduation
Course Registration – Course registration for the 2020-2021 academic year will start in February.
Second semester exam dates are June 1-2 for seniors and June 3-8 for grades 9-11. Please keep in mind while you plan your summer travels that seniors are able to depart after graduation and underclassmen after their final examination.
Graduation – A memo will be circulated to all parents of seniors in early March outlining the events leading up to graduation. As we know that some extended family members plan to come to Cairo please note that this year’s Graduation Ceremony is on Friday, June 5.
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Standardized Testing: Upcoming ACT
The test date is Saturday, February 8th and the registration deadline is January 17th. In order to reserve your spot, students should register early as CAC is an open test center. The test site may fill up with other students, and we can’t hold seats open for CAC students. The room has a capacity of 30 seats.
So, students should plan ahead if they will apply for university in a country system (like the US) that requires a standardized test. There will also be an ACT on April 4th and June 13th, plus an SAT on March 14th and May 2nd.
CAC’s ACT center code is 866070.
Our school code is 648-300.
University Visits
Hult University Visit
Tuesday, January 21st from 4:00-5:00 pm
Next Tuesday afternoon a professor from Hult University will be visiting CAC to give a MasterClass lecture on a current business topic. This is a great opportunity to see what a business class would be like at a university. If you plan to study business at university, then you will not want to miss this session. Please RSVP here! The lecture will take place in Admin 614 (Dr. Pav’s Classroom).
Professor’s Bio
Chris Kinsville-Heyne is a Professor of Leadership & Strategy at Hult International Business School. He founded C3i Strategic Solutions, a Dubai, and now UK-based, management consultancy, specializing in training government departments in Leadership & Team-building, Media Skills, Presentation Skills, Key Message Development, Crisis Communication & Management, Public Speaking Skills and Communication Team development. He has trained and assisted Presidents and Prime Ministers, CEOs, and Board Members globally. Chris has been published internationally and by the Harvard Business Review for his insights into Crisis Communication & Management.
MasterClass Topic
The biggest threat to business operations in 2020? Cyber Security. Data volume online will be 50 times greater in 2020 than it was in 2016 and the world will need to protect 300 billion passwords. With a hack every 39 seconds, this is an annual $6 trillion problem which disrupts business, corrupts data, impacts the revenue stream and turns hardware to junk. Join Hult Professor Chris Kinsville-Heyne to find out what you can do to protect your business – and yourself – against a sophisticated and ever changing threat.
Claudia Bean, Stephanie Barker, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Happy 2020. May you spend it reading!
Welcome back to CAC. We hope you had a relaxing holiday.
It’s that time of the year for making resolutions. How about resolving to read more? One way of keeping yourself accountable is by signing up to Goodreads, a social media platform for readers. Keep track of what you are reading and receive recommendations. I’ve been a member since 2012 and it just keeps getting better and better.
Adjusted Opening Times for the MHS Library
Due to reduced staffing with the retirement of our long time library assistant, Ms. Mervat, the MHS library will now be open from 7:45 to 4 during the week.
The libraries are also open most Saturdays from 10 to 2, except when the Thursday before or the Sunday after it are holidays. This means that the libraries will be closed on January 26 because of the long weekend.
Here is a list of the days when the library is open.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS & Head Librarian
Financial Aid
To apply for travel assistance, please complete all questions in the Google form below. The decisions of the committee are final and will be communicated to the requesting family only.
Financial aid applications will be reviewed for winter sports- wrestling, dance, ISAA trips (girls and boys basketball, girls and boys swimming) and activities trips- THIMUN, AMIS MS Honor Choir, AMIS HS Honor Choir and MS Math Counts.
Please submit applications for travel assistance for all CAC season 2 sports and activities by Thursday, February 20, 2020.
https://forms.gle/qm6Rg6J9LYH2DqeLA
Thanks to all for your continued support of CAC activities and athletics.
Athletics Office
Girls Get Strong
CAC will host its 5th Girls Get Strong conference on Saturday, February 15th. This year’s theme is Girls Get Strong: It’s Within You! Ms. Riddle and a group of student leaders are working hard to assemble an amazing group of community members to lead workshops and fitness activities, provide financial support, or to show their general support for our female students. If you are interested in supporting this year’s event, please contact Ms. Riddle at rriddle@cacegypt.org.
Rebecca Riddle
Physical Education
CAC PTO is taking you to Malaika Linens!
Tour the Malaika Linens Factory with us, and shop at the two factory stores on site!
Malaika uses fine Egyptian cotton and revives old techniques for making exquisite bedding, table linens, accessories and more – all hand-made at this factory.
We have a limited number of guests for this private tour, so make sure you RSVP here: https://whoozin.com/RUX-RMR-J466-9VTC
Details:
Monday, January 27, 2020. Start at 8.30 AM from the CAC Back Gate. We will take the CAC buses to the Malaika Factory. We plan to be back around 1.30 PM.
Cost of the trip is 100 EGP payable in cash at the start of the trip.
We will have a private tour and ample time to shop, but no time for lunch, so please plan accordingly.
PTO
The World Needs A Father
The new date for “The World Needs A Father” presentation is Saturday, February 8th. The event will be organized in the following manner.
Time Event Mission
9:00 am – 11: 00 am Father-and-child bonding
11:10 am – 12:10 pm Parenting tips – Mother and Father
12:10 pm – 3:00 pm Principal and Father Forum
If you are interested in attending please sign-up in TWNF Sign-up sheet. All participants will be asked to contribute 100 LE (per adult) to cover the cost of the snacks for the day. Payments should be placed at the MS Office. There will be organized activities for the child between 11:10 -12:10. Following the Parenting tips session, the child and mother can leave.