CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Dear parents,
This week we completed the last full week of classes, and what a week it was:
-The Booster Club provided pizza and lemonade (in souvenir cups) for all MS and HS students on Wednesday. They also coordinated a Spirit Wear Fashion Show, with expert modeling from teachers and administrators, followed by some impromptu (and even more expert) modeling from some brave students.
-Students boxed up toys to be donated to children at Al Nas Hospital.
-The National Honor Society inducted 20 new members in a hybrid virtual ceremony.
-Model United Nations held its first in-person meetings in more than a year, holding mock debates in preparation for CACMUN 43 in October.
-Season 3 sports teams wrapped up their practices in anticipation of the year’s final athletics awards ceremony, which will take place May 30.
-High School students joined counselors in welcoming our incoming ninth graders in a virtual assembly, offering them advice about what to expect and how to be successful in high school.
-Seniors began completing their checkout forms and received confirmation we will be holding their graduation ceremony on June 4 at the Pyramids.
All of the above was done in a COVID-safe manner, as we have been conducting school-related activities all year long. Please continue to follow mitigation guidelines, at home as well as school, so we can have a strong and safe finish to the 2020-21 school year.
Have a great weekend, and stay safe!
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Second Semester Exams
● Off-Campus Privileges During Exams
● Yearbook Orders
● Campus Lunch Announcement
● Skyward Gradebook
● Withdrawal Procedures
Second Semester Exams
Second semester exam dates are May 31 – June 1 for seniors (in non-IB/AP core courses). These are regular school days for students in grades 9-11. Exams for students in grades 9-11 will take place June 2-7. The exam schedule is posted in the HS Morning Announcements.
Off-Campus Privileges During Exams
Students in grades 9-11 who already have off-campus privileges will be allowed to leave campus right after their last exam for the day. No special pass is needed, if there is already a yellow stripe on a student’s ID card. If parents wish to rescind this privilege, please email the HS Office.
For students who do not have off-campus privileges, their parents may approve temporary privileges to leave campus early during Exams Week. In these cases, parents should email the HS office to give temporary authorization, and the student should stop by the HS Office with his/her ID card.
Students should enter and leave campus through the back gate only.
ORDER YOUR HS YEARBOOK TODAY!
Dear HS Parents,
You can order your copy of the CAC 2020-21 HS Yearbook for the pre-sale price of 600 LE today. This pre-sale price ends June 1st. After June 1st, the HS Yearbook will be available for 650 LE. The HS Yearbook pick-up will be available during the last week of school. Make sure to bring in your cashier receipt to collect the book from our yearbook stand (Location TBD) as no cash payments will be accepted.
CAC Cashier’s working hours:
The cashier working hours are 7:45 am-12:00 p.m. and 2:00-3:45 pm.
Campus Lunch Announcement
Zentro, Sincerely V and Coffee Bean now available for pre-order via Spare.
CAC, in partnership with Spare Payments, provides a cashless system for these items.
The Spare system uses smart technology connected to a mobile application on which you will be able to recharge your son/daughter’s balance and set a limit for their spending. Accounts may be recharged via credit card in-app or with cash on campus at Booster Club and at CSA Maadi at Power Plant Store. Please find the stores working hours at the end of this letter.
The menu of pre-order items from Zentro and Sincerely V are available in the Spare app. To view the menu, click on “Online Store”. Zentro and Sincerely V have their menu available one week in advance. Orders for the same day are accepted till 7:30 AM.
Coffee Bean will also be available in the Spare app. To view the menu, click on “Online Store” in the app; then select the items you wish and purchase. Pre-purchase will be available 3 pm – 9 pm the day before pick up. Please note at this time, Coffee Bean will limit online selections to pre-ordered salads; other items may still be purchased on site using cash or with IDs linked to Spare.
If you still haven’t activated your Spare account, please follow the instructions here.
NOTE: Zentro and Sincerely V orders will be picked up from outside the HS Office. Coffee Bean orders will be picked up from the on-campus vendor.
*** Booster Club Working hours are Sunday to Thursday from 8:30-10:00 am and 1:30-2:45 pm except school holidays and during parent teacher conferences for all divisions.
*** Power Plant Store working hours are 8:00 AM till 5:00 PM every day.
Skyward Gradebook
Skyward gradebook is open for student and parent viewing. Students are encouraged to reach out to the teachers if they have questions about assignments.
Withdrawal Procedures
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us with our planning for next year, and In order to prepare your records in time for your departure if you haven’t already done so, please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this year.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
International University Fair Qatar
Students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and counselors will join us for our upcoming WebiFair (virtual university fair) where they will have the opportunity to engage with over 150+ university admissions officers from across the globe who are sharing details and information about their respective institutions. Registration can be found here.
Summer University Programs
We will continue updating our Summer Programs Document (Link here) on the CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage, until the end of the academic year. There are still some programs accepting applications.
Upcoming Virtual Events, Available Scholarships, and Summer Opportunities
See the CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage to see upcoming virtual events, available scholarships, and summer opportunities: CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage – Events. This document will be updated until the end of the academic year, then resume with updates in August 2021.
Appointment system: As usual, students can schedule appointments with counselors from the QR codes posted around campus.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
CAC End of Year and Season 3 Athletic Awards Presentation
The annual CAC End of Year and Season 3 Athletic Awards Presentation will take place online on May 30 at 5:30 pm. Student-athletes for all 3 seasons received invitations this week, but everyone is welcome to attend (virtually, of course). We will email a Webex link on the 30th. A program will be emailed to all students and parents shortly before the ceremony.
Athletic and Activities announcement:
We highly recommend that all CAC student athletes, activity participants, and coaches receive COVID- 19 full vaccination in summer 2021, if possible.
See below the 2021-2022 ISAA Host Table- Tentative.
Multiple activity options and ISAA tournament participation may be possible next fall and later in the 2021-2022 school year. Leagues/event organizers may require all sponsors, coaches, and student-athletes to be vaccinated to participate.
Link to ISAA Tournaments 2021 – 2022 Host Table
Scott Fitzgerald
Activities and Athletics Director
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us with our planning for next year, and In order to prepare your records in time for your departure if you haven’t already done so, please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this year.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Thank you
Registrar’s Office
Student Physical Requests for 2021/22
Dear Parents,
If your student will be entering grades 3,6 or 9 next school year, we ask that he/she is seen and examined by a doctor, and a physical form completed and sent to the health office on or before the first day of school in August.
We are more than happy to accept early completed physicals as of now, either by email or hand-delivered to security at the front gate.
https://www.cacegypt.org/PDF/Student_Physician_form.pdf
Best regards,
Nagla and Claire
CAC Health Office
Summer checkout for families Saturday, May 29 and June 5
The CAC libraries will be open this Saturday, May 29 and next Saturday, June 5, for families wishing to check out books for summer reading. The libraries will be open on an extended schedule, 10 am to 4 pm. You must have an appointment. Book it through the CAC parent dashboard.
Summer checkout is for patrons who:
• Are returning in August
• Have a cleared library account – please return all of your books, even if they are not overdue. We will renew them for you until August.
All summer checkouts are due back in August, on the first day of school. Any books that are lost or damaged will need to be paid for.
To book an appointment, log in to the CAC website and look for “CAC Campus Facilities Online Appointment.” Follow the prompts to choose a 30-minute slot. If you have trouble logging in to the CAC website, please contact mabdelhady@cacegypt.org. Please note that you can only book for one library a day, so if you want to visit both libraries, you will need to book using two different accounts, e.g., one for each parent.
We are not doing curbside delivery or processing any holds. Patrons must check out in person with their own CAC ID card.
Sora is open 24/7 all summer long!
The library will be closed from June 10 until August. However, Sora is open all summer long. Download the Sora app for your mobile device or log in to soraapp.com. When you are asked for your Follett account, they mean your CAC single sign on.
Here’s a screencast for how to access Sora.
If you have problems logging in to Sora, please contact Amira Youssef in the tech department: ayoussef@cacegypt.org.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS Head Librarian
Our winners for the Great Global Get Out have been announced! We would like to particularly highlight our student runners and say congrats to them. You will notice that our youngest runner was Thomas Friar, age 8 and our Rising Star Runner was Nayer Haggag! Congrats to all and good job with your hard work.
We hope everyone has had a chance to collect participation tote, but if you haven’t, please stop by there to get them starting next week during their normal hours!
PTO