CAC High School Principal’s Notes
We are very close now to classes starting in the new building. After this long weekend, Science lessons will begin in the new labs, and Dr. Farouk will start teaching History in her new room, alongside members of the Languages department. On Friday the English, Social Studies, and Math departments move their boxes over, and they will start teaching in their new rooms by December 5th. This week has seen students in and out of the ground floor spaces, visiting counselors and the office team. Next week, we are looking forward to hearing and seeing more and more students in the building. The new space is slowly coming to life! We look forward to organizing some parent tours very soon.
WWW Update
Thank you to all those who attended the virtual WWW 2022 information session this week. For those students who wish to be considered for international trips, their applications are due by 11:59 pm tonight (Wednesday). Trip assignments and verification forms will be sent to students early next week. Verification forms, along with a CAC cashier’s receipt for a USD 500 deposit, copy of identification page from traveling passport, and vaccination certificate (if applicable) are due into the HS Office by December 5th. Details and applications for In-Egypt and local adventures will be sent out later in December. Please contact Ms. McCall with any questions (rmccall@cacegypt.org).
Exam Update
Exams will take place December 12-15, 2021. There will be a special schedule during exam week, and students will be allowed to leave for the day when they are finished with their exams, with parent permission. Exam Early Leave permission forms will be available in the HS Office starting December 5th. The final exam day-to-day schedule can be found here.
Students are required to sit for their exams at the appointed time. Exams and final exams will not be rescheduled for early travel departures before school holidays or vacations (P 17, HS Student- Family Handbook). In the event a student falls ill or has an emergency during exams, parents must notify the HS Office immediately, and submit official medical certification. Make up exams will take place on December 16. Please contact Ms. McCall with any questions (rmccall@cacegypt.org).
Dates for your Diary
• 29 Nov: Early Release Day. 11:30 dismissal
• 12-15 December: End of Semester Exams (16 Dec make-ups)
• 2 Dec: MS/HS Choir Concert, 6pm (Theatre)
• 5 Dec: MS/HS Strings Concert, 6pm (Theatre)
• 7 Dec: MS/HS Band Concert, 6pm (Theatre)
• 8-9 Dec: Exam review days
• 12-15 Dec: Semester 1 Exams
• 16 Dec: Last Day, Semester 1
• 16 Dec: Individual Office Hours and Exam Make-ups
• 17 Dec: Winter Break Begins
• Sun 9 Jan: School resumes
• 18 Jan: Semester 1 report issued
Enjoy this long weekend and for those who celebrate Thanksgiving, enjoy the festivities and family time. This weekend is a great opportunity for everyone to relax and recharge their batteries a little for the final push towards exam season and the end of the year.
Yours in partnership and learning,
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of Nov. 24, 2021
9th Grade Seminar
This past week, counselors met with Grade 9 students for the final time this semester. The Final Exam Schedule was reviewed, and they were able to speak directly with older students on how they prepare for exams. Additionally, each student developed a study plan for the next few weeks. We wish all grade 9 students the best of luck on their first final exams of high school!
Upcoming Visits:
Financial Aid Basics for US Universities:
November 30th at 6 pm, via Zoom. RSVP here.
Presented by Dan Warner, Vice Provost for Admissions and Financial Aid, & Assistant Vice Provost for Financial Services, Jen Mertz of Lehigh University.
“In this presentation, we discuss how to apply for financial aid, what factors are considered, and the various components of a financial aid package (i.e different types of financial aid). We will also cover how citizenship can impact eligibility for financial aid, whether you should apply for aid even if you do not think you will qualify, and how merit scholarships factor into the financial aid landscape.”
List of Upcoming University Visits
The counselors receive quite a few invitations to attend online events that universities are hosting. We don’t announce all of these, but we keep track of them on the HS Counseling Resources website. Explore this page to see the dozens of upcoming events you could attend from universities around the world.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Moving on from CAC before the winter break?
Please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC this semester so that we can prepare records in time for your departure. (please note that the final high school transcript which includes this semester’s grades will not be available until January 16th, 2022)
https://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
A few days before your departure, a withdrawal form that includes several signatures must also be completed in order to clear any outstanding obligations, and turned in to the Admission/Registrar’s Office to release records.
Registrar’s office
Food Services Survey
Dear All,
We would appreciate taking the time to complete the below food services survey 2021-22. Your feedback is important to us on how we can better improve food services on campus.
Kindly note that you have one week to fill the survey.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
Business Office
*** From the Aquatics
Dear community members,
Starting December 1st the CAC Pool will change operating hours.
Early morning conditioning: Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday from 5:00 AM-7:00 AM.
Open Swim: Sun/Mon/Wed/Thursday will be from 5:30 PM-8:00 PM.
Open Swim: Tuesday from 5:00 PM-8:00 PM.
Weekends and Holidays:
Friday from 1:00 PM- 7:00 PM,
Saturday from 12:00 AM-7:00 PM.
Aquatics Office
CAC Winter Concert Series 2021 (Orchestra / Band / Choir)
December 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th
CAC’s Winter Night of Music Concert Series will be held over 4 nights to accommodate smaller audience sizes (100). You Must pre-register your attendance to allow time to create a safe mitigation seating plan in advance. Simply click on the register link for the concert you want to attend and present your CAC ID card at the theatre door to enter. Your CAC-ID is your ticket! All shows run from 6-7pm. Doors open at 5:40pm. Register now to save your seat before they are gone!
For more details, please click here.
Mr. McCuaig
The MHS Library is for parents too!
Parents, please feel free to visit the MHS library just before and just after school to come check out books Sunday-Thursday. If you would like to spend more time in the library, please visit us on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Parents are able to check out up to 10 items from our print collection at a time. We have books and magazines available for you to check out in the library and also online!
If you would like to read online, please download the Sora App. All CAC patrons with a CAC google account can access our online collection of books. Read on your computer by going to soraapp.com or download the Sora App on your phone. Here are more detailed instructions on how to access Sora (note that Kindle books are not available to us in Egypt because of digital rights management). If there is a book you would like to request for Sora, please email Ms. Ennis (mennis@cacegypt.org).
o When you are asked for a Follett account, use your CAC single sign-on
Also you have a Free Subscription to the New York Times
Follow this link and CAC patrons with a CAC Gmail account can access our school subscription to the NY Times online. Follow these detailed instructions here. Subscriptions must be renewed every year.
Meghan Ennis
MHS Librarian
Alumni Who?
Our alumni continue to make us proud all over the world. Learn a little about a different alumnus every week and what he/she has been up to since graduation by clicking here.
Engy Rabie
Alumni Relations & Stewardship
Sip & Paint
December 5 2021
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEA829A2FF2-sipand5
Help 2 Causes for the Price of 1
Help 2 Causes for the Price of 1 is a student-led project brought by the HS GISC team. Get your Christmas shopping done early by purchasing cute and trendy items, produced locally by low-income families and small artisans, purchased from the organizations of Tawasol and Neya. All proceeds go towards sponsoring a child’s education at Educate Me. It takes around 7,000 LE for one child’s education, so let’s help as many people as we can! Help support the causes by pre-ordering items from our pre-order form, or pass by one of our booths from December 5th – 9th at the front gate after school, or in front of the library and Coffee Bean during HS lunch. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact 23lahmed@cacegypt.org. We hope to see you at one of our booths! The deadline to pre-order is the morning (8:00am) of Nov. 27 – The form will be closed by then.
Ereeny Gawdat
Service Learning Coordinator