CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Track and Field Meet
Recognition Night
Our beautiful campus
Grade 10 PE
Boxing workouts in PE class
GreenTech Business Event
It has been another packed week here at CAC with two major events taking place, students attending a prestigious Green Technology event and everyone getting serious about exam preparations.
On Monday, we hosted the High School Recognition Night. This event is held annually with the purpose of highlighting and celebrating the achievements of high school students at the end of the year. CAC prides itself on an extremely rigorous academic program, supported by strong co-curricular programs in sports, arts and service. All of these areas, and the school’s core values, are reflected in the awards presented at this time of year. For your information and interest, a summary of all the HS award categories and the criteria students must meet in order to be eligible for an award can be found here. We are extremely proud of our entire community of hardworking, conscientious and impressive students. Look out for Honor Roll notifications at the end of the year as well when we wrap up and send out the end of year reports.
A small group of students were fortunate to be able to attend the American Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer focussed on GreenTech this week where the Egyptian Prime Minister was also in attendance as a guest speaker. Students who have shown a keen interest in environmental issues were selected and they represented CAC at this high profile event. There are a few pictures above and if you would like to read some of their reflections, you may click here.
We also had a wonderful Track and Field event at the Olympic Stadium last night. Our student athletes performed admirably and the joy of competition was palpable in the air. Go Eagles!
And finally, for students in Grade 11 and 12, there is Prom to look forward to this weekend. Always a highlight of the year for students, CAC is glad to see this event back after a two year break due to the pandemic.
Dates for you Diary
• May 27: PTO International Festival
• May 30 & 31: G12 Exams (non-IB)
• June 1 – 6: Grade 9-11 Exams
• June 3: Graduation
• June 8: last day of school for students.
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of May 19, 2022
Grade 11
US Essay Writing
Last week, counselors offered essay writing tips and tricks for US universities. Students can find the powerpoint and brainstorming worksheet here.
Additional resources available for Grade 11 students and families. Students and families exploring US, UK, or Canadian universities, you may find the following videos and resources:
• Applying to Canada
• Introduction to American Universities
• The University Process for Parents
• The University Search for UK Universities
• Financial Aid 101 for US Universities
ACT at CAC
Registration for the June 11 offering is now full. Students may still register at other locations in Cairo by going to act.org. Fall testing dates will be announced upon confirmation.
Please talk with your counselor if you have any questions about registering for the ACT. You may also refer to the CAC Counseling Resources page under the ACT section for more information.
Upcoming University Visits
Throughout the year, counselors keep the HS Counseling Resources page updated with upcoming university events and available summer programs. This will temporarily stop for summer break, and we will return to this practice in August. It is still highly recommended to research universities and continue virtual visits, or visiting a campus in person if possible.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
We are in the process of finalizing plans for the next school year. If you already know that you will be moving on from CAC at the end of this year it would be much appreciated if you could let us know at this time. You can use the link below as a withdrawal notification.
https://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
Thank you very much for your help.
Registrar’s office
From Athletics
CAC Spring Meeting Update – International School Athletic Association
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2LmctGNlTFnzoeTzVIlfJSpKPby5wtuv7OtjVwknCc/edit?usp=sharing
Athletics Office
From the Library
The Used Book Sale Starts this Week!
When:
-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 8am to 4pm
-During the International Festival Friday – 3pm to 8pm
Where: Inside the MHS Library
What’s for sale?: Hundreds of Books and DVDs for all ages and interests!
How much?: Every item is 10le!
Who can come?: Any CAC ID holder! Parents are also welcome during the school day.
How can I help?:
-If you are interested in volunteering – please FILL OUT THIS FORM.
-We are also still accepting book donations to add to the sale.
-Don’t forget to bring a shopping bag to bring your books home in!
Volunteers Needed for the Used Book Sale!
The Used Book Sale is coming back to CAC after a 2-year hiatus! The sale will take place in the MHS Library from May 24th -27th. We are looking for volunteers to help with the set up of the sale on May 22nd and 23rd and during the sale from May 24-27th. If you are interested, please FILL OUT THIS FORM and select the time slot/s that suits your schedule. We will meet inside the MHS Library. The MHS Librarian, Meghan Ennis will be in contact with you if you sign up to volunteer. Thank you!
It’s that time of year! Please return any overdue books!
All books are due back by the end of May. If you do not return your books or renew them for summer, your Skyward account will be frozen. Please check your email for Overdue notices.
Meghan Ennis
MHS Librarian
MIDDLE SCHOOL SILENT ART AUCTION
May 23rd – May 29th
Community members are invited
All Day – On Campus
Starts at 7:45
Make this day worth remembering and bid for an art piece.
Proceeds go to Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Attention CAC Community!
We already started the Arabic sessions, we meet (3:20-4:20) in MS215 (MS Building, second floor, room 215).
Schedule:
May 23rd: Functional phrases (asking for directions, details, help, etc)
May 30th: Introduction to decoding
June 6th: Cultural flavors (acknowledging the Arabic Cuisine)
Please, feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns melbably@cacegypt.org.
Looking forward to seeing you next week,
Mohamed ElBably & Engy Rabie
*** INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ***
Parents, teachers and students! Mark your calendars for this year’s International Festival!
CAC’s annual International Festival celebrates our community’s diverse cultural background by sharing a love we all have in common – food!
We are so excited to meet as a community this year after a two year break due to COVID! Please join us on May 27, 2022, from 3-8pm on the High School field for a great afternoon together. The event will include our international country booths sharing sample size foods to try, cultural performances and music, and our biggest crowd pleaser the raffle!
If you would like to represent and showcase your home country please register for a booth. As of today we have several countries committed to operating their booths These countries are: Korea, Germany, Italy, India, Bangladesh, Libya, Palestine, Egypt, Ukraine, Japan, Canada, Brazil, United States and the Philippines!
Please contact the International Festival coordinator at 99elesiewicz@cacegypt.org to register for a country booth or with any questions. We are also looking for volunteers to help out in other capacities at the International Festival.
Ticket Sales Sign-up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEA829A2FF2-international2
Performances Sign-up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEA829A2FF2-cacinternational
We look forward to welcoming all of our wonderful families to the International Festival.
