CAC High School Principal’s Notes
HS Team 22-23
Dear High School Parents,
Welcome to the start of the 2022-23 school year and welcome also to the first edition of this year’s Highro-Glyphics weekly newsletter. Thanks for reading!
It was fantastic to see many students on campus on Tuesday as our high school ambassadors welcomed this year’s new arrivals at our New Family Orientation event. It was also a pleasure to meet many of our new parents and welcome you to the community. I know that our returning CAC students and wider community members will all make newcomers feel welcome and at home.
As of yesterday, the year got off to a flying start and the wonderful, positive energy of the first two days with students on campus has continued into today. We are all enjoying seeing smiling faces and happy students back after the holiday and now the serious business of getting down to studies is getting started. By now students have visited all their classes, met all their teachers and learned about the expectations of their courses for the year ahead (or two years for the IB students).
At the start of the year, I would like to welcome our new students and faculty members who have joined the community this year. So far, we have 43 new students joining the high school, giving us a total number of 326 students. We are also thrilled to welcome 10 new faculty members—excellent educators from around the world— to our team:
• Ms. Balazs – Science and Student Support Services
• Ms. Bradley – Math
• Ms. Colado Cabo – Spanish
• Mr. Corwin – Student Support Services
• Mr. Godfrey – Social Studies and TOK
• Ms. Minix – Digital Art, Yearbook and Visual Art
• Mr. Mortelette – Math
• Mr. Smyth – Chemistry
• Ms. Stiles – Counseling
• Mr. Goetz – Athletics and Activities Director
You can access the 2022-23 Student-Parent Handbook on our website. Please take a moment to look this over and be sure to consult it if you have some specific questions about the programs, policies and procedures in the high school.
Dates for your Diary
• Sun 21 Aug – Athletics and Activities Fair & Sign Ups (lunchtime)
• Mon 22 Aug – Athletics and Activities Fair & Sign Ups (lunchtime)
• August 30 – Parent Coffee Morning with HS Admin (9:30 a.m.)
• August 31 – Back to School Night (after school)
• Sept 7 – New Parents Coffee Morning (9:30 a.m.)
We are all looking forward to a great year of learning together in partnership with you.
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of August 18, 2022
Welcome back! We would like to welcome the newest member of our counseling team, Ms. Jody Stiles! The counseling alpha split is based on last name and is outlined below:
Jody Stiles
A-E Grades 9-11
Email: jstiles@cacegypt.org
Claudia Bean
F-N in Grade 9
F-M in Grade 10-11
F-M and some A-E in Grade 12
Email: cbean@cacegypt.org
Kasey Semler
M-Z in Grade 9
N-Z in Grade 10-11
N-Z and some A-E in Grade 12
Email: ksemler@cacegypt.org
Schedule Change Requests: Add/Drop until August 23
Students are able to request a schedule change until Day 5 (August 23). Students may pick up a schedule change request form in the counseling office. Please note HL/SL level changes, along with world language placement adjustments may need to extend beyond this date. There is no guarantee a schedule change request can be honored due to capacity, balancing, and/or conflicts.
Seniors: Save the Date! Tuesday, Sept. 6th. Senior College Night Kick Off. More details to come soon.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, Jody Stiles
HS Counseling
General Announcements
An Important Update From The Tech Department
Over the summer, we have switched our authentication server to our Google Apps. What does this mean?
Skyward & Library systems are now accepting login with the SSO, you just need to go to the dashboard and click on the icon to directly go into Skyward.
*Please delete your saved Skyward and library bookmarks from last year and log in using the dashboard.
Tech Department
Spirit Store hours
Spirit Store hours for the rest of the year starting Sunday, August 21st will follow last year’s schedule: weekdays, 8am-10am and 230pm-4pm.
Come and get your “back to school” supplies, water bottles, and spirit wear at the Booster Club Spirit Store!
Please check the Booster Club Facebook page, CAC Booster Club, for more information, or send us an email at boosterclub@cacegypt.org, if you have questions.
Booster Club
From the Library
It’s time to return your summer books!
You will not be able to check out any new books until you have returned any books you have checked out from the summer or last year. Exceptions will only be made for students who have books checked out for ongoing research projects (such as your EE or IAs).
If you have lost a book, please come to the MHS Library to receive a form to pay for it.
We’ve got new books!
Our new book shipments have arrived! Come checkout what’s new!
Meghan Ennis
MHS Librarian
Parenting Together With Positive Discipline – October 18 (Tweens & Teens)
Join Carey Harris for a parenting course designed for CAC parents!
The 8-week long course meets weekly to…
• address real issues for parents of today’s tween & teens
• learn over 50 long-term, take-away tools for parenting during the adolescent years
• create a support network for parents of the Cairo American College community
Space is limited! Save your spot – register here!
To learn more about the course visit: https://parentingtogether.edublogs.org/
Carey Harris
ES School Counselor
Activities & Athletics Sign Up Fair
CAC Activities & Athletics signup will take place in the HS reading room at the following times. Students are welcome to attend one day or both.
• Sunday, August 21 at 11:15 am – 11:45 am
• Monday, August 22 at 11:15 am – 11:45 am
After careful consideration of the commitment involved, students are invited to register for the co-curricular activities of their choice.
Season 1 Sports Teams
• JV and Varsity Girls Soccer
• JV and Varsity Boys Soccer
• JV and Varsity Girls Volleyball
• JV and Varsity Boys Volleyball
• JV and Varsity (grades 6-12) Girls and Boys Cross Country
Season 1 sports information will be sent to all students who complete the registration process.
Questions can be directed to the Athletics & Activities Office or to the coaches.
CAC season 1 is scheduled to begin August 24, 2022.
Register for the HS sport of your choice with the following link:
Athletics Link, Fall Athletics Registration Form 2022-2023
Season 1 Activities & Clubs
For description and scheduling details of the HS activities, please use the following link: HS Activities List 2022/ 23
Register for your HS activities using the following link:
Activities Link, Activities & Clubs Registration Form 2022-2023
Athletics/Activities Office
From Swimming
Age Group Swim Team Fall 2022
Aquatics Office
ES ASA Volunteers are needed
Elementary after-school activities are fun, optional activities scheduled from 3:15-4:00 on campus every weekday except for Tuesdays. Activities are offered to grades K-5
We offer a range of choices to enable students to explore their talents and interests.
These activities develop useful life skills, such as responsibility, teamwork, communication, creative thinking, and self-confidence. We were blessed to have our first ASA season this year.
Volunteer engagement would be much appreciated. Students/ parents who are interested in supporting the ASA program for the upcoming season please contact me at mabdelfattah@cacegypt.org.
Season one Timeline
SIGN UP Begins on Sunday, August.21
SIGN UP will be closed on Wednesday, August 24
Schedules of Confirmed activities will be sent to parents on Tuesday, August 30.
Schedules will also be shared with Classroom teachers/ ES Office / Gate Supervisor/
Transportation office.
The season will begin on the week of Sunday, September 4.
The season will end on the Week of Sunday, October 30
Mahmoud Abdel Fattah
ES Activities Coordinator