CAC High School Principal’s Notes
The Seniors left us a gift!
Seniors—Big kids at heart!
HS Recognition Night
Congratulations Valedictorian Sara Knox
Congratulations Salutatorian Yomna El Shabrawy
With High School Recognition Night behind us, all eyes are now focused on the graduation event at the Great Pyramids next week. High School Recognition is always a wonderful celebration of student success held annually at the end of the year. We invite students and families who have been recognized to receive special awards in a variety of categories that reflect the full spectrum of our academic and holistic program. For an overview of the awards, please visit this link.
Of course, for students in grades 9 to 11, it’s not all about graduation in the morning at the pyramids. For them, it is the final push of academic preparation and study for the close of the semester. In the past few additions of this weekly newsletter, we have been laying out tips and strategies, as well as advice for parents on effective preparation and study. Next week, exams will begin. Please refer back to some previous issues of this newsletter if you would like some practical tips on how to support your child and help them have a strong end of the year. For more information, please visit the Highro-Glyphics Blog on our website, here.
We have three athletics teams out representing CAC this week. The golf team is in Portugal, the tennis team is in Athens and the track team is enroute to London. We wish all of our athletes the best of luck in these final ISAA tournaments. Go Eagles!
The question on everybody’s lips today has been, “When will we find out about Week Without Walls?” Well, the answer to that question is… very soon! In fact, as I am writing this newsletter, Miss McCall is busy making the final tweaks to the rosters and information. You will be hearing from the school very soon with your child’s Week Without Walls allocations.
As you know, we have been working hard to meet the demand for trips, in particular, the interest for international experiences, which is very high. However, at no stage in the process have we been able to guarantee that everybody will get their first choice, nor will everybody be able to travel exactly where they would like to travel. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility with this. Please support your child through the next steps of the process as they / you complete the verification form to confirm their place on the selected Week Without Walls experience.
We are very proud of this program in the high school at CAC. We believe that these Week Without Walls experiences are rich and fulfilling, and a defining feature of the CAC educational experience. Whatever trip or experience your child is allocated to, we are sure that they will have an engaging, challenging, and fun experience.
As the weather warms up, we are looking forward to the many celebrations and significant moments that will draw a wonderful and busy year to its conclusion in just a couple of weeks. As always, thank you for your ongoing partnership and support. Have a wonderful weekend.
New mural by NAHS
Arabic Class
Prom 2023
List of upcoming events and important dates:
• Mon 29 May: Season 3 Sports Awards 5:30 pm
• Wed 31 May – Tue 6 June – Final semester exams, grades 9-11 (attendance is required)
• Fri 2 Jun: Grade 12 Graduation. Early morning, Pyramids
• Wed 7 Jun: Last day of school
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of May 25, 2023
Grade 11 Tuesday Lunch Sessions
Counselors are finishing up the series of Tuesday lunch sessions for grade 11 students. Next Tuesday, May 30th, however, the final session on NCAA Athletics will be held for any student grade 9-11 interested. Students and families can view past presentations by going to our CAC HS Resources Webpage.
Class of 2023- Seniors!!! Check out forms. Students have been provided with their pink graduation check out form. On this form there are two steps needed from the counselors. #1: Maia Learning Updated with Decisions. #2: CAC Transcript Destination Form filled out.
ACT test information:
Students may register for the remaining 22-23 test date of June 10th at CAC, or other test locations in Cairo (if CAC is full). Please go here to find out more. The registration for 23-34 test dates will open up late June (date TBA). Those dates are as follows (all tests will be held in the morning, starting at 8 am sharp):
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Saturday, February 24, 2024 (NEW DATE AS PER ACT)
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Saturday June 8, 2024
Claudia Bean, Jody Stiles, Kasey Semler
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us plan for next year and in order to prepare your records, 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://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
A few days before your departure, a withdrawal form that includes several signatures must also be completed by middle and high school students in order to clear any outstanding obligations, and turned in to the Admission/Registrar‘s Office to release records.
Elementary and Middle School records will be ready for pickup on or after the last day of school (June 7th) and High School records will be ready on or after June 15th.
Registrar’s office
Summer Athletic Camp
Welcome to our exciting CAC start of the summer soccer and swimming camps only for CAC students! Over the course of two weeks, we will be combining the fun and excitement of soccer and swimming to create an unforgettable experience for all participants. Whether you are a seasoned athlete or just starting out, our coaches will provide personalized training to help you improve your skills and reach your goals. Participants can choose to do either soccer or swimming, or both.
Get ready to train, have fun, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Please complete the Registration Form as soon as possible.
Contact Mahmoud mabdelfattah@cacegypt.org with any questions about soccer camp.
Contact Tatiana tpetrovna@cacegypt.org with any questions about swimming camp.
All Books Due back May 28th!
Students, faculty and parents should all return their library books by Sunday May 28th. Once your library account is cleared you may check out books for the summer. If students do not clear their library account before the end of the school year, they may not receive their report cards.
The CAC Libraries will be open this Saturday 10am – 2pm!
Feel free to stop by to check out books or get some work done.
Meghan Ennis
MS/HS Library