CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Teaching and Learning in the HS
The end of this week marks just over three weeks of learning behind us. It’s evident that our school is fully operational, and everyone has settled into their routines and rhythms. New students and teachers have integrated seamlessly, and learning is well underway for everyone.
Teaching and Learning in the HS
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to check your child’s Skyward gradebook this week. Teachers will have entered early assessment information by now. It’s important to remember that these early assessments provide a snapshot of the ongoing learning process. Whether the grade is good or not-so-good, it represents the student’s initial opportunity to demonstrate their understanding. Throughout the semester, there will be many more chances for them to showcase their progress.
I’d like to commend our athletics coaches for their dedication this week. Despite scorching temperatures, they persevered, even when faced with cancellations due to the heat. Our teams showed remarkable adaptability by finding alternative practice locations, including a creative use of the high school building by the cross country team! They remain committed to working towards their goals. Go Eagles!
This week also featured the Service Fair here on campus. I extend my gratitude to our service learning coordinator, Ereeny Gawdat, for organizing this event. It’s inspiring to witness local entrepreneurs and businesses prioritize service-oriented and sustainable practices in their operations. In connection with this, I’m pleased to announce that CAC’s solar panel project is now contributing a significant percentage of electricity to the campus. While we continue to manage the daily power cuts, it’s reassuring to know that CAC is actively moving towards more sustainable energy consumption practices.
Lastly, it was heartening to see such a large turnout of parents at our first parent coffee morning this week. For those who couldn’t attend or anyone who wants a recap, you can find the slides used during the event here.
Link to the WWW website
https://www.cacegypt.org/CAC-intranet/index.php/hs-week-without-walls-23-24
Week Without Walls Reminders
• September 15 – deadline for final payment for WWW. For payment amounts and details, please contact the Finance Office directly. The contact person is Dina Sadek (dsadek@cacegypt.org).
• September 17-19 – Parent information sessions will be held online; session specifics will be sent by course leaders.
• Google Classrooms – Google classrooms for overnight adventures are active. Parents will need to use their Google accounts to access the classrooms. If you need help accessing the classrooms, please contact Mona Abdelhady (mabdelhady@cacegypt.org).
• Course Teacher Contact – If you wish to contact the WWW course leader for more information, please refer to your child’s schedule in Skyward; the teacher is listed there under WWW.
Dates for your Diary
• Sept 9-13 Grade 9 MAP testing (Reading and Math. Done in class time)
• Sept 11 – Grade 12 IB Info Evening
• Sept 14 – Early Dismissal (11:30 a.m.)
• Sept 15 – WWW payments due
• W/B 17 Sept – WWW parent meetings (online)
• Sept 17-20 – HS Photos
• Sept 21-23 – CAC MUN Event
• Sept 24-27 – HS Spirit Week
• Sept 28 – No school (Prophet’s Birthday Holiday)
• Oct 3 – Grade 9 Coffee Morning (9:00 a.m.)
• Oct 10 – Large University Fair (morning)
• Oct 13-20 – WWW
• Oct 24 – Quarter 1 Progress Report posted on Skyward
Parent Coffee
Student Council Pizza Sales
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of September 7, 2023
Grade 12
Thank you to everyone who attended Senior College Night on Tuesday! We hope the evening was both motivating and informative. Please look for an email from Ms. Bean as this will contain the powerpoint slides and information from the evening. As we now embark on this personalized journey, we kindly remind our senior students to schedule their one-on-one meetings with their counselors to occur by September 27th.
Welcome to Ms. Lena!
Ms. Lena Rezk joins our counseling office this coming Sunday as one of our Administrative Assistants! Stop by and say hello to her to welcome her to this new role.
ACT test information:
The registration for 23-24 test dates are as follows:
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Saturday June 8, 2024
Registration details here!
Claudia Bean, Jody Stiles, Kasey Semler
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Health Office Reminder to Gr. 9 Students
Health Office
3 vs 3 Tournament
Monte and I would like to thank everyone who came out to support our first annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament. A special thanks to David Goetz, Courtney Bailey, Phil Green, and Matthew Parnell for all of your support, time and efforts during the tournament. Last but especially not least, thank you to all the teams. It filled our hearts to watch you all do what you love.
Below you will find the winners of the tournament:
1st place:
Kasey Semler
Jeff Mortelette
Abdallah Fahme
Bess Parnell
2nd place:
Elijah McCloud
Nathan Keddington
Daniel Alula
Mostafa El-Zayat
3rd place:
Joshua Tippins
Henry Nutsch
Adrian Tabanan
Ewan Eldridge
Congratulations to all of you!!!!
Thank you,
Lakesha Davis
Monte Davis
#Basketballislife
Athletics Office
CAC HS/MS Basketball Programs
On Saturday – Sept 9 and 16 – the CAC Main Gym will be open for basketball shooting, individual drills, and open play. The gym will be supervised by a CAC teacher/coach and students may show up to the open times according to the following schedule:
• 1-2 pm: HS Girls
• 2-3 pm: MS Boys/Girls
• 3-4 pm: HS Boys
Thank you for adhering to the above schedule so that all have an equal opportunity to play.
CAC HS and MS Basketball Coaches
Learn-To-Swim program is now inviting students to sign-up for the Tuesday swim school program. Please sign-up at below link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/139Dfvge8mrez6HDQ1fCMuWhUW3ha_E3O3vLsTaghTRQ/edit
Aquatics Office
Hello CAC! Welcome to Cairo Girl Scouts!
Please fill out this form if you are interested in having your daughter join Cairo Girl Scouts and/or if you yourself are interested in being a troop leader. More information is available on the form.
Meghan Ennis
MS/HS Library
From the PTO
The PTO wants to connect with you! Aside from our school blog here, we maintain a number of channels to communicate with our community. You can follow us on Instagram page and join our Facebook Group for announcements and community conversations. All of our programs run on volunteer support and events are organized through committees. If you’d like to see how you can contribute to the community through the PTO please join our WhatsApp Group and fill out our Volunteer Survey.
We had a General Meeting on August 27th and were so happy to see our beautiful PTO Lounge filled with community members! If you couldn’t make it, the notes are here: August 27th Meeting Notes.
Have a great week!
PTO
Booster Club Spirit Store Opening Hours
Sunday-Thursday
8:00 am – 10:00 am
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
CASH ONLY
Thank you for shopping at the Spirit Store.
Kindly note that the Spirit Store will not be able to provide Spare recharge.
Your CAC Booster Club is now on Instagram. Come follow us @cacboosterclub and on Facebook, CAC Booster Club. You may also email us at boosterclub@cacegypt.org.
CAC Booster Club