CAC High School Principal’s Notes
New shaded space on campus for students
In the Theatre Making class
In Science class
One week of learning done! During the first full week of school, it has been great to see students back on campus. They bring a lively energy that we all miss when only adults are present! This week has been spent establishing routines and expectations as well as learning about course syllabi and getting to know each other. The enthusiasm levels have been high and we are all excited to get the year up and running.
Football Tryouts
It was wonderful to see so many students come out to the tryouts yesterday and today despite the hot weather. More than 230 students came out yesterday, and watching them practice on the fields, track and in the gym was a fantastic reminder of what makes our CAC sports program so dynamic.
A major event taking place for parents next week is the High School Back to School Night (Wednesday 4 Sept, 4:15 – 7:00 p.m.). Back to School Night is an opportunity to meet all of your child’s teachers, counselors and other faculty to learn more about the academic program, courses studied and HS support structures this year. I hope you will be able to join us at this important first event of the year.
With the busy first week over, students are tired and the weekend is welcome. I wish you all a safe, relaxing weekend.
Andrew Buckman
HS Principal
Co-curricular Activities Fair
Week Without Walls Updates
• The Finance Office will issue invoices to parents the week of September 1. Payment is due by September 15.
• International Courses – Visa letters may be requested from the WWW Office, cacwww@cacegypt.org. Requests are due by September 1; allow up to 5 business days for processing.
• Egyptian Citizens traveling on Egyptian Passports overseas- Families must complete the Authorization for Minors to Travel Abroad before departure.
• There are a couple spots open on international courses for those students enrolled in a local option, or who have not registered yet. See Ms. McCall by September 1.
Upcoming
• Wed 4 Sept – Back to School Night (4:15 – 7:00 p.m.)
• Tue 10 Sept – Senior College Night (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
• Wed 11 Sept – Parent Coffee Morning with HS Admin (9:30 a.m.)
• Wed 11 Sept – Service Fair (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) Drop in any time
• Sun 15 Sept – WWW payments due
• Sun 15 Sept – Skyward gradebook opens
• Sun 15 – Wed 16 – Spirit Week!
• Thu 19 Sept – Holiday
• Week of Sept 22 – HS student photos
• Thu 26 Sept – Early Release day. Student dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
• Mon 7 Oct – Grade 11 PSAT testing
• Wed 9 & Thu 10 Oct – Holiday
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of August 29, 2024
Seniors/Class of 2025! Save the Date- Senior College Night. Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Details coming soon.
Upcoming College Visits:
Thursday, Sept. 5th: Lunch time outside the high school building- Rutgers University (USA) and University of Calgary (Canada)
ACT test information:
Registration opens mid June for the 2024-25 ACT test. Below are the dates and times CAC will hold a test on campus. Please reserve your spot now.
Saturday, September 14, 2024, 8am (full at CAC)
Saturday, October 26th, 2024, 8 am
Saturday, December 14th, 2024, 8 am
Saturday, February 8th, 2025, 8 am
Saturday, April 5th, 2025, 8 am
Saturday, June 14th, 2025, 8 am
Registration details here.
*Be sure your ID matches the name you register with or you may not be permitted to enter the test
Claudia Bean, Staci Petrich, Jody Stiles
HS Counseling
General Announcements
From the Library
Return all overdue books!
We hope you had a great summer of reading! If you still have books from last school year or summer checkouts, please return them!
New Books have arrived!
Come check out our new books on display and ready for check out at the MHS library!
Meghan Ennis
MS/HS Teacher Librarian
From the Aquatics
Learn to Swim Program Fall 2024
Aquatics Office
From the Booster Club
CAC Booster Club
Service Fair 2024
Ereeny Gawdat
PreK-12 Service Learning & CAS Coordinator
From the PTO
We’ve all completed the first full week of school! Great work getting off to a great start, everyone!
In the beginning of the year, so much of the focus in classrooms and on campus is centered on creating community. One way PTO helps foster community is by providing a number of informal WhatsApp chats to help parents connect. Please remember that these are not channels for official communication from the school.
There are broad groups for each division (Elementary, Middle, and High School) as well as grade-level groups and for elementary there are classroom groups as well. It is useful to be a part of each of the relevant groups because they each serve a different role in communicating with the community.
Broad announcements and questions that pertain to the whole division are appropriate on the ES, MS, and HS chats. When PTO is hosting events where the whole community is invited, we will share that information through the blog and the division level groups.
If you are looking to promote a community event, we appreciate you following the same guidelines. If you need help posting in one of our Admin-only groups you’re welcome to text any of the admins to forward your message. This way the grade level and classroom groups avoid being clogged up by repetitive messages and their conversations can stay focused on topics specific to the particular grade or class.
If you would need a link to one of the WhatsApp groups, please email CACPTOoc@cacegypt.org with your phone number and our Outreach Coordinator will get you connected.
We are delighted to invite both new and returning parents to a relaxed and informal Coffee Morning this Sunday, September 1st at 8:30 in the PTO Lounge on the first floor of the Admin building. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other parents, meet the PTO team, and learn more about our upcoming events. We hope you can join us for a cup of coffee and some light refreshments. It’s a great chance to get to know each other better and discuss the exciting year ahead. We look forward to seeing you there!
CAC PTO