CAC High School Principal’s Notes
HS Faculty and Staff 2025-2026
HS Teachers Professional Learning Time
Two weeks of learning done! This second week of the year has been spent establishing routines and expectations, as well as learning about course syllabi and students getting to know each other in their classes. Add/Drop is now over and student schedules are settled for the semester. The enthusiasm levels have been high and we are all excited to get the year up and running.
Soccer Try-outs
Volleyball Try-outs
Project Adventure in PE
It was wonderful to see so many students come out to the activities fair last week, and the athletics tryouts this week, despite the hot weather. Watching them apply themselves with commitment and a sense of fun on the fields, track and in the gym was a fantastic reminder of what makes our CAC sports program so dynamic and engaging.
Next week, the High School is pleased to host our annual Back to School event (Monday 1 Sept, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.). Back to School is an opportunity to meet 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. Parents are encouraged to arrive between 3:30 and 3:45 to collect your child ‘s schedule. There will be a brief introduction in the theatre followed by time to visit all of all of your child’s classes through the afternoon.
Please note that September 4 will be a holiday for CAC. There will be no classes on that day.
With the busy first two weeks over, I’m sure our students are ready for the weekend. I wish you all a safe, relaxing time, whatever you may have planned.
Andrew Buckman
HS Principal
Please find a link to the 2025-26 Student & Parent Handbook, available for download on the CAC website. This is a valuable resource for you to refer to when you have a question or need guidance on how the high school operates.
Upcoming dates:
• Mon 1 Sept – Back to School Night 3:30 – 6:30 pm. Start in Theatre.
• Thu 4 Sept – Holiday (Prophet’s Birthday)
• Mon 8 Sept – Senior College Information Night 6:00 pm. Theater
• Wed 10 Sept – Parent Coffee Morning 9:30 a.m. HS Meeting Room
• Wed 10 Sept – Service Fair (11:00 – 4:00) Drop in any time. MS Lawn.
• Sun 14 Sept – Skyward gradebook opens 4:00 pm
• Sun 21Sept – Early Release day. Student dismissal at 11:30 am.
• Week of Sept 22 – HS student photos
• 5-9 October – CAC Fall Holiday
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of August 28, 2025
New Students Lunch: Counselors met with the new high school students for a special lunch this week to celebrate their first weeks of school at CAC! They were able to meet the other new students in their grade, get answers to any questions about their transition to CAC, and enjoy lunch sponsored by the HS counseling department.
Parent University Application Information Session – Supporting Your Child:
Monday, September 8, at 6:00 pm in the theater. This session will provide an overview of application timelines, systems, and counselor support, with time for your questions.
Standardized Test Dates: Your student can click on this link to find out more about the SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo for those planning to take a standardized test for university entrance requirements.
Claudia Bean, Staci Petrich, Jody Stiles
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Activities & Athletics Update
Stay in the loop with what’s happening at CAC! For the latest updates, event details, and schedules, check out our live Google Calendar:
View Live Calendar Here
Registration has closed for S1 Activities & Athletics. If a student missed the form deadline but is still interested in joining a club or activity in the high school, please have them contact activities@cacegypt.org and we will point them in the right direction.
For New Students
If students are interested in learning more about Model United Nations, please contact Mr. Godfrey or stop by his room at HS 218.
Athletics Practice Schedule Begins – Sunday, August 31
Regular season sports practices will begin on Sunday, August 31. This is the official start of the athletics training schedule. Here is the link to the live practice schedule.
All Other Co-Curricular Activities will begin on Sunday, September 7.
David Goetz (Athletics and Activities Director) &
Kasey Semler (Activities Coordinator)
Mark your Calendars!
The 4th Annual Service Fair
Wednesday September 10
11:00 – 4:00 MS Lawn
Our Annual Service Fair is a networking event where various local organizations are invited to CAC to meet our students, teachers, and parents. This is an opportunity to extend education beyond the classroom and inspire compassionate actions. Among the organizations coming, we have The African Hope Learning Center, The Health & Hope Oasis, The Egyptian Clothing Bank, and many others.
Come, Discover Opportunities, Learn about local organizations, and Explore how you can make a real impact.
Ereeny Gawdat
PreK-12 Service Learning & CAS Coordinator
Food Vendors/Spare App
Food vendors on campus: Coffee Bean, Greco, Fresh and Co., and Jared’s Bagels.
The link to the Spare App Parents’ Guide is found here: SpareCAC
Note: Lunch orders made through Spare can be picked up from the vendors on campus.
If you run into any issues, you can read some answers to common questions or submit a support ticket at http://www.paywithspare.com/support or send an email to support@paywithspare.com, and they will get in touch to assist you.
From the Booster Club
CAC Booster Club
From the PTO
We’ve all completed the first full week of school! Great job, everyone!
At the start of the year, much of our focus is on building community. One way PTO supports this is through informal WhatsApp groups that help parents connect. Please note these are not official school communication channels.
We offer broad groups for each division (Elementary, Middle, High School), grade-level groups, and classroom groups in Elementary. Each serves a unique purpose, so it’s helpful to join the ones relevant to you. Division-level chats are best for announcements or questions that affect the whole division. To share a community event, please contact a group admin who can forward your message to keep chats from becoming cluttered.
For the Elementary School, there will be one main channel for announcements and reminders. This helps us avoid repeated messages across multiple chats and keeps communication clear and organized.
If you need a link to join, email CACPTOOC@cacegypt.org with your phone number, and our Outreach Coordinator will connect you.
We also invite all new and returning parents to a Coffee Morning on Sunday, September 7th, at 8:00 AM in the PTO Lounge (Admin building, 1st floor). Come meet other parents, connect with the PTO team, and enjoy coffee and light refreshments as we look ahead to an exciting year!
Warm regards,
The PTO Team
CAC PTO