Thank you for reading this week’s Highro-Glyphics!
This week school was truly back in full swing, with classes working hard,
and our sports teams in action.
A special thanks to everyone who made it to the Principal’s Coffee on Wednesday.
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Holiday
● Skyward opens today
● THIMUN
● Grade 10 IB Information evening
● Pre-ACT
● PTO Gala
● Second Semester Information
Holiday on Sunday
There will be no school on Sunday, January 26 in recognition of the Police Day/Revolution Day holiday.
Skyward Opening Dates
The gradebook section of Family Access on Skyward allows students and parents to view student progress each fortnight, from Thursday afternoon through Sunday. Upcoming dates when Skyward will be open:
Jan. 23 (today)
Feb. 6
Feb. 20
THIMUN Conference
CAC’s MUN travel team will be attending the largest MUN conference in the world, The Hague International Model United Nations, from January 24-31. In addition to our regular delegation, nine CAC students received special appointments as Student Officers, Historical Security Council delegates, Advocates in the International Court of Justice, and members of the Special Advisory Panel. Good luck, CACMUN!
Grade 10 IB Information Evening
Grade 10 parents and students are invited to attend an IB information evening on February 3 at 6:30pm in MS 116. This session will give parents an introduction to what learning in the IB Diploma Program looks like as well as an opportunity to ask any questions they have.
Pre-ACT Rescheduled
The Pre-ACT exam has been rescheduled for February 12. All students in grade 10 will sit for this exam.
PTO Gala
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the PTO Gala to be held on Valentine’s Day (February 14). See the announcement below about tango lessons to prepare for the big event!
Registration, Second Semester Exams, and Graduation
Course Registration – Course registration for the 2020-2021 academic year will start in February.
Second semester exam dates are June 1-2 for seniors and June 3-8 for grades 9-11. Please keep in mind while you plan your summer travels that seniors are able to depart after graduation and underclassmen after their final examination.
Graduation – A memo will be circulated to all parents of seniors in early March outlining the events leading up to graduation. As we know that some extended family members plan to come to Cairo please note that this year’s Graduation Ceremony is on Friday, June 5.
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Freshman Seminar – Jan 28 & 29
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr. Simon will be leading the 6th Freshman Seminar of the school year.
Report to your Study Hall teacher at the beginning of the block. If you do not have a Study Hall, then you will need to attend the session during lunch.
During this seminar you will receive your first CAC Transcript and it will include your Semester 1 GPA. This GPA is used to determine Honor Roll and Academic Probation. You will also learn how Developing a Growth Mindset can help you to reach your goals.
Please complete this survey to prepare for next week’s Freshman Seminar.
Junior College Night
The High School Counselors are pleased to invite you to attend our annual Junior College Night Tuesday, 4 Feb 2020. This evening marks our official kickoff of the university application process for the class of 2021. It is critically important for you to attend.
CAC students apply to a vast array of universities around the world. Each student’s application process is unique. As counselors we work with each family to build a strategy and process that is best for your students. However, it all begins with Junior College Night. We believe that the information you will gain in our information sessions will be instrumental to creating a successful and personalized university application plan.
We are offering several breakout sessions on specialized topics so that you can attend the sessions that are most relevant to you. Several sessions are offered multiple times in consideration of your schedule.
• Agenda and Descriptions of Junior College Night
• RSVP for Junior College Night through this form
Please contact your counselor if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you Tuesday!
Claudia Bean, Stephanie Barker, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
New Parent Orientation to the CAC Libraries – Feb. 5
The CAC Libraries would like to invite our new parents to an orientation session. We will be demonstrating the use of our library catalog and all the print and digital resources available. The session is also available to our “old” parents who’d like a refresher.
Please be sure to see the CAC Tech Office to register your mobile device on the school Wifi network for parents, and download the app Sora, which is the portal to our collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks.
Adjusted Opening Times for the MHS Library
Due to reduced staffing with the retirement of our long time library assistant, Ms. Mervat , the MHS library will now be open from 7:45 to 4 during the week.
The libraries are also open most Saturdays from 10 to 2, except when the Thursday before or the Sunday after it are holidays. This means that the libraries will be closed on January 26 because of the long weekend.
Here is a list of the days when the library is open. (You may need to sign in to your school Google account to see these dates.)
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS & Head Librarian
Booster Club Art Contest
The Booster Club is happy to announce that our annual Art Contest will be starting up next week. The theme this year will be: “Caring for our Planet”. If you would like to participate for a cash prize and to have your artwork possibly featured in an amazing new Spirit Store product please come to the Spirit Store starting next Monday, January 27th to get your application form, including instructions for the contest. The contest is open to all ages, as well as parents and alumni, so we hope to see lots of CAC artists apply. Good luck and have fun creating art!
Booster Club
Financial Aid
To apply for travel assistance, please complete all questions in the Google form below. The decisions of the committee are final and will be communicated to the requesting family only.
Financial aid applications will be reviewed for winter sports- wrestling, dance, ISAA trips (girls and boys basketball, girls and boys swimming) and activities trips- THIMUN, AMIS MS Honor Choir, AMIS HS Honor Choir and MS Math Counts.
Please submit applications for travel assistance for all CAC season 2 sports and activities by Thursday, February 20, 2020.
https://forms.gle/qm6Rg6J9LYH2DqeLA
Thanks to all for your continued support of CAC activities and athletics.
Athletics Office
Baseball Information
Registration for baseball is open! All children ages 5 to 16 are welcome.
To register, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScptX69kzK-OZKO2Z…/viewform
Please note, MLLB practices and games will not interfere with Maadi Basketball Association if your child is participating in basketball this season.
Girls Get Strong
CAC will host its 5th Girls Get Strong conference on Saturday, February 15th. This year’s theme is Girls Get Strong: It’s Within You! Ms. Riddle and a group of student leaders are working hard to assemble an amazing group of community members to lead workshops and fitness activities, provide financial support, or to show their general support for our female students. If you are interested in supporting this year’s event, please contact Ms. Riddle at rriddle@cacegypt.org.
Rebecca Riddle
Physical Education
Learn Tango and be ready to dance on our CAC Valentine Gala!
This is your opportunity to be part of Tango beginners course with Khaled Nassar.
Come learn and unleash your passion for this elegant and classy Argentinean dance.
You will learn the basics and fundamental techniques needed to put you on the first step to master this beautiful dance.
When: every Sunday until the Gala from 6:15 PM to 8.15 PM
Where: at CAC, MS Auditorium.
Cost: LE 800 total course. Per couple LE 1500.
To register and for more information please contact Marcela Clavel at clavelmarcela@gmail.com or by WhatsApp or SMS to 0127-524-3232.
CAC PTO is taking you to Malaika Linens!
Tour the Malaika Linens Factory with us, and shop at the two factory stores on site!
Malaika uses fine Egyptian cotton and revives old techniques for making exquisite bedding, table linens, accessories and more – all hand-made at this factory.
We have a limited number of guests for this private tour, so make sure you RSVP here: https://whoozin.com/RUX-RMR-J466-9VTC
Details:
Monday, January 27, 2020. Start at 8.30 AM from the CAC Back Gate. We will take the CAC buses to the Malaika Factory. We plan to be back around 1.30 PM.
Cost of the trip is 100 EGP payable in cash at the start of the trip.
We will have a private tour and ample time to shop, but no time for lunch, so please plan accordingly.
