CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Thank you for reading this week’s Highro-Glyphics!
Welcome back and congratulations to the wrestling team for their great performance at the MESAC Invitational in Chennai, India!
Thanks to the many parents who attended the Grade 8/9 Information Evening.
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Positive Education Presentation
● Early Release Day
● Hardened Shelter Drill
● High School Talent Show
● Next Skyward opening date
● Second Semester Information
● 2020-21 Calendar
● A few photos from the week
Positive Education Presentation, February 18
Dr. Ron Lalonde will be presenting to parents on Tuesday, February 18th, at 8:00am in room MS116. Dr. Lalonde is the Regional Manager of the Institute of Positive Education, and the founder of Riverspath Coaching and Consulting (riverspath.com). Evidence-based Positive Education programs are playing a crucial role in teaching the skills of wellbeing and promoting positive health for students. We hope you can attend and find out more about Positive Education at CAC.
Early Release Day, February 18
Please note that Tuesday, February 18 is an Early Release Day so that teachers can participate in professional development activities. High School classes will end at 11:30.
Hardened Shelter Drill
We will hold an all-school Hardened Shelter evacuation drill on February 20 at 10:50 am.
High School Talent Show
We hope to see you at the High School Talent Show Thursday evening. Check the HS Morning Announcements next week for more information.
Skyward Opening Date
The gradebook section of Family Access on Skyward will open again after school on February 20. Students are encouraged to speak with their teachers face-to-face about progress and academic performance.
Second Semester Exams, and Graduation
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. Please note that no exams will be given early.
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.
2020-21 Calendar
The 2020-21 calendar has been approved by the CAC Board and can be found here.
Photos
Here are some photos of science classes this week and sophomores taking the Pre-ACT.
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Course Registration
Current grades 9 & 11 students: completed course registration cards were due to the HS counseling office by 11 February. Please turn in your cards ASAP.
11th Grade College Planning Meetings
Thank you for attending Junior College Night this week! Juniors, please schedule your college planning meetings with your parents and your counselor in the next few weeks. Meetings should take place before April 30th.
10th Grade Course Planning Meetings
Sophomores, please schedule your course planning meetings, to include your parents and your counselor, as soon as possible. The course registration cards are due March 10th.
High School Students and Parents for Grades 9-11:
Learn more about a typical summer program offered in the US!
A representative from the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) will be at CAC on 17 February (Monday) to talk about their summer enrichment programs. Through the programs, one can learn about future careers, experience life on campus at a U.S. university and develop essential leadership and team building skills.
Visit nslcleaders.org to learn more about the programs and view the tuition rates.
When: 17 Feb (Monday)
What time: 11:10 am – 11:50 am
Where: MS 115
Claudia Bean, Stephanie Barker, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
HIAMUN Conference
CACMUN Club is sending 11 delegates to Al Hayah Academy to participate in the annual HIAMUN Conference. They will attend 3 days starting Thursday, 13 February. We wish them all the best.
CACMUN Club
CAC PTO Gala – Bus Transportation
PTO is providing bus transportation for the Gala guests that will take everyone to the Mena House and back to CAC on Friday, February 14th.
Two buses will be leaving CAC at the back gate at 6:30 PM, and two buses will be bringing guests back to CAC, one leaving at 12:15 AM and another leaving at 1:15 AM.
Please make sure you let the PTO know if you plan to use this organized transportation, so that we may have a good estimate of how many people will be using this service. Simply email cacpto@cacegypt.org. Thank you!
PTO
VB This Friday, 3-5 pm
Pick-up volleyball this Friday, 3-5 pm, with MS VB Assistant Coach Goetting. Come join us after cheering on the swim team!
Dr. Pav & Ms. Fajardo
Wrestling Results, AES New Delhi Invitational 2.8.20
The CAC wrestling team traveled to AES New Delhi for the MESAC Invitational Wrestling Tournament on February 7 and 8, 2020. Eleven CAC wrestlers competed with wrestlers from AES NEw Delhi, the International School of Bangkok, and ACS Abut Dhabi. CAC ended with 5 wrestlers in the championship, 3 finishing with gold and 2 silver. Four more CAC wrestlers were in bronze medal matches, with two taking bronze and two finishing fourth. The final two CAC wrestlers finished in 5th and 6th, winning some matches during the event as first year wrestlers. See final results below. Congratulations to all wrestlers!!
CAC wrestlers:
Husayn 4th
Josiah 3rd
Lucas 5th
Omar 4th
Ali 3rd
Je Heon 2nd
Hassan 1st
Murad 1st
Stefan 1st
Daniel 2nd
Xavier 6th
Scheduled Games for Feb 13-22:
• Thurs. February 13, varsity girls basketball, MS G7 & G8 @ CAC, 3:45, main gym
• Thurs. February 13, varsity boys basketball, Wadi Degla @ CAC, 5:30, main gym
• Fri. February 14, CISSA JV basketball tournaments, girls @ MES, boys @ AISE
• Sun. February 16, varsity boys basketball, AISE @ CAC, 4:00, main gym
• Mon. February 17, JV girls basketball, Hayah varsity @ CAC JV, 4:00, main gym
• Mon. February 17, varsity girls basketball, CAC @ AISE, 4:00
• Wed. February 19, MS boys and girls volleyball, CAC @ ISC-C, 4:00
• Wed. February 19, U14 boys and girls soccer, CAC @ ISC-C, 4:00
• Thurs. February 20, MS basketball, G6/7 boys, MCS @ CAC, 3:30, outdoor court
• Fri. February 21, CISSA MS volleyball tournaments, girls @ ISC-C, boys @ AISE
• Sat. February 22, CISSA varsity basketball tournaments, boys @ CAC, girls @ AISE
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
Library Closed February 18 Afternoon
The MHS library will close at 11:30 am on Tuesday, February 18, which is an early release day for students. This will allow the library staff to participate in the positive education training scheduled for faculty and staff that afternoon.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS & Head Librarian
Booster Club Art Contest
The Booster Club’s annual Art Contest is up and running! 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 any time during opening hours 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
GIVING AT CAC
“I have found that among its other benefits,
giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
CAC Alumnus parent, American author,
poet, singer, memoirist and civil rights activist.
Dear CAC Parents,
For those of you who might be supporting fundraising efforts for your students, PTO, or Booster Club, there is a new online platform for dates, times, and spaces to be reserved. Click here for more information on how to fundraise at CAC.
Advancement Office & Service Learning
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.
For Registration, click here Girls Get Strong Registration.
Rebecca Riddle
Physical Education
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.