CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Dear parents,
There is much to celebrate this week! Congratulations and thanks are in order for many people.
Once again, CAC students demonstrated their resilience and creativity with a socially distanced, COVID mitigated, super fun Spirit Week. Congratulations to the Student Council for pulling off a great event, and congratulations to the Class of 2021 for their terrific win! Thanks to all who donated clothes for the clothing drive. Thanks to the Booster Club for providing tasty treats to end the week. And a huge thanks to Mrs. and Mr. Knox, who always go above and beyond in their support of Student Council.
Congratulations once again to the seniors in IB Visual Arts for a fabulous exhibition! Thanks to the Strings class for their beautiful performance at the opening reception.
This week Season 2 sports concluded with a virtual awards ceremony–congratulations to all the winners! Season 3 sports began their training and conditioning programs. Each season has seen greater student participation, and we are happy to have our Eagles engaged in safe and fun outdoor athletics.
We want to keep this momentum going into the last months of the semester. As we have tracked our community’s COVID data throughout the school year, two trends have been consistent: students sometimes contract the virus from their parents or other family members; when students get it from each other, it is the result of contact indoors, without masks, away from school. As we head into Spring Break, please remember that we all have a responsibility to look after our own individual health, as well as the health of everyone in our community. The best way to do that is for everyone–parents, students, and staff–to follow the guidelines we have heard so many times: Wear a Mask, Watch Your Distance, Wash Your Hands, Work Together.
Have a wonderful Spring Break, and stay safe!
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● NESA Parents and Partners 2.0 Webinars
● Spring Break
● Skyward Gradebook
● IB Exams
● Second Semester Exams
● Withdrawal Procedures
NESA Parents as Partners 2.0 Webinars
The next webinar is Tuesday, March 30, from 4:00-5:00pm on the topic of Parenting in a Pandemic: Part II.
The full schedule of upcoming webinars in this helpful series can be found by clicking here. You can register by clicking here. Webinar recordings, materials, and feedback forms are available here.
Spring Break
Spring Break is almost here! There will be no classes from March 26-April 4. We hope everyone has a safe and rejuvenating break. Classes resume April 5.
Skyward Gradebook
Skyward gradebook is open for student and parent viewing. Students are encouraged to reach out to the teachers if they have questions about assignments.
IB Exams
The International Baccalaureate has confirmed that schools in Egypt will administer exams in May as planned, with the first exams scheduled for April 29. Mr. Williams has sent specific schedules to all students taking exams. Students in Year 2 IB classes should plan to attend those classes through April 28.
Second Semester Exams
Second semester exam dates are May 31 – June 1 for seniors (in non-IB/AP core courses) and June 2-7 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.
Withdrawal Procedures
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
We are in the process of finalizing plans for the next school year. If you already know that you will be moving on from CAC at the end of this year, it would be much appreciated if you could let us know at this time. You can use the link below as a withdrawal notification.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Juniors: Be sure to schedule your university planning meeting with your student’s counselor to occur by April 14th. Contact your student’s counselor or the admin. assistants in our office to set your meeting day and time (45-60 minutes).
All Grades:
Covid-19 Anxiety Handbook: This workbook contains tips, reminders, and resources for self-care and wellness. Please click on this link to view the handbook and to see if this might be helpful for your student.
Upcoming Virtual Events:
Find Your FIVE: Find Your Fit. Find Your Identity. Find your Voice. Find Your Essence.
Tuesday, March 30 at 8:00PM Cairo Time
Join Bates College, Paul Quinn College, Trinity College, University of Georgia, and University of Oregon. Students and families can register here.
WebiFair (virtual university fair platform) 60+ universities from across the globe.
Wednesday, April 14 at 2:00 – 4:30 PM Cairo Time.
Live Q&A with admissions representatives. To register and to learn more about the participating universities, please click here.
**please note these events are not facilitated by CAC**
Other Upcoming Virtual Events, Available Scholarships, and Summer Opportunities
See the CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage to see the upcoming virtual events, available scholarships, and summer opportunities: CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage – Events
Appointment system: As usual, students can schedule appointments with counselors from the QR codes posted around campus.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
We are in the process of finalizing plans for the next school year. If you already know that you will be moving on from CAC at the end of this year it would be much appreciated if you could let us know at this time. You can use the link below as a withdrawal notification.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Thank you
Registrar’s office
Transportation Office Announcement
After School Activities 4:20 p.m. buses are suspended till further notice due to the Covid 19 situation.
Transportation Office
CAC Libraries Saturdays in April
The libraries will be CLOSED this Saturday and April 4. The next open Saturday is April 10.
Document with all Saturday open dates for the libraries can be found here.
Remember that you must book a 30-minute time slot on the CAC dashboard, but parents can only book for a Saturday appointment. (You can reach the booking system from the school app as well.) Bookings must be made by 7 pm on Friday.
Sora is open 24/7
Our ebook and digital audiobook library is open 24/7 to our CAC parents, students, faculty and staff. Download the Sora app, find our school by typing “Cairo American College” and use your CAC single sign on to log in. Books are checked out for 2 weeks and automatically returned so you never have to worry about overdues.
Tutorial for accessing Sora is here. When you are asked for your Follett account, use the CAC single sign on.
If you have trouble with your CAC single sign when logging into Sora, please contact Ms. Amira Youssef, ayoussef@cacegypt.org.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS Head Librarian
CAC Showing Compassion (April 5 – April 8)
Food Drive / Clothing Drive & School Supplies Cash Donations
Click here to know all details and how you can support: CAC Showing Compassion
Ereeny Gawdat
Service Learning Coordinator
Booster Club Spirit Store – Cash Payments for Spare Account
The Booster Club Spirit Store will now be accepting cash payments towards your child’s SPARE account. Payments can be made any day during Spirit Store hours (8:30-10 and 1:30-2:45). Please review the following details before arriving at the Store:
1. You must have set up your account with the SPARE app to make a payment
2. Payments are accepted in EGP only
3. Please bring correct change
Booster Club Spirit Store
The Booster Club Spirit Store has resumed regular weekday hours, from 8:30-10:00am and 1:30-2:45pm. Entrance is at Gate 7 (next to the ATM). All transactions will be through the window with one customer at a time allowed inside the gate. Properly worn masks are mandatory when entering campus through Gate 7 (next to the ATM), with valid CAC ID. Temperatures will be taken at the gate. Customers will need to exit campus as soon as their store transaction is finished.
Please note that the payment methods accepted are only EGP and USD cash. No USD checks accepted.
Booster Club