CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Our wonderful Senior parents
Thank you to the Booster Club
It’s that time of year and the holiday season is almost upon us! We must say a big thank you to our senior parents for providing a wonderful holiday celebration for the senior class today. Pizza and churros were well received by the students, as were the thoughtful gifts. Also, a big thank you to the ever-wonderful Booster Club for providing them with some hot chocolate to accompany the food.
Semester exams run from Tuesday 10 December to Sunday 15 December, with make-up exams on Monday 16 December. Students with off campus privileges are allowed to leave campus after their last exam for the day. For students who do not have off-campus privileges, their parents may approve temporary privileges to leave campus early during Exams Week. In these cases, parents should email the HS office to give temporary authorization, and the student should stop by the HS Office with his/her ID card.
Students must sit for their exams as scheduled. Only in cases of medical or family emergency may a student retake a missed exam. If a student is unable to attend school for these reasons, parents are asked to email the school by 9:00 am, and submit documentation upon their child’s return to school. Please feel free to email Ms. McCall if you have any additional questions about attendance during exams week. We wish students all the best in their exam endeavors next week.
Go Eagles!!!
CAC is proud to be hosting an international invitational basketball tournament this weekend. And of course, we are looking forward to the PTO sponsored CAC Winter Bazaar on campus on Friday. I’m sure I will see you around campus over the weekend!
Upcoming
Thu 5, 6 & 7 Dec – CAC Invitational Basketball & Wrestling Tournament.
Sun 8 & Mon 9 – Exam Prep Days – Normal classes (no new content or assessments due)
Tue 10 – Mon 16 – S1 Exams (4 days + 1 day for makeups)
Tue 17 Dec – Winter Break begins
18 Dec – 7 Jan – Winter Holiday
Wed 8 Jan – First day of Semester 2. Will be an A Day.
ES students learn from HS student artwork
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of December 5, 2024
Grade 12, Class of 2025:
Seniors who are applying for any university with a deadline through Jan 15th, 2025, should turn in their Document Request Forms (DRFs) to our office by Dec. 8th, 2024 for processing before CAC is closed for winter break. Good luck to our seniors with their applications!
ACT test information
Below are the upcoming dates and times CAC will hold a test on campus.
Saturday, December 14th, 2024 8 am (registration deadline has passed)
Saturday, February 8th, 2025, 8 am (registration deadline is Jan. 3rd)
Saturday, April 5th, 2025, 8 am (registration deadline is Feb. 28th)
Saturday, June 14th, 2025, 8 am (registration deadline is May 9th)
Registration details here. Students can look up CAC by City: Maadi and center number 866070.
*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
Stay Updated with CAC Activities & Athletics!
Curious about what’s happening in CAC Activities & Athletics? Want to cheer on your Eagles at an upcoming match, performance, or academic competition? Follow our live Google calendar for all the upcoming events throughout the year. Click the link below and be sure to bookmark it for easy reference!
Link: CAC Activities & Athletics Live Calendar
Kasey Semler
Activities Coordinator
Moving on from CAC before the winter break?
Please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this semester. Please note that middle school report cards and the final high school transcript which includes this semester’s grades will not be available until mid-January 2025.
https://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
A few days before your departure, a withdrawal form that includes several signatures must also be completed by middle and high school students in order to clear any outstanding obligations, and turned in to the Admission/Registrar‘s Office to release records.
Registrar’s office
UPDATED – The Toy Drive at the Winter Bazaar – Bring a Toy, Get a Treat!
The Service Learning office will have a booth at the Winter Bazaar to collect toys supporting the Health and Hope Oasis. As a thank you for your donation, we will offer treats sponsored by NOLA to the first 200 who donate toys. Come See us at the Toy Drive Table! or come to the table to help promote it!
• Students, Parents, Teachers & Staff, if you would like to volunteer half an hour from your time at the bazaar to help promote it, please sign up HERE
The Health and Hope Oasis is the first supportive care center providing and promoting nutritional, physical, and emotional well-being for children and their families in an environmentally healthy and safe setup. The H&HO is located in Wadi El Natrun on Cairo-Alex Desert Road. It serves low-income families providing their services completely FREE of charge. Our goal is to provide these children with 500 amazing gift bags!
Gifts Criteria! (All must be new or in excellent condition!)
• Toys, such as dolls, cars, legos, soft toys etc,…
• Coloring or craft books, stickers, etc,…
• Winter Warmers such as scarves, socks, small blankets, etc,…
• Individual Milk or Juice bottles
• Backpacks
• Bikes, scooters, and tricycles are welcome to be donated to the H & HO Bike’s Track
• Chocolate & candies are not welcomed for hygiene purposes
More details can be found in the ES Announcement
If you have any questions, please contact the service-learning office:
Ms. Ereeny Gawdat
Service & CAS Coordinator
egergess@cacegypt.org
Call/Whatsapp on the Bazar Day! +01200 278 966
Ereeny Gawdat
PreK-12 Service Learning & CAS Coordinator
Parenting Together With Positive Discipline (Tweens & Teens) – Starts Jan. 20, 2025
For CAC Parents with Children in Grades 4-12
Join Carey Harris & Amira Hashem for a parenting course designed for all CAC parents.
The 8-week long course meets weekly to…
• address real issues for parents of today’s tweens & teens
• learn over 50 long-term, take-away tools for parenting during the adolescent years
• create a support network for parents of the Cairo American College community
Space is limited! Save your spot – REGISTER HERE
To learn more about the course visit: https://parentingtogether.edublogs.org/
Carey Harris
Elementary School Counselor
From the MS/HS Library
Egyptian Graphic Novelist Book Club – for CAC Parents and HS Students
Here’s how it works!
December: Read the books Your Wish is My Command / Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed and It Won’t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib.
They are quick reads and available in the MHS Library or on the Sora App.
January: We will decide as a group what meeting time works best for everyone and meet to discuss! – Fill out this form to confirm your interest and to arrange a meeting time.
BONUS: Author Malaka Gharib has offered to join us on Zoom for an additional Q&A – find out more about her here. She would be available on a Tuesday afternoon in January.
Please contact Meghan Ennis (mennis@cacegypt.org) if you have more questions.
Meghan Ennis
MS/HS Teacher Librarian
Maadi Little League Baseball (MLLB) Season
PLAY BALL! Registration for the 2025 Maadi Little League Baseball (MLLB) season is now open. The 2025 season will run from February 16 to May 31, 2025.
MLLB is a youth recreational baseball league for boys and girls. MLLB is aiming to have four divisions this season. T-ball for ages 5-6, Coach-Pitch for ages 7-9, and Player-Pitch for ages 10-12, as well as re-introducing our Seniors Division for ages 13-16. Practices will be held at 5pm on weeknights and games will be played on Saturday mornings in Maadi. The three younger divisions play games on the CAC
campus, while the Seniors Division will play games at The Field.
REGISTER NOW ONLINE! For full details on the 2025 MLLB season and registration, click here: MLLB 2025.
CALLING ALL PARENTS! MLLB relies on the community and player families for its success. MLLB is currently recruiting for a range of roles, including head and assistant coaches, team parents, and league organizers to serve on the Board. Whether you’re a “baseball person” or not, MLLB has a role for you.
For more information on registering your player for the upcoming season, supporting MLLB as a parent, or paying your player fee, please contact MLLB Commissioner Pete Ilick at psilick1960@gmail.com.
Please help MLLB spread the word and forward this announcement to interested friends, families, and colleagues.
Nermeen Hamed
Activities & Athletics Office