CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Happy New Year to all of you in our CAC community! It’s great to see everyone back and for our campus to be buzzing with student learning and activity once again. We hit the ground running with sports practices and activities in full flow as well as teachers passing back students’ semester exams, providing feedback and cracking on with the learning for semester two. We’ve also had some special visitors from the class of 2024 on campus this week to give an update on their university lives, and to inspire the class of 2025 to finish strong!
Next week, you will receive notification that your student’s semester one report card is available in Skyward (Thursday). Please do take some time to review your child’s grades and read the teacher’s comments. If you should have any concerns or questions, of course, you are welcome to email teachers directly to set up appointments for conversations.
We know there’s a busy semester ahead. We have a group of students heading to the Netherlands in two weeks’ time to represent CAC at The Hague Model United Nations (THIMUN), an extremely prestigious MUN event which attracts students from all around the world. Students on sports teams will be looking forward to the upcoming tournaments hosted here at CAC and offsite in February. And, of course, varsity teams will travel to Europe in March to represent CAC at the ISAA championships which conclude season two. Closer in, the annual Girls Get Stronger event will be held next Friday, January 17th, here on campus.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead.
Dates for your Diary
• Thu 16 Jan – Semester One report cards issued
• Thu 16 Jan – Last day for HS students to drop/add courses for Sem 2
• Fri 17 Jan – Girls get Strong(er) event, on campus
• Thu 23 Jan – Holiday, no school (TBC)
• Wed 29 Jan – Early Release Day – 11:30 dismissal
• Tue 4 Feb – IB & Subject Selection Fair – 3:30 pm (for Grade 10 parents and students)
• Wed 5 Feb – HS Parent Coffee Morning. 9:30 am
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of January 9, 2025
Class of 2026 University Application Parent Information Session
Join us for the Class of 2026 University Application Kick-Off Parent Information Session on Tuesday, January 21st, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in the CAC Theater. This important event is designed for all junior parents and will provide valuable insights into the university search and application process. An RSVP has been sent to your email. We look forward to seeing you there!
Class of 2026 University Application Workshops Continue in January!
Student centered application sessions for juniors continue throughout the spring semester. These will be offered during several Flex sessions (mandatory) and lunch sessions (optional) throughout the semester. Your junior’s next seminar will take place on January28/29th. We will give them a copy of their latest unofficial transcript, introduce them to the Junior Project, confirm their standardized testing timeline and continue the research on colleges and careers as a follow up to the session we held last semester. We look forward to working closely with the junior class throughout this semester.
Grade 10 families: Save the Date: Tuesday, Feb 4th starting at 3:15 pm: Course Selection Information Fair for Grade 10 Families. The purpose of this event is to help students make informed and appropriate choices about the academic pathway and courses they wish to take in Grade 11 leading to Grade 12. Details and RSVP to be sent soon!
All Grades- Be sure to look over the summer programs listed on our CAC High School Counseling internal web site. New entries added weekly!
All Grades- Semester 2 schedule change requests are between January 12-16th (for semester long courses, mostly). If your student has any questions about their second semester course schedule, please have them speak to their counselor before January 16th.
ACT test information
Below are the upcoming dates and times CAC will hold a test on campus.
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
Parenting Together With Positive Discipline (Tweens & Teens)
Starts Jan. 20, 2025 – Only 5 spots left!
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
MBA Basketball is Back!!!
The Maadi Basketball Association (MBA)
The MBA is a Maadi community basketball league for boys & girls aged 5 through 17. All practices and games are held at the CAC gyms. The MBA season runs from Jan. 11th through March 18.
Each team will have one weekday practice (at 6:00, 7;00 or 8:00 pm) and a Saturday game.
We ask that parents consider supporting the league by being a division coordinator, head coach, assistant coach or a team parent.
For more detailed information you can click on the ‘MBA Registration 2025’ link below:
This Saturday we start the season. We will have assessment games.
The following schedule is when players should come to play:
8:00 – 5 & 6 year olds (ES Gym) 10:00 – 7 & 8 year olds (ES Gym)
8:00 – 9 & 10 year olds (Outside Court) 10:00 – 11 & 12 year olds (Outside Court)
8:00 – 13 & 14 year olds (Main Gym) 10:00 – 15, 16, & 17 year olds (Main Gym)
If you have any concerns, please contact the MBA Coordinator: Monte Davis, at: montedaviseg54@gmail.com
The MBA Needs Coaches
The MBA is looking for some coaches this season. Any High School student with a knowledge of the game of basketball, and interested in working with younger students (ages 5 – 17) may apply to coach. Coaches need to have an assistant to work with them. The season runs from January 11th to March 22nd. There is one practice (one hour) during the week and one game (one hour) on Saturday mornings.
Those interested in coaching this season, please contact the MBA Coordinator, Monte Davis, at: montedaviseg54@gmail.com
Monte Davis
MBA Coordinator
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
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