Middle School Principal’s Letter
Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s version of the News and Views. We’ve had a short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! ( Even if you don’t celebrate the day.)
November is all about giving “Thanks” and the PTO would like to extend their immense gratitude to all who donated to the General Support Staff lunch, organized by Ms. Ereeny Gawdat. As usual, our wonderful parents came out in full force and contributed LE115,600. We were able to provide 174 hearty family-size meals for each of our community’s invaluable support staff to take home and enjoy with their loved ones.
This wouldn’t be possible without the support of the following tireless volunteers:
Riham K. Al_Ashi
Ericka Gallagher
Sarah El Derini
Jehan Agha
Mala Bardis
Nina Vuong
Salma Zaky
Hala Tatanaki
Shereefa Elsawaf
Emily Vogel
Randa Istanbouli
Niall Williams
Mary Greiss
Ghada Hany
Marianne Fahmy
Fides Urbiztondo
Ghada A. El Enin
Hanan Sedky
Bridgette Spencer
Tomader
Maha A. El Leil
MS Students
HS Students
A big shout out to Fresh and Co (ES and HS Food vendor) who prepared and packaged 174 meals giving us a fantastic deal. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Moreover, the students participated in the CISSA tournament last weekend where they proudly represented CAC. Congratulations to coach Deakin, coach Kramer, coach Vogel, and coach Villafuerte! Your dedication to our athletes is greatly appreciated.
The World Scholars Cup Participants included: Abdu El-Naggar, Kamal Sika, Omar Kamal, Sophie Senna, Julian Gonzalez, Nayer Haggag, Kasra Feizzadeh, Ellie Koo (HS), and Marwan Haggag (HS).
Our team was joined by both Isaac T. (from last year) and Chad Luck (from last year)
Highlights:
Abdu El-Naggar placed 13th overall in the Junior Division.
Nayer, Omar, and Kamal placed 10th overall in the Mediterranean region, Jr. Division
Julian was our highest-honored Jr. writer winning a gold medal for his effort.
Kasra, Julian, and Sophie combined their talents for a silver team medal in the Jr. division for writing.
The debate was our strongest area: Silver medals for Kasra, Sophie, and Julian. Nayer, Kamal, and Omar were awarded gold medals. Gold medals and a team trophy were awarded to Abdu’s team, and they finished 5th overall in the Jr. division.
The Team Scholar’s Challenge saw Kasra, Julian, and Sophie with silver medals. Abdu, Nayer, Kamal, and Omar each took a gold medal. Congratulations to our World Scholars Cup, student-athletes, and their coaches Mr. Kasal and Ms. Nolasco.
Thank you for your continuous support of Middle School.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
The Middle School Principal
Announcements
Moving on from CAC before the winter break?
Please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC this semester so that we can prepare records in time for your departure. Please note that this semester’s middle school report cards and the final high school transcript which includes this semester’s grades will not be available until mid-January 2023.
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.
https://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
Registrar’s office
GSS Lunch – Thank You!
In The Memory of Ms. Sandra Gamal
CAC community members leave their marks on the learning experience, in all kinds of ways. This week, CAC commemorated one of its longest serving staff members, the late Ms. Sandra Gamal, and celebrated our library history with an art piece placed at the entrance of the MHS library where she worked for 40 years as Head of Library for ES/MS/HS. We are delighted that her CAC alumni sons were able to join us in a small celebration along with other current and previous CAC community members.
To learn more about the symbols behind the artpiece and the library, please watch the video below, which includes a student interview with Mr. Ahmed Marzouk, our Design Tech instructor, and creator of the art piece.
Amazon Rainforest Debates In Middle School
Grade 6 Annual Fundraiser
Bake Sale & Books!
Tuesday, November 29
Since Christmas is just around the corner, the 6th graders are putting together their annual gift bags for the students at African Hope Learning Center. Please come visit their Bake Sale booths in the MS during lunch on Tuesday, Nov. 29th to purchase delicious treats. All funds will be used to purchase essential gifts for the African Hope students.
This year, we want to add books too. Please donate children’s books in good condition for kids ranging from kindergarten up to eighth grade. The red donation box is located at the front gate entrance. We really want to make these children feel appreciated this Christmas and a book is a perfect way to do that. To know more about African Hope Learning Center, please visit their website.
If you have any questions, please contact; Ana Warman 29awarman@cacegypt.org or Raelin Powers 24rpowers@cacegypt.org
CAC Winter Concert 2022
CAC Music Department presents: CAC Winter Concert Series 2022
Two nights of choral and instrumental music.
Thursday December 1st: MS/HS – Choir & String Ensemble
Tuesday December 6th: MS/HS – Bands
Free Admission – CAC theater
Doors open at 5:15pm
Show times begin @ 5:30pm.
Girls Get Strong
This year’s Girls Get Strong event will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, from 8 am-2 pm. The theme of this years event is “All Day, Every Day” and was selected by the GGS Student Leadership team after a thoughtful discussion on how to best empower our female students. This year’s theme reflects a commitment to help empower girls with the confidence, knowledge, inspiration, leadership, and strength to live a healthy lifestyle every day of the year.
Registration for this year’s event closes on Sunday, November 27th. The event is free for all female students at CAC in grades 5-12, thanks to a generous donation by the Booster Club and our community sponsors. Each participant will be provided with a conference t-shirt and lunch. More details about the event schedule and activities can be viewed on the conference website https://girlsgetstrong.org/2022-2023-conference/.
As this is a community event, volunteers are needed to help with the registration process and oversee the various activities throughout the day. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Ms. Riddle at rriddle@cacegypt.org.
NESA Parents as Partners 22-23: Webinar 2 Recording
Thank you for joining us for the second session of NESA Parents as Partners 2022-2023: Manage Your Family’s Screen-Time So It Doesn’t Manage You! with Joy Marchese.
The recording and slides from the November 16 session have now been added to the Parents as Partners InfoHub.
We look forward to seeing you at the next and final webinar of this first semester series on:
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 4pm Athens, Greece time (GMT+2).
Please note: If you have already registered, you do not need to re-register to join the next session. You may use the same personalized link you were sent by email. Or, to receive a new email/link, you may register again here: https://nesacenter-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwufuyvqzssGtyPFUlaraZnb0rNFQZHv4d_
Thank you,
The NESA Team
All Pro Dad for 14 December
Calling All CAC Middle School Students and Parents:
Help us closeout the year by spending an hour with us at the next CAC All Pro Dad event! You will be happy you did!
December’s topic is Generosity. Most people live life looking to take rather than give, but being generous is an important attribute to teach and model for our children. Giving can fuel general happiness and wellbeing not only in the person we help, but also in ourselves. Generosity demonstrates that we truly value others and are willing to reach out and meet their needs.
The next gathering is scheduled for 14 December at 7:00 am in Room 115 and we would love to see you there.
Breakfast, donuts and juice, will be provided.
If you would like to come, please RSVP here: https://allprodadchapters.com/chapters/13407
For more information or questions, contact our team captain, Craig Tippins, at this email: AllProDadCAC@gmail.com
From the CAC PTO
From the MS/HS Library
Bill Gates has given our Little Free Library new books!
We were excited to to learn this week that our Little Free Library was one of the 100 chosen around the world to receive Bill Gate’s all-time 5 Favorite Books! You are welcome to borrow and then return these books to our Little Free Library by the front gate!
The Library is Closed this Saturday!
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, we are closed this Saturday (Nov 26th). BUT, the library is open until 4pm on Sunday/Monday/Wednesday and 10am – 2pm on most Saturdays! Stop by to check out books or get some work done.
It may be time to RENEW your CAC NY Times Subscription.
CAC’s Libraries offers a free subscription to the NY Times for all CAC email holders. However, this subscription needs to be renewed each year. If you want to sign up for the first time, or renew your subscription, use this link: https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupass/check
MS Activities & Sports
Session 2 Activities Begin This Week!
Please see Ms. Ennis in the MHS Library if you have any questions about joining an activity. Students will be receiving an email confirming which activity they have selected.
Here are some important dates:
-Student sign ups – Nov 18-24
-Session Activities run – Nov 27th – March 3rd, all these activities run from 3:15 to 4:15pm.
Semester 2 MS Sports (Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball) will begin after Winter Break – a separate sign up will be posted for these sports as they begin.
Note that if you are interested in Swimming or Wrestling, sign up has already finished. Please see Ms. Tatiana at the Pool office or Mr. Goetz at the Athletics office if you have questions.
If you have any questions about MS Sports or ASAs, please talk to Ms. Ennis (mennis@cacegypt.org).
Now on Sale at the Spirit Store – MS Activity Patches
If you have participated in any of these activities of the last year, you can buy a patch to add to your bag, backpack or letterman jacket.
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to Ms. Spencer, Ms. Urbiztondo, and Ms. Fahmy for their support of the GSS luncheon.
Three Cheers to Omar Reyes and Iman Osman for their contributions towards the General Support Staff lunch.
Three Cheers to the middle school students council for volunteering their time to support the GSS luncheon.
