Daily Bulletin Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Posted on December 22, 2017
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Daily Bulletin

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

REMINDER: NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED ON THE ELEVATOR WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSE.   – President T. McKenna

HANDICAP PARKING: Please do not park in any handicap parking spot in the lower parking lot unless you have proper tags/clearance.  Multiple cars have been illegally parking in these reserved spots.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.  –N. Vanbuskirk

SCHOOL STORE HOURS – Mondays – Fridays – 7:30 – 7:55. AFTER SCHOOL:  Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays – 3:10 – 3:30.  CLOSED Wednesdays After School.

Regular Advisory

Adv           8:00-8:25

1st              8:28-9:22

2nd             9:25-10:19

3rd              10:22-11:16

4th              11:19-12:13

5th              12:16-1:10

6th              1:13-2:07

7th              2:10-3:04

01/03/18 Wed
·        LAB A (1/2 days NO LAB)

·        Interim Reports

·        7:30am Girls’ Varsity Tennis Bake Sale

·        5:00pm Girls Basketball (Varsity) vs Carver E&S – Away

01/04/18 Thu
·        LAB B (1/2 days NO LAB)

·        Interim Reports

·        7:30 Korean Student Association Bake Sale

·        3:15 pm Boys JV Basketball vs Sankofa Freedom Charter – Away

·        3:15 pm Boys Basketball (Varsity) vs Sankofa Freedom Charter – Home
01/05/18 Fri
·        LAB C (1/2 days NO LAB)

·        Interim Reports

·        3:15pm Girls JV Basketball vs Mastery Charter Hardy Wiiliams – Home

·        3:15pm Wrestling vs Overbrook HS – Home

NEW MESSAGE(S):

► Submit information for the DAILY BULLETIN before 10:30 am. Please include DATES and TIME. Send email to Mrs. Patricia Clark, Office Secretary.

► REFER TO DAILY BULLETIN on centralhigh.net for more information.  Thanks.

STAFF:

► Faculty – Consider USING DIGITAL RESOURCES whenever possible/ feasible: Google Classroom and Turnitin.com are reliable alternatives to print resources. These digital platforms offer functions that allow you to post assignments and to collect digital /electronic student work. Let me know if you need assistance accessing/ using these instructional tools. – J.R. Lobron (1-3-2018)

►TRANSPASS LIST INFORMATION – SUBMIT TRANSPASS PACKETS TO THE MAIN OFFICE BY THE START OF 1ST PERIOD.  All students MUST initial next to their name on the enclosed printout. Circle the name of students that DID NOT receive their pass due to absence. If any student’s name is missing on the list, DO NOT ISSUE A TRANSPASS. Send student to the office. Thank You.

► Submit information for the DAILY BULLETIN before 10:30 am. Please include DATES and TIME. Send email to Mrs. Patricia Clark, Office Secretary.

STAFF AND STUDENTS:

► Faculty: LIBRARY PASSES were placed in your mailbox. Please abide by the “Two per day” protocol. If  a student has a pressing need to utilize library resources simply fill in student library pass and send them on their way. Keep library passes in a safe place as there is a black market for library passes among the student body. Encourage students to use library before and after school:  Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  -J.R. Lobron

► PRETZEL SALE – ON FRIDAYS.  Price will be the same – 1 – $.75, 3 – $2.00.  -L. Kolsky

STUDENTS:

► COMMUNITY SERVICE (1st, 2nd, and 6th Periods) – MAIN OFFICE –  Please stop by the MAIN OFFICE to inquire about community service.  –P. Clark

► Students interested in CENTRAL BROADCAST NEWS, anybody with camera and editing skills or interest in gaining them please attend a meeting on Wednesday, January 4, after school in room 106.  -Mr. Trott

► STUDENTS: During the week of January 8 through January 12, 2018 Monday through Friday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in conjunction with the School District of Philadelphia will be at Central High School to provide required STD PREVENTION presentations and screenings for all students in grades 9th through 12th grade. Teachers in the Social Studies department will let their classes know which day they will be participating in this event. All students must attend these informative presentations. Please be on time for these workshops. Workshops will take place in the Spain Conference Center.   -T. Scott

COUNSELORS’ MESSAGES:

►277 SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGE INFO POSTINGS are available on the Central HS Counselors 277 Google Classroom. For questions or access please contact Ms. Chasan.

► 278 Parents and Students: CARNEGIE MELLON’S SUMMER ACADEMY FOR MATH AND SCIENCE (SAMS) PROGRAM is looking for interested students to apply. SAMS is a 6-week residential summer program targeted to rising seniors of low socioeconomic, first generation, ethnic minority, and DACA backgrounds who are interested in STEM fields. Students will have the opportunity to take for-credit courses taught by Carnegie Mellon faculty, receive SAT Prep, and become exposed to the college experience. This program is free of charge to the student, and a limited number of scholarships exist for book expenses.

SAMS Admission Requirements: Populations: Low socioeconomic, first generation, and/or ethnic minority, & DACA students

Academic Interests: STEM related fields GPA/Grades: Minimum 3.4 unweighted. Students must have mostly A’s and B’s on their transcript. Students must also have A’s and B’s in STEM courses. PSAT Range: 620 minimum in each section – Students below this range will still be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Activities: Students must have some sustained involvement in extra-curricular activities

Curriculum: Students must have excelled in math or science and be in pre-calculus during junior year. Students also need to be on track to have completed 3 years of science by the time they graduate. Some AP course work in science or on track to be in AP course work in science would definitely be a plus. If a student indicates an interest in Computer Science they must be enrolled in at least Calculus or AP Calculus AB as a junior. They also need to have mostly A’s on their transcript. If you are interested in the SAMS program, please contact Ms. Chasan in the counseling office by January 17th, 2018 for more information.  -Elana Chasan