CRHS Morning Announcements
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Schedule: A Day
Core Ethical Values Quotation:
Respect: People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves – Tyron Edwards.
Varsity sports this week:
Today:
- Softball home against Westbrook, 3:45
- Boys Tennis home against Portland, 3:45 (rain make-up)
- Boys and Girls Track Freshman Invitational at Valley, 4:00
Friday:
- Girls Tennis home against Valley, 3:45
- Boys Tennis at Valley, 3:45
- Baseball home against Valley, 3:45
- Softball home against Valley, 3:45
Please note that these dates are subject to change due to weather conditions.
For a full list of Coginchaug sports at the Varsity and JV levels, go to www.casciac.org/ciacsports.shtml.
Announcements:
Blue Devil Fair Representatives: You will be called out of class and to the main entrance at 10:25 today. Please have everything you will need for the fair with you at that time. Lunch will be available at Strong School, and we will be returning from the fair at approximately 12:45. Remember that you are responsible for making up any work you miss while at the fair, and thank you for representing your school at this important event for our eighth-graders!
Attention Class of 2013 (juniors)! The deadline for the first payment for the Washington DC trip is fast approaching. If you wish to go on the trip you must hand-deliver the deposit payment of $300 (check made out to “CRHS Activity Fund”), along with the acknowledgement form to Mr. Pulino in room 207 by June 1, 2012. Thank you.
Shoe Drive! We will be collecting gently used, clean shoes next week for Soles4Souls, a non-profit group that has collected and distributed more than 15 million pairs of shoes in developing nations over the last five years. Go get those old adult or children’s shoes out of your closets and bring them in to help others! Collection boxes will be placed in the main entrance and the cafeteria.
Students who are doing community service at the Pet Fair this weekend (and more volunteers are welcome to sign up!), need to see Ms. Fox this Thursday during X block for a mandatory meeting.
There are still open spots to donate blood during X block and during B3 on Friday, May 18th. PLEASE consider donating to help save a life. See Mrs. Germond in room 117 to sign up.
School Council members: Please bring your food item in for the blood drive on Friday morning. Please report to the gym AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE to school on Friday to help out!
Scholarship Committee Car Wash Volunteers: Please arrive at Carolyn Adams by 9 am Saturday morning with sponges and buckets.
A car wash will be held on Saturday from 9AM-1PM to benefit the Scholarship Committee. Any donation will be accepted. Please come to help support our seniors!!!
A 5th grade class at Memorial is creating a movie about District 13 and inviting all district community members (students, teachers, and parents) to submit a picture or video that shows or explains how RSD 13 makes them feel. Please consider contributing and submitting a photo or video clip by May 25th. Find a link to more information on the CRHS Library website or click on it here http://rsd13techint.weebly.com/memorial-middle-school.html
Space is still available if you are interested in learning about careers in Gaming Design, Sports News, Directing the News, Digital media, or becoming a News Anchor— Middlesex College is hosting a career symposium on Friday, May 25 from 9:30am – 1:00pm (lunch included) entitled From HD to Social Media. How Digital Media is Reshaping Careers and Creating New Opportunities. Come see Ms. Fox in room 103 today for a permission slip.
Save the date: the Destiny Africa Children’s Choir will be performing at CRHS at 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 7. Adult tickets are $10 and children’s tickets are $5.
Attention all of you designers and builders! The science department is sponsoring a solar cooker contest! Anyone in the school community, students, teachers or staff can enter a solar cooker. You can work individually or in groups! The cookers will be judged on one criteria: which cooker can heat 400 milliliters of water the most in a five hours of sun exposure. There will also be a solar cooking exhibition for anyone who would like to actually cook food in their solar cooker. First Prize will be an $15 iTunes card. Second and third place prizes will also be awarded. Anyone interested in participating should see Mrs. Michael or Dr. Taber in the science wing for entry forms. All entries must be preregistered. The contest will be held the day of Cogfest.
THE SUMMER JOB PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE HERE! Please see Mrs. Shoudy in the Transition Office (off room 103) for more details. Certain qualifications must be met in order to be eligible. Applications must be returned with all documentation by May 24th.
Any students who are interested in Try-Outs for the Fall Coginchaug Cheerleading Team: Try Outs will be held Friday, June 1st, from 5:30pm-7:30pm and Saturday 9:00am-10:30am.Try-Outs to be held at Coginchaug High School.
Upcoming Club and Activity Meetings:
- Principal’s Advisory will meet during X-block on Friday in Mr. Hauser’s office.
Scholarship Information: Seniors are reminded to check Naviance for available Scholarships. The following scholarships are available on Naviance (listed under Scholarships) and in Guidance:
- Class of 1977 Scholarship – deadline 5/18 – TOMORROW!
- Durham Fair Scholarship Applications are available in Guidance – deadline is May 18 – TOMORROW!
The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District plans to conduct water sampling in the Coginchaug River watershed this summer/fall as part of ongoing efforts to improve water quality, and is recruiting volunteers to help in collecting samples . This summer’s study will include 21 sites in N. Guilford, Durham, Middlefield and Middletown, many of them sites they sampled previously in 2008. Responsibilities include collecting water samples before 8 a.m. on 10 sample days (all Wednesdays), and delivering them to a nearby drop-off location. Sampling will begin on Wednesday, June 13, and continue every other week until October 17. No experience is necessary—training will be provided! See Mrs. Michael for more information. (This would be a good source of community service for upcoming juniors if you are a morning person, reliable, and like to work in streams.)