Challenger Early College High School

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October 27, 2011 Great job with Study Hall this week! Using Study Hall wisely shows great stewardship as you use your time and resources in a mature way. Being quiet and respectful shows regard and citizenship to your fellow students as they study and complete assignments. Keep up the good work!! Halloween at CHS: please remember that you are both a high school and college student. CHS students dont wear costumes for Halloween on campus. Please feel free to wear a costume at our Monster Mash Halloween Dance. Drivers Ed will be offered in January. Please call the NC Driving School for registration and/or questions at 828-758-7795. Calendar dates to note: 1. College Financial Aid planning night is scheduled for November 29 from 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Parents and students of juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend. 2. Gaotzeng Yiengyoua will speak about studying culinary arts on November 22 from 4:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. in the Auditorium. All students are invited to attend. Seniors will have a Senior Social in the Nest on October 31 with their Family. All other students are asked to use the Auditorium for Open Nest on that day. Seniors: this is part of your Connections IV class for the semester. Freshman will have a class meeting this Friday in the Auditorium. Clarification for all students: only students that have a drivers license can sign-in and/or sign-out themselves and their siblings (if this permission is on file in the office). Note: Students with a license cannot ride with other licensed students without written permission from parents that must also be on file in the office. This is school policy. Please see Ms. Benfield for any further clarification.
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chalk Talk at CHS: Chalk Talk is a group activity where a question is posed and space is provided for participants to write answers. Students are welcome and encouraged to participate. Here are the guidelines: write legibly, use appropriate words, use Standard English (not texting language), and feel free to respond to others. Typically, Chalk Talks are located on large pieces of paper in the EW hallway. FROM YOUR SGA: The Senior Class Movie Ticket Raffle is under way: Take a chance at winning 2 movie passes to the showing of your choice, on the day of your choice, at Carmike Theaters. Raffle tickets are on sale for just $1.00. The sale has been extended through October 27th with a drawing on October 28th during the Monster Mash Halloween Dance. See any Senior this month to purchase your raffle ticket.
Seniors: Remember that the Senior who sells the most raffle tickets (with at least 25 tickets sold) wins 2 movie passes and a restaurant gift card for $25.00. If you need additional tickets to sell or are ready to turn in money, see Ms. Plover in the office. All money, as well as, sold and unsold tickets must be turned in to Ms. Plover by 2:00 on Thursday, October 27th. Please be sure to let those who purchase tickets know about the extended sale and new drawing date.

Join the Junior Class for a field trip to the Renaissance Festival in Concord, NC with a visit to UNC Charlotte on Saturday, November 5th Friday night at the Movies sponsored by the Freshmen Class The Freshman class will be hosting movie night in the auditorium. The class voted and we will be watching Soul Surfer. The movie is free with a minimum $5.00 purchase of concessions in the Nest prior to viewing. Bring your family and friends. Date is TBA. SGA (PSO supported) Monster Mash Halloween Dance on Friday, October 28th at Catawba Rosenwald Gym from 7:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Lots of fun and excitement planned; Professional DJ, dance competitions, presentations, costume contest and cool decorations! Tickets are on sale now!! Cost $5.00 in costume or $7.00 no costume Students are responsible for their own transportation. Enter the Costume Contest and win a $25.00 gift card (cost $2.00 to enter). Place your request for music in the Halloween Dance Music Box in the Nest. Guess how many pieces of Candy Corn are in the jar? Cost 25 per vote. The person closest to guessing the correct number of pieces wins the jar of candy. See an SGA representative each Friday in October in the Nest to make your guess! Winner announced at the dance.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

FROM YOUR PSO: We are participating in the Valley Hills Mall My School's Cool ?MSC? program!! We could be awarded up to $5,000!! Shop on Wednesday and we get TRIPLE points for ALL retail purchases! Do you eat at the Mall?? EAT on TUESDAY OR THURSDAY and we will get TRIPLE points for every food court purchased! That $1 for a coke just turned in to $3 for our school. Please Drop every receipt &/ or Points Pass from every purchase at the Valley Hills Mall in our orange drop box in the Nest OR in our CHS locker at the mall which is beside Bath and Body Works (upper level by Sears) ? Need to keep your receipt? Then just pick up a points pass from the mall office down the hallway between The Gap and Buckle M- F from 8:30 ? 5pm (down the hallway between JC Penny and Dillards lower level) OR as Mr. Rutherford for a Points Pass (he will stamp your receipt) If you or someone you knows participates in any of the Health First or other programs at the mall please request a points pass for attending and drop that also! We get lots of point for those events!! STUDY HALL NEST: Great job using the Study Hall time this year!! This support was asked for BY YOU and is an excellent addition to Challenger ECHS!! FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES: Please be reminded that you are obligated to be in Study Hall if you have more than 10 minutes between your classes. This means that if you have a break between classes that is 15 minutes or more (20, 30, etc.), you are obligated to go to the Nest for Study Hall. This is not an option for you but, rather, a requirement of attending CHS. Please see Ms. Benfield with any questions or concerns about this policy. JUNIORS AND SENIORS: Please be reminded that you are welcome to join Study Hall at any time for a quiet, supported place to study and complete assignments. The outcomes for study hall are that students will get assignments done while at school, that students will have two adults available to ask for help with their homework, and that students have a quiet place to work on assignments. Remember that others are working on their assignments so Study Hall is not the time/place for socializing. If there is room to spread out during Study Hall, please sit one student per table. Study Hall 5 for 5: students (all freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Nest during Study Hall) must be 5 for 5 out of the following list prior to reading for fun, getting on internet for fun, sleeping, etc.
1. Do practice problems/review questions 2. Make Flash Cards 3. Rewrite notes 4. Take notes on the current chapter 5. Clean backpack/update agenda/organize binder

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Student Activities and Support Calendar

Monday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Senior Connections (Auditorium) Key Club (320) Drama Club (BR) Drama Club (BR) Hip Hop Club (Aerobics room) Tuesday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Yearbook SGA/SAC (follow your schedule, 307 CD) Wednesday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab International Club (1st, 3rd weeks only; Auditorium) Beta/NHS (2nd, 4th weeks only, 316) Gamers Club (1st, 3rd weeks only; 310) Anime Club (2nd, 4th weeks only, 310) Drama Club (BR) Thursday Homework Club (317) Math Lab Writing Lab Raza Latina (BR) Hmong Dance Troupe (307A) Drama Club (Auditorium) Tolerance Forum (First Thursday of each month, 312) Friday

PAA Schedule Drama Club (Auditorium)

Thursday, October 27, 2011