Issue #480 Week of: September 21, 2015 CHS Fighting Scot Update Preparing Students for Life... Caledonia High School / 616-891-8129 / 616-891-7038 fax 9/18 Var Cross Country @ MSU Invitational Var. Football vs Mona Shores 9/19 Equestrian Division A & B District Meet II, 9:00 A.M. Location Barry County Fairgrounds: Rain or Shine Var Volleyball vs Elite Classic Var Tennis @ Holland Quad 9/21 Senior Parent/Student FAC @ 7:00 p.m. GR Christian College Fair 6:30 8:30 @ Cornerstone Var. Golf @ Jamboree #5 (Cascade) Fr Soccer vs EGR 9/22 Key Club Var Tennis @ Northpoint Christian/FHN (dbl dual) JV Golf @ GR Christian (Rec Center) JV/Var Soccer @ FHC Fr/JV/Var Volleyball vs GR Christian 9/23 Var Golf Jamboree #6 @ Thousand Oaks JV Tennis @ FHC Var Tennis vs FHC Cross Country @ EGR Jamboree #2 @ Gainey Fr. Soccer vs Holland Christian Student Services has scheduled a senior parent/student meeting on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. for those interested in attending college after graduation. This 30-minute meeting is in the Caledonia High School Fine Arts Center. Please join us this Friday, September 18th at the Caledonia vs Mona Shores football game as we honor the Caledonia 2005 Division III Football State Championship team at halftime! 9/24 Picture Retake Day Fr/JV Football vs Rockford Var Swim/Diving @ EGR Fr/JV/Var Volleyball vs FHC 9/25 All Interim Forms are Due Var Football @ Rockford 9/26 FFA Hog Roast Var. Volleyball @ Morley Stanwood Cross Country @ Cougar/Falcon Inv. @ Gainey
CHS Fighting Scot Update Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Dates Picture retake day Thursday, Sept. 24th Homecoming Week 10/5 10/10 CHS Blood Drive Oct. 2nd Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 12 th & 14th - 5:30 8:00 p.m. PSAT Testing October 16 th (all juniors will be taking this test) *Juniors and seniors please note that the deadline for turning in your Military Opt Out Form is September 30. The lists will go out to the recruiters after that date. Senior Parent/student night is Monday, September 21, 7:00 in the FAC for those attending college after graduation Junior parent/student night is Monday, September 28 (NO longer college planning) at 7:00 p.m. in the FAC Infinite Campus Accounts are being processed. There are over 300 accounts to go through. Many of them have been processed. I expect to have everyone their login information by early next week. Thank you so much for your patience. You will be receiving your activation code soon. Please note ALL student accounts should be activated. Your student s login is as follows: Username Student # Password is Uppercase last initial, lowercase first initial and student birthday Ie Julie Smith Sj052992 You may access via your student until your parent account is activated. If your student s account is NOT working, please have them stop into the HS Tech office for help. Thanks
Southkent Veterinary Hospital and Zoetis Support Caledonia FFA Southkent Veterinary Hospital and Zoetis have partnered to support the Caledonia FFA through the Zoetis FFA Support Program with a donation of over $1000 to the chapter. A portion of the proceeds of Zoetis products are donated to the FFA chapter in the local communities.by partnering with local veterinarians and animal health suppliers, the Zoetis FFA Support Program has provided more than $6.5 million to local FFA chapters since 2008. This contribution has helped put equipment on school farms and in the classroom, helped build new animal agriculture facilities for FFA chapters, fund leadership development events and class projects, secure blue jackets, send members to their first National FFA Convention and more. Zoetis is also the flagship sponsor of NAAE's Communities of Practice, as well as the Animal Science, Small Animal, Veterinary Science and Equine communities as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. As a champion of veterinarians worldwide, Zoetis also sponsored the national Veterinary Science Career Development Event (CDE). This CDE, which was offered as a national contest for the first time in 2012, focuses on small- and large-animal veterinary medicine, training and then testing students knowledge on proper care and handling of animals. An exciting new step for FFA, the CDE is a great way to encourage many FFA members looking to pursue careers in veterinary medicine. Since 1928, FFA has supported aspiring agriculturalists. But FFA is more than a classroom activity. It s a dynamic organization that provides its members with leadership development, career growth and personal success.
CLASS of 2016 - Senior Overnight Party Dear Senior Parents - Wow! Senior year is upon us. The Class of 2016 would like to remind you that planning is underway for the Senior All Night Party. This party is planned to give the students a safe place to celebrate and spend the night together with friends, food and fun activities. Your payments are essential so that there are funds available to secure things needed to make the event a success. The total payment due is $125.00. A payment of any amount will let us know to count your student in for the night; with full payment due by the end of December. Payments can be made at your convenience by sending a check made out to CALEDONIA CLASS OF 2016 to the high school office at anytime in an envelope that is clearly marked, Class of 2016. If you would rather mail it directly, please contact Candi directly for an address. We will also be available during conferences to answer questions and collect payments. The next planning meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23rd@ 7:00 pm in the lower forum room. (Everyone is welcome) Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you - Candi Latham candi.latham@yahoo.com 616.633.9640 Jodi Peek jodels1@charter.net 616.443.3082
Food Service Information Parents have on-line access to view student balances, histories, make bankcard deposits and submit free and reduced lunch applications. Information and instructions are available on-line at www.calschools.org, click on Departments, scroll down to Food Services. For additional information, and to sign up for email notification of low balances, contact Mimi Mahaney-Stalzer at mahaneym@calschools.org or 616-891-0227. Free and Reduced Breakfast & Lunch Information Free and Reduced Price School Meals Family Application, along with instructions, will be available in each school office. You may also contact the Food Service Department at 616-891-0227 to request a hard copy. We also have a link on our website, www.calschools.org click on Departments, scroll down to Food Services, where you will find the application, instructions and a question & answer sheet regarding eligibility, etc. Reminder, you must send in a new application each school year. PLEASE NOTE BENEFITS FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL OCTOBER 19, 2015. If your student received free or reduced price meals in our school district last year, you must reapply before October 19, 2015 to be eligible for continued benefits. Please complete your new application as soon as possible to prevent any interruption in your student s benefits. If you are new to Caledonia Community Schools, you will need to fill out a new application in our district. Lunch Price Changes* Elementary Schools $2.25 for lunch, $1.30 for breakfast, $.50 for ala carte milk Middle Schools and High School $2.50 for lunch, $1.30 for breakfast, and $.50 for ala carte milk. *The increases were necessary in order to comply with Section 205 of the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act for Equity in School Lunch Pricing.
Yearbook purchase 2016 link & new icon Senior Image Upload 2016 link http://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=a03634100 https://images.jostens.com/402733600 Please note that accounts are still being processed. There are approx. 400 accounts to activate. Please be patient. You will receive an email with your information asap. INFINITE CAMPUS INFORMATION Why do YOU need an Infinite Campus account? Infinite Campus allows parents access to see the following: Student Attendance Records Grades Schedules Behavior Transcripts Special School Announcements We NO LONGER send grades home via postal mail. Students and parents can access them from Infinite Campus. New to the district student s username and password should be their student number for username and Capital first name initial, last initial, birthday as password (FN,LN,MMDDYY Example Smith, Joe Sj100899) Parents, if you have your own login, you will be able to access all of your students with one login account. If you need to sign up, please feel free to call 891-7011 for help. DID YOU JUST SIGN UP FOR A NEW ACCOUNT? It will take approximately 2-3 weeks to process your new account. If you are NEW to Infinite Campus, you will receive an email from Mrs. Durkee with your account information. If you have any questions, please feel free to call 891-7011. DID SOMEONE SAY MOBILE APP? YES!!! INFINITE CAMPUS HAS AN MOBILE APP! Just go to the App Store on your 'Smart Phone' and search for Infinite Campus. Download the app. Our SCHOOL PASSWORD RHWVWR.
Student Services Attention Seniors: Please be sure to have the Permission to Release Test Scores form turned into Mrs. Trutsch as soon as possible. This form enables us to sent your test scores with your college applications. The form is available on front desk or we can email it to you. The Grand Rapids Christian College Fair will be held at Cornerstone University on Monday, September 21 st from 6:30 8:30 p.m. The location is at the Bernice Hansen Athletic Center. For complete information go to myblueprintstory.com SENIOR Parent/student night Student Services has scheduled a senior parent/student meeting on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. for those interested in attending college after graduation. This 30-minute meeting is in the Caledonia High School Fine Arts Center. JUNIOR Parent/Student Meeting Student Services has scheduled a junior parent/student meeting on Monday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Caledonia High School Fine Arts Center. The powerpoint presentation will cover the college admissions process, our college and career search tool Naviance Family Connection, and most importantly the change from the ACT to the SAT and what it means for our students.
Colleges Visiting CHS... Just to Meet You! This is a GREAT way for you to check out colleges that you may be interested in. If you like what you hear, then you can go visit them to see if it might be a good fit for you. Take the time now to make a good decision later. Colleges coming soon.... stop in student services to check schedule. (You must sign up in student services to attend a meeting with a college representative.) Upcoming College Rep Visits Juniors & Seniors: Fall is a great time to meet the college reps and gather information about each college you are considering to attend. This year we are implementing a more strict policy to sign up for a college rep visit. We will advertise the dates on our blog, in the announcements, and in Scots Update. It is up to the student to check with their teacher to be sure they can miss the 45-60 minutes of class to attend the visit. Also, we are requiring that students sign up at least two days in advance of the scheduled visit to alleviate the last minute rush. This will allow us to prepare passes and schedule a room to accommodate the number of students we are expecting. Your cooperation will be appreciated! Be sure to sign up in Student Services TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE in order to have a pass out of class. We will be using Remind 101 this year, so when you sign up, please pick up the flyer with the phone number for that particular visit. College Visits 9/21 Spring Arbor 8:00 a.m. 9/22 U of M 8:00 a.m. 9/22 Indiana Wesleyan @ 10:30 9/23 Calvin College 1:30 p.m. 9/28 GVSU @ 9:10 a.m. 9/28 Cedarville University 1:30 p.m. 9/30 MSU 10:30 a.m. 10/1 Butler University 9:10 a.m. The following recruiters will be available in the cafeteria during lunch: U.S. Army - October 1 U.S. Air Force - October 6.
bg. CHS Fighting Scot Update Good Luck Caledonia Equestrian Teams Division A & B District Meet II, Saturday September 19th 9:00 A.M. Location Barry County Fairgrounds: Rain or Shine Public Welcome & Admission is Free CALEDONIA ATHLETES FALL PASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE FAMILY PASS IS $200 STUDENTS PASSES $45 OK WHITE CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES: $5 FOR ADULTS
FUNDRAISERS
The Band Boosters are doing this fundraiser at the football games we are selling the attached decorative license plates for $15 each. There will be a table set up at each football game for these. Come by and take a look.
Community Annoucements
CHS Contact Numbers: Main Office (616) 891-8129 Fax (616) 891-7038 Attendance Office (616) 891-0741 Athletic Office (616) 891-0211 Student Services (616) 891-0214 Fax (616) 891-0727 Infinite Campus Support (616) 891-7011 *Parents please notify the attendance office asap if your student is absent. Please note all absences must be reported to the attendance office within 24 hours to be excused. School Day Hours 7:45 a.m. - 2:37 p.m. CHS Web address http://www.calschools.org/cal-hs/ ******************
If you need to sign up for Infinite Campus, you may download registration form from the following link - http://www2.caledonia.k12.mi.us/ic/iccpf- FORM.pdf. Print the last page and fax to 891-7038. If you are having problems with logging into Infinite Campus, please feel free to call for help at 891-7011 Caledonia High School 9050 Kraft Ave. Caledonia, MI 49316 Phone: 616-891-8129 Infinite Campus Find out grades, assignments, special notes, and attendance at your convenience. Fax: 616-891-7038 E-Mail: durkeem@calschools.org CHS Website: www2.caledonia.k12.mi.us Preparing Students for Life! To subscribe to our list email durkeem@calschools.org and request to be added to the list. To be removed from the list, please email durkeem@calschools.org and request to be removed from the list. Special Note... please read This elist is NOT meant to be a complete list of all activities. The goal is to improve communication with parents and students by providing another avenue to highlight as many activities and events as possible. SCHOOL STORE HOURS Hours are Monday - Friday 11:45am - 2:30pm This e-list newsletter is on the Web! Get this Update at: http://www2.caledonia.k12.mi.us/chsupdate/chsupdate.html