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Trey Quinn presented at Georgia Tech's, Tools for Life program at the 2nd Annual Champions Community Foundation Gala. Trey helped to raise the $535,000 needed to break ground on the first Champions Place facility. Champions Place is a state of the art residential facility for people with disabilities as well as a social hub for the surrounding community. The facility is being built in Roswell. 

Georgia Tech College of Design students helped with the building's architecture, and the team that Trey interns with at Georgia Tech is in charge of designing and implementing the digital systems that will make the facility "smart" using different types of consumer electronics. To see the technology they have been testing in action and how it has impacted lives, check out the following YouTube video:   https://youtu.be/aBV3Eiv3p6I . 

 

Elections for 2nd-semester PAWS are now open and closes December 8, 2017. Elections can be made at the PAWS icon at www.cambridgehs.org  

Please remember that your 1st-semester PAWS classes do not roll over to 2nd-semester and you must select new classes. New special interest PAWS have been added for second semester, as well as full options for academic support.

Seniors, approved Early Releases for first semester do roll over to second semester. Students who had online classes 7th period and are now on campus 7th period must elect Early Release and submit a parent/guardian permission form .  

• Final Exam Exemption request window opens:
  Now Open
   
• Final Exam Exemption request window closes:
  Tuesday, December 5, 2017
   
• Students who are approved for final exam exemption are notified by the teacher (for the exam they have requested to exempt):
  Wednesday, December 13, 2017

1. Completing the appropriate grade-level Final Exam Exemption Request form found under Student Testing at www.cambridgehs.org 
   Students will need to read the instructions carefully. Students eligible for multiple exemptions will complete a form for each final exam they are requesting to exempt.
    
2. Completing a Parent/Guardian Approval Form. The Parent/Guardian Approval Form can be completed:
   
   - Electronically using  www.zippslip.com 
      This is the same application used for student device deployment
      If you have forgotten you electronic signature PIN, you may change it in the app.
      
   - Download the the Parent/Guardian Approval form and return it to the front office
   
   - Pick up a hard copy form from the front office, sign, and return to the front office

• Five or fewer absences (excused and unexcused) per semester, in the class a student wishes to exempt the final exam
• OSS counts toward absences
• Average ≥ 70, in the class the student wishes to exempt
• Students who exceed five absences can still exempt with an average of 90 or above, in the class they wish to exempt
• Only one absence from GROW for the year (9th grade)

 

Exam Schedule:
Schedule for Monday, December 18 (full academic day)

   

Note: The cafeteria will have lunch available for students after the last exam period on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Buses will depart at 12:45pm.

Late Check-in Guidelines - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:
The first exam periods on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (December 19-21) are also lunch periods. During lunch periods, students who have lunch will remain in the cafeteria and will use the time to study for final exams.

Your student may arrive late rather than attend during his/her lunch period. If your student is arriving late on one of the half-day final exam days, he/she must arrive by 10:35 am. Students arriving late will remain in the cafeteria until it is time to move to the 10:40 am exam. Students riding in car pool must enter through the cafeteria doors on the north side of the building (facing Kings Ridge). Student drivers must enter through the cafeteria doors. Do not drop your student off at the front doors as they will be directed to the cafeteria side entrance. Students cannot be in the academic halls during testing.

Missed Exams:
Students are expected to be present and on time on all testing days. If a student must miss a final exam due to illness, the parent/guardian must call the Attendance Office on the day of the absence in order for the student to take his/her exam on the make-up days. If the Attendance Office is not alerted, the absence will be considered unexcused.

All other missed exams must receive prior approval by the student's grade-level administrator. To obtain approval the parent/guardian should email the administrator by Friday, December 15. Please include the date(s) to be missed, the subject name(s), the teacher name(s), and reason for the missed exam.

 Make up exams will take place in the Student Center and will occur on:

Checking Students Out:
Students will not be allowed to check out while exams are in progress. Classrooms cannot be disturbed, and students will not be allowed in the academic halls. For a student to check out prior to the end of the day, please have your student bring a note to the Attendance Office at the beginning of the school day. Due to the volume, the Attendance Office cannot accept emails or phone calls at check-out time.

Are you interested in politics and how the government works?  Join Cambridge for a week-long, in-depth trip to Washington D.C. as you enroll in the Close Up program and behind the scenes of our democracy in action.  Close Up has been showing students the inside workings of our government since 1971.  

This is not the trip you may have taken with your middle school teacher (no disrespect) but rather a week full of activities with students from across the nation.  Each day is filled with simulations, study groups, and monument visits.  Each of these will challenge you to think as a historian and will give you a deeper understanding of our democracy. 

Cambridge is currently gauging interest for a trip during the MLK week (January 14 - 19) or during Spring Break (April 1 - 6).  If you would like more information, please contact Mr. Schuler at [email protected] for costs and itinerary.

Does your student know how to properly restart his/her device? Did you know that restarting your device correctly can affect everything on the devices from wireless to testing?

Students should remember that the Surfaces are not like other computers when it comes to turning it off and on again.  A shutdown will not  refresh the device like a regular computer, they require a restart

.Things that do not  Restart the surface:

The only way to Restart surface is to Start menu > Power > Restart

 

If your student has not restarted his/her surface since the start of school it could result in hours of updates.

Register by Friday to secure a spot on our June 2017 Cambridge Europe trip.

Sign up today at www.eftours.com/1872926dz

 

 

All Cambridge students are invited to audition for the musical Beauty and the Beast.  Sign up for an audition date and time after the Thanksgiving Break.  Sign up sheets will be on Mrs. Buot's door (room 2.526). 

Students will perform 16 bars of one of the songs they provide.  Song choices are available in front of Mrs. Buot's door now.   Pick up either a male or female packet and start preparing now. Students will  also read from the script during their audition.

Students should see Mrs. Buot or Mr. Van Dyke if they have any questions about the auditions.

New Cambridge Bears sweatshirts are here!
Available in comfort colors - $32

New merchandise arriving daily, just in time for the Holidays.

Look for Bear Necessities at the FFA Winter Bazaar - tonight at the CAVE!

Can't make it into Bear Necessities during lunch periods, contact Anne von Bereghy at [email protected].

 

Again this year Cambridge is teaming up with Fulton County to give gift cards to teenagers who are in foster care.  Often teens are the "forgotten ones" on holiday lists as they aren't easy to shop for and aren't the first picked from an angel tree or they receive a leftover gift intended for an eight-year-old. 

Last year we raised over $1500 in gift cards by word of mouth through a few classes.  This year we are looking to go even bigger. 

For those interested in participating (teachers, students, parents):  Just stop by Mr. Schuler's room (2801) and pick up a solstice tree from his back wall and return it with your gift card (either in a gift bag or wrapped in a small box) by Friday, December 8th.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Schuler at [email protected] .  

The Cambridge Gender Equality Club is kicking off its second annual donation drive this week! We will be bringing home supplies, women's products, canned food, and other goods to the Drake House to provide support for women and families in our area trying to escape abuse and poverty.

Please bring items to Mrs. Hall's room (2807) before school or during PAWS. See fliers around the school for more details on what items are most in need! BETA and other clubs are offering service hours for donations, so see your club officers for more information!

 

Cambridge High School

 

Mission, Vision and Belief Statements

 

Our Mission  

Cambridge High School...educating, challenging and inspiring

all students to reach their full potential and achieve college and career readiness.
 

Our Vision  

Cambridge High School...providing the best educational experience

for each student within and beyond the classroom.

 

Our Beliefs  

The Cambridge High School community believes that our students will achieve their full potential when we:

• cultivate high expectations, mutual respect and encouragement,
• embrace individualism and diversity,
• provide a framework for student mentoring and support,
• encourage extracurricular participation in academics, arts, athletics and service opportunities,
• foster a collaborative community effort,
• maintain a challenging, diverse and relevant curriculum,
• integrate and optimize technology,
• celebrate individual and school accomplishments and progress,
• ensure that students feel safe and respected,
• connect with people, programs and experiences within and beyond the classroom