@cooper--February 18 2018

In This Issue

10 Year Celebration

Safety/Threat Update

District Basketball

AP Exam Registration

Individual Learning Plan

Graduation Slideshow

Opioid Awareness

Upcoming Events

Congrats to our seniors on our girls basketball team for their leadership, dedication and commitment to the team and our school.

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ACT Testing Dates

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PCongrats to our seniors on the dance team for their dedication, leadership and commitment to the team and our school. They were recognized this past Tuesday just prior to the girls basketball game.

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We will be having a Yogurt Bar this Thursday, Feb. 22. You will be able to choose from many toppings. Be sure to stop by the cafeteria on Thursday and start your day with a yogurt!

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Congrats to wrestler Zach Holub earning 1st place in 145 during regionals last weekend.

Congrats to wrestler Daylan Bailey earning runner-up (2nd place) in 182 during regionals last weekend.

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Congrats to wrestler Colby Dabbs on earning 4th place in the 126 at regionals last weekend.

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Congrats to wrestlerAlex Chrism-Hopper on earning 5th place in 160 at regionals last weekend.

Congrats to wrestler Draven Steelman in earning 5th place in 170 during regionals last weekend.

Office Hours

7:00-3:30 p.m.

It's hard to believe our school is celebrating 10 years of excellence! With life being so busy, we don't time enough time to reflect. Our celebration/reception will provide a time for us to pause and reflect of our accomplishments and growth. Our Student Leadership Council has been working diligently to provide a gallery walk of information, pictures of our very beginnings of construction and our add-on as well as a video compilation.

Our Cooper community is invited to join us on Saturday, March 3rd between 2:00-4:00 p.m. in our library. Current students and graduates alike are encouraged to stop by and see where we have come from, where we are now and where we are going. We will have yearbooks from most of our previous years at a greatly reduced price for those that are interested.

We hope that you will join us on Saturday, March 3rd! Light food and refreshments will be served.

Safety/Threat Update

As a follow-up to not only the threat that we worked through earlier this week but also the recent school tragedies, I want to take a moment to bring clarity and reassurance to our Cooper community.

Throughout this week, rumors and social media has fueled concern and fear. The rumors and social media information contains false information and speculation. While I can't choose what you believe, I do ask, will you believe the rumors and social media that does not have inside information and details or will you choose to believe those that have all of the detailed information regarding this serious and unfortunate incident? I hope you choose to believe the latter.

There was and is only one person involved in the threats that have occurred. There haven't been any additional threats since Monday. There was never any mention of our scheduled pep rally on Friday, March 2nd. There isn't two other people involved in this situation.

The person responsible for these threats is being dealt with the highest level possible disciplinary action in accordance with the Boone County Code of Conduct. Due to the nature of this disciplinary violation, we have also involved the Boone County Sheriff's office as threats such as this can be punishable with a felony.

Due to the lingering rumors, I have made the decision to cancel our pep rally scheduled for Friday, March 2nd not because there is any connection but that pep rallies are meant to be a celebratory event and with the rumors from this week, it has some students uneasy and unable to celebrate during this event.

I talked with the student body this week about always being aware of your surroundings and how important it is to speak up and speak out if something seems suspicious. I encourage you to talk with your student regarding the seriousness of threats and the severe consequences of not only school discipline but a law violation.

Please know that if at any time I feel your students' safety is at risk, I will be sure to communicate that with you. We are living in interesting times with people choosing violence in various venues of our daily life. Teachers, administrators, school staff, along with students and parents--we are all trying to figure out what the new normal looks like. What I do know is your student's safety is my highest priority as well as the highest priority for our staff.

District Basketball

Our boys and girls basketball teams will be participating in the district basketball tournament next week at Ryle High School.

Below is the schedule of games:

Tuesday, February 20

Girls Game- Cooper vs. Conner 8:00p

Wednesday, February 21

Boys Game- Cooper vs. Conner 6:00p

Thursday, February 22

Girls Championship 7:00p

Friday, February 23

Boys Championship 7:00p

AP Exam Registration

This year, AP exams will be given during the weeks of May 7th - 11th and May 14th -18th. AP exams are $94.00 each, which includes a $15.00 nonrefundable deposit.

Payment for these exams is due no later than Wednesday, March 21st. You may pay by cash or check and all payments should be turned in to Ms. David and Ms. Salmon in the Library. Checks should be made payable to Cooper High School.

Students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch and are coded as such in Infinite Campus will not pay a fee for the exam.

If students receive a 3 or higher on the exam, students may receive 3 college credit hours and subject to the post-secondary institutions discretion.

Click here to download the registration form to fill out and turn into the library.

Individual Learning Plan

Students across Kentucky are required to complete an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). The Career Cruising ILP Tool is designed to help students bring together their academic achievements, extracurricular experiences, and career and education exploration activities. This enables the student, parents or guardians, teachers, and counselors to work together to develop a course of study that meets the student's needs and goals.

The following link is an ILP Parent Video which explains how to login and walks through how to access this useful tool.

Each student is required to complete their ILP each year and students are working through their JAM class over the next couple of weeks to complete the last few sections of their ILP.

Graduation Slideshow

Parents who wish to have their child's picture included on the video DVD and shown one-hour prior to the graduation ceremony, should do the following:

1. Scan a baby photo using a resolution of at least 1000 dpi.*

2. Save these files as a JPEG with student's first & last name as the file name (Smith, Jesse Baby Picture)**

Click here to e-mail photos or for later reference:rchs.graduation@boone.kyschools.us

For additional questions or information, please contact our Senior Class Sponsors, Ms. Tracy Moore or Mr. Jacob Booher.

Deadline to turn in photos is April 1, 2018.

*We will be using the files from the official senior portrait files with Prestige to pair up with the baby picture.

**Electronic submissions of baby pictures only.

Opioid Awareness

The deadline for high school students declaring an intent to compete in a statewide video competition to promote opioid addiction awareness has been extended to Feb. 23.

The contest is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use and addiction and will encourage students to create original campaign advertisements to promote the 'Don't Let Them Die' and 'Find Help Now' websites. The winning public service announcements will be incorporated in the Commonwealth's opioid awareness marketing campaign. The top prize is $7,500 thanks to a grant from @CDCgov !

Feel free to download a :30 or :60 video from Governor Bevin to help promote the PSA competition among students.

More information regarding the contest, including complete rules and guidelines, can be found online.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 21 SBDM Council Mtg., 4:15p

Feb. 22 International Test-85 in gr.9/10

Feb. 22 Microsoft Excel Exam

Feb. 22 Progress reports go home

Feb. 24 Equestrian Team to State

Feb. 26-Mar 1 We Are Cooper Week

March 2 Rotary Teacher Nominations

March 6 KOSSA Testing

March 9 No School

March 9 Reg. Ends for April ACT

March 13 KOSSA Testing

March 14 SBDM Council Mtg., 4:15p

March 15 3rd Quarter Ends

March 21 AP Exam Registration Ends

March 22 Report Cards Go Home

March 30 No School

April 2-6 Grad Presentations

April 1 Grad Slideshow Baby Pic Due
April 9-13 Spring Break
April 14 National ACT Test
April 21 Prom 2018
May 4 Reg. Ends for June ACT
June 9 National ACT Test
June 15 Reg. Ends for July ACT
July 14 National ACT Test

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Bowling--Men & Women
Swimming--Men's & Women's
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