In This Issue
Welcome Back!
Governor's Scholar Nominees
Course Requests 18-19
Cooper NOW
New Year's Resolution
Future of Jobs Report
Upcoming Events
 






  Congratulations to our  men's swim team and their 1st place finish at the Boone County  championship for the first time in Cooper history!  Go Jags!








 


 

  

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Congrats to senior Lexi Held (DePaul commit) in scoring her 2,000 career point as a Jaguar over the break!  











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Pictured above are our senior wrestlers and their parents.  We celebrated  Donovan Page, Zachary Holub, Daylan Bailey and their parents on Wednesday, Dec. 13 during the wrestling home match vs. Purcell Marian. 












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 Congrats to senior Adam Kunkel (Belmont commit) in breaking two school records previously held by Class of 2017 Sean McNeil.  Total career points of 1,283 and 160 3FG's.







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Pictured above is our National Honors Society Chapter and our Peace Club working with guest, Shari-the-bag-lady to teach them to process plastic bags that will be turned into blankets and pillows for foster and homeless citizens in Northern Kentucky.











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Welcome Back!

Happy New Year!  I hope our students are well rested and found some relaxation over our winter break.   

Our classes resume on Wednesday, January 3rd.  With the very cold temperatures, students should dress in layers and wear a coat.  We know this is not cool for teenagers, but necessary in the event their bus or car malfunctions in route to school and subject them to inclement weather conditions.

Governor's Scholar Nominees
Course Requests 18-19  

It is that time of year for us begin the process of planning and preparing for our course offerings for the 2018-2019 school year.  Some dates to plan for and be aware of as we return from winter break:


Jan. 26:  
Class meetings with students to go over course request and information on choosing courses.

Feb. 1:  
8th grade visit Cooper HS during the school day to go over course request and planning.

Feb. 1:  
8th grade Parent Night @ Cooper-6:30 p.m.

Feb. 14 (3:00-6:30 p.m.):  
Parent Scheduling Night for all parents, grades 8-11. Course Requests are finalized and turned in during parent conference.

Feb. 15 (4:00-7:30 p.m.)
Parent Scheduling Night for all parents, grades 8-11.  Course Requests are finalized and turned in during parent conference.

Please keep in mind, our student requests are what we use to create our master schedule. We encourage careful and thoughtful planning that includes a course load that is challenging and rigorous in order to be best prepared to transition from high school to post-secondary. 

Schedule changes are only considered in extraordinary circumstances where a different course is needed for graduation requirements or have already taken the course and passed.

Our teachers will request students into the course that best fits the students' ability.  We offer a challenge form for parents/students to fill out during parent/teacher conferences should the teacher recommendation be different than what you would like your student to take. 

Be looking for either a phone call or an e-mail in the next few weeks from one of our teachers via Sign-Up Genius asking you to schedule a time that works best with your schedule.  
Cooper NOW
 
New Year's Resolution
 
As we start a new year, I challenge our students, parents and staff alike to consider the "Happiness Advantage" approach to daily life.   

Shawn Achor, author of the Happiness Advantage has done extensive research on positive psychology and shares the amazing results in his book, The Happiness Advantage.

Would you like  your intelligence, creativity and energy levels to rise?  

Would you like to be 31% more productive?

Would you like to be 37% more effective at sales?

Would you like all doctors to be 19% faster and more accurate with diagnoses?

If you want to learn more on how our formula for success has been backwards and by making changes in our perspective and how our brain perceives the world, I have included a brief clip of a longer presentation from Shawn Achor to get you started on the Happiness Advantage approach.


Future of Jobs Report
 
The top 10 skills that people need in 2020 has a few significant differences from the 10 Skills report from 2015.   The World Economic Forum has published a report and graphic that summarizes their work.  
Upcoming Events      

Dec. 20-Jan 2  Winter Break
Jan. 5               Senior Grad Items mtg.
Jan. 8-16          Senior Dinner Dance Tickets
Jan. 12             2nd Qtr Grades go home
Jan. 12             GSA Application Due
Jan. 12             Reg. Ends for Feb. ACT
Jan. 12             Hoxworth Blood Drive
Jan. 15             No School-MLK Jr. Day
Jan. 17             SBDM Council Mtg., 4:15 p
Jan. 19-22        Grad Items Order Due
Jan. 27             Senior Dinner Dance
Feb. 10             National ACT Test
March 9            Reg. Ends for April ACT
March 15          Community Service Hrs due
April 1               Grad Slideshow Pics Due
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

Academic Team Schedule


Archery
Basketball--Men's JV/Varsity
Basketball-Men's Freshman
Basketball-Women's Fresh/JV/Varsity
Bowling--Men & Women
Swimming--Men's & Women's
Wrestling