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August 8, 2017 - This Issue:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

CLUBS

Highlight of the Week

Friday's assembly summed up our excitement in ushering in the 2017-18 school year. Dr. Discher spoke to the definition of integrity and the value it brings to us as individuals and as a school community. Coach Thomas set the standard of excellence in sportsmanship and demonstrated the value of school spirit. Ms. Brown introduced our student mentors and welcomed our faculty leaders to rally their houses.

More about our mentor program

More about our house system in next week's newsletter.

Please join Cicero Prep in welcoming:

Mr. Wes Hardin

Mr. Hardin came to Great Hearts with experience teaching high school philosophy and theology for three years in Madison, Wisconsin. He likes Arizona and enjoys living in the valley with his wife and two young sons. This year he will be teaching 7th grade Literature and Composition and 7 ^th grade Ancient History. His hobbies are reading and playing guitar, and his favorite book is the "Confessions" of St. Augustine. Mr. Hardin has been a Great Hearts teacher for three years, and we are fortunate to have a veteran Great Hearts teacher of the caliber of Mr. Hardin join our faculty. Please join us in welcoming him to our Cicero Prep family.

Clubs

CHOIR

CREATIVE WRITING

DRAMA, ACTING OR TECH

HIKING, ADVANCED OR INTERMEDIATE

FENCING

KNITTING

SCIENTIA

STRING ORCHESTRA

Read more or Register Online

Homework Club

More info

Special Events

9th GRADE RETREAT

Friday, August 18

Camp Tontozona.

Register Here

CURRICULUM NIGHT

Thursday August 31

Meet the faculty and athletic staff.

FIRST ANNUAL FALL GOLF CLASSIC

Sunday, November 5

Shotgun Start at 12:30 PM

More Info

Cicero's Student Mentor Program

The Mentor Program is the heart of student leadership at Cicero Preparatory Academy. Mentors are carefully-selected high school students who are here to serve the rest of the school. Their roles are as follows:

1. To set an example and practice servant leadership.

2. To assist new students in making the transition to Cicero Preparatory Academy and in developing skills for academic success.

3. To serve the school community during the school day and during after-school events/service projects.

4. To participate in the brand-new house system, which was launched this week!

Our 30 mentors are here especially for your sixth graders. During New Student Orientation, mentors accompanied the sixth graders to their homerooms and helped welcome them to the school. Each sixth grader has been paired with a mentor, and will be meeting with him or her every Wednesday in the gym during Semester 1 to discuss study skills, organization, and acclimating to Cicero Prep. If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can better serve you, please contact the Mentor Coordinator, Ms. Betsy Brown, at [email protected].

College Counseling

Colleges That Change Lives

August 15th at 7pm

Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort.

The event begins with an enlightening 30-minute presentation on today's college search process and is followed immediately by a college fair that lasts approximately 1.5 hours. During the college fair, students and families are invited to speak directly with admission representatives from the colleges and universities that inspired the book Colleges That Change Lives. This is a free event and no pre-registration is required.

For more information visit http://ctcl.org/scottsdale-az-august-15-2017/ .

The College Counseling office is excited to announce that Cicero Prep now has a dedicated College Counselor on campus to help our families navigate the college search process. To schedule an appointment, please email Shannon Coolidge at [email protected] or call 480-424-1790 ext. 340. I look forward to meeting many of you in the weeks to come!

SAVE THE DATE


1st Annual Fall Golf Classic

Sunday, November 5 ^th , 2017

Shotgun Start at 12:30 PM

Maximum of 52 players

(13 groups of 4)

Save the date for our 1 ^st Annual Cicero Prep Fall Golf Classic. This golf tournament will be open to parents AND scholars from Prep AND Archway to play in! So team up with your scholar, invite friends and neighbors to join your team, and bring your best shot for a fun day at Talking Stick Golf Club. You can join as groups of 2 or 4. It will be a simple, fun day out on the course with your children! Parents cost - $75, Scholars cost - $35.

Beginning Monday August 14th,

we will be coning off access to the east lot parking spaces

during prep drop off (7:20-7:40).

See details below

Please be mindful of the crosswalk in the east parking lot. If parents need to park, it is best to use the Chuck E Cheese parking lot to minimize car traffic where students are walking.

We take student safety very seriously and are committed to creating a secure crosswalk.

If you plan to visit the office, please drop your student off using the prep drop off lanes and proceed right toward parking, a parking attendant will be happy to accommodate.

Thank you for your cooperation, it is a privilege to serve you and your children.