Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Catechetical Focus for the Month of September: Commandments and Conscience

Required Forms Parents, each year it is required that parents sign off on having received and read the CCHS Handbook, the Drug and Alcohol Policy, and the Photo Release Form. This year, all three of these forms are found in one Google Form. Click HERE to fill out the form. All forms need to be received by Friday, September 25, 2020. It is also required that each student has an Emergency Form completed each year. This file can also be found in the Parents tab, under forms. Please complete the form in full, and return it to Kathy Holder, Director of Nurses atkaholder@charlottecatholic.com. Submitted by Mrs. Coughlin jmcoughlin@charlottecatholic.com

Campus is Closed to All Students and Visitors until Monday, September 21 Please see the September 15 Change in Schedule Letter Art students may pick up supplies on Monday.

General Announcements  Schedule change: Please make sure you read the important letter sent yesterday from Mr. Telford regarding a change to the schedule from September 16-25. You may read the letter again here: September 15 Change in Schedule Letter Office hours: The school office will be closed on Wednesday, September 16. Office hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, September 17-18. Regular office hours will resume Monday, September 21. Mark your calendar for virtual Back-to-School Parent Night. Monday, September 21 from 6:00 - 8:15 p.m. Instructions are forthcoming. Senior Parent Virtual Financial Aid Presentation: Charlotte Catholic is hosting a Virtual Financial Aid Presentation on Wednesday, September 23rd. Our presenter will be from the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC). Please join us and learn how applying for financial aid may work for your family.   Join Senior Parent Financial Aid Presentation Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84384407340?pwd=ajR1eW5EWGQwK1NBZGZ5WDFWZmhpZz09 Meeting ID: 843 8440 7340; Passcode: CCHS Submitted by Mrs. Bryant lmbryant@charlottecatholic.com Senior Baby Ads in Yearbooks: Baby ads recognizing graduating seniors are available for purchase at the online school store. The cost is $95. Click here to visit the online store and purchase a baby ad for your graduating senior.  Submitted by Mrs. Simpson basimpson@charlottecatholic.com Change from In-person to Remote Instruction or Vice Versa We have extended the deadline for families to elect to change from in-person instruction to remote learning or vice-versa to Friday, September 18th. If you have any questions, please contact your student's counselor. If you have selected remote learning and wish to change back to in-person instruction, please click the link here: Change from Remote to In-Person Learning  If you have not previously submitted a Remote Intent Form and wish to elect a full semester of Remote Learning, please click the link here: Remote Intent Form Please keep UP-TO-DATE with daily announcements (The Catholic Daily) and communications from CCHS via email. Senders will be "Charlotte Catholic High School" noreply@charlottecatholic.com or communications@charlottecatholic.com. Please mark both as safe senders. Please click the link to find updated policies for submissions for The Catholic Daily.

Student Accolades Congratulations to Charlotte Catholic seniors Domenica Merino and Francesca Suarez-Esquetini for being the 2020-2021 Catholic nominees for the Park Scholarship at North Carolina State. This nomination is to compete for a full academic scholarship. Submitted by Mr. Needham smneedham@charlottecatholic.com Congratulations to Charlotte Catholic seniors Emma Gatewood, Jane Corah and Maura Egan for being the 2020-2021 Catholic nominees for the Morehead Caine Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This nomination is to compete for a full academic scholarship.

Student Life Underclass Picture Day has been postponed to October. More information to come.

Counselor's Corner  Click here for contact information: CCHS Counselors COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS: The schedule for College Rep Visits may now be found on the Counseling section of the website. Click here for Fall 2020 College Rep Visits

Cougar Sports Click here for contact information for all CCHS Sports Coaches: Cougar Sports Click here for the CCHS Athletics page and information on specific sports. Athletics

News for CCHS Parents Parent Canvas Account Information: Charlotte Catholic Parents can now sign up as an observer in Canvas. Observers can link their Canvas account to their student’s account so they can see assignment due dates, announcements, and other course content. Observers can view the course content but cannot participate in the course.   For instructions on how to set up your Parent account, please view our Slide Guide at: http://tiny.cc/kpcrsz Charlotte Catholic Canvas url: https://charlottecatholic.instructure.com There’s an app for that! Canvas Parent is available for iOS and Android mobile devices. Once your Canvas Observer Account setup is complete, download the Canvas Parent app. Use the QR Login feature on the App to quickly link your Canvas account to the Canvas Parent app. Instructions are on the home page of the app. If you prefer not to use a QR code, you can click the find school button and enter our Canvas url charlottecatholic.instructure.com to login. Submitted by Mrs. Acitelli bvacitelli@charlottecatholic.com  PTO Back to School News Watch for many more exciting activities celebrating our amazing Faculty/Staff, Parents, and Students. If you would like to be contacted about future volunteer opportunities, please click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084eaaad2ea75-cchs2. Click here to pay PTO dues

Quick Resources

CCHS Calendar

2020-21 MACS Calendar

CCHS Return to School Plan Additional resources: CCHS - Health Guide COVID-19 Parent Education Meck County Health Department

Cafeteria Aladdin Website Lunch Menu Pre-order Lunch Option: If your student would like to pre-order lunch from the cafeteria, there are two options available: Flyers with QR codes are posted on every floor in different locations throughout the school. Students will scan the QR code and fill out the Google Form to pre-order items for lunch.  Click on the Google Doc link https://forms.gle/7szeMXn2xKDvGvYZ9. Students must have a student account set up and funded through MySchoolAccount to use the pre-order lunch option. Pre-ordered lunches will be ready at a table set-up on each floor for pick-up at the beginning of student's scheduled lunches. Contact Ms. Yarborough with any questions Yarborough@aladdinfood.com. Submitted by Ms. Yarborough Yarborough@aladdinfood.com Info about food service: Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria 7:00 – 10:30 AM each day. There will be remote stations available on 2nd and 3rd floors 8:15- 10:20 AM with breakfast items, snacks and drinks. A full menu of cafeteria items is available during lunchtime. The cafeteria and snack stations accept cash OR student accounts. The website to set up and fund an account is MySchoolAccount. The ID number is the student ID number. Students or parents may e-mail Yarborough@aladdinfood.com if they need an ID number. Students may pick up ID cards with pin numbers from Mary Yarborough in the cafeteria.

Carpool and Parking Information Parking Registration Carpool Traffic Flow Campus Map The paved and gravel lots are closed for pre-construction work. There is no parking in these lots this year. Carpool Information: Please review the carpool and traffic flow information - links are at the bottom of this Catholic Daily e-newsletter. For the safety of all students, please note: Please use ONLY our carpool lines for dropping off and picking up students. Use BOTH right and left lanes.  If you are using the left lane for drop off, students may only exit cars near the crosswalk at the front of the main entrance. Please do not drop off or pick up at any neighboring business, including Chipotle and Wells Fargo. We do hear from these businesses when students are dropped off or picked up in their parking lots. Thank you for doing your part to ensure that CCHS is a good neighbor. Please do not drop students off in the parking deck and then exit. Please no not drop students off in front of the parking deck and make a U-turn to exit. Submitted by Dr. Leahy mmleahy@charlottecatholic.com

Drivers Ed Eligibility Forms Drivers Eligibility forms are available during scheduled office hours.

Uniforms 2020-21 Uniform Dress Code.

Bus Service  For information about the MACS bus service, visit MACS Transportation.

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