Cortland High School
March 29, 2019
Upcoming Events
  • 4/01 All Night After Prom Party Meeting for Parents of Seniors, 7 p.m. cafeteria
  • 4/02 World Autism Day, Wear Blue
  • 4/03 Internship Meeting, 6:30 p.m., room 125
  • 4/06 NYSSMA Solo Festival
  • 4/11 High School Imagination Celebration, Homer Music Building
  • 4/15 - 4/19 Spring Break, No School for Students
  • 5/01 Mental Health Awareness Day
Internship Information
On Wednesday, April 3rd there will be an important meeting for all students who applied for the internship program and their parents. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will take place in Mrs. Norman’s room (rm 125). Also yearbooks are selling out fast! Order yours as soon as possible!
Autism Awareness
The twelfth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2019.

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States today.

Wear blue on April 2nd for World Autism Day and show your support throughout the month.
ACCES-VR Information Meetings
Attention all 10th, 11th, and 12th grade parents and students

ACCES-VR is through the Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation. It is an adult service agency geared towards helping individuals become successfully employed. ACCES-VR serves eligible individuals with disabilities (504 or IEP), except blindness.

Please come to this informational session to learn more on how we can help you and your student after graduation become successfully employed.
Please RSVP on date and location that works best for you so we can plan accordingly. 

RVSP by e-mail at srice@cortlandschools.org or call 758-4100 ext. 1122

Randall School @ 3:30 - 4:30 on 4/4
Barry @ 3:30 - 4:30 on 4/25
Parker @ 3:30 - 4:30 on 5/2
NYSSMA Solo Festival Held at CHS
On Saturday, April 6th several members of the High School music department are participating in the NYSSMA Solo Festival held here at Cortland High School. Students have prepared solos or small ensemble pieces and will perform them for an adjudicator to receive feedback on their performances. Check out this video below for more information on our music department and how students #DiscoverYourSound.
Art News
The art department is holding several art shows in the coming month. There was the District PRISM Art Show held in conjunction with the PRISM Music Concert on March 13th.

The high school Imagination Celebration is going to be held on April 11th at the Homer Music Building. The Monster Project has started at the high school whereby first graders at Barry and Virgil submitted drawn monsters that will be re-made in a digital space by students in New Media 1 and 2.
Students Study the Brain
Upperclassmen in the elective Psychology course are studying the brain and brain/body communication systems. Chauncy Crane and Ben Pace were able to act the role as individual neurons. Classmates had to properly label them first, then assist them in making animations and sounds on how one neuron in the body receives a message and then transmits it on to the next neuron. Fun was had by all!
NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Teams
for Winter 2018-2019 Season
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), believes that the athletic participation of students enhances their academic performances. To support this belief, the Scholar/Athlete Team Award Program began in 1991. Varsity teams who have 75% of their team earn a 90% or higher GPA during their sport season qualify for the NYSPHSAA award. Individuals can also qualify, if the team does not, with an average of 90% or better.
Winners from the Cortland High School for the Winter 2018-2019 season are as follows:
Boys Basketball, Boys Indoor Track and Field, Boys Ice Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Bowling, Girls Volleyball, and Girls Indoor Track and Field. Read more...
College Acceptance News
We are so proud of our students! The class of 2019 is heading to college in just 5 short months. Click here to view a spreadsheet of our students names and where they are headed to college! Way to go!
French Honor Society
This year French has seen a large number of students continue their studies with TC3 Concurrent Enrollment and beyond. These students work incredibly hard to maintain their studies and deserve to be recognized and rewarded for their efforts. 

The student-driven initiative to start a French National Honor Society began this year with Oumou Diakite, currently enrolled in TC3 level French. For her and most other students, the honor of being asked to join La Société Honoraire de Français is quite the incentive to continue studying French at Cortland. Since this is a nationally recognized program like National Honor Society, students will have expectations and requirements similar to NHS. They will be required to take French up through level 5, attend regular meetings and participate with French club activities, and maintain an average of 83 or better in all classes outside of French.

With approval from Mr. Mack and sponsorship from Mrs. Chapman, invitations will be sent out to eligible students within a few weeks. The induction ceremony will be held in the high school auditorium later this spring.
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