@cooper--The Week of October 27, 2019

In This Issue

Honoring Veterans

Time Change Saturday

Honor Roll

Graduation with Honors & CAMS

Yearbook Purchase

Power Puff Game

Opportunity Scholarships

Job Outlook?

School Picture Make-Up Day

Volleyball Regional Games

Upcoming Events

Congrats to our varsity cheer squad on their 1st place finish this past Saturday, Oct. 26 at the NKCA regional competition. They also placed 2nd in their Game Day routine. Go Jags Cheer!

Quick Links:

After School Tutoring

Announcements

Attendance Point of Contact

RCHS Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Community Service Events

Bus Route Information

Report It!

Scholarship Guide

Deposit Money into Lunch Account

Contact Cafeteria Manager

ACT Testing Dates

SAT Testing Dates

Library/Media Center Homepage

The GREAT RC Spirit Store

Our Vision

Aspire.Achieve.Excel

At the Ken t ucky Art Education Conference Student Art Exhibition, Austin Mills won 2nd place, in the 2-D category and Rylee Forton won 3rd place.

Alex Reihl won 2nd place in 2D and Zach Standley won 1st place in 3D at the KY Art Education Conference Student Art Exhibition.

Our Vision

Aspire.Achieve.Excel

Support the Dance Team

by eating dinner at the Burlington Chipotle on Wednesday October 30th from 5-9pm! You can find the flyer on our social media or ask a dance team member for one!

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Aspire.Achieve.Aspire

Congrats to our volleyball team on their 33rd District Championship win.

Go Jags!

Congrats to Onuabuchi Ajaezu & Savannah Snebold on being named to the 33rd District Volleyball All-Tournament Team and MVP Kaitlyn Luebbers!

Go Jags!

Seniors who are interested in applying to NKU, they are waiving the application fee if you apply by DECEMBER 1ST!

PLEASE NOTE - you must use the NKU application, NOT Common App to have the application fee waived. Don't miss an opportunity to save $40!

Our Vision

Aspire.Achieve.Excel

Congrats to our women's cross country team on placing 4th in the regional meet on Saturday, Oct. 26th and earning a bid to compete at state next weekend!

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Aspire.Achieve.Excel

Congrats to Luke Vanlaningham on finishing 8th and Austin Patello on finishing 11th in the men's cross country regional meet. Both of them are moving on to the state meet next weekend!

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Aspire.Achieve.Excel

Congrats to our speech team and their 3rd place team finish this past Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Henry Clay tournament. In addition to the team's 3rd place, there were numerous individual awards as well.

OFFICE HOURS

7:00-3:30 P.M.

Honoring Veterans

We are planning to honor & recognize Veterans associated with our students and staff this year with a slideshow during JAM on Thursday, November 7th and during lunch on Monday, November 11th. We are asking our staff, students and families to submit a picture and a few details of a Veteran that they would like to honor/recognize by Thursday, October 31st.

Click here to submit picture and details.

Time Change Saturday

Don't forget to set your clocks back before going to bed this Saturday, November 2nd.

Honor Roll

Our PTSO will be in all lunch periods this Wednesday, October 30th to provide a treat for any student on the All A or A/B Honor Roll.

Students should be sure to stop by the PTSO booth for a treat!

Graduation with Honors and CAMS Applications

Class of 2020 (current seniors) that qualify for the following prestigious honors and recognition at our Commencement Ceremony must apply in the guidance office by Friday, November 8.

Page 19 of the student handbook explains the criteria for graduating with honors. Click here for the student handbook.

Graduation with Honors

Cum Laude

Achieve a weighted GPA of 3.8 and have taken at least 2 AP and/or Dual Enrollment courses

Magna Cum Laude

Achieve a weighted GPA of 4.15 and have taken at least 5 AP and/or Dual Enrollment courses

Summa Cum Laude

Achieve a weighted GPA of 4.5 and have taken at least 8 AP and/or Dual Enrollment courses

A completed application is required if you want to be recognized at graduation!

CAMS PROGRAM - Cooper Academy of Mathematics and Science

Any senior who has successfully completed the CAMS program curriculum will need to fill out an application in the guidance office in order to be recognized for this achievement at our Senior Honors Night in the spring. Students should submit this application by Friday, November 8.

**This special recognition during senior honors night is by application only by the student and/or parent.

Yearbook Purchase

The 2019-2020 yearbook sales have begun -

click here to purchase the 2019-2020 yearbook for $65.

Yearbook ID code : 13573420

Powder Puff Game - Items Needed

RCHS is hosting its first Powder Puff Game on Saturday, November 2nd at 4:00pm and like any great sporting event we want snacks! This is a fundraiser for the students so we are trying to get as much food donated as possible.

Click here to donate items.

Feel free to drop off donations in the front office with Attn: Senior Board through November 1st. Many thanks!!

Opportunity Scholarships

The College Board has launched a new scholarship program with $5 million of scholarships each year, beginning with the class of 2020.

College Board Opportunity Scholarships

Be sure to check out this link for more information and other resources to support your child on the journey to college. You can also sign up to receive emails and texts with college info, advice and reminders.

Job Outlook?

What is our job outlook?

Total employment in the Cincinnati region by 2020 is projected to be larger than seven of our peer regions.

Where are the jobs going to be?

In the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region, occupations related to health care;
community and social services; and computer and mathematical science are expected to grow most rapidly; however, office and administrative and sales occupations are projected to have the largest number of jobs in 2020.

Several sectors are projected to lose jobs, including protective services... read more

School Picture Make Up Day

Our picture make- up day from earlier in the school year is coming up this week on Tuesday, October 29th.

Students that did not get their school picture taken on August 27th should be sure to get their school picture taken this Tuesday.

To order online, the picture ID is: EVTPRXZHH

LifeTouch Website

PTSO Member?

Our Parent/Teacher/Student Organization (PTSO) is a one of three supportive groups that works closely with our school and provides direct support to the classroom. PTSO membership is FREE but we can't assume everyone is a member. You would need to indicate your interest by filling out the information form. Donations are also welcome.

Please consider joining our PTSO this school year. Your child and all students benefit with additional classroom resources.

Would you consider joining today?

Download the PTSO Information Form here

Complete the information form &have your student drop off the completed form to the main office or they can place it in PTSO box in the main entrance lobby by the main office door.

ACT Registration

We strongly encourage all current juniors to take the ACT by December of each year. By taking the ACT in December of the junior year, it gives time to work on the progress suggestions that come with the ACT results to increase the students knowledge and performance to the next level.

You can register now through November 8th for the December 14th ACT test. All national test dates for the ACT are given right here at Cooper HS.

Students that has free/reduced lunch status can take the ACT for free twice, in addition to the state provided ACT test for all juniors in March. Students with free/reduced lunch status should stop by the guidance office to pick up a form to receive two free ACT tests.

ACT Website

Picture I.D. Needed

When you are coming into our main office to pick up your student, it is essential that you have a photo ID.

For safety and security reasons, a photo ID must be presented and verified prior to a student leaving early with a parent/guardian.

Youth Advisory Board

Northern Kentucky Youth Advisory Board (NKYAB) brings together some of the top student leaders in the region to engage and learn from each other. It empowers them to be agents of change in their schools and communities. NKYAB works on building leadership through service learning projects.

There are 14 participating schools including Cooper in this program. Staff at Children's Inc., a local nonprofit, run the program in conjunction with high school teachers. At each meeting, students will have the opportunity to network with other schools and community leaders, get college insider tips, plan a service learning project for their school, and complete community service hours.

NKYAB meets the third Thursday of every month every month from 4-6pm at the Life Learning Center located at 20 West 18th Street, Covington, KY 41011. Students will need to provide their own transportation to these meetings.

All interested students should contact our staff liaison, Ms. Laura Taylor.

Community Service

As part of our graduation requirement, each student needs to have completed 20 hours of community service hours prior to graduating. Volunteering is a great way to identify interests and develop skills.

It is recommended that students perform 5 hours of community service each school year instead of accumulating the hours within one school year. Deadline for seniors to submit hours is February 15th, 2020. Students are required to fill out a community service hours form and return the completed form to the Library Media Center.

Students transferring to Cooper High School on or before September 30th of that school year, will be required to obtain five (5) hours of community service for that year. Students transferring to Cooper High School after September 30th will be exempt for that school year.

Click here for Community Service opportunities.

Click here for Service hour sheets. These are also available in the media center.

Examples of valid community service hours include services that benefit several people in an organized fashion. This includes, but is not limited to: school sponsored activities, Master Provisions, United Ministries, Brighton Center, River Sweep, Special Olympics, Welcome House, Mary Rose Mission, BCPL, YMCA, nursing homes, etc.

Community Services hours that are not organized activities and do not serve several people do not count towards graduation requirements. For example: mowing your neighbor's lawn, babysitting, providing a service that is not organized in nature.

Volleyball Regional Games

Sunday, October 27th

Cooper v Newport Central Catholic @ 1:30pm--(Cooper WON and advances to the semi-finals!)

Tuesday, October 29th

Regional Semi Finals @ 7:30pm

Wednesday, October 30th

Regional Championship @ 7:00pm

*All games are played at Boone County High School

Upcoming Events

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Oct. 30
Nov. 2
Nov. 5
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
Nov. 8
Nov. 9
Nov 11-15
Nov. 13
Nov. 14
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Nov. 22
Nov. 23
Nov. 27-29
Dec. 3
Dec. 5
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Dec. 9-13
Dec. 11
Dec. 12
Dec. 14
Dec. 16
Dec. 20
Dec 23-Jan 3
Jan. 9
Jan. 11

School Picture Make-Up Day
Honor Roll PTSO Treat @ lunch
Powder Puff Game 4pm,Stadium
Election Day-No School
Jr/Sr Good Choices Assembly
Graduation w/ honors app due
National ACT Reg. Deadline
Arts & Craft Show 10am-3pm
Alg. I, Geo., Alg. II benchmarking
SBDM Council Meeting - 3.30pm
Progress Reports Go Home
Senior Portrait Deadline
Guys & Dolls Musical, 7pm
Guys & Dolls Musical, 7pm
Guys & Dolls Musical, 1 & 7pm
Thanksgiving Break
GSP Applications due - 3pm
Hanging of the Green, FCCLA
Progress Reports go home
Eng. I and II Benchmark testing
SBDM Council Mtg., 3:30 p.m.
Winter Choral ConcertTime-TBD
National ACT Test Date
Winter Band Concert, 7pm
2nd Quarter Ends
Winter Break
2nd Qrtr. Report Cards go home
Athletic Booster Elections 7pm

Fall Sports Schedules:

Football
Golf-Women
Golf-Men
Soccer-Women
Soccer-Men
Volleyball
Cross Country-Men

Cross Country--Women