General Announcements
Reminder regarding attendance: Unless your student has elected full remote learning or is a temporarily remote learner, students must be on campus in school. Please see below in red for recent change regarding attendance.
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Full remote learning is allowed for students who have elected for the full semester of remote learning.
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Temporary remote learning is for students who have been notified that they are under a school-mandated quarantine OR for students whose parents have requested and been granted permission due to exposure or an extenuating circumstance. To request permission, please email Mr. Telford at ktelford@charlottecatholic.com.
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All other students will be marked absent if they are not in school in person.
Remote Learning Expectations: Please make sure you read the important letter sent from Mr. Telford regarding parent and student expectations for remote learning. Click here to read again: Remote Learning Expectations.
Substitute Teachers Needed: Charlotte Catholic High School is accepting applications for substitute teachers. Substitute teachers carry out the duties and responsibilities of the regular classroom teacher when the classroom teacher is absent. College degree is required. Substitutes are called on an as-needed basis and must stay current with the submission of all required documents and required training. Click here for the application. Please complete the application and return it to Dr. Maria Leahy mmleahy@charlottecatholic.com
Kara Ann Kloiber Memorial Scholarship: The CCHS Foundation provides tuition assistance for CCHS students through the Kara Ann Kloiber Memorial Scholarship. The deadline to apply this year is Today, September 30. All applicants must first apply for Tuition Assistance through MACS. For more information, visit the CCHS Foundation website: CCHS Foundation Tuition Assistance.
Class Rings: The vendor for rings has changed this year to Jostens. All orders will now be online.
- Seniors: A link will be sent to parents of seniors in the beginning of October to order graduation items (caps, gowns, announcements, etc.). The link will also direct parents to an ordering page for class rings if they would like to order them.
- Juniors: The link for class rings will go out to junior parents towards the end of October.
Canvas: Have a Canvas question or need help with navigating the Parent App? Try searching the Canvas Guides below:
Specific Guides For Parents:
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.
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Slight Change in Daily Schedule
CCHS has made a slight adjustment to the daily schedule. All lunches are shortened by 10 minutes as we have found it was too much time. Please see the revised schedule below. Instruction will time will end at 2:19 PM, however end of day prayer and announcements will begin then, followed by a staggered dismissal. Plans for afternoon carpool and transportation will not change. Students will not begin extracurricular activities before 2:35.
This schedule begins tomorrow, Thursday, October 1.
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Student News
Underclass Picture Day has been postponed to October 9th and 12th . More information to follow.
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Counselor's Corner
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
Scholarships Available:
The Elks National Foundation (ENF) has kicked off the 2021 scholarship year with their Most Valuable Student Contest: Applications can be found online at enf.elks.org/MVS. The application deadline is November 15th. The ENF awards 500 four-year scholarships based on academics, leadership, and financial need. National awards range from $1,000 per year to $12,500 per year. The national awards will be announced in April 2021. Additionally, the North Carolina State Elks Association will be providing 40 one-year scholarship awards of $1,000.
MVS scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), at a U.S. college or university next school year.
Current high school seniors (or equivalent) who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply. Applicants do not have to be related to a member of the Elks.
Male and female students compete separately. Applicants select from a list of the Lodges closest to their home address zip code. Please have your students choose Lake Norman, North Carolina No. 392 as their sponsoring Lodge.
NC State Elks Association - Nursing Scholarships:
The NC State Elks Association will award up to 10 one-year $1,000 Nursing Scholarships. Information and application forms for the Nursing Scholarships may be obtained at the ncelks.org website. Look under Programs -Nursing Scholarships.
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Cougar Sports
Click here for contact information for all CCHS Sports Coaches: Cougar Coaches
Click here for the CCHS Athletics page and information on specific sports. Athletics
Women's Lacrosse: All girls interested in playing lacrosse this year are invited to optional off-season workouts. Workouts will be from 3:15pm – 4:45pm at OrthoCarolina Sportsplex on Mondays and Wednesdays. Workouts begin Monday, October 5. You must have an updated physical to participate. See Coach Bier in Room 312 with any questions.
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NEWS from CCHS Boosters
Please see update from Athletic Director Kevin Christmas and the CCHS Athletic Boosters (Formerly known as the CCHS Athletic Association) by clicking here: Cougar Sports.
CCHSAA Boosters Kick Off Events
• Thursday, October 22, we will host our Annual Women’s Round Robin Tennis Tournament at Park Crossing. All levels of players are welcome, register here. If you are not a tennis player, but would like to help out this fall please sign up here.
• Saturday, October 24, we will have our annual Keffer Stadium Clean Up Day. This day normally takes place in early August, so we are excited to hopefully have cooler temperatures as we ready our home field for the seasons ahead. All volunteers welcomed! Sign up here.
• Monday, October 26 will be our 40th Annual CCHSAA Golf Tournament! Please come celebrate 40 years of supporting Cougar Athletes with a fun golf outing! To register or sponsor the event click here. To volunteer to help with the tournament, click here.
• Support our athletes and leave a legacy! Buy your commemorative brick for your family, student or grad here. Sales only available until November 1.
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News for CCHS Parents
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.
Rosaries for CCHS: Parents, please consider signing up for a day to pray the Rosary for the spiritual needs of all of those at Charlotte Catholic High School - the students, teachers, administration and chaplain. Click here to sign up.
PTO Back to School News
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COVID-19 Information
There have been eight total reported cases of COVID-19 at CCHS since the start of school. None of the eight contracted the virus on campus. Six are fully recovered and back at school, and the most recent cases will complete the required quarantine/isolation at home. No additional students will be required to quarantine as a result of the most recent (8th) case.
We will continue to keep you informed. If your child has been in close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or greater) with any student or staff member who has tested positive, you will be notified directly by the school and/or the appropriate government authority.
If a student tests positive for COVID
Please see the protocol on page 23 in the Return to School plan. Any shift in the plan (to hybrid or full remote) would be in consultation with the health department and at the direction of the Diocesan Schools' Office.
Additional resources include:
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Carpool and Parking Information
The paved and gravel lots are closed for pre-construction work. There is no parking in these lots this year.
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Tuition Assistance
For information on applying for Tuition Assistance through MACS, click here
The CCHS Foundation provides tuition assistance for CCHS students through the Kara Ann Kloiber Memorial Scholarship. The deadline to apply this year is September 30. All applicants must first apply for Tuition Assistance through MACS.
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Drivers Ed Eligibility Forms
Drivers Eligibility forms are available during scheduled office hours.
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