Newsletter - The Week of November 14th 2021

Progress Reports

This Thursday, November 18th, progress reports will be available to view on Infinite Campus. Be sure to ask your child to see the progress they are making. This progress report is for the first 3-weeks of our 2nd quarter grading period. 

After school tutoring is available each day after school from 2:30pm-3:30 pm. See the after school tutoring on the Quick Links on the left side of this newsletter.

Veterans Day 

Thanks for our Cooper CAN club for the Veteran’s Day signs, flags & the tribute video shown to all students during JAM last Thursday. We appreciate all of our veterans for their service & sacrifice for our great country. Go Jags!

Click here to view our Veterans Day slideshow.

Engineer Academy

Next Engineers is a program that GE recently launched with the University of Cincinnati. Next Engineers is a global-college readiness program focused on increasing the diversity of young people in engineering with 2 out of 3 focus areas (Camp & Academy) concentrating on high school aged students. 

The “Academy” focus area which is currently accepting applications from sophomores who would be interested in participating in a series of immersive design challenges, career coaching, and college-readiness workshops to equip them with the skills they need to build an engineering career. 

If the participants successfully complete the 3yr program and enroll as an engineering major in college, they receive a $20,000 scholarship! The commitment/curriculum for the 1^st year (which starts in January 2022) is attached for reference. Deadline to submit an application is November 30^th (2021.) 

Click here for more information including the application.

Click here for the academy schedule overview.



ACT Registration

You can still register now through November 19th (late fee applies) for the December 11th ACT test. All national test dates for the ACT are given right here at Cooper High School.  

Students that have 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

Inclement Weather Expectations & Guidance

A "home instructional day" (formerly known as snow days) may occur due to inclement weather. Please refer to the information below regarding expectations and guidance for the home instructional day.

• All students should take home their school-issued chrome books each day.
• Canvas will be the primary learning management platform for students to access instructional resources.
• We will follow our normal school day schedule except our JAM/Extension from 10:31-11:01. This will be a designated break for students. See Home Instruction Day Schedule
• Teachers will do live/video sessions (via Zoom, Google classroom and/or Microsoft Teams) with students for approximately 50% of the time of the class period. This will be at the beginning of the normally scheduled class period.
• Teachers will remain online and available for the remainder of the class period for individualized or group instruction.
• Students will have time for accessing teachers and numerous programs (such as Edgenuity, Canvas, Mastery Connect, EverFi, CERT, etc.) for individual instructional needs as determined by each students' teacher.
• Extended School Services tutoring will be available to students upon request.
• Attendance taken each period based on who is in the live session.

Text Messages 

In the event that we need to get time sensitive or urgent information to you such as home instruction days, early dismissal, delays, double bus runs, etc., I am using the platform called Blackboard Connect texting feature.  This platform pulls the primary/priority 1 household phone number that is listed in Infinite Campus.  

An automated text was sent to all households on Sunday, Nov. 7th with a link to the weekly newsletter. If you did not receive a text message from us, please make sure we have your correct cell phone number on file AND that you have not opted out of receiving text messages. If you think you may have opted out and would like to receive text messages from us, text Subscribe Boone to 53291.

If you still do not receive a text message please check your demographic information in Infinite Campus-Parent Portal to ensure we have the most up-to-date contact information. For questions about activating your parent portal, email  Ms. Holly Staton.

Infinite Campus Parent Portal

Prom 2022 Information

We are very excited about Cooper’s Prom this year. Prom will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 7-11 p.m. at Paul Brown Stadium. The tickets will cost $70 each and will include dinner and a parking voucher for Paul Brown Stadium.  

This year, there will be 550 tickets available. Tickets are sold in such a way to ensure that every Cooper Junior and Senior has the opportunity to purchase a ticket to attend Prom. Plan ahead. This year, tickets will be sold on the following dates to the following groups of people:

• Feb. 7-11: Juniors and Seniors of Cooper ONLY
• Feb 14th: Cooper Seniors with underclass dates or dates from other schools
• Feb 15th: Cooper Juniors with underclass dates or dates from other schools
• Feb 16-18th: Any remaining tickets will be sold to Cooper Juniors and Seniors

Keeping in mind that Prom can be quite a “financial investment”, we are offering the opportunity to pre-pay part or all of the Prom ticket for Cooper Juniors and Seniors only. Tickets for underclass dates or dates from other schools MAY NOT be reserved or pre-paid. If you are interested in pre-paying for a ticket, please write the student’s name on an envelope (checks can be made out to RCHS) labeled PROM TICKETS and bring it to Ms. Giska in room 204. The balance of all tickets must be paid by Feb 18th. Any tickets available for purchase after Feb. 18th  will be subject to a $10 late fee (=$80 total per ticket).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of us at the email addresses listed below.

Bridgette Guye and Jeri Giska

bridgette.guye@boone.kyschools.us jerilyn.giska@boone.kyschools.us

Please click here to read the letter that has been delivered to all juniors/seniors via their English classes this week.

Governor's School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) 

Applications open this week on Monday, November 15th, 2021. 

GSE is a unique entrepreneurship program that places a strong emphasis on innovation and design as elements of creating a sustainable business model. GSE teaches the critical life and work skills of problem solving, teamwork, and iteration in an environment where it is safe to take risks and explore ideas.

GSE is a FREE three-week residential summer program for 9th, 10th and 11th graders. It offers a creative, free-thinking environment for teens to share and develop their ideas for innovative products and services. Summer 2022 session will be hosted by Northern Kentucky University's campus

No minimum GPA or ACT scores are required to apply.

The GSE Application is a 3 step process: 

• Step 1 - The 2020 GSE Application checklist 
• Step 2 - Complete the online application. 
• Step 3 - Collect your recommendations. You are required to gather two recommendations.

Any questions? E-mail tasha@kentuckygse.com

KY GSE Webpage

Disney's Little Mermaid!

Tickets are now available for Disney’s The Little Mermaid!

Go to the Cooper Homepage under Ticket Sales, or go to www.tinyurl.com/cooperhsdrama and get them there!

December 9 & 10 at 7 pm and December 11 at 1 & 7 pm.

Can’t wait to take you UNDER THE SEA!

Social & Emotional Learning 

At our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lesson on Tuesday, November 11th focused on rules and community.

Items Needed for PBIS Store

Our Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies has a PBIS store component where students can exchange the points they earn for items. We are in need of various items that teenagers would have an interest in purchasing; for example, gift cards, gas cards, pop tarts, and many other item possibilities. If you or a community business would like to donate any items, please sign up below!

Click here to donate items.

Upcoming Events   

Click here to view our upcoming events calendar.



Nov. 15-18 Credit Camp 2:30 - 6:30pm, Room 304

Nov. 15 GSE application opens

Nov. 16 Senior Portrait Deadline Prestige Video

Nov. 17 SBDM Meeting @ 3pm

Nov. 18 Progress Report available on IC

Nov. 24-26 Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 29 Early College/Dual Enrollment Info Mtg., 6p

Dec. 2 Hanging of the Green, FCCLA Club sponsored

Dec. 3 GSP Applications due to Ms. Vickers @ 3pm

Dec. 9 Progress Report available on IC

Dec. 9-10 Little Mermaid @ 7pm Ticket Sales

Dec. 11 Little Mermaid @ 1pm and 7pm Ticket Sales

Dec. 11 National ACT Test Date

Dec. 17 2nd Quarter Grading Period Ends

Dec. 20-31 Winter Break

Jan. 9 GSA application deadline

Jan. 13 2nd Quarter Report Cards are available to view

Jan. 24 GSE application deadline

Apr. 2 Prom at Paul Brown Stadium 7-11pm

May 2-6 AP Exams

May 9-13 AP Exams

All Sports Schedules are available to view on the Cooper Website. 

Go to Quick Links - Athletics - Sports Schedule - select the sport from the drop down calendar menu.

Sports/Non Sports Event Ticket Sales - Top of Cooper Homepage.

Live Streaming - Quick Links - Athletics - Live Sports Streaming.