Newsletter - The Week of January 2, 2022

Welcome Back!

Happy New Year! I hope our students are well rested, found some relaxation over the winter break and ready to finish our second half of the school year strong! Go Jags!

Governors Scholar Nominees

Congratulations to the following 12 Governor's Scholar Program nominees that will move on from our school to the state level for review and hopeful selection! The student nominees are:

• Giovanni Beltran
• Wyatt Brooks (not pictured)
• Joshua Chapin (not pictured)
• Isabella Ciufo
• Barbara Elgomos
• Kay Freihofer
• Alexa Luckhardt
• Derek Poland
• Coleman Pope
• Olivia Rockwell
• Katherine Schroder
• Drew Schilling   

Course Requests 22-23

It is that time of year for us to begin the process of planning and preparing for our course offerings for the 2022-2023 school year. Some dates to plan for and be aware of as we return from winter break:

Monday, January 31st

Class meetings with students to go over course request and information on choosing courses.

Tuesday, February 8th (Snow Date - February 10th)

8th grade visit Cooper HS during the school day to go over course request and planning.

Tuesday, February 8th (Snow Date - February 10th)

8th grade Parent Night @ Cooper-6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 16th & Thursday, Feb. 17th: 

(3:30-7:00 p.m.)

Parent Scheduling Night for all parents, grades 8-11. Course Requests are finalized and turned in during parent conference.

 I look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events!

GO Pantry Ambassadors-Food Drive

GO Pantry Ambassadors: Ella Leicht, Ethan Leicht, and Emily Wolf hosted their 2nd Annual GO Pantry food drive over Christmas Break. The rain and cold weather did not stop these three from collecting food for those who need a helping hand in our community. Go Jags! 

Academic All State First Team

Fall Sports

Cooper High School and Cooper Athletics would like to congratulate the fall 2021 student athletes for their hard work and dedication to the sport as well as in the classroom. In order to be named Academic All State First Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative unweighted grade-point average of at least 3.75, be an upperclassmen and a varsity letterman.

Those who maintan at least a 3.25 unweighted GPA, an upperclassmen and a varsity letterman are designated as honorable mention.

Congrats to all of our student-athletes that have earned this recognition! Go Jags!

Click on the links below to see each fall sport team's list of student-athletes.

Academic All State First Team

Academic All State Honorable Mention

ACT Registration 

We strongly encourage students to take the ACT many times their junior and senior year. Many post-secondary institutions super score ACT results meaning they take the highest subsections of all of the time we take the ACT. 

If in February you score one or two points higher in science than you did the last time you did, they look at the highest science score and record this as your official score for science. 

The progress suggestions that come with the ACT results to increase the students knowledge and performance to the next level is a great tool to continue the improvement. 

You can register now through this Friday, January 7th for the February 12th ACT test. All national test dates for the ACT are given right here at Cooper HS.  

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.

Click here to register.

Senior Dinner Dance

Our Senior Dinner Dance themed Cooper Cabaret is set for Saturday, January 29th at The Madison Event Center in Covington from 7:00-11:00 p.m.  

The ticket sale schedule is as follows:  

• January 5-7 - Cooper seniors Only
• January 10-14 - Cooper seniors taking seniors from other schools and/or graduates
• January 17-21 - Cooper seniors taking Cooper juniors only

There are 280 tickets available. Tickets are $40, which includes dinner.

All attendees will need a behavior contract completed in order to buy the tickets. These will be available in the office, library, The Spirit Store, and outside of senior sponsor, Ms. Wiebe's classroom, 410.

A reminder if students have 6 unexcused absences or more, they are unable to attend a school-sponsored dance.   

Governor's School for Entrepreneurs - GSE

Reminder: Deadline to apply is January 24th, 2022

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 KY University.

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

Commonwealth Honors Academy 

Reminder: Applications are due by March 15th, 2022. 

The Commonwealth Honors Academy is a summer option for students going into their senior year.   It is a three-week program (June 4th - June 25th, 2022) at Murray State University. This is a great opportunity for students as they earn six college credits while experiencing the environment of a post-secondary institution. 

 Benefits:

• Three weeks of academic and enrichment experience at MSU
• Six hours of tuition-free, transferable university credit
• Six additional tuition-free credit hours during the student's senior year
• Guaranteed four-year, $2,000-per-year housing scholarship to Murray State University
• Collaboration with other honor students and outstanding university and secondary faculty in a campus living-learning environment.

Cost: $250 tuition processing fee 

Commonwealth Honors Academy Website

Commonwealth Honors Academy Student Application

For additional questions or information, please contact your child's school counselor. 

Upcoming Events   

Click here to view our upcoming events calendar.



Jan. 5 Senior Dinner Dance Tickets go on sale, $40

Jan. 7 CAMS Application Due

Jan. 7 National ACT Registration Deadline for February 12

Jan. 9 GSA application deadline

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

Jan. 17 MLK Day - No School

Jan 19 SBDM Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Jan. 24 GSE application deadline

Jan. 29 Senior Dinner Dance - Madison - 7-11pm

Jan. 31 Class Meetings for Scheduling

Feb. 8 8th Grade Field Trip

Feb. 8 8th Grade Parent Night - 6:30pm -Auditorium

Feb. 10 8th Grade Field Trip (Snow Date)

Feb. 10 8th Grade Parent Night (Snow Date)

Feb. 16 Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30pm-7pm

Feb. 17 Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30pm-7pm

Feb. 28 Alive @ 25 - Library 4pm - 8pm

Mar. 15 Commonwealth Honors Academy Deadline

Apr. 1 Graduation Slide Show Pictures Due

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.