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CECFC High School Newsletter
February 3, 2023
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February 10th Recovery Day
Purpose:
Recovery Days are designed to support students by providing them:
- An opportunity to get caught up on work
- A review of concepts they need additional support with
- Access to targeted, small group support
Recovery Day Dates and Times:
Friday, February 10th
- Morning Session—8:30-11:30
- Afternoon Session—12:30-3:30
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Students can attend one or both sessions. Students will choose one specific class to focus on for each session.
Save the Date for Monday, April 10th
(*Signup information will be available closer to this date)
Expectations:
- Students should plan to be productive and bring all normal school supplies/textbooks
- All school rules and policies apply
- Lunch will be provided for students who are signed up for both sessions
- Snacks will be provided for everyone
- Further details about assignments and classrooms will be given when students arrive
Qualifications:
Families must RSVP by 02/08 to reserve a spot for February 10th
Please fill out this form to RSVP
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Hello CEC Families!
You are in luck because the deadline to order a CECFC High School Yearbook has been EXTENDED! You now have until FEBRUARY 24th to GUARANTEE a yearbook for your student.
Don’t delay, order today! http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01121907
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TEXTBOOK & LAPTOP REIMBURSEMENT | |
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TEXTBOOK & LAPTOP
***REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION***
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If you are a CECFC student taking an off-campus course and the required textbook is not in our bookstore, we offer a reimbursement program on specific dates at the end of each semester. This offer also applies to REQUIRED online access code fees. If you purchase a book, you will be reimbursed on Buy Back Day (Wednesday, May 10, 2023) ONLY IF you return your book to the CECFC Bookstore.
CEC also offers full time students a ONE TIME, 50% ,up to $250, reimbursement on laptops needed for school work. Part time students receive 50% up to $125. A student is eligible for a laptop reimbursement when they are enrolled in or have passed either ENG121 or MAT121 or above.
Textbook reimbursement will first be applied to any outstanding fees and are only available to students with remaining voucher dollars. Please make sure you are logged in to your CEC Student account to access reimbursement forms.
*FORM WILL OPEN FEBRUARY 6, 2023*
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FREE DANCE LESSONS!
Are you interested in learning how to
cha-cha, swing, ballroom and Latin dance?
Starting Tuesday, January 17th, a professional dance instructor will be giving FREE dance lessons after school from 3-4:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will be meeting in the music room and both staff and students are encouraged to attend.
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Culture Fest is an in-school event open to both students and staff. Culture Fest promotes cultural awareness and celebration through hands-on activities, performances, art, music, dance, sports, and food. We will have daily prizes for student participants and a raffle with a grand prize (a Nintendo Switch!) | |
The CEC SAC would like to show our appreciation for all our staff do for our students on the upcoming staff work day February 10, 2023. Please sign up to bring in snacks or donate to purchase snacks for staff. All snacks can be dropped off to the front at either school by 3 pm on Thursday 2/9/23. The SAC Teacher Appreciation Committee will redistribute items as needed to make sure all staff have access! Follow this link to help assist. | |
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SCHOLARSHIPS
CEC is offering a $2500 President’s Award Scholarship competition to all CECFC high school graduates in the 2022-23 school year! For an overview of the scholarship, click here. To view the complete competition process and/or apply, click here or visit the homepage on the CEC Grad Website at https://www.cubstowolves.com/. Deadline to apply is March 8, 2023.
FINANCIAL AID
Grads and Parents/Guardians: do you need help with financial Aid?
Check out these resources “Financial Aid Toolkit”, FAFSA – Get Your Piece of the Pie!
CLEP AND/OR AP COLLEGE CREDITS
Grads, if you have received CLEP or AP college credit that appears on your college transcript, please send CEC your official college transcript from the institution that awarded the credit. We need to ensure your high school transcript is updated with the information and have an accurate count of all the college credits you have earned. Please send official college transcripts by February 28, 2023, to cecfctsinquires@coloradoearlycolleges.org.
Graduation Planning Meeting – Save the date, March 7, 2023, at CECFC HS @ 5:00 pm. More information to come!
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Enrollment for the 2023-24 School Year | |
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Enrollment is now open for all new students for the 2023-24 school year!
Students currently enrolled in the 2023-24 school year do NOT need to re-enroll, this includes our 8th graders at McMurry middle school. All currently enrolled students--except for graduates--will automatically be reenrolled for 2023-24! Additional information for new students can be found by clicking here. Ready to start the enrollment process? Click here.
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CEC Spotlights
Share what sets CEC apart with your friends and family through our Refer-A-Friend Program and you may be eligible to receive up to $100 for every student you refer! For more information, click here.
- FREE associate degrees, 60+ college credits, and/or industry certifications for all high school students
- Smaller class sizes, robust student supports, and highly qualified teachers
- Full time opportunities and part time opportunities for homeschool and non-public school students
- FREE tutoring for ALL students throughout the school day
- Individualized student schedules (HS)
- College and Career advising each semester (HS)
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“School of Distinction” recognition by the Charter School Institute EVERY year from 2016 – 2022
- Recognized by the Colorado Department of Education and Front Range Community College “FRCC” as the #1 school in CO offering concurrent enrollment (college classes) for the past four years
- CEC is an accredited location for both FRCC and AMCC, that also includes accredited science labs
- College partnerships with seven accredited colleges
- World language and upper-level English, math, and science classes taken at the CECFC MS can receive high school credit
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The new FRCC student email system now requires you to use your FRCC student email address as your username to access your FRCC student email. If you are unsure what that email address is, it can easily be found in your FRCC eWolf student account (eWolf username is still your S#). | |
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Hello CECFC students and families!
It is important that you check all your emails, including your CEC email and your AIMs and FRCC student emails. Reminders may be sent out to you about changes to your Spring semester and messages from your teachers and professors about preparing for their classes. To make sure you stay on top of any potential changes and messages, check your emails whenever you can. And if you are having trouble with your CEC email, send a message to support@coloradoearlycolleges.org, or at the AIMs, helpdesk@aims.edu, and FRCC, , support desk for your AIMs/FRCC email.
Thank you!
Academic & Career Advising Department
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES | |
Denver Scholarship Foundation Opportunities | |
Click on the button below for even more scholarship opportunities! | |
INTRAMURAL SPORTS INFORMATION | |
Intramural Indoor Soccer starting January 31st!
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We will assemble teams of CEC students to play organized soccer games against each other after school.
The dates will be from January 31st to March 9th.
Games will be most Tuesdays/Thursdays, 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Please plan on being available on most Tuesdays/Thursdays after school if you want to play.
If you are unable to join on January 31st but would still like to play, you must talk to Mr. Domenicali to reserve a spot. Also feel free to email/message with questions. Chris.domenicali@coloradoearlycolleges.org
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JOIN THE CEC CHESS TEAM!
*Maximum of 30 Students*
Tuesdays 3:15-4:15pm
Room: Middle School 218
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Winter Dates
February: 7, 14, 21, 28
March: 7
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Spring Dates
March: 21, 28
April: 4, 11, 18, 25
May: 2, 9
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COST
Winter Semester: $35
Spring Semester: $40
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CHESSMATES CURRICULUM
Our chess instructors teach lesson plans each week about Openings, Middle Games and Endgames. Players will learn how to think ahead, play smart and beat their parents at chess!
In Chess Team, we work to create an environment where the kids enjoy learning and playing chess, incorporating fun activities, prizes, and time for 1 on 1 chess.
Our Chess Team works for all skill levels.
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REFUND POLICY
Any participant may receive a full refund, minus any processing fees, until after the second class is completed. After the second class there will be no refunds granted, or partial credits given, for any reason. This policy also applies to full-year sign up. The second class is defined as the second class of the year.
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The Reverie Literary Club
will be meeting at a new time!
Come join us on Wednesdays
from 2:50-3:45pm in Room 230!
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Share In The Magic!
We invite you to join us in sharing the magic with our community in our very first musical theatre production: Beauty and the Beast! With your thoughtful and kind consideration, you can help improve the quality of the production in a variety of ways through the link provided.
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CEC PARENT RESOURCE GROUP & SAC | |
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Everyone is welcome!
No volunteering, no commitment.
Our Parent Resource Group meetings are friendly and casual, a place for parents to meet other CEC families and share stories, ask questions, and find information. Any questions brought up are placed as an agenda item for our SAC (School Accountability Committee) meetings with CEC Leadership.
Research shows that when parents are involved in their children's education, they benefit emotionally, socially, and academically.
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2023 Meetings
Wednesday, February 15 at 3:15pm: SAC meeting at CECHS
Tuesday March 7 at 8am: Coffee with CEC at CECHS
Tuesday, March 21 at 3pm: Parent Resource Group in Spanish at CECMS
Thursday, March 30 at 3:15pm: Parent Resource Group at CECHS
Wednesday, April 14 at 3:15pm: SAC meeting at CECHS.
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We all meet regularly to have fun and organize events. Be part of our team! Visit our website or email cecfcsac@gmail.com if you're interested.
Thank you very much, CEC Parents!
-SAC Chairs: Nicole Kidd and Susan Sasson
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Greetings…a few friendly reminders regarding your student’s health:
- First, please DO NOT SEND students to school if they are ill.
- Students must stay home for at least 24 hours after a fever has resolved
- Students must stay home for at least 24 hours after vomiting
- If your student needs to take medications while at school, please contact the health office right away and we will provide you with the medication forms required. The health office CANNOT provide any medications to students without these forms on file and reviewed by the school RN. Do not send medications with your students, the guardian must first meet with the health office.
- Please contact the health office if your student has any health conditions, including but not limited to: asthma, allergies, seizure disorders, diabetes or any other health conditions we should know about. We would like to make sure we have all the health-related information we need to best care for your student while in school.
- We will be conducting free hearing and vision screenings for some students this fall, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Nurse Jen (contact below).
- Throughout the year, if you have any health-related questions or concerns please direct them to the health team below.
- If your student is diagnosed with COVID-19, they must remain away from school for 5 full days since symptom onset or positive test. Your student can return to school on day 6 if they wear a mask through day 10. Reach out to the health office for specific dates if needed.
RN Contact Info:
Health Tech Contact Info:
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Annual CDPHE Parent Letter Regarding
MMR Immunization & Exemption Rates
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Just for you!
My name is Ms. Wood and I am the school Social Worker. Please know this link is updated through the year but provides resources in our community as well as tips to help students and parents.
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Please take some time to practice self care.
Even the little things make a big difference!
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The Innolab Needs Your 2 Liter Bottles! | |
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The Innolab is prototyping machines and modifying a 3D printer to make recycled filament out of 2 liter soda bottles (#1 Plastic), and we need raw material!
We will gratefully accept empty, rinsed 2 liter cylindrical soda bottles made from #1 Plastic. We can accept smaller containers as well, but straight-sided bottles work the best with our machines so far. A donation container will be placed outside the Innolab entrance.
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CECFC Middle and High Schools are looking for outstanding individuals for multiple positions! Looking to enrich your community by providing students the tools necessary for success? Visit our job listings here to get started! | |
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CEC Food Services Department is seeking volunteers
during lunch service hours!
We are looking for service-minded people who love interacting with kids and have a flexible day schedule. Part time paid positions available.
Please email foodservices@coloradoearlycolleges.org or call 970-841-1050 with further interest. You can also reach out directly to Austin Kowalczyk, Director of Food Services at 720-505-4010 ext. 22997
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Click here for instructions to accessing Xello,
our career exploration platform!
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Standard Response Protocols
Please see the attached letter from our Director of Campus Culture regarding the standard response protocols we follow at CECFC.
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Student photos from August & October 2022 are here!
Please contact Mr. Burkey at the Bookstore to see if your student's photos are available.
fortcollinsbookstore@coloradoearlycolleges.org
or at (970) 377-0044 ext. 10158
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Parents/Guardians:
If you're currently experiencing any ordering issues, contact Lifetouch Customer Service:
- Lorene - Customer Service: (303) 565-5203
- Lifetouch General Customer Service: (800) 736-5473
- Customer Service Email: colorado@lifetouch.com
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Infinite Campus "IC" Mobile App
Parents/Guardians & Students: did you know IC is not only on the web but there is a mobile app as well? You can check attendance, grades, assignments, set notifications,
and so much more! Download the Infinite Campus Parent or Student App today to stay connected!
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SHOW OFF YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT! | |
Order your Wolf Wear here today! | | | | |
