Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Catechetical Focus for the Month of September: Commandments and Conscience

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. Full remote learning is allowed for students who have elected for the full semester of remote learning. 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. 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 Tomorrow, September 30. All applicants must first apply for Tuition Assistance through MACS. For more information, visit the CCHS Foundation website: CCHS Foundation Tuition Assistance.  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. Please click the link to find updated policies for submissions for The Catholic Daily.

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.

Student News Clubs: If you are a student who is interested in starting a club, click hereto download the Club Request form. All clubs must be approved by the Administration and students must find their own Teacher advisor. The completed form can be emailed to Mrs. Hintze tmhintze@charlottecatholic.com or Dr. Leahy mmleahy@charlottecatholic.com.The last day for submission is October 1. Submitted by Mrs. Hintze tmhintze@charlottecatholic.com   Underclass Picture Day has been postponed to October 9th and 12th . More information to follow. 

Counselor's Corner  Click here for contact information: CCHS Counselors 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 Senior Parents: A recording of the September 23, 2020 Senior Parent College Financial Aid Presentation is available at https://www.charlottecatholic.org/Page/908.

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 5th. You must have an updated physical to participate. See Coach Bier in Room 312 with any questions. Submitted by Mrs. Bier denise.bier@cchsemail.org

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.

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.  Submitted by Mrs. Simpson basimpson@charlottecatholic.com 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. Please do not be discouraged if you don't know or remember how to pray the Rosary. This link can help get you started https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/rosaries/how-to-pray-the-rosary. PTO Back to School News Watch for many more exciting activities celebrating our amazing Faculty/Staff, Parents, and Students. If you would like to be contacted about future volunteer opportunities, please click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084eaaad2ea75-cchs2. Click here to pay PTO dues

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2020-21 MACS Calendar

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 contact CCHS immediately at 704-543-1127. If it is after hours or on the weekend, email ktelford@charlottecatholic.com. With any questions, contact nurse Kathie Holder at 704-534-1127 or by emailing her at kaholder@charlottecatholic.com. 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: Quarantine v. Isolation for COVID-19 CCHS - Health Guide COVID-19 Parent Education Meck County Health Department

Cafeteria Aladdin Website Lunch Menu Pre-order Lunch Instructions and Form Food Service Information

Carpool and Parking Information Parking Registration Carpool Traffic Flow Campus Map The paved and gravel lots are closed for pre-construction work. There is no parking in these lots this year.

Tuition Assistance For information on applying for Tuition Assistance through MACS, click here MACS Tuition Assistance. 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. For more information, visit the CCHS Foundation website: CCHS Foundation Tuition Assistance.

Drivers Ed Eligibility Forms Drivers Eligibility forms are available during scheduled office hours.

Uniforms 2020-21 Uniform Dress Code.

Bus Service  For information about the MACS bus service, visit MACS Transportation.

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