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PTO Vanguardian eNews

Fall 2021, Issue 03 - 10/06/2021

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Upcoming PTO Events *TIMES/DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO COVID-19

SCHOOL WEBSITE CALENDAR CLICK HERE Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021 Time: @ 7:00** PM  CVHS PTO GENERAL MEETING! Location: Via ZOOM Join Zoom Meeting: IF the LINK does not work, COPY and PASTE this into your browser (and use the MEETING ID and PASSCODE below) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88388163201?pwd=UkV2YzFqcFgxL0dQdjB3U0FHZHNFdz09 Meeting ID: 883 8816 3201 Passcode: 77019 Friday, October 8 – Report Card Day Wednesday, October 13 – PSAT (It will be given during the school day at no cost to students)(grades 9 – 11), SAT (grade 12) Thursday, October 21 – CVHS PTO Meeting @ 7:00 PM Friday, November 12  – End of Cycle 2 November 22 – 26: Thanksgiving Break PTO CALENDAR CLICK HERE PTO General Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month. FINALIZED meeting dates and times will be listed in the calendar.

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Family Campaign Donors!  See your name here for 2021-22! Please donate! You can find additional information here. Carnegie Champions ($2,500+) Family of Ronnie and David Rauch Family of Riya and Sonya Keswani Principal’s Circle ($1,000-$2,499) The Shamoo Family The Thind Family Family of Morgan Peden Family of Grant Go The Famille Philippe Tiede Family Courtyard Cadre ($500 – $999) The Fereday Family The Knight Family The Hanks Family The Barnett Family Brandy, Bailey, and Emma Silverman Balcony Bunch ($250 – $499) The Edwards Family Deng Robin Ede’s Family Stephanie Hamm Green Roof Gang (up to $249) Family of Shonn Jenkins Family Kyeremateng Family The Hao Family

Stay Connected with Carnegie HS!  Official CVHS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CarnegieVanguardHS Instagram: @CarnegieVanguard  https://instagram.com/carnegievanguard/ Twitter: @CarnegieRhinos  https://twitter.com/CarnegieRhinos

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CVHS PTO Social Media (not run by CVHS admin or teachers) CVHS PTO Facebook GROUP and CVHS PTO Facebook PAGE PLEASE: You must remember to ANSWER the 2 group questions and AGREE to the group rules IF you want a moderator to OK your request to join! Thanks.) CVHS PTO Instagram: @CVHS_PTO  https://instagram.com/cvhs_pto/ CVHS PTO Twitter: @CVHSPTO  https://twitter.com/cvhspto

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Do YOU GET THE CARNEGIE VANGUARD RHINO E-News? You really should! Below are several excellent examples of just some of the great information you have missed by not subscribing to the school's E-newsletter... CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE

Ms. Karla Sanchez is our new Wraparound Resources Services Specialist. Please visit her website for more information: https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/54066

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COVID REPORTING AND TEMPORARY ONLINE LEARNING If a student fits one of the following categories, we ask the student (or parent) to fill out this form CVHS COVID Reporting Form and enroll in Temporary online learning (TOL).  If a student: 1) tested positive for COVID 2) has symptoms of COVID 3) is unvaccinated and has been in close contact with either a presumed or confirmed COVID-19 positive person. Close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of someone presumed or confirmed COVID-19 positive for a total of 15 minutes or more in a 24-hour period.   Once you complete the CVHS reporting form, someone from CVHS will contact you to gather information. Once you complete the TOL form, you will receive notification of enrollment in TOL. Students who are well enough are expected to attend 4 hours of live instruction via TOL HUB classes each day. Students are responsible for missed assignments and classwork and should reach out to their teachers for class assignments and information as soon as they can and feel well enough to do so.    FYI: Students enrolled in TOL will not be removed from CVHS or lose their magnet seat. Students will be added to TOL HUB class in addition to their CVHS HUB Classes.

HISD COVID Dashboard (click to go to the site and see larger views) HISD is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and is in contact with the Centers for Disease Control, Texas Department of State Health Services, and Houston Health Department... [READ MORE] HISD Health and Medical COVID Procedural Guidelines for COVID-19 Exposure, Presumed or Confirmed Positive Individuals HISD Health and Medical Services website

Our first edition is live!: https://cvhsnews.org/category/news/ The first edition of the CVHS student news site Upstream News is live! Read about topics from the open gun carry law, Afghan refugees settling in HISD, student desire to identify gender pronouns, and other stories. Go to https://cvhsnews.org/category/news/.

#carnegievanguard  #thankanhisdprincipal  #nationalprincipalsmonth MR. MOSS IS THE BEST!!!! CHECK OUT THESE IG TESTIMONIALS (SCAN OR CLICK THE QR CODES) AND POST YOUR OWN! REMEMBER TO TAG @CVHS_PTO 

BUY CVHS MERCHANDISE ONLINE AT THE SCHOOL SPIRIT STORE

Toph The Cat is Wide-Eyed and EXCITED about all this great CVHS MERCH! CVHS SPIRIT GEAR, Including MASKS, [HERE] SEE MORE AT THE ONLINE STORE! YARD SIGNS!

CVHS Magnets! T-Shirts & Sweatshirts! DID YOU BUY SOMETHING BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW TO PICK IT UP?(CLICK HERE) to Email our Store Committee Chair: Jacky Rincon-Lopez

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Congratulations to CVHS employee of the month for October 2021, Erica Harris! Ms. Harris is a phenomenal English teacher, teaching both freshmen and juniors. She was nominated by several students for her care and regard for the social and emotional well-being of all students. Thank you for all that you do, Ms. Harris!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! CVHS's Virtual Open House was on Thursday, August 26   Please view the videos from the PTO, CVHS administration, and Wraparound Resources Specialist.   Videos  PTO Video (22 minutes) CVHS Administration Video (6 minutes) Wraparound Resources Specialist - Video (2 minutes)   Teachers are including links to a brief open house video on their individual teacher pages (uploaded over the next week).  Please visit your child's teacher's page. Faculty and Staff pages can be found here: https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/45813

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*** Vendor Programs WORK! *** PLEASE - Do NOT FORGET to do this simple thing before starting your holiday shopping!!! You can REALLY make a big difference to Carnegie without spending one extra penny!  ***

“Pen Pal Club is where students are connected to each other to write letters to each other talking about anything they would like from school to personal lives. It is a great way for students, especially underclassmen, to make new friends outside of their existing friend group and get to know Carnegie better through students. We meet in room 107, bi-weekly on Thursdays, 2nd half of lunch! The form to be matched is: https://forms.gle/93E5oAyaWvuGRwtz9 Our email is cvhspenpal@gmail.com and our club remind and Instagram is @cvhspenpal”

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Welcome Our New CVHS PTO Executive Board, June 2021 – May 2022 SLIDE SHOW of ELECTED CANDIDATES President: Susan Hawes (president@cvhspto.org) Immediate Past President: Nisha Pontes (past.president@cvhspto.org) 1st VP of Fundraising and Development: Joya Shukla (fundraising@cvhspto.org) 2nd VP of Communications & Info. Tech: Maria C. Calzada (communications@cvhspto.org) 3rd VP of Volunteers and Membership: Georgi Silverman (volunteers@cvhspto.org) 4th VP of Programs and Special Events: Jaymie Turner (specialevents@cvhspto.org) Treasurer: Mala Gupta (treasurer@cvhspto.org) Secretary: Aparna Jotwani (secretary@cvhspto.org) Parliamentarian: Michelle Ferrell (parliamentarian@cvhspto.org) THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING FACULTY FOR 2021-2022!!! Teacher Rep: Cindy L. Schulze (cynthia.schulze@houstonisd.org)  Principal (Ex Officio): Ramon Moss (RMOSS@houstonisd.org)

THANK YOU TO OUR 2 NEWEST VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Syreeta Ferdinand - McNeese our Newsletter Editor, AND Mary Sheeba Mathias, our Webmaster

ATTENTION: ALL PTO Members, Teachers, and Student Groups that want to submit an article or ad in the PTO Vanguardian eNews: All submissions must be emailed to NewsletterEDITOR@cvhspto.org no later than Fridays at midnight  (to have it included in that week’s edition of the newsletter). (Submissions are not guaranteed to be included and are subject to review by the PTO Executive Board). THANKS! -Maria Castro Calzada, PTO VP Communications and Information Technology

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