This month we begin the Lenten season Today, February 17). Let us prepare our hearts and respond generously to God's call to deeper union with Him through prayer, penance, and good works. "Grant, O Lord, to Thy faithful people, that they may undertake with fitting piety this period of fasting, and complete it with steadfast devotion."
Opening Prayer from Ash Wednesday Liturgy
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Reminder: Friday, February 19 is a Teacher Work Day, there are no classes and the school office will be closed, if you need Driver's Eligibility forms, please plan accordingly.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week: We will be celebrating our faculty & staff the week of March 8-12. We are collecting $25 git cards to be raffled off to the staff throughout the week. Please consider signing up and donating one. It is our goal to be able to give one to each of our 130+ staff members. Details can be found on the Signup Genius page. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAAD2EA75-teacher2
Seniors: The Gene Marie Alfaro Scholarship is now open. The Columbiettes of St. Matthew Catholic Church will award the 17th annual $1,000 scholarship in memory of Gene Marie Alfaro. All high school seniors who are Catholic and pursuing a career in the nursing or another healthcare field are welcome to apply. If interested in applying please contact Mrs. Chris O’Connor at 980-224-8484. Submitted by Mrs. Smith ccsmith@charlottecatholic.com
CCHS class of 2025: Have a rising freshman student or know someone considering CCHS as they begin high school? Click here for information for rising freshmen, including how to register for the High School Placement Rising 9th Grade Letter
Safety Reminder: Our neighbors have commented on the speeding and dangerous driving of our students. Please remember to obey all speed limits and traffic laws, they have been advised to record license plate numbers and report unsafe driving. Please remember to drive safely.
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News from the CCHS Foundation
The Sister Paulette Williams, RSM Awards: These awards inspire and honor CCHS faculty members who truly excel in their roles as educators and mentors. The entire community - parents, students, faculty and staff - are encouraged to be a part of the process and nominate teachers for this award. Five winners are selected each year, and each winner is presented $5,000.
Save the Date! The Gala 2021 will look a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please plan to join us in supporting Charlotte Catholic’s biggest fundraising event with this year’s Completely Online Gala Giving Week & Auction March 14-18, 2021. All the same ways to support the school, but all online!
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Donate an item to the 2021 Gala Auction: The Gala Acquisitions committee is looking for items to offer in the Online Auction! We are especially looking for beach, lake, and mountain house getaways this year and rounds of golf, local experiences and home services. We would love to hear from you! If you have any item, large or small, that you would like to donate please contact Casey Fuller. Donate an item to the online auction here
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News for CCHS Students
Yearbook Class: If you are interested in taking this class next year, you must submit an application. These are available outside Mrs. Simpson's room 514 and are due on Thursday, February 25. Submitted by Mrs. Simpson BASimpson@charlottecatholic.com
CCHS Literary Magazine Amaryllis: Do you have any art, photography, poetry, or prose writing you're proud of? Have you ever dreamed of getting published? The 2021 edition of our school literary magazine Amaryllis is now accepting considerations for entries! Submissions will be accepted until March 31. Please send all submissions and questions to Mac Sizeland at catholicchronicle@gmail.com
Art Supplies: Students, If you took an art class last semester please return any borrowed supplies to the CCHS Visual Arts Department this week especially Prismacolor pencils, oil pastels, rulers, clay tools, and printmaking rollers. You can drop them off in the grey box at the front lobby or you can bring them to your first semester art teacher's classroom. Any questions can be directed to Ms. McManus: melissa.mcmanus@cchsemail.org
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News for CCHS Parents
MACS 2021-2022 Enrollment Process: The deadline to complete enrollment is March 31. Due to increased interest in our schools, your seat is not guaranteed after March 31. Please refer to the MACS Enrollment Flyer
Koffee with Kurt: Save the Date for a question and answer session with Principal Telford sponsored by the PTO on Tuesday, February 23 at 9:00 AM. Zoom link will be in the Catholic Daily closer to the date.
Bishops Day Off Monday, March 8 – March 8 will be a day off of school for CCHS. This “Bishop’s Day Off” was granted by Bishop Jugis at the community wide Catholic Schools Week Mass yesterday. Bishop Jugis shared in his announcement that a Bishop’s Day is meant to celebrate God’s blessings.
School Pictures: The proofs from the Underclass picture makeup day are in the front office and available for pickup during office hours.
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News from CCHS Athletic Boosters
Cougar Athletics: Please see details related to spectators here. As of today these guidelines apply to basketball, lacrosse and men’s soccer. We know you want to cheer our teams on in person, but since spectators are limited, why not cheer them on from your sofa! Watch the live stream here. Full season schedules can be found on Max Preps.
The live stream for all sports is made possible by the CCHS Athletic Boosters.
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Counselor's Corner
Auburn University Engineering Week: Monday, February 22 through Friday, February 26. You must register at auburn.edu/eday and you will be sent a link to view exhibits, lab spaces and interact with current faculty and students through a live sessions. Submitted by Mrs. Smith CCSmith@charlottecatholic.com
Seniors: Please provide a copy of information regarding any scholarships earned to your counselor. These scholarships will be noted one time in the Catholic Daily on Fridays and the Graduation Program. The name of the scholarship and the school that awarded it will be recognized. The actual dollar amount is not made public though is noted as part of the class total at the end of the school year.
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS: The schedule for College Rep Visits may now be found on the Counseling section of the website. Students should register through their Scoir account. Click here for Spring 2021 College Rep Visits
To view previous Catholic Daily posts from the Counselor’s Corner and available scholarships, please click Click here
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Cougar Kudos
In Men’s diving, Senior Alec Hubbard defended his State Title bringing home 1st place with tremendous final dives to win by 5 points!
Speech and Debate: This past weekend, Abigail Hahn competed in the 47th Annual Harvard National Forensics Tournament. She advanced to Double Octafinals and finished in 18th place, out of 170 entries.
CCHS Environmental Club: 522 lbs of electronics were collected as a result of your efforts! If you have other items, Goodwill locations accept these items any time.
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Campus Ministry
As February is Black History Month, we have the opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church. Each week this month we are honoring a black Catholic who lived in the United States.
This week we honor Henriette Delille, an African-American woman from New Orleans who is in the process of becoming a canonized Saint in the Catholic Church.
Henriette was born in 1812 as a free woman of color in New Orleans, LA. Early in her adult life, she felt called by God to devote herself to caring for and educating the poor. While religious orders at this time excluded people of color to their orders, she found support from local Catholic leaders to found a religious order for lay women of color and gave it the name Sisters of the Holy Family. Her order was full of courageous women who embraced lives of sacrifice for their neighbor, regardless of color. While Henriette died in 1862 of tuberculosis, God used her to start a beautiful movement in the Catholic Church, as her religious order of sisters educated over 4,000 pupils in 17 schools across Louisiana, Florida, and Texas, and had as many as 400 sisters in 1950.
Henriette Deilille was named a “venerable” by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010, which means that Rome recognizes that this woman led a life of heroic virtue. Praise God for a woman who embraced a humble, courageous, hidden life of sacrifice for the poor! If you would like to learn more about her life, click here. Venerable Henriette Delille, pray for us!
For more information about Campus Ministry, the Weekly Rosary intention, and more, click here.
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Admissions
Please click here watch the presentation: Discover Charlotte Catholic! Feel free to share with any families of 8th graders who are considering options for high school.
Have a friend or family member interested in attending Catholic?
To learn more about enrollment or schedule a visit to CCHS, click here:
Charlotte Catholic was featured on the PBS Charlotte show Carolina Impact: PBS Video
MACS 2021-2022 Enrollment Process: The deadline to complete enrollment is March 31. Due to increased interest in our schools, your seat is not guaranteed after March 31. Please refer to the MACS Enrollment Flyer
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Amazon Smile
Shopping on Amazon? Support CCHS through the Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation at the same time! Click here to link your account
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Athletics
For contact information for all CCHS Sports Coaches click here: Cougar Coaches
Click here for the CCHS Athletics page and information on specific sports. Athletics
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Attendance
Unless your student has elected full remote learning or is a temporarily remote learner, students must be on campus in school.
24-hour Attendance Hotline 704-716-2418
24-hour Attendance Hotline: 704-716-2418
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All remote learning is allowed for students who have elected for the full semester of remote learning.
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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.
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All other students will be marked absent if they are not in school in person.
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Calendar/Daily Schedule
(see page 9)
Instruction 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.
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Carpool and Parking Information
The paved and gravel lots are closed for pre-construction work.
There is no parking in these lots this year.
Construction update: The Little Avenue entrance will be closed due to construction of the Fine Arts Center as of Monday, January 25. All traffic entering campus will use the Highway 51 (Pineville-Matthews Road) entrance or the Walsh Boulevard entrance. Traffic exiting via Little Avenue will now be redirected behind the visitors’ side of the stadium and to Walsh Boulevard.
As construction for the Fine Arts Center begins, there will be no vehicle or pedestrian access to or from Little Avenue. Anyone needing an on campus parking permit, please see Mr. Belk. Parking information can be found below in Quick Resources.
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The Catholic Daily
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.
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COVID-19 Information
As of February 17, there are six current reported positive cases of Covid-19 among Charlotte Catholic students.
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 for COVID-19, you will be notified directly by the school and/or the appropriate government authority. We will continue to keep you informed.
If a student tests positive for COVID-19
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:
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Drivers Ed Eligibility Forms
Drivers Eligibility forms are available during scheduled office hours.
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Inclement Weather
If school is closed, or there is a change to the regular daily schedule due to inclement weather, you will be notified via the email address and telephone number the school has on record.
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Remote Learning
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.
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Tuition Assistance
For information on applying for Tuition Assistance through MACS, click here
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Visitor Policy
To ensure the health and safety of our school community, we remind our community of our current policy regarding visitors: No visitors, including parents, alumni and volunteers will be allowed inside the main school buildings until further notice without an appointment. This includes Masses. Those with an appointment must be screened.
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