Chagrin Falls PTO

Download the [download id="53"] and the [download id="54"] .  (Conferences are November 16th.)

The High School Report was presented by Principal Bill Koons.

• Graduation Seating – We will probably keep the stadium closed until 10:00 a.m. on graduation Sunday to reduce people being shut out of seating due to blankets being placed earlier in the week.
• Cheering Section at Kenston football game
• Leadership Selection-

o   Sophomore Lauren Lang was selected to be the Hugh O’Brian Award outstanding sophomore leader.  Previous recipients were Ted Cogan, Jimmy Boldt and Ms. Anderson.  Lauren will spend a weekend at the University of Mount Union with other Hugh O’Brian leaders from Ohio.

o   Selected for Look Up to Cleveland was junior Olivia Kuenzi.  Olivia will now compete to be one of the fifty-five students from Cuyahoga County for this leadership program for juniors.  Previous recipients were Kathryn Mahoney and Matt Owen.

o   Selected for Leadership Geauga were juniors Katy Klespies and Emily von Wagoner.  Katy and Emily will meet monthly with students from the other schools in Geauga County.  Previous recipients were Brooke Kratche and Dan Driscoll, Bobby Winkelman, Kaitlin Wolfe and Mr. Brownlow’s son.

o   Selected to compete for the Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce scholarship were Brooke Kratche, Greg Singer and Sam Hollyer.  These three will compete against other high school students from the Chagrin Valley for a $1,000 prize based on their entrepreneurial and business skills.

• AP Scholars-We recognized our sixteen senior Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction.  Chagrin Falls High School had 9 national AP scholars, 52 AP Scholars with Distinction, 17 Scholars with Honors and twenty-eight AP Scholars.  The entire list is posted on the guidance office window and outside Mrs. Ennemoser’s desk.
• Suicide Prevention-We are soliciting the freshman class to get their feedback about last week’s Suicide Prevention workshop.
• Tiger Rewards-To celebrate the good start of the school year, a great homecoming parade and bonfire, and winning 150 computers, we will begin a program called Tiger Rewards.  This is to recognize people who go out of their way to do good deeds.  For example Cam Rose and Katy Klespies promoted the suicide prevention walk.  Sarah Glass and Amy Trosin promoted the walk for diabetes.  Abby Dunegan is collecting plastic caps for a free chemotherapy treatment.  Mrs. Warren went digging through the recycling containers to collect plastic caps.  This program begins Monday in the cafeteria.  A handout will explain the program.  At the bottom of the handout will be a ticket for a free ice cream from the cafeteria.  Read the handout and use the ticket to get a free ice cream on Monday ONLY.
• Fall Play and Spring Musical-Casting has begun for Father Knows Best, the fall play.  Beauty and the Beast will be the spring musical.  Both productions will be high school students only and we will not double cast the musical.
• National Merit Semi-finalists-Thomas Donley, Sarah Greenlaw and Alec Kreger were designated as National Merit Semi-finalists based on their PSAT score above 212/240.  Seven students were Commended students based on their score of 201-211/240.
• Student Council Overnight-Held at Punderson each year for student council members and the administration to get to know one another and plan the upcoming school year.
• Pray Around The Pole -About twenty kids came to pray around the flag pole on Wednesday, September 22.
• Student Pictures-Occurred September 23.  Club pictures were October 12, staff development day. Information available through Ripcho Studios.
• Homecoming-Hall of Fame, Bonfire, parade, game, dance all went well.  The next election might be through Naviance.
• Marijuana incidents involving high school students were discussed.
• PSAT-Wednesday, October 13 for sophomores and juniors.  Freshmen had the annual Expect Respect assembly.  Seniors will sleep in and then took their script “11” picture.

The High School PTO report was presented by Franny Ross.

• Thirty high school parents signed up to be PTO volunteers.  They will assist with a variety of duties including, hospitality, fundraising, welcoming, special projects, office and clinic help.  These volunteers will be providing food for the November parent-teacher conferences and we thank them!
• PTO volunteers on the welcome committee greeted 14 new high school families with phone calls earlier this month.  The PTO welcome mentors will follow up with the new families throughout the year to see how they and their children are adjusting and to answer any questions.
• The PTO presented three new high school teachers with a “new teacher stipend” of $50 to assist them in setting up their classrooms.  The three new teachers are Jody Guerini, Jeffrey Womack, and David Arundel.
• This year’s high school fundraiser is the annual Bingo Night scheduled for Friday, January 21 from 6-9 pm in the middle school gym.  Kelley Clegg is the chairperson and her committee will meet soon to begin planning the event.  All the money raised at Bingo Night goes directly to the” high school building fund” to be used for PTO-approved grant requests.  The money finds its way back into the classroom in the form of equipment, supplies and materials to improve student learning.

Image by Cat Wood, Chagrin Falls High School Grade 12. Presented at the 2010 Art Show.

The High School report was presented by Lori Guerrini.

• Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon – Thank you for the delicious luncheon May 7.  It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.  Also, thank you for your generous support of our educational programs through the many grants that you provided our staff.

• Advanced Placement exams were offered May 3 through May 12. Over 200 students took 550 exams.  Students receiving a three or higher on an exam may qualify for college credit.  Teachers and students have worked diligently throughout the year on the rigorous AP curriculum to prepare for these exams.

• Senior Awards Night – Our Senior Awards program was held last Thursday, May 13.  Seniors were presented with scholarship and special recognition awards.  A dessert buffet concluded the evening.

• Springfest 2010 – On Friday, May 14, we celebrated our seniors last academic school day beginning with the teacher/staff senior award presentations, student video presentations, a choir performance, dodge ball championships and ending with the senior parade, slide show and passing of the key.

• Final Exams – The final exam permission slips are available on line, under high school, forms.  Exams are June 4, June 7 and June 8.

• Senior Project – seniors started their senior projects, Monday, May 17.  They return on Thursday, June 3 at 10:00 for their presentations. The Chagrin Falls High School Senior Project is from Monday, May 17 to Thursday, June 3, 2010.  The Senior Project program gives seniors an opportunity to work with a mentor in a career setting that interests them.  Students are required to spend at least four and one-half hours a day for twelve days on their Senior Project.

• Volunteers are needed during the Senior Project Showcase on Thursday, June 3, from 10:30 am-1 pm.  During the showcase each senior will be in a science-fair format with a display board journal, artifacts and other visual displays. The seniors will present his/her project to you.  Your help is needed to help maintain the integrity of the senior project. To volunteer to serve on the Showcase Evaluation Committee please email sherrie.wooden@chagrinschools.org.

• Graduation, June 6 – Graduating seniors were sent letters this week advising them about graduation weekend, their responsibilities and timelines.  The letter has also been posted on the web.
  

  Image by Kaitlin Wolfe, Chagrin Falls High School, Grade 12. Presented at the 2010 Art Show.

• Upcoming Events:
  • May 22 – OABR
  • May 31 – No School Memorial Day
  • June 1- Tiger of the Semester Breakfast
  • June 2 – Spring Sports Banquet

• June 4^th Senior Banquet
• June 5^th- Baccalaureate
• Final Exams – June 4, 7 and 8
• School Resumes Monday, August 23, 2010

A Special Report from the English Department

Each month, the high school report includes a special report on one of the departments at the school.  This month, Shannon Beech of the English department was unable to report at the meeting, but sent in this report instead.

• 33 seniors and 53 juniors took AP exams

• Prism, the high school literary magazine, is currently at the printer and will be distributed to all students at the end of the year.

• Guidance counselors are following up with the Naviance programs next week in junior classes.  It’s a great project that begins their freshmen year, and the students can take advantage of A LOT of college information that is available.

• 10^th grade honors English classes competed in theNational Poetry Out Loud Competition.   Ali Arnold was Chagrin Falls High School’s winner.    She competed in the state competition held in Columbus.

• The Tiger Times published six successful issues with the financial support of several families and businesses within the community.

• All but one English teacher has been involved in Digital Academy 1 or 2. As a result, many of the teachers are incorporating technology in the classroom (i.e. wikis, online learning through ed2.0)  (Editor’s Note:  Digital Academy training is partially funded through grants from the PTO.  To read more about the program that many of our teachers have completed, download [download id="18"] or [download id="19"] information.)

• Honors English 10 students just completed a 30-40 research project that pertained to issues/concerns regarding this school and community. Some topics included sleep deprivation, alcohol abuse, texting while driving, and teenage pregnancies)

Photography by Maggie Clegg. Chagrin Falls High School, Grade 12. Presented at the Spring Art Show 2010.

High School PTO Report

The High School PTO report was presented by Beth Judge.

• The PTO reps had their final meeting with Mr. Boedicker on Thursday, May 6th.  We discussed the many activities that keep all the students busy and engaged until the end of the school year.

• Friday, May 7^th was the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.  Thanks to Wendy Pierce who helped plan the event.  We are very grateful to our dedicated teachers who do so much for our students.

• Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make this year so successful.  We had over 70 volunteers lend a hand at the high school. In addition to providing food for the hospitality events, they assisted with the Vision and Hearing Screening, Bingo Night, Book Sales, College 101, and assembling Athletic Awards.

• Next year’s High School Chairperson will be Colleen Mahoney.