tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898010368784270432024-03-14T04:34:24.579-04:00CCS High SchoolMsLodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905361946368231966noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-879098830867513652021-10-04T12:38:00.003-04:002021-10-04T13:45:11.754-04:00October Brings Opportunities and Changes <p><span style="font-family: arial;">The HS has gotten off to a great start. The HS Team has been working together to provide an environment of support and encouragement that is creating a positive community at CCS. As always, if you have any questions or concerns about a class, please contact your student's teachers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To keep up with the latest happenings and news at CCS, be sure to read the weekly <i>Cougar Update </i>which is emailed to you every Friday.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Volunteer Opportunities</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">October brings many opportunities for families to volunteer though serving at CCS' Chicken Barbecue on October 15 and Country Auction on October 16. There are still many areas where volunteers are needed. Just go to <span style="color: #1155cc;"><u>https://www.conestogachristian.net/auction-2021</u></span> to sign up to volunteer. It is fast and easy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For more information on the Auction, check out the September 17, 2021 issue of the Cougar Update found <a href="https://81cb6b9c-12da-4a02-ab3e-9a6548c0fcbe.filesusr.com/ugd/2bdfd2_47ff084a9e06473ab2fbbcb5e830d5cd.pdf" target="">here.</a></span></p><p><b style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How Are My <span class="il">Volunteer</span> Hours Recorded?</span></b><b style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 33.1pt 0.0001pt 24pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The CCS <span class="il">Volunteer</span> Coordinator, Lauren Odorisio, has set up an email for CCS parents to report their <span class="il">volunteer</span> hours. When you have completed any amount of <span class="il">volunteering</span>, please email Mrs. Odorisio at: <span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><a href="mailto:CCSVolunteerHours@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1154cc;">CCSVolunteerHours@gmail.com</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Next Jordan Spieth?</b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Freshman Clark Brubacher finished in </span><span style="font-family: arial;">first place with a score of 78 in the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">CCAC Golf Championship last week. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">With this result, he qualified for PIAA District 3 tournament this Friday and Saturday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York, PA. Congratulations, Clark!</span></div><p><b style="font-family: arial;">PSAT and Powder Puff</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the morning of October 13, the 11th grade class will be traveling to Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson to take the PSAT. If you have an 11th grade student, please remind them to get a good night's sleep and to eat breakfast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Later that day, after lunch, CCS will have its annual Powder Puff flag football competition with the girls from each high school grade competing to take on a team of the women teachers from CCS. The whole school will be out on the hill by the soccer field to watch the teachers defend their title against the winner of the student tournament. Elementary and middle school students will only watch the final game between the teachers and winning student team.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Appearance Code Reminders</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With the end of the month of October comes a change in the dress code. Starting November 1st through April 1st, students are not to wear shorts unless the forecast for Morgantown on any day is 60 degrees or above.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shorts should have an inseam that is at least 5 inches long. If a girl wears a dress or skirt to school the length should be no shorter that two inches above the knee. For more information on where to find shorts with five inch inseams, see our latest issue of the Cougar Update that was emailed to you last week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On any clothing worn at CCS with l<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ogos and wording (cartoons, images, slogans, music groups (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Any secular group</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">), etc.) that go against the school’s philosophy are not permitted. References to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, weaponry, violence, or illegal activity are unacceptable.</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Family Portal - Do you know how to check your student's grades and homework?</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember that you can check your student's grades and homework for the week in each subject by going to the CCS website and clicking on the tab for Family Portal. Once there, login as a parent using the district code (CC-PA), your username, and password. Once in the Family Portal, click on the three bars in the top left corner of the page, scroll down to student, click the arrow, and then click on grades or lesson plans to see your student's information.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you have any questions or problems logging in, please contact Ginnie Lodge, our Director of Technology, at <a href="mailto:virginia.lodge@conestogachristian.net" target="_blank">virginia.lodge@conestogachristian.net</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Calendar</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">October 13<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> PSAT and Powder Puff</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>October 15<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Chicken BBQ</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">October 16<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Country Auction</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>October 29<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Teacher In-Service, No school for students</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>November 19<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>End of Trimester 1</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>November 22-23<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Parent Teacher Conferences (No school for students on the 23rd)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span>November 23-29<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Thanksgiving Break</span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><b><br /></b></p>Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-43604584900538581892020-10-28T11:26:00.018-04:002020-10-29T09:25:46.386-04:00God Has Been Faithful<p><i style="font-family: arial;">The MS and HS blogs are identical so you do not have to read both if you have a MS and HS student.</i></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">November is just around the corner, and we are nine weeks into the first trimester. Students and staff have adjusted to the “new normal” under COVID at school. Classes and other activities are going well, and we have had no reported cases of COVID-19. Praise God!</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1786999-7fff-f03f-12d8-3bf9ac92625f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we get to the end of the trimester (November 23), I encourage you to be checking your child’s grades on FACTS, and, if you have any concerns, contact your child’s teacher(s). Better to be proactive than to react after report cards have come out at the beginning of the second trimester.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the end of the marking period, CCS has its annual parent/teacher conferences on November 23 and 24 right before our Thanksgiving break which is November 25 to 30. Students will </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have school on the 24th, but teachers will be at school for conferences. We will have COVID protocols for parent/teacher conferences.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sign-ups for parent/teacher conferences will be online again this year. We will be sending out information in the <i>Cougar Update</i> and most likely parents will receive at least one email reminder with easy-to-follow instructions about how to sign up. We encourage all parents to make a connection with at least one teacher during conference times: November 23 (afternoon and evening) and November 24 (daytime.)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS Annual Mission Project</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In spite of COVID, God has enabled us to continue to fulfill our vision and mission as a school. This past week the National Honor Society (NHS) shared in both MS and HS chapels about our annual all-school mission project. This year NHS has taken on the leadership of facilitating Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of <a href="https://www.samaritanspurse.org/" target="_blank">Samaritan's Purse International</a> where shoeboxes filled with toiletries, school supplies, coloring books, small clothing items like socks, etc. are delivered to children in third world countries.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More importantly, the Gospel message is shared in a booklet, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Greatest Journey, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which is given to each child</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Children also have the opportunity to attend 12 classes about </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Greatest Journey</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MS and HS students will have the opportunity to pick up brochures and shoeboxes today after school. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Participation is voluntary. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The brochure as well as Samaritan's Purse's website explain the ministry and give ideas of what to and what </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to put in the shoeboxes. Shoeboxes will need to be returned to the school by Thursday, November 19. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a wonderful opportunity for you to shop together with your child(ren) in serving Christ and promoting the Gospel through Operation Christmas Child. Below is a link to the video that NHS shared at our chapel with the students. I’ve also shared with you a video on how to pack a shoebox.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://video.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child-overview-2020-short/">https://video.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child-overview-2020-short/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://video.samaritanspurse.org/how-to-pack-a-shoebox-2020/">https://video.samaritanspurse.org/how-to-pack-a-shoebox-2020/</a></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Book Fair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS invites you to shop our Online Book Fair and support our school! The Fair runs for 14 days from November 2-15. Our Fair will feature a Virtual Fair walk through so you and your students can experience the magic of the school shopping experience: Browse titles by grade, meet popular authors, and much more! All purchases will ship directly to students’ homes and will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!). This is a great opportunity to get a few Christmas gifts for your children. Don’t miss these two weeks of events, fun, and books.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Scholastic Homepage link is <a href="https:// www.scholastic.com/bf/ conestogachristianschool" target="_blank">https:// www.scholastic.com/bf/ conestogachristianschool</a>.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appearance Code Reminder</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The year seems to be passing by quickly and the weather is turning colder. This coming Monday is the 1st of November. This is a reminder that between November 1 and April 1, shorts are <b>not </b>to be worn to school unless the temperature forecast for Morgantown is 60 degrees or above. To find the forecast for Morgantown, you can go to </span><a href="http://www.accuweather.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.accuweather.com</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and type in 19543 in the search field to get the forecast.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, remember to turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed this weekend on Saturday, October 31.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><u>Dates to Remember:</u></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 30</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teacher In-Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 16</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Picture Retakes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 19</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Operation Christmas Child Boxes Due</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 23</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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So, if you have students at both levels, you only need to read one of the blogs.</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The School Year is Half Over</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 15 marked the midway point of the second trimester as well as the midway point of the 2019-2020 school year. (Yes, it is flying by.) If you have not been checking your child’s grades on the Family Portal for FACTS SIS (the new name for RenWeb), I encourage you to do so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any concerns, please contact the teacher so that you may work together for your child’s success. Also, remember that you should be able to see what your child is studying in each class as well as his/her homework for each class under the lesson plan in FACTS SIS.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reminder about Delayed Openings, School Closings, and Early Dismissals for Inclement Weather</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winter is in full swing, and we have already had inclement weather that necessitated an early dismissal and a delayed opening. You were informed of the closing and school delay by our automated FACTS SIS Parent Alert. Below is a reminder of how those procedures work. Hopefully, we won’t have to use them too often for the rest of this winter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When school is delayed, parents must also listen for an announcement of the plans of the school district of residence. If your public school district transports your child(ren), students will be transported to and from CCS on the public school district schedule. When your school district delays school and CCS does not, if possible, please arrange for your child(ren) to be at school on the CCS schedule. If it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child’s absence. When CCS delays school and your district does not, do not send your child on the bus. Families will have to provide transportation for their children. As above, if it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child’s absence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is information on early dismissals and school that is canceled for the day:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If CCS closes early, and your district is on a normal schedule, students will be supervised until transportation arrives for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your district announces an early dismissal, student drivers in that district will be dismissed along with the bus riders.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCS will activate the automated Parent Alert system where you will receive an email, text, and phone call. When there is a two-hour delay, classes begin at 10:10. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When school is canceled for the day due to inclement weather, you will be informed by our Parent Alert System. The closing will also be posted on the Conestoga Christian website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When school is canceled, MS and HS students will be assigned work on Google Classroom for the core classes (including HS Spanish and HS Health) that they have on the snow day, depending on whether it is an eight-period day or a four-period block day. Assignments will be posted by 9:00 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because students may have no access to wifi and/or a computer, may be without power, or may have extenuating circumstances, students will have 3 school days to turn in their assignments. The deadline can be extended due to extenuating circumstances (power out for a week, etc.). Parents should contact teachers if such situations arise.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCS’ Family Is Expanding</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently Mr. Smoker, one of our HS math teachers, and his wife Laura welcomed a new addition, Owen Jacob Smoker, to their home. Owen and the rest of the family are doing well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mrs. Hertzler and Mrs. Stone are expecting in the coming months and will be taking maternity leave. Mrs. Hertzler’s last day, unless baby Hertzler comes earlier, will be February 21. Mrs. Stone’s last day, unless the Lord has an earlier timeline, will be March 13. Mrs. Hertzler plans on being out for 12 weeks; Mrs. Stone plans to be out through the end of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Substituting for Mrs. Hertzler is CCS graduate Mrs. Summer Houck (nee Stoltzfus). Mrs. Houck graduated from CCS in 2015. While at CCS, Mrs. Houck participated in three sports, served on Student Council, and graduated with honors. Mrs. Houck recently graduated from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in Education with an emphasis on MS English Language Arts. We are excited to have Mrs. Houck back serving at CCS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Substituting for Mrs. Stone is Miss Rachel Allen who hails from the state of Massachusetts. Miss Allen is a recent graduate of Lancaster Bible College (LBC) with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. Miss Allen has a love for teaching music as well as a love of theater. Miss Allen will not only be teaching our HS and MS choirs and music classes but will be directing our spring musical. We are thankful to have Miss Allen serving at CCS this spring.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open Houses</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open houses for grades PK-12 are coming in February and March. Below are the dates and times for the open houses:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 26 and March 25 from 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. - Interested and prospective students and families for grades 1-12 may join us for chapel and a tour of the school.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 21 at 9:30 a.m. - Our kindergarten will have a Sneak Peek Open House.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 27 and March 26 from 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. - Our preschool will have a Story Time Open House.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have friends or acquaintances who may be thinking about Christian education, tell them about the open houses. If they are planning to attend, they should RSVP the school at michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, remember that if you refer a family to CCS and they enroll in any grade level, you are eligible for a $600 tuition discount for the year. Click here or contact Mark Detwiler in the business office if you have any questions about our referral program.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do You Know What Your Children Are Reading and Seeing in Anime?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Webster’s dictionary defines Anime as a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes. This animation can be found in books as well as video series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently I discovered that many of these books may contain images that would be considered pornographic. If you have a child who is into Anime, please be aware that what he/she may be seeing is harmful and detrimental to one’s faith. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, books with these types of images in them should never be brought to school.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upcoming Dates and Events</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are some dates and events to remember. Further information will follow in future blogs and the Cougar Update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 6 - Pastors' Luncheon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 8 - TSA Regionals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 17 - Presidents’ Day - No School</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 18 - Music Recital</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 26 - All-School Open House 8:15 a.m.</span><br />
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-60619049043127500062019-09-09T14:29:00.000-04:002019-09-13T15:32:08.214-04:00It's A New School Year!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Welcome Back</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We at CCS hope you had a wonderful summer. The summer went so fast, and now we are well into school and matches have begun. HS auditions for the fall play are over and the cast is now rehearsing. For some of you, your students have just started high school. Others may have a student who is entering 12th grade and will be graduating in June. Such are the seasons of life, and with those new seasons come new opportunities and blessings.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">School begins each day at 8:10 a.m., and students who ride buses leave the school at 2:45 p.m. Students arriving at school after 8:10 a.m. must sign in at the main office in the high school building. Students leaving before 2:45 p.m. must sign out at the main office.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parents who arrive at the school at the end of the day to pick up their child(ren) before the last buses have exited the parking lot should wait in the parking lot at Conestoga Mennonite Church until </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">all</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the buses have exited the school parking lot.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8d05c824-7fff-51d7-5cc1-3dc5748f3ee2"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Refer to the </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Parent and Student Handbook </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">on our website</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> (</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_20d7d18c3d6c4676bff0b5fd8fc91700.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">here</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">) </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">to see the attendance policy in regards to excused absences, unexcused absences, tardies to school, parent communication in the case of an absence, impact of unexcused absences on trimester grades, and the school’s missed work policy.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Over the next several weeks in ParentsWeb, you will begin to see some grades appearing in each of your student's classes. Under lesson plans, you should be able to see what activities your child is doing in class, as well as when he/she has homework, quizzes, tests, and projects due. I encourage you and your student to check ParentsWeb daily. If you have not yet set up a ParentsWeb account, you can click </span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_d94834a728874b628e1208a0e53fdaf9.pdf"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>here</b></span></span></a></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>to do so. If you are having trouble accessing ParentsWeb, please contact our Director of Technology and Media, Ginnie Lodge, at virginia.lodge@conestogachristian.net, and she will assist you.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of the keys to your student’s success is communication. With ParentsWeb we are trying to provide you with information that will enable you to work and communicate with your child for his/her success. However, if you have any questions or concerns about a class, please contact your student’s teacher. If, after talking with the teacher, you still have a concern, then contact me.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One bit of advice someone gave me in the past is that if I have a major concern about something, I should not email the person but instead should call or set up an appointment with him/her. Often emotions or assumptions can be read into emails that were not intended by the one writing the email. With conversation there is an opportunity to hear the tone of voice, see body language (if conferencing in person), ask questions, give feedback, and more quickly and easily resolve an issue.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><o:p>Last year I shared with you information on two subjects to help you facilitate your student's success. Since it was some very good information and as a reminder as we go into this year, I have included that information again below.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Or, I'm not good at math! How many times have you heard this from your student? Students often go into a class with low expectations of themselves and the class. If your student is struggling with math, one question I would ask is, does he/she know how to be a successful math student? I recently read an article entitled</span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-tips-maximize-performance-math/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><i style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 Tips for Math Success</span></i></span></a></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">written </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">by a high school teacher. To read the article, click on the title of the article above.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I also recently viewed a </span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ted Talk</span></span></i></a></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> on how practice impacts the brain and learning. While the talk focuses on practice for sports, dancing, and music, the same principles can apply to math and other subjects. To watch the video, click on </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ted Talk </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">above</span>.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">What Is This New Term: </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lawnmower Parent?</span></i></b></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Most of us have heard the term “helicopter parent” referenced in media, articles, conversations, etc. However, there is a new term that is appearing in the media -- “lawnmower parent.” Recently I read an opinion piece by Dr. Kevin Lehman, a Christian psychologist, entitled </span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/22/how-being-lawn-mower-parent-will-only-set-your-kid-up-for-failure.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">How being a 'lawnmower parent' will only set up your kid for failure</span></span></i></a></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. As I read the article, it made me think of how my heavenly Father parents His children in the scriptures and how He worked through joys and struggles, pain and sorrows, and successes and failures in their lives in times past and how he has worked in my life since I became a Christian in 1974. I think back to how I often failed and succeeded in trying to parent and disciple my own children. This included helping my children navigate their many years in school. I am thankful that, in spite of me, He used me to accomplish His work in their lives. To read this interesting and thought-provoking article, simply click on its title above.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Before the end of the school year, I sent out an email to all CCS parents seeking volunteers who might be interested in teaching a middle school elective sometime during the 2019-20 school year. So far, I have had three responses and am looking for more. If you are still interested, see the information below and contact me (Mr. Hepler) at randy.hepler@conestogachristian.net.<br />
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As part of our middle school program, each year we offer electives on Wednesdays (2:03-2:39 p.m. - 36 minutes) and Thursdays (1:16-1:39 p.m. - 83 minutes) for each trimester which is approximately twelve weeks. In my 11 years at CCS, it has been evident to me that God has not only blessed us with talented and skilled students but also parents who also have many skills and talents.</div>
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I am writing to ask if you would consider offering a middle school elective on a Wednesday or Thursday for one trimester. It could be in the area of the trades, consumer sciences (home economics), the arts, the sciences, other academic subjects, technology, business, etc. The sky is the limit. </div>
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So much of our success at CCS is because of you our parents and the support you provide to the students and the school in the partnership to which God has called us. </div>
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If you would be willing to consider offering a middle school elective one or more of the trimesters next year would you please contact me and we could discuss your idea and how we could make it happen. Also, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to a great 2019-2020 school year for our students and families. Have a great summer.</div>
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By now, teachers, students, and families are falling into their summer schedules. With summer comes a time of mission trips, camps, summer jobs, vacations, cookouts, day trips, too much video gaming, and many other fun activities. Many of our graduates will also be preparing for college or trade schools.<br />
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Summer is also a time where our students may be exposed to many dangers. As educators and parents, it is hard to keep up with new substances and other trends that can endanger our children.<br />
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Below is information I recently received from the Child Mind Institute with an article on the dangers of a new substance Kratom as well as articles on vaping, social media and depression, preparing for college emotionally, and managing medications in college.<br />
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As we seek to honor God in our parenting, it is essential that we are informed by Scripture and it is important that we stay informed with the latest information to best help our children navigate in this world and honor Christ in all that they do. I would encourage you to talk with your children about these issues in regards to the information below, which also includes an article with tips for communicating with your teen. May God give you a wonderful and enjoyable summer with your families.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the last five years, e-cigarettes (also known as vapes) have become more popular among adults as a safe alternative to cigarettes. Companies which manufacture these electronic cigarettes have produced advertisements that proclaim them as safe. However, research is now showing that they can have significant health consequences for those who use them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While the law in most states forbids the sale of this product to children under 18, more and more teens are getting access to them and using them, even some of our students here at CCS. What is even more disturbing is that cannabinoid oil is now available for use in these cigarettes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While cannabinoid oil may (research is still being conducted) have beneficial medicinal purposes for various conditions, it has also been attributed to several deaths when abused for recreational and other purposes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is important that we as parents are educated about the dangers of the use of this product and then discuss this issue with our children. Below are several links to articles on e-cigarettes to help you educate your children. One of the articles tells how several Marines under the influence of cannabinoid oil were killed. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-will-happen-to-e-cigs-now" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-will-happen-to-e-cigs-now</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.techtimes.com/articles/220223/20180202/vaping-synthetic-cannabinoid-oil-lethal-two-marines-dead-dozens-hospital.htm" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.techtimes.com/articles/220223/20180202/vaping-synthetic-cannabinoid-oil-lethal-two-marines-dead-dozens-hospital.htm</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/SGR_ECig_ParentTipsheet_508.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/SGR_ECig_ParentTipsheet_508.pdf</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday report cards were distributed to all CCS students to take home. Please make sure you sign and return the envelope in which you received the report card. You do not need to return the report card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS’ Academic Eligibility Policy states that students must maintain a 65 or above in all of their classes to be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities (sports, drama, etc.). With the beginning of a new trimester, there are no or few grades for the first few weeks. As a result, we wait several weeks before we begin to check for eligibility. This trimester Mr. Yoder and Mrs. Stone will start checking for eligibility on December 14.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is important that students understand that academics at CCS are a priority above extracurricular activities. Encourage your student to keep up with his/her work, completing it on time as well as preparing adequately for test and quizzes. Encourage your student to come prepared to class with what is necessary to learn well that day and to seek extra help when he/she does not understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christmas is just around the corner, yet we have a busy two weeks before the break with many school activities which are highlighted below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, is our annual Cougar Classic where our varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball teams compete for the tournament championship. On Friday night the girls take on New Covenant Christian School at 7:00 p.m., and the boys take on New Covenant Christian School at 8:30 p.m. Come on out and support the Cougars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the week of December 17-21, high school students will have the option of participating in Secret Santa. If you have questions about this, please contact Mr. Greenly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December 13 our school has its annual Christmas Concert. This year we are doing things a little differently. The elementary students will be performing their Christmas music from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Following the elementary program, there will be a half hour break, and then the MS and HS band and choirs will be performing from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Both of the programs will be performed at Brick Lane Community Church (formerly Community Evangelical Free Church) in Elverson. For more information visit the CCS website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday morning, December 21, we will have an all-school Christmas chapel followed by a half day of school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winter is upon us, and we have already had inclement weather that necessitated an early dismissal and delayed opening. You were informed of the school delay and closing by our automated RenWeb Parent Alert. Below is a reminder of how those procedures work. Hopefully, we won’t have to use them too often this winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When school is delayed, parents must also listen for an announcement of the plans of the school district of residence. If your public school district transports your child(ren), they will be transported </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to and from</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> CCS on the public school district schedule. When your school district closes or delays school and CCS does not, if possible, please arrange for your child(ren) to be at school on the CCS schedule. If it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child’s absence. When CCS delays school and your district does not, do </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> send your child on the bus. Families will have to provide transportation for their children. As above, if it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child’s absence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If CCS decides to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">close</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> early, and your district is on a normal schedule, students will be supervised until transportation arrives for them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If your district announces an early dismissal, student drivers in that district will be dismissed along with the bus riders.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">ParentsWeb, A Helpful Tool</span></span></div>
It’s hard to believe that we are almost through the month of September. By now on ParentsWeb, you should see some grades appearing in each of your student's classes. Under lesson plans, you should be able to see what activities your child is doing in class, as well as when he/she has homework, quizzes, tests, and projects due. I encourage you and your student to check ParentsWeb daily. If you have not yet set up a ParentsWeb account, you can click <i><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_d94834a728874b628e1208a0e53fdaf9.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></i> to do so. If you are having trouble accessing ParentsWeb, please contact our Director of Technology and Media, Ginnie Lodge, at virginia.lodge@conestogachristian.net, and she will assist you.<br />
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One of the keys to your student’s success is communication. With ParentsWeb we are trying to provide you with information that will enable you to work and communicate with your child for his/her success. However, if you have any questions or concerns about a class, please contact your student’s teacher. If, after talking with the teacher, you still have a concern, then contact me.<br />
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One bit of advice someone gave me in the past is that if I have a major concern about something, I should not email the person but instead should call or set up an appointment with him/her. Often emotions or assumptions can be read into emails that were not intended by the one writing the email. With conversation there is opportunity to hear the tone of voice, see body language (if conferencing in person), ask questions, give feedback, and more quickly and easily resolve an issue.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Or, I'm not good at math! How many times have you heard this from your student? Students often go into a class with low expectations of themselves and the class. If your student is struggling with math, one question I would ask is, does he/she know how to be a successful math student? I recently read an article entitled </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><a href="https://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-tips-maximize-performance-math/" target="_blank">10 Tips for Math Success</a> </i>written<i> </i>by a high school teacher. To read the article, click on the title of the article above.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also recently viewed a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw" target="_blank"><i>Ted Talk</i></a> on<span style="color: #1155cc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> how practice impacts the brain and learning. While the talk focuses on practice for sports, dancing, and music, the same principles can apply to math and other subjects. To watch the video, click on </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ted Talk</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> above.</span></span></div>
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Most of us have heard the term “helicopter parent” referenced in media, articles, conversations, etc. However, there is a new term that is appearing in the media -- “lawnmower parent.” Recently I read an opinion piece by Dr. Kevin Lehman, a Christian psychologist, entitled <i><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/22/how-being-lawn-mower-parent-will-only-set-your-kid-up-for-failure.html" target="_blank">How being a 'lawnmower parent' will only set up your kid for failure</a></i>. As I read the article, it made me think of how my heavenly Father parents His children in the scriptures and how He worked through joys and struggles, pain and sorrows, and successes and failures in their lives in times past and how he has worked in my life since I became a Christian in 1974. I think back to how I often failed and succeeded in this area in trying to parent and disciple my own children. This included helping my children navigate their many years in school. I am thankful that, in spite of me, He used me to accomplish His work in their lives. To read this interesting and thought-provoking article, simply click on its title above.<br />
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Over the next month we have several events happening here at CCS. If you haven’t done so already, mark your calendars for the following special days:<br />
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-16833680190311191702018-07-31T14:00:00.000-04:002018-08-17T10:53:25.134-04:00School is Just Around the Corner<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The High and Middle School Blogs are the same. If you have students at both levels, you only need to read one of the blogs.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t’s hard to believe that the first day of August is here. It’s only a few weeks until the beginning of schoo,l and we are busy here at CCS getting ready for the return of teachers and students. As the first day of school approaches, you may have several questions if you are new to CCS or if you are a veteran family. You may have questions about things on the school </span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/school-calendar" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">calendar</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> listed the week before school as well as the first week of school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the ways we inform parents of what is happening at CCS is through our</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_7cb4c3422a6943a79cb19b96ce300429.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cougar Update</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which during the school year is a weekly newsletter that is emailed to all of our patrons. A summer edition of the newsletter just went out the third week of July. If you missed it, you can access it by clicking on </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cougar Update</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the first sentence of this paragraph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another way we communicate with parents about events in the school are through our head of school's and principal's blogs. Periodically, I and Mr. Parris will be sending out a blog to inform you of upcoming events, reminders of changes in policy, information that can help you work with your student for his/her success, volunteer opportunities, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will also use RenWeb to periodically get information out to parents or to ask for help with various projects or needs of the school. ParentsWeb is a feature of RenWeb that allows parents to access their student’s schedule and grades as well as other information about their student and the school. If you do not yet have a ParentsWeb account, you can learn how to create one by clicking</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_d94834a728874b628e1208a0e53fdaf9.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS has a wealth of information for our families on the CCS website. Simply go to </span><a href="http://www.conestogachristian.net/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and click on “Resources” and then on “Current Families” to find a plethora of information and forms needed for the school year. While on the website, take time to search the entire site to learn more about the school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">High school students who have scheduling questions should contact me through August 18. Starting August 21, they should contact Jack Greenly (</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), our Director of Student Services, who is also our HS guidance counselor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Middle school students with scheduling issues should contact me. If you have not turned in your </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hhOv4lTzXglzx_t5dh4WXr8Pi8PZCKnc4LgHcV36I5I/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Middle School Elective Description Sheet</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, please do so by August 14.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 23 is our Back to School Night. Parents and students can meet at 5:45 to fellowship and enjoy a meal together before the main meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. You may access more information as well as order a Chick-fil-A meal by going</span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/back-to-school-night-2018" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. (Meals must be ordered by August 21.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 27 is the first day of school. Transportation forms to set up busing with your district, student parking space request forms, school supplies lists, and our Parent/Student Handbook can all be found on our</span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> under “Resources” and then “Current Families.” If you are planning on using bus transportation through your district, it is imperative that you get your request in as soon as possible because it can take a week or two for the districts to process your requests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 29-30 is the 8th Grade Retreat at Shoups' Lodge at Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County northwest of Harrisburg. Students will leave on Wednesday after chapel and return on Thursday before the end of school. More detailed information about the retreat, the cost, and permission forms will be sent out in the weeks ahead. Keep a lookout for it in your email. If you have any questions, you may contact our Head of School, Mr. Parris, who is organizing the trip this year. You may reach Mr. Parris at </span><a href="mailto:ken.parris@conestogachristian.net" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ken.parris@conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 30 is the off-campus High School Day Retreat; its purpose is to foster a community spirit and fellowship among the high school student body. All HS students will be bused to French Creek State Park for the day where they will have several options for activities that will encourage relationship building. Our Director of Student Services, Jack Greenly, will be sending out more information in the weeks ahead. If you have any questions, you may contact Mr. Greenly, who is organizing and planning the retreat. He can be reached at </span><a href="mailto:jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we approach the beginning of the school year, if you have any questions, please contact the school office. If you are doing some shopping for school clothes, remember to refer to our school’s appearance code which can be found</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_ff83ea305ddd409e9a86ff27ada81bb3.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and in the CCS Parent/Student Handbook. When shopping for school supplies, you can reference the </span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/resources" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">school’s supplies lists</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the CCS website. Remember, it is still not too late to enroll, and if you have friends or family who are interested in CCS, they can contact Michelle Parris at </span><a href="mailto:michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. (There is a referral </span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_df336f7258984f7b8cc24305ff01a4e7.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tuition credit</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for families who refer other families who enroll at CCS. We look forward to seeing you and your children in the near future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For grades 8-11, we are in the process of scheduling classes for next year. Mr. Greenly is scheduling the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. If you would like to set up an appointment to discuss your child’s schedule or have questions, please contact him.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Below is information on final assessments. Grades 9-11 need to turn in permission slips to leave early on days of finals. There is a link below to the form. Please get those forms to me by May 26.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">May is an extremely busy month for the HS and MS. Below are some of the major events occurring in the upcoming days and weeks, including information on final assessments:</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The MS/HS musical this year is<i> Into the Woods</i> and will be held May 17-19. Tickets for the musical are available on the CCS website.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Our annual HS Athletic Banquet is on Tuesday, May 22, at 5:45 pm at Shady Maple Banquet Facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">On Wednesday, May 23, HS and MS academic awards will be presented during chapel. Parents are invited to attend. Chapel is from 8:20 to 9:15 am.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">May 24 is our annual Evening of the Science and Arts for the MS and HS from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Art, science, and tech exhibits may be seen from 6:30 to 7:30 and our band and choirs will perform from 7:30-8:30.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">May 29 is our annual MS Sports Reception here at CCS at 7:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">HS Final assessments are May 30 - June 4.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #262626; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Students in grades 9-11 may leave </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">after final assessments have ended each day (11:15 am). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Students who do not have a way home will stay for the day and will have a supervised study hall. A permission slip to leave early was emailed to students. See the link below for the early dismissal permission slip.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #262626; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">During assessment periods, seniors only need to be on campus when they have assessments. Seniors who are exempt from assessments or who do not have a scheduled assessment during an assessment period do not need to be on campus during that assessment. They do, however, need to sign in and out as they come and go for their assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/118z2ejWp0AbK4D_z0_y6IrJTVYGlBN66ueqcOQBr7Nk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Final Assessment Early Dismissal Form</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Period 1 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Period 2 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Senior Trip - June 5-7</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-67632870692255821112017-12-07T16:21:00.000-05:002017-12-08T13:26:22.220-05:00A Busy School Season<ol start="4" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9, is our annual Cougar Classic where our varsity girls and boys basketball teams compete for the tournament championship. On Friday night the girls take on Christian School of York at 7:00 p.m., and the boys take on Christian School of York at 8:30 p.m. Come out and support the Cougars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December 14 is the annual CCS Christmas Concert which features our choirs from grades K-12 and our school band. The festivities begin at 7:00 p.m. at Community Evangelical Free Church in Elverson. For more information visit the CCS website.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday morning, December 20, we will have an all-school Christmas chapel, and afterward the HS and MS will have joint activities all morning to foster school spirit, unity, and leadership. In the afternoon, the middle school and high school will have separate activity options. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS is hosting a worship workshop led by Keith Getty, a modern hymn writer and renowned worship leader, on December 21 at CEFC Elverson at 2:00 p.m. For more information click </span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/getty-worship-workshop" style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That evening at 7:00 p.m. Keith, his wife Kristyn, and a slew of talented musicians (including CCS’ IHL concert choir) will present an Irish Christmas Concert at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA. Tickets are still available. For more information click </span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/getty-founders-concert" style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday report cards were distributed to all CCS students to take home. Please make sure you sign and return the envelope in which you received the report card. You do not need to return the report card.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">RenWeb Home has a phone app that you can download for free and, for an annual subscription fee of $4.99, can link to the school's ParentsWeb. With this feature you can choose a "week at a glance" and see all of your child(ren)'s assignments that are due that week as well as check grades and take advantage of many other features.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When school is delayed, parents must also listen for an announcement of the plans of the school district of residence. If your public school district transports your child(ren), they will be transported </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to and from</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> CCS on the public school district schedule. When your school district closes or delays school and CCS does not, if possible, please arrange for your child(ren) to be at school on the CCS schedule. If it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child(ren)’s absence. When CCS delays school and your district does not, do not send your child(ren) on the bus. There will be no one at school to supervise students before 9:30 a.m. Families will need to provide transportation for their children. As above, if it is not possible to provide transportation, please call the school office to inform the school of your child(ren)’s absence. When there is a two-hour delay, classes begin at 10:10 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The students arrived yesterday with smiling faces and much enthusiasm. As I talked with teachers and students, I believe we had a great first day of school. This year we have 68 new students and 42 new families at CCS! We praise God for the opportunity to serve them and you, their parents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You or your child may have questions about your child’s schedule. If your child is a high school student, you should contact Mr. Greenly. You may call him here at the school or email him at </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If your child is a middle school student or is taking an online course (MS or HS), you may call me at the school or email me at </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">randy.hepler@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By the third week of school, you should see some grades appearing on ParentsWeb in each of your child’s classes. Under lesson plans, you should be able to see what activities your child is doing in class as well as when he/she has homework, quizzes, tests, and projects due. I encourage you and your child to check ParentsWeb daily. If you do not yet have access, you can find instructions on how to set up </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ParentsWeb</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by going to</span><a href="http://www.conestogachristian.net/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, clicking on </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resources, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and then clicking on </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current Families.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There you will not only find information on how to set up ParentsWeb but also a lot of other useful information. If you have trouble accessing ParentsWeb, please contact our Director of Technology and Media, Ginnie Lodge, at </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">virginia.lodge@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and she will assist you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the keys to your child’s success is communication. With ParentsWeb we are trying to provide you with information that will enable you to work and communicate with your child for his/her success. However, if you have any questions or concerns about class, please contact your child’s teacher before contacting me. If after talking with the teacher you still have a concern, then contact me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One bit of advice someone gave me in the past is that if I have a major concern about something, I should not email but instead should call or set up an appointment. Often, emotions or assumptions can be read into emails that were not intended by the one writing the email. With conversation, there is the opportunity to hear the tone of voice, see body language (if conferencing in person), ask questions, give feedback, and more quickly and easily resolve an issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now in our third year of all high school teachers using Google Classroom. This application offered by Google allows teachers to upload documents such as assignments, projects, and rubrics, as well as share with students other information and resources for the class. If your child has not shown you how </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Classroom</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> works, he/she can take you to a class and show it to you. This feature may also give you the information needed when assisting your child with an assignment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many of our students are participating in sports, the fall drama, and worship team. Starting on Tuesday, September 26, we will be checking for eligibility for all participants. Students who have failing grades in any of their classes will be ineligible for a period of time. If you have a student in any of these extracurricular activities, you may want to remind him/her of this and together be checking ParentsWeb.</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-40074298003395059762017-08-01T13:30:00.001-04:002017-09-06T08:57:45.483-04:00It's August Already!The MS and HS blogs are the same, so you only need to read one if you have children in both MS and HS.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the ways we inform parents of what is happening at CCS is through our</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_7cb4c3422a6943a79cb19b96ce300429.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cougar Update</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which during the school year is a weekly newsletter that is emailed to all of our patrons. A summer edition of the newsletter just went out this past week. If you missed it, you can access it by clicking on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cougar Update</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the first sentence of this paragraph.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">High school students who have scheduling questions should contact me through August 18. Starting August 21, they should contact Jack Greenly (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), our Director of Student Life, who is also our HS guidance counselor.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Middle school students with scheduling issues should contact me. Students who have not turned in their</span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_a671252bfdf844f98cef798375153a96.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Middle School Elective Description Sheet</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, should do so by August 14.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In looking at our calendar, we have a few events coming up the last two weeks of August.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 24 is our Back-to-School Night. Parents and students can meet at 5:45 to fellowship and enjoy a meal together before the main meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. You may access more information as well as order a Chick-fil-A meal by going</span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/back-to-school-night-2017" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. (Meals must be ordered by August 21.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 28 is the first day of school. Transportation forms to set up busing with your district, student parking space request forms, school supplies lists, and our Parent/Student Handbook can all be found on our</span><a href="https://www.conestogachristian.net/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">website</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> under “Resources” and then “Current Families.” If you are planning on using bus transportation through your district, it is imperative that you get your request in as soon as possible because it can take a week or two for districts to process your requests.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 30-31 is the 8th Grade Retreat at High Point Camp in Geigertown, PA. Students will leave on Wednesday after chapel and return on Thursday before the end of school. More detailed information about the retreat, the cost, and permission forms will be sent out in the weeks ahead. Keep a look out for it in your email. If you have any questions, you may contact our Director of Student Life, Jack Greenly, who is organizing and planning the retreat. He can be reached at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 31 is a High School Day Retreat away from campus in order to foster a community spirit and fellowship among the high school student body. All HS students will be bused to French Creek State Park for the day where they will have several options of activities that will encourage relationship building. Our Director of Student Life, Jack Greenly, will be sending out more information in the weeks ahead. If you have any questions, you may contact Mr. Greenly, who is organizing and planning the retreat, at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we approach the beginning of the school year, if you have any questions, please contact the school office. If you are doing some shopping for </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">school clothes</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, remember to refer to our school’s appearance code which can be found </span><a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2bdfd2_ff83ea305ddd409e9a86ff27ada81bb3.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and in the CCS Parent/Student Handbook. Remember, it is still not too late to enroll, and if you have friends or family who are interested in CCS, they can contact Michelle Parris at </span><a href="mailto:michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We look forward to seeing you and your children in the near future.</span></div>
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<br />Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-92079131579271656242017-05-03T13:25:00.000-04:002017-05-25T18:21:52.624-04:00A Busy End to the Year<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><u>Due to predicted heavy rain on Friday, May 5, the Race for Education has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 9.</u></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For grades 8-11, we are in the process of scheduling classes for next year. I am scheduling students new to CCS, and Mr. Greenly is scheduling 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. If you would like to set up an appointment to discuss your child’s schedule or have questions, please contact us.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is information on final assessments. Grades 9-11 need to turn in permission slips to leave early on finals days. There is a link below to the form. Please get those forms to me by May 26.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May is an extremely busy month for the HS and MS. Below are some of the major events occurring in the upcoming days and weeks including information on final assessments:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our annual student-faculty softball tournament starts on May 8. The student champions will take on the faculty on May 16 starting at 11:04 a.m. Rain date or alternative date is Thursday, May 18.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 9 is our annual Race for Education. The Race starts at 12:45 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senior Presentations are on May 11 starting at 7:00 p.m. Arrive early. No one will be able to enter the rooms once the presentations have started.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The MS/HS musical this year is</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The Secret Garden</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and will be held May 18-20. Tickets will soon be available. Keep a lookout for the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Cougar Update</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more information.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our annual HS Athletic Banquet is on Tuesday, May 23, at 5:45 p.m. at Shady Maple Banquet Facilities.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Wednesday, May 24, HS and MS academic awards will be presented during chapel. Parents are invited to attend. Chapel is from 8:20 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 25 is our annual Evening of the Science and Arts for the MS and HS from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Art, Science, and Tech exhibits may be seen from 6:30 to 7:30; our band and choirs will perform from 7:30-8:30.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On May 26 IHL is traveling to Hershey Park to compete and perform at Music in the Park. Students will be gone from school all day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 30 is our annual MS Sports Reception here at CCS at 7:00 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HS final assessments are May 30 - June 2.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are expected to be in school all morning during end-of-the-year assessments unless they have permission from the administration not to attend or leave early.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students in grades 9-11 may leave </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">after final assessments have ended each day (11:15 a.m.). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students who do not have a way home will stay for the day and will have a supervised study hall. A permission slip to leave early was emailed to students. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See the link below for the early dismissal permission slip.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During assessment periods, seniors only need to be on campus when they have assessments. Seniors who are exempt from assessments or who do not have a scheduled assessment during an assessment period do not need to be on campus during that assessment. They do, however, need to sign in and out as they come and go for their assessments.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seniors may be exempt from a final assessment in a class in which they have a cumulative average of 95% or higher.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is the Final Assessment Schedule:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 9-12 Final Assessment Early Dismissal Permission Slip click</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/118z2ejWp0AbK4D_z0_y6IrJTVYGlBN66ueqcOQBr7Nk/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessments Grade 9-12</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Date</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8:25-9:48</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9:51-11:14</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">11:50 - 1:13</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 30</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 1 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 3 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
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<tr style="height: 42.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 31</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 8 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 7 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
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<tr style="height: 42.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 1</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 2 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 4 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 42.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 2</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 6 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 5 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Assessment</span></div>
</td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 5 - All-School Field Day Grades K-11</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June Term - June 6-8</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senior Trip - June 5-8</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 8 final assessments are June 6-8. Below is the schedule for that day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 8 Final Assessments & Grades 6-7 Schedule</span></div>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="125"></col><col width="140"></col><col width="147"></col><col width="94"></col><col width="24"></col><col width="81"></col></colgroup><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Date</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8:25-9:48</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9:51-11:14</span></div>
</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">11:50 – 1:13</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:16-2:39</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 6</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pd. 1 8th Grade Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pd. 1 6th/7th Grades</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pd. 3 8th Grade Assessment </span></div>
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<br />Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-4807845017699976282017-03-23T15:24:00.000-04:002017-03-27T16:26:00.631-04:00A Major Change<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By the time March rolled around, many of us had thought that we had escaped the winter relatively unscathed. But God had other ideas, and the blizzard of March 2017 hit us with snow and sleet. Because of the two snow days and the one delay, we are now a quarter of a day over our number of hours that we need to be in school for the year. As a result, the Board of Trustees has decided that CCS will be in school on Wednesday, April 12, and that the last day of the school year will be June 8. Graduation will still be on June 9. This change should not impact our HS June Term or 8th-grade final assessments</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Report cards recently went out, and, hopefully, your child’s made it home, and you have seen it. If not, you should ask him/her for it. As always, if you have a question about a grade, please contact your child’s teacher. Remember that you can follow your child’s progress throughout the trimester on ParentsWeb as well as contact your child’s teacher at any time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grandparents Day this year is Friday, April 7. We love having our grandparents here and having them in the classrooms. The program for grandparents starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. for the middle and high schools. If you would like your child to go home at that time with his/her grandparents, a pre-planned absence form (click</span><a href="https://media.wix.com/ugd/2bdfd2_63b80678e80b459db67628af8329b891.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the form) must be submitted by Wednesday, April 5. We look forward to seeing your child’s grandparents on April 7.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS has been receiving many inquiries, giving many tours, and has begun interviewing families for enrollment for next year. If you know of any families who are considering Christian education, have them look into CCS. They can check out our website, visit an open house, and/or set up a tour. If they are interested in attending an open house or taking a tour, have them contact Michelle Parris at 610-286-0353 or email her at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. For dates and times of upcoming open houses, see the CCS website.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Family Referral Credit</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you know that if you refer a new family to CCS, you could receive a tuition credit? If you refer a family and they enroll at CCS, you are eligible for a tuition credit of $600. All you have to do is fill out the New Family Referral Incentive - Credit Request Form (click</span><a href="https://media.wix.com/ugd/2bdfd2_df336f7258984f7b8cc24305ff01a4e7.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the form and questions and answers about the program), submit it to Mr. Detwiler, our business manager, and when the family enrolls, you will receive the credit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recently an editorial that was written by a family psychologist, John Rosemond, was shared with me. The title is “Your Kids Should Not Be Most Important Part of Family.” While I don’t know if he is a Christian or not, I believe there is much wisdom in what he shares, and I believe that the roles he discusses in the family are principles that can be found in the scriptures. Mr. Rosemond shares that the most important thing about children is the need to prepare them for citizenship. Here he is talking about citizenship in our communities and country. While this is important, it is even more important that we prepare our children for a life of discipleship and citizenship in God’s kingdom. If we don’t do this, our children may grow up with a sense of entitlement and may become narcissistic. To read this editorial, you can find it on the Internet by clicking</span><a href="http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/john-rosemond-your-kids-should-not-be-the-most-important-people-in-family" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here.</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 7</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grandparents Day</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 13 - 17</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Easter Break</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 19 - 22</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TSA States</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 4</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PM All-School Open House</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 5</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Race for Education</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 11</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senior Presentations</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 12</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jr./Sr. Banquet</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 23</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HS Athletic Banquet</span></div>
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<br />Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-50829930313333046372017-01-23T14:17:00.000-05:002017-01-24T16:19:02.281-05:00Calendar Change, Half Way Through The Year, & More<i>The MS and HS blogs are identical this month.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On February 13, CCS teachers will have an in-service day and students will not report to school. However, it will not be a day off. We will be rolling out our online lesson program for high school and middle school. Students will have online lessons to complete for each of their core courses. They will find those lessons on Google Classroom and will complete them and turn them in that day. If we were to have a snow day before February 13, it would just be a regular snow day, and no online work would be assigned to students.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 24 marks the midway point of the 2nd trimester as well as the midway point of the school year. (Yes, it is flying by.) If you have not been checking your child’s grades on RenWeb, I encourage you to do so. If you have any concerns, please contact the teacher so that you may work together for your child’s success. Also, remember you should be able to see what your child is studying in each class as well as his/her homework under Lesson Plan in RenWeb.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-enrollment/Enrollment for Next Year to Begin Soon</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The middle of February begins re-enrollment/enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year, and our first all-school open house is on February 15. Our admissions department will be sending out more information shortly. If you have friends or family who may be interested in Christian education for their children, let them know about Conestoga Christian and the upcoming open house. You can find out more about admissions and our open houses at </span><a href="http://www.conestogachristian.net/admissions" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.conestogachristian.net/admissions</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">T-shirts and tops with logos, pictures, etc. on them are a staple in the wardrobe of many middle and high school students. As always, we want to honor Christ in all that we say or do and take into account our testimony to both believers and unbelievers. With that in mind our appearance code states the following:</span></div>
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<br />Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-5816186108072552282016-11-18T12:06:00.002-05:002016-11-21T11:33:00.725-05:00Snow Day Online Assignments<i>The MS and HS blogs are identical this month.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An article in Edutopia entitled</span><a href="https://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-research" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Multiple Intelligences: What Does the Research Say?</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> shares the following about multiple intelligences (For a more detailed overview and explanation of Multiple Intelligences, see the first chapter of Dr. Gardner’s book</span><a href="https://howardgardner01.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/in-a-nutshell-minh.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (PDF)</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-87776643971253415062016-10-25T15:33:00.002-04:002016-10-28T07:42:10.669-04:00From Auction Into A Busy November<i>The MS and HS blogs are identical this month.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This past weekend God provided us with a wonderful chicken barbecue and auction. On Friday, the chicken barbecue was sold out a little after noon, and we had to turn walk-ins away. (Last year we had 250 half-chickens left over.) On Saturday the gym was packed with people there to both serve and support the school. While a final tally has yet to be determined, God blessed us with a great time and much success. Thanks to all who served and participated.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last Friday, our 3rd - 12th-grade students visited nursing homes, Christian camps, churches, a library, and other ministries for a morning of service. The feedback we received from the ministries and students has been fantastic. What a joy it is to serve our Lord and serve those in our community! If you haven’t yet, ask your child about his/her day of service.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is hard to believe that we are only a week away from November and a month away from the end of the first trimester. I encourage you to be checking your child’s grades on RenWeb, and, if you have any concerns, contact your child’s teacher(s). Better to be proactive than have to react after report cards have come out at the beginning of the second trimester.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the end of the marking period, CCS has its annual parent/teacher conferences on November 21 and 22 right before our Thanksgiving break which is November 23 to 28. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sign-ups for parent/teacher conferences will be online again this year. We will be sending out information in the <i>Cougar Update</i> and most likely parents will receive at least one email reminder with easy-to-follow instructions about how to sign up. We encourage all parents to make a connection with at least one teacher during conference times: November 21 (evening) and November 22 (daytime.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November brings our first all-school open house of the year on November 2 from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Yes, people are already looking to next year for Christian school for their children. Families will have an opportunity to participate in an all-school chapel as well as get a tour of the school. If you know of any families that are looking into Christian education, please let them know about the open house. Remember, if you refer a family and they enroll at CCS, you get a tuition credit of $600 the year they enroll.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November also brings to CCS a visit from that invisible rabbit, “Harvey,” in CCS’ annual fall play, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harvey, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">on the evenings of November 3 and 4. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harvey</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway and Hollywood comedy, pulls laughter out of the hat at every turn. Elwood P. Dowd is charming and kind with one character flaw: an unwavering friendship with a 6-foot-tall, invisible white rabbit named Harvey. When Elwood starts to introduce his friend to guests at a society party, his sister Veta can't take it anymore. In order to save the family's social reputation, Elwood's sister takes him to the local sanatorium. But when the doctor mistakenly commits his anxiety-ridden sister, Elwood and Harvey slip out of the hospital unbothered, setting off a hilarious whirlwind of confusion and chaos as everyone in town tries to catch a man and his invisible rabbit. Ticket information is available on our website at <a href="http://www.conestogachristian.net/harvey" target="_blank">http://www.conestogachristian.net/harvey </a>or you can buy your tickets at the door. Come join us for an evening of fun and laughter.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In each blog, I would like to highlight part of the Parent/Student Handbook. In this blog, I am highlighting parts of the attendance code. You may find the full attendance code starting on page 34 of CCS’ Parent Student Handbook found at </span><a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/2bdfd2_ba657fed7cb54db58451d003727ab161.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://media.wix.com/ugd/2bdfd2_ba657fed7cb54db58451d003727ab161.pdf</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Below is part of the attendance code.</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A parent or guardian is expected to call the school office with the reason for the absence as soon as possible on any day a student is absent. Messages can be left on office voice mail at any time. A staff person in the CCS office will be responsible to call for information regarding any absent student for whom no information has been received. If a student is reported absent by the homeroom teacher, and there has been no contact from a parent, a call will be placed by office staff to the home phone to determine the reason for the absence. If the call is answered by an answering machine, a message will be left stating that the student has been recorded as absent and the parent needs to call the school office to verify the absence. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If parents would like to request an excused absence, they need to notify the school within three days. While notification does not automatically excuse the absence, no absence will be excused without notification. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Absences are excused for sickness, doctor/dentist visits which cannot be scheduled before or after school hours, death in the family, funerals/memorial services, and household emergencies. In order for any absence to be considered as an excused absence, a parent/guardian must notify the school of the reason for the absence. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three unexcused absences, without penalty, are allowed for each student each year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After three unexcused absences, grade reductions occur for each additional unexcused absence for middle school and high school students.</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The penalty for subsequent unexcused absences in middle school and high school is a 1% grade reduction per class for each day missed. Grade reductions are made at the end of a trimester. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unexcused absences, including those resulting from unexcused tardies and/or early departures, are cumulative for the year. Work missed during an unexcused absence must be completed. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order for any tardy or early dismissal to be considered excused, a parent/guardian must notify the school of the reason for the tardy or early departure. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While notification does not automatically excuse the tardy or early dismissal, no tardy or early dismissal will be excused without notification and explanation of reason from the parent/guardian. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When a student has accumulated three unexcused morning tardies or unexcused early departures, parents are notified. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If a student accumulates four unexcused morning tardies or early departures, those unexcused tardies or early departures are changed to a half-day unexcused absence. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A half-day unexcused absence is counted for each additional accumulation of four unexcused tardies or early departures. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, remember to turn your clock back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday, November 5. There is no school on Friday, November 11, because of a teacher in-service.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 31 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Picture Retakes</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 23 - 28 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanksgiving Break</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December 15 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All-School Christmas Concert</span><span id="docs-internal-guid-6950897d-fd4c-fc3c-fb94-afbf8ff286ba"></span>Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-34844854625054248182016-09-27T12:50:00.000-04:002016-09-29T08:00:04.256-04:00Parent Meet and Greet, Drama, Sports, Worship Team, and Academics<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 7 at 9:00 a.m. after an elementary chapel, Conestoga Christian’s Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) is hosting a parents’ meet and greet for all CCS parents grades Pre-K - 12. This is a chance to meet other CCS parents, socialize, and learn more about how you as parents may partner with the school. Refreshments will be provided.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Musicals/Dramas</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Eligibility checks for participation in a musical or drama occur weekly. From the first practice until mid-way through the practices (date to be determined by Director and Principal): Any student with one or more failing grades may not participate in practice until the grade is brought up to a passing grade. A student with failing grade(s) will be expected to participate in a mandatory study hall each Wednesday after school. During this study time, the student may seek help from teachers where needed. After the designated mid-way point: Any student failing on that date who has had a failing grade two or more previous weeks will be ineligible to continue as a member of the cast. A student with failing grade(s) who has not previously had a failing grade for more than one week will have two mandatory after-school study halls each week until the grade is brought up to a passing grade. If a student fails a subject for a trimester, that student is disqualified from participation. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As parents, you can stay on top of your child’s academic performance through ParentsWeb. If you have not done so already, simply click </span><a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/2bdfd2_01b47dbd159c4541b478d835f792ad2d.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to get instructions on how to sign up for access to your child’s grades as well as lesson plans in all of his/her classes.</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-30907508911497381462016-09-08T15:23:00.001-04:002016-09-12T10:31:32.606-04:00Off To A Good Start<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px;"><br /></i></span>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-67285178926641781802016-07-19T11:19:00.001-04:002016-07-29T11:13:15.698-04:00The Summer is Already Half Over! The First Day of School Will Be Here Before We Know It!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our enrollment numbers this year have already surpassed our total enrollment for last year, and we have many more families who have applied or expressed interest in CCS. In the high school, we have 107 students already enrolled and have several more candidates for enrollment. This number is the largest high school enrollment in CCS' history. (Last year we had 104 students in the high school.) We thank God for the opportunity to serve these students and that he is growing the opportunity we have to partner with parents and churches to educate the children and further His kingdom.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are sad to see Mrs. Fabian leave CCS as God calls her and her husband to Gordon-Conwell Seminary as they seek to prepare for the mission field. We thank Mrs. Fabian for the excellent job she did in working with our MS and HS concert choirs as well as directing the school musicals. As God calls one servant of His away, He calls another to serve. We are thrilled to have hired a new music teacher, Miss Hannah Stone, and we are excited that God has brought her here to CCS. Already we have 43 students enrolled in</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In His Likeness </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(IHL), our high school concert choir. It looks to be an exciting year for IHL.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Greenly and I have entered high school schedules in</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ParentsWeb and parents should now be able to view their child's schedule. If your child's schedule is not on</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ParentsWeb, you can contact me at</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">randy.hepler@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and I will look at it and seek to rectify the problem. Students must submit any schedule changes no later than ten days after the beginning of the school year. If you would like a schedule change, please contact Mr. Greenly, our Director of Student Life and guidance counselor, at</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to request a schedule change. If you are a new family, Mrs. Parris, our Director of Admissions, will be in contact shortly with instructions on how to set up your</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ParentsWeb account.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presently our sophomore class has 34 students with the possibility of more students enrolling in the 10th-grade. Because we want to keep classes to a reasonable and manageable number, some of our 10th-grade student's schedules may be changed to balance out the Bible, Biology, and US History 2 classes (We have already split English and Math. What this means is that some 10th graders may be taking those courses with 9th-grade students. Those 10th-grade students will still be taking the same courses, which follow the same curriculums. However, they will be during different periods than originally scheduled. I will be contacting those 10th-grade students whose schedules are changing and making the changes in early to mid-August.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember that it is not too late for students to enroll and if you know of families who are considering Christian education have them contact Michelle Parris at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">michelle.parris@conestogachristian.net</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> . Also, remember that current families who refer a new family to our school will receive a $600 tuition credit when the family enrolls, and their children attend classes. For more information on ways to reduce tuition go to</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.conestogachristian.net/Reduce_tuition_at_ccs.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.conestogachristian.net/Reduce_tuition_at_ccs.html</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the next five weeks, you will be receiving emails in regards</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to various information. Please make sure that you check your email and also check your spam folder. Some email programs will direct emails that are sent out in mass to your spam folder.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some dates to put on your calendar for which you will get more information in the future are:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August 25 - Back to School Night</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-70879590369968319872016-05-19T09:18:00.000-04:002016-05-20T08:17:46.654-04:00Moms in Prayer and More<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tonight is the opening of CCS’ production of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Performances are tonight at 7 p.m., Friday night at 7 p.m., and Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. The cast and crew have been working hard in preparation for the performance. Come on out and bring the whole family for a night of fun entertainment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moms in Prayer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moms in Prayer is a group of 2 or more women who meet regularly to intercede on behalf of children and schools through prayer. CCS mom Julie Allan would love to start a group here at CCS. Are you willing to pray for the children and staff at CCS? You don't need to be eloquent in prayer (or even audible), just committed to prayer! It would be so helpful if you would take a minute to fill out this quick survey to help us figure out the best time to hold the group time. Go to </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJDBGW3" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJDBGW3</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to take the survey. Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For grades 8-11, we are in the process of scheduling classes for next year. I am scheduling the 8th grade, and Mr. Greenly is scheduling the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. If you have questions or would like to set up an appointment to discuss your child’s schedule, please contact us.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is information on final assessments. Students in grades 9-11 need to turn in permission slips to leave early on finals days. So far, I have only received one form. There is a link below to the form. Please get those forms to me by May 27.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below are some of the major events occurring in the upcoming days and weeks, including information on final assessments:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The MS/HS musical this year is</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and will be held May 19-21. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our annual </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Athletic Banquet</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is on Tuesday, May 24, at 5:45 p.m. at Shady Maple Banquet Facilities.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Wednesday, May 25, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HS and MS academic awards</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will be presented during chapel. Parents are invited to attend. Chapel is from 8:20 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On June 3 our band and IHL are traveling to Hershey Park to compete and perform at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music in the Park</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Students will be gone from school all day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final assessments</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are May 31 - June 3.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are expected to be in school all morning during end-of-the-year assessments.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students in grades 9-11 may leave </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">after final assessments have ended each day (Tuesday - 1:15 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday - 11:20 a.m.; Friday - 9:55 a.m.) If a student has no final assessment 5th period on Friday, he/she does not need to attend school, and the absence will be excused.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Students who do not have a way home will stay for the day and will have a supervised study hall. A permission slip to leave early was emailed to students. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See the link below for the early dismissal permission slip.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During assessment periods, seniors only need to be on campus when they have assessments. Seniors who are exempt from assessments or who do not have a scheduled assessment during an assessment period do not need to be on campus during that assessment. They do, however, need to sign in and out as they come and go for their assessments.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seniors may be exempt from a final assessment in a class in which they have a cumulative average of 95% or higher.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is the Final Assessments Schedule:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 9-11 Final Assessments Early Dismissal Permission Slip click</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/118z2ejWp0AbK4D_z0_y6IrJTVYGlBN66ueqcOQBr7Nk/pub" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 3</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 5 Final Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 31</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 1 Final Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 3 Final Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 1</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 5 Final Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes Gr. 6-8</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 2</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Period 2 Final Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June Term</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - June 6-8</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MS Activities</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - June 6-8</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All School Field Day</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - June 9</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last Day of School</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - June 9</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graduation</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - June 10; no school</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, if you have any questions, please contact the school.</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-28309921594792132172016-05-03T14:11:00.004-04:002016-05-05T12:12:23.365-04:00Only Five Weeks Left<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>MS and HS blogs are the same so you only need to read one if you have children at both levels.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">May is here and there are only 36 calendar days until school ends, but who's counting? With the month of May comes a flurry of events and activities among the regular practices, rehearsals, games, and much more. This is a month when students often will feel stressed, fatigued, and overwhelmed. Some may struggle to keep up with academics. I encourage you to keep current with your child's grades and classes through RenWeb and Google Classroom. If you have any concerns or your child is struggling, please contact his/her teachers. We want to work with you and help you and your child in any way that we can to navigate successfully these final five weeks of school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Below are some of the major events occurring in the upcoming days and weeks including information on final assessments:</span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The evening of May 5 is </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Open House.</b></span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next week, May 9, 10, and 12, is the <b>annual student/faculty softball tournament</b>. The high school classes play on Monday and Tuesday, and the winner of the student tournament plays the faculty on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. CCS patrons are invited to come and join the student body on Thursday as they watch the faculty defeat the students.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The MS/HS musical this year is</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and will be held May 19-21. Tickets are available now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our annual </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Athletic Banquet</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is on Tuesday, May 24, at 5:45 p.m. at Shady Maple Banquet Facilities. </span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On Wednesday, May 25, <b>HS and MS academic awards</b> will be presented during chapel. Parents are invited to attend. Chapel is from 8:20 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.</span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On June 3, our band and IHL are traveling to Hershey Park to compete and perform at </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Music in the Park</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Students will be gone from school all day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Final assessments</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are May 31 - June 3.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are expected to be in school all morning during end-of-the-year assessments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; line-height: 22.08px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students in grades 9-11 may leave <span id="docs-internal-guid-f605d11c-77df-b795-7832-2cee0b6b7d96"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;">after final assessments have ended each day (Tues. - 1:15 p.m.; Wed. & Thurs. 11:20 a.m.; Friday 9:55 a.m. If a student has no final assessment 5th period on Friday, he/she does not need to attend school, and the absence will be excused.)</span></span>. Students who do not have a way home will stay for the day and will have a supervised study hall. A permission slip to leave early was emailed to students. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 22.08px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>See the link below for the early dismissal permission slip.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During assessment periods, seniors only need to be on campus when they have assessments. Seniors who are exempt from assessments or who do not have a scheduled assessment during an assessment period do not need to be on campus during that assessment. They do, however, need to sign in and out as they come and go for their assessments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seniors may be exempt from a final assessment in a class in which they have a cumulative average of 95% or higher. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is the Final Assessment Schedule:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="color: black; line-height: 22.08px;">Grade 9-11 Final Assessment Early Dismissal Permission Slip click <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/118z2ejWp0AbK4D_z0_y6IrJTVYGlBN66ueqcOQBr7Nk/pub" target="_blank">here</a></b></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">HS Final Assessment Schedule 2016</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">May 31</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 1 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 3 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 6 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">June 1</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 8 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 7 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">June 2</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 4 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">June 3</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 5 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">MS Final Assessment Schedule 2015 </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Grades 8</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 1 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 3 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">June 1</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 5 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">June 2</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 2 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Period 4 Final Assessment</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-11314217374189459212016-04-15T10:35:00.002-04:002016-04-18T09:15:53.282-04:00Where Has the Year Gone?<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where has the year gone? We are almost half way through the third trimester and seven weeks away from the end of the year, yet there is much learning and many activities that will be packed into that time. Right now through Saturday, several of our middle school and high school students are competing at the TSA state competition. Several of our high school students are participating in baseball, lacrosse, and track as well as rehearsing for the CCS presentation of <i>You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As often happens with the change of seasons into spring and the approach of the end of a school year, students can lose their focus on academics. I encourage you to continue to check ParentsWeb regularly for your student’s grades as well as assignments. What your child is doing in class and when assignments are due can be found under “Lesson Plan” for each class. Also, I encourage you to ask your child to see his/her Google Classroom accounts for each of the core subjects. There you will be able to more specifically see the work that has been assigned, as well as other classroom information. If you have a question or concern about a class, please contact the teacher.</span></div>
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Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-83396545468273951522016-03-07T15:21:00.000-05:002016-03-11T09:05:28.357-05:00Moving into Spring<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This week brings warm weather and a feeling of spring. As we move from one season to the next, the school year also moves on in the academic calendar as well as the calendar of events. As of the end of the day on Tuesday, March 8, CCS will be officially two-thirds finished with the school year. (Report cards will be sent home March 18.) Schedule change requests should be made within the first week of trimester 3. HS students should see Mr. Greenly with any schedule change requests, and MS students should see Mr. Hepler with any elective change requests.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCS 10th grade student Savanna Brubacher and 11th grade student Mindy Beam will be traveling to Ohio the weekend of March 18-20 to compete with their churches in the ACC Bible Quizzing Tournament. There will be 70-80 teams representing 300 students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia quizzing on the book of Acts. Please pray for Savanna and Mindy, and if you cross their paths, give them words of encouragement as they prepare for the tournament.</span></div>
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<br />Randy Heplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692842990106952162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389801036878427043.post-78950994367658745872016-01-06T08:04:00.001-05:002016-01-07T11:35:34.228-05:00Planning Ahead<i>The MS and HS Blogs are now combined, so if you have children at both levels you only need to read one of the blogs.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In our first HS chapel of the year, Mr. Parris shared with our HS students from the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parable of the Talents</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> found in Matthew 25:14-30. He then challenged each of the students to take $20.00 of the school’s money and find ways to multiply it and return the fruits of their work or investment to the school at the end of the year. If you have a HS student, you may want to check with him/her to see how he/she is meeting the challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Internet is a wonderful tool for information, education, entertainment, shopping, and much, much more. However, it is also fraught with many temptations and dangers for our children in various forms. The Internet is a realm where spiritual battle can take place. As Christians we need to remain alert and alert our children to these dangers (1 Peter 5:8; Eph. 6:10-18; Phil. 4:8). CCS has software and systems in place that monitor and record all Internet usage. Internet usage is filtered, and sites visited are logged. At any time online activity can be monitored as it happens. No student should have any expectation of privacy as to his or her computer or Internet usage, or as to any information stored in the computer or on the network as well as a student’s Google Drive and email.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/protect-kids-internet/#page-1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/protect-kids-internet/#page-1</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://parental-software-review.toptenreviews.com/parental-software-protecting-a-child-online.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://parental-software-review.toptenreviews.com/parental-software-protecting-a-child-online.html</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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