CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DECEMBER 2010

12/2/10 All City Annual Winter Music Concert, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

12/2/10 College Financial Aid Night, 6 PM, Main Cafeteria

12/3/10 Interim Grading Period Ends

12/4/10 SAT and SAT Subject Exams, 8 AM, 9th Grade Campus

12/8/10 Int'l Center Parent Workshop, 6:30-8 PM, Int'l Ctr, Room 1607

12/8/10 CRLS Arts Committee Meeting, 7 PM, Room 0603

12/10/10 CRLS Winter Orchestra & Choral Concert, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

12/14/10 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Office in War Memorial

12/14/10 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, CRLS

12/17/10 CRLS Winter Band and Drumline Concert, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

12/23/10 Deadline to register for the January 22nd SAT Exams

12/24/10 Winter Break Begins

JANUARY 2011

1/3/11 School Resumes

1/6/11 Chamber Music Concert, 7 PM, TBA

1/7/11 Danceworks (Student & Staff Choreography), 7 PM,

CRLS Theatre

1/8/11 Danceworks (Student & Staff Choreography), 7 PM,

CRLS Theatre

1/10/11 Piano Recital, TBA

1/11/11 CRLS Fashion Design Show, 7 PM, Black Box Theatre (Rm 0601)

1/11/11 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Offi ce in War Memorial

1/12/11 Semester 1 Final Exams-Early Release

1/12/11 CRLS Arts Committee Meeting, 7 PM, Room 0603

1/13/11 Semester 1 Final Exams-Early Release

1/14/11 Marking Period 2 Ends

1/17/11 Martin Luther King Holiday-NO SCHOOL

1/19/11 FoCRLS Meeting 7:30-9 PM, 9th Grade Campus Library

1/19/11 Int'l Center Parent Workshop, 6:30-8 PM, Int'l Ctr, Room 1607

1/20/11 Eighth Grade Information Night, 6-8 PM, CRLS Theatre

1/22/11 SAT and SAT Subject Exams, 8 AM 9th Grade Campus

1/25/11 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, CRLS

1/26/11 Rindge School of Technical Arts (RSTA) Eight Grade

Information Night, 6-8 PM, Main Cafeteria

1/27/11 Winter Drama Production, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

1/28/11 Winter Drama Production, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

1/29/11 Winter Drama Production, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre

CRLS Robotics Club

About Team 97

Team 97 is one of the oldest FIRST Robotics teams in the country.  The team was founded 12 years ago at M.I.T. and it has been run out of CRLS in the RSTA engineering lab for the last three years. The FIRST robotics team is currently seeking support in the form of funds and technical help.

The FIRST Robotics competition has seen explosive growth in popularity since its founding and today over 2,500 teams participate in the competition.  The team consists of students from all high school grade levels and experiences.  Many of the students have no prior experience in robotics and FIRST provides them with valuable hands-on experiences in mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing, physics and math for engineering, programming and computer aided design as well as fundraising and business skills.  In addition to academic skills, we also learn many personal and professional development skills including organization, leadership, work ethic, and teamwork. FIRST Robotics club members work with engineers and business mentors to help them build the robot from scratch.

The club meets Wednesdays after school until January when the specifications for this year's robots will be released. The building period is between January 2010 and February 2011.  During this time, the team meets every week day for three hours and on Saturdays for four hours.  Regional competition takes place in March 2011 and the national competition is in April 2011. 

The teams goal for this coming season is to win the Boston Regional Tournament and to qualify for the National Tournament.  We are currently seeking sponsors to help us with expenses associated with the building of the robot, such as parts and components, equipment, shipping cost,  and technical assistance. LABVIEW programming experience would be particularly useful. 

We would greatly appreciate any donation you could make toward our effort. Contact the engineering Instructor Conrad Hauck (chauck@cpsd.us) for more information on how you can be of help or if you have a child that may be interested in joining the club. 

The Harvard Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Leadership and Mentoring Program (LAMP) is a mentoring program for high school students.  Each high school student is paired with his or her own mentor who is a Harvard Law School student and a

member of BLSA.  We encourage each mentor-mentee pair to meet outside of our formal programming to develop their relationship.  In addition to the one on one time between mentors and mentees, LAMP organizes one or two group activities per month in

which all mentees and mentors are invited to participate; these activities serve as an opportunity for the entire group to meet each other.  We strive to have a balance of programming that includes academic programs as well as fun, social

activities. In the past, some of our past events have included Bowling Nights, College Panels, Holiday Parties etc.. Overall, we hope that LAMP is a positive experience for the high school students and provides an opportunity for them to connect

with positive role models. For more information email hblsalamp@gmail.com

CRLS will host College Goal Sunday.    On Sunday January 30 at 2pm in the main cafeteria.   FAFSA Day Massachusetts a College Goal Sunday Program is a non-profit program that provides free information and assistance to Massachusetts families applying for financial assistance for higher education.  Financial aid experts will be available to assist families in completing the FAFSA on this day.  This event is open to the public and both CRLS and non CRLS families are welcomed to attend.  Current college students in need of this service are also welcomed.

What to Bring:

 2010 Federal Tax Return

social security # 

Driver's License

2010 W-2 Forms or year end pay stubs

2010 untaxed income records

current bank statements

2010 business and investment records

your alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. Citizen)

(bring 2009 if 2010 are not available)

If you have any questions regarding this event please contact Lynn Williams, Coordinator of Guidance, 617-349-6698 or lwilliams@cpsd.us

The TERI program, is also available to assist CRLS families with the financial aid process.  TERI holds office hours at CRLS in R100 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  This service is free to CRLS families.  Please call 617-349-6898 for an appointment. 

Middle School (7/8^th Grade) Production Workshop

@ Media Arts Studio

Beginning: January 25^th

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm

Where: Media Arts Studio 454 Broadway, across from CRLS Main Campus

Questions: Please contact Angelica Brisk at 617349-6635 or abrisk@cpsd.us

Applications will be available mid December.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This ten-week program will be divided into two units:  digital storytelling and news documentary production. YouthStream, the first unit, is a collaboration with the Cambridge Public Library's StoryStream project in which students will create and share digital stories while gaining valuable communication, listening and presentation skills.

The second unit, focusing on news documentary production, will give middle school students hands on experience in field production, script writing, and digital editing.  After an intensive period of training students will work in groups to create their own short documentaries for Youth View Cambridge - a bi-monthly student produced news program, which airs on Channel 98.  Every other Tuesday the group will work with the high school staff of Youth View Cambridge to produce in studio pieces in a state of the art production facility.

Early arrivals are welcome and are provided space to do homework until the workshop begins. Students can take the bus from their elementary school to the Media Arts Studio

WINTER ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

BOYS V & JV  BASKETBALL      

Coach: Lance Dottin  (Varsity)      

             Damon Banks (JV)                 *Just Varsity

BOYS FRESHMANBASKETBALL

Coach: Samuel Mayhew

GIRLS VARSITY & JV BASKETBALL            

Coach:  Dana Ellcock  (Varsity)               

              Dan Fusco (JV)                  *Just Varsity

GIRLS FRESHMAN BASKETBALL

Coach: Sharlene Blake

BOYS VARSITY HOCKEY

Coach: David Fimiani

 WRESTLING

Coach: Roy Howard

GIRLS VARSITY HOCKEY

Coach: Kevin Mitrano

COED SWIMMING

Coach: Rob Winograd                                        

GIRLS & BOYS INDOOR TRACK

Coach:   Scott Cody (Boys)  

Garrett Tingle (Girls)

GYMNASTICS

Coach: Julie Haddad Cullen

Department of Athletics Telephone:

(617) 349-6690/6691

For Scores, Scheduling, Directions, Cancellations & Other Info Visit Our

CRLS Web Site: www.cpsd.us *All Events and Times are subject to change.  Please call  SportsHotline on Game Day.(617) 349-6019

DIRECTIONS TO SITES:

Boys & Girls Basketball, Girls & Boys Indoor Track, Coed Swimming, & Wrestling - CRLS

FROM WEST:
Rt. 2 to the end. At Alewife MBTA station go over the bridge to the first rotary and follow around to the left. At the second rotary, go around to the left and then take quick right. You will be on Concord Ave. Go straight for one mile at which Concord Avenue becomes Garden Street. Continue on Garden Street to the third set of lights. Cambridge Common will be on your left and you will be at the edge of Harvard Square. With the flow of traffic bear left, go through one set of lights and then take a right under the tunnel. The Cambridge Fire Department Headquarters will be in front of you. There is a fork as soon as you come out of the tunnel - stay to the left which is marked Cambridge Street. CRLS is two blocks down on the right.

FROM ROUTE 93:
Get off at Storrow Drive Exit. Follow signs to Cambridge/Somerville. DO NOT TAKE STORROW DRIVE. Bear left and right with the flow of traffic You will come to a set of lights and the Science Museum will be in front of you. Take a right at the lights past the Science Museum you will be on Cambridge street. Lechmere Station will be on your right. CRLS is about two miles down Cambridge Street on the left side of the street just past Cambridge City Hospital.

Boys & Girls Hockey - Simoni Rink

128 to Rte 2, take a left at the end of Rte 2 at 1^st set of lights take a right onto Mass. Ave. Follow Mass. Ave. all the way until you get to Harvard Square and see Harvard Yard iin front of you. Bear left and go under the under pass. You will now see a fire station in front of you, bear left keeping the fire station on your right. This is Cambridge Street. Stay on Cambridge Street approximately 3 miles and take a left at Sixth Street. The Simoni Rink will be in front of you.

Gymnastics - MIT

From West: Follow Mass. Pike to exit 18. At fork in road bear right (toward Cambridge). Cross Charles River. Take right at end of bridge onto memorial Drive. Go to first traffic light and take left. Take a right at end of street onto Vassar Street. MIT Athletic complex is up the street on right hand side.

From South: Take Route 93 North to the Southampton Street exit. Take left at end of exit. Road will become Mass. Avenue. Cross Charles River (about two miles up). Go to third traffic light and take a left onto Vassar Street. Athletic complex is on left.

From North: Take Route 95, Route 1 or Route 93 South. Follow the signs for Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive along the river to Mass. Avenue exit (left exit). Take right at end of exit. Go to third set of lights. Take left onto Vassar Street. Athletic complex is on left.