Semester Two Mid-Term Exam Schedule

Monday, April 11 (Silver Day)

Mid term Exams

Periods 1 and 2

Tuesday, April 12 (Black Day)

Mid term Exams

Periods 3 and 4

Wednesday, April 13 (Silver Day)

Make-Up Exams

Exams for Silver Day

Only classes that meet

periods 3 and 4          

Thursday, April 14 (Black Day)

Exams for Black Day

Only classes that meet periods 1 and 2

*There is no early release. All days are full days.

National Honor Society News

New Members Inducted

On Thursday April 7th, the CRLS Derry-Wood Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony.  The ceremony included speeches by the current officers highlighting these pillars of the NHS, Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service.  Mr. Brendan Kells was the guest speaker and all were entertained by the CRLS Advanced Jazz Ensemble.   This year, ninety-nine members of the class of 2012 were accepted into the National Honor Society.

Upcoming Events:

Senior NHS members have been invited to a breakfast event on May 12th, at the Harvard Faculty Club.  This event, 'Leaders:Today and Tomorrow' is generously sponsored by the Cambridge Rotary Club to honor the graduating NHS members.   Students should return their signed permission slips to Mr. Mili in order to attend.  NHS seniors are also invited to apply for the scholarship opportunity offered by the Rotarians.  Information about this scholarship was distributed to NHS seniors in homeroom.

Junior NHS members have been invited to participate in a group community service project on May 12th.  This event has been a highlight in past years, as the students assist in making the Mayor's Annual Senior Citizen Lunch at MIT an enjoyable time for all who attend.  Students should return their signed permission slips to Mr. Mili in order to attend in room 2613.

Spring Session of Drivers Education

Registration will be held Wednesday April 13th, 2011 at 2:30 PM in the main cafeteria of the high school

Choice of two classroom sessions - 2:45 PM or 6:00 PM

Class begins Monday April 25th, 2011

Sessions are 5 weeks in duration (a total of 10 classes must be attended)

Two absences are allowed but must be made up prior to last class

Classes meet twice a week - Monday and Wednesday

A state mandated 2 hour class must be attended by a parent or guardian for any student under 18 years of age (date to be determined)

Classes are held in the Gustave Solomon Garage located at 456 Broadway (across the street from CRLS)

Cost is $600.00 which covers the ten classroom sessions, the parent class as well as the required 12 lessons of behind the wheel instruction.

This price does not cover any fees charged by the Registry of Motor Vehicles for the permit, road test or license.

If you have any further questions, please call Bill Timmons at (339) 223 - 0163

It's time for MCAS...again
 The Math MCAS, being given on May 17^th and 18^th, is just 5 weeks of school away.  From now until then the Did You Know? daily homeroom newsletter will feature an MCAS Problem of the Day from the DESE web site http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html?yr= .  Homeroom teachers are recording their homeroom's answer each day and the homeroom with the most correct answers between now and the exam will win a full-blown breakfast from S & S.

In addition, Dean of Curriculum for Learning Community S and Mathematics Jeff Gaglione is visiting 10^th grade homerooms and delivering to each student a packet of information related to the exam.  Included in the materials are a list of resources for help at CRLS, the formula sheet that will be given to students during the exam and a list of test-taking tips (one of the tips is to take the test backwards!).  Three former exams with answers are also included in the information being distributed. 

10 GRADE MATH MCAS MAY 17 & 18, 2011                                       

MAIN CAMPUS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 17 

8:05 - 11:04     Grade 10 Students report to school for 1st day of MCAS Math test     

11:08-1:04       Block 1 class for all students    

1:08-2:30         Block 3 class for all students                                        

Wednesday, May 18

8:05- 11:04 Grade 10 Students report to school for 2nd day of MCAS Math test         

11:08-1:04 Block  2 class for all students

1:08-2:30 Block 4 class for all students

All Juniors and Seniors report to school at 11:08. Freshman follow the schedule below.

9^th GRADERS:

• The 9th Grade Campus will run full days during Math MCAS testing on May 17th and 18th.  

• Tuesday, May 17th, the order of blocks will be:  4, homeroom, 2, 1, then 3.   

• Wednesday, May 18th, the order of the blocks will be:  1, homeroom, 3, 2, then 4. 

• On both days freshmen with main campus classes will be able to access those classes in the afternoon, or in other words the last two blocks of the day. 

• Freshmen with main campus classes in the morning blocks on either day should be in communication with their teacher about work they can do for those respective classes at the 9th Grade Campus. 

It's Prom Time!!

CLASS of 2012 Junior Prom will be held on Friday, May 20th from 7-11 PM at Spinelli's in East Boston. Tickets are on sale now until Friday, April 15th for $50. They will be on sale from 4/25-4/29 for $60 and from 5/2-5/6 for $65. May 6th will be the final day to purchase with no exceptions.

Class of 2011 Senior Prom will be held on May 21, 7-11 PM at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. On sale starting April 11. April 11 one day special $75 dollars, April 12-29 $85 and May 2-12 $90.

Don't miss the fun-FIRST Robotics Boston-This Saturday 4/9 at 8AM
 Please come out to support the CRLS FIRST robotics team on Saturday  April 9 from 8:00 am -4:30 pm. The event is being held at the BU Agganis arena on 925 Commonwealth Ave. If you get there before 10:00 you should be able to park under the arena. There is a great halftime show at noon. This a great opportunity to watch the robots compete and you can get up close to all the robots if you tour the "pits" where teams work on the robots between matches. Look for team 97 the Cow.

For more information contact Conrad Hauck at chauck@cpsd.us

The FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics Competition is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is a life-changing, career-molding experience-and a lot of fun. In 2009, 1700 teams of nearly 43,000 high school students from around the world will compete in events in the US, Canada, and Israel.

Parents and Teens we need you! Help the Connect2Prevent project and earn $25 each.

Connect2Prevent is partnering with the Cambridge Prevention Coalition and Cambridge Public Schools on a project to learn more about how parents and teens communicate about alcohol and other drugs. We are recruiting parent-teen pairs (aged 12 to 17) to participate in the project, which includes completion of a brief online survey that includes questions about how parents and teens communicate about the topic.  Parents and teens will each receive $25 for participation.

Connect2Prevent will have an information table during lunch periods at Cambridge Rindge and Latin Main Campus April 12-14 and at the Grade 9 Campus April 27-28.

To register for the project go to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/connect2preventcambridge

For more information about the project, please contact Lucy Lorin at 617-401-2284 or lorin@ndri.org.

Reality Check: A Conversation about Alcohol for Parents, Teens, and Tweens

Join Dr. Traci Brooks and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School's STARS (Students Teaching Advocacy and Respect) for an evening to learn strategies for communicating about alcohol and facts that will help you talk about this difficult subject. The event will take place at the CRLS Freshman Campus Library on Wednesday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Free gift. To RSVP and for more information, email ghardina@cpsd.us. Open to parents and students in middle school and high school.