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| CRLS Newsletter | May 3, 2011 | |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY 2011
5/2/11 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams begin
5/5/11 Prize Night, 7 PM, CRLS Theatre
5/6/11 Deadline to Register for the June 4th SAT Exams
5/6/11 International Music and Arts Festival, 6-9 PM CRLS Arts Bldg.
5/7/11 SAT and SAT Subject Exams, 8 AM
5/10/11 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Office in War Memorial
5/11/11 CRLS Arts Committee Meeting, 7 PM, Room 0603
5/13/11 Interim Grading Period Ends
5/13/11 Danceworks (Student Choreography), 7 PM, CRLS Theatre
5/14/11 Danceworks (Student Choreography), 7 PM, CRLS Theatre
5/17/11 RSTA Senior Dinner, 5-7:30 PM, Cafeteria
5/17/11 MCAS Exams Grade 10-Math
5/18/11 MCAS Exams Grade 10-Math
5/19/11 Scholarship Night, 5:30 PM, CRLS Theatre
5/20/11 Junior Prom 7 PM, Anthony's
5/21/11 Senior Prom 7 PM, Park Plaza Hotel
5/25/11 FoCRLS Meeting, 7:30-9 PM, 9th Grade Campus Library
5/25/11 Final Exams for Seniors Begin
5/30/11 Memorial Day Holiday-NO SCHOOL
5/30/11 CRLS Band & Drumline, Memorial Day Parade, 1 PM,
Cambridge Commons
5/31/11 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, CRLS Library
JUNE
6/1/11 Celebration of Athletes, 7 PM, CRLS Theater
6/1/11 MCAS Exams-Science (Gr. 9-11 if not passed)
6/2/11 MCAS Exams-Science (Gr. 9-11 if not passed)
6/2/11 CRLS Commencement, 6 PM, Field House
6/4/11 SAT and SAT Subject Exams, 8 AM, 9th Grade Campus
6/14/11 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Office War Memorial
6/14/11 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, CRLS
6/15/11 CRLS Arts Committee Meeting, 7 PM, Room 0603
6/20/11 Semester 2 Final Exams-Early Release
6/21/11 Semester 2 Final Exams-Early Release
6/16/11 Marking Period 4 Ends
6/23/11 Last Day of School (if no snow days)-Early Release |
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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.
9th 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.
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CRLS Class of 2011 Important Dates
May 5 Prize Day 1:00PM - CRLS Fitzgerald Theater
May 17 RSTA Senior Dinner 5-7:30 PM Cafeteria
May 19 Scholarship Night 5:30PM - CRLS Fitzgerald Theater
May 21 Senior Prom - Boston Park Plaza Hotel 7p.m.-12p.m.
May 25 Senior Exams 1 & 2 (attend period 3 & 4)
May 26 Senior Exams 3& 4 (attend period 1 & 2) Last full day of school
May 27 Senior Make-up Exams
May 27 VPA Awards 7:00pm - Visual and Performing Arts Dept.
May 31 Graduation Rehearsal - All Seniors report to War Memorial at 10:30am
Yearbook Distribution and Sales - 12:00 - Arts Building Ticket Booth
Graduation Ticket Distribution - 12:00 Learning Community Offices
Senior Class Day - 12:00-2:30pm - Joan Lorenz Park (in front of CRLS) - Lunch will be served.
June 1 Yearbook Distribution Continues - 8:30AM - Arts Bldg Ticket Booth
Senior Breakfast - 9:00 a.m. Main Cafeteria
Senior Surveys will be distributed
Graduation Rehearsal - All Seniors Required
10:30a.m. Gym (caps & gowns will be distributed)
Athletic Awards 7:00-9:00P.M.
June 2 CRLS Graduation 6:00 p.m (Seniors will meet at 5:00 p.m in the War Memorial)
Scholarship Night:
Scholarship Night is a very important night for CRLS students. Scholarship recipients will be notified via homeroom and US mail.
Senior Prom:
The Senior Prom will be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel from 7pm-12midnight. Only seniors in good standing may attend the senior prom. Purchase your $90 ticket with cash or check/money order, made payable to CRLS. CRLS rules and regulations as described in the student handbook are in effect at the senior prom.
Graduation Rehearsals:
There are two mandatory rehearsals for the commencement ceremony:
Tuesday, May 31st promptly at 10:30 a.m. in the Gym
(tickets will be distributed)
Wednesday, June 2nd at 10:30 a.m. in the Gym
(final report cards distributed from your LC office after practice)
Graduation Fee:
The Commencement or Senior Fee is $25, which covers the cap and gown and the Commencement photo, which is taken by a professional photographer of you and the Mayor as you receive your diploma/certificate. (Students can pay the $25 fee to the curriculum clerk in their learning community office beginning May 2nd with cash, check, or money order made payable to CRLS Senior Fee. After May 21st only cash or money orders can be accepted.
Senior Debts & Final Plan Forms:
Seniors who owe debts, e.g. textbooks, library books, athletic uniforms & equipment, yearbook, commencement fees, cameras, etc., will not be allowed to participate in the commencement until they resolve all debts. Caps and gowns & commencement tickets will not be given to any senior with an outstanding senior debt or who has not turned in their "Senior Final Plans Form" to their guidance counselor. (Senior exams will not be given unless students turn in their books before the exam)
NHS Members:
If you wish to wear the NHS blue cowl at graduation, watch for a notice in homeroom regarding cowls for graduation.
Commencement Ceremony: Students will meet promptly at 5:00pm in the Gym. The CRLS Commencement Ceremony is broadcast live on City TV 8 at 6:00pm; rebroadcast dates are listed on City TV 8.
Yearbooks
Students who haven't yet purchased their yearbook can still purchase yearbooks for $90 cash/check by seeing Mr. Ed Byrne in Room 3609 or online with debit/credit card at ybpay.com. Questions can be directed to Mr. Byrne at 617-349-6486 or ebyrne@cpsd.us.
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The Cambridge Police Department is seeking youth participants, ages 14-18, for the 2011 Summer Youth Police Academy.
The Cambridge Youth Police Academy is a 6 week/ 100 hour instructional program designed to expose participating youth to the various duties associated with the law enforcement profession and to the characteristics required of a law enforcement officer through hands on experience. Those characteristics include, but are not limited to: leadership, integrity, teamwork, physical fitness/healthy nutrition, good decision making.
Youth will participate in classroom instruction and hands on workshops demonstrating the various procedures and techniques of real police work as well as daily physical fitness activities. Participants will also learn self defense techniques and become CPR and Heart Saver certified.
The C.Y.P.A. will operate Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The program will run from July 5th through August 12th, 2011.
Cambridge youth between the ages of 14-18 participating in the Mayor's Summer Work Program may sign up for the C.Y.P.A. as their employment site. Only 17 participants will be accepted into the program, and those interested are encouraged to sign up immediately.
For more information, please contact Holly Bernier at 617-349-6009 |
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STUDENT SUPPORT!
The MIT/Wellesley Upward Bound Program is currently recruiting 8th, 9th and 10th graders. Our program is a year-round (from time of entrance until graduation from high school), federally sponsored, educational program serving seventy (75) low-income and/or first generation eighth and high school college-bound students from the Cambridge community. The Program stresses the development of academic skills and motivation for students who might not traditionally be considered college-bound. |
| CRLS School Council election information and nomination form was sent out via US mail. If you would like to be a Parent Rep at CRLS send in the nomination ballot before MAY15, 2011 |
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News from RSTA:
The following students placed in the Skills USA State Conference:
- Silver Medal - Jonathan Kramer Roach & Shona Williams - Video Product Development
- Silver Medal - Mustafa Abbas - Principals of Technology
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12th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL:
This coming Friday, May 6, The Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present the 12th Annual International Music & Arts Festival from 6 - 9 PM in the basement of the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Arts Building. Admission is FREE, and food is available for a $5 donation.
Performers will include all the traditional CRLS ensembles, such as World Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Vocal Ensemble, Concert Band, Chorus, Advanced Jazz, the Piano Recital, et. al., as well as some of the newer ensembles like Universal Soul Sistahs (The Gospel a cappella choir), A Cachica (the girl's a cappella choir), and M.P.C. (the schools official Rock Band).
There will also be student performances of Ethiopian Dance, Haitian Dance, Bollywood Dance, Algerian Dance, Caribbean Dance - and Cape Verdean Dance (with Tracy Rose and Bobby Tynes as guest performers).
Also, there will be a special guest appearance by the Boston Village Gamelan, a group dedicated to Javanese traditional music.
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THE 35TH ANNUAL CRLS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
OPENING RECEPTION - THE ONLY PLACE TO BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 12, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
THE PIANO FACTORY GALLERY, 791 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON (RIGHT OFF MASS. AVE.)
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Connect2Prevent Update! Sign up now to 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 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 recently staffed information tables during lunch periods at Cambridge Rindge and Latin Main and Grade 9 campuses. Information cards and flyers were available to students. The turnout was great and lots of students expressed interest in the project. You are invited to participate and make a difference!
Registration for the Connect2Prevent project is easy. Just go to:
http://www.connect2prevent.org
For more information, contact Lucy Lorin at 617-401-2284 or lorin@ndri.org. |
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CALLING ALL STUDENTS ARTISTS!
You can have your work seen by over 100,000 people by showing it at the Cambridge River Festival!
The Cambridge Arts Council is putting together a display of artwork created by Cambridge public school students to be included in the 2011 Cambridge River Festival taking place June 4th.
If you would like to have your work included in this show please ask your art teacher to contact grace.durnford@gmail.com
Work in all mediums (drawing, photography, sculpture, etc) is welcome.
All work will need to be dropped off at the beginning of the festival, and picked-up at the end of the festival. |
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Sincerely, Greta Hardina, Family Liaison, CRLS |
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