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Upcoming Events
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MONDAY (11/9)
Cheerleading Tryouts, 3:30-5:30pm
TUESDAY (11/10)
PA, Booster Club, & Oyster Roast Comm. Meeting, 8am
WEDNESDAY(11/11)Veteran's Day - Parent Conferences (No School)
Administrative Retreat, 10am-3pm
FRIDAY (11/13)
2nd Quarter Interim
Basketball @
Low Country Day Tourn. (VG, VB)
SATURDAY (11/14)
Basketball @
Low Country Day Tourn. (VG, VB)
Admissions Open House, 10am
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Greetings!
The 2008-2009 CCS Annual Report is ready! In an effort to cut costs and be more environmentally conscious, this year's Annual Report has been posted to the CCS website as a PDF, which can be accessed here. Congratulations to Mrs. Virginia Reed on the birth of her baby! Barrow Huger Reed was born on November 4th. He weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces and is 19.25 inches long. Momma and baby are both happy and healthy!  Congratulations also to Hunter Albers, who won the "Guess the Baby" game in 5th grade!Senior Jordan de Jong has been
named the Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club's "Youth of the Month". Jordan
will receive an award at the Exchange Club dinner on Wednesday,
November 18th. Congratulations, Jordan! Several students from
CCS participated in the SCISA Art Show at Pinewood Prep on Friday,
where Will Northcut (12th grade) and Marlowe Evans (10th grade) were given Honorable Mention
Ribbons. Congratulations, Will and Marlowe! If you know of any fellow parents who are not receiving weekly announcements, please forward this to them and encourage them to contact the front office to insure we have their correct e-mail address. Announcements may also be viewed on the new flat-screen televisions posted by the school's front office. Visit our website for the latest news and updates at www.charlestoncollegiate.org.
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H1N1 FLU SYMPTOMS & VACCINE INFORMATION
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 We continue to have confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu at the school. To help identify this flu strain's symptoms (vs. regular flu or common cold), please see the H1N1 Flu symptom chart posted to the CCS website.
DHEC Vaccine Clinics
DHEC has recommended that we strongly encourage all of our parents to call 953-0090 to schedule vaccination appointments ASAP. The vaccination is available at DHEC free clinics: the sooner our families call, the easier it will be to get an appointment, and the safer the campus will be for all of us. Please call and schedule an appointment for your child to receive a free vaccination ASAP.
School Policy
An important reminder about school policy on student illnesses: if a
student is out sick, he/she is only allowed back to school after being
fever/symptom-free for 24 hours without the help of medication.
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FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE
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Tuition Payments
If you chose the "Two-Pay" tuition plan, your balance is due by this Tuesday the 10th!
All monthly tuition payments are due by the 10th of each month. If you have fallen behind on your tuition payments this fall, you must be caught up by the end of the semester in order to return for the 2nd semester in January. If you are unsure of your current or past due amount, please call the Business Office at 559-5506 x222.
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COMMITTEE MEETING: OYSTER ROAST
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 Event Volunteers Needed
There will be an Oyster Roast committee meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10th at 8am in the conference trailer. (We will meet with the PA & Booster Club meeting.)
Volunteers needed! All parents and teachers are welcome to sign up for 1 hour shifts to help with gate sales, class basket raffle sales, and some set-up help. Main shifts run between 12-4pm with a few before and after. Sign up at the front desk or contact event chair Laura Quarles at lbqwsq@msn.com.
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AUCTION INFORMATION TABLE & MEETING
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When you come to your child's parent/teacher conference on Wednesday, November 11th, please stop by the main office hallway and visit the Auction table to volunteer and get information regarding the 2010 CCS Auction. The Auction table will be set up starting at 7:30am until around 3:00pm.
The next
Auction meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 18th
at 8 a.m. We'll be meeting at the Sunrise Bistro at the intersection of Maybank Hwy. and Main Rd. on John's Island. We need
more volunteers for this important fundraising event, so we hope you will join
us for breakfast!
Please contact event chair Mary Lynn Drury for more information about volunteering for the Auction, which will be held on March 13, 2010.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
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 On December 5th
A Middle School Dance will be held in the cafe on Saturday, December 5th from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. The theme is Winter Wonderland! Please contact Heidi Doyle for more information or to volunteer to help with this event.
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INSIDE KIAWAH'S FINEST - HOME TOUR
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Designer Showcase Home
Calling all interior designers and home staging companies! We are excited to announce that Inside Kiawah's Finest Home Tour will feature a Designer Showcase Home this year. The event will be held on Saturday, February 13th. If you or someone you know would like more information about this, please contact event chair Olivia French at oliviagfrench@aol.com.
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CCS CLUB LACROSSE
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 For Grades 3-8
We will be having an information session for the Charleston Collegiate Club Lacrosse Program on Monday, Nov. 16th from 3:00 until 4:30, in the CCS cafeteria. All students in grades 3-8 are encouraged to come eat popcorn, watch last year's NCAA National Championship Game, and learn more about our plans for Club Lacrosse this year. Additional information will be distributed on the day of the meeting and there will be a Q&A session for parents immediately afterwards.
With any questions, feel free to email Hacker Burr at hburr@charlestoncollegiate.org.
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FROM
THE MS/US GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
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November
Guidance Update
Jill Kujawski, Guidance Counselor for the
Middle and Upper School, has a page on the CCS website where she will be
posting monthly letters and updates for parents.
November's guidance topic
is "My Body: Health & Hygiene". Read more about this topic
on the Guidance page at www.charlestoncollegiate.org/parents/guidance.
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FROM THE HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL
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 Holiday Happenings
Save the Date...
The Lower School
Holiday Concert
is on Tuesday, December 15th, at 6:30pm.
The Act of Giving for
the Holidays
Instead of having gift
exchanges in classrooms this year, the Parents' Association has decided to
participate in gift-giving to children in foster homes. We will receive a list of names and sizes of
children and would like each of our students to give a foster child a pair of
pajamas. We will have a Pajama Party at
school to celebrate.
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UPPER SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE OUTING
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Fields to Families
On Saturday, Nov. 7th, three Upper Schoolers -- Caroline Gibson, Stuart Bowers, and Sarah Smith -- and Ms. Pendleton "gleaned" at Rosebank Farm on John's Island. They were volunteering with Fields to Families, an organization that works to ease hunger in the Lowcountry by gathering nutritious crops from generous farmers and community gardeners. The organization then distributes the harvest to agencies such as Meals on Wheels, local food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and churches. The CCS contingent spent the morning picking mustard greens - boxes and boxes of mustard greens!  |
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BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION
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| Remember to save your Boxtops for Education. The Clemson-Carolina contest will be coming up soon! Each boxtop counts as a point for the team of your choice (Clemson or Carolina). More information to come from the Parents' Association next week.
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FROM THE JV FOOTBALL COACH
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 DVDs of Games
For JV Football players, Coach O'Donnell has DvDs of four of your games from this season for you. Please stop by his corner of the Café to get this souvenir of a terrific season (with thanks to Buddy Morgan).
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FROM THE ADMISSION OFFICE
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Open House on Nov. 14th
Our first Admission Open House is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14th at 10:00am. Please talk to friends and neighbors and urge them to come. You can email names and mailing information of specific individuals who might be interested to mpitts@charlestoncollegiate.org, and we will make sure that these people receive an invitation to join us.
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
The CCS Admission Office
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CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS
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November 9-10
 Cheerleading tryouts for the basketball season will be Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the school gymnasium.
Please contact Coach Jenny Pringle at jpringle@charlestoncollegiate.org if you have any questions.
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OYSTER ROAST (SAT., NOVEMBER 21st)
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Tickets Now Available for Purchase Online
Click here to purchase tickets online via the CCS website. This year's event
features roasted oysters, chili, and hot dogs; classroom basket
raffles; climbing wall; and musical guests Uncle Mingo and CCS's own
The 3 Dudes (Sam, Jack, and Roger Ploch). Please bring your own oyster
knife, but no coolers allowed. Tickets prices: $25 in advance, $30 at gate, and $10 for students.
(No physical tickets will be
mailed; ID required to check in at the gate.) Please contact event chair Laura Quarles at 813-5506 with any questions.
Class Baskets
Each LS class will be contributing a themed gift basket to be raffled off at the Oyster Roast. MS/US classes will contribute to one basket for each division.
- Preschool - Lawn & Garden
- Kindergarten (Haynie) - Family Game Night
- Kindergarten (Rogers) - Chocolate Indulgence
- 1st - Italian
- 2nd - Sports
- 3rd - Charleston
- 4th - Dinner & Movie
- 5th - Dogs & Cats
- Middle School - Men's, women's, and children's health & beauty
- Upper School - Gift cards
MS/US students should bring their items to Tiffany Frank at the front desk. If you have any questions about Class Baskets, please contact Mary Bull.
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COFFEE WITH THE HEAD
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November 18th
 The next Parent Coffee with Dr. Shirley is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 at 8:00am in the school cafeteria. Light breakfast and coffee will be served. Topics to be discussed include:
- Dr. Rob Evans to Speak in Charleston: Why Parents Should Attend
- The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Learning to Write and the Process of Writing
- Are Special Programs, such as Fine Arts and Sports, Important? Why or Why Not?
Don't miss this opportunity to speak directly with Dr. Shirley and other CCS parents about things that are on your mind. We look forward to seeing you there!
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CCS ANNUAL FUND
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We're on the Road to 100%, and we'll only reach our destination if EVERYONE joins our road trip. Please remember to give -- by check, credit card, monthly bank draft, or online by clicking here. Your gift will once again make Charleston Collegiate the ONLY local school with 100% annual fund participation. |
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FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
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Basketball Practice
Basketball practices started on Monday, November 2nd, with the following schedule:
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Varsity girls
3:30-5:00
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JV/MS boys
5:00-6:15
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Varsity boys
6:15-8:00
All players must
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FROM THE YEARBOOK STAFF
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 Make-Up Picture Proofs
Proofs for make-up pictures (grades PS-11) are here, and are being distributed to students. Orders for make-up pictures are due no later than Wednesday, November 18th.
Individual Photo Packages:
Student photo packages arrived last week. LS photo packages were distributed to classroom teachers and sent home through the students. MS/US photo packages are available for students or parents to pick up at the front desk. Whoever picks up the package will need to sign a log to show that it has been picked up. If you have any questions or problems with your order, please contact Strawbridge Studio customer service at 800-326-9080.
Student IDs:
MS/US student IDs have been distributed to students through the MS/US advisors. Seniors will receive student IDs in the near future. (Lower School student IDs are being held by the classroom teachers until Ms. Farmer has decided how they will be used.)
Senior Pictures:Senior picture proofs and ordering information have be sent directly to parents from Strawbridge Studios. Make-up pictures will also be sent directly to parents. Yearbook Ads:November 30th is the final deadline to purchase yearbook ads! Click here for information about student ads and here for the business ad order form. Thank you for supporting the CCS Yearbook. If you have questions about ordering or about your child's pictures, please call Strawbridge Studios customer service at 1-800-326-9080. For general yearbook and picture questions, including questions about yearbook ads, please contact yearbook advisor Jaquelin Pelzer at 559-5506 x247 or jpelzer@charlestoncollegiate.org.
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FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR
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 College Visits & Events
Coastal Carolina University is hosting "Carolina Comes First Day" for NC/SC high school students only on Fri., Nov. 13th. To sign up, call 843-349-2027. www.coastal.edu
For more information about any of the above, please contact Mrs. Boyd at eboyd@charlestoncollegiate.org or 559-5506 x229.
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LOST & FOUND
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| All students and parents should check the Lost & Found in the rear of the café weekly. The Lost & Found bin will be emptied every two weeks. If
a child's name is not in uniform clothing (a silver Sharpie works well
for marking dark items), these items will be washed and resold by the
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UPPER SCHOOL WINTERIM CATALOG
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Now Available Online
 The Upper School Winterim 2009-10 catalog is now available! We are very excited by the variety of course offerings this year, particularly the opportunity for the ninth grade which has been made possible by a generous grant to the school (described on p. 3 of the catalog). While all ninth graders will be participating in this course, we hope that parents of students in grades 10-12 will read the catalog and talk with their children about which option is best for them. One new option this year is a "Community Service Internship" where students can plan their own volunteer work for a week (p. 7). Please note that the registration deadline is November 18, at which point a down payment of 50% is also due.
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CCS WRITING GALLERY
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 Online Writing Project (Ongoing)
In CCS's online gallery, the Charleston Collegiate Collection, we are collecting
various types of writings and artwork (even audio and video) from all students,
teachers, alumni, parents, and friends of CCS. On October 20 the National
Gallery of Writing and our local gallery, opened to the world, and you can still
be a part of it! We invite you to pick a piece of writing that matters to you
and contribute it to The Charleston Collegiate Collection Gallery. Each person may only make one submission per gallery.
Writers keep the copyrights of all work submitted.
Established by NCTE,
the National Gallery of Writing, local writing galleries like ours, and the
National Day of Writing highlight the remarkable variety of writing in which we
engage today, provide a collection for research on whether writing today has
risen to new highs or sunk to new lows, and help NCTE help others to write
better.
Happy Writing!!! Please contact Erica Woodward at ewoodward@charlestoncollegiate.org if you have any questions.
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HOLIDAY CHILD CARE
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Offered During Winter Break
Charleston Collegiate will be offering child care during the holidays when the school is closed. The dates are: Dec. 18, 21-23, 28-30, and Jan. 4. Hours will be 8:00am - 4:00pm at $7.00 per hour.
A flyer will be sent home to all Lower School parents this week. Please select the dates and times you will be using care and submit the form with payment in full by December 4th. We are asking you to prepay so we are sufficiently staffed. You may sign up for all or some of the days, or any part of a day.
For more information, please see the flyer or contact Esta Farmer.
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FALL PLAY DVDs
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Available for Purchase
DVDs of "Isabella's Madness" are available for purchase. Please contact Charlotte Smith at 607-9484 to place your order! Purchase price is $20.00.
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LOWER SCHOOL BASKETBALL
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 Lower School basketball is off to a great start! The door is open should your child be interested in participating. Everyone is welcome!
Practices will be (most) Saturdays from 9-12. Please see the schedule posted to the Latest News page on our website. For more information please contact Charlotte Smith.
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FROM THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
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Gently-Used Uniforms & Grocery Store Cards
Gently-used clothing currently available for purchase include: khakis and jumpers, from $5-10. Also, we are accepting donations for our "change of season" uniform sale in November. Drop off your clean, unwanted uniforms at the front office. We have a new chairperson for the used clothing sales. Should you have any questions please contact Cindi Thrower at 852-9997. Remember your donations help raise money for Charleston Collegiate Parents' Association!
Grocery Story cards: Please relink your Target, Harris Teeter, BiLo, and Publix cards to Charleston Collegiate for the 2009-10. (Go to the store's website and follow their instructions.) If you are not yet linked, you can pick up a BiLo and Publix card in the CCS front office. Contact Charlotte Smith with any questions.
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Have a great week,
Jaquelin Pelzer
Charleston Collegiate School
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