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MONDAY (3/8)
College Rep Visit: West Point, 9am
TUESDAY (3/9)
Muffins with Mom (LS), 8-9am
Field Trip (US)
WEDNESDAY (3/10)
Coffee With the Chairman of the Board, 8am
THURSDAY (3/11)
School-Wide Event: City Project Day, 11am-3pm
FRIDAY (3/12) 2nd & 3rd Grade Plays, 10:30 -11:30am
End of 3rd Quarter (Half-day); LS Parent Conferences
LS Dismissal, 11:45am
MS/US Dismissal, 12pm
LS Parent Conferences (C-Club available)
SATURDAY (3/13)
Entrance Assessments, 9am
SAT Test Date
40th Birthday Celebration Auction, 6pm
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Greetings!
It's not too late to purchase your tickets for Saturday's 40th Birthday Celebration Auction! Please contact event chair Mary Lynn Drury at 693-7420 if you'd like to purchase tickets for this important annual fundraiser. We look forward to seeing you there, as we auction off exciting items like African Safaris, a week in Park City, and special CCS items. For more details, please visit the Auction page on the CCS website.
Congratulations to seniors Mallori Lazich and Christian Elias for being named Prom Queen and King at Saturday night's Junior/Senior Prom! Prom organizer Liz Boyd reports that "the prom went great, and we got a lot of compliments from the Harbour Club on how nice our students are."
Dr. Shirley has written a new CCS Blog post entitled "Girl Power: Teaching Female Worth". We welcome your feedback on this and all previous blog posts. Join the conversation!
CCS Facilities Manager Jan Walpole would like to sincerely thank the CCS Parent Association, Randy Rawson, Michael Manucy and Coastal Landscapes for the grounds beautification work and the custom fencing installed on the playground this weekend. Work on the completion of the gym parking turnaround and landscaping will continue this week. Thank you, all!
Middle School students spent Friday's dedicated reading hour (for National Reading Day) reading to the Lower School students. Students in all grades spent the first period of the day engrossed in their books to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
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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COFFEE WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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 Wednesday, March 10th at 8am
CCS Board Chairman Nedra Hecker will be speaking at the next Parent Coffee with the Head, on Wednesday, March 10th in the school
cafeteria at 8am. Light breakfast and coffee will be served. Topics to be
discussed include:
- The Head Search
- Tuition
- Board Activities
Plus Gently-Used Uniform and Book Sale!
Before and after the coffee, there will also be a gently-used uniform sale and a gently-used book sale (to benefit the library) hosted by the Parents' Association. Please contact Charlotte Smith with any questions about the uniform or book sale.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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CITY PROJECT DAY: ALL-SCHOOL EVENT
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This Thursday!
 On Thursday, March 11, from 11:00am to 3:00pm CCS will be having its City Project Contest. The school has been divided into ten teams consisting of students from 1st grade through 12th grade, and each of these teams has invented a city.
The teams will be making a presentation of their city along with a city plan, a banner, a city map, a model representing their city and their city game which all the teams will play. For their presentations, the teams are creating power points, brochures, presentation boards, and promotional videos. In addition, the groups will be feeding themselves the regional dishes that they have invented for lunch that day.
Parents are invited to come and observe the contests and see the students' work. For more information, please contact Mr. Neale.
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CCS TALENT SHOW
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 Winners Announced
The first CCS talent show was a big success on Friday, with varied
performances from students in Lower, Middle, and Upper School -- as
well as a couple of faculty performances.
Congratulations to the Lower
School winners: Riley Potter and Grace Christoph (1st place), Melissa Linder (2nd place), and Walker Pitts (3rd place). In the Middle/Upper School portion of the show, the winners were: Christian Elias (1st place), Mallori Lazich and Laney Miller (2nd place), and Kyra Westerberg (3rd place).
Special thanks to senior Shareef Elkady who organized the whole thing, with the help of Ms. Pringle. One thing's for certain: CCS has got talent!
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FROM THE HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
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 Middle School Winterim
The Middle School teachers and I are very excited for all of the activities that we have planned for Winterim week. It is sure to be a very fun and rewarding experience for the Middle School students that I know they will never forget!
On Tuesday, March 9, the Middle School students will be receiving packets of very important additional information regarding the winterim week as well as some critical forms and documentation needed for our trip to the Barrier Island Environmental Education Program at Camp St. Christopher on March 22-23. Please ask your son/daughter for this packet, read the information completely, and return the forms on the last three pages to your child's advisor or to the front office by Monday, March 15.
Should you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much!
Gretchen Batalis
Head of Middle School
gbatalis@charlestoncollegiate.org
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LOWER SCHOOL FIELD DAY
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Thursday, March 18, 1-2:40pm
Preschool through 5th grade students will be participating in Lower School Field Day on March 18th. Parents are welcome to come and watch the teams have fun and compete against one another! Students should wear PE clothes and sneakers.
For more information, please contact Letitia Sowers.
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FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
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After-School Art Class: Felting
 Come learn how to create with just wool, soapy water and special needles! We will make beads, balls and even a furry little animal friend or two.
Classes: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16, 17th and April 6th, 7th.
Time: 3:00-4:30
Cost: $125.00 which includes all supplies.
Please contact Mrs. Shears with any questions or to reserve your spot.
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CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL GARDEN
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 Thank You!
I want to thank Sam Allston, David Pulls, Ricky Presnell, Helen Kirages, Nena Bumgardner, Michelle Folden, Olivia French and the students and teachers at CCS for helping to complete the construction of our school garden. I am very grateful to you all for providing the materials and your time to make my dream of having a school garden possible.
We're looking forward to planting our first seeds and opening up numerous possibilities for our community.
Thanks again,
Jodie Haynie
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FROM THE ADMISSION OFFICE
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Host Family Needed!
 We have a Chinese student who is interested in spending his 11th grade year at CCS, but we need a host family in order for him to be able to enroll. Please stop by (or contact) the admission office to take a look at the student's profile, and let us know if you might be interested in hosting.
This would be a great way to bring some worldly perspective into your home, and we are offering a $1000 tuition credit to any family who is willing to play host. Please contact Hacker Burr in the Admission Office if you are interested.
Thanks!
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FROM THE YEARBOOK STAFF
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Final Ad Sales!We still have a very small amount (1/2 of a page) of ad space left in the 2010 yearbook! If you would like to purchase a business or student recognition ad, please contact yearbook adviser Jaquelin Pelzer by Tuesday, March 9th.
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FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR
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 College News
West Point Information Session
On Thursday, March 11th at 7pm, there will be an information briefing for admission to the Academy. It will be hosted at MUSC Storm Eye Center 8th floor by the decision makers from the Office of Admissions at West Point. It is very informative and essential for those students interested in West Point.
SAT/ACT Prep Course
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combination S.A.T. / A.C.T. prep class will be held from 9:00am - 1:00pm on Saturday, April 24th. The fee is $50. Please
see Mrs. Sharpe for details and registration form.
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 BIN
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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
Parents' Association.
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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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Have a great week,
Jaquelin Pelzer
Charleston Collegiate School
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