| Summer Events |
Summer Camps
June 7 to July 30
Music & Drama Summer Camp Performance
June 24 & 25, 6:30pm
Summer School
June 28 to July 30
School Closed
July 5-9
Faculty Workdays
August 9-17
Parent Orientation
& Open House
August 16, 5:30pm
First Day of School
(Half Day)
August 18
|
|
|
Greetings!
Hope everyone is having a great summer so far! In addition to this and any future summer e-mail announcements we may send out, the front office will be mailing the big informational packet for the 2010-11 school year at the end of June or beginning of July. Keep an eye out for it in your mailbox!
Summer reading lists are always available on our website by clicking here.
Congratulations to 4th grade teacher and new Lower School Head Patricia
Conroy on her June 5th marriage to former CCS teacher Than Ferris! And congratulations are also due to CCS Middle & Upper School faculty Mandy Hoskins and Brian McDermott on their June 20th wedding!
A new article by CCS student journalist and rising senior Ben Schaffer appeared in the June 10th edition of the Post & Courier. You can
read an online version of his article here. His next article will be published sometime in July.
Candid photos of 2010 graduation are now available on Snapfish! Thanks to our photographers, Tommy Ford and Walter Golosky of Strawbridge Studios, for making these available to the entire school community. Visit the Latest News page of our website and scroll down for links to the graduation photo sets.
The Class of 2010 with commencement speaker Ted Turner before the graduation ceremony on May 22nd.
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. Visit our website for the latest news and updates at www.charlestoncollegiate.org. |
FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE
|
|
 Monthly Tuition Payments
Please remember that monthly tuition payments for the 2010-2011 school year will begin July 5th.
If you have a balance due on the 2009-2010 school year, it must be paid by the end of June.
If you have any questions, please contact Kendall Reilly.
|
FROM THE ADMISSION OFFICE
|
|
 Need a Host Family for Exchange
Student!
We are urgently looking for a family to host a Chinese Exchange Student who will be
attending CCS next year. We will offer a $2000 tuition credit for hosting, but
we need to hear from you ASAP if you are interested. Please contact Hacker Burr in the Admission Office with questions, or to request a profile of the
student.
|
4TH QUARTER HONOR ROLL
|
|
 Congratulations to all the students who made Head of School's List or Director's
List for the Fourth Quarter! As a reminder: this year, there are new categories
and different qualifications for Lower School and Middle & Upper School
Honor Rolls to reflect the addition of Effort Grades in Middle and Upper School.
These qualifications are noted beside each list.
Lower School (4th &
5th only)
Head of School's List
(90-100 average, with no grade below 85): Hunter Albers, Nikki Bregman, Grace Christoph, Shea McLernon, Zoe Myers, Riley Steward, Jacob Shapiro, Chase Howard, Jacob Bryson, Becca Anne
Byrum , Brinley Frank, Cameron Hay, Will
Hutchisson, Eddie Monahan, Jack Ploch, Roger Ploch, Virginia Quarles, Ling
Shapiro, Skylar Shipe
Director's List (85-89 average, with no
grade below 80): Hutch Fontaine, Emily Leonard, Melissa Linder, Gabrielle Strother, Tyler Montgomery, Rhyanne Foster
Middle
School
Head of School's List (90-100
average, with no grade below 90): Michael Afrin, Mary Grace Bowers, Andre Coaxum, Nancey Fang,
Chelsea Jennings, Michael McCann, Pinita Tovar
Director's List (Effort Grade
average of 3.6 or above):Mimi Bordeaux, Sarah Cheatham, Sam Hutchisson,
Mhairi Keehn, Paola Macias, Joel Mata, Mackie McLernon, Tiairah McNeill, Hayden
Poe, Nathaniel Reyes, Kate Simmons, Kyra Westerberg, Andrew Westmoreland, Shana
Bishop, Peighton Davis, Cole Drury, Kaitlin Eakin, Hayden Frank, Lena Hurley,
Christopher Kitchens, Caroline Knight, Arturo Mata, Mikael Odum, Alex Tovar,
Rose Washburn, Mikey Zervos, Caitlyn Berl, Jed Christoph, Josh Leutz, Eliza
Limehouse, Conor McCarty, Aspen Odle, Carlos Rodriguez-Ventura, Will Simmons,
Emily Smith, Laddie Smith
Upper
School
Head of School's List (90-100
average, with no grade below 90): Ben Schaffer, Tyler Swain, Hunter McCoy, Hayes
Crumbley, Arran Montgomery, Sydney Bertsch, Stuart Bowers, Nicole Fredericks, Johnna
Menke
Director's List
(Effort Grade average of 3.6 or above):Sarah Smith, Flor Salcedo, Jennifer Moya, Taylor
Jennings, Caroline Gibson, Angelic Cuvarrubio, Allie Watts Walker, Nicole Smith,
Vanessa Salcedo, Thalia Orozco, Deb Frasier, Danielle Buck, Claudia Balliet, Robert
Fox, Aaron Willis, Juan Soto, Isaiah Lavallee, Zach Frehse, Andrew Bertsch, Taylor
Searcy, Savannah Odum, Mia Blunt, Karla Aguirre, Chet Wood, Josh Scheer, Sean
Pendarvis, Jamey Mears, Trevor Mallard, John Brewer, Stuart Barickman, Alex
Westmoreland, Miguel Salcedo, Mason Joye, Trevor Grosse
|
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
|
|
Presented on May 28th
 Physical Education -- PE 6: Excellence - Paola Macias, Merit - Tiairah
McNeill; PE 7: Excellence - Arturo Mata, Merit - Chris
Kitchens & Alex Tovar; PE 8: Excellence - Mary Grace Bowers, Merit - Will
Simmons
History -- History 6: Excellence -
Paola Macias, Merit - Mimi Bordeaux; History 7: Excellence -
Nancey Fang, Merit - Pinita Tovar; History 8: Excellence -
Mary Grace Bowers, Merit - Carlos Rodriguez
Science -- Science 6: Excellence -
Tiairah McNeill, Merit - Sam Hutchisson; Science 7: Excellence -
Pinita Tovar, Merit - Caroline Knight; Science 8: Excellence -
Mary Grace Bowers, Merit - Josh Leutz
Fine Arts -- MS Drama: Excellence -
Mackie McLernon, Merit - Evan Leonard; MS Media: Excellence - Aspen Odle, Merit - Emily Smith; MS Arts: Excellence -
Pinita Tovar, Merit - Mary Grace Bowers; Art 7/8 : Excellence -
Nancey Fang, Merit - Hayden Poe & Lena
Hurley; MS Music: Excellence -
Caroline Knight, Merit - Mhairi Keehn
Math -- Everyday Math:
Excellence - Mackie McLernon, Merit - Tiairah McNeill; Transitions Math:
Excellence - Lena Hurley, Merit - Paola Macias; Algebra I: Excellence -
Nancey Fang, Merit - Jed Christoph; Geometry H: Excellence
- Mary Grace Bowers, Merit - Andre Coaxum
Spanish -- Introductory Spanish:
Excellence - Sam Hutchisson, Merit - Mikael Odum; Novice Spanish:
Excellence - Nancey Fang, Merit - Chris Kitchens & Caroline Knight; Transitional Spanish:
Excellence - Aspen Odle, Merit - Mary Grace
Bowers; SNS: Excellence - Pinita Tovar, Merit - Carlos
Rodriguez-Ventura
English -- English 6: Excellence -
Sam Hutchisson, Merit - Paola Macias; English 7: Excellence -
Hayden Frank, Merit - Arturo Mata; English 8: Excellence -
Mary Grace Bowers, Merit - Andre Coaxum
Perfect Attendance: Arturo Mata, Nathaniel Reyes
Robert S. LaRoche Award
(8th grader with highest academic average): Mary Grace Bowers
Congratulations to this year's 8th grade class on their graduation from Middle School! (Front row: Eliza Limehouse, Caitlyn Berl, Emily Smith, Mary Grace Bowers, Chelsea Jennings, Aspen Odle; Back row: Andre Coaxum, Conor McCarty, Carlos Rodgriguez-Ventura, Laddie Smith, Will Simmons, Josh Leutz, and Jed Christoph.)
|
UPPER SCHOOL HONORS & AWARDS
|
|
Presented on May 20th
West Point Leadership Award: Isaiah Lavallee
Boys' State: Jamie Mears, Tyler Swain, Josh Scheer
Girls' State: Sydney Bertsch
College Book Awards: Brown - Ben Schaffer; The Citadel - Trevor Mallard; College of Charleston - Nicole Fredericks; Furman - Tyler Swain; Savannah College of Art & Design - William Barickman; Smith - Johnna Menke
Junior Marshals: Sydney Bertsch, Tyler Swain, Stuart
Bowers, Johnna Menke
Service Award: Shareef Elkady
Environmental Award: Frances Bailey
Senior Exhibition of Mastery Award: Christian Elias, Mackenzie Drury, Shareef Elkady, Laney Miller, and Jordan de Jong
Robert S. LaRoche Awards (for student in each grade with highest academic average): Hayes Crumbly (9th), Vanessa Salcedo (10th),
Tyler Swain (11th)
National Honor Society (new inductees): Sarah Crowder, Deborah Frasier, Arran Montgomery,
Isaiah Lavallee, Vanessa Salcedo, Ben Schaffer, Stuart Bowers, Laney Miller,
and Townes Moore
The 2010 National Honor Society (Front row: Nicole Fredericks, Johnna Menke, Stuart Bowers, Sydney Bertsch, Sarah Crowder, Jordan de Jong, Shan Fang; Back row: Ben Schaffer, Isaiah Lavallee, Tyler Swain, Vanessa Salcedo, Deborah Frasier, Arran Montgomery, Kate Miller, Laney Miller, Will Northcut, and Townes Moore)
|
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
|
|
 Sun Devil Classic Golf Tournament
Thanks to all who
participated in this year's Sun Devil Classic. The event, which was held on May
26th at Briar's Creek, was a lot of fun for all and we could not have
had the success that we did without the valuable contributions of our sponsors,
committee members, and volunteers.
Special thanks to the Morgan Family and
Litton Entertainment for being our presenting sponsor, Richard Taylor and Bill
McTighe for co-chairing the event, Newton Farms for providing lunch, Peyton
Robinson and Jason's Deli for providing dinner, Rob Leonard and Pro Golf of
Charleston for providing prizes, Schirmer Insurance, Peter Kellogg, and all of
the other who made this year's tournament a success.
We appreciate your
support, and we look forward to seeing you again at next year's event.
|
|
2010 CCS SUMMER CAMPS
|
|
 Still Time to Sign Up!
Another successful summer camp season is under way with seven camps being held during the last two weeks at CCS. There are fifteen more camps being held this year including our arts and sports camps. These camps include our popular basketball, digital film, sequential art, and drama camps (improv and puppet plays). There is still time to sign up for additional camps if you would like to add them to your children's summer schedules.
You can view the list of camps and download the application from our website or or contact Randy Neale at rneale@charlestoncollegiate.org if you have any questions.
|
SUMMER CAMP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
|
|
 June 24th & 25th, 6:30pm
Everyone is invited to attend our Music and Drama camp performances on Thursday June 24 and Friday June 25 at 6:30pm at the Pure Theatre space downtown. The theatre is in Lance Hall behind the Circular Congregational Church at 150 Meeting St.
This summer's musical is "School House Rock", based on the Emmy-award-winning television series. The show features Rose Washburn, Kyra Westerberg, Nikki Bregman, Chase Howard, Jack Jones, and Ella Kindt.
All ages are welcome and admission is free. For more information, please contact Randy Neale.
|
EDUCATIONAL OUTFITTERS SALE
|
|
10% Off During the Month of June
Educational Outfitters is having a June sale! Please see the sale flyer on the CCS website for complete details.
|
|
FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
|
|
 Volleyball Coach Needed
CCS is seeking a Head Volleyball Coach for the 2010-2011 school year. The coaching candidates should have at least two years of verifiable coaching experience and exemplary interpersonal skills. Contact Jay Godbolt at 559-5506 x225 or jgodbolt@charlestoncollegiate.org for more information.
|
|
FROM THE HEADS OF MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL
|
|
Dear Middle & Upper School Students and Parents,
We hope you have begun your summer reading and are already in the midst of some engaging stories! Be on the look out for schedules and book ordering information to come in the mail at the end of June/beginning of July.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Gretchen Batalis or Liz Boyd.
|
FROM THE YEARBOOK ADVISOR
|
|
Unclaimed Fall & Spring Pictures!
 If you ordered a copy of your child's fall picture, class photo, or spring portrait and never received it, there is a box full of Middle/Upper School student and class photos that were never picked up! Please pick them up from the front desk as soon as possible. If you are not sure if your child's photo is in this group, please call Julie Balliet at 559-5506 x250.
A few extra copies of the 2009-10 Clipper yearbook are available for purchase for $65:
this is a great opportunity for parents (especially senior parents) to
have a lasting memento of your child's school year! To purchase a copy, please contact Jaquelin Pelzer by July 15th.
|
FROM THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
|
|
Thank You!
I would like to thank all of the volunteers that worked so hard to make this year such a great success! The Parent's Association is a great venue to get involved with and help better our school for our children.
It has been a great two years and I look forward to continuing to volunteer and contribute to all of the success here at Charleston Collegiate School. Thanks again to all of the GREAT volunteers.
Charlotte Smith
Parents' Association President, 2008-2010
|
"LOCKS OF LOVE" CHARITABLE PROJECT
|
|
 Join CCS Teachers in Participating!
Over a million children in the U.S. suffer from medical conditions that cause hair loss. Kate Williams and Lauren Murphy invite you to help! Mrs. Williams and Ms. Murphy plan to grow their hair to donate this winter, and would love for CCS teachers, students, and parents to join in giving a gift to Locks of Love this Christmas season!
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada suffering from long-term medical hair loss. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. Your gift can help restore self-esteem and confidence for these special children.
Please see the Locks of Love website, www.locksoflove.org, for more information on this charity's mission, how to give, and requirements for hair donation. Questions? Email kwilliams@charlestoncollegiate.org. |
HOLIDAY CONCERT DVDs
|
|
We still have Lower School Holiday Concert DVD's! If you ordered on please pick it up as soon as possible. You can get them from the front office.
|
|
Have a great summer,
Jaquelin Pelzer
Charleston Collegiate School
|
|
|
