| This Week's Events | |
MONDAY (9/27)
TUESDAY (9/28)
Elon University Admission Rep 9:00 to 9:30 in the library
Girls Volleyball vs. First Baptist @ First Baptist
WEDNESDAY (9/29)
Head Candidate Ms. Betts will be visiting
Coffee with the Head at 8:00 in the Cafe
Brevard College Admission Rep 9:30 to 10:00 in the library
Samford University Admission Rep 2:30 to 3:00 in the library
Junior and Senior College Night at 6:30
Cross-Country meet at James Island County Park
THURSDAY (9/30)
Head Candidate Ms. Betts will be visiting
High Point University Admission Rep 8:00 to 8:30 in the library
Barry College Admission Rep 10:30 to 11:00 in the library
Georgia Southern University Admission Rep 2:30 to 3:00 in the library
JV Football vs. Northwood @ Northwood
Girls Volleyball vs. St. Andrew's @ St. Andrew's
Girls Tennis vs. St. Andrew's @ home
FRIDAY (10/1)
Head Candidate Ms. Betts will be visiting
Junior and Seniors to College Fair 10:00 to 12:30
Varsity Football vs. Northwood @ home (kick off @ 7:30)
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 10/5
Girls Volleyball vs. Cathedral @ home
Girls Tennis vs. St John's Christian @ home
Wednesday 10/6
Head Candidate Mr. Rath will be visiting
Cross Country meet vs. Bishop England
Girls Tennis vs. Palmetto Christian @ Palmetto Christian
Thursday 10/7
Head Candidate Mr. Rath will be visiting
JV Football vs. First Baptist @ home
Girls Volleyball vs. Bible Baptist @ Bible Baptist
Friday 10/8
Head Candidate Mr. Rath will be visiting
CCS Family Night Camp Out
Varsity Football vs. Colleton Prep @ Colleton Prep
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| MEET THE CANDIDATES | |
Our second candidate in the search for CCS head of school will arrive this week. There will be a parent session at 2:00pm on Thursday, September 30 in the café. Our candidate will present a ten minute overview on her educational philosophy, followed by Q&A. All parents are encouraged to attend but it is especially important for those of you who attended the meeting of our first candidate to help establish a comparison. As a reminder - if you DID attend last week's meeting, please provide your feedback to the search committee by email to sclerici@charlestoncollegiate.org. Parent feedback is a critical part of our selection process. The final candidate will be meeting with parents on Thursday, October 7, at 2:00pm |
| SUN DEVIL OF THE WEEK | |
Juan Soto was nominated for Sundevil of the Week for his hard work and dedication to the Flooded with Flavor project, and for being the driving force in supporting the 10th grade girls with the Race for the Cure. Congratulations Juan!
The Sundevil of the Week for middle school is Mikey Zervos. She was nominated for being an all-around awesome student and person, and for always remaining calm when someone needs to take charge. Congratulations to Mikey!
Lower School Sun Devil of the Week is Tyler Bas in Kindergarten. She was nominated for always being so cheerful and polite to everyone!
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ROCK 'N' ROAST POSTER CONTEST
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---New Deadline ! Entries due Tues. Oct. 5th ---
2010 Charleston Collegiate School
Annual Rock'N'Roast
Poster Design Competition
2010 Contest Entry
The Charleston Collegiate Annual Roast Committee is now accepting entries for its poster design competition. This contest is open to all students and will be judged by the committee, you may submit up to 2 entries. This event will be open to the community as a fundraiser for Charleston Collegiate School. The winning image may be reproduced as posters and/or postcards to promote and increase awareness of this event and our school. Entries due 8AM Tues. October 5th(front office)
SPECIFICATIONS
1. All media acceptable
2. Overall size should not exceed 20 x 30 inches- suggested is 18 x 24.
3. Required:The artist/designer must include the following text within or around the image area:
a. Annual Rock 'N' Roast
b. Charleston Collegiate School
c. The 3 Dudes and Eddie Bush & The Mayhem
d. Sat. 1-5PM,
e. Nov. 20th, 2010
f. Oysters and Pig Pickin'
4. Optional Information:
a. County Climbing Wall
b. Hotdogs
c. Class Basket fundraiser/raffle
d. Tickets -$25 advance, $30 at gate, $10 Students
e. Online @ Charlestoncollegiate.org
f. Bring your own knife
g. No coolers allowed
AWARDS
The committee will be looking for one design to represent this event as an advertising poster. The winner will receive 4 tickets to the Roast and a lot of recognition with bragging rights.
In addition to the Poster Contest Mr. O'Donnell is donating an original piece of his artwork to the Poster Design competition winner as well as making it a blue gold contest for big time points! So let's get those markers, paints, and color pencils cranking guys!!! |
| FROM THE FRONT OFFICE | |
If your child is sick or will be absent, please call the front office as soon as possible either that morning or the night before at 559-5506 x 243- thanks!!
Questions? Please contact the front office at 559-5506.
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FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE
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Tuition Insurance premiums are now past due. If you have not paid your tuition in full for the year, you must purchase the insurance. Please submit your payment to the Business Office or call for the amount due if needed. |
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
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Last year, the Charleston Collegiate annual fund raised $250,000 with 100% participation from the faculty, parents and board!! We are the only school in the area with 100% giving and we want to do it again this year! The faculty have already made their commitments with 100% participation. To make your gift to the annual fund, just click here: CCS Online Giving |
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FROM THE BOOSTER CLUB |
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We look forward to seeing everyone at this Friday's game as we take on Northwood Academy. Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m.!!Gates open at 6:30 p.m. so come early to join us for dinner!
We have an exciting night planned as our Lower School Spirit Squad joins our cheerleaders for a half-time show, and it is SunDevil Night. Show your team spirit by helping us fill the stadium with SunDevils! Each student dressed as a SunDevil will have their name entered into a drawing to be the SunDevil that runs out with the football team during homecoming on October 22nd. One student from the lower, middle, and upper school will be selected from the drawing.
**Winners must be dressed as a SunDevil to run out with the team** 
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| FROM THE PARENT'S ASSOCIATION | |
Gently-used uniforms will be collected throughout the year. Drop off your clean, unwanted uniforms at the front office. The PA will be having another gently-used uniform sale soon.
Grocery Store cards: Please relink your Target, Harris Teeter, BiLo, and Publix cards to Charleston Collegiate for the 2010-11 school year. (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 Sharon Foster with any questions. |
| CCS FAMILY NIGHT CAMPOUT | |
All Lower and Middle School families are invited to the CCS Family Night Campout next Friday, October 8, 2010.
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| 5TH & 6TH GRADE AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP- NEW POLICY | |
In order to help ensure the safety of your child, we are beginning a new policy for the after school pick-up of 5th and 6th grade students. If your child will be getting picked up between 3:00 and 3:30, he or she will be waiting in front of the Lower School entrance as usual.
In order to help make sure that your child goes home with the correct person, please send the name of the person who will normally be picking up your child to Julie Balliet in the front office ASAP. 5th and 6th grade students should check out with the teachers on Middle School carpool duty who can then be sure that your child is placed in the car with the correct person.
If someone else is picking up your child on a given day, please notify Julie Balliet in the front office. Also, if your child is planning to go home with a friend after school, you need to notify the school and let Julie Balliet know who your child will be leaving with. She will provide this information to the teacher on carpool duty so that he/she can check the identification of that person and help you to make sure that your child is going home with the correct adult.
After 3:30, students still on campus and not involved in an after school practice or activity, will be with Ms. Selby in the library. You may pick them up there. Again, we ask that you notify the front office if someone out of the ordinary will be picking up your child. Ms. Selby will be with students until 4:30 at which time they will be sent to C-Club and you will be charged the normal C-Club hourly rate. Your child's safety is our #1 concern! Thank you for your cooperation in this effort.
Please contact Gretchen Batalis with any questions.
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| LOWER SCHOOL SPIRIT SQUAD | |
Spirit squad practices this week will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:15pm. We apologize for any inconvience these cahnges may cause. Please contact Mrs. Williams if your child will not be able to attend these practices. Thank you!!  |
| BASKETBALL FOR GRADES 1-6 | |
Basketball for Grades 1-6 Charleston Collegiate School's co-ed developmental basketball program will start this weekend! It is an in-house league that will begin with basic developmental skills. As the season advances, the students will scrimmage each other. Charleston Collegiate's goal is to provide children in grades one through six with the basic fundamental skills of basketball, while stressing sportsmanship and fun, over outcome. Practices will begin October 2, 2010 from 9:00am - 11:00 in the school gym. We will play every Saturday through November 13, except for October 16. This schedule may change depending on the amount of students participating in the program. We look forward to hearing from you and celebrating your child's success in sports. If your child would like to participate, or if you have any questions, please contact Patricia Ferris by phone or email. 559-5506 or pferris@charlestoncollegiate.org |
| YOUTH MARATHON | |
Youth Marathon There is a youth marathon on January 14 for children between the ages of 7 and 17. Children are allowed to run up to 25 miles prior to the race, and then on race day, they will the run the last 1.2 miles. The website below gives you all of the information you need. If you would like for your child to participate, please fill out the online form. We have a "marathon club" that meets on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00-3:30 to run/walk together. Students are welcome to log miles on their own as well. http://www.riverfrontracefestival.com/riverfront-race-festival-charleston-youth-marathon If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Ferris by phone or email. 559-5506 or pferris@charlestoncollegiate.org |
| FALL CARNIVAL | |
Save the date! Our Fall Carnival is Friday, October 29th from 11:30-3:00. Come enjoy the fun with hay rides, jump castles, lots of game booths and of course yummy carnival food. We will be sending more information home the next few weeks with more details. If you have any questions or would like to sign up as a volunteer, please contact Tiffany Frank at tfrank@charlestoncollegiate.org or Kelly Albers at kalbers@marinexconsruction.com. Thank you!! |
BLUE AND GOLD TEAMS AT CCS
BLUE = 259 POINTS GOLD = 299 POINTS | |
Blue & Gold Competition Update
The following events are reaching its deadline, 1st quarter Accelerated Reader for Lower School and the Book Bonanza for the entire school, so keep reading and donating those books for your team! REMINDER: Upon the gym reopening, please do not forget your indoor only shoes. |
| 9TH GRADE ROOM PARENT NEEDED | |
9th Grade Room Parent Needed
9th Grade is in need of a co-parent room rep to help with emailing members of your class. We have two room rep volunteers but need someone to strictly handle emailing. If you are available, please contact Lisa Steward at lisasteward1@gmail.com.
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| FROM THE LIBRARY | |
Charleston Collegiate Library will display banned and challenged books for Banned Books Week 9/25/10 - 10/02/10. We will set aside a bookcase laden with these contentious tomes. On many of the titles we've included slips of commentary about why the books were banned and/or challenged. The importance of this observance brings to mind the title of an Agatha Christie mystery, "And Then There Were None." When books are banned, burned, or challenged, where does it all end? The array of possibilities is firmly rooted in the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Visit the school or local library and regale your mind with the dangerous, seditious, and inappropriate...read a book. |
| UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT CRISIS MINISTRIES | |
Upper School Students Danielle Buck, Jamey Mears, and Thalia Orozco recently visited Crisis Ministries in downtown Charleston to prepare meals for over 200 of our neighbors in need. The students worked hard to prepare a variety of hot foods, salads, desserts, and bread and then served the meals to the guests. CCS students will continue to prepare and serve meals once a month at Crisis Ministries throughout the school year; any Upper School student is welcome to sign up to participate with Ms. Pendleton.
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| FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT | |
The guidance department will provide a monthly guidance tip or update. Please follow this link to the first note from the guidance department.
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| COLLEGE VISITS | |
Junior & Senior College Night is Wednesday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. You will hear about the application process from High Point University, the financial aid process from The Citadel, and the SAT and ACT test and preparation process from College Edge. STUDENT ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. PARENT ATTENDANCE IS ENCOURAGED!
Sept. 28th - The Elon University Admissions Representative will meet with interested students from 9:00-9:30 in the library.
Sept. 29th - The Samford University Admissions Representative will meet with interested students from 2:30-3:00 in the library.
Sept. 30th - The High Point University Admissions Representative will meet with interested students from 8:00-8:30 in the library. At 10:30, the Barry College Admissions Representative will meet with students. From 2:30-3:00, the Georgia Southern University Admissions Representative will meet with students.
Sept. 30th - Charleston College Fair 6:30-8:00 p.m. 2010 Charleston College Fair and Ed-Op Program at the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena, located at 301 Meeting Street in downtown Charleston. All interested students and their families are invited to a free evening program on September 30th from 6:30-8:00. There will also be two short financial aid information sessions throughout the evening. Questions should be emailed to roshfelds@cofc.edu. Oct. 1st - All CCS juniors and seniors will attend the Charleston College Fair at the Carolina First Arena from 10:00-12:30.
Oct. 14th - Washington University in St. Louis information session from 7:00-8:00 pm at the Courtyard Marriot Charleston (35 Lockwood Drive). For addiotional information visit www.admissions.wustl.edu. Oct. 23rd - Bridgewater College Open House in Bridgewater, Va. Register online at www.bridgewater.edu/Admissions. Nov. 13th - Bridgewater College Open House in Bridgewater, Va. Register online at www.bridgewater.edu/Admissions. |
| TEAM SHOP | |
The Charleston Collegiate Team Shop is now open. Please look in the "Latest News" section of the school's website and click on the "Check out the CCS Team Shop" link. Please support our athletic department by selecting, decorating, and purchasing any of the listed items. The Team Shop will close on September 30 to allow for processing all orders placed by the deadline. Once all orders are processed, the Team Shop will reopen.
Please contact the Athletic Director, Jay Godbolt at 559-5506 x 225 if you have questions. |
| CHARLESTON JUNIOR STAMP CLUB | |
FREE STAMPS!!! FREE BINDERS!!! FREE COLLECTING PAGES!!!
GAMES AND CONTESTS FOR $$$
Charleston Junior Stamp Club Meeting at 12:00pm, Saturday, October 2nd at Hobbytown USA on Sam Rittenburg (across from Chucky Cheese). All adults must be accompanied by children!!
For more information contact Dr. Don Hurley |
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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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| WEEKLY ICE CREAM SALES | | | CCS is selling ice cream again during lunch times. We will be selling ice cream sandwiches, fudge bars, ice cream bars and orange creamcicles. The price for ice cream is 50 cents. The money made from ice cream sales goes towards the café supplies such as napkins, cups and all utensils. If you have any questions, please contact Tiffany Frank at tfrank@charlestoncollegiate.org. Thank you! |
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Have a great week,
Meg Pitts
Charleston Collegiate School
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