Community Update

NEW this week:

• The varsity softball team is being recognized as the feature team of the week as they make their final push to finish atop the GGCL Grey North before postseason play begins.  --  View story 

• Congratulations to CJ's Member of the Month recipients! Tell us which students, faculty/staff members, alumni, and/or friends of the CJ community you think should be recognized next by submitting an online nomination form. --  View story  

CU April 2011 -- Read full issue  

Updates

CJ Students Enjoy Teaching Spanish to Youngsters  

Spanish 3 classes have been doing fun teaching activities with the students at Holy Angels. CJ students have been interactively reading children's books with the kindergarteners using Spanish, and the highlight has been teaching the dance, "Baila con tu cuerpo." Those 5-year-olds can really dance!  

Other students are working with the 5th graders on Spanish numbers using examples with dates, heights, math problems and ages. This week they are beginning colors, and the grand finale will include a piñata with plenty of candy, which the grade schoolers will only be allowed to eat it if they can tell their CJ "teachers" the color of the candy wrapper in Spanish! It is a great experience for the grade school students, who are introduced to a new language in a fun way, and for CJ students, who get to switch roles and be the teacher for a change.

Peg Regan, Language Department Chair  |  email 

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Sports Physicals Available Through CJ and Good Sam

May 14 & May 16  

We will again be providing physicals in conjunction with Good Samaritan Hospital. The cost is $15 and the fees collected help fund our impact concussion testing program. The physicals will be offered in May on the following dates, and they will be good for the entire 2011-12 school year:

• Saturday, May 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Good Sam North Health Center (directions).
• Monday, May 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Good Sam Health Center off Brandt Pike (directions).

Forms can be picked up in the athletic office or accessed here from the athletic Web pages at cjeagles.org. For more information, please read this physician's letter.

Jon Payne, Athletic Director  |  email

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Senior Picnic  --  PARENT-VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

Wednesday, May 18  |  Delco Park

We are in need of senior parents to be in charge of the Senior Picnic at Delco Park (directions) in Kettering. These parents would be in charge of coordinating the food gathering and preparation in addition to recruiting other volunteers to help with serving and cleaning up during the day of the picnic. We cannot have this great event without your help and support!

Students will be arriving at the picnic around 1:15 p.m. after their Senior Drive Around. Set up will start around noon and cleanup will be complete by 4 p.m. at the latest. If you are able to be in charge of this event, please email Angela Ruffolo.

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Cheerleading Try-outs 

May 18-20  |  3:30 to 5:30 p.m.  |  Gym

Please view the 2011-12 Cheer Packet for more details, or contact Michelle McGill at 474.1417 with questions.

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Cross Country Informational Meeting

Tuesday, May 24  |  6:30 p.m.  |  Hall of Fame room

CJ is having a student informational meeting for those interested in running cross country in the fall of 2011. For more information, email head women's coach Greg Mueller or email head men's coach Ken Spitzig.

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Final Exam Information Now Available 

Final exam information, including schedules and testing procedures for all students, is now available here from the Academics page at cjeagles.org. 

• View/print senior exam schedule 
• View/print freshmen, sophomore & junior exam schedule 

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Opportunities for Student Involvement at CJ

Receive all the information your son or daughter needs to get involved with athletics and extra-curricular activities next school year by visiting our student involvement Web page at cjeagles.org.  This resource contains links to necessary forms, meeting dates and times, and contact information for CJ's teams and groups.

For more specific updates, news and information regarding only the activities you are interested in, please take a moment to complete our online Activity Interest Form.

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Attention Parents of Freshmen

At CJ we expect students to have basic skills in keyboarding, formatting documents in Word, creating an Excel spreadsheet, and designing a PowerPoint presentation. Therefore, it is a requirement that students have experience using these essential tools. Students have two options to complete this requirement:

1. Take CJ's Computer Topics class during their careers at CJ, or 
2. If students would rather have time in their schedules to take other elective classes, they may demonstrate proficiency in the above mentioned computer skills by passing four computer skills tests. Please note: this test-out option must be completed during a student's freshman year. After freshman year, the only option is to take the Computer Topics class. 

Time is running out for freshmen to take the tests -- there are only two testing times remaining. The remaining testing times can be found at here at cjeagles.org. 

After TODAY, students will be required to take the Computer Topics class if they have not passed all four tests.

Steve Fuchs, Director of Academics  |  email 

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2011-12 Emergency Medical Forms

All students are required to have an annual Emergency Medical Form (EMF) on file in the School Clinic (view/print form). This form is required in the event of a medical emergency so it is imperative we have updated information annually by the first day of the school year. If your child is involved in summer activities, it is required that a form be turned in by June 3, 2011.

Theresa McDonald, Nurse  |  email 

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Thought of the Week from St. Julie

"Do not be ungrateful to the good God for all He has been doing for you each day."  

"We should go to the ends of the world

if God so calls us."