| Dear Parents,
The Amphitheater School District is participating in an important accreditation process involving all of our schools. For the first time, we will be taking our entire school district through this process, which is known as systems accreditation. The systems accreditation process which is overseen by AdvancED will help us:
* Evaluate our effectiveness using research-based processes.
* Examine the whole district (the school and district programs, the culture and climate at our schools, and all members of our community - students, parents, staff, administrators, the Board) to determine how well we all work together to meet the needs of students.
* Improve student learning and make continuous school improvement.
In an effort to improve our system practices, we are conducting a parent survey. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey. In order to complete the survey, please go to, or cut and paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/section/response/begin?surveyConfigId=144617
Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated. This parent survey will take the place of the longer Spring Climate Survey that you used to participate in. Please complete this survey prior to Thanksgiving break.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Monica Nelson
Associate Superintendent
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| CDO Academic Decathlon team continued their winning ways with a strong performance at the Mini-Scrimmage II on Thursday night at CDO. Rebecca Gosla earned the highest total of all competitors, with Michael Yuhas and Caleb Yetman also winning their respective divisions. Earning second place in their divisions were Jennifer Marine, Maria Elena Pakulis, and Martin Ramirez. Also earning awards were Nicole Enos, Jamie Wong, Sarah Spurlin, Abby Gentzler, Haley Arnold, Luisa Placencia, Zach Azares, Jennifer Baeza-Loya, and Matt Welch. Congratulations to these students for their outstanding achievement. Next stop is the Buena Invitation Scrimmage in Sierra Vista on Friday, 11/15.
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPIRITLINE program who competed at the USA Regional Qualifier in Phoenix. All the teams came home with awards with Varsity getting 1st place in the Show Cheer Novice division, JV Cheer placed 2nd in the JV Cheer Novice division, and Pom placed 3rd in the Pom Intermediate Division. All 3 teams received a bid to compete at Nationals in California in March. Congrats ladies!
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Two IB students have arranged for a viewing of Girl Rising - a film promoting education for girls around the world. Please check out their FB page at https://www.facebook.com/events/228970640599807/
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Tickets can be reserved and the trailer for the film can be seen at Screening.
When: Thursday, December 5th
Where: Foothills AMC Theater
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $10
Ninety tickets need to be presold by November 25th in order for the film to be shown. You will reserve your ticket online using a credit card. Your credit card will not be charged until 90 tickets have been reserved. You will then be sent an email with your movie ticket (it will be a noreply email, so you will need to check your junk folders).
Please help us spread the news! Feel free to repost, share, email, and tweet the links above.
Thank you in advance for all your help and support!
Sonya Gauna
U.S. History Teacher
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Save the Date!
Wednesday, November 20 at 6:30 pm in the CDO Lecture Hall
Financial Aid Night for Seniors
Come learn more about the financial aid process, the FAFSA, and how to qualify for the most amount of money. Financial aid is available for all types of post-secondary institutions. Although this evening is geared towards seniors, all grade levels are welcome. We will be hosting another Financial Aid Night for grades 9-11 in the spring.
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Attendance Concerns
As we enter the final six weeks of the first semester, we would like to take a few moments to remind you about the CDO attendance policy. According to the policy, a student may lose credit in a class when he/she exceeds 7 absences in a class for the semester. These absences may be excused or unexcused.
We have many students who have reached this limit, or are close to reaching the limit, this semester. Please keep in mind that it is extremely difficult for your student to be successful in his classes when he is not in class. We know that there are times that an absence is unavoidable. In those cases, please contact the attendance office to excuse the absence. We also recommend that your student check his teacher's website for missed work and/or email the teacher for work. In addition, you can check the Parent Portal (and your student can now check the Student Portal) for current missing assignments and grade information.
If there is a medical condition that is keeping your student from attending school regularly, please contact your student's counselor for information about our Chronic Health program.
Another great opportunity....
CDO will be offering the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) for students on Tuesday, November 19 at 9:00 am. The ASVAB is the best aptitude and interest inventory available! If your student isn't sure about what career field he/she would like to go in to, this test can help them explore what they would be good at doing, and what they would enjoy doing (and where those two things overlap!). Please have your student sign up in the counseling office.
Upcoming College Visits:
- Tuesday, November 12, 9:00 am - University of Arizona
- Wednesday, November 13, 9:00 am - Pima Community College
- Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am - Arizona State University
- Monday, November 18, 9:30 am - Grand Canyon University
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We are excited to announce that our 4th Annual Cross Fall Festival has been scheduled for Friday, November 15th from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
This is certainly going to be a fun filled family evening!! Here's a small sampling of what we have in store for you!
- Entertainment will be provided by our very talented student youth rock band - Supply & Demand!!
- Food and Refreshments will be available from our school clubs
- Silent Auction - We have some really great items that will be up for bidding including a signed U of A Team Basketball!
- Raffle Items - Buy your ticket and drop it in for a chance to win
- Craft Fair - Various craft vendors will be selling items that will make for great gifts - if you know of someone who would like to participate, please point them to our Craft Fair Application Form located on our PTO Webpage https://sites.google.com/site/crosspto/home/forms
- Games and Activities for all ages
This is definitely an event you won't want to miss and please bring the entire family!
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Needed Singers of All Ages! The CDO choir is hosting an intergenerational choir that will perform in the Dec. 13 Choir Concert.
Where: CDO High School Choir Room
When: Thursdays, November 14,21
6:00 - 8:00 pm
What: Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
It is a scientific fact that singing with others makes you happier! Relieve some stress and come sing with us! Our first rehearsal was so much fun, and we would still love to have more of you join us. No need to sign up ahead of time-- just come Thursday night!
Please contact CDO High School Choir Director, Laonna Davis, if you have any questions.
ldavis@amphi.com/696-5615
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Mark your calendar--- Homecoming 2014 will mark the 50th Anniversary of CDO! We are currently looking for alumni and people who want to plan the tailgate and luncheon. We are also accepting donations.
If you are interested in helping in any way, please complete the brief form:
50th Volunteer Form
Please take a few moments to complete a short survey regarding this event: http://surveymonkey.com/s/N3KZBB9.
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Get to Know Your Dorados Night!
Monday, November 18th 6:30pm
CDO CAFE
Come and have snacks and talk with our SROs and Administration about what concerns you about your teen. Topics may include drugs, alcohol, bullying, texting while driving, and curfew laws.
If you would like to submit your question/ concern anonymously ahead of time, please submit it here:
Questions/concerns
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| Site Council |
There are two student positions available for individuals interested in serving on CDO's Site Council. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Baker in the Principal's Office for an application. Site Council meetings are held on the last Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
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Check it out!
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The parent organization is currently seeking volunteers willing to help with monthly teacher appreciation activities. Please contact us if you can assist in any way.
PO Donation Form
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SAT Test Dates @ CDO
Test dates:
October 5
November 2
December 7
January 25
March 8
May 3
To register go to
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