The Counseling department would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Winter Break. We hope you find some time to relax and enjoy your families!

Note to parents of seniors: If your students fails a class this semester that is required for graduation, please have your senior meet with his/her counselor immediately upon returning from winter break to discuss altering his/her graduation plan.

Parents of seniors: As you find some free time over the break, you may want to start preparing your information so that you can complete the FAFSA as soon after January 1 as possible. Please remember that the deadline for filing your FAFSA (and your U of A or ASU application) in order to be considered for the Arizona Assurance (U of A) or the Obama Scholars (ASU) program is March 1. Students who file their FAFSA, or complete their application, after this deadline will not be considered for either of these programs.

Parents of seniors, mark your calendar...College Goal Sunday & Saturday TOO! is coming in February

College Goal Sunday & Saturday TOO! is a statewide initiative for students and their family to get free, on-site professional assistance completing the FAFSA, the critical first step in paying for college. College Goal Sunday & Saturday TOO will be held on Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2014. Specific site and time information hasn't been released yet for the 2014 event, but as the event gets closer we will post specifics here or you can visit www.collegegoalsunday.com.

The CDO Library is holding a drawing for an iPad Mini during the month of December.  Any student who checks out a book can put his or her name in the box.  We are allowing one entry per student each day, all they have to do is check out a book.  The iPad Mini will be handed to the winner of the drawing before we start the holiday break.  Please encourage your CDO student to participate. 

Other library news.  We now have our wonderful tutor volunteer, Mr. Dave Chatterton, back on duty.  Dave is here Monday and Tuesday evenings and is a very helpful tutor.  He is a retired chemical engineer who offers very good help for math, physics and chemistry.  Wednesday and Thursday evenings find tutor Loren Seng, retired math teacher from CDO, hard at work and very helpful.  Evening tutoring takes place at the CDO Library Monday - Thursday evenings from 3:45 - 4:45 PM.  This is an excellent service to get ahead or learn outside of the classroom, especially for math.  Evening tutoring at CDO is funded by the Pima County Public Libraries.  Call CDO Library at 696-5770 for any additional information you want on the evening tutoring program.

 Yearbook update:

It is still possible to purchase your CDO Yearbook.  All yearbook sales are currently at the CDO Bookstore.  The cost of the yearbook is $65 and checks need to be made out to the CDO Bookstore.

If you wish to place a Senior Dedication ad you can do so through advisor, David Alzner.  dalzner@amphi.com    696-5770

Cost:

1/8 page ad   $65

¼ page ad       $95

½ page ad       $200

Full page ad   $350

You can make an appointment to come in and visit about Senior Dedication ads.  We can also scan photographs that you want placed on your ad.  We will be creating Senior Ads through the end of February for the 2014 yearbook.

We are a group of parents and teachers formed to address the new curriculum  changes and other administrative decisions that have been recently adopted here in the Amphitheater School District. 

     Go to the website to learn about our organization and for future meeting times and dates.

http://www.acse.us/

There is a big yellow Amphi bus parked at the Bank of America on the southeast corner of Ina and Oracle. It is for holiday toys and clothing, food, and book collections for less fortunate families.  Part of the collection and proceeds will go to the Amphi Foundation Clothing Bank.  The organizers really need volunteers!

It is very easy to sign up on this link.

http://www.stufftheyellowbus.org/

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