Thurs 2/18 - 3 on 3 Basketball Shootout, 6:30pm, Gym Thurs 2/18 - Gallery Opening, Noble Street Gallery, 6-7:30pm Friday 2/19- Sunday 2/21 - CDO Cactus Classic Softball Competition Thurs 2/25-Fri 2/26 - RODEO BREAK - No school Thurs 2/25 - Sat 2/27 - Camp Carey Football Camp, CDO Football field Wed 3/2 - EARLY OUT Wed 3/2 - Mandatory Band Informational Meeting, 6pm Band Room Sat 3/5 - Marching Band Fund Raiser Breakfast, Applebees 8-10am Mon 3/7 - CDO Feeder Orchestra Concert, Auditorium, 6:30pm Tues 3/8 - Feeder School Band Concert, Mainstage, 6:30pm Tues 3/8 - CDO IB Parent Meeting, Cafe, 6pm Thurs 3/10 - Band Festival Preview Concert, Mainstage, 7pm Thurs 3/10 - Gallery Opening, Noble Street Gallery, 6pm Mon 3/14 - SPRING BREAK- No School Wed 4/6 - Mandatory Band Informational Meeting, 6pm Band Room Thurs 4/7- Sat 4/9 - Band Spring Tour, Anaheim CA Fri 4/15 - Spring Assembly Sat 4/16 - Prom (Reid Park Zoo), 8pm-11:50pm Wed 4/27 - Mr. CDO (Time TBD) Fri 5/6 - Band Spring Concert Mon 5/9 - Final Orchestra Concert, Auditorium, 7pm
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News from the Counseling Department
Week of February 15, 2016
CollegeResults provides information on retention and graduation rates for your selected college. In addition, it provides an overview of the college as well as a list of similar colleges to the one you are viewing.
CollegeCost provides information on the cost of attendance, graduation rates and salary after attending your selected college.
Parents of Seniors admitted to the U of A
We will be hosting a U of A Admitted Students Night this Thursday, February 18 at 6:00 pm in the Cafe. This event is for all admitted students and their parents, regardless of whether you've committed to the U of A or not. Topics such as what happens at orientation, what is the timeline on enrollment and housing, what is the level of urgency around claiming your spot at the U of A, how and when does the financial aid offer enter the equation, etc. will be covered. Please sign up online and join us that night!
Parents of Juniors...It's time for your student to be thinking about which colleges he/she wants to apply to!
Spring of the junior year is the time to begin your college search if you haven't already done so. Students apply to college starting in the early fall of the senior year, so it is important that students come in to the senior year with some college research done and a list of potential schools made.
There are many websites available to you to help with the college search process. You can find several of them linked from the CDO Counseling webpage ( http://www.amphi.com/schools/cdo-high/counseling.aspx) or you can start with my favorite: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?navid=gh-cs. This site allows you to enter in information that is important to you in finding the right school (i.e. location, major, diversity, athletics, etc.) and it immediately brings back a list of schools that match your criteria. You can then link to the school website for more information. To further help you with this process - and in understanding the whole college application process - we will be offering two College Planning Nights next month:
- College Planning Night for IB Juniors will be held on Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 pm in the CDO Café
- College Planning Night for Juniors will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm in the CDO Café.
A pre-registration note for parents of Pre-IB 9th graders
Please have your Pre-IB 9th graders review their course selections with Mrs. Barcanic prior to submitting their requests. It is important to ensure that they remain on-track for entering the IB program their junior year. Thank you!
SAT and ACT Registration
It is time for college bound juniors to start looking into registering for these exams. College bound juniors should take an SAT and/or ACT during the spring of their junior year. This allows plenty of time to retest early in the senior year if desired and still meet college application deadlines. Registration for the SAT occurs at http://sat.collegeboard.org and registration for the ACT occurs at www.actstudent.org. Please contact your students' counselor if you have any questions about either of these exams.
It's time to start thinking about what your student is going to do this summer!
There are many options available to high school students throughout the summer to improve their academic skills, investigate various career fields, experience college life, give back to their communities, and many other opportunities. We will be compiling a list of various summer opportunities and posting them on our website (thank you Mrs. Mapp!) at: https://www.amphi.com/schools/cdo-high/counseling/enrichment-opportunities.aspx and click on "summer opportunities." Please check the list often as more opportunities will be added on a regular basis as they become available. Many programs require an application and application deadlines begin as early as February for summer 2016.
Scholarship Spotlight:
Amphi Foundation Future Teacher Scholarship: The Amphi Foundation will award a $1,000 scholarship to one graduating senior from Canyon Del Oro High School. This scholarship is intended to support a district student who is planning to pursue a major in college that prepares them to become a teacher. Applicant must meet the following criteria: be a graduating senior from Canyon Del Oro High School, have been accepted to attend a college or university, demonstrate a desire and plan to pursue a major in college that will prepare them to become a teacher. Applications are available in the counseling office. All applications must be returned to the counseling office or the Amphi Foundation office no later than 3pm, March 1, 2016.
Upcoming College Visits:
February
U of A Admitted Students Night (in the Café) Thurs February 18, 6:00 pm
Northern Arizona University Monday, February 29, 9:30 am
March
College Planning Night for IB Juniors (in the Café) Tuesday, March 1, 6:30 pm
University of Arizona Wed, March 2, 9:30 am
College Planning Night for Juniors (in the Café) Wed, March 9, 6:00 pm
Carrington College Thurs, March 10, 10:00 am
Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO) Wed, March 23, 10:00 am
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Upcoming STUGO Events
3v3 Basketball Tournament February 18th at 6:30pm
(team check in is at 6)
Spring Assembly April 15th
Prom (Reid Park Zoo) April 16th (8pm - 11:50pm)
Mr. CDO April 27th (start time TBD)
We are still working on a date for Dodgeball.
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MARCHING BAND FUND RAISER
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CONGRATULATIONS CDO ACADEMIC DECATHLON
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 At the 32nd Arizona Academic Decathlon Region III competition, 2 weekends ago at Sunnyside High School, Canyon del Oro's team broke several records. They earned their 15th consecutive regional title, breaking University High School's record for most regional titles. Sarah Spurlin won a special award for highest scoring student at the entire competition, breaking the record for students in her division, and also setting a new school record for students in her Scholastic division. With 17 teams, and more than 150 students competing, CDO finished well, beating second place Mountain View (Marana) by a wide margin.
Seven of the nine team members finished in the top 3 of their division, including Piper Gray (2nd in the Honor division), Christina Redford (3rd in the Honor division), Sarah Spurlin (1st in the Scholastic division, and top student overall), Zach Azares (2nd in the Scholastic division), Brady Lybarger (3rd in the Scholastic division), David Arbogast (1st in the Varsity division), and Paige Dingman (2nd in the Varsity division). Marissa McRae also earned numerous medals (finishing 4th in her division), as did Albert Windes (who finished 6th in his division).
In addition, each of these young people won renewable scholarships to the three in-state universities.
Their score puts the team as the first seed going into the state competition on March 11 and 12, where they will attempt to become the first team to win three consecutive state championships in more than 10 years.Academic Decathlon will be traveling to compete this spring, please consider a donation to ACADEMIC DECATHLON - It's not too late to donate 2015 Tax Credit Money to support our school.
CDO TAX CREDIT
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PARENT ORGANIZATION UPDATE
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Dear CDO Parent Community,
We would like to thank the 7 families that have donated to the CDO Parent Organization since our recent email request. As of now, we have received $330 towards our goal of covering our newsletter costs for this year. We are hopeful that more families will donate to support our efforts in providing weekly parent communication and regular staff appreciation events.
Please consider a donation to CDO Parent Org so that we can cover our newsletter costs. If every family that reads our weekly email donated, we could cover all of our costs for our newsletter annual fee and staff appreciation events throughout the year.
Please drop off a donation to the office for CDO Parent Org or use our donate button below. We will provide you with a tax receipt for your donation.
Thanks
CDO Parent Organization
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AMPHI GALA - SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS - COMPANIES TOO!
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PARENT OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE FEEDBACK
Here are links to the two different parent surveys that need to be done for CDO. We have until Spring Break to get as many surveys completed as possible. These are the same surveys that all of the schools need to complete. Each survey gives the parent the opportunity to pick the school that they are filling out the survey for in case they have students in more than one school. The students will complete their surveys at school through their math classes.
The AdvancEd Survey:
2015 - 16 Parent Survey (K-12)
In an effort to improve system practices, Amphitheater Unified District 10 is 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:
Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
The School Quality Survey:
Parent Survey about School Quality 2015-16
Here are the links you need to the online versions for the school quality survey.
Link to the Spanish parent survey
Link to the English parent survey
If you want to complete more than one survey for kids in different schools, you will need to click the link again.
Students who took the PSAT test back in October, your scores are in! Please stop by and see Rhonda Ellerd in the Admin office to pick up your packet!
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STUDENT INFORMATION
SENIOR SHIRTS ARE IN! If you ordered a senior shirt you can pick it up in the Dome during
4th period.
SENIORS: Big Picture / Stadium Picture order information is available in the office, library, and counseling if you are interested. This is order information for the senior class stadium picture. |
ORO VALLEY YOUTH LACROSSE
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THANK YOU CDO FAMILIES FOR USING AMAZON SMILE
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When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Canyon Del Oro Parent Organization. Bookmark the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/86-0763723 and support us every time you shop. WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST DONATION FROM PEOPLE PURCHASING AT AMAZONSMILE. |
PROJECT GRAD GOLF TOURNAMENT
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CDO ANNOUNCEMENTS
DRESS CODE
- HEY DORADOS! This is a reminder that the dress code is still in effect. Ladies, your tops must have straps on the shoulders, no showing or exposed undergarments and your midriff, front and back, must be covered. Open or exposed backs on shirts are not allowed, either. Gentlemen, same for you: no exposed undergarments, no tank tops where the armpit hole extends to the waist, no exposed midriff and no images or language on shirts that violate the dress code. Dress code violators will be directed to Mrs. Henkel in Counseling where they will exchange their top for a CDO t-shirt. Keep it classy CDO.
STUDENT IDs
- A GENTLE REMINDER ABOUT IDs: IDs must be worn and displayed while on campus by all students. Around the neck or on the bag facing front is perfectly acceptable. In the pocket or out of site is unacceptable - students must have it on and showing. If you don't have it on or showing in front you will most likely receive a lunch detention. Thanks for your thoughtful cooperation.
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2015 Tax Credit Opportunities still available thru April 15. Put that credit to your taxes, $200 for single, $400 Married. Help CDO with a dollar for dollar credit on your state taxes.
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Parent & Student Portals
The Parent Portal and Student Portal are excellent resources for families to monitor academic progress. Previously established Parent Portal and Student Portal accounts should still be active from last year. If you need to set up a new Parent or Student Portal account or if you are having difficulty with your current account, please contact Patsy Valencia at pvalenci@amphi.com for help.
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Purchase Legacy Bricks
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CDO Silent Witness Hot Line
696-5564
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Website
Officer Beauchamp:
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Officer Brown:
tbrown@amphi.com
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