Mon 3/7 - Girls Tennis, home vs Walden Grove, 3:30pm
Mon 3/7 - CDO Feeder Orchestra Concert, Auditorium, 6:30pm
Tues 3/8 - Project Grad - Reserve a Seat with your friends, lunches, Cafe Tues 3/8 - JV Softball, home vs Desert View, 4pm
Tues 3/8 - Feeder School Band Concert, Mainstage, 6:30pm
Tues 3/8 - CDO IB Parent Meeting, Cafe, 6pm Wed 3/9 - Varsity Baseball, home vs Tucson, 4pm
Thurs 3/10 - Girls Tennis, home vs Sunnyside, 3:30pm
Thurs 3/10 - JV Softball, home vs Sahuaro, 4pm
Thurs 3/10 - JV Baseball, home vs Sahuaro, 4pm
Thurs 3/10 - Band Festival Preview Concert, Mainstage, 7pm
Thurs 3/10 - Gallery Opening, Noble Street Gallery, 6pm
Fri 3/11 - Girls Tennis, home vs IRHS, 3:30pm
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
Sat 4/9 - AMPHI GALA, Hilton El Conquistador, 5-9pm 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 March 7, 2016
We wish you all a wonderful, relaxing Spring Break next week!
Course Selection for 2016-17 is now complete!
If your student was absent on the day that his/her English class went to the computer lab to enter their course requests for next year, please have your student submit his/her completed course selection sheet to the counseling office ASAP. If your student needs help selecting classes, please have him/her make an appointment to see his/her counselor.
Students who plan on taking a first hour class next year and have not already submitted a First Hour Contract (which includes a parent signature) to the Administration office are reminded that those contracts are due no later than this Friday, March 4. If your student has not picked up a First Hour Contract yet, it can be picked up in the counseling office.
Friendly Reminder....
College Planning Night for Juniors will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm in the CDO Café.
ECAP Reminder
As a reminder, an Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP) is a graduation requirement for all Arizona students. The Amphitheater district is using a combination of the internet based AzCIS program and a hardcopy "ECAP Plan" sheet, in addition to the many other ECAP supporting activities offered on a regular basis to students and parents (i.e. college fairs, evening presentations, classroom guidance lessons, resume writing, etc.), to help students meet this requirement. AzCIS allows CDO students full time access to exploring, creating, and researching their ECAP.
The CDO counseling department is working in partnership with classroom teachers to assist students in using this program throughout the school year as they develop their ECAP. Students and parents are encouraged to log on to this system at any time and work together in developing a functional ECAP.
All students should already have an AzCIS account, but if your student does not yet have one, please visit www.azcis.intocareers.org and use the user name: canyondohs and password: 4azcis02. Students will then create their own accounts for future use.
The overall goal for the ECAP is to formulate a post high school career pathway. Each student is expected to have a clear plan to either be prepared to directly enter the workforce, attend a junior college, trade school, technical school, university or enter the military. Research shows that a well thought out post-high school plan offers a student an opportunity to meet with early success as they begin their journey toward a rewarding career.
Please ask to see your student's AzCIS portfolio and talk with them about their plan. Thanks!
Seniors who have been admitted to the University of Arizona...
CDO is hosting a Diaper Drive through the month of March. Please bring diaper donations to the administration office and help support Amphi families in need!
Scholarship Spotlight:
2016 Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2016
Maximum Award: $2,500
The Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established to honor Mrs. Scott who was among the 125 individuals who perished in Pentagon during the attacks by terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001. There will be three to five $2,500 scholarships awarded. These awards are one time awards.
Eligibility:
- US Citizen or permanent resident of US
- GPA of 3.0/equivalent or higher (out of a 4.0 scale)
- High School Senior who will matriculate full-time at a US accredited four-year college or university within the fifty states or District of Columbia starting at the beginning of the fall semester or quarter of 2015.
- Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participating in community services or other extra curricular activities
- Combined adjusted income of the parents cannot exceed $50,000.
Judging: The evaluation process of the applications involves four categories.
- Need - 40%
- Academics - 25%
- Community services - 25%
- Writing skill - 10%
Upcoming College Visits:
March
College Planning Night for Juniors (in the Café) Wednesday, March 9, 6:00 pm
Carrington College Thursday, March 10, 10:00 am
Colorado Mesa Univ. (Grand Junction, CO) Wednesday, March 23, 10:00 am
April
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design& Merchandising Friday, April 1, 9:30 am
University of Arizona Wednesday, April 6, 9:30 am
Northern Arizona University Monday, April 11, 10:20 am
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) Wednesday, April 13, 12:30 pm
Financial Aid Night (in the Café) Wednesday, April 13, 6:00 pm
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Attention CDO Family:
The CDO Sign Language Club needs your help during the month of March for the 10th year of our service project called: Adopting CDO's Own. We gather items to send to members of the CDO family who are in the military serving overseas and we want to make sure we send them lots of fun things! The boxes are in various teachers' classroom. Also in the classrooms are donation jars for funds to help pay for the postage. If you know of someone who is serving overseas, please send their full APO address to Mrs. Sillman so we may include them.
Items, as well as money for postage, may be brought to the school to the attention of Mrs. Sillman, American Sign Language program ( nsillman@amphi.com or 696-5661).
When you go shopping, please think of those who are so very far from home and purchase one extra item for them. We send things such as Pringles, boxes of candy (like "Mike and Ike" or "Good and Plenty"), white socks, light blankets, small stuffed animals, baby wipes, hand sanitizer, twin size bed sheets, etc. Attached is a list of suggested items. Thank you for assisting us with this worthwhile project! CDO cares!!
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 CDO IS HOSTING A DIAPER DRIVE
Now through the month of March, bring diaper donations to the Administration Office and help support Amphi families in need!
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 The Oro Valley Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is once again, looking for new members to replace our graduating members. As you are aware, YAC was successfully started in 2012 to help bring together Oro Valley's youth, giving them a voice in our community. Please discuss the attached application and encourage your self-driven students to apply? We will still have some Canyon Del Oro High School students remaining, but will need to fill a few vacancies. The application deadline is Friday, March 25, 2016, by 5 p.m.
OVYAC APPLICATION
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BE A HERO - HELP A CHILD GET A CAPE.
STUDENTS AT CDO ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE CHARITY CAPES FOR HEROES, an organization in which capes are made for children with disabilities to boost their confidence. Have you student donate to participating 2nd period classes and the class that raises the most money wins a Dunkin Donut party!
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PLEASE HELP CDO ACADEMIC DECATHLON
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PARENT ORGANIZATION UPDATE
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Dear CDO Parent Community,
We would like to thank the 13 families that have donated to the CDO Parent Organization since our recent email request. As of now, we have received $710 towards our goal of covering our newsletter costs and staff appreciation commitments 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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STUDENT ONLINE REGISTRATION
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RETURNING CDO STUDENT 2016-17/
ONLINE REGISTRATION
This year we are going ONLINE to complete the mandatory registration forms for returning CDO students.
Go to the Registrar tab on the CDO web page
All forms needed are included in PDF fillable form by clicking the "Returning CDO Students" tab
- Complete-Print- Sign
- Attach a current utility bill with your name and address (or 1 copy of another option listed on the Residency Documentation Form)
- Attach the bright Green checklistthat went home with your student (this will help the registrar in updating a new address, phone numbers or emergency contact
- Return completed packets to the counseling office
Thank you
Kara Matthews
Registrar
Canyon Del Oro High School
DORADO PRIDE
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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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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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Reserve a seat: Tues, 3/8; Thurs 3/10; Tues 3/22; Thur 3/24
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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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