Cienega High School
Cat Chat Newsletter
October/November 2013   

 

Hello Cienega Parents,

 

In just few short weeks, the first semester of the 2013-2014 school year will be over. The grades your students earn will be recorded on their permanent transcript. In the near future when you sit with your child to help fill out college applications, you'll relive the successes and struggles of each semester. The grades you see in Power School may not reflect what you know your child is capable of, but they may limit his or her choices when it comes to choosing a college. Many of our seniors' parents are experiencing this right now! Unfortunately, teenagers aren't always focused on the future, and they don't always believe what their parents tell them.

 

At Cienega, our amazing teachers make themselves available to provide all of our students the extra help they need to make those grades reflect their true potential. Please encourage your student to take advantage of the tutoring and reteach opportunities. If his or her teachers do not have scheduled tutoring time, ask them when they are available to help.

 

All of our students will take final exams the last week of the semester. Finals assess all of the information from the semester and are worth between 10% and 20% of the semester grade. They can make a huge difference, positive or negative, on your student's final grade. This may be the first time your child has had to actually sit down and study, REALLY STUDY, for a test. Help your child manage his or her time as we get closer to finals.

 

Thank you for being our partner in education as we work to get all of our students college and career ready.

 

Julia Kaiser

Assistant Principal

Curriculum and Instruction

IN THIS ISSUE
Congrats Meeker!
NJROTC
TOPCATS
Ladies Golf
escrip
Chromebook Covers
Senior Information
Tutoring Schedule
RETEACH
Vail Jingle Trail
Volunteer Coordinator
Math Tutoring Schedule
Phat Cat Drawing Winner
CHS Site Council

 

CONGRATULATIONS JENNY MEEKER!

 

 

 

We all know how amazing Jenny Meeker is! Now, anyone who pops in to Circle K to grab a quick snack will know this too!

 

 

 

Congratulation to Jenny Meeker... one of only NINE finalist in the Circle K Teacher of the Year Award. We are so proud of you, Jenny. Thanks for all you do here, especially making us all look good! 

 

 

NJROTC AT RAIDER CHALLENGE

 

 


Vail NJROTC cadets competed in the Rio Rico HS JROTC Raider Challenge on Saturday, 2 Nov.  The purpose of this competition was to build confidence and demonstrate athleticism and team work.  Vail cadets also competed in the 3rd annual Hawk-Eye Shootout. The competition consisted of a 3X10 shoulder to shoulder air rifle match. Nine Arizona JROTC units (Army, Navy and Air Force) competed in these events.  Vail Cadets received trophies for 1st place in the 4X800 relay, 2nd Place in the Obstacle Course and 3rd Place in the Fireman's Carry.

 

 

RESPONSIBLE TOPCATS

 

 

A Message from CatsCARE

 

As educators, it is wonderful to partner with parents and students as your children come to us ready to learn and grow not only as students, but also productive members of society. That is where our Responsible TopCat program plays a large part. Have you ever wondered what those little numbers below your child's grade on powerschool mean? That number is the students' citizenship grade.   The grade is based on a four-point rubric where a four means very responsible, a three means responsible, a two means their level of responsibility is inconsistent, and a one means irresponsible.   Responsibility categories include attendance, completing assignments, ability to work independently, following directions, preparedness, safety, cooperation, participation and respect.   All teachers give students a citizenship grade and if their average is above a 3.0 (without any ones, Ds, or Fs) then the student is eligible to be a Responsible TopCat. Students who earn this privilege are given some freedom to be self-directed during advisor base time. Students are also given a coupon book that can be used for various activities on campus and businesses in the community. Responsible TopCat has been one of our most successful incentive based programs since 2007. Thank you for letting us help guide your children as they become productive young adults in our community.


 

 

LADIES GOLF... A CLASS ACT

 

  

 

  Wow what a season the CHS Ladies Bobcats have had!  Their overall record -  7 wins 4 losses.  2 ladies qualified for the State Championships - Senior Julia Johnston and Junior Brianna Tibbetts.  The Ladies won every three team match they played in.  And they made some amazing friends.  

The ladies may never remember the overall record or even the personal best rounds posted by each of them but they will remember competing and befriending the Ladies from Palo Verde High School.

Here is the story.  

The Lady Cats met Palo Verde at Fred Enke golf course.  Both teams became friends very quickly but what the CHS girls noticed was they didn't have team un
iforms, their golf gloves didn't fit, the golf balls they were using looked like they had been found in the desert.  During play and conversation the CHS ladies found out the every thing they had were items no one else wanted (the shirts they wore had been rejected by the football team), their gloves came from the lost and found bind at the Golf Course, and the balls were all found at the course while walking through the desert, and they didn't have team golf bags.

On the other hand the CHS Ladies had an amazing support network this year.  Tax credit donations covered uniforms, hats, and balls, golf bags and all other expenses.  The CHS Ladies believe that they are so fortunate with everything they have, that they wanted to give something back to girls that became friends.  A week late your CHS Ladies visited the Palo Verde campus and dropped off golf ball, gloves, and tees as a gesture of friendship.  They were greeted by PV administrators, yearbook staff, cameras, teachers, coaches, and a few tears.  "Friendly" competition was taken to a new level.

Respectfully,
Honored to be their Coach
John Nunes   


Senior Julia Johnston - Team Captain (Season personal best score - 41 State Qualifier) Junior Brianna Tibbetts (Best score - 46 State Qualifier) Junior Taylor Hawkins, Junior Savanna Medina, Sophomore Sara Sillik, Freshman Brooke Caldwell, Freshman Cierra Sanchez.  

  

 

EASY WAYS TO FUNDRAISE FOR CHS

 

 

eScrip  is an easy fundraiser for Cienega. 

 

* log on to escrip.com
* click on "Make a Difference in Four Easy Steps"
* Follow the prompts
        
Select up to three of the choices below:

Cienega Art Honors Society
Cienega High School
154010250 - Cienega CATFRAT
10383691 - Cienega High School Athletics
10483118 - CHS Band Booster Club

This is one fundraiser that we all can be involved in! Thank you for your support!

 

CHROMEBOOK COVERS AND COFFEE MUGS FOR SALE!

 

Chromebook covers and copper travel coffee mugs are available in the Bobcat Bookstore for $15.00 each.  Get yours today!

CHS COVER  

CHS MUG

 

 

INFORMATION FOR SENIORS

 

 

 

Testing Information:

Click here for test dates. 

 

Financial Aid:

  • Financial aid night is Wednesday January15th at 6:30 P.M. in the Dining Auditorium. College bound students and their parents are encouraged to attend to receive important information about the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This form must be filled out to be eligible for most scholarships and financial aid that is available for helping offset college expenses.
  • Students and Parents may submit the form AFTER January first, but NOT before. Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov for details.
  • To get a head start on the process go to www.pin.ed.gov to get your PIN. Both the parent and the student will need a PIN. You must have this in order to apply on line. This can be done now, so don't delay the process, get your PIN today!

Colleges:

  • In order to have the best chances of receiving scholarships or financial aid at any of the state universities, seniors should have already applied to these schools. Do not delay any longer if you have not yet applied. For out of state or private colleges, deadlines vary. Go to the specific college website for deadlines and information.

Scholarships:

 

Scholarship opportunities are listed and updated on the Cienega Website on the "Counselor Page."  Click here to see the page. 

 

 

 

The Wall of the Future is growing rapidly. Any senior who brings in their acceptance letter to a college or trade school, or a letter of enlistment is publicized on our Wall and is entered in the drawing to win an iPad at Honors Night in May. Cienega Seniors are C2G!

 

 

CHS TUTORING SCHEDULE
FOR 2013-2014

 

 

CHS TUTORING

 

RETEACH

 

 

Reteach is one of the many opportunities Cienega offers its students. If your child is assigned Reteach, it is because he/she needs more instruction to master a concept. Math Reteach is Tuesdays and Thursdays during Advisor Base. English Reteach (9th and 10th) is zero hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students who do not attend will be assigned after school detention. Thank you for your support in getting all of our students college and career ready!

 

RETEACH CHART 

 

EIGHTH ANNUAL VAIL JINGLE TRAIL
TO BENEFIT LINK CREW

 

 

The Eighth Annual Vail Jingle Trail 5k Run/Walk and Santa's Little Helper 1k will take place on Saturday, December 14th.  This year the run will benefit  Link Crew's "Adopt-A-Family" and the Shyann Kindness Project Toy Drive.  For the last seven years we have collected hundreds of toys for needy children during the holiday season.  We look forward to working with Link Crew again to help them raise funds to make a family's holiday much brighter.  If you don't want to participate but still would like to donate a toy, you can drop it off in the front office with Mrs. Taggart and or make donations directly to Link Crew for their fundraiser. The fee for the 5k is $20 with a new, unwrapped toy and $10 with a new, unwrapped toy for the 1k. Click here  for a flier. 

 

We hope to see you there and we wish all of you a joyful holiday season!

 

 

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR CORNER

 

Volunteers seen around campus:

 

Sharon Banken, Nancy Niemeir, Larry Baldasare, Tanisha Fisher, Edward Fisher, Lexi Romitti, Ramona McHenry, Jim Glaser, Jenise Kluver, KiKi Ngo, Cindy Nguyen, Ken Sutton, Joanie Fidel, Karl and Nancy Jensen, Mary Moreno, Di Aragon, Juli Armstrong, Michele Brown, Donna and David Milligan, Jack Woolridge, Donna Petersen, Laurie Stenerson, Cheryl Devitt and Andre Mixon.

 

Our College Fair on October 31st was very successful. Thank you to the following volunteers for helping us out: Jennifer Madrid, Michelle Martinez, Tiffany Swartz, Zoak Morales, Emily Schlittenhart, Emily Hunt, Megan Anderson, Drew Rosenthal, Kent Irwin, Josh Muecke, and Kristen Bagley.

 

Through our Stars, Stripes and Heroes fundraiser on November 8th we raised over $700.00 for our troops overseas! Thank you to all who helped out.

 

I apologize if I have left anyone out.

 

Here at Cienega, we are extremely grateful for all of our volunteers.   Thank you for helping our students to be as successful as they can be. We could not do it without you! Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

Patty McKnight 

Volunteer Coordinator

Cienega High School

 [email protected] 

879-2811

 

MATH TUTORING SCHEDULE
Click here for a schedule.

PHAT CAT DRAWING WINNER


 

Congratulations to Megan Mitchell. Megan was selected as the Phat Cat Drawing winner on October 18th. Megan won a $50 Playstation Network and a $25 Amazon gift card! Congrats Megan!

 

  

 

Congratulations to Thomas Koenig for winning the Phat Cat Drawing on November 1st. Thomas won the Skull Candy Hesh 2 and Supreme Ink'd headphone set.

 

 

Congratulations to Brie Zepeda for winning the Phat Cat Drawing on November 15th. Brie won two tickets to Winter Formal! Congrats Brie!

 

 

 

   

CHS SITE COUNCIL
For information regarding meetings, minutes, etc visit the CHS Site Council Blog.

 


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Thank you parents for your support of Cienega. We truly appreciate your involvement! 

Sincerely,

Cienega High School

DATES TO REMEMBER 


 

11/28 & 11/29 Thanksgiving

 

12/2 Fall Art Show

 

12/2 Winter Band Concert

 

12/9 Winter Choir Concert 

   

 12/17 - 12/19 Finals Week

 

12/20 - 1/3 Winter Break 

 

 

 


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High Standards
Success

 


QUICK LINKS


CHS
INFORMATION

Cienega High School

Vision Statement

 

Cienega High School creates an educational environment utilizing partnerships among community, parents, and staff to assist students in maximizing their academic potential and promoting life-long learning.

 

Front Office   - 879-2800     Attendance   -  879-2803   
Bookstore     -  879-2824 
Registrar       - 879-2812

Health Office - 879-2810
Volunteer Coordinator
Patty McKnight - 879-2811                  


Front Office/200 House   
Principal
Tricia Pe�a, Ed.D
Secretary - Cathy Ochoa 879-2816 
Senior Counselor
John Tritz - 879-1843 
                        

300/700 House
Assistant Principal
Julia Kaister

Secretary - Kim Thielke 879-2855
Freshmen Counselor
Eric Boxley - 879-2854

  

400/600 House/Athletics      
Assistant Principal
Nemer Hassey
Athletic Director - Whitney Holland - 879-1813            

Secretary - Chris Rich  879-2892
Counselor A - L
Dainah Graham - 879-2819
 

500 House/Special Education/Security          
Assistant Principal
Kelly Hadden
Secretary - Teri Tatham 879-2874

Counselor M - Z
Colette Clendaniel-879-2817

Special Education Secretary Kim Lomax 879-1804

 

Communications Coordinator

Elizabeth Taggart - 879-2878 [email protected] 

 

CHS website: chs.vail.k12.az.us               

Moodle:

Silhouette Photography - 886-1710  (Senior pictures for yearbook)
      
Sodexho - 879-2090 or mymealtime.com   

District Office - 879-2000

Transportation - 879-2475


Get your YEARBOOK today!

CAT FRAT
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CHS Online Store
Spirit Wear & More!

Cienega Stadium Chair

Cienega Stadium Seat

 

Only available at our on-line store.

 

 Click here for Online Ordering  

 

 

Support Cienega while supporting your back. Convenient pockets hold concessions and necessities. Features include: 600 denier polyester. Adjustable straps on each side of seat for perfect fit and easy carrying. Large zippered pocket for additional storage. Dimensions: 17"w x 15.5"d (seat)

 

ALL SALES FROM OUR ONLINE STORE BENEFIT CHS BOBCATS 

 


Job Openings

Are you a parent or resident looking for a job?

 

Vail School District - Community Services is looking for dynamic, energetic and positive staff members. Please click on the link below for the job descriptions, qualifications, salary guide, and the application process.

 

Please contact Linda Jones at 520-879-2032 or [email protected] for further information.

 

Click for job openings here   

 

Cienega High School
Yearbooks

It's that time of year again to pre-order your yearbook.  Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com

 

Would you like an extra 4 pages in your yearbook that you design?  This year, you can buy an extra 4 pages to be put in only your yearbook.  Go to yearbookyourself.com  

for more information.