• Cambridge School Volunteers & after school tutoring
• Mayor's Program/ Office of Workforce Development
• CASPAR, Teen Health Staff and The Prevention Coalition
• City Links, Bilingual English language Acquisition Dept.
• International Family Center
• Dr. Michael Ananis, Executive Director RSTA
• Technology@CRLS

• AP Test information-Media Café- Room 1503
• Ed-line and google Doc's Tech Support- Room 3607 or  3401
• Understanding and making the most of PSAT scores- CCRC Room 1501
• Guidance Department  Planning ahead/ Next steps:

Parents of  9 and 10 graders Library Room 2501

Parents of  11 graders- Falcons Nest Room 2417

Parents of  12 graders-Health Assisting Room 1228

Athletic Information:

The Spring Athletic Season begins on March 18th.  CRLS offers Boys/Girls Crew, Boys/Girls Lacrosse, Boys/Girls Outdoor Track, Boys/Girls Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Sailing, Boys Volleyball and Rugby.  In order to participate a student must:

1)      Attend the Spring Sport sign up meeting on February 28th @ 245pm in the CRLS Gym.

2)      Visit the Athletic Section of the CRLS website and together with their parent/guardian register for the spring season.  Registration will be open on March 1st for the spring season.

3)      Submit a valid Physical to the Athletic Office.  A physical exam must be current within the past 13 months and signed by a physician. If the student's physical expires during the season, they will not be able to play until a new physical exam is received.

4)      Submit the Sports Related Head Injury and Concussion Awareness Course Certificate to the Athletic Office.

5)      Meet CRLS Academic guidelines.  For the spring season a studentmust be carrying a full course load, which is equal to four in our case.  Students must have  passed  3 of 4 (letter graded) classes, have a GPA of 70 or greater, and if enrolled in English, Physical Education or Dance courses receive a passing grade for both the second and third quarter marking period.

Also...

On March 6th at 6pm, the CRLS Athletic Department and the Cambridge Recreation Department will host an athletic seminar, which will be lead by members of The Positive Coaching Alliance. This evening is for parents, coaches and student-athletes and there will be three separate topics for each group.  Please join us in the CRLS Gym!

Friend of Cambridge Athletics - FOCA News Flash:

Winter Raffle - Winter athletes raised about $7,400 for their teams and the FOCA general fund while parents collected over 2K in prizes. Drawings will occur daily in February with weekly winners posted to the FOCA website.

Turf advocacy - FOCA advocated at a city council hearing in favor of 2 planned new turf soccer fields at Danehy Park - to be ready for august 2013.

Parent liaisons - Parents of all athletes - fall, winter & spring - should be connected with their team and coach via 'parent team liaisons' who are supported in part by FOCA. If you are not connected find out who assumes that role for your team. For roles and responsibilities of the liaison go to our website: http://www.friendsofcambridgeathletics.org 

Spring athletics & parent participation - Thinking that your parent engagement might bump up with the light, warmth and change in high school sports that all come with spring? Get in touch or just come to a meeting - every second Tuesday of the month 6-7:30pm at the athletics office, War Memorial building. For information contact Larry Childs larschilds@gmail.com

Let's talk: Communicating with Teens- March 12, 2013   at 6PM

Communication is essential to maintain a close and healthy relationship between teens and their parents, and offers parents the ability to influence the choices and decisions teens make as their independence increases. In this session, parents will learn how the new skills teens are developing can increase the quality of conversations between parent and child and how to manage the challenges. In addition, parents will explore parenting styles to determine what practices best support a teen's growing independence.  Facilitated by Families First Parenting Programs.

Parking available in the Ellery Street garage. Food will be served. For more information or to register email Greta Hardina the CRLS Family Liaison at ghardina@cpsd.us or call 617-349-6660

News from Friends of CRLS:

Where can you get delicious flatbread pizza while supporting an amazing organization such as Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School?  Well, look no further than Flatbread  Company in Davis Square http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/FlatbreadSacco2010.html  

On Tuesday, February 26th from 5:00 p.m. to close (11:30 p.m.), Flatbread will be holding a benefit night for the Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, (FOCRLS) www.focrls.org , organized by FOCRLS board member Sandra Lima. 

Whether you decide to dine-in or take-out, Flatbread will donate $1.75 for every small pizza sold and $3.50 for every large pizza sold to FOCRLS which will support various initiatives at the high school, including Faculty Innovation Grants, Unsung Heroes Awards for students, It Takes a Village Project, and alumni outreach.  

Please RSVP to let others and us know you will be attending via our Facebook Event page below: https://www.facebook.com/events/326829147426330/ 

Hope to see you there! 

Elaine Schear

President, Friends of CRLS

P.S. FOCRLS is looking for donations for a raffle to be held the night of the Flatbread event (e.g., gift cards, gift baskets, or a gift certificate for professional services, if you are a business owner).  A donation of any kind would be greatly appreciated.  If you are interested in donating, please contact Sandra Lima at slima_02@yahoo.com as soon as possible.