We had a good turnout for our September general PTO meeting. I'd like to send out a big "Thank You!" to the attending freshman teachers and Bill Monroe, the Dean of the Honors College at UH and the CVHS alumni currently in the program for spending their evening with us. 

Next month, Ms. Chapman will give her famous college prep talk. Also, Mr. Frau, parents and students will all speak on the topic of reducing or avoiding stress.  Don't miss it! 

I also want to thank the many parents out there who donate their time and/or money to help this organization succeed.  Most work quietly in the background taking on projects that have tremendous meaning to our school. One such project is the beautiful memorial arbor constructed in the courtyard. The arbor is dedicated to Kennedy Brown, a CVHS freshman last year who lost her battle with cancer.  BIG shout outs go to construction wiz Kevin McCarthy, co-designer and organizer Kristin Dawson and Kristin's contacts at Robbins Monuments who cut through red tape to help complete the memorial plaque.  Be sure to check out this touching memorial. 

Thanks to all!!

Did you know Tuesday, Sept. 22, was World Rhino Day? Check it out at http://www.worldrhinoday.org/about/

Keep calm and Rhino on!

Joan Khosla
president@cvhspto.org

HISD recently completed an audit oftwo components of the 2012 bond. Completed audits of the Job Order Contracting Implementation and Execution and the Design & Selection Process for Job Order Contracts can be found at vanguardian.org. Please take the time to read these important reports.

 

The CVHS National Honor Society is proud to offer peer tutoring to any student who needs help in any subject. Any student who needs help can fill out this short form here and NHS will contact the student soon with information about when to meet with her or his tutor.

Tutoring began this week, so anyone who has already requested a tutor will receive information soon.

 

 

 

Two neighborhood Rhino Parent Networks have been arranged, and parents are working on more. These are free format, no RSVP needed, get-together opportunities. If you live in the neighborhood or passing by during the times and locations below, please stop by and say hello to other parents.

If you would like to start a Rhino Parent Network in your neighborhood please contact Reva Mohapatra to help get it going at revacmohapatra@gmail.com.

Here are the current places:

Starbucks, corner of Eldridge and Briar Forest. Thursday, Oct. 1, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: Megan Smith, 832-423-8074 and Reva Mohapatra, 281-673-5238.

La Madeline, 1560 Eldridge Parkway, Suite 190. Sunday, Oct. 4, 4-5 p.m. Contact: Arpita Chatterjee, 832-868-5264 and Reva Mohapatra, 281-673-5238.

Coming soon: Rice area; Greenbriar and Bissonnet area; Montrose area; and Longfellow Elementary school area.

 

For all of those planning to volunteer this year (and we hope that means all of you), please note that the rules have changed. You must re-up your official HISD VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) registration yearly if you are going to be volunteering on campus.

Please help advance the compliance of the CVHS campus by keeping your registration current. Even if you have registered before, and even if you have visited campus before, you still need to provide your license to Ms. Alvarenga at the front desk for purposes of the license check part of VIPS registration. HISD requires this check to be done yearly, even if you were registered before.

If you were registered last year, only this license step is required. If you were not registered last year (completely, including the license step), then you will need to first enter personal data online before you provide your license for the VIPS license check at the VIPS website at http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/90800.

For more information on volunteering, visit the PTO volunteering page here or e-mail Sarah Bittner, 3rd VP - Volunteers and Special Events, at volunteers@cvhspto.org.

Rhinos who missed picture day on Monday can still be immortalized in the 2015-16 yearbook. 

Re-takes have been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26. See Ms. Paget in the library if you have any questions.

 

The schedule for Carnegie Magnet Tours has changed. Weekly tours will now be held at 1 p.m. each Thursday, starting Oct. 8 and continuing through Dec. 10.

Tours will include a presentation in the CVHS Theater in the Fine Arts Building followed by student-led tours. Parent volunteers are needed to accompany and assist with these weekly tours. Magnet tours are an excellent opportunity for potential students and their parents to get better acquainted with Carnegie's magnet program and our wonderful CVHS community. The parent perspective is an important one and multiple volunteers will be needed each Thursday during the 10 weeks that the tours will take place.

You may sign up for as few or as many dates as your schedule allows. If you would like to help, click the Magnet Tour Volunteer link here to sign up or for more information.

 

The CVHS PTO is from Texas, after all, and thus, what better way to fundraise than with BBQ prepared by none other than our own Officer Lonnie Fyles.

We will host a BBQ dinner at Karbach Brewing Co. Thursday, Nov. 12. The price will be $25/head which buys you a 9-oz. souvenir glass, four beers, and Officer Fyles' EXCELLENT BBQ and fixings. If you've never eatned Officer' Fyles' BBQ, you're in for a treat.

Although you must be 21 to attend, you don't need to be a CVHS parent, so invite your friends, neighbors, Uncle Bob, etc. This will be our first social of the year and a great opportunity to mingle with parents and friends.

Get your reservation in by dropping a check at the front desk (noting BBQ dinner) or paying online at vanguardian.org.

Our college counselors, Ms. Chapman and Mr. Frau, have scheduled lots of college visits in the coming weeks.  These sessions are intended for juniors and seniors, who must sign up for the visits in Naviance, and must have permission from their class teachers to attend. Details about time and location can also be found in the Naviance system.  This list is updated frequently, so be sure to check for additional visits. 

College	Date	Time
Trinity University	Sept. 24	10:00 a.m.
Colgate University	Sept. 25	8:30 a.m.
College of Charleston	Sept. 25	12:30 p.m.
St. John's University-Queens Campus	Sept. 28	12:30
Georgia Institute of Technology	Sept. 29	8:30 a.m.
Emerson College	Sept. 27	12:30 p.m.
Williams College	Sept. 30	12:30 p.m.
New York University	Oct. 1	8:30 a.m.
Millsaps College	Oct. 1	12:30 p.m.
Hendrix College	Oct. 1	2:15 p.m.
Whittier College	Oct. 1	2:15 p.m.
Austin College	Oct. 2	8:30 a.m.
Hofstra University	Oct. 2	8:30 a.m.
Washington  University St. Louis	Oct. 4	2:00 p.m.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Oct. 5	8:30 a.m.
Tulane University	Oct. 5	8:30 a.m.
Carlton College	Oct. 5	9:15 a.m.
Oberlin College	Oct. 6	9:15 a.m.
Goucher College	Oct. 5	10 a.m.
Earlham College	Oct. 5	1:30 p.m.
Indiana University at Bloomington	Oct. 5	7 p.m.
Middlebury College	Oct. 6	8:30 a.m.
Purdue University	Oct. 6	8:30 a.m.
Rhodes College	Oct. 6	8:30 a.m.
Michigan State University	Oct. 6	11 a.m.
Haverford College	Oct. 6	1:30 p.m.
Lafayette College	Oct. 6	2:15 p.m.
Baylor University	Oct. 7	12:30 p.m.
Sewanee	Oct. 7	12:30 p.m.
Villanova University	Oct. 7	12:30
Grinnell College	Oct. 7	3:30 p.m.
Sarah Lawrence College	Oct. 8	8:30 a.m.
Davidson College	Oct. 8	12:30 p.m.
Duke University	Oct. 9	8:30 a.m.
Lewis & Clark College	Oct. 9	9:15 a.m.
St. Edward's University	Oct. 9	9:15 a.m.
George Washington University	Oct. 9	10 a.m.
Scripps College	Oct. 9	10 a.m.
University of Notre Dame	Oct. 9	11 a.m.
American University	Oct. 9	12:30 p.m.
Elon University	Oct. 12	8:30 a.m.
Macalester College	Oct. 12	2:15 p.m.
Northwestern  University	Oct. 16	8:30 a.m.
The Cooper Union	Oct. 16	9:15 a.m.
The University of Richmond	Oct. 19	12:30 p.m.
Georgetown University	Oct. 20	12:30 p.m.
Case Western Reserve University	Oct. 22	8:30 a.m.
University of Southern California	Oct. 22	9:15 a.m.
Clark University	Oct. 22	11 a.m.
Colorado College	Oct. 22	1:30 p.m.
Reed College	Oct. 22	2:15 p.m.
Hampshire College	Oct. 23	10 a.m.
The College of Wooster	Oct. 26	10 a.m.
Bennington College	Nov. 3	8:30 a.m.