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PTO News
A message from PTO President Joan Khosla:
Ho, Ho, Hold on! It can't be winter break! I guess the holiday lights, shopping traffic, finals week half days, and my college freshman arriving home tonight should have been my clues. I'm sure each of you is anxiously awaiting a little family downtime the next couple of weeks.
The PTO will send the teachers off with a holiday pie and a gift card drawing this Friday (there is still time to donate some cards to the cause). We will also do some planning for next semester. We hope to have final bids on our pavilion cover and perhaps even a start date for installation. Our wine and cheese party and bingo nights are in the works. We will kick off the year with an early general PTO meeting featuring a panel of alumni who will discuss the transition to college and some who are now planning the transition after college. If you have an alumnus who would like to be on the panel, please contact Ms. Chapman, Mr. Frau, or me to get them signed up. The meeting will be on Thursday, January 7th, at 6:30 PM. From the PTO to your family - please have a very happy, safe, and relaxing winter break!
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Share the Holiday Spirit
Several ways to support the Rhino community
Want to offer some holiday cheer to teachers, fellow families, or the PTO? Here are some ways to make the season brighter:
Gift Cards for Teachers The PTO will holding a gift card drawing for teachers during their lunch this Friday, December 18. We are soliciting gift card donations from parents. If you'd like to donate a gift card (any store, any amount) for the raffle, please SIGN UP HERE, then drop it off in the school office in an envelope marked "Staff Appreciation" by 11:30 a.m. on December 18. Holiday Meals for CVHS Families The school is once again accepting donations for winter break food baskets. Non-perishable foods, gift cards, and cash donations can be given to Ms. Alvarenga in the school office.The deadline for donations is Wednesday, December 16th at 1:30. Thanks to the generosity of so many teachers and parents, we were able to provide meals for seven families over the Thanksgiving break. For more information, contact Ms. Alvarenga.
Friends and Family Campaign Our Friends and Family Campaign is still underway. We have raised nearly $27,000 of our $40,000 target. Please consider a donation to help us reach our goal. This year's campaign is raising money for a covered outdoor pavillion in the CVHS courtyard. Click here to make your donation today!
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New SchoolPay System
One-stop shopping for school expenses
 HISD has initiated a new program to allow parents to pay for school expenses and fees such as meals, club fees, and PTO events online, and in one place. This brochure explains more about the purpose of Schoolpay and how to use it. For more information, contact Christina Hernandez, School Secretary. |
TPSP Students need Mentors
Looking for adults to offer professional guidance
 Several Juniors in the Texas Performance and Standards Course (TPSP) are seeking mentors to guide their independent projects. A mentor is a professional who has background experience or knowledge in the field that the student has chosen to study. (No CVHS faculty or staff can be mentors.) The mentor must meet with the student twice each grading period to answer their questions and provide guidance for the project. The meetings can be in person, over the phone, or via Skype (or and equivalent). The student will come to them with questions and problems. A list of projects for which students are seeking mentors is below. If you would like to volunteer, or know someone in the community who could help, please contact Ms. Heather Hill for more information. - How does the inclusion of cybernetic parts affect the human body both physically and mentally; what qualifies the surgery to be taken place in the United States?
- How does the over-exertion of injuries of athletes ages 18-30 affect their bodies as they age?
- How does the success of a sports franchise affect the socio-economic aspects of its surrounding community?
- What are some fundamental changes we can make in the meat industry to change its role in global warming that could ultimately lead us to become environmentally sustainable?
- What are the causes and effects of injuries to NBA players?
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PTO Corporate Giving Campaign
The PTO is establishing a committee to develop and implement a strategy for Carnegie's future through a corporate giving campaign. We invite anyone interested in participating to contact Mark Levine, PTO VP of Fundraising, at mlevine@wkpz.com. |
Senior Dues
Important info for the Class of 2016
 With graduation, prom, and senior trip fast-approaching, it's time to start thinking about dues! Dues are $300 this year and include cap and gown, senior breakfast, diploma, graduation, prom, transportation to senior day activities, senior activities, and senior trip! Dues should be sent in as soon as possible. They can be made in partial payments or full. Please make out checks to "Carnegie Vanguard High School" and write your child's name in the memo line. Please also consider donating to the Class of 2016 to sponsor those in need. Just include separate check than that paying for your own student. If you have any questions, or scholarship requests, please e-mail the Prom Committee! |
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Coming back to school
Calling all CVHS Alumni! Mark your calendars now for the third annual CVHS Alumni Cookies and Cocoa Social at the school Monday, Jan. 4 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. All alumni are invited to come and mix and mingle with all your friends and favorite CVHS teachers and staff. This is the day before students return from winter break, but teachers are working that day and are excited to drink cocoa and see you! This event is free of charge. RSVP via the Facebook event page here if possible (but not required) so they know how many to plan for. Teachers will be hard at work that day, so please do not arrive any earlier than 2:20 p.m. to respect their time at work. Thanks!
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Yearbook ordering time
 The 2016 yearbook "Unbroken" is on sale. There is no better way to capture and preserve the year's events and experiences than with the yearbook.
The yearbook can be ordered online at balfour.com, while you can also pay online at schoolpay.com.
Buy an ad for your business or student. Ms. Paget and the yearbook staff can make your ad or assist with any other technical problems.
Cost is $70 per yearbook. Checks made payable to Carnegie Vanguard High School and cash are also accepted, and can be bought to Ms. Paget in the library.
For more information, e-mail her at APAGET@houstonisd.org. |
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Rhinos in the News
More honors for our alums
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Class of 2015 Student Zaakir Tamiz was named by the Houston Chronicle as one of Houston's Most Fascinating People of 2015. Zaakir, with the help of several of his peers, founded the HISD Student Congress. As the Chronicle reports, " The 220,000-student strong group sent 100 representatives to Austin last April to lobby for state Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock's bill which, if passed, would have reformed the state's school funding system." Full story can be found here.
Congratulations to the CVHS Classes of 2014 and 2015. They had the highest average SAT composite score in both 2014 and 2015 in HISD. In 2015, CVHS ranks #1 in HISD in all three areas (reading, writing, and math)! Congratulations, Rhinos! Great job!
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Rhinos helping rhinos
The CVHS National Honor Society is proud to offer tutoring to all students. Due to high demand for tutors though, the NHS volunteers are moving from individual tutoring to small-group tutoring sessions. Any student who would like tutoring may come to Room 147 during SSEP every week, according to the schedule below:
Monday
Pre-AP Biology
All Math up to Algebra II
Spanish 1-3
Tuesday
AP Physics I
AP Human Geography
All Math up to Algebra II
French 1-3
Wednesday
AP and Pre-AP Biology
All Math up to Pre-Calculus AB
AP World History
Thursday
AP Human Geography
All Math up to Calculus AB (and AP Stats)
Pre-AP Chemistry
AP U.S. History
Friday
Pre-AP Biology
All are welcome!All your student has to do is come by, and they will receive any help they need in any subject listed. If they need help in a subject not listed here or have any questions, email NHS at cvhs.nhs.rhinos@gmail.com.
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CVHS Theatre trip to Scotland
Join us at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
 We are going to SCOTLAND! Carnegie has been invited to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, 2016. The Fringe Festival is world's largest arts festival, and this is a fabulous opportunity for our students. Want to learn more about how you can come support us this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland? Info can be found here. |
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Friends and Family Campaign Donors
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we'd like to take a moment to thank so many members of our community for their support of our Friends and Family Campaign. This year's campaign is raising money for a covered outdoor pavillion in the CVHS courtyard. This will be a beautiful and functional addition to our existing amphitheater, and will allow us to use the space in more ways.
This effort is spearheaded by CVHS parents Kevin McCarthy and Brent Nyquist, and we are grateful to them for the generous donation of their time and talents. Our Friends and Family Campaign goal for the 2015-2016 school year is $40,000. Together we have raised $26,349 to date. As you make your year-end giving plans, please consider a tax-deductible donation to the CVHS PTO. THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS Carnegie Champions Kevin McCarthy
Brent and Sarah Nyquist Madhavi and Darshan Anandu Laurel Agris and Steve Cole Yu Yuan Chen and Hong Ngo The Jiang Family The Redding Family Jeffrey and Elizabeth Spike John and Denise Stoneburner The York Family Principal's Circle Joan and Deepak Khosla Maneesha Sharma and Manoj Devashish Jim and Lou Ann Taylor Courtyard Cadre The Bailey Family The Clavijo Family Laura Dew and Paul Revilla The Hussein Family Kilby Hoskins and Paolo Passaro Patrick and Katie Hwu Caroline and David Quenemoen Joyce and Steve Sandweiss Lundin and Teresa Schneider Craig Vollmers and Katherine Timmins-Vollmers Balcony Bunch Sarah and Eric Bittner The Ciura Family
Kansara and Rupal Dushyant The Greenberg Family Hilda and Brian Hendrix Rohit Kawathekar and Gouri Kulkami
Andrew and Maria Keene Allison and Mark Levine The Ma Family Goroh and Jo Ann Numata The Odegard Family The Bruce Smith Family Joan and Drake Terrell The Tetzlaff Family Maria and Theodore Yang Green Roof Gang Erin and Martin Brau John and Anne Cheek Thu Hang Dao-Jeanjean Lynne and Roger Goddard Robert and Julie Goodfriend Theresa Gregory and Martin Hajovsky The Hilder Family Yoginder and Anshu Kak Lawler-Kelly Family The Maislin Family Allison McLean Susana Monteverde and William Grimsinger Colleen Morris and Douglas Coleman The Parris Family Heather and Ari Purcell The Registe Family The Rice Family The Savage Family The Sezin Family Beth Ann Volz Catherine and Patrick Waites Cathy and Ronnie Winter Jun Yun and Yaquin Bao
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