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"Robin-hood", clothes, and college!
 Please join us at the next PTO general meeting, this Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m., at the school, when we will have a guest speaker: Ms. Hooker, HISD College Success Advisor at CVHS. Her presentation will be preceded by a PTO general meeting at which we will sell spirit-wear and take donations, while Mr. Moss will update us about the impact on CVHS of the statute recapture scheme. Spoiler: recapture is slated to cause a loss to HISD of over $1 billion over 5 years! Please consider attending the meeting so your voice can be heard on ideas to address this important concern.
Read on for this week's news, and keep Calm and Rhino On!
Sarah Bittner
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The Friends and Family Campaign
Please help us support our teachers, students and school with a contribution to the Friends & Family Campaign. Your donation is much needed! Find more information here. Your contributions are used to support these terrific causes:
- Teacher Appreciation, Development and Support: $17,000
- Campus Beautification and Maintenance $3,000
- Events, Honoraria and School Clubs $6,000
- Scholarships $2,500
Additional funds can help make the Pavilion a reality.
Thanks to the all the CVHS families for their gracious donations.
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NHS peer tutoring
Rhinos helping Rhinos
Now that we are into the fourth week of school, is it starting to be clear just where your CVHS student might need a little extra help? Wel never fear, because the CVHS National Honor Society is here. Again this year, NHS is offering peer tutoring for all grade levels in a variety of subjects. If your student needs help in any class, please sign up using Google Docs link here. NHS students will match your student with an available student tutor. This is a great way for Rhinos to learn from other Rhinos who have been there! And best part, it's free.
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Do you know a remarkable Rhino?
Do you know a Carnegie Vanguard employee that has gone above and beyond? Do you want to honor someone at CVHS for their stellar service? Nominate that CVHS employee by filling out the form at this link: Employee of the Month nomination form. The selection of the employee of the month will be made by a committee consisting of one teacher, one staff member and one administrator. If any of those individuals is nominated, then a replacement for that individual will be asked to stand in on the committee for that month. You can view information about previous employee of the month recipients here. Let's hear from you!
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PSAT prep
 Mr. Frau has sent along the following helpful info for students taking the PSAT on Oct. 19th.
Registration for Kaplan's FREE PSAT Prep Live has begun. Highly-rated, expert instructors will review all the areas of the exam, streamed live online leading up to test day. Register now by visiting www.kaptest.com/psatpreplive.
Also, an excellent resource page for students on the PSAT can be found at http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/110533.
Good luck everyone!
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Picture retakes
 If your Carnegie student missed picture day this past Monday, or when the pictures come in, there's a previously unseen problem with the image (Hey, we've all been there.), no need to worry.
Picture retakes have been scheduled for Oct. 24th for anyone who might need one.
If you have any questions, e-mail Ms. Paget at apaget@houstonisd.org.
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Colleges want Carnegie
 Every year, a host of college reps head to the Houston area, and our campus in particular in search of the best we have to offer to apply to their schools. This year is no different as Ms. Chapman, Mr. Frau and Ms. Hooker have put together an incredible list of opportunities.
We are already a week into this process, but here is the remaining schedule. Juniors have all been informed of this, but everyone else should also know if for no other reason than to get information on the schools in question. As Ms. Chapman informed the students, they should be willing to give a hearing to any of these schools, whether they've heard of them or not (ESPECIALLY if they've not heard of them).
Sept. 14: Lawrence University, University of Edinburgh (Scotland), Claremont McKenna
Sept. 15: Mount Holyoke, Southwestern, Webster University (The Netherlands)
Sept. 16: Puget Sound, Agnes Scott
Sept. 19: Middlebury, Rochester, SMU, Tulsa, University of British Columbia
Sept. 22: Rensselaer Polytechnic, Johns Hopkins, Reed College
Sept. 23: Cooper Union
Sept. 25: Coast to Coast College Tour at Sheraton Brookhollow
Sept. 26: SMU (again)
Sept. 27: Trinity University, Rose-Hulman
Sept. 28: Harvey Mudd
Sept. 29: U. of Chicago, Vanderbilt, Mary Baldwin
Sept. 30: Williams College, Franklin and Marshall, Washington U. of St. Louis
Oct. 3: Knox College, Millsaps, St. John's University-Queens
Oct. 4: Carnegie Mellon, Sewanee: The University of the South, Wesleyan Univ., Duke, Purdue
Oct. 5: Hofstra, Missouri U. of Science and Technology
Oct. 6: Villanova, Clark, American University, Indiana, Lafayette College
Oct. 7: Scripps, Tulane, Skidmore, Smith College, Elon University, Notre Dame
Oct. 10: Colorado, Northwestern, Baylor, Austin College
Oct. 17: Worcester Polytechnic
Oct. 19: UK University consortium presentation at the British International School, 2203 N. Westgreen Blvd in Katy, featuring University of Bristol, Durham University, Newcastle University, Univ. of Southampton, Univ. of Warwick and Univ. of York. 6:30 p.m. Sign up here.
Oct. 25: Case Western
Oct. 26: New York University, Wellesley College
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Teacher/staff appreciation
 Every month, the PTO organizes a luncheon on campus for CVHS faculty. Thanks to all volunteers who have already signed up.
However, there are still a few food items needed for upcoming events, so that together we can shower our remarkable CVHS faculty and staff with the praise that is their due!
Check out how you can help here.
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Carnegie directory
Best way to get in touch
 The best way to be in the "know" is to provide your information in the PTO membership and student directory site. Don't miss out on having your family included! Everyone who wants their name(s) and contact information to be in the directory should have received a confirmation e-mail from us. If you've not yet signed up for the directory, it's not to late. Please click here to register!: https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/new-family.a5w?fam=CarnegieVanguardHighSchool6902 If you have questions, or didn't receive the confirmation e-mail, please contact Susan Moreno at directory@cvhspto.org or 713-290-1568. |
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Karbach Social
Please join us for the annual BBQ Social with Officer Fyles at Karbach Brewery
Price: $25/Person (Adults)
Date: November 17 from 6 pm to 9 pm
Our own Officer Fyles will prepare his delicious barbeque as we enjoy Karbach's beer garden. Price includes BBQ, beer glass and a few beer tokens. You do not have to be a CVHS parent to attend, but must be over 21. For more information, or to purchase tickets for all CVHS social events, click here.
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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 |
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