Welcome Collegiate Class of 2017!!

Tonight’s Short Agenda• Introductions• Mrs. Allen• School Day• Transportation• Communication• Active Involvement • Important Upcoming Dates• Other Items of Importance• Naviance • NobelHour• Dress Code• Identification• Schedules

• Academic Program Changes• Textbooks

Introductions

• Principal – Jackie Fagan• Dean of Instruction – Barbara Boakye (at CVC)• Teacher Coordinator – Ben Hairgrove (at CHCHS)• Counselor – Marcee Cramer• School Secretary – Cecilia Martinez• Registrar/Counselor Secretary – Susana Sanchez• Receptionist/Volunteer Coord. – Cynthia Alexander

Mrs. Allen – Soph Class Sponsor

• Class of 2017 Senior Contracts

• Dallas Cowboys Concession Work

School Day• Start time – 8:15am

• Students will wait in Cafeteria until 8:10am and then move to Collegiate glass doors – CLASS STARTS AT 8:15!

• Release time – 3:15pm

• Acceleration/Intervention and Clubs built-in school day

• Tutoring - Monday & Wednesday until 4:00pm (Buses provided) Other days are at the teacher’s discretion

Transportation

Car Riders:– Parent drop off, 7:45am,

Door #15

– Parent pick up, 3:15pm Door #15

– After 8:15am, drop off at Door #11 and a students will be required to sign in and a tardy assessed

Bus Riders: – Bus drop off at back of

cafeteria by dumpster

– Bus pick up North side of building (Collegiate side)

– Routes can be found on district and campus website

Communication• Phone Calls• Emails• Website – Campus and District• Teacher webpages (Week-At-A-Glance)• The Collegiate Magazine• Text messages – Remind 101• Social Media

– Senior rep on Facebook?– Twitter: @CollegiateHS

• Face to Face!!• Communication with Professors - Parents DO

NOT contact college professors. This is the responsibility of the STUDENT, first and foremost, and for the administration to assist.

Active Involvement

• Monitoring Grades:– eConnect – For CVC grades

• Get their password!!!

– Family Access – For Collegiate grades• Student access• Parent access

• Join PTSA

• Booster Club

• Come to the Activities!

Important Upcoming Dates• 8/22 – CVC New Student Orientation (for 11th and 12th grades – optional event), at CVC, 9am-1pm

• 8/25 – First day of school for both High School and CVC!!!

• 9/1 – Labor Day Holiday

• 9/4 – All Pro Dads meeting, NGC, 6:30pm – 7pm

• 9/16 – Meet the Teacher night, Collegiate, 7pm -9pm

• 9/20 – Collegiate Family and Friends Picnic AND Football Intramural Tourney, at Collegiate, Enter through Door #1, 9am

– 3pm

• 10/4 – Fall Parent Academy, TBD

• 10/18 – Fall Coronation Dance, at Collegiate, 7pm-11pm$15

Other Items of Importance

• College Culture– No bells, but be on time!!– No lockers – but some storage in classrooms

• Sophomore EOC – English II (next year US History!!)

• Student Athletic Contracts• Food service accounts• Registering for Spring 2015 by 10/2014; Choice Sheets by first of SEPTEMBER!

Naviance• Student-centered software to organize college

and career goals• Scholarship search • College search engine• Aptitude test• Create your portfolio

NobelHourWhat is it?• Software, web-based• Volunteer tracking system• Find Volunteer Opportunities• Link on Campus Website – Coming Soon!!!

How do we transition to it?• Student email sign-up• Archived volunteer data for previous years• All paper forms MUST be turned into Ms. Alexander by

September 2nd.

Dress Code

• Dress Code – Red, White, or Black Polo shirt; Black or Khaki pants or shorts (finger tip length) with Crest

• Crest - 1st is free; $2 each; Packs of 4

Identification

CVC • In the Fall during a

campus tour

• Or, on your own must have a fee receipt (retrieve from eConnect)

Collegiate• Tonight – before or after

picking up textbooks• Or, during the first week

of school

How do I read this crazy schedule?All HS classes

All Collegiate classes

TextbooksHigh School Texts:• World History book• Chemistry – Online

Code • Math – Online Code • English – Online

Code • Spanish 1 or 2

College Texts:• Speech• Philosophy

By 2nd Week of School:• BCIS code• Music/Art

Picking up Textbooks

1. Line up outside the door2. Hand student-worker your colored schedule3. Sign hole-punched paper and return to worker4. Enjoy your evening!

Room C103 – A-L Room C104 – M-W