March 14,
2005
Principal’s
Notes
The next few months are a critical time as we maintain momentum
for this school year and, simultaneously, begin thinking ahead to
next school year. A number of efforts are under way in planning
for City High School’s second year. The proposed calendar
for 2005-2006 will be shared with staff, parents, and students for
input over the next few weeks and will go before the board for approval
on April 7. (See other side.) The enrollment process is well underway
and the hiring process for next year’s staff will begin this
month. A group of students are working with instructor Daniela Diamente
and the school administration to develop City Works classes and
community partnerships for next year. Brett Goble, Eve Rifkin, and
I had a leadership retreat on Monday to work on next year’s
educational program, and our work will continue with the whole staff
during Wednesday late start meetings this spring. We’re excited
about the prospects of growing City High School to grades 9-11 and
approximately 125 students next year.
Spring Break
City High School will be closed for a 5-day weekend March 24 through
March 28. This year we scheduled the vacation to coincide with Tucson
Unified School District’s spring break. Please note that the
proposed calendar for the 2005-2006 school year includes a full
week of spring break.
Core Class Feature – Science
In the Nov. 15 Weekly Bulletin, we explained that students have
a year-long project in science in which they choose an outdoor study
site to observe and analyze over the course of the school year.
Assignments related to this project are due approximately every
four weeks. The next site study due date is Monday, March 21. Students
are required to do 45 minutes of observation at their site and produce
a page of notes and pictures from their observations. They also
need to collect flowers currently blooming at the site, press them,
and bring them to class. Please help students plan ahead for this
assignment, so that they complete by Sunday evening.
Big Fundraising Event in the Works
The development committee of the school board is hard at work planning
a fundraising event for the school on SATURDAY, APRIL 30 from 2:00-6:00
p.m. The event will be organized around the “place-based”
theme of City High School, with one of the main activities involving
special tours of downtown venues, such as the Arizona Historical
Society, the Rialto Theater and the newly-renovated Train Depot.
The event will also include an open house at the school, featuring
exhibitions of student work, live music, food and drink. The development
committee is eager to get parents and students involved in the event
planning. If you are interested in volunteering, please call or
email Carrie (623-7223, carrie@cityhighschool.org). We hope that
all of our City High School families will attend the special event.
Look for more information soon and an invitation in the mail.
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