November 14, 2005
Principal’s Notes
Hopefully everyone enjoyed their long weekend. On Thursday we had teacher meetings throughout the day, focusing on academic and school culture issues. A number of students gave up their vacation day on Thursday to participate in school-related activities. Eight students traveled with teachers Elliott Lax and Leia Maahs to Prescott for a 3-day service learning and leadership camp. Another group participated in a special Veteran’s Day event next door with Voices, Inc. that brought together World War II era Tucsonans and City High School students together to launch the upcoming World War II oral history and photography project all students will be participating in next semester. Lastly, a group of students joined took part in the teacher inservice to talk in depth about their experiences at City High School and help shed light for staff on what’s working well this year and what areas we need to improve in.
In the Field
Division II students will travel to San Xavier Mission and Tumacacori National Historic Park on Thursday as part of their studies of the Spanish Colonial Era in humanities classes. Their visit to Tumacacori will be led by a tour guide dressed in character as Juan Bautista de Anza, as part of the Park’s “living history” program. To learn more about the two locations, visit their official websites: http://www.sanxaviermission.org and http://www.nps.gov/tuma. Parents are welcome to join the day-long field trip; to volunteer, contact Brett Goble bgoble@cityhighschool.org or Sarah Bromer at sarahb@cityhighschool.org or call them at 623-7223 x208. Division I students will travel to the Biosphere on Friday as they culminate their science unit on ecosystems. For more information about the trip, contact Jeff Hartman at x206 or via email jeffh@cityhighschool.org.
Opportunity to Take Pima College Assessments
Pima Community College–West has arranged for a group of City High School students to take the college’s placement assessment tests on Wednesday morning, November 16. Interested students must turn in their registration form before Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The opportunity is limited to 12 students and will be given out on a “first-come, first-served” basis. The City High School group will travel together by bus; students need to arrive at school at 8:30 a.m. For more information on the assessments and for sample test questions to help prepare ahead of time, go to the Pima College website: http://www.pima.edu/assessment.
Counselor on Staff
We’re excited to have David Spire working with us at City High School. He is a retired school counselor and former teacher with many years of experience working with teenagers. David will be at school on Monday and Friday afternoons and at other times when needed. He has expertise in all areas of school counseling, including helping students with emotional/social issues as well as post-graduation planning. David is working closely with our Support Services teacher, Ed Moyer, and can be reached through Ed at 623-7223 x303. He can also be reached directly at davids@cityhighschool.org.
Student Pictures – Retakes & Orders
Picture retakes are scheduled for Monday 11/21 at 10:00 a.m. Students must bring in their old pictures to turn in if they want to do retakes. Parents can still order additional photos from the original shoot. Please see Lynn to place an order. Students who were absent for picture day earlier in the year should see Lynn to get order envelopes.
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Pima College Placement Assessment Test Sign-Up
Wednesday, November 14
Name:
Age:
Advisor:
____ I want to travel to PCC with the school group. Participants must arrive at school at 8:30 a.m. in order to travel with the group.
____ I will travel directly to PCC with my parents and meet the group at 9:15 a.m.
Parent signature required for this option: ______________________________
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