Update! Columbus North HS Start of School Information
Update! Columbus North HS Start of School Information
Schedule and Book Pick Up is Aug 6 & 7!
DEAR BULL DOG:
Summer is passing much too quickly, yet we are looking forward to your return. Given the way our school year ended last spring, it feels to me as if getting together again in our school community will be a GREAT thing. Knowing that much about opening up school will depend upon governmental regulations we have tentative plans to start on time. We do, however, reserve the right to adjust as we feel best for our students, staff, and community. For the most current information, please check our website.
That said, we recognize that our school is the sum of its parts…staff, students, family, and community. We feel our “parts” are the best of the best and are thrilled that you have chosen to allow us to be a piece of your educational successes. In choosing to attend CNHS, we know that your priorities are centered around challenging yourself academically, athletically, and in extracurricular activities.
As a student at Columbus North you are in great company! You will be surrounded by students just like you, students who want to make a positive difference in the world. Prepare now to take advantage of this opportunity by getting involved in one of the many activities/clubs at CNHS.
Note: this fall we will be transitioning to a Block 8 schedule. That has not changed.
Right now the first day of school is Monday , August 10th. We will begin at 7:45 a.m. sharp, by meeting in your first period class to get updated schedules, fill out emergency cards, and take care of other “beginning of the year” business.
Our teachers have spent time this summer being updated in the latest instructional methodologies and look forward to helping you prepare for your future. I am confident that working together we will find a way to make your educational experience as a Bull Dog a rewarding one.
The “Bull Dog Way,” assists each to be Respectful, to be Responsible, and to build appropriate educational Relationships. It’s an exciting time to be a Bull Dog! On behalf of the Columbus North administration and faculty, I welcome you to a new school year.
Sincerely,
David D. Clark, Principal Columbus North High School
INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW:
SCHOOL OPENING CALENDAR EVENTS:
New Student Enrollment: July 30, August 3 and 4
(Call: 812-376-4431) 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
July 31
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Updated Student schedule & book pick-up:
Thursday, Aug. 6 - 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 7 - 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
First Teacher Day: Aug. 5 (Staff will be in meetings all day)
First Student Day: Aug. 10 Classes begin at 7:45 a.m.
We start in first period classes to pick-up schedules and fill out other paper work.
LAPTOPS: Returning students should bring their laptop. New students & freshmen laptops will be issued after school starts. Freshmen should bring their current Chromebook to class.
BOOKS: Books will be distributed through individual classes. Book and fee bills are mailed home in September. Once a book is issued, book return is the responsibility of the student.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION: Each student will need to complete emergency information cards, including parent/guardian work telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, family physician and special health concerns or treatments, name and number of emergency contact other than parent/guardian.
LUNCH/TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE: Applications for free/reduced meals must be completed to qualify for assistance with books. Many fees, however, are not covered. Applications are available in school offices and will be distributed to students on the first day of school.
STUDENT DRESS: Please remember modesty when shopping for school clothes. Clothing that some may consider fashionable may be inappropriate in a public school setting. Students can find more specific information in the CNHS student handbook online. Our dress code focuses on preparing our students to be successful in their future professional endeavors. This also supports common decency and maintains appropriate safety and health codes. If you have any questions, call the Deans Office (812-376-4251)
LUNCH: Lunch assignments are made by teacher name for period 3 on your schedule. To find your lunch assignment, please locate the schedules posted throughout the building on the first day of school. All freshmen are assigned to the school cafeteria for lunch and must eat lunch on campus. The upperclassmen may have an open lunch as long as behavior in the community is appropriate.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Most classes require students to have paper and pencils or pens. Other school supplies, however, may be required in individual classes and vary based on classes selected by students. If you need assistance with school supplies, please contact your guidance counselor, dean, or principal.
Advisory: Advisory has two components that will run on alternating days, one day committed to social emotional learning (SEL Days), and the second Student Enrichment Time (SET Days). Advisory periods are thirty minutes long and occur each day.
SET advisory days will be spent attending to needs and experiences for students that enhance the school and learning experience. Examples might include class meetings, tutorial opportunities, mandated surveys, club connections or counseling functions that do not fit naturally into academic classroom time.
SEL advisory days are an intentional time for students to develop positive relationships, practice social and emotional skills, and acquire developmental assets. Social emotional learning has a positive impact on student achievement, as well as employability and mental well-being.
As noted in the IDOE research, students who participated in SEL programs also demonstrated the following attributes: increased academic achievement; increased development of social and emotional skills; improved attitude toward self and others; improved positive social behaviors and decreased conduct problems and emotional distress.
BCSC follows the IDOE Social Emotional Learning Competencies and uses the Search Institute research and practices around Developmental Assets and Developmental Relationships to guide programming.
All BCSC High School locations will have a new block Schedule starting the 2020-21 School year. A block schedule is a departure from the 45-minute 8-periods-per-day high school schedule to classes that meet for longer periods of time fewer days a week. Students on a block schedule at BCSC will still enroll in the same number of courses each semester, but those courses will meet every other day. Students will attend four 85-minute classes each day on a two-day rotation with a student resource time and student advisory period built into these alternating days.
Resources to learn more about the new block schedule at CNHS:
Video: Overview by Mr. David Clark, Principal
BCSC Board Presentation on Block Schedule