Dear Viking Families,

It is important to remember that our information, procedures, and protocols may change weekly as we receive local, state, or federal requirements or recommendations.  We will make sure to update this Blog on a weekly basis to reflect these changes, so please stay in the loop by making sure we always have accurate contact information (cell phone & email preferred).  We also have a high volume of families with "voice mailboxes not set up" or "full voicemail inboxes."  While you might miss out on important updates, more importantly, this could potentially create a very unsafe situation for your child this year should there be an emergency.  

Updated info as of 12/5/2022

• Our annual Career Technical Center (CTC) tour for all sophomore students is on Tuesday, December 13th.  Students will be dismissed in either the morning or the afternoon according to their last name.     

• JMG had its first meeting this last Thursday and had 18 students attend. Over the next couple of weeks until break, they will continue to explore what leadership is and look specifically at the leadership roles in the JMG Club. They meet on Thursdays after school from 2:50-4pm in the media center.              

• Grades have been finalized for the first trimester.  Please check your students' grades in the parent portal.  If a student has CTC or a virtual class, their percentage might not match those respective grading programs but their letter grade should match. It is the letter grade that is used to determine a student's GPA.  

• Last chance for senior graduation orders and ring delivery from Jostens is scheduled for 12/14 at lunchtime. 

• Parents, please discuss with your student(s) the importance of charging their chomebooks nightly before school!

Old information as of 11/28/2022

• Attention:10th, 11th, and 12th graders! If you are interested in a dual enrollment opportunity on CHS's campus during trimester three, Baker College will be offering the dual enrollment course, Environmental Science. Students will have the opportunity to earn three college credits by taking this class. Please see the attachment for a description of the course. Please see the  Environmental Science Form for eligibility requirements and to sign up. If you have additional questions, see your counselor. 

• The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy offers at-risk males and females ages 16 through18 an opportunity to graduate high school and realize positive life changes through an intensive five and a half month residential and 12-month post-residential program. More information can be found on the flyer below. 

• If you have not already. Parents, please fill out our parent satisfaction survey  

• Join the U.S. Forest Service and be a part of an organization that is committed to caring for the land and serving people. The Forest Service is hiring students and recent graduates. Jobs are available in a variety of exciting and rewarding   occupations such as engineering, engineering technician, land surveying, geographic information systems (GIS), and ecology. More information can be found here

• Cadillac School is happy to announce we will no longer be charging the meal price of $.40 for those students who receive reduced price meals. Your child(ren), will now receive a meal at no costs to your family effective October 7, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact the food service department at 231-876-5014. Thank you and have a great day!

• Teen drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than drivers over 20 years-old, and ten times more likely to be involved in a non-fatal crash. With the help of involved parents, teens can become safer, smarter drivers. Teen drivers with actively involved parents are half as likely to be involved in a crash. To help parents manage their teens’ driving and keep them safe, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) has created a Parent Toolkit and video. 

• If you are out with COVID you need a doctors note to get the absence(s) excused! 

• We are no longer using the online absentee form. You need to call the high school office to excuse students.  Phone: 231-876-5800 

• Please fill out the Homecoming parent survey if you are interested in volunteering for Homecoming! 

• Flu shots are in stock at the Wellness Center! Students can receive their flu shot, COVID19 vaccine or booster, or any other recommended vaccines, during or after school at the Wellness Center. Call (231) 306-4900 to schedule an appointment.

• This is a link from  the DEA on Brightly Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans - "Rainbow Fentanyl." The trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl, made to look like candy, to children and young people.  

• 2021-22 yearbooks have arrived and are being distributed over the next week. Extra yearbooks are available for purchase for $55.00. 

• Preorder the 2022-23 yearbook at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1064901/Cadillac-High-School/2023-Yearbook/2022060714150695780/CATALOG_SHOP/

• If your student needs to leave during the school day please send them with a note in the morning to receive a pass.  This will help alleviate interruptions into the classrooms. 

• The National Honor Society is starting tutoring this year on Thursday, September 15.   Every Monday afternoon from 2:50-3:50 and Thursday mornings from 7:00-7:40 there will be 2-4 NHS students in the media center waiting for students to tutor. Please encourage your student(s) to take advantage of this free tutoring! 

• This year we are putting an emphasis on developing students social emotional learning (SEL) through the Habits of Mind program. More information about habits of mind can be found here. This is a list of departments and which habits of mind they will be focusing on. Here is a Habits of Mind  explanation for parents guide. 

Here are a couple of very important links to information that we hope will answer most of your questions or concerns:

Parent/Guardian Recommendations 

Sincerely,

Your CHS Team