CAHS News
Week of April 27-May 1
Distance Learning-Why We Do It?
3 weeks of Distance Learning down and just 6 weeks to go! As we enter the fourth week of distance learning be sure to follow directions and ask for help from your family and your friends. Classes should take approximately 90-120 minutes each. If you are working much longer than two hours per class, then please let your teacher know, they want your feedback! While I understand that you may have friends at other schools that are not required to do distance learning, we are not just any other school. We are the Caimans! We do things with excellence and we have high expectations for our students. WE BELIEVE IN YOU!
Your Health Starts With You!
I want to encourage you to stay healthy and to boost your immunity by focusing on your overall health. Eating fresh foods and vegetables, exercising daily, and sleep are all crucial to fighting off illness. Please use this time as an opportunity to focus on your personal health. I have been fascinated lately about all the benefits of just simply walking. Walking daily can be one of the first steps on a path to health and fitness. Here are 10 benefits of walking: https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-walking
A Message from Ms. Hughes
For many young people, sheltering at home means missing milestones and public recognition of their achievements. This is especially true for seniors graduating from high school and college. Attached is a great article from NPR if you have or are a Senior feeling all the feelings this quaranine is bringing us.
Also remember that I am here to listen and support. I am hosting virtual support sessions for students, through Google Hangouts or over the phone.
To connect, simply fill out the CAHS Counseling Referral Form. Within 24 “school” hours (Monday-Friday 8am-3pm) of the referral being received I will personally connect to you or your student through Schoology to set up an appointment of their choice.
Take Care and Be Safe!
ASB Senior Class of 2021 Officer Elections:
Please watch the speeches posted below for the two candidates for senior class president, Samantha Friedrich and Tori Hitchcock, and then use the link below to vote for your choice for senior class president.
Tori Hitchcock Speech: https://youtu.be/BlgV8Ap0-rI
Samantha Friedrich Speech: https://youtu.be/FeLoiSIYGHU
You may only vote once for the candidate in your respective class.
Please use your TCAdocs email for voting.
Voting will close on Friday, at 3:00 pm
Voting Link: https://forms.gle/LKnZwVkaRv1aQMc78
Congratulations to next year's ASB Executive Officers!!!
President: Julia Blount
Vice President: Reagan Smith
Secretary: Evan Callas
Treasurer: Sami McGlasson
New Member Coordinator: Kayla Preciado
2020-2021 - Link Crew Members
Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Link Crew Leaders! It is going to be a great year Caimans! See the attachment for next year's Link Crew!
CAHS Performance Teams
2020-2021 VIRTUAL AUDITIONS
CAHS Dance
Step 1: ASAP - Fill out the Google Form located here or in the bio of our Instagram account: @cahs_dance.
Step 2: - Wednesday, May 6th Detailed information, including the full tryout packet, will be sent out via email. You will also receive an invitation to join the BAND app, where you will receive communication, updates, and encouragement from dance program alumni!
Step 3: - Wednesday, May 20th Dancers will receive access to a private YouTube account where you will find videos of audition material, including across the floor combination and hip-hop choreography. Dancers will have two days to learn and perfect both videos.
Step 4: - Friday, May 22nd Deadline to submit the two audition videos via Dropbox, auditioning across the floor combination, and the piece of choreography you learned. You must provide your two videos during the submission window of 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Step 5: - Dancers will receive an email within one week with the audition results.
If you have any questions, feel free to email barnold@classicalacademy.com or send a direct message on Instagram @cahs_dance.
CAHS Cheer Team
Step 1: - ASAP - Please fill out this 20 - 21 CAHS Cheer Virtual Tryout Google Form or in the bio of our instagram account @cahscheerteam
Step 2: Monday, May 11th - Detailed information, including the full tryout packet, will be sent out via email. You will also receive an invitation to join the BAND app, where you will receive communication, updates, and encouragement from cheer coaches and alumni!
Step 3: - Tuesday, May 26th - Cheerleaders will receive access to videos of tryout materials, including a cheer, chant, dance, the CAHS fight song, jumps, and motions. Cheerleaders will have three full days and part of the day that Friday to learn and perfect the tryout material. We will be releasing material daily during this week!
Step 4: - Friday, May 29th - Deadline to submit the tryout videos via the BAND app of the material you learned and any tumbling you have. You must provide your videos during the submission window of 4:00 pm-6:00 pm.
Step 5: Cheerleaders will receive an email within one week with the tryout results.
If you have any questions, feel free to email kmoratto@classicalacademy.com or send a direct message on Instagram @cahscheerteam.
CAHS Band
CAHS will have a Marching Band and a Drumline in the fall.
Band Camp will start 8/10.
There are no tryouts for Band, everyone is welcome, to take the class, or the Monday group.
There are Drumline placement auditions that will be during Band Camp.
At this time, we are encouraging anyone who is interested to contact me at sroberson@classicalacademy.com for all the information as it develops along with the quarantine.
No experience / no personal instrument required to join!
Caiman Crescendos & Legato Ladies Singing Ensembles
Auditions will occur via video during the month of May.
Students should videotape themselves singing for 1 minute and send to the instructor.
Any style of music is fine.
Please email audition video: jmccormick@classicalacademy.com
Deadline: Please submit audition video by June 1st.
CAHS Pep Flag Team
CAHS Pep Flag Team Tryouts
We are excited as the Pep Flag Team Tryouts are coming up! Due to distancing and the equipment needed to flag, tryouts will be a bit different this year.
Step 1: - ASAP - Fill out the Google Form here if you are interested in learning more.
Step 2: - Monday, May 4 - Important team information, found in the Pep Flag Team Handbook & Tryout Packets, will be emailed to both student & parent. Review the packets by May 8.
Step 3: - Friday, May 8 by 12:00pm - Email the Flag Team Manager below if your desire is to try out for the Pep Flag Team. Noon is the deadline to sign up for tryouts. You will also receive an invitation to join the Band App, where you can learn about details and updates.
Step 4: - Friday, May 15 - Packet signature pages due, pick up poles/flags, turn in a $50 check (explained in packet: either credited towards team member’s expenses or refunded if needed). Time/Location to be sent out in an email.
Step 5: - Monday, May 18 - Instructional video to be sent out. Basic skills will be covered plus a short section of a routine using one flag will be taught step by step.
Step 6: - Wednesday, May 20 - Day 1 Tryouts: One Flag. Details on what to expect are in the packet. Tryouts will either be done by zoom, submitting a video, or using what the school allows for distancing at that time. We will let you know. Those advancing to the two flag tryouts will be notified by email later that day. A step-by-step video will again be sent to guide and teach the girls through a routine that will be judged.
Step 7: - Friday, May 22 - Day 2 Tryouts - Two Flags. Details and times TBA.
The 2020-2021 Team Member list will then go out that weekend.
Thank you for your interest in joining the CAHS Pep Flag Team.
See us on Instagram @ cahsflagteam
Feel free to contact Pep Flag Team Manager Beth Johanson at flagteamCAHS@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Attention Seniors
The North County Education Foundation will award a $1,500 scholarship to
1 - Classical Academy High School Senior
1 - Classical Academy High School Personalized Learning Center Senior
1 - Coastal High School Senior
This year’s *scholarship will align with the organization’s culture point focus: Judgment. The NCEF Scholarship awards will be presented to a service-oriented student who makes wise choices and sacrifices expedient, short-term comfort or gain for a long-term benefit to the community. This student is intentional, prioritizes well, and corrects quickly.
ASB Application 2020/2021 - Deadline extended to Tuesday, April 28th at 3:00pm
Attention all freshmen, sophomores and juniors.
This is normally the time of year when we hold ASB Elections and even though we are not on campus, we want to start the process of finding next year's leaders.
If you have a desire to serve your fellow students and help make next year memorable, please consider being part of the leadership team. Even if you don't know exactly what position you might pursue, we would like you to consider starting the process.
If you are interested in running for next year's ASB Leadership Team, please fill out the application attached. In addition to the application process, there will be a virtual interview.
If you are elected to the team, you must be able to fit the A-G Leadership Class into your schedule next year, which meets second period
Web LinkASB Application 20/21
Attention Seniors!
If you are a senior, we would like to honor you! While we can’t take a photo with the Caiman currently, please send in a photo of yourself (or your student) to be posted on school social media.
Along with the photo please send a 3-4 sentence blurb answering one or more of the following topics:
-Favorite high school memory?
-What will you will miss most about high school?
-Is there anyone you would like to thank?
-Future plans? College, major, or career?
If you prefer, send us a short video clip 60 seconds or less answering the questions above! We want to see you and honor you seniors!
Send photo or video and your blurb to Mr. Moen at danamoen@classicalacademy.com
We will be posting these over the next month or so please send when you are ready and it will be posted on FB and IG. We want to honor you seniors!
Last Chance to Purchase a Yearbook - There are only few left!
Purchase a CAHS Yearbook
Use this link and code www.yearbookordercenter.com code 8324
CAHS Spring Spring Play The Addams Family - Being Rescheduled!
Email: CAHStickets@gmail.com for the secret family code. Visit: www.CAHSplay.com.
Future Events
ASB/CAHS Club Information
Social/Emotional Information
College and Career
Visit - San Diego Christian College
Virtual Preview Day Tuesday, April 28 at 3:00 PM (PST). $56,000 Scholarships are available to any CAHS student accepted for admission to the college. While there’s nothing like experiencing the community of San Diego Christian College in person, we invite you to participate in our Virtual Preview Day!
Link to sign up:
https://sdcc.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/visit-days/
Urgent AP Exam Message:
Please log in to your College Board account as soon as possible to check on the following:
1. That your email is a current working email account with the College Board
2. Review each of the AP exams that you are signed up for this year. Remember signing up for AP exams this year was a TWO part process:
1. You must have paid on Total Registration
2. You must have signed into your AP classroom/classrooms with the AP classroom access code/codes given to you by each of your AP teachers. This is how College Board AP exams were ordered
Below are some important AP exam and College Board changes designed to help and support students this school year:
What Do I Need to Do?
Please make certain that the College Board has your up to date e-mail address as this is where the AP exam/exams will be sent to you. The email used should be one that you check frequently and be one that can receive emails from an "outside sender". Students should plan to update their CB email if needed to an active, personal email address they check regularly. Please do this as soon as possible.
If you have questions regarding your email account please log in to your College Board account and/or contact the College Board directly at 866-315-6068. Due to privacy issues, the counseling department cannot view your College Board account or make any new changes to your personal account.
Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. Students will take a 45-minute online free-response exam at home.
Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be 2 different testing dates. However, we do not have those testing dates available to us yet. These dates and more details will be announced in early April.
Please visit https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates for more information and helpful resources as you prepare for AP exams.
Any requested cancellations of AP exams through Total Registration can only be refunded after the last AP exam is taken on June 5th.
Exciting News! Our CAHS students are being accepted to many colleges and universities across the nation. Here are just a few:
Albion College, Arizona State University-Tempe, Azusa Pacific University, Baylor University, Belmont University, Biola University, Butler University,California Baptist University, California State Polytechnic University- Pomona, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, California State University-Channel Islands, California State University-Fullerton, California State University-Monterey Bay, California State University-Northridge, California State University-San Marcos, University of California-Irvine, University of California-Irvine (School of Biological Sciences), University of California-Los Angeles,University of California-Santa Barbara, Cedarville University, Columbia University, Concordia University-Irvine, Eckerd College, Grand Canyon University-Traditional Campus, Indiana State University, Indiana University - Purdue, University Indianapolis-Indiana, Wesleyan University-Marion, University of Iowa, Lee University, LeTourneau University, MarquetteUniversity, University of Mary, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Montana State University, Bozeman, Northern Arizona University, Pacific Lutheran University, Palomar College, Pepperdine University, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Point Loma Nazarene University, University of Portland, Regis University, Saint Mary's College of California, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego State University, Seattle Pacific University, Studio School Los Angeles, Trinity Western University, Union University, Waynesburg University, Westmont College, Wheaton College, Texas A&M University, University of California-San Diego, University of Southern California
Attention Seniors: Important Counseling News
Please let Karen Withem or Natalie Mauhili (Academic and College Counselors) know where you will be attending college or your postsecondary plans once that final decision has been made. We'd love to hear and share your story. You can let them know by emailing them your favorite picture along with a short blurb about your future plans. (i.e. if you are attending a community college/4 year university/trade school/apprenticeship, please include where you will be attending and your college major and/or career goals).
Karen Withem- kwithem@classicalacademy.com
Natalie Mauhili- nmauhili@classicalacademy.com
It is important that you mark all the colleges that have accepted you in Naviance. You do this by logging in to your Naviance account, click on the pencil edit icon in the "Colleges I am Applying to List" then mark the result.
IMPORTANT: New Tools and Resources Are Now Available to Students Navigating College Admissions
New NACAC tool helps students navigate the college admission process amid the coronavirus outbreak.
As a service to students and families, NACAC has created a new resource cataloging campus-specific changes in college admission events, deposit dates, and more as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
The purpose of the tool—which features information from post-secondary institutions—is to make it easier for students and others to navigate the admission process during this unprecedented time of upheaval. So far, more than 460 colleges and universities from around the world have submitted their information.
Both public and private postsecondary institutions are included on the list. The resource will update in real-time as NACAC receives new information from colleges and universities.
“Students need reliable information to assist them in making informed choices during this uncertain time,” Jayne Caflin Fonash, the association’s president, said in a press release. “This collaborative resource does just that.”
Are you a Senior planning to go to Palomar College after you graduate? This is for you! Seniors: Important Update Below!
Please review the steps in the link below for priority enrollment and refer to the Palomar College website for more up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 and enrollment.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oGrRFkezT4It9PoqEvRCxJ_fRYLOKMXmh_P0_1I7ATs/edit?usp=sharing
California State Update
The entire California State University system is taking all the necessary steps to mitigate the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while ensuring the health and safety for our students, faculty, staff and communities.
Please be assured that all CSU campuses are prepared to be as flexible as possible when working with fall 2020 applicants on meeting admission requirements and selection. This flexibility will vary by campus and potentially by major applied due to impaction. Although there has been disruption, as campuses transition to some or all staff working remotely, processing of applications and communications is still taking place. We would encourage fall 2020 applicants to continue to check their email and campus portals regularly.
If students have specific questions, they can contact campuses via email. Campus contact information can be found at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/contact-a-campus.aspx. We would encourage applicants to contact campuses via email and be patient while awaiting a response.
As more information becomes available we will send additional updates.
Palomar Promise:
Important Information for Seniors: The Palomar College Promise Application is NOW OPEN! Attend College for FREE @ Palomar College for first-time college students!Please review the steps in the flyer below.Funds are limited and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Start the application process NOW! Please Note: The FAFSA application is now open as well and is another important step to being eligible for the Palomar Promise Program.
Community College Summer Program:
If you are planning on taking a Community College course this summer, please know that the summer schedule for Palomar and Mira Costa have now been released. Please call the college directly regarding admissions and paperwork.
SAT EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT
The College Board is moving to a possible SAT exam digital format for students in the Fall if needed.
Please see link below:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/digital-sat-coronavirus-college-board/index.html
Senior Graduation Alert:
If you are a current senior taking a concurrent enrollment/community college course, please make sure that you are on track to complete these courses with a passing grade. Not completing these courses with a passing grade could affect your graduation status. Please check in with your community college professors ASAP if you have any concerns.
Quarter 4 Naviance Cohort Curriculum
Due to our shift to distance/online learning, the Academic and College Counseling department has set up Career Exploration lessons. These lessons are a continuation of The College Planning Lessons that were previously covered in Cohort during quarter 2. Please access this important resource on your Cohort Schoology page.
Check out CollegeBoard’s parent website that offers key dates and deadlines, details about financial aid, and more. You can also view additional parent webinars and get answers to frequently asked questions about many college planning subjects.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
If you are still needing Community Service hours, please see below for some ideas:
- Clean out old blankets, sheets, towels and donate to an animal shelter (knowing the shelters are closed or by appointment only, students can prepare donations)
- Foster an animal
- Clean out closets and donate to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other thrift stores accepting donations
- Video or record reading to a younger sibling
- Tutor younger students online
- Write cards or letters to people in need of comfort
- Pick up trash around your neighborhood following social distancing rules
- Send cards to deployed soldiers
- Donate to a charity
- Organize an online book club
- Clean out bookshelves to prepare to donate books once libraries reopen
- Be an online buddy to a younger friend of the family during this stressful time.
Athletics
Sports Calendars and Information
See caimansports.com
Sports information contact:
Athletic Director: Chedly Benattia - cbenattia@classicalacademy.com
Athletic Secretary: Joann Goodman - joanngoodman@classicalacademy.com
Download our Caiman Sports app from any android or apple app store (caimansports.com).
Starting this fall, it will be our one stop location for all things CAHS sports...rosters, schedules, stats, media, coach communication, sport wear, etc.
It's an amazing app that will help you access all you need for CAHS athletics from your smart phone!
Golf/Head Coach
Brendon Boitano - bboitano@classicalacademy.com
Boys Tennis/Varsity Head Coach
Mercedes Cadiz
Boys Volleyball/Head Coach
Josiah Cruz - jcruz@classicalacademy.com
Swim/JV Head
Andrea Hoff - ahoff@classicalacademy.com
Boys Volleyball/Head Novice Coach
Aaron Hook - aaronhook@classicalacademy.com
Softball/Varsity Head Coach
Sean Isham - coachisham@att.net
Lacrosse/Varsity Head Coach
John Lambert - caimanlax@gmail.com
Boys Volleyball/Varsity Head Coach
Brian Lane - blane@classicalacademy.com
Boys Volleyball/Asst Coach
Andres Lopez - alopez@classicalacademy.com
Girls Beach Volleyball/Head Coach
Bridgette Salas - bsalasplus5@gmail.com
Baseball/Varsity Head Coach
Ron Sisler - coachsisler@gmail.com
Clay Sisler
Baseball/Varsity Asst Coach
Mike M
Track & Field/Varsity Head Coach
Tye Smith - tsw2011@gmail.com
Swim/Head Coach
Scott Smithers - scottsmithers319@gmail.com
Boys Tennis/Asst Coach
Crissy Verner - crissyverner@gmail.com
Surf
Joel Williams - jwilliams@classicalacademy.com
Swim/Asst Coach
Carley Woods - Carleywoods97@gmail.com
Community Events
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