THE COUGAR CONNECTION
THE COUGAR CONNECTION
Embedded Files
The Catoctin High School Newsletter • August 17, 2021
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!
First Day of School Reminders!
First Day of School Reminders!
Face coverings are required! If you do not have one, we will have masks available at the door upon arrival.
School STARTS at 7:30 AM - make sure you arrive no later than 7:25 AM so you're not late to class! School doors open at 7:00 AM. View the full Catoctin High Bell Schedule for information on 2-hour early dismissal or late arrival days.
Need to know your bus pick-up time? Bus Stop Information is available online - just enter your student ID number and birthdate and find out! Is your bus late? Check the Bus Delay board to find out.
Worried about finding your classes? Schedules and maps are available on the first day during block 1.
For more information about back to school, check out our list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you can't find your answer there, fill out the form on the FAQs list and we will write back with an answer!
9th and 10th Grade Orientation Materials
9th and 10th Grade Orientation Materials
If you missed the 9th or 10th Grade Orientation last week, you can view the material by visiting this link: 9th & 10th Grade Orientation
ATTENTION PARENTS: IMPORTANT FCPS EMAIL COMING TO YOU!
ATTENTION PARENTS: IMPORTANT FCPS EMAIL COMING TO YOU!
On Wednesday, August 18, parents/guardians will receive an email from FCPS NoReply!
This email will provide instructions on how to use the secure online portal to provide updated student information for the coming school year. This online process replaces the paper Student Information Cards of the past. When you receive this important email, please take a few minutes to review and complete the online form as soon as possible.
Sample Email Heading - Be on the lookout for:
From Address: FCPS NoReply-noreplyregistration@powerschool.com<noreplyregistration@powerschool.com</noreplyregistration@powerschool.com
Reply-To Address: FCPS NoReply-noreplyregistration@powerschool.com<noreplyregistration@powerschool.com</noreplyregistration@powerschool.com
Subject: Student Information Form
FCPS Health Cards
FCPS Health Cards
On the first day of school, a yellow health card will be sent home. Please fill it out promptly and return it to school as soon as possible!
We love our Volunteers!
We love our Volunteers!
We would love to have you serve as a volunteer! We always appreciate our volunteers! No matter how big or small your contributions, you are integral to the support and experiences we can provide to our students. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer in any capacity (during the school and/or at extra-curricular activities), you must complete a short training and registration process as a first step. We will then connect you with volunteer opportunities to help serve our students and school.
Click the following link to become a volunteer today: https://pubforms.fcps.org/view.php?id=78542.
For more information or support, please reach out to Ivania Amador, Family and Community Involvement Coordinator, ivania.amador@fcps.org.
Student Password Reset Tonight
Student Password Reset Tonight
FCPS will reset student passwords at midnight on August 17. This password allows students to login to their Chromebooks, Chrome, Schoology and other FCPS resources.
School staff will help students reset their passwords on August 18 to ensure that the password is adjusted from the default and allows access to FCPS resources.
Parents/Guardians who have questions after the password is reset on August 17 should contact their child's school.
If you are new to FCPS, your username and password will be established on August 18.
Blended Virtual Program students will receive directions from their teachers on how to change their passwords on the first day of school.
2020-2021 Yearbook Pick-Up!
2020-2021 Yearbook Pick-Up!
Students that previously purchased a yearbook and did not yet pick it up, please visit Room 101 (across from the upper parking lot doors) during block 4 at school.
Class of 2021 graduates may pick up during the dates and times listed above or from the main office from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm beginning Wednesday, August 18.
If you would like to buy a 2020-21 yearbook, we have very few copies available for sale. These books will be available for purchase starting Friday, August 20th. Please contact Mrs. Hutchinson via email (theresa.hutchinson@fcps.org) to be put on a waiting list to purchase one of the extra copies.
welcome new staff!
welcome new staff!
Please join us in welcoming these new teachers and staff to Catoctin High School:
John Cochran, Math Teacher
Angela Cornell, CASS Coordinator
Deputy Robert Davis, School Resource Officer
Katherine Engelstatter, Media Specialist
Jeb Fleagle, School Psychologist
Pam Flickinger, Math Teacher
Janice Gazmen, Family & Consumer Science Teacher
Darlene Kerr, Literacy Specialist
Cameo Lawlor, Guidance Counselor and Department Chair
Dave Lillard, Science Teacher
Kellie May, Front Office Secretary
Jason Senuta, Pupil Personnel Worker
Stephanie Stolz, French/Spanish Teacher
Stephanie Young, DLL Mentor
Face Masks Required for School
Face Masks Required for School
As we welcome our Catoctin students back to school, please remember that face coverings are required. If you do not have one, we will have masks available at the door upon arrival.
The FCPS expectations for face coverings for staff, students and visitors will be:
All staff and students will be required to wear face coverings in our school buildings when students are present. If only adults are in the school building, face coverings are required in situations when social distancing is not feasible. Unvaccinated individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering at all times.
Staff in office buildings will be required to wear face coverings when physical distancing of six feet is not feasible. Unvaccinated individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering at all times indoors.
Face coverings will not be required outdoors, but are strongly encouraged for those who are unvaccinated.
Face coverings will continue to be required on school buses.
Issues of non-compliance will be handled per FCPS Regulation 400-8 Student Discipline. The discipline regulation provides for progressive discipline for incidents of disruptive or willfully disobedient behavior.
As conditions change, FCPS will update their Expectations for Face Coverings in School Buildings to address continuing health and safety concerns.
National school breakfast and lunch program
National school breakfast and lunch program
Applications for free and reduced-price school meal benefits for the 2021-2022 school year are online at www.fcps.org/meals.
Frederick County Public Schools, Food and Nutrition Services announces participation in the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for the 2021-2022 school year. SSO is part of the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Program and has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow all children enrolled at Frederick County Public Schools to receive meals for free.
Breakfast and lunch meals are FREE for ALL FCPS students enrolled in traditional in-school classes or virtual school for the 2021-2022 school year. Breakfast and lunch are available on days when children are in school.
Even though all students will receive meals at no charge, we encourage families to complete the free and reduced-price meal benefits application because the USDA provides funds that support the nutrition program based on your child’s eligibility. Eligibility for free or reduced-price meal reimbursement is based on the following annual income eligibility guidelines effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
If you have previously received free and reduced-price meal benefits, you must re-apply for the 2021-21 school year.
Please visit this link to apply quickly and easily online: Online Free & Reduced Meals Application.
If you wish to apply with a paper copy, please download the application here:
2021-22 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits Application-ENGLISH.pdf
2021-22 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits Application-SPANISH.pdf
Watch this video for more information:
MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
WELCOME BACK!!! We are excited to welcome our students back to Catoctin High School, together, in-person, for the first time in 523 days! Please plan to be in your first block class at 7:30 AM tomorrow (Wednesday, 8/18) morning – we want to take advantage of every minute to reconnect and start our work together.
There is a lot of important information included in this newsletter (including a FAQ document that will, hopefully, answer many of your questions.) Please take some time to review this information this evening. If there is a question or concern that remains, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any CHS staff member (via Schoology message, email, phone call, conversation……we are ready to respond to any call for support).
This year promises to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding; together we will make it great!
Go Cougars!
Jen Clements, Principal
show your CATOCTIN HIGH school spirit!
show your CATOCTIN HIGH school spirit!
Check out the CHS Sideline Store for a wide selection of school spiritwear! Now through September 21, save 15% off orders of $85 with code SEPT21.
Child Protective Services (CPS): 301-600-2464
To get help for physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.
Crisis Services: Dial 211
To get help when you feel really anxious or really depressed and need someone to talk with so that you can stay safe.
Maryland anonymous Tip Line: 1-833-632-7233
To report threats or situations that put your safety or others’ safety at risk.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
To get help if you are thinking about suicide.
Page updated
Report abuse