Campbell's PTSA Corner
PTSA Corner Thank You! Thank you to everyone who donated or volunteered for the Coffee & Cookies Event for our awesome CHS staff on Friday, October 25! We appreciate your help in providing the staff with a great pick-me-up to start their day.
--Campbell High School PTSA Campbell News
Here are a few Homecoming Court pictures from last week's Homecoming game. Our Homecoming King and Queen at the top are Sidney Nelson and Joseph Smith.
We want to congratulate our Varsity Cheer Team for winning first place at their cheer competition at Douglas High School this weekend.
Congratulations to the nineteen CHS sophomores and juniors who have been selected to represent Campbell at the county-level academic interviews for the Governor's Honors Program!
From left to right: Lana Tomic (Chinese), Kahn Peterson (Math), Daubin Lee (Social Studies), Tonade Arulogon (French), Linnea Reece (Communicative Arts), Devon Parthasarathy (Social Studies), Jacob Podolski (Communicative Arts), Mei Kumaran (Social Studies), Aayesha Sharwar (Spanish), Frazer Befekadu (French), Brynn Pohlmann (Science), Elena Valencia (Communicative Arts), Sahana Kumaravelu (Communicative Arts), Laksha Shroff (Communicative Arts), Prayushi Padhi (Science), Lauryn Beck (Spanish), and Maya Virani (Social Studies). Not shown: Sanvi Mathan (Math) and Sean Nash (Math). Kathrynn Benninger, JoJo Winter, Marley Stewart, and Olivia Weatherby
Several students debated for the first time and won top honors: Open division speaker awards went to Jacob Podolski, Mary Headrick, Krishna Anand.Team honors went to Jacob & Krishna. JV speaker awards went to JoJo Winter and Kanesha Ekthamwongsa. The 1st place Novice speaker award went to Marley Stewart and Novice teams were Ayo Olubuyide & Taliyah Walker in 3rd and Marley Stewart & Olivia Weatherby in 1st place. This was the first tournament for the novice debaters. Campbell received 1st place in the league sweepstakes! CHS Debate - arguably the best!
Holiday Assistance Programs in the Community: The Center for Family Resource is currently accepting registrations for the Thanks for Giving program which provides food for families to enjoy during the Thanksgiving holiday. Please visit Thanks for Giving Family Registration | The Center for Family Resources to register. The Must Ministries Toy Shop holiday assistance program provides toys & clothing for children ages 0-18. Please see the attached flyer for registration info. Trunk or Treat- Campbell High School is hosting another year of Trunk or Treat for the community on October 30th! Details in the flyer below! We hope to see you there!
PSAT/NMSQT The PSAT was given this past Wednesday, October 23rd. Scores are available through the College Board portal beginning November 17th. Students will use the same credentials they used to register for the assessment to view their scores. Parents may access this link for general information about the PSAT: https://blog.collegeboard.org/parents-guide-psat-msqt
The CHS Comfort Closet offers free personal care items for students and families in need. There are two comfort stations on campus (located by the Counseling Department and by Ms. Fain’s office) where students may receive individual sized items as needed. Families are able to visit the Comfort Closet to receive full sized personal & household care items by scheduling with Ms. Fain. Thank you to all who have donated items during the September Comfort Closet drive promoted by PTA. We genuinely appreciate the support!
Power Surge (Tutoring) - flyer below Please see the Power Surge flyer below. Please remind your student to bring their charged laptop! Email Dr. Eaton if you have any questions (lisa.eaton@cobbk12.org)
The Tutoring Schedules by content for Fall are in the attachments below: English language arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and World Languages
Campbell Advanced Placement Scholars- CAPS Campbell students interested in being a part of the CAPS Program (Campbell AP Scholars) must complete an application and submit to Dr. Dorrough by the deadline listed within the application as it differs by grade level. Applications can be submitted to Dr. Dorrough in the cafeteria in the morning or during lunch, or to her office (3113). Any student not in the Campbell IB program can apply to the program to work towards meeting the CAPS criteria. Students that attended a CAPS meeting last year must also complete an application based on their current grade level (graduation year). Current freshmen (class of 2028) that submit an application will be reviewed at the end of Fall semester once their GPA has been established. CAPS Applications for the class of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 can be found within the attachments. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Dorrough at Jennifer.Dorrough@cobbk12.org.
IB News Thank you to all of the IB teachers, parents, and students who volunteered at our IB Open House for Prospective students on 10/13. And a special thank you to the IB Booster Club parents for helping us put on a wonderful event. Our next community events for prospective families are on 11/10. Have an 8th grader or know someone who does? We have two more community events coming up before the magnet application deadline of December 2nd.
Seniors: Ask your senior to share their Group IV project with you from last week where they worked with students in other sciences to create a project merging concepts.
Our deadline for IB Exam registration is November 4th. Here is the process: Remind message was sent to ALL seniors last with a video showing them how to register in ManageBac. The deadline is tomorrow, Monday, October 28th ALL seniors MUST be present in their 1st block on NOVEMBER 1st to finalize registration. Students who will not be in class on Nov. 1st must see Ms. Wood PRIOR to November 1st or they will not be registered for exams. NOTE: Students who do not have an uploaded Extended Essay draft, at least TWO EE reflections, and 5 CAS experiences will not be registered for exams. Students who do not register for exams by the deadline run the risk of forfeiting their IB Diploma and not being scheduled for IB courses in the second semester, so it is imperative that they see Ms. Wood immediately regarding concerns.
Juniors: Our deadline for IB Exam registration is November 4th. We will visit their IB French/Spanish classes this week to show them how to register.
Save the Dates: Next IB Insights: November, 21st at 11:30. Academic Advisement - we will send a link for students to sign up for advisement via Remind two weeks before their class's advisement begins. Students will receive a pass to report to the advisor for their appointment. We will also send course options through Remind. Advisement is ONLY in-person for students. Parents will join via FaceTime, Teams, or phone.
Class of 2026, rising Seniors: 12/3-12/13 Class of 2027, rising Juniors: 2/24-3/7 (note: 3/3 is a digital learning day, so all advisement appointments will be on Teams). Class of 2028, rising Sophomores: 2/3-2/14
Senior News
Attention Senior Families!! Apply to College Week is coming up on November 11-15 for seniors only. There is a flyer attached below.
Parents of Seniors are asked to please ask your student about the information that was shared with them by our counselors during their Senior Seminars.
There is information below in the attachment from Cady Studios for our parents/guardians of Seniors.
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