Charger Chatter

I hope students and staff enjoyed their fall break and are feeling refreshed and ready to start the second nine weeks strong! It is finally starting to cool down outside, but at Clear Springs we are heating up with many events this week!

First up and a favorite for the campus, we have Food Fair on Wednesday, October 23rd during lightning lunch. Come help support our campus organizations and clubs by grabbing some delicious food!

Charger theater has their first musical of the year with Hades Town on Thursday 10/24, Saturday 10/26, Sunday 10/27, and Monday 10/28. You can purchase tickets at https://chargerstage.ludus.com/index.php. Fun fact, I helped pull costumes for this show and I am excited to see if anything made it to stage. Regardless, the costume room is my favorite room on campus!

Finally, we have our Pink Out Pep Rally on Friday 10/25 to bring awareness and to support the fight against breast cancer. So, let’s Pink Out the stands at the Pep Rally and at the Football and Volleyball games Friday night!

Have a great week!

Ms. Warden

CSHS students had the opportunity to meet with League City Council to discuss important topics impacting youth and our community. You can view some of it here.

3rd period Attendance is mandatory for the Final Exam week to maintain exemption status.

· No exam will be administered early. See your assistant principal if you have any questions or concerns.

· Buses will run @ 2:35 PM on December 17th – 19th.

· Students who choose to remain on campus for study review sessions in the afternoon MUST report to a classroom and remain there for the entire period. Students MAY NOT ROAM HALLWAYS.

· Students MAY NOT leave campus for any reason and come back for a tutorial session or to ride the bus home.

· Lunch served on December 17th – 19th. No lunch served on December 20th.

· Early Release – December 20th – buses will run at 11:30 AM.

· Fall Semester Exam Exemptions – please see page 29 of the CCISD Grading Guidelines for details.

CSHS will begin utilizing the yellow parking lot gates in order to help regulate the flow of traffic on our campus throughout the school day.

Starting at 7:30am each morning, access to the parking lot will be limited to certain gates. Staff and Students who utilize the Lightning Lot will be able to access the parking lot by following the road between CSHS and Creekside Intermediate.

Please review the attachment on this message for detailed information regarding how this adjustment could impact you.

Please send all questions and concerns to cshsparking@ccisd.net

October 23: CIIC Meeting; Club Food Fair during LL

October 25: Football Teacher Appreciation Night; PINK OUT Game

October 28: Red Ribbon Week; 50th Day of School

· PROJECT GRAD MEETING: Join us on Monday, Oct. 21st, 6:30 pm-7:30 pm in the CSHS cafeteria to learn about our upcoming fundraisers and events. We have lots of new information to share; you don’t want to miss out. Parents & Seniors are encouraged to attend; each will receive 10 points!

· FUN FOOD FAIR: Stop by on Wednesday, Oct 23rd during Lightning Lunch to support Project Grad. We will be selling “Build Your Doughnuts” for $2 each. Seniors will receive 5 points/doughnuts purchased. We need donations! Click Here to Sign Up to Donate Items or Volunteer & Click Here for monetary donations. Points will be granted for all donations.

· FUNDRAISERS START TOMORROW! Project Grad has partnered with Buttermilk Sky Pies & Butter Braids for our Fall Fundraisers.

· BUTTERMILK SKY PIES fundraiser runs Oct 21st – Nov 3rd. Please mention CSHS Project Grad 25 on any in-store and use promo code CSHSGrad for online purchases (PG receives 20% of sales). Store located On the Lawn at Baybrook Mall & Click Here to Order Online.

· BUTTER BRAID fundraiser runs Oct 21st – Nov 4th. 40% of online sales go back to PG! Click Here to Order online for Nov 17th delivery!

· SPIRIT POINTS: Seniors are rewarded points for PG when they support their classmates by attending sporting & academic events and/or performances! Seniors must complete the SPIRIT POINTS SUBMITTAL FORM and follow the instructions listed.

During Senior Conferences, Counselors are presenting, Putting it all Together: Making the Most of Your Senior Year. This presentation guides students through the Naviance and college application process. It's loaded with great information for Seniors. You are encouraged to watch it, as many times as you want!

Click HERE to watch the presentation.

October 23 - Elsa Jalomo

October 24 - Preston Logan

October 26 - Tyler Lemmond

October 27 - Tina Hahn

October 27 - Michael Raffaeli

If a student is wanting to start a new club, he/she can pick up club forms in the 1100/1200 from Ms. Huerta, the pod secretary. The link provided shows all active clubs on campus and its sponsor. More information about meeting times is forthcoming with lightning lunch scheduling being finalized.

Current CSHS Club List

The Alliance will be offering presentations for our students on topics of vaping, stress management, and mental health. The presentations will be in October, November, and December during Lightning Lunch. Students should sign up for the presentations through RTI Scheduler.

Presentations include:

During Lightning Lunch each student gets 30 minutes of lunch and 30 minutes of tutorials. In order for everyone to have a safe and meaningful lunch time it is imperative that all students sign up for at minimum 3 sessions per week using the RTI scheduler app. The only exception is seniors who have 6 and 7th period off.

You can help your student make good choices by ensuring they have registered for the tutorials. While there are not many grades yet, they will be coming in very soon and it is always good to be prepared. Clubs will also be starting soon!

Please sit with your Charger and have him/her show you where he/she is going. See the steps below:

1. Log on to the student SSO portal.

2. Click the RTI Scheduler app (shown in the upper right)

3. Navigate to the week of August 19th on calendar view.

4. You should see 3 sessions selected, if you do not there will be a blue "choose a session" button to click. A list of your students available teachers will populate.

--> See the picture below for an example of what it will look like. In this example a student has one tutorial selected (Silent reading study hall) and can select another 4 using the blue "Choose a Session" button.

Extra tips:

• Have your charger check skyward grades to make the best choices for tutorials.
• Check the Lightning Lunch section in the CSHS website for tutorial schedules and lots of helpful information.

AP Exam sales will be October 15-31, 2024. Students, please be sure you have entered the join code for your respective AP courses so that we can order an exam for you if you purchase one. If you have not entered your join code yet, please ask your AP teacher for the join code. Join codes are class and period specific so please be sure you are getting the correct code from your teacher.

Click HERE for more details.

Senior only SAT – October 10th, 2024 - Registration CLOSED!

Sophomore/Junior PSAT – October 16th, 2024

• All 10th & 11th graders are registered automatically.

ASVAB Interest Survey - Click HERE

2024 STAAR EOC Make-ups/Retest – December 2nd through 6th

STAAR 2024 EOC Dates:

· English I – April 10th

· English II – April 15th

· Biology – April 17th

· US History – April 22nd

· Algebra I – April 24th

• Clear Creek ISD Student Handbook The student handbook encompasses all schools and any information you may need. Be sure to use the table of contents to navigate efficiently.
• Clear Creek ISD Dress Code This link takes you straight to the dress code.
• Clear Creek ISD Bus Information At this link you can find your bus number and pick up time, as well as other transportation information.
• Clear Creek ISD Technology This link has all the information you will need about student devices and purchasing insurance. Families are highly encouraged to purchase the $20 insurance coverage to protect against accidental damage, theft, fire, electrical or other damages.
• Clear Creek ISD Student Code of Conduct The student code of conduct outlines the expectations of CCISD students and contains the information for contacting the Office of Parent Assistance.
• Clear Creek ISD Volunteer and Mentor Are you looking for a way to make an impact in CCISD? Visit this link for more information on volunteering and mentoring at CCISD.

• CSHS School Profile - The School Profile provides information about our campus, including our grading scale, GPA point scale, and performance data.

• CSHS Guidance & Counseling Comprehensive Counseling Program Disclosure - This link takes you to an overview of our campus comprehensive school counseling program.

Website: https://clearsprings.ccisd.net/
Location: 501 Palomino Lane, League City, TX, USA
Phone: 281-284-1300
Twitter: @ClearSpringsHS