Rebel Reader

August 29, 2024

We are so excited to welcome and welcome back our Champlin Park students to the 2024-25 school year! We hope the new school brings excitement for you as well, to reconnect with other students and our CP staff as well as the opportunity for another year of personal growth. Our first week back has an altered schedule on each day. You can see these changes for next week below. You can also access the calendar for the entire 1st trimester here.

Tuesday Sept 3: 9th grade only. Students start in their Advisement at 7:40am (advisement is listed as period 6 on your schedules)

Wednesday Sept 4: Students start in their Advisement at 7:40am

Thursday Sept 5: Students start in their Advisement at 7:40am

Please note that STEP, Technical and Regional HS students will follow their regular schedule for that building.

Thank you for your continued support for our students and school community,

Go Rebels!

CP's School Counselors WELCOME you back to the 24-25 school year! We are happy you are here and look forward to working with you ! We have been busy preparing for students and families to have a great year, while working towards graduation and taking advantage of all that CP has to offer. We have many opportunities for students to explore a variety of activities, clubs and programs throughout the year.

Below is a breakdown of our School Counselors and what grades/ alphabets they serve:

Grades 9 & 11

Ms. Leslie Torke A-Hi

Ms. Ashley Barber Hj-O

Ms. Kim Mannel P-Z

Grades 10 & 12

Ms. Valerie Williams A-Hi

Ms. Ali Wilson Hj-O

Ms. Jill Svoboda P-Z

ML Students Grades 9-12/ 504 Coordinator

Mr. Sam Hicks

Just a reminder of our Schedule Change Policy that went into effect in March 2023:

Registration process takes place for a week in January of each year, students choose their courses and alternates at this time. After this window closes students cannot make changes to their request for the following year unless approved by the counselor. Students can review their course request in their student vue (under Documents) in the spring as a reminder of what they signed up for. Students' final full schedule will be available to view in student vue sometime in August. Students and families are encouraged to view students' full schedule at this time and follow the below information regarding changes. Please review each trimester carefully.

Additional Schedule Change Guidelines:

1. Study Hall, Teacher Assistant (TA) and Office Worker requests must be made the year prior during registration, requests can be made on the above forms but are not guaranteed.

1. Some classes meet for 2 trimesters or all year long. Students are expected to finish the entire course. Students should consult with their School Counselor with any questions.

1. Requests to change lunch time will not be considered.

1. After the first 5 days of a trimester when schedule change petitions are no longer available, students who want to drop a class will need to meet with the Administrator in charge. The only exception being medical reasons with provider’s note verification.

1. Schedule changes to accommodate teacher requests cannot be granted unless it is based on a repeated failed course and space is available with another teacher.

1. Changes made beyond the criteria noted above will be made after consultation with the CPHS Administration.

Get ready for HoCo 2024!!

It’s going to be a NIGHT AT THE DISCO!

LETS BOOGIE!!

This fall’s homecoming celebration is right around the corner.

Mark your calendar now because it is the SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Homecoming week, including spirit days, will be Monday September 9th through Friday September 13th.

The homecoming football game will be Friday September 13th at 7pm.

The homecoming dance will be Saturday, September 14th from 7-10 pm in the CPHS cafeteria.

Homecoming dance tickets can be purchased through the ParentVue Fee Pay Account starting September 4th through September 12th.

Start making plans now, and be sure to tell your friends too!

If you have any questions, you can call the CPHS activities office.

Be sure to plan your spirit day outfits now!!

Monday 9-9

Slumber party day!

Tuesday 9-10

90s day!

Wednesday 9-11

Tacky tourist day!

Thursday 9-12

Grade color wars

Seniors wear black

Juniors wear white

Sophomores wear blue

Freshman wear red

Friday 9-13

Rebel out

New this year: no guests from other schools are allowed to attend the dance. Only CP students are allowed to attend.

Be sure to watch Rebel Report every day in your fourth hour class to see for all the info you need!

The lunch lines will look different this year! We have added an additional line to minimize the wait time. Express items (ie, sandwiches, pizza and pbj's) will be offered on the two outside lines #1 and #5. The middle 3 lines #2, #3, and #4 will all serve main dish only. Please look at the monitors to see the offerings of each line.

All students will need to scan either their ID badge or the app for breakfast and lunch. Entering your pin is no longer available. Last year's ID's will work this year until you receive your new one, this includes 9th grade as well. If you need a barcode printed, you can see the Kitchen Supervisor to have one printed for you, either before breakfast or before lunch.

***NEW THIS YEAR*** Vending machines for a la carte items and beverages!! These vending machines are linked to your lunch account, they do not take cash or credit cards. You will need to scan your ID badge or the app and have a positive balance in your account to purchase items from the vending machines. These will only be available during breakfast and during lunch.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you for breakfast and lunch!

Mrs. Calin and Kitchen Staff

There are two important tools that families need to use to support their students in their time at Champlin Park.

ParentVUE is used to monitor grades, attendance, teacher communication and more.

School Fees is used to pay for meal accounts, school fees, field trips and sporting events.

Click here to learn more about how to use ParentVUE and School Fees

The PSAT will be offered at Champlin Park HS for juniors on Oct 9th. The cost is $20 or $5 for Free/Reduced. See this document for more information. Contact Ashley Brown (ashley.brown@ahschools.us) with any questions.

Students taking an AP Course will be given information about AP Exam Registration in September. AP Exams occur in May but registration and payment for them occur in Sept/Oct. If you have questions about AP Exams please contact Ashley Brown, AP Coordinator, at ashley.brown@ahschools.us

Welcome to our incoming IB students! Most IB Courses run over 2 years (except for IB Psychology, IB Art, IB Sports, Exercise and Health Science, and IB Business that run only for 1 year). If your student is in the 2nd year of their IB course or one of the one year courses previously mentioned they will be receiving information about IB Exam Registration in September. IB Exams have multiple parts and some occur within the class throughout the year finalizing in a May exam but registration and payment for them occur in Sept/Oct. If you have questions about IB Exams please contact Ashley Brown, IB Coordinator, at ashley.brown@ahschools.us

CPHS Career & College Site

Due to construction, the Career Center is temporarily located in House 4.

Trimester 1 - Upcoming Career and College Events:

9/17 Senior Parent Meeting: College Application Info Session

South Lecture Hall 6:00 - 7:00 pm

9/18 North Hennepin Community College Lunchroom Visit

9/24 Electrician/ Energy Field Trip See Ms. Skaare for Permission Forms

9/25 Hennepin Technical College Lunchroom Visit

10/1 ACR Homes: Employment Opportunities Lunchroom Visit

10/2 North College Lunchroom Visit

10/4 Anoka-Hennepin Trades Day Event See Ms. Skaare for Permission Forms

10/9 University of MN College Tour See Ms. Skaare for Permission Forms

Drake University Lunchroom Visit

10/10 Pay Less for College: Presentation 6:00 - 7:30 pm Andover High School

10/22 University of MN - Duluth College Tour See Ms. Skaare for Permission Forms

10/24 Mankato State University College Tour See Ms. Skaare for Permission Forms

-Nursing/Dental applicants will have a separate tour from general admission

10/30 Northern State University Lunchroom Visit

11/1 Early Admission Deadline

• College tours have limited space. Seniors will have first priority.

Seniors:

College Application Information Session September 17, 6-7pm South Lecture Hall

SCOIR: CPHS Career and College Platform

CPHS uses SCOIR to send all application documents to the colleges. All Anoka-Hennepin students have a SCOIR account. To access SCOIR:

1. Log into the Lock and Key from the CPHS website

2. Click on the SCOIR icon

SCOIR: College Application Documents

Requesting a transcript in Scoir

To request a Letter of Recommendation

FAFSA Information

FAFSA will not be open for application until December 1, 2024. It is best for parents to create their account before inviting the students to complete their portion.

FAFSA Resources

Scholarships

It is never too late to start applying for scholarships. There are many scholarships available that are not merit based. For more scholarship resources click on the CPHS Career and College site/Scholarships

Welcome back CP Families! We would love to have you join us as a volunteer for the 24-25 school year. Please visit our Volunteering at CPHS page to complete the volunteer application and background check. We have some fun opportunities coming up soon.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Meilstrup, Volunteer Service Coordinator at amy.meilstrup@ahschools.us or 763-506-6830

SAVE THE DATES

Parent Teacher Conferences

24-25 School Year

Trimester 1:

Tuesday October 22 nd 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Tuesday October 29 th 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Trimester 2:

Tuesday January 28 th 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Tuesday February 4 th 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Trimester 3:

Monday April 28 th 4:00-6:50 p.m.

It's a new school year! Do you want to be part of an amazing and unique cultural and travel experience? Then join CPHS on a once in a lifetime trip to Cuba!

The tentative dates are June 18-26, 2025. All travel, meals, hotels and entrance fees are included! Please contact Angie Manbeck (angie.manbeck@ahschools.us) with any questions! This is open to students and adults. Enrollment is open now! Don’t miss this incredibly amazing opportunity!

Angie Manbeck

Spanish teacher CPHS

angie.manbeck@ahschools.us

New this school year, Anoka-Hennepin Schools has partnered with GoFan for mobile ticketing for athletic events at all five traditional high schools (Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin Park and Coon Rapids). Fans can purchase tickets online through their respective school’s GoFan page, the GoFan App or by presenting a card or mobile payment option at the ticket gate. All major credit cards are accepted, along with Apple Pay.

The new ticketing partner allows both schools and visitors a more efficient, professional ticketing experience. Buying tickets online allows fans to access and share tickets easily by email or text without standing in line. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets online prior to reaching the facility, however credit card payments will be accepted on site.

Pricing

• Adult (18-59) tickets for athletic events are $10 and students (K-12) are $5.

• Adults 60 and older receive free admission to regular season events. Please be aware that this does not apply to section or state tournament events.

Before the event

1. PURCHASE your tickets online, via your computer, smartphone or other mobile device using the GoFan Mobile App (available on Google Play and the App Store.

2. Once you purchase your ticket online, you will get an order confirmation email and click on the "VIEW TICKET" on your mobile device. This can also be done on the app.

3. Pay attention to the important information shown on the confirmation screen.

At the event

1. Prior to arriving at the gate, access your confirmation email or view the ticket in the mobile app and click on "VIEW TICKET" on your mobile device.

2. Show your mobile device to gate personnel, who will validate your admission ticket.

• DO NOT validate your ticket before arriving at the gate. A staff member will validate your ticket. If you validate your ticket in advance, you may need to purchase another ticket.

3. Tickets CANNOT be printed. You must use your mobile device to access your ticket(s).

Visit the GoFan How To Guide to access videos for assistance, or visit the links below:

• How to Buy Tickets

• How to Use Tickets

• How to Transfer Tickets

Students from the hosting and visiting schools must be prepared to show student identification at events and middle school students and younger must be accompanied and supervised by a parent/guardian. Students from any other schools/non-participating schools must also be accompanied by an adult chaperone.

Ticket information for each school can be found at the following websites:

• Andover High School: ahschools.us/huskytickets

• Anoka High School: ahschools.us/tornadotickets

• Blaine High School: ahschools.us/bhstickets

• Champlin Park High School: ahschools.us/cphstickets

• Coon Rapids High School: ahschools.us/crhstickets

All Anoka-Hennepin families are encouraged to apply for the educational benefits program for the 2024-25 school year. A new application must be submitted each school year.

The enrollment window for the 2024-25 school year begins Aug. 1, 2024.

Although school meals are still free, your family may still qualify for other educational benefits. If your family needs access to educational benefits available to your student, an application can be completed by visiting ahschools.us/freereduced.

Anoka-Hennepin asks that all families complete an online application to provide additional school funding to support all students in the district. By filling out this application, your school can earn funding and you can save money.

Educational benefits include:

• Athletics fees: Eligible students may qualify for fees to be waived or reduced.

• SAT, ACT, AP Fees: Students may be eligible for discounted fees for academic tests and some lab fees.

• Other high school activities: Students may qualify for discounts on speech, debate, theater, band and others.

• Additional benefits and cost savings: Chromebook device protection, Comcast Internet Essentials discount, Amazon Prime membership discounts, discounted bus fares with Metro Transit, Xcel Energy account assistance, discounts at museums and theaters.

Only one application is needed per household. Please contact the child nutrition department with any questions or assistance at 763-506-1240 or staff.CnpEnrollment@ahschools.us.

Free school meals program information

Every student may receive one breakfast and one lunch at no cost during the 2024-25 school year. The state’s Free School Meals program will cover the cost of one breakfast meal and one lunch meal for every student daily, however the cost of a la carte items, such as milk, other drinks, or extra meal items will not be covered. Students will need to have funds in their meal accounts to purchase any additional food items.

Resources

• Educational benefits flyer [English]

• Educational benefits flyer [Spanish]

• Educational benefits informational video

Make a plan to complete your student’s back-to-school verification, now. Families may complete the verification online by logging into A-HConnect.

Why it matters: Verification ensures that each student’s school has confirmed emergency contact information and releases for the safety of each student.

Family deadlines: It’s important that each family completes the verification process before the first day of school. Verification is easy to do online, on your own time, whenever it’s convenient.

• Even if families’ contact information has not changed, it’s important to log in to access a variety of other student information in the coming weeks, including class schedules and teacher assignments, attendance, school handbooks, progress reports and grades for middle and high school students.
  
  

• High school students will not be able to enroll in fall activities until the back to school verification process is complete.

Login details: Visit A-HConnect to complete your student’s back-to-school forms for the upcoming school year.

• Parents/guardians can access back-to-school forms by clicking the lock icon and “Login” at the top right corner of any district or school website.

• Then, select, "My Student Information."

• Next, choose “Online registration.”

• Select “Back-to-school annual verification.”
  View the tip sheet for directions.

If you need help finding your login/password, email 506help@ahschools.us or call 763-506-HELP for assistance.

Middle and high school families: Back-to-school verification also includes the option to enroll in an optional protection plan for district-issued Chromebooks, which are assigned to students in grades 6-12 to ensure access to technology systems that support classroom learning. Visit ahschools.us/techprotect to learn more.

Discounts, benefits and reduced fees available: Families may also apply to receive additional educational benefits, discounts and reduced fees after completing the verification process.