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Cedar Shoals High School Newsletter

for the week of January 21, 2019

Cedar Shoals HighSchool Newsletterfor the week of January 21, 2019

A message from the principal

Parents, we are halfway through the school year. We cannot stress enough how important it is to monitor your student's progress through Parent Portal. The vast majority of students failing courses are failing due to missed assignments. Please do not allow them to get behind this semester. If you need help getting set up with Parent portal please come by, email, call, or message via social media. We need your help. We can improve grades if we work together. Join us!

Prom Dues!

Prom dues are $50 for the month of January and can be paid to Ms. Harvey in Room C209 before or after school.

Counseling News

ASVAB Testing

The ASVAB will be administered at Cedar Shoals High School February 6, 2019 from 9 a.m. until Noon. The ASVAB is used to assist students with career exploration, identify a potential career path, and to determine which branch of the military you are qualified to enlist in. Please stop by the Counseling Office to sign up. It’s FREE!


Mental Illness Resources

Mental illness is often a complicated and misunderstood issue. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is offering a series of FREE classes for parents or primary caregivers of a child or adolescent living with mental illness. Please see the flyer below

A message from Nurse Eve

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in two residents of the metro Atlanta area. DPH has issued a health advisory due to Measles being highly contagious (see attached advisory). If a student presents with a skin rash, fever, cough, or other signs and symptoms of illness, please send them to nurse's office to be assessed.


Please see me if you have any questions.


Thank you for your support of this important health issue!

Athletic Department News

Upcoming Athletic Events

Varsity Boys Basketball

Saturday, Jan. 19th Parkview Home 5:30 PM

Friday, Jan. 25th Buford Home 8:30 PM

Varsity Girls Basketball

Saturday, Jan. 19th Parkview Home 4:00 PM

Friday, Jan. 25th Buford Home 7:00 PM

JV Basketball

Saturday, Jan. 19th East Jackson Home 2:30 PM Boys

Friday, Jan. 25th Buford Home 4:00/5:30 PM Girls/Boys

9th Grade Basketball

Saturday, Jan. 19th East Jackson Home 1:00 PM Boys

Thursday, Jan. 24th Clarke Central Home 6:00 p.m. Boys

Swim Meet

Saturday, Jan. 19th 1:00 p.m. at Ramsey

Student Clubs and Organizations

Black History Month Festivities

Any students or community members interested in participating in the Black History festivities, please contact Ms. LaKisha Bolton in room B108.

HoPe - Hispanic Organization Promoting Education

HoPe will hold its monthly general meeting this Thursday, January 24 after school in the Media Center. Please see Dr. Perez if you have any questions.

Band Students earn accolades!

Congratulations to Cedar Shoals Band Students!


The Cedar Shoals Band Students below auditioned and were selected to participate in the Georgia Music Educators Association District 14 Honor Band. Students from Clarke, Oconee, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, and Habersham counties auditioned to be a part of this ensemble.


Jackson Camp (trumpet)

Lorelai Crook (oboe)

Alex Holland (clarinet)

Aubrey Crook (clarinet)

Dennis Maganda (clarinet)

Will Fang (horn)

Mich Bodden (trombone)

Enock Maganda (tuba)


The Cedar Shoals Band students below will participate in the University of Georgia January Music Festival. This is an honor band for high school students across the southeast. These students were chosen from the top 25 student musicians at Cedar Shoals.


Bennett Caughran (alto saxophone)

Jackson Camp (trumpet)

Lorelai Crook (oboe)

Will Fang (horn)

Alex Holland (clarinet)

Aubrey Crook (clarinet)

Dennis Maganda (clarinet)

Enock Maganda (clarinet)


Cedar Shoals was honored to have three students be selected for the 2019 Georgia High School Allstate Band (and Orchestra). The Georgia Allstate Band and Orchestra are comprised of the best student musicians in the state. There is a very strenuous and competitive audition process that students go through.


Will Fang (Horn and Violin)

Alex Holland (Clarinet)

Enock Maganda (Tuba)


We are so proud of the hard work of our student musicians. We would like to invite the Cedar Shoals community to come out and hear our Pre-LGPE concert on Thursday, February 21st (Time TBA). LGPE (Large Group Performance Evaluation) is our state assessment and our students are in high gear preparing for our performance in early March. The Pre-LGPE concert gives us the opportunity to perform our state assessment pieces for an audience and judges that provide feedback to help us prepare for the final performance. We would love to see our Cedar family show up for our performance. Admission is free.

Scholarships and Programs

2019 Northeast Georgia Disability Conference and Expo

This is a free conference for families of students with learning struggles that will take place on February 23. Please see the attached flyer below for information about the conference and how to register.

Dreams to Kings and Queens Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors. This year there will be (2) $500 scholarships and (2) $250 scholarships awarded.


Eligibility requirements for this scholarship include:

  1. Must be a graduating high school senior (in the state of Georgia)

  2. GPA of 2.5 or higher

  3. Be accepted to and prepared to attend an accredited university/college

Application process:

  1. Submit high school transcript

  2. Submit 2 page essay answering one of the three questions below:

  • What kind of positive impact do you plan to make within your community?

  • What would graduating from college mean to you?

  • If you could change one thing in the world, what would you change? Why?


To apply for this scholarship students must go to https://www.dreamstokingsandqueens.com/scholarship-giveaway


Students can submit essays until April 5, 2019. If you have any other questions regarding the scholarship feel free to contact Tracy Stephens at tstephens@dreamstokingsandqueens.com

Sigueme! Scholarship

¡Sígueme! is a day put on by the Students for Latin Empowerment at UGA in which Hispanic Georgia high school students (open to ALL grades) are invited to shadow a student at the University of Georgia and experience the daily life of a college student. They will receive a tour of campus and the opportunity to eat at one of our award winning dining halls. Students also receive advice on admissions, financial aid, and scholarship tips. This year ¡Sígueme! will be hosted on Friday, February 1st. If you are interested, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/4uGC7KGjZVCaEeMx1

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The HSF Scholarship is designed to aid students of Hispanic heritage in their pursuit of a college degree. Scholarships are available to high school seniors, undergraduate students (all years), graduate students, and community college students transferring to four-year universities. Awards are merit-based, and final amounts range from $500 to $5,000, based on demonstrated financial need.

Phase 1 of the application, which is a short questionnaire, opens on January 1, 2019 and closes on February 5. After review of all Phase 1 submissions, the top qualified applicants will be invited to complete the application Phase 2.

Apply at HSF.net/scholarship.

Vegetarian Resource Fund

This scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who show compassion, courage, and a strong commitment to promoting a peaceful world through a vegetarian diet/lifestyle. The application is due 2/20/2019

The Gene Higginbotham Memorial Scholarship

The Gene Higginbotham Memorial Scholarship was founded in 2016 honoring Gene Higginbotham, who dedicated 50 years to the Pest Management Industry and Northeast Georgia communities. To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Applicant must have been accepted to an accredited college or university.

  • Applicant must have at least a 3.0 high school cumulative grade point average (equivalent to a B average) and a 900 combined SAT score and/or ACT score of 17. 3.

  • An application for the scholarship must be completed along with a letter of recommendation from a teacher, school administrator, coach, mentor, or community leader.

  • Applicant must reside in an American Pest Control service location. Service areas can be found on www.ampest.com.

Follow this link for more information: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/9a474a076b1c2c61e99406bae/files/535320a1-ae9b-43a5-936f-23d17f23f5e9/Gene_Higginbotham_Scholarship_Application_2018.pdf


Deadline is Friday, March 16th, 2018

The Athens Sigma Beta Club

The Athens Sigma Beta Club is a male youth mentorship group that offers a unique opportunity to develop values, leadership skills and social/cultural awareness in youth during their developmental years. The Sigma Beta Club’s four major principles of focus are: Culture, Athletics,Social and Educational needs. By partnering with graduate and undergraduate fraternal chapters, our fraternity is able to provide positive mentorship and leadership opportunities to youth in our community.

Activities that our club has been involved in:

  • Positive Male Mentorship

  • College Tours

  • Community Service- street cleanups. service projects, feed the hungry

  • Leadership Conferences

  • Career Development and Exposure

  • Social Justice/Racial Awareness debate

  • Statewide step shows

We will have an informational on Sunday, January 20th at 2:30 p.m. at the Baxter St. Library. Young men, grades 7-11 are invited to attend.

The flyer for our informational is attached. We hope you will share this with the young men in your school or attend yourself to learn more about what we do. You can learn more about the Sigma Beta Club at sigmbetaclub.org.

If a young man or their family cannot attend, feel free to share with them the link to apply for our program and we contact them directly. Link to apply - www.bit.ly/athenssbc

Athens Peer Court

Training for those interested in participating in the Athens Peer Court begins Thursday, January 31st at 5:30. The three day, 12-hour training will continue on Saturday, February 2nd, (9am-3pm) and conclude on Monday, February 4th. If you know a student who would like to join Athens Peer Court, please pass along the attached consent form, or have the student email (boness@fanning.uga.edu) or text 706-229-6266 for more information.

There are no grade point requirements or other prerequisites to join. The program is free, but does require students to have their own transportation both to UGA for the training and to the courthouse in downtown Athens for hearings. The commitment following completion of the training is one to two Tuesday evenings per month.

Please visit https://www.fanning.uga.edu/athenspeercourt/ for more information

First Time home Buyers Workshop

If you are a first time home buyer and would like some free advice from a certified realtor and a mortgage broker join us for an informative workshop this Thursday, January 24 from 6-8. See the attached flyer for more information.