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March 5, 2021
Face to Face Students! Device Exchange Begins Monday
All Cambridge 9th - 11th-grade students, who currently have a school-issued Microsoft Surface, must exchange them for a Dell laptop.
Face to Face Students
Face to Face students in 9th - 11th-grades who have a Surface checked out should bring their device and charger to school on Monday, March 8 – Wednesday, March 10. During lunch, students will be able to return their Surface, check out a new laptop, and set up their device.
Virtual Students
Virtual students in 9th -11th-grades who have Surfaces checked out will need to bring their device and charger to school on Monday, March 15, according to the following schedule:
9:00 - 10:00 - Last names A – D
10:00 – 11:00 – Last names E – J
12:00 – 1:00 – Last names K – M
1:00 – 2:00 – Last names N – R
2:00 – 3:00 – Last names S – Z
For drive-thru instructions and more information on the student device refresh.
Did you know?
Danny Glover (actor from Lethal Weapon) had dyslexia and was diagnosed with epilepsy at 15 experiencing as many as 6 seizures in a row. Remember as we celebrate Exceptional Children’s Week this week we are all exceptional in our own way.
Celebrating Exceptional Children's Week
Cambridge High School Class of 2021
Kathryn Amstutz
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Senior Teams Meeting - Tuesday, March 9
We will hold a Senior Q&A call for seniors and their parents/guardians on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 5:30 pm. We will discuss graduation, senior final exams, and other senior activities during that meeting.
Senior Q&A Teams Call:
- Tuesday, March 9, 2021
- 5:30 pm
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 470-705-1712,,193826217# United States, Atlanta
Phone Conference ID: 193 826 217#
For more information on:
- Class of 2021 Graduation Ceremony
- Ordering your required graduation package from Balfour
- Graduation announcements from Balfour
- PTSA sponsored yard signs and slide show
Visit www.cambridgehs.org > Students and Families > Seniors and Graduation.
2nd Course Verification Window Opens Monday, March 8
2nd Course Verification Window opens on Monday, March 8, 2021, to 4:00 pm, Friday, March 12, 2021!
Your course requests from the 1st course verification have been processed and can be viewed in the Academic Plan in Infinite Campus.
- If you have correct courses with a total of 6.0 credit units à You do not need to do anything!
- If you do not see the correct courses > You can complete this FORM (opens 3.8.21) to submit the changes
- If you have less than 6.0 credit units > You can complete this FORM (opens 3.8.21) to ADD courses
- If you have more than 6.0 credit units > You can complete this FORM (opens 3.8.21) to DROP courses
Please read the following important reminders BEFORE you submit the form:
- Please refer to the Curriculum Handbook (revised 3/4/21) for the latest information.
- Summer online courses are not listed in the Academic Plan and will only be added once you complete the courses.
- Online courses during the regular school year will be reflected with a placeholder in the Academic Plan (FVS courses will be listed as "FVS Virtual Lab" or "FVS Virtual Lab 1; GAVS courses will have specific course numbers and names). It is the student/parent’s responsibility for registering for FVS and GAVS courses. We cannot guarantee FVS/GAVS courses will be scheduled at the beginning of the end of the academic day.
- Beg. Chorus, Beg. Orchestra, Int. Band will be used as a placeholder and will be changed to a specific course after the auditions have been completed.
- AP Gov and AP Human Geo are the only two AP classes available for rising 9th-grade students unless you have taken the prerequisite courses.
- American Gov't is not available for 9th and 10th-grade students.
- Multi-Lit is not available for 12th-grade students as it has no course recovery option. Seniors who have been recommended for Multi-Lit have been switched to World Lit. If you have a different request, you can use the form indicating your new selection.
- PE and Health are graduation requirements and must be taken at some point in a student’s high school career. These courses are .5 credit each. If a student is taking only one of these two courses at a time, a second .5 credit elective must be selected. Please see the Curriculum Handbook to determine if a course is .5 credit or 1.0 credit (semester or year-long).
- All students must have six (6) credits. If you currently have more than this you will need to drop a course using the form above. If you have less than this you will need to add courses to equal six (6) credits.
*Counselors are not accepting course requests via email at this time.
JV Boys Tennis
JV Boys Tennis Match Results – March 1-5:
The JV Boys began play away this week with a strong effort against Lambert, who ended up winning the match. It was a tough loss for the team but provided motivation for the next match, at home against Centennial. The Bears came out roaring and produced an impressive display against the Knights, to win 5-0. The team finished out the play for the week at home against Dunwoody. The Wildcats were defeated by the Bears, which improved their overall record to 4-1. The Bears are looking to add another win to their division record of 3-0 as they return to action next Monday, March 8, 4:00 pm, at Milton.
Check out the new Cambridge swag!
Update from Ms. Agans
Learning Environment Open Election Period: Open now and until March 12
Are you thinking of changing your learning environment for the last nine weeks of school? Discuss it with your parents or guardians and review the information below on how to submit a change.
Counseling Department Updates
- Virginia Tech Summer Program
- 21st Century Leaders Earthcare Program
- Scholarship opportunities - Phi Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- HBCU Virtual College Talk
- Update from Johns Hopkins University
In addition:
- View important information on Dual Enrollment - Deadline is March 31
- Juniors! Have you signed up for your Junior meeting yet?
Work Based Learning for 2021-2022
Interested in learning more about Work Based Learning? Are you a rising senior who would like to take Work Based Learning next year?
Virtual College Visits - Updated Daily
Students may visit with College Representatives by signing up for a college visit 24 hours ahead of the meeting time by signing up in Naviance. We encourage you to visit the list often as new colleges are being added daily. Naviance can be accessed via the Classlink portal. Classlink