News and events Oct. 16, 2024

October 16, 2024

Oct 17-18: No School- Fall Break/MEA Break

Oct 22: Lifetouch School Picture Retakes (Grades 9-11)

Oct 24: Parent-Teacher Conference Night

Nov 5: No School- Professional Development Day

Nov 22: Last Day of Trimester 1

Nov 25-26: No School- Grading & Professional Development Days

Nov 27-29: No School- Thanksgiving Break

Dec 2: First Day of Trimester 2

We wanted to share a reminder to students & families that there is no school next Thursday October 17th and Friday October 18th.

There is a Late Start Monday this Monday, October 21st. First hour class begins at 8:30am- please plan your morning and travel accordingly.

Upcoming Late Start Monday mornings include 10/28 & 11/11.

CRHS would like to thank Kurt Sabatke, a retired community member who has been volunteering in the CRHS cabinetry classes regularly over the past year. As a hobbyist woodworker, Kurt’s skill set adds tremendous value to the class as is able to expertly help students with their project, fix machinery, sort lumber, build jigs, as well as chaperone field trips taken with the class. His joyful presence brightens the woodshop experience for kids as well as ensures more students are able to get skilled and timely support!

Thank you, Kurt, for the time, energy, and support you so generously share with our students and school. We’re incredibly grateful to have community members like you who make it “A Great Day to be a Cardinal!”

This past weekend the Coon Rapids High School Competitive Cheer Team took 1st at their first competition of the season at Lakeville High School! Their next competition is on November 2nd at Minnetonka High School, where they will compete to earn a bid to compete at the National Competition in Orlando Florida!

Congratulations to the Cardinal Competitive Cheer Team members and coaches, and good luck in your next meet!

To cap off a stellar season, the Coon Rapids Marching Band competed in the Youth in Music Marching Band Grand Championships on Saturday, October 12th. The Coon Rapids Color Guard kept up their winning streak and took home the "Color Guard Champion" award for class A!

Congratulations to the members of the CRHS Color Guard and the entire CRHS Marching Band- thanks for a great season!

Last week, CRHS celebrated our sophomore, junior, and senior students who earned Academic Letters from the 2023-24 school year. We feel blessed to have been able to take time out to honor our students who worked hard to achieve this success in the classroom, as well as thank their families who have loved and supported them through the early mornings and late nights and the ups and downs of a busy school year. Thank you to all our students and families who were able to make it- we loved celebrating with you!

Any students who were not able to attend may pick up your Academic Letter Award and a program in the Counseling Office.

Our Trimester 1 Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday October 24th from 2:50-8:00pm. Sign up for a conference with your student's teachers using the button below or using the MyConferenceTime app in the ParentVue app today!

We wanted to share some reminders about our Activities attendance & general expectations. These changes are in effect for all activities including football, basketball, volleyball, performing arts, etc.

Ordering Tickets

• Save time and avoid long lines and purchase your tickets online by clicking here.

Entrance Expectations- Football Games

• Only students from CRHS and the opponent's school will be allowed into the game. Students may not bring guests from other schools.

• CRHS students must enter through the student gate on the East end of the stadium and have a student ID ready to show at entry.

• Elementary and middle school students must have an adult with them and are expected to sit with their adult throughout the event.
  

• Entry closes at the end of halftime, meaning no spectators will be allowed entry after the start of the second half. Please share this information with those attending so they can plan accordingly.

Activity Expectations & Information

• Elementary and middle school students must have an adult with them entering any CRHS event and are expected to sit with their adult throughout the event.

• No bags, backpacks, or outside food/beverages are allowed into events. If you bring one of these items you will be asked to finish or throw them away prior to entering the event. There will not be a place to securely store bags- please leave backpacks and valuables at home or in your vehicle. CRHS is not responsible for any items left in or around the stadium/school. Exceptions to the "no carry in rule" may exist for persons with disabling conditions. Persons requiring an accommodation should inform school administration supervising the event of their request.
  

• Students are expected to be supporting their classmates during events from the stands and not wandering in or around the event (e.g. behind bleachers, Fieldhouse, Mezzanine, etc). Of course students are allowed to purchase snacks from the concession stands but are expected to return to the stands immediately afterwards.
  

• Students must have a scheduled ride, or exit the grounds, at the conclusion of the event.

LifeTouch school pictures for 9th-11th grade students have been taken and below is information about school pictures ordering and retakes.

Ordering:

• School pictures can be ordered by logging on mylifetouch.com and using the CRHS picture code EVTHGNK9M.
  
• If you’d like a hard copy of the Lifetouch order form, they are available at the CRHS Check-In Desk from 7:00am-3:30pm.

• CRHS school picture retakes with Lifetouch Photography (used for Student IDs and school pictures) will be on Tuesday, October 22nd.
  
• Lifetouch school pictures are taken for all students (grades 9-11) and are used for CRHS Student IDs as well as yearbook photos. Seniors are not taking LifeTouch photos.
  
• CRHS students attending PSEO or STEP may also come in to have their picture taken on these days but must check in at the CRHS Check-In Desk.
  

Attention all students: Parking permits are required to park at CRHS during school hours. Contrary to rumors, there is no free parking lot for students that park at the school during the school day. All parking at CRHS requires a parking permit. Students must park in the student lot ONLY. The lot across the street by the tennis courts is for staff only. Security staff have begun ticketing cars that are not displaying a valid permit. If you receive a ticket, you must visit the Finance Window to pay it. Parking permits can still be purchased from the Finance Window and are $105 for a full year pass and $35 per trimester. Any questions? Please see Ms. Matthews.

As we've done before, Cardinal students have a great opportunity to test to earn a bilingual/multilingual seal- read more below!

Important information to know:

• Testing will take place on Saturday, November 16th, 2024 at Champlin Park High School from 12-4p. The registration deadline is October 31st at 4 p.m. The cost of the AAPPl exam is $30 per assessment ($10 if a student receives free or reduced-price meals).
• AAPPL Test Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
• Hybrid Format Exams are available in: Swahili, Ukrainian, Tamil, Dari, and Pashto. These tests will incur a fee of $30.00 ($10.00 for students on free and reduced meals).
• NEW: There is no fee for students taking the Extempore Exam for the 2024-2025 school year due to a grant that the Minnesota Department of Education received from the Securian Financial Foundation. Extempore Test Languages: Amharic, Dakota/Lakota, Hmong, Karen, Ojibwe, Somali, and Vietnamese.

Dig deeper: To learn more about this opportunity, see the languages currently available, and register to take an exam, visit ahschools.us/bilingualseal.

CRHS is launching a new Woodworking Club for our students! Check out details below:

• The Woodworking Club is open to any student who has completed a "woodshop" class at CRHS.
• Students in the Woodworking Club get hands-on workshops with woodworking industry professionals and can participate in competitions like Skills USA and the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild Northern Woods Exhibition.
• The club meets a month on Wednesdays (see flyer above for dates).
• It's an awesome opportunity to take a class you love to next level and connect, create, and grow with other kids who also love woodworking!

See Mr. Miller in the Room 116 or Mr. Thompson in the Activities Office to get more information today!

Students--Buy your 2024-25 yearbook NOW at the lowest price of the year. Check out ordering details below:

• This year's book is on sale at Jostens.com but hurry as the "Back-to-School" deal expires at midnight on Sunday!
• Payment plans available through Jostens.
• Email Ms. Berg with any questions.

Attention Senior Parents- Senior year is an important milestone in many student's lives and it’s important to find creative ways to commemorate your student’s senior year, celebrate all of their hard work and accomplishments throughout their school career, and let them know that you love and are proud of them. A fun and easy way to do this is to place a Recognition Ad, or an “Ad for Grads”, in the 2024-2025 Yearbook. This is something that your student can look back on for years to come. It is very simple to create an “Ad for Grad.” Just follow the details below:

• Visit www.jostensadservice.com to begin creating your ad today using your favorite photos of your student and a personal message.
• Choose any photos you like: a baby photo, a grade school photo, or just a photo of your student that you love--you can even take a picture of the photo you want to use and upload that image from your phone.
  
• Photos may be in color or black and white, and you pick the fonts and background.
• Ads are available in two different sizes, 1/4 page for $60 or 1/8 page for $40.
• The Ads for Grads deadline is February 1, 2025.

If you have any questions or need tips on how to upload the pictures you want to use, please email Kari Berg at karilee.berg@ahschools.us or check out this sheet from Jostens with FAQs.

Click on the button below to check out the CRHS Activities running this week. We'd love to see you come out and support Cardinal Nation!

The CRHS Orchestra would appreciate your help at their first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 22nd. They are looking for 8 ushers to greet and seat our lovely patrons, pass out programs and keep our students on task.

Volunteers are such an incredible asset to the students here at CRHS. Let’s make sure your impact is recorded and recognized. By filling out your volunteer application you are doing your part to keep our students safe while enriching their lives through extracurricular activities. You can access this year’s volunteer application here:

CRHS Volunteer Application and Criminal Record History Release Form or email your Volunteer Services Coordinator, Danielle Callahan at danielle.callahan@ahschools.us (or call (763) 506-7130)