Spartan Pride

• DEC 4 Two-Hour Early Dismissal for Students
• DEC 9 Interims Posted
• DEC 13 - 15, Performing Arts Production of The Laramie Project, 7pm, Sunday Matinee 2pm, use QR to purchase tickets
• DEC 17 Winter Chorus Concert, Auditorium at 6:30pm
• DEC 19 Winter Instrumental Concert, Auditorium at 6:30pm
• DEC 23 - JAN 1 Schools Closed for Winter Break
• JAN 15 2-Hour Early Dismissal

Ms. Pennington completed the Master of Education in Secondary Education with an emphasis in STEM at Grand Canyon University. She has managed to complete her program with a 4.0 while teaching full-time and attending as a full-time student. Congratulations Ms. Pennington!

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/English Language Development (ELD) Program

In ESOL 1, the students’ warm-up involved the game, “What Am I?” using clues to build vocabulary about the Fall season such as pumpkins, apple picking, and Halloween. A picture word bank was provided as a resource to aid their predictions. Additionally, students compared and contrasted Thanksgiving traditions and customs.

Students of ESOL III and IV engaged in PIE-tastic activities! One activity involved a Pie Tic-Tac-Toe board in which students selected three speaking prompts to discuss based on texts about pies. Some of the speaking prompts were: Compare and contrast two pies. Another prompt was: Do you think apple pie should be the classic American pie? Why or why not? Students were required to use discourse markers such as first, next, then, and last when speaking.

Students also sampled four types of pies: blueberry, pecan, apple, and cherry. This visual literacy activity involved collecting, representing, and interpreting data based on the question: Which Pie Is the Best? All of these activities benefit students’ English language development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

The Model United Nations Club travelled to Towson University in November for a training day about the United Nations works. Students from St. Charles and North Point will work on solving a simulated global crisis in February after researching their countries and learning more about global diplomacy.

Advanced Business Management and Advanced Accounting students attended the High School Student Leadership Academy on November 14th at the Community College of Baltimore County Essex Campus. Students were able to interact and discuss career options with leaders from the finance and accounting world.

Items can be dropped off in the main office between December 4-18, between 7:30am-1:30pm. Please contact Donna Robinson, PPW for details or to coordinate a large drop-off.

Place your holiday order by December 12th. Orders will be available for pick-up December 16-20th at the La Plata location. Use QR code or live link to orders https://forms.gle/soZbxWvqRkcsy2Kd9

St. Charles Girl's Basketball on-line store closes on Wednesday, December 11th. Place your order through the online link at https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/bvXtTPesMB

Need some snacks or stocking stuffers for the holidays? The football team has a double good store open from now until 12/8 @ 8am. Proceeds will be go toward getting new equipment/items for next season. We appreciate your support!

Double Good Gourmet Popcorn Fundraising

SGA is hosting a Winter Spirit Week to kick off Winter Break. During the week we will have spirit days, winter crafts, and games during all lunches. On Friday, a hot chocolate table presented by SCHS Admin will be available! We hope you all will join us and show off your school spirit.

Graduation - The Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held at the Regency Furniture Stadium on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 9 a.m.

Senior Dues - Seniors Dues of $150 can be paid on-line using the link below or with cash or check (made payable to St. Charles High School). Dues must be paid in full at the time of payment, no partial payments can be taken.

The St. Charles 2025 Yearbook is on sale now!
Order your St. Charles High School yearbook! The price is $70.00 until January 17, 2025.

Use the link below and enter Code 13660 to place your order or go to www.yearbookordercenter.com

Counselor Appointments

Appointments to see your counselor can be made via QR Code located in the counseling suite. Students are assigned to counselors according to their last name.

CCPS is launching Xello Family.

Do you want to learn how to guide your student with their career goals? Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is moving forward in the next step of Xello, the career exploration platform, by opening it up to families. Xello Family will provide parents and guardians (of students in Grades 6-12) access to see and discuss their student's future career goals and plans. Families will receive an activation email from Xello on Monday, Dec. 9.

CCPS is hosting a Xello for Families virtual presentation on Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. Please mark your calendar to attend and use the link below to access the presentation.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ccboe.zoom.us/j/81990291914?pwd=r6YAcqqjZs9aNsNbXDy0L7A3SH0pF7.1

Meeting ID: 819 9029 1914
Passcode: 923216

The College & Career Center provides students the opportunity to research information about

careers, colleges, universities, technical/trade/career schools, apprenticeship programs,

military service, financial aid, scholarships, volunteer opportunities, and job opportunities.

For additional information click here or stop by and speak with Ms. Battle-Lockhart, College and Career Advisor.

• Please make sure you have your student ID or your StudentVue on your phone to verify you attend St. Charles High School. Any student who does not attend St. Charles or the opposing team will need to be accompanied by an adult 21yrs or older.
• No backpacks, large purses, or outside food will be allowed in the stadium.
• No 4th quarter entry for spectators.
• If you leave the stadium you must repay to reenter.
• Concession stand food can be purchased with cash, a debit/credit card, or Apple/Google Pay.

kprather@ccboe.com Football

Lpeningtion@ccboe.com Girls Soccer

coachburnett.spartans@gmail.com Boys Soccer

kschubbe@ccboe.com Cross Country/ Track

jljacks84@gmail.com Volleyball

coachbrandicheer2@yahoo.com Cheer

dcsmith@ccboe.com Girls Basketball

chcjohnson@ccboe.com Softball

darrylprue@hotmail.com Boys Basketball

asonon@ccboe.com Tennis

ammarshall@ccboe.com Girls Lacrosse

tstone@ccboe.com Golf and Swimming

taylorrenstone@gmail.com Wrestling

The Athletic Shop - T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Polos, Jackets, Shorts and Pants, Headwear, and accessories. This store is a fundraiser for the school. The items will ship as soon as you place your order. Orders take two weeks to arrive. Use the link above to place your order.

Support our PTSO by participating in several fundraising events. All money raised will go towards the PTSO 24-25 Scholarship Fund.

• Foster's Grille - December 2 - 5, 20% of each purchase will go towards the scholarship fund. Valid for take-out and dine in just mention St Charles High School Scholarship.
• Honey Baked Ham - 20% of every purchase will go towards the PTSO scholarship. Use this link https://www.honeybaked.com/fundraising/St_Charles_High_School_PTSO to place your purchase by December 21st.

The St Charles High School PTSO Scholarship Program is accepting applications from graduating seniors this spring in efforts to support their post graduate endeavors. A complete application packet MUST be submitted to the Scholarship Program committee via email: ptso.schs@gmail.com no later than March 31, 2025.

The application packet consists of a completed Scholarship Program form, a typed essay, transcript, and at least one personal recommendation. Once the application packet has been received and scored, finalists will then be required to interview with the scholarship panel with an explanation of their essay as well as a question/response period that will be scored. Recipients of the scholarship will be notified via email of their award and verify their preferred method of acceptance. Application forms and essay topics will be provided in December.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must be graduating from St Charles High School in Spring of 2025
• Applicants must have applied for and been admitted to at least one accredited institution of higher learning for the Fall 2025 school term. Applicants must provide the institution's information on application as well as acceptance letter.
• Applicants must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Applicants must provide at least one recommendation from an official of current school, community organization, or church; or an employer.

• Networking: Get connected with parents, teachers, students and community members to be an advocate for your scholar.

• Stay in the Know: Stay up to date on the latest news, events and activities for your scholar's grade level and beyond.
• Get involved: Look for ways to get involved, boost participation and build positive synergy around St Charles High School!

Click here to complete a parent interest form. If you have questions or need more information, please contact us at PTSO.SCHS@gmail.com.

Karla Salmon, President

Stacy Gatling, Vice President

Jessica Anderson, Treasurer

• Attendance: School starts at 7:25am, at which time students must be physically present in their classes or be marked absent/tardy. Absences also affect eligibility in competitive sports. When your child is absent/tardy please email your note to SCHSAttendance@ccboe.com. Check out our new Attendance page located on our school website. Click here for details about student absences and tardy policy. All attendance notes should be emailed to SCHSAttendance@ccboe.com.
• Early Dismissal: Student dismissal must take place no later than 1:45pm to ensure minimum disruption to our regular dismissal. If a birth parent or legal guardian (appointed by the courts) is sending someone to pick up his/her child early from school for any reason, he/she must send a written note/email indicating who will be picking up the student and giving consent. Upon receiving the note from the birth parent or legal guardian, the school will then verify its authenticity and check ID of the adult who signs the student out of the building; see the St Charles High School Student Handbook.
• Emergency Contact: Listing an emergency contact does not allow the individual to pick up a student at any given time in a non-emergency situation without prior written authorization from the birth parent/legal guardian (per the Charles County Public Schools Handbook: Emergency Card (2024-2025) Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools).
• Deliveries: Outside deliveries for students are prohibited. Per the county's parent handbook, students are not allowed to receive outside food deliveries. Deliveries from Grub Hub, Door Dash, Uber Eats, Food Scooter, etc. Food deliveries of any kind will be turned away by our main office staff. Deliveries of balloons, cakes, flowers, etc. for students will be stored in the main office until dismissal.
• MySchoolBucks: Use the My School Bucks prepayment system to add funds to your child's lunch account. We offer free breakfast to all students each school day from 7:10-7:35 am. The application for free-and reduced-price meals is now available. Benefits secured through the application would apply for the 2024-2025 school year. Families can also receive other benefits by completing the application, on the CCPS website.

The James E. Richmond Science Center is open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday nights and select Saturdays. Visit their website at James E. Richmond Science Center (ccboe.com)

All Fulldome Shows include a fulldome movie and a short seasonal planetarium presentation.

Guests are invited to experience our interactive exhibits, NOAA Science On a Sphere, and More!
Doors open approximately 30 minutes before first show. Click here for Dome Showings.