Spartan Pride

• NOV 18 Underclassmen Picture Retakes
• NOV 19 PTSO Meeting, 6pm, Room A123
• NOV 20 Two-Hour Early Dismissal for Students
• NOV 21 Hispanic Parent Support Group, 6-8pm, JP Ryon Elementary School
• NOV 23 Spartan Snowflake Spectacular, 9am-12pm, Cafeteria
• NOV 25 Fall Sports Award Night, 6pm, Auditorium
• NOV 27-29 Schools Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
• DEC 3 It's Academic Tournament, 6pm Auditorium
• DEC 5 Two-Hour Early Dismissal for Students

Congratulations Mrs. Joshi on being selected as the Teacher of the Year for St. Charles High School! Mrs. Joshi will be honored at a recognition ceremony in February at the Board of Education, where the 2025 Washington Post Teacher of the Year and Charles County Public Schools Teacher of the Year will be announced.

The Performing Arts at St. Charles HS is in full swing. Here is a list of upcoming events to keep an eye out for:

• Auditions for spring musical, “Shrek”, Nov. 25 & 26
• Fall Play, “The Laramie Project”, Dec 13 & 14, 7pm, and Dec. 15, 2pm
• Winter Chorus Concert, Dec. 17, 6:30pm
• Winter Instrumental Concert, Dec. 19, 6:30pm
• State Theatre Festival, Jan. 24 & 25
• International Competition of High School A Capella, Feb. 15, 7pm

St. Charles' competitive a cappella group, the Spartones, is currently looking for a Vocal Percussionist, a.k.a. beat boxer, to accompany the group at their competition in February. If interested, please see Mr. Kuhn in the choir room (E122).

To keep updated on specific dates and details, join the Performing Arts “Band” by scanning the QR code.

If you have any questions about these events, please reach out to Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Nauman, Mr. LaBelle or Mr. Simpson.

Join us in kicking off the holiday season with a community event sponsored by our Relay for Life team. Tickets can be purchased for a Pancake Breakfast; all donations support the American Cancer Association. Groups of students will be sponsoring activity tables where visitors can make crafts, snowballs, or write letters to Santa. This is a great time for the whole family. Breakfast tickets must be purchased in advance through the GoFan link: https://gofan.co/event/2241078?schoolId=MD67195 .

On November 7, students in AP Language and SGA took a field trip to the Library of Congress with Ms. Carpenter, Ms. Lawless, Ms. Sanders, and Ms. Greathouse. The students had an amazing time exploring the various exhibits, including Thomas Jefferson's library, the famous reading room, and the incredible photography display. Everyone enjoyed seeing many famous buildings such as the Capitol and the Supreme Court. The students loved their experience, and the staff felt privileged to chaperone an amazing group to Washington DC!

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.

• Students in 10th and 12th grade who were unable to complete the lessons on Xello during in-person sessions need to complete requirements before November 20th.

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.

• Our varsity football team will travel to Arundel High School on Friday, November 15th, for their 2nd round playoff game starting at 7:00pm
• Tickets are online only. No cash, credit card or mobile app payments will be available. Tickets must be purchased prior to arrival. To purchase, click here Arundel Wildcats vs St Charles Spartans - Football - Nov 15, 2024
• Please remember: No large bags, purses and no backpacks. No outside food or drinks.

Location: Arundel Senior High 1001 Annapolis Road Gambrills, Maryland 21054)

Stadium Event Parking Entrance/Exit: Visitors and pre-game Spectators, enter through the visitor entrance and ticket redeemers will help to direct traffic to help our visiting fans. There are three parking lots available for athletic field event. The entrance to both lots are both left-hand turns off of School Lane and the last is a right-hand turn into the Arundel Middle School lot.

Let Go Spartans!

• 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.

• Domino Pizza - 11/14/24 Use coupon code DN3 when ordering on-line or in person at the Waldorf and LaPlata locations and St. Charles PTSO will receive 20% back.
• 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 package MUST be submitted to the Scholarship Program committee via email: ptso.schs@gmail.com no later than March 31, 2025.

The package consists of a completed Scholarship Program application form (will be provided in December), a typed essay, transcript and at least one personal recommendation. Once packages have 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 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.