The Mission of Chugiak High School: Inspire Students. Excel Academically. Strengthen Community.

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LUNCHTIME - 11:38-12:17

The PSAT is held here at CHS on October 26th - More info to come

10th & 11th grade only

MAP Growth Newsletter Information

2024-2025

MAP Growth is the ASD and State of Alaska required benchmark/interim reading and mathematics assessment for students in grades 3-9. Grades 10-12 students identified as needing Tier II and Tier III reading and mathematics support also take MAP Growth as part of the Anchorage School District's MTSS framework.

Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has partnered with NWEA to implement a creative approach to a balanced statewide assessment that connects fall and winter MAP Growth benchmark/interim assessments and the Alaska spring AK STAR summative assessment. AK STAR eliminates the spring benchmark/interim assessment window for grades 3-9 by combining the summative and benchmark assessment into one test that produces a spring benchmark score, which includes a growth measure. More information is available at the State of Alaska AK STAR website, education.alaska.gov/assessments/akstar.

MAP Growth is an online, adaptive assessment that provides each student a personalized testing experience with data that speaks to their individual progress and growth in mathematics and reading.

The MAP Growth reading and mathematics benchmark will be administered in person during the 2024-2025 fall and winter benchmark windows. The spring benchmark will be embedded in the AK STAR summative assessment as outlined above.

• Fall Benchmark 1: September 3 - September 13 (make-ups through September 20)

• Winter Benchmark 2: December 2 - December 13 (make-ups through December 19)

• Spring Benchmark 3: embedded in AK STAR administered during the summative assessment window: March 24 - April 4 (make-ups through April 25)

• MAP Growth assessment only: Grades 10-12 identified as needing Tier II and III support

MAP Growth practice tests and tutorials allow students and families the opportunity to become familiar with the types of questions and tools available on the actual MAP Grow assessments such as the highlighter and calculator. An overview of these resources with links to the practice tests are compiled on the MAP Growth Practice Tests Quick Sheet.

The Chugiak High office does NOT accept Door Dash or Food Delivery for students.

We have students that have asthma or allergies to certain body sprays. Please remind students that we do not spray these items in the building.

Our official grading system is via Q Parent and Student Connect. Many teachers use Canvas, and this system will begin syncing this week now that schedule changes have been completed.

If you have not picked up your 2023-2024 yearbook yet, please do so immediately. You can email handeland_mackenna@asdk12.org if you or your student is no longer enrolled at Chugiak, otherwise current students can stop by room 204 to pick it up. Books not picked up by September 3rd will be resold to students on the waitlist.

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the waitlist to get a 2024 yearbook. We have sold all of our few extra copies to the students in the class of 2024 who were on the waitlist before school ended in May. Starting next week, we will reach out to students who are class of 2025, 2026, and 2027 in the order they signed up and offer to sell them one of the "abandoned" books. If you receive an email or a phone call, please be prepared to pick up your book and complete your payment within three business days, so that we can move down the waitlist if you no longer want or need a book.

The 2025 Yearbook is now for sale online! Go to yearbookforever.com to purchase. Avoid heartbreak and purchase now. We expect to sell out again this year.

The staff has an awesome theme chosen and is excited to announce it soon. This year's book will be our biggest yet, and will include a spring delivery with a fall supplement that covers spring sports and activities, as well as graduation.

The updated school store now also has an option to donate a yearbook more easily. If you would like to donate a yearbook to a student in need, check out yearbookforever.com and search for "Chugiak" to get more details.

Drama, Debate, and Forensics will have an informational meeting on Wednesday, August 28th at lunch to compare schedules and determine our practice times for the 2024-2025 season. Our first practices will begin the week of September 3rd. Chugiak is hosting the first tournament of the season, on September 27-28th!

Please complete your golden ticket process through planeths.com if you are ready to get the season started! Questions? Contact Mr. Templeton in Activities for info on signing up and eligibility, and contact Ms. Handeland or Ms. Miller, the coaches for info about practice times, commitment, and culture.

These sports are starting soon!

Rifle- Coach Fernandez, alaskafernandez@outlook.com

Practices starts Sept. 4th - GET YOUR PAPERWORK IN AND FEE PAID ON PARENT CONNECT.

Bowling- Coach Richardson, mekenzierichardson622@gmail.com

Practices start Sept. 30th - SIGN UP ON PLANETHS.COM TO BE ELIGIBLE.

Wrestling- Coach Bailey, bailey_daniel@asdk12.org

Practices start Oct. 2nd - SIGN UP ON PLANETHS.COM, FEE PAID ONLINE TO GET YOUR GOLDEN TICKET.

IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED AN ACTIVITIES STICKER, STOP BY THE ACTIVITIES OFFICE WITH YOUR STUDENT ID, AFTER PICTURE DAY, TO GET YOUR STICKER.

The Activities office is open daily from 8:00-4:00 pm. REMEMBER GOLDEN TICKETS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL SPORTS BEFORE YOU PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICE.

• Sports information and PlanetHS Accounts How to Guide (Here)
• Link to PlanetHS.com (Reminder, Students create the account and invite parents/guardians.)
• Link to ASD Activities Handbook
• Grade checks have been completed for all Returning athletes. All student athletes need to have a 2.0 GPA, (with only 1 “F”), to be eligible for sports. All Freshman athletes are automatically eligible until grade checks at the end of qtr. 1.

If you have any questions that are not answered here, please feel free to contact the Activities Office, 907-742-3067, templeton_bruce@asdk12.org , morgan_travis@asdk12.org .

Admission Prices (Cash Only)

**NO CREDIT CARDS**

General Admission: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.00

* Students with Activity Stickers. . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

(all regular season ASD events)

Students---7th & 8th grade: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00

Senior Citizens: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00

(ages 65 and older)

Military. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.00

Elementary & Pre-School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE if accompanied by parent

Remember, we are here for you, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out. 907-742-3067.

Travis

Travis Morgan

Assistant Principal, Activities

Chugiak High School

907-742-3071

We know that attending school is important. But did you know that school attendance is a powerful predictor of student outcomes and student success? We can’t teach our students if they don’t come to school! The article linked here has tips for parents and educators on strategies to encourage strong attendance and the impacts on chronic absenteeism.

For Chugiak High School specific attendance questions please contact Ms. Masterman at 907-742-3069 and reference our attendance information sheet. that will help aide with school start time, blue passes, admit slips, pre-arranged absences and instructions to report your child absent or late to school.

Payment for high school parking permits has been suspended again for the 24-25 school year.

YOU WILL STILL NEED A PERMIT.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE PARKING AT CHUGIAK HIGH SCHOOL - YOU WILL STILL NEED A PERMIT.

(part-time as well as full time)

STUDENT PARKING FORM

Once you have completed these steps- Go to Ms. Valarie Prince's Office. (back hallway)

Bus transportation will start one hour later on PLC Mondays only. Check your bus route information on ParentConnect for the exact time or call 907-742-1200. School will end at the regular time.

Bus Transportation- Hours: 5:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Main Phone: (907) 742-1200

• FIND YOUR BUS ROUTE HERE

• Transportation page link - https://www.asdk12.org/transportation

Log in to STUDENT CONNECT

Go to ENROLLMENT TAB

SCROLL DOWN until you see LOCKER INFORMATION(this will show you locker #)

There is a GOLD LOCK SYMBOL, next to LOCKER #, CLICK ON the lock to reveal COMBINATION.

Please note that some locker locations have been updated as we will no longer be using the basement for freshman lockers.

CHUGIAK HIGH SCHOOL

Website: asdk12.org/Chugiakhigh

Location: 16525 South Birchwood Loop Road, Chugiak, AK, USA
Phone: 907-742-3050
Twitter: @ChugiakHS