Update

If you need to pick up your child early, please arrive by 1:50 PM. This will allow us time to prepare for our normal dismissal. Thank you in advance.

Picture Day is Coming - Picture Day is coming! It will be held on October 17 at CEW South. It will be a dress down day (please see dress down guidelines). Get ready to say “cheese” and don’t forget – please don’t wear green.

Encore will set up in an exhibit style in the cafeteria at the beginning of the evening. Afterward, we will begin classroom rotations for parents to attend teacher presentations according to their child's core content schedule.

We will be holding a Town Hall and Community Building activities for students Friday, August 23. This is a chance for students to engage in fun activities, build connections with each other and staff, and review school expectations so that we can have a successful school year!

Greeting Parents/Guardians and students,

Welcome Back!! I hope that you all had a great restful summer. As we prepare our scholars for the road ahead, the school counseling department of C. E. Williams South would like to extend the invitation for your scholar to participate in the PSAT testing. On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, your scholar will have the opportunity to take the PSAT/NMSQT® (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test).

This is an important test that provides many benefits that can help your scholar along the path to college. The PSAT/NMSQT is great practice for the SAT® . They’ll also get personalized feedback on their performance to help improve their skills before taking the SAT as well as improve their skills currently.

In addition, students receive free college planning tools to help them start their college search and feedback on the types of AP courses for which they may be particularly well prepared. Taking these college-level classes can help students earn college credit while still in high school and provide them with a competitive advantage in the college admission process.

If you are interested in your scholar participating in this opportunity, please use this link https://forms.gle/4gwy2QTv8SrfVejn7 to register.

We will hold monthly in-school club days at CEW South. We will be sharing a list of clubs from which students can choose. Once per month, we change the bell schedule to accommodate an hour of club time during the school day. We hope that staff and students will be able to connect around mutual interests and build relationships and school community in the process!

I was born and raised in Asheville NC and attended Western Carolina University, also known as the Harvard of the south. While at WCU I played rugby and got both my graduate and undergraduate degrees. Shortly after completing my graduate degree, I joined the City of Charleston Police Department in 2007. While at CPD I have been a patrol officer, K9 handler and current position as an SRO. I have a lovely wife I don’t deserve and 2 amazing daughter ages 8 and 5. We currently have 2 dogs, my retired police K9 name Dulan and an English Mastiff named Bigfoot. In my free time I enjoy training and competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and training and competing in sprint and traditional length triathlons, perhaps one day a half Ironman. In 2023 I competed in an adventure race in which I rode a Honda Big Ruckus 250cc scooter from San Clemente California to Hilton Head SC. Visiting 11 states, over 8 days while driving 3,213 miles, only 40 of which were on interstate. For my next adventure I’m trying to plan a rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon.

I look forward to getting to know and work with the CE family.

Parents/Guardians,

Students should not be let out in the car rider line until 7 AM when we have staff on duty to provide supervision. We also do not want students on campus too early waiting without supervision.

These measures are to ensure children are safe and supervised.

Thank you.

• Cell phones and *other devices must be off and out of sight during school hours until dismissal.
• Homeroom teachers will have lock boxes where students are strongly encouraged to turn in their devices until dismissal.
• Cell phones will not be permitted during lunch/recess.

*This includes smart devices and listening devices such as headphones, earbuds, etc.

• 1st Offense: Phone confiscated, returned at the end of the day.
• 2nd Offense: Phone confiscated, returned at the end of the day, parent contacted.
• 3rd Offense: Phone confiscated, returned at the end of the day, parent contacted (next offense, parent will be required to pick up the phone - referral for cell phone violation).
• 4th Offense: Phone confiscated, returned to parent (conference held, review next steps with parent/student, referral for cell phone violation).
• 5th Offense: Phone confiscated, returned to parent (conference held, referral for cell phone violation, student placed on school probation, next referral will be for RTO).

Tops

• Solid Royal Blue, Black, Navy Blue, Grey, or White collared Polo-Style Shirt, crew neck sweatshirt, or solid jacket.
• No hooded items allowed.
• Official CEW tops (clubs or organizations, team shirts, or school-sponsored events) with black or blue denim jeans with no rips showing skin above the mid-thigh and no inappropriate writing.

Bottoms

• Khaki, Navy, or Black pants.
• Skirts, Skorts, dresses, and shorts at mid-thigh
  • Bottoms to be at least mid-thigh.
  • Bottoms are to be worn at the waist.

Not Permitted

• No pajamas, leggings/ jeggings, spandex, pajama bottoms, bike shorts, sweatpants/sweatsuits, or athletic shorts.
• No crop tops or spaghetti strap tops.
• No hats, hoods, bandanas, hair picks, rags, hair caps, or scarves.
• No Crocs (or Crocs-style shoes), backless shoes, open-toed shoes, bedroom slippers, flip-flops, or slides.
• No clothing, jewelry, or accessories will be permitted that display profanity, weapons, violence, suggestive, disruptive, or inflammatory phrases, alcohol, tobacco, or drug advertisements.
• Students may not wear accessories or jewelry that may be considered unsafe, as determined by the school administration.

*Students who violate the uniform policy will contact parents/guardians and report to a designated area until the item arrives.

*Dress Down days may allow for some of these items-details for dress

Official CE Williams tops can be ordered from CK Printing at

https://stores.inksoft.com/cew/shop/home