MUSTANG MINUTE

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

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First Days of School:

August 15, 2024 is for Freshman Only

All Students 9-12 return on August 16, 2024

ASD is staggering the first day of school in August 2024 to support students in a new school environment - ninth-graders in the Freshman Academy. All neighborhood and comprehensive schools will follow the staggered first day schedule. Classes will begin at the new school start times, which is 8:45 a.m. for high school.

Chugiak is excited to welcome all 9th grade students to school on August 15! We have a fun filled and informative day planned for our freshman students. All students 9-12 will be at school beginning August 16, 2024

Hello ASD Family,

Have you registered for the 2024-2025 school year?

Registration is required every school year for all students. Please be sure to complete online registration NOW. If your student is not registered then the student's schedule may be dropped.

Registration for returning students includes verifying information such as contact information and yearly authorizations.

For new-to-district students whose pre-enrollment has been processed, online registration also allows you to share items such as health issues for your student or information that may make them eligible for district programs.

● Use the following link to log in and register your student: ParentConnect

○ If you need your PIN (ID) and a new password, please visit the Login Reminder Page

○ Instructions for logging in and registering are available here: Online Registration Video

● If your student has left the district, please give the new school district information to your ASD school

○ Schools and parents may request records through ScribOrder Student Records Request

Find your school's website here

If you are not sure, please confirm that Online Registration has been completed for all students on your ParentConnect Portal. Login, select your student, and click ASD Quick Links to check if Online Registration is Complete or Incomplete.

Professional Learning Communities (PLC) is a research-based collaborative structure used by educators to continuously learn, improve, and adapt teaching methods to help improve student outcomes. ASD will be implementing this weekly 1 hour structure which will support the District’s Board goals around Reading, Math, and College, Career, and Life Readiness.

What is it? PLC's have been in the Anchorage School District since 2016 at the high school level. Consistent professional development and collaboration time is a valuable tool that will help teachers and school staff support and adjust to student learning needs. We believe that the hour dedicated to teacher learning and collaboration on Mondays will move the needle for student achievement and greatly benefit your student! PLC’s equals improved classroom experiences, which leads to better student outcomes.

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

Fines and Fees

Throughout the year fines and or fees may be attributed to a student if they have lost or damaged an item or received a parking ticket. We will send letters home twice during the year (just prior to Parent/Teacher conferences) for the entire student population to let parents know if their child has any fines or fees. Thank you for your prompt payments.

Thursday Night, August 22, 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Welcome New Mustangs and Returning Mustangs!

The staff and administration cordially invites you to attend our annual “Back to School Night” Thursday, the 22ND of August. Chugiak High School will be open for you to visit your student’s classrooms and touch base with their teachers! Our evening will start at 6:00 pm in the Steve Primis Auditorium and last until 7:30PM as you follow your student's schedule. We hope you will join us in making those connections, which are so important for our student’s success in school. Please have your student's schedule with you or we can print one for you.

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)

This is my 30th year working in education, and my 21st year at CHS! I have lived in Eagle River for 21 years, and in Alaska for 24 years. My husband and I have 3 kids and a dog.

Universities attended: James Madison University and University of Alaska Anchorage

Grades taught: Math for grades 7-12

Counselor for students in grades 9-12

Favorite snack: dark chocolate

Favorite sport: to watch: volleyball or football. To play: Bowling

Favorite team: Georgia Dawgs Football

Favorite vacation spot: warm sandy beaches

Favorite Alaskan activity: getting on a plane to go to a warm sandy beach

Favorite Olympic sport: gymnastics, of course!

Little known fact: I taught an Olympic bronze medalist! Yes, I taught Alev Kelter Algebra II during her 10th grade! #MustangStrong

Mrs. Harrison is excited to join the CHS counseling team. First and foremost, Mrs. Harrison is a graduate of Chugiak High School! She was heavily involved in Mustang activities, including volleyball, drill team, swing choir, and cheer.

After obtaining her degree in education, she spent time in the classroom teaching every grade level, including high school technology. After continuing her education, she enjoyed 14 years as a school administrator and later obtained her counseling credential, which is her self-proclaimed dream job.

Mrs. Harrison has two adult children and has been married for 30+ years to her CHS senior prom date and high school sweetheart. She has two dogs and loves everything outdoors and adventure, including hiking, skydiving, skiing, and her most recent excursion floating the Colorado River rapids in the Grand Canyon this summer.

Mrs. Harrison takes a proactive and positive approach to counseling and is looking forward to coming full circle back to CHS. Her motto is, “Mindset is everything. “

My name is Tirzah Fullmer. I moved to Alaska from Pleasant Grove, Utah in 1998 to play basketball for the University of Alaska, Anchorage women’s team and have been here ever since. I love sports, especially basketball, my family (husband and 3 kids), my dogs, and spending time outside in our beautiful Alaska.

This is my 11th year as a school counselor and my 9th year at Chugiak High School. This year I will serve students in 10th-12th grades with the last names beginning A-Ld and am excited to get to know even more of our student body. I enjoy staying involved by coaching basketball and supporting my students in their extracurriculars whenever I can. In addition to supporting our students’ social and emotional needs, my goal is to ensure that each student is set up for post-secondary success.

Please stop by and visit me - ask questions, get help, or just to say hello! My office is in House 3.

Go Mustangs!

Student schedules will be viewable on student connect tomorrow. The Schedule Change Request Form for elective classes will be on the front page of our CHS Website. Follow the form to see the elective grid and make a request.Schedule Change Request Form. Students may make changes to their schedules through August 23rd . If there is a "hole" in your student schedule you may visit your counselor during the "hole" period.

If your student is not registered, their schedule may not be viewable. If this is the case please go online and register today. Any student not registered may have their schedule deleted.

On the first day of classes, if a student can't access their schedule on their phone, students will be able to find their first period class by looking at the class lists in the cafeteria. OR by asking any adult in the hallway.

Welcome back Mustangs to the 2024-2025 school year! We are excited to be back and ready to start the sports season! We are here to help with any questions you may have. Here is some information that we have been fielding questions on. All Fall sports have begun with a few late starters happening in the upcoming weeks. The Coaches information is below for their respective sports. If you have any further 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 .

Rifle- Coach Fernandez, alaskafernandez@outlook.com

Practices starts Sept. 4th

Bowling- Coach Richardson, mekenzierichardson622@gmail.com

Practices start Sept. 30th

Wrestling- Coach Bailey, bailey_daniel@asdk12.org

Practices start Oct. 2nd

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 Athletic Fee $225 per sport, Link for Payment QParentConnect
• Purchase your Activities Stickers for Mustang Sports through QParentConnect for $50.00! Remember that Activity stickers get you into Home and Away regular season games!
• 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.

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

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