Good Afternoon CompSci Families,

Thank you to all the families that were able to make it to Latin Night and Open House this past Tuesday. It was a great turnout. If you were unable to attend and have questions for your student's teachers, please feel free to reach out to them via email.

We had another great week at school. Classes are in full swing and students are working hard to produce grade level work in each of their 8 classes. This past Friday represented the half way point of the 1st Quarter. Progress Reports will be made available in PowerSchool this week. If you have not yet logged into PowerSchool, please do so. If you need assistance, please reach out to the school for assistance.

Next Friday we will be kicking off the Homecoming Festivities, beginning with a home Football game at 6:30 PM.

As always, we ask for your continued support around our Cell Phone, attendance, and dress code policies.

Thank you all and we hope you have a great weekend,

Mr. Carter

Picture Day - Tuesday October 1st

Parent Advisory Board Zoom - Tuesday October 1st

Spirit Week/Homecoming - October 4th - 12th

Homecoming Dance - Saturday October 12th 7 - 10PM

SAT/PSAT Day - 10th, 11th, 12th - Tuesday October 22nd

FAFSA Night - Senior Families - November 4th

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Latoya Malcolm, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new Dean of Students at CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering High School. It is truly an honor to join this vibrant school community, and I look forward to working closely with you and your children.

I bring nearly 20 years of experience working with young people, including my time as a special education teacher. Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand how essential family involvement is to student success, and I am committed to partnering with you to ensure your child thrives both academically and personally.

My goal as Dean is to create a positive and supportive environment where all students feel empowered to reach their full potential. Whether it’s through academic guidance, behavioral support, or simply being a listening ear, I am here to help your children grow and succeed.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, or just to introduce yourself. I am here to support both you and your child in any way I can.

Thank you for your continued dedication to Comp. Sci. High. I am excited to embark on this journey with you!

Warm regards,

Latoya Malcolm

Dean of Students

O: 860.253.0274 x 7185

lmalcolm@crec.org

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Tuesday October 1st will be our Picture Day for the school. Students will be called down and had their picture taken. Packages are available for purchase through https://mylifetouch.com. You can use Picture Day ID # EVT8ZZ8WC. Paper copies of the picture form will also be available in the Main Office. "CHEESE"!

The Writing Center is now OPEN and ready to help students with ANY writing assignment from ANY course. Students or parents can schedule a student for an appointment or they can walk in during our open hours. Please follow this link to schedule an appointment!”

This year we will be celebrating our Homecoming a bit differently. We will be including a "Fan Club" for select sporting events over the course of the week. The events are:

Football - Friday October 4th - 6:30 Kickoff

Volleyball - Tuesday October 8th - Varsity at 5:00

Girls and Boys Soccer Doubleheader October 11th - Girls 3:45/Boys 6:00 start times

Our Fan Club will be limited to 40 students that will stay at the school after dismissal, have staff supervision through the evening, attend the sporting event(s), and be provided a bus back to their towns.

Students were provided permission slips all last week. The last day to return them in Tuesday October 1st.

Students not a part of the Fan Club can attend the games however they must leave campus as dismissal time and return with their own rides to and from the school.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Carter or Ms. Ortiz

Parent Advisory Board is open to any and all parents/guardians of our students at CompSci High. During this 30 minute Zoom meeting, we will cover updates, upcoming events, information on the happenings at school, issues that impact students and families, and the opportunity to ask questions. If you are interested in attending, a Zoom link will go out the afternoon of the meeting.

Riverfront Recapture will unveil the master paln for its newest park this Saturday his Saturday, September 28, at a public celebration from 11 am - 2 pm. The event will be held on the site of the new park, located at 110 Meadow Street on the HartfordWindsor town line. The event will include games, a fun run, park tours, family photos, art making, and more (see below). Schedule: • 11 am – 2 pm: Giant games, park tours, free family photos & more • 11:30 am: Kids fun run • 12 – 1 pm: Picnic lunch (lunch is free but you must register in advance at: https://riverfront.org/events/communitycelebration/ • 12:30 pm: Master plan presentation

The Date and Time for this Registration session will be as follows: Friday, October 18, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Persons wishing to become registered voters in Hartford must appear in the Office of the Registrars of Voters, located in Room 002 on the ground floor of the Municipal Building, 550 Main Street, Hartford, CT.

Homework Club is starting at Comp Sci High!

Who Should Attend:

• Any student that would benefit from working with staff members to complete work or require extra help.

When Does it Run:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15 – 4:30pm in the Library (with a snack provided).

Expectations:

• Students need to have work to complete - This is not a hangout club
• No Cell phones will not be allowed during HW Club.
• No Food Deliveries are allowed

Transportation Home:

• Both Hartford Late Bus and a Suburban Late busses are available.
• Please look at the list of stops here for more information https://docs.google.com/document/d/1llvZLHtkg921a0dfSb5tJif4vjIN5jnQenkQEkekLLo/edit?usp=sharing.

How to Sign Up:

• Parents/guardians only can sign up students for Homework Club starting at 8am Friday mornings through 8am Tuesday.
• Students cannot elect to stay without their parent signing them up.
• This allows us to provide enough time to staff members to prepare.
• If your student is interested in attending, please fill out this form https://forms.gle/7DWtastEU5XYxMSa7
  
• The form will ask you which days your student is interested in attending as well as how your student will be getting home.

We are looking to start clubs in then next few weeks. Students can look to join:

Esports - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - See Mr. McGurk/Ms. Jas

Robotics - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - See Ms. Windsor-Post

Cheer - See Ms. Borelli

Homework Club - Tuesday and Thursdays - Club requires Parents to sign their student up each week. Info above..

Senior SAT Math Prep - Mondays through 10/21

Mondays - Free Play - See Schedule Below. Students are now required to sign up on the Google Form by Monday at Noon. Students can access the form in the Student Bookmarks on the Chromebook.

Open Play All - 9/30; 10/21; 11/4; 11/25; 12/9

Open Play - Girls Only - 10/7; 10/28; 11/18; 12/2; 12/16

Monday September 30

Boys Football Varsity 3:00 PM Home vs. Windsor Locks Suffield East Granby Raiders

Girls Volleyball JV 4:00/Varsity 5:00 PM Home vs. Classical Magnet

Boys Soccer 5:00 PM @University High School/ Prince Tech

Tuesday October 1

Boys Football Varsity 4:00 PM CREC Colts, @Windsor Locks Suffield East Granby Raiders

Boys and Girls Cross Country Varsity 3:45 PM @Aerospace

Girls Soccer Varsity 4:00 PM Comp Sci, @HMTCA

Wednesday October 2

Girls Volleyball JV 4:00/5:00 Varsity @Capital Prep

Thursday October 3

Girls Volleyball JV 4:00/5:00 Varsity @Wethersfield

Friday October 4 -

Boys Soccer Varsity 3:00 PM Home vs. Bulkeley

Girls Soccer Varsity 3:45 PM Comp Sci, @Classical/University

Boys Football Varsity 6:30 PM Home vs. Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton Football

Saturday October 5

Boys Football Junior Varsity 9:30 AM CREC Colts, @Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton Football

This week we are proud to welcome ECSU, Randolph University, and Rogers Williams University. If your student is interested in signing up to attend they can scan the QR Code on Guidance Office door or access their School Links in their Student Bookmarks on their Chromebooks.

Attention Senior Families. Tuesday October 22nd will be our Seniors' last opportunity to take the SAT. We will be administering this at school. All Seniors are strongly encouraged to be in attendance.

Attention Senior Families, beginning on Monday 9/9 and running through 10/21, Seniors can stay afterschool with Mr. Koch and receive SAT Prep. Students will be expected to complete the practice pre test on their own time. Students that are interested should see Mr. Koch.

Our Juniors will be travelling to New York City's Broadway to see a play. This trip will leave at regular school time and will return after hours. Student permission slips will be on PowerSchool in the coming weeks. Please be on the lookout for that.

On Tuesday, October 22nd, all Freshman will be headed out of the building and to Springfield College to engage in a team building experience at the Springfield College East Campus Ropes Course and then be taking a tour of the campus. Permission slips will be made available on PowerSchool in the coming weeks. Please be on the lookout for that.

This school year, CREC Schools will continue to use PowerSchool’s Parent Portal, the one place for parents and guardians to stay connected to their child’s school with real-time access to attendance, grades, schedules, permission slips, and more!

How to Access PowerSchool’s Parent Portal

· New and returning families to CREC Schools received an email the week of August 13th from CREC PowerSchool <no-reply@rackspace.powerschool.com>, titled, “PowerSchool Account Change” including their Parent Portal account information and login instructions.

· Returning families with existing PowerSchool Parent Portal accounts who have new students new to CREC will have their students added to their accounts. They will receive an email from <no-reply@rackspace.powerschool.com> titled, “Your PowerSchool Parent account information has changed.”

· Please remember to check your SPAM/Junk folders if you do not see either email in your inbox.

For further Parent Portal information such as how to download the mobile app, add additional children to your account, and what to do if you forget your username or password, visit https://www.crecschools.org/for_families/family_resources/techtools.

Questions about your Parent Portal account? Email powerschoolsupport@crec.org.

Connecticut Sun are running a free one day clinic on October 12 at the New Britain YMCA for any child 8 -13 years old. The link below provides all the details.

https://connecticutsun.leagueapps.com/events/4349659-basketball-for-free-new-britain-ymca?fbclid=IwY2xjawE8Q8pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSM4f393r9zPcetrUFxyFtDyt7MOveg9k_lE5gZ4AQCZjaNfz7DO10-NnQ_aem_gJqhZgSHPWAT-Xh32-7e0A

Cell Phones and other non-school provide electronic devices are distractions during the class time. With this in mind we have made the change to our policy to align with the other CREC Secondary Schools. For the 24 -25 school year students will:

• check their phone in at the start of the period to the teacher's electronics holder and will get it back at the conclusion of the class period
• be allowed to view their cell phones during passing time between classes
• be allowed to view their cell phones during their lunch wave

Not Allowed at Any Point during the day:

-Students are not allowed to film, photograph, play music, or be on social media during school time.

-Students are not allowed to take or make phone calls, including Facetime, unless in a designated location assigned by a staff member.

-Students, during transition time or lunch, that choose to wear earbuds/headphones must be have volumes low enough that they can hear directions from staff members.

The Essential Rule regarding Dress Code:

All students must cover certain body parts at all times.

All students’ attire must fully cover genitals, buttocks, midsection, chest/breasts, & nipples with opaque fabric, cannot be seen through, at all times.

(a) Students must wear clothing including both a shirt with pants or skirt, or the equivalent (for example: dresses, leggings, or shorts) and shoes; no slides, slippers, or flip flops.

(b) Shirts and dresses must have fabric in the front and on the sides (under the arms).

(c) Clothing must cover undergarments (visible waistbands and straps are permitted).

(d) Fabric covering midsection, breasts/chest, genitals and buttocks must be opaque (unable to be seen through).

(e) No Slides, Slippers, or Open Toe footwear is allowed. All footwear must have a hard sole. Crocs are ok.

(f) Face must be visible at all times to staff. Hats or hoods but not both may be worn in the building. Any other headwear must allow the face to be visible to staff, and not interfere with the line of sight of any student or staff. Hoodies must allow the face to be visible to school staff. Ski masks and Sunglasses are not permitted.

(g) Clothing must be suitable for all scheduled classroom activities including physical

education, science labs, wood shop, and other activities where unique hazards exist. Specialized courses may require specialized attire, such as sports uniforms or safety gear.

(h) The dress code further clarifies prohibitions on attire or grooming “depicting or advocating violence, criminal activity, use of alcohol or drugs, pornography, or hate speech;” defines parent, student, and staff responsibilities; and addresses appropriate enforcement.

(i) No Blankets or pajama pants are permitted to be worn at school.

(j) Costumes of any kind are not permitted with the exception of school sanctioned days.

Greg Carter - Principal

Desmond Caldwell - Assistant Principal

Jessica Sanborn - Assistant Principal

Latoya Malcolm - Dean of Students

Email: gcarter@crec.org
Website: https://acse.crecschools.org/
Location: 1617 King Street, Enfield, CT, USA
Phone: (860) 253 -0274

Mission: The Academy of Computer Science and Engineering High School is a community that promotes student-centered practices by challenging each student in and out of the classroom to be the writer of their own future.

Vision: The diverse learning community of students, staff, and families at the Academy of Computer Science and Engineering High School partner together to create a comprehensive magnet experience. Every member values ongoing feedback, improvement, and development. Our community strives to create a safe, joyful, inquiry-driven environment embracing collaboration, creativity, and innovation through equitable learning experiences. Students learn to master the habits of success that prepare them to be college and career ready as the writers of their own futures.