CTHS NEWS

Just under a third of the semester remains. This week will bring the end of grading period 4. Seniors have just a month left to get their credits completed. Check your grades and communicate with teachers about recent absences or missing assignments. Parents whose students are taking online APEX classes, unless you have opted out, you should receive a weekly progress report. Click on the “Detail Report” next to your student's name to see upcoming assignments, past due assignments, activities completed, and minutes worked during the past week. Online classes require a lot of student motivation to be successful. If your students are behind on this or any class, please help them get motivated to finish the year strong!

As we move into the testing season, please charge your Chromebook and/or bring your charger every day. If you have borrowed a charger, please return it to the front office as soon as possible.

Good luck to our FFA students who are heading to their state competition this week!

Have a great week Tech!

Click the link below to view the District's Plan in case of Mt. Spurr Eruption.

http://www.matsuk12.us/spurr205

Thanks to your amazing generosity and outpouring of support, we have dozens of prom dresses for students to borrow! Please see Mrs. Verplancke in room 2203 or the counseling office for more information!

Just a reminder that we also have a handful of men's suits and dress jackets, along with dress shirts and pants, if any young men need prom attire as well.

Freshmen will be taking the AK STAR math test on Monday, 4/14, and the AK STAR English test on Monday, 4/21. Students will store all belongings in their lockers during testing. Testing will take place during periods 1-3; additional time, if needed, will be available during 4Cs. Please be sure to charge your Chromebook and bring your charger to testing. Students taking the test will receive a sticker excusing them from interview dress and a little treat before leaving the testing area and returning to class.

Standardized tests, similar to MAP, are a measurement that we use to determine what students know and what support we can offer to help with learning. If students do not take these tests seriously or skip them entirely, it is one less piece of data that we can use to support a student's learning. Test results may be used to identify gaps in curriculum, provide intervention, support teacher development, and improve resource allocation. Additionally, this will not be the first test, nor will it be the last test that students need to take to show proficiency. Many of our students are learning how to drive and understand that a written and skill-based test is required to receive a driver’s license. Our students also seek first aid, CPR, MS Office Suite certifications, and many more. As students seek employment in their industry of choice, testing, and skill demonstration are often required to demonstrate proficiency. Nurses, accountants, electricians, and other professionals must pass certification tests to ensure they have the knowledge and skills needed for their jobs. Taking the opportunity to do your best on assessments ensures that students develop test-taking skills necessary for certification and advancement.

Our prom this year, Golden Age Gala (think roaring 20's theme), will be held on Saturday, May 3rd from 7-11pm. Tickets will be $60 each and will be on sale soon, so keep an ear out on announcements. Guest passes will be submitted via QR code and then deadline for guest passes will be Wednesday, April 30th!

Grad Blast - Donate Here!

The Class of 2025 are set for a fun-filled night following graduation, with activities that include an escape room, sports activities, henna painting, karaoke, a self-station, food, prizes and much more. Encourage your senior to register ASAP for this free event. *Please sign up to support this great event. We are still accepting monetary donations, snacks, prizes, etc.

CTHS Class of 2025 Grad Blast

Grizzly Family Fitness, May 15th 10pm-2am

CTHS Graduating Seniors: https://forms.gle/1qRqrUzjDhXhnUMn7

Guests (Fellow Class of 2025 Graduates): https://forms.gle/LzxQ89Rv1qRyRgua9

Parent Volunteers: https://forms.gle/ksnyHy9Lim5d2sBD7

We are in need of neck ties for our students to borrow for Monday Interview Dress Days! If you happen to have extras hanging out at home taking up valuable space, bring them to the front office and we will give them a good home!

On behalf of all AP Seminar classes, Dr. VonDonkelaar and Mrs. Rogness would like to extend a sincere “thank you” to the AP Literature and AP Language students who volunteered to be peer editors. Their feedback and suggestions helped AP Seminar students improve their written arguments prior to submission to College Board. We truly appreciate your support and insights!

Yearbooks can be pre-ordered online until April 20th for $60. Once they arrive at the school, they will be $65.

Pre-order online at : https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/ll5Y1j126fipBWXh9gGtWG1C

Graduating seniors (including seniors graduating at semester) and employees leaving the District will no longer have access to their MSBSD Google Drives after they graduate or their employment ends. Any transfer of data should be completed prior to their separation/graduation date as an employee or as a student.

Google Takeout is a data retrieval platform that allows users to import and export data from a number of Google products. Simply put, Google Takeout takes all your existing Google data and compiles it into one file, which can be downloaded later. Please encourage departing employees and graduating seniors to take advantage of this service. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Taylor.

Entrepreneurship training for Alaska high school students.

This year the program will be June 2 - 6 at Mat-Su Central (2055 N. Stringfield Rd., Palmer, AK 99645).

The program will run from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm and is open to students entering 7 - 12 grades.

We are again offering credit opportunities to students attending: MSBSD students are eligible for .5 Business Skills credit and students in 9-12 grade are eligible for 1 college credit.

We do allow students who have attended in the past to attend again but please note credit is only offered the first year.

Here is a link to our registration or feel free to go to alaskabusinessweek.com to register.

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/AlaskaBusinessWeek?orglink=camps-registration

We wanted to share with you that registration for our Summer Academies is now open. These free academies provide a great opportunity for your BPA students to further explore business topics, build valuable skills, and stay engaged over the summer.

Students (or their parents/guardians) can register here:
https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-business-and-public-policy/events/academies/

Each academy focuses on a different area of business. We have some great new topics this year including Fraud Protection and Prevention, Stock and Real Estate Investing, and the Art of Negotiation, to name a few.

This week NTHS had each of their committees meet up to discuss future plans.

Service - Planning to put in a bench and plant trees and bushes.

Leadership - Senior sunrise planned to take place May 8th.

Recognition - Planning out a Spirit week and Battle of The Grades for the last week of school.

Career Development - Planning out Student orientation and Pathway Day.

Remember to get your volunteer hours in by the 16th, and if you’re a senior, the 8th.

Any new NTHS members, remember to pay for your membership dues, either by check to the front office or through schoolpay in StudentVue.

Congratulations to Sofia Jordan who placed 3rd in medical Terminology and Macie Schoon who placed 2nd in Nursing Assistant, along with all of our students who attended and competed this past weekend!

Congratulations to Cole Miller who competes for Denali Gymnastics for his outstanding performance at Regionals!

CTHS Partners & Peer Mentors had a great time at this years "Rockin' Hockey" event held at the Palmer Ice Rink.

Youth 360 is hosting a “Young Entrepreneur Expo” event this spring, in partnership with Thrive Mat-Su, Everett’s/Mat-Su Resort, KHITZ 107.1 and Big Brothers Big Sisters Alaska. It will be held on April 26th from 12-5 pm at Mat-Su Resort. Students can rent a table for a small ($10) fee in order to market and sell their products or services to the Mat-Su community.

Here is a description of the event: The Young Entrepreneur Expo is designed to empower Mat-Su youth and support their initiative and creativity in business. Open to local students in grades K-12, the expo provides a platform for young minds to showcase their entrepreneurial ventures, whether they have already launched a business or are just beginning to explore an idea. Our goal is to inspire innovation, build confidence and connect young entrepreneurs with resources and mentorship to turn their ideas into reality.

CTHS prepares students for career and college success by engaging students in an enriched learning environment that fuels their ambition through real-world experiences, inspires excellence through rigor, and empowers leadership through lifelong learning.

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