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Cambridge Newsletter
February 7, 2024
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Congratulations Cambridge!
Fulton County Film Festival Winners
Congratulations to Madison Dolin and Micah Ingram, who were awarded Best Actors at the Fulton County Film Festival. Cambridge film students were also recognized for their short films in the areas of Comedy, Suspense, and Drama.
Cambridge Law and Public Safety Recognized
Congratulations to our Law and Public Safety Pathway instructor, Mr. Chris Meyer as he was voted onto the Georgia SkillsUSA Board of Directors by his peers. Mr. Meyer will represent all Law and Public Safety instructors in the State of Georgia during his two-year term.
Top Stories this Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
It's Teacher Appreciation Week at Cambridge! What do your teachers value most? Knowing they made a difference in your lives. Take a moment to thank one or more! Submit your note of appreciation on our Teacher Gratitude Form.
Rising Senior and Parent Meeting
Mark your calendars for the upcoming rising senior and parent/guardian meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Cambridge Theater and will include all the information on:
- Graduation Fees
- Cady senior portraits and yearbook
- Senior parking
- Senior action items from the Counseling Department
The objective of this meeting is to have our senior families to start thinking out next year and the Class of 2025!
Final Week of Semester
All teachers will give an assessment on the final days of the semester.
Seniors
- May 16 & 17
- Last day of face-to-face classes for seniors is May 17
- Recovery / Makeup for Final Assessments for seniors is May 20
All other students
- May 20 & 22 for all other students (May 21 will be asynchronous.)
- Recovery / Makeup for Final Assessments is May 20 - 23
Final Assessments
- All Final assessments will have an in-person component. Final days Assessments will not be given early.
- The type of assessment is at the teacher's discretion.
FVS and GAVS
- Last day for FVS classes: May 10 (some teachers have earlier deadlines - go by your individual class deadline.)
- Last day for GAVS classes: May 10 (some teachers have earlier deadlines - go by your individual class deadline.)
Devices
To help with your end-of-year planning, please expect students using school-issued devices to have them collected on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. We will be collecting devices throughout the day in students’ ELA classes. Students taking summer school or Fulton Virtual classes will be able to keep their devices until their classes are finished in July. The only other exception will be students who are failing classes and need their devices to complete recovery.
For more information about final assessments, the schedule, and the final week of school, visit End of Semester Bell Schedule.
Summer Hours
Beginning May 28, 2024, our office will begin summer hours and will be open Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. We will close the office the week of July 1.
Academics
AP Exams Continue through May 17
AP Exams will continue through May 17. Student taking exams are asked to view important reminders, and the schedule for the AP Exams at AP Exam Schedule and Reminders.
If you have questions, please email Cindy Weatherford at weatherfordc@fultonschools.org.
Fall and Spring Virtual Class Registration - Now Open!
Students who submitted the Online Course Request Form for fall and/or spring should now register for their classes.
- FVS online classes for both terms are registered through VECTOR. For more information about FVS registration, including instructions (Helpful Links) on how to register, visit Fulton Virtual.
- Georgia Virtual classes, visit Georgia Virtual registration.
Summer Learning Registration
Face-to-Face and Fulton Virtual summer school registration is ongoing! New this year, students interested in taking summer courses through either Face-to-Face or Fulton Virtual will submit a registration form, and our counselors will register students for the class. (Do not register yourself) The registration form can be found at www.cambridgehs.org > Academics > Summer Learning and at Bridge West.
Visit www.cambridgehs.org > Academics > Summer Learning for information on:
- Face-to-face course held at Milton High School
- Fulton Virtual Summer courses
- Georgia Virtual Summer courses
Note - families will continue to register for Georgia Virtual Courses.
College and Career
SAT and ACT Prep
Cambridge HS students – Are you planning to use the summertime to prepare for SAT or ACT testing? Want to know where you score on the SAT or ACT test?
Join Best in Class for a mock SAT or ACT test on one of our three summertime dates:
- Saturday May 18 at 12:30 pm – register for this date at: https://bit.ly/3UxBQOv
- Monday June 10 at 10 am - register for this date at: https://bit.ly/4aaV1DV
- Tuesday July 16 at 10 am - register for this date at: https://bit.ly/4bpbHbJ
- One mock test offered per student.
This test will be followed by a private consultation to discuss in detail how to improve your score.
The fee for this test and consultation is $75 - participants also receive a $75 voucher toward any Best in Class college test prep offering.
Looking for help preparing? Our classes for the SAT test start on June 8th and July 27th, and for the ACT test on June22nd. Seats are available. For more information email chrisr@bicedu.com or call 678-332-2100.
Seniors
Seniors! What to Wear!
As we get closer to Graduation, seniors need to make sure they have everything they need. If they have not already done so, please remove the items in the graduation package to ensure they have everything. All graduation packages were inspected. However, should there be something missing, seniors need to come to the Bridge East office as soon as possible. It is the graduates' responsibility to ensure they have what they need when arriving at the graduation venue. We only have a limited supply of replacement pieces.
Important! In keeping with the tradition of a dignified ceremony, decorated caps, and other adornments will not be allowed. If decorated, graduates will be given a new cap when they arrive. We only have a limited supply of extra caps, so we do not want them to be without one.
For more information on the appropriate attire for the ceremony and how to wear your regalia, visit Seniors and Graduation.
Property Collection for Seniors
All school property assigned to seniors must be returned by Wednesday, May 15, 2024, to ensure students will receive their graduation tickets at rehearsal.
- School devices, library books, and calculators must be brought to the Media Center.
- Textbooks should be returned to the teacher who assigned them.
- Fines for lost property must be paid through Online School Payments, https://bit.ly/cambridgeosp.
If you have any questions about textbooks, please see Mrs. Ellison in Bridge East, ellisond2@fultonschools.org. For all other questions, please direct to Mrs. Morgan in the Media Center, morganl1@fultonschools.org.
Note that seniors must return all school property and clear all fines to receive graduation tickets scheduled to be distributed at the May 15 Graduation Rehearsal. Ticket packages will be held for all seniors failing to return school property.
Senior Reminders
Senior Celebration and Graduation Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
4:30 pm - Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal for all seniors in the theatre.
Immediately after the mandatory rehearsal, seniors will receive their graduation tickets. Seniors will need their grad ID to pick up, and sign for tickets.
5:30 pm - Senior Sunset Celebration and dinner
Upon arrival, senior will receive their Blue envelope and a special gift from our PTSA.
Senior and Senior Parent Meeting
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
6:00 pm
Cambridge Theater
During this meeting, we will discuss all the logistical information about preparing for our graduation ceremony and the graduation venue, including parking and accessibility. In addition, expectations for our seniors and appropriate dress will also be discussed. Parents and seniors will have an opportunity to answer any questions they may have. If you, or your senior cannot attend, all information will be made available on our website at Seniors and Graduation.
Senior Activities and Things to Know
Check out the Seniors and Graduation page on our website for more information on:
- Property collection - Due May 15
- Graduation packages - Late pick up in Bridge East.
- Honor Graduates - Pick up eligible honors from Bridge West
- Senior and Senior Parent Meeting - May 14 at 6:00 pm
- Venue, parking, ADA seating, and tickets
- Seniors, what to wear at graduation
- Graduation rehearsal and senior sunset celebration - May 15 at 4:30 pm
- Graduation announcements (3rd Ascent)
- Senior Walks (Elementary and Middle School) - Dates have been updated
End of School Year
2024-2025 Rising 11th Grade Immunization Requirements
For the 2024-2025 school year, all 11th-grade students must have an updated GA 3231 immunization certificate on file to remain active at Cambridge High School. Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants) must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday.
GA 3231 immunization forms can be emailed to CAMHSimmunization@fultonschools.org or left at Bridge West. View more information on the rising 11th-grade requirement.
Cafeteria End of Year Notice
The Cambridge Cafeteria is no longer going to offer use of the principal's account to cover meals due to the short time left to reclaim debts. Please ask your students to:
- Ask the cafeteria cashier if they owe money to the principal's account; this is not reflected in the system since it is rung into another account.
- Check your student's accounts for negative balances. All funds roll over into the next school year in any Fulton County school.
- Students without money will receive an alternate lunch unless they can borrow from a friend. If the student has a current screenshot of My Payments Plus receipt, the cafeteria will still allow the use of the principal account, we understand sometimes payments don't go through right away.
- Seniors check to see if there is a balance remaining on your senior's lunch account. For any remaining balance you have a few options.
- Seniors may continue to utilize the money till you are done till it is gone.
- Parents can transfer funds to a younger sibling in Fulton County schools only.
- Parents can donate funds to the principal's account for other students the next year.
- Parents can submit a signed refund request form to the cafeteria manager on paper or by email. A check will be mailed to the address you put on the form. It may take a couple of weeks from the time it is received to have the check delivered. Please find the form attached below.
Please contact the Erin Keahey, Cafeteria Manager, if you should have questions at keaheye@fultonschools.org.
Rising Seniors
Student Activities and Resources
Yearbook Distribution
Yearbook distribution will continue for all grades through Friday, May 10th. Yearbooks will be distributed during all lunch periods in the Media Center. See the details below for further information.
We also have a very limited quantity of extra yearbooks available for purchase. These limited extra copies will be sold to seniors on a first come, first serve basis for $100 cash only. Thank you, and if you have any other questions, please contact Ms. Megon Garcia at garciam1@fultonschools.org.
Presidential Inauguration Student Trip
Only 9 spaces left! Registration and initial deposit due by June 3
Travel to Washington, DC this January to be a witness to the 60th inauguration ceremony marking the start of a new 4-year term of the President of the United States. Flying to DC on January 16 and retuning January 22, 2025 we will spend five full days visiting the sights of our nation’s capital city learning about our history, civics, and current events before bearing witness to the swearing in of the President of the United States on January 20, 2025. For more information and instructions on how to sign up, please follow this link, https://forms.office.com/r/zD8gLVNG3H , or contact Cambridge High School social studies teacher Mr. Fulk at fulkj@fultonschools.org.
Dates: Thursday, 1/16/2025, through Wednesday, 1/22/2025
Price: $2,950 per student (including transportation). Parents may attend as well for an additional fee
Deposit Deadline: $700 nonrefundable due 6/3/24 (Space is limited students need to meet the
deposit deadline to reserve a spot)
Final Payment Deadline: 9/30/24
Parent Resources and Community
Media Center Volunteer Opportunity
On May 15, 2024, we will be collecting school devices, calculators, and books in the Cambridge Media Center. We need parent volunteers to be able to quickly collect, scan, and pack devices. Please consider signing up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D45AFAD2BA7F58-49112804-2024#/. Contact Laura Morgan at morganl1@fultonschools.org with any questions.
Athletics
Cambridge Athletic Association
Please see below for exciting updates from our Athletic organizations. To stay up to date on all Cambridge Athletic related news, please visit https://www.cambridgebears.com or follow us on social media at:
Facebook - @Cambridge Athletic Association - GA
X (Twitter) - @CambridgeBears
Instagram - @cambridgebears_athletics
Threads - @cambridgebears_athletics
What's New!
Congratulations to Baseball and Lacrosse All Area, State or Region athletes for their 2024 seasons, GO BEARS!
Support the Bears!
Please visit https://www.cambridgebears.com to register for one our CHS hosted summer camps!