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Good afternoon, Bears and Bear Families!

Our first week is off to a fantastic start! Last night, I hosted a virtual Teams meeting to catch parents up on what is going on at the Bridge. The meeting was recorded and posted, so feel free to check it out later if you missed it. Other things to know about this week and the start of school:

1. Teachers should be inviting you to join Canvas with a code. This allows parents to access their child’s class information, including assignments and upcoming assessments.
   
   
2. Carpool in the mornings and afternoons – please DO NOT pick up your child from a parking lot during the morning or afternoon carpool. Please follow the carpool line at the front of the school and pick up your student along the front sidewalk. Hint: The carpool is usually done by 3:50 pm. If you want to avoid the traffic, please pick up your child at 3:45 – you will get in and out quickly. ;)
   
   
3. Online and Dual Enrollment classes – as we advertised in the spring, any student taking an online or dual enrollment class is required to be off campus for that period. There are no exceptions. Please understand that there is no location on campus to house the number of students who take online or Dual Enrollment courses. We have arranged schedules so that online and Dual Enrollment courses are at the beginning or end of the day so that students can come onto campus late or leave early. Students found on campus during an online or Dual Enrollment course will be sent to the office to wait for their class to start. The third time a student is found on campus when they should be home due to online or Dual Enrollment classes, the student will be dropped from online / Dual Enrollment and placed in a face-to-face class.
   
   
4. The state requires schools to do all types of emergency drills in the first two weeks of school. We always inform students of a drill before it takes place, but we wanted to make you aware in case your child has questions.
   
   
5. Senior Privilege was discussed in our Senior Class Meeting on Tuesday. More details on Senior Privilege were discussed in our community meeting, but I wanted to make you aware that seniors can earn the Privilege to be off campus for lunch over the next four weeks.
   
   
6. Until that Privilege is earned and given, students are NOT allowed off campus during lunch or B². Students caught leaving or coming back on campus when they are supposed to be in the building will be given a discipline consequence.
   
   
7. By Friday, all students should have their ID. Students are required to wear IDs on campus at ALL times. Students on campus without their ID face disciplinary consequences.
   
   
8. We are doing school trips this year! More information is in the online meeting from last night. Excited about this opportunity!
   
   
9. Also, this year, we are opening up class rings for purchase by all grade levels. This used to be a junior/senior privilege, but we think it is an opportunity for all students to show their Cambridge pride. We are the first school to do this and are excited to grant this right of passage to our students. Students who purchase through 3rd Ascent get lifetime ring sizing on the ring – so they can wear it all four years and beyond!
   
   
10. Hopewell Middle School has moved their 7th/8th grade Curriculum Night to August 29th so that there is no conflict with the Cambridge Curriculum Night on August 22nd. Thank you for your patience as we worked out this scheduling conflict for our families!

Before I sign off, I want to make you aware that our Assistant Principal, Dr. Jeff Harrell, will be out of the office during the fall semester. Dr. Harrell is an Air Force Reservist, and he has been called up for training. While we will miss him this semester, we are proud to help cover as he serves our country, and we will be happy to welcome him back in January. A substitute Assistant Principal will be joining us in September to help us navigate through Thanksgiving. More information will be sent home as we confirm dates.

Thank you for your consistent support! Please reach out if I can be of any assistance. Be safe. Be the BRIDGE. GO BEARS!

#B3ARDOWN

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We continue to be on an adjusted bell schedule for the first week of school. Students are either engaging in class meetings, receiving student IDs and devices, or reviewing important information in the 2024-2025 Student and Parent Handbook. You can view this week's bell schedule below or download a copy from our website at Week of August 5 Bell Schedule.

Please be aware that we have changed next week's Fall Testing schedule.

MAP Testing:

Next week will be benchmark testing for all students on NWEA MAP. Students will be testing during an extended advisement (B2 ) period on Tuesday, August 13, and Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Students without advisement (B2) on their schedule should plan to report to school during this time, and testing locations will be available in the front lobby on testing days.

Students can only test on a school-issued device. Please remind your student they need to bring their school-issue device that day and ensure the device is charged each day for their advisement class. Device distribution continues this week: 11th grade today (Thursday) and 12th grade on Friday. Students who did not receive a device on their grade's distribution day should visit the Media Center before next week's testing begins to receive their device.

MAP Testing is a required test for all students and those absent will be pulled from class to make up the test.

Please see the attached schedule or visit Cambridge Bell Schedules to view next week's bell schedule.

View a recording of Ms. Agan's Back to School Community Meeting or the presentation at:

Back to School - 2024-2025

Visit www.cambridghs.org > Students & Families > Back-to-School for more information on what you need to know to get your family ready for the new school year. Download our Back-to-School Checklist to help you prepare.

Curriculum Night

August 22, 2024

TAG Meeting at 5:30 pm

Open House at 6:00 pm

Cambridge High School

Senior Parent Night

August 27, 2024

6:00 pm

Teams (sign-on information to come)

Junior Parent Night

September 24, 2024

6:00 pm

Teams (sign-on information to come)

9th and 10th Grade Parent Night

September 25, 2024

6:00 pm

Teams (sign-on information to come)

Families are encouraged to review the Fulton County Schools Code of Conduct & Discipline handbook, as well as the Cambridge Parent & Student Handbook.

Parent Handbooks

Parents and Guardians can enroll their students in Student Accident Coverage. For more information and to download a brochure visit Student Accident Coverage.

Parents/Guardians are asked to download the Here Comes the Bus app to check their student's bus stop information and for any updates and/or changes. As bus routes solidify during the first weeks of school, updates will be reflected in the app.

From FCS Transportation: Saturday and Sunday, bus information will not be visible on the Here Comes the Bus app. As an alternative, you may also check the Transportation tab on the Parent Portal which will display student bus information with pickup and drop-off times, as well as location.

The observer role can be given to parents, family members or guardians to give them visibility into the student's Canvas courses. Family members and guardians can set up observer account and pair it with student account(s) using a student pairing code. Once the observer is paired with their student(s) they will be able to see the courses that those student(s) are in.

For instructions on how to generate the student pairing code, view or download the "How to Guide" below.

How to Create a CANVAS Observer Account

Congratulations to Jake Holley and Ugo Nwakanma, who were selected to participate in nationally acclaimed summer music intensives. Holley, a rising senior, was accepted into the Georgia Governor's Honors Program. Ugo was the only high school trombone player chosen worldwide to attend Boston University's prestigious Tanglewood Institute's Trombone Workshop for their 2024 Summer Music Intensive. Read more about these student's incredible accomplishments this summer.

Students are asked to view their Cambridge Headlines each morning to stay informed at Cambridge. These student announcements are delivered to them through their student FCS email and posted on the homepage of www.cambridgehs.org. They include important events, student activities, including athletics, and club information. Please encourage your students to check each day for the latest news.

School begins at 8:20 a.m., and students are expected to be in their assigned classroom at that time. Doors are locked at that time. Students arriving to school late must enter the front door and check in at the attendance office. Students who are off campus for the first period must show their ID, with their sticker indicating they are off campus for the first period, to be let in the door. New IDs and stickers will be distributed this week.

Reminder: Students taking FVS or GAVS classes, Dual Enrollment, and Senior Reduction during the school day must be off campus. If leaving campus for the day, students are not required to check out.

During the first two weeks of school, counselors will have sporadic access to emails as they will work directly with students and the scheduling team to ensure all students have a full schedule. Emails sent to counselors about schedule changes will not be answered and other email requests will have a delayed response. If you or your child has an emergency that requires support from our Counseling team, please email your child’s Assistant Principal or Social Worker, Kaitlyn Lynch (lynchk2@fultonschools.org), who will then loop in your counselor for support.

School-issued devices will be distributed during the first week of school during extended B2 on the following days:

• Tuesday, August 6: Freshmen & CLAWS Mentors - complete
• Wednesday, August 7: Sophomores - complete
• Thursday, August 8: Juniors
• Friday, August 9: Seniors

If a student did not receive a device, they can stop by the Media Center to pick one up.

New this Year: All students are required to check out a school-issued device! The district requires that students use a school-issued device for testing such as MAP, PSAT, and EOCs. Students can use personal devices for daily work, but on testing days, they will be required to bring their school laptops to participate in testing.

Device User Agreements will be sent by the district through Campus Parent and parent e-signatures will be required.

Any device from the 2023-2024 school year will need to be returned as soon as possible to the Media Center. Students will not be able to receive an updated device until the previous year's device is returned.

Please be aware of the following requirements for students using personal devices for their daily work:

• Your student will be required to bring a working device to school every day to use for class.
• Your student is still expected to follow the acceptable technology use policy, or they will be blocked from WIFI access and possibly have disciplinary actions.
• School technology support personnel do not troubleshoot issues with personal devices.

Please contact Laura Morgan at MorganL1@fultonschools.org in the Media Center with any device questions.

Fulton County Schools uses the Student ID for accessing all student accounts. New students’ passwords are set to their birthdate in the format mmddyyyy. The same password is used for all student accounts and programs.

Microsoft Office 365 Account:

All students in FCS are given a school-safe Microsoft Office 365 account. This account can be accessed through the website, portal.office.com.

FCS Microsoft Email: StudentID@fcstu.org

This account is used for Team, One Note, Class Notebook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel. Check Outlook email daily for announcements from Cambridge & teachers!

Classlink:

This dashboard allows students to access online textbooks, electronic databases, and other FCS-approved apps. https://launchpad.classlink.com/fcs.

Username: Student ID

Infinite Campus Student Portal:

Allows students to check their schedule and grades. From the Cambridge website, www.CambridgeHS.org, select Campus Portal and then Campus Student. Or install the Campus Portal app.

Student Username: Student ID

School WIFI:

Select FCS-WIFI2 and sign in using your FCS email, studentID@fcstu.org, and your password. See Mrs. Morgan if you have trouble with your Android device.

Password Reset Tool:

All students should go to https://www.fultonschools.org/ and register their account with Reset Password (bottom of the home page). This allows students to unlock their account if they would happen to get locked out. They need to use studentid@fcstu.org when registering and unlocking.

Contact Mrs. Morgan in the Media Center or at MorganL1@fultonschools.org with questions.

Please see the message below from the Bethany Village Shopping Center property manager.

"The unauthorized use of our parking lot by students during school hours has negatively impacted our businesses, as customers are having difficulty finding available parking spaces. To ensure the smooth operation of our businesses and the safety of our customers, we will be strictly enforcing this policy. Any vehicles found in violation will be subject to booting and/or towing at the owner’s expense."

Visit www.cambridgehs.org > Students & Families > Seniors and Graduation for the latest information for seniors and graduation.

New this year!

• ​In honor of our first K-12 Bear Class, we have redesigned our custom graduation gown and stole.

• Senior Class Council will sponsor and work with the senior class to determine senior events and activities.
• One-stop ordering for Senior Class Council activities, graduation packages, as well as yearbooks!
• Early delivery of cap and gowns for senior pictures and events.
• Payment plan through 3rd Ascent.

Senior Class Council:

A newly formed team of seniors led by sponsor Ms. Katie Morgan will guide several senior events throughout the year. Some of the events they are already working on include:

• Fall Senior Week celebrating seniors, including a senior sunrise event on Monday, a senior sunset with a tailgate before a home football game on Friday, and activities throughout the week.
• Senior Field Trip in the Spring
• Senior Field Day
• Senior Breakfast
• Senior Dinner and Celebration
• ...and more!

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Senior and Graduation Package Fee - $200, and includes:

• Custom gown, stole, cap, and tassel – new design!

• Diploma cover

• Venue fee

• Senior activities sponsored by the Senior Class Council

Order through 3rd Ascent for one-stop shopping for:

• Senior and Graduation Package
• Yearbook
• Graduation name card submission
• Senior memorabilia through 3rd Ascent
• Links to senior yearbook ad-on items and senior ads.

Ordering:

• Senior and Graduation Package is due on October 31 to guarantee size and arrival.
• Cap and Gown delivery in mid-March
• Payment plan available through 3rd Ascent

Order Now!

• Senior portrait with CADY deadline: November 15
• Senior Ad deadline: Mid to late November
• Senior Quotes deadline: Late January - one submission per senior

To order a 2025 Yearbook or Senior Ad

School Code: 25770