OCTOBER 2019 Blog

OPEN HOUSE 

Faculty and students are looking forward to seeing you at Open House on Thursday night, October 3rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

At this year’s Open House you will have the opportunity to:
  • Meet the CHS/CTC Leadership Team at 5:30 PM in the library to hear our vision for our school community.
  • Visit with your child’s teachers during the locations indicated in the Big Picture Showcases & Departmental Offerings listed on the pages below.  At these offerings you can attend scheduled presentations highlighting courses, meet teachers, learn about department themes and opportunities for students, and hear and see students demonstrate their learning.
  • Connect to important student support resources and learn about ways you can get involved in our school community at our Parent Outreach Fair in the cafeteria.

This event is not designed for 1:1 conferencing with your child’s teachers; it is an opportunity to Explore, Connect and Learn.


Use the map and overview of scheduled showcases and departmental offerings included below to shape your own evening and get the most out of this important event.  In order to plan your itinerary for the evening, please follow the following steps:
  1. Step 1: Print/screenshot your child’s schedule in Powerschool. 
  2. Step 2: Review the Departmental Showcases (page2) & highlight the teachers you would like to visit
  3. Step 3: Consider also visiting classes that your child might like to take in the future & highlight
To access your student’s schedule in PowerSchool please visit: https://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/powerschool.  If you need login access, on that same page is a link that states, “Request Parent/Guardian Access Codes for your Students”; click this link, fill out the form and our clerks will assist in getting you that information.  Please note that usernames and passwords will not be given out over the phone or via email.  You can pick them up in person or they can be mailed home.

Hope to see you at Open House!


Craig M. MacKenzie, Principal      

Andrea J. Spas, Assistant Principal       
Gerald T. Auth, CTC Director


ACCESSING CANVAS AS AN OBSERVER

Parents/guardians have the ability to view teacher's Canvas pages, which contain helpful course resources and assignments.  Click here for directions on how to become an observer in Canvas.

FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT


Attention Juniors and Parents:
The PSAT/NMSQT will be administered at Chariho HS on Wednesday, October 16.  This is a great opportunity to practice for the SAT or to be potentially eligible for National Merit Scholarships.  The cost is $20 and checks can be make payable to Chariho SAF 211G.  Registration forms can be picked up in the School Counseling office and the deadline is Monday September 30.  If you have any questions, please see your school counselor.


Attention Juniors and Seniors:
A admissions representative from URI will be presenting on Friday, October 25 at 9am in the library about admissions requirements, programming and other opportunities at URI.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about URI and ask specific questions.  Sign up information will be coming soon to students through your school email and will be posted to the junior and senior guidance canvas page.

Attention Juniors and Seniors:
The school counseling department will be an essay writing workshop on Tuesday, October 8 for students interested in a 4 year college after high school.  An admissions representative from Salve Regina will be presenting to interested students.  Please sign up here:  http://bit.ly/2mgU9LL


Attention all students:
Chariho’s school counseling department is hosting our annual college fair on Friday, October 11.    This is a great opportunity for students of all grades to get familiar or ask questions to representatives from 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges, technical schools and the armed services.  Please sign up here:  http://bit.ly/CHSCollegeFair19





A MESSAGE FROM THE CULINARY PROGRAM

Culinary will be hosting our Annual Chicken Parmesan Dinner, Friday October 18th.  Dinner will be served from 4:00pm-6:30pm by all levels of our Culinary student.  Tickets will be available early October, $12 for Adults $6 for Children.  We are looking for volunteers to help in the kitchen or serve in the dinning room.  







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