Good Old A Cappella, Thank You to CCHSPA President, 50th Anniversary CCHS Art Show, 2021 NEADS Award Winner, MSEF Award Winner

Below I share a few of many highlights from our great students. They remain an inspiration and the driving force to work hard on their behalf. Please read on to review these highlights.  I want to thank every member of the CCHS Educational Community for making this year a success by any measure. A year we will not soon forget, and we eagerly anticipate better days ahead.  

Good Old A Cappella

It's simple and sweet, 

kids just singing and being themselves, 

just kind of…normal.  

After the year we’ve been through, 

normal feels pretty darn awesome.

 

We hope you enjoy the 

CCHS Select Choir 

performing “Good Old A Cappella”!

https://youtu.be/LAEEoS6Ckjs

Thank you to Karen Smith, CCHSPA President

When it comes to the PA, there are many people who deserve a thank you, particularly this year.  The efforts of parents and families to ensure a quality end-of-year experience for students are appreciated and humbling.

A special thank you goes to outgoing President Karen Smith. She quietly and humbly goes about her business to provide students with good experiences and show school staff they are appreciated.  It is time for us to return the favor and repay her in the only way we can, and that is to stand, applaud, and say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! 

50th Anniversary CCHS Art Show @ Concord Art

Here is the link to the slideshow created by the Art Association.

This year's senior portfolio award winners are Nicola Hunt for painting, Jack Scheffel and Ruth Benyo for photography, and Jeremy Pietropaolo for ceramics.

Ruth Benyo

Jack Scheffel

Jeremy Pietropaolo

Nicola Hunt

Images from the CCA Gallery:

2021 NEADS Award Winner

Congratulations to Sophia Lester for winning the 2021 National Education for Assistance Dog Services (NEADS) Award. NEADS trains service dogs to help individuals with disabilities. This award typically goes to a junior or a senior at CCHS, but the Pathways Staff voted unanimously for Sophia to receive this award due to her tremendous citizenship and service within the CCHS Community.

Below are two links detailing the great work NEADS conducts.

https://neads.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_JesK40M4

MSEF Award Winner: Lauren McIlhenny

Congratulations to CCHS senior Lauren McIlhenny for winning the American Society of Microbiology Outstanding Microbiology Proposal Special Award at this year's Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF).

Amanda Thompson sponsored Lauren to enter the science fair. Lauren’s Science Fair work, “Increasing Cell Proliferation in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus,” investigated how to accelerate the life cycle of this bacteria to improve its use in bioremediation of industrial effluents like chromium. For this work, Lauren won the American Society of Microbiology Outstanding Microbiology Proposal Special award!
 
Please check out all of the 2021 winners at the MSEF here. Congratulations Lauren!