I enjoyed getting to meet so many parents and I appreciate the warm welcome. As promised, I have included links to both the Back-to-School presentation and the 9th-grade presentation. During the presentation, I had the opportunity to highlight some of the messages conveyed to students at the beginning of school. We encouraged them to work-hard, we encouraged them to be gritty, and we encouraged them to adopt a growth mindset. We also reminded them that this phase of their life cannot exist simply as a passage endured to advance onward toward greater things. More importantly, enjoying the journey and waking up every day with the intention of contributing to the well-being of others is of seminal importance.
Back-to-School Presentation
9th Grade Parent Presentation
CCHS National Merit Scholars
Seven students from CCHS were named among approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program and will be competing for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships next spring.
Ruettgers Seminar
Students are encouraged to apply to the Ruettgers Seminar! Exploring Latin America Through Cooking & Culture. Enjoy hands-on cooking, culture, dance, history, and geography. Ms. Wendy Cahill is the instructor and the application deadline is September 30th.
Greenest in the State
The new Concord-Carlisle Regional High School was verified as the most sustainable public high school ever constructed in Massachusetts when officials at Massachusetts Collaborative for High Performance Schools (MA-CHPS) recently informed the Regional School District that the project had earned the highest sustainability score for a public school project to date. Additional information can be found on our website.
Sustainable Efforts at CCHS
By Peter Nichol
RECYCLING AND TRASH
Three bins together but not too close:
BLUE for PAPER, GREEN for CONTAINERS, and BROWN for TRASH.
This "System" was piloted in the old building with the help of the custodians and brought to the new high school but is yet to be implemented throughout. There are signs that go above each bin with the intention that every classroom would be identical. When bins get "contaminated" it all goes in the trash.
COMPOST
Yes, we are taking food out of our waste stream and returning it to the soil. This any sustainable society would need to do and allows CCHS better meet its goal. This is a NEW habit to develop for most in the school. Bins need to be used properly in the lunch room for this to work. Contamination means it is thrown away.
The kitchen staff is now composting their food scraps and leftovers instead of putting it down the disposal (to the cheers of Concord's waste water treatment plant.) It's all incredible progress but will take some time for these new habits to develop. Faculty, staff, and students should all help to educate others. One more point . . . when food goes into a landfill it turns to methane, the potent greenhouse gas. Biology, Environmental Science and Rivers are all worm composting if students want to contribute their food waste to those classrooms. It will be a journey for us all back to a rhythm once practiced by all communities.
TERRACYCLE
Recycle your energy bar wrappers and cereal box liners in the labeled bins located around the school. All that we sent to TerraCycle contributes money to Charity Water, a cutting edge organization helping to provide clean water to the 780 million people on our planet who do not have access to clean drinking water.
High Schoolers and Snooze Buttons: The New Public Health Crisis
By Kristin Johnson
Where: Concord-Carlisle High School Auditorium
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Please join the CCHS PA for an important evening that will take an in-depth look at what is being called an epidemic and national crisis for American high schoolers: insufficient sleep. An esteemed panel of speakers led by Dr. Judith Owens from Boston Children's Sleep Center will review current research on sleep patterns in adolescents, factors contributing to chronic sleep loss, and health-related consequences, such as depression, risky behaviors, increased obesity risk, and higher rates of drowsy driving accidents. The panel will also discuss the potential role of policy changes such as reduced homework and later school start times as a means of reducing the adolescent sleep crisis. Event is FREE but Registration is Required. http://cchspa_sleep_panel.eventbrite.com
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