SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS DAILY BULLETIN, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Administration Corner

DAILY BULLETIN, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Administration
Corner
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Good Morning! Today is
Half-Day Movie Fundraiser:
Thursday, November 20th
EVEN schedule
Teacher Absences:
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Word of the Day:
Egress (noun)
The act of leaving a place.
Sentence:
“The school’s egress
procedures during a fire drill
were clear.”
(Word of the day, WordThink.com)
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Any students (9 -12 ) with Cs or better on their Report
Cards are eligible to purchase tickets at $2 to the Half-Day Senior Movie
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Fundraiser – “X-Men” -- to be held on Wednesday, November 26 . Tickets will
be on sale Friday morning of this week at morning entry (7:00-7:30) and next
week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning (7:00-7:30), as well as during
all four lunch waves on Monday. Tickets will NOT be sold at any other time.
All-School Musical Auditions:
Co-Op students of all grades and all arts are invited to audition for Co-Op's All
School Spring Musical, "Curtains"-- a musical murder mystery-- directed by Mr.
Esposito and choreographed by Mr. Hankey. Audition sign-ups will be posted on
the CAS Board Monday Nov 25th and will take place after school on in the Main
Stage on Tuesday, December 2nd and Wednesday, December 3rd from 2:30 4:30 p.m. Callbacks (if needed), will take place on Friday, December 5th.
CAS:
All CAS Programs are meeting this week, Tuesday-Friday.
Yale tutors are available in the Library after school from 2:30 - 4:30 Tuesdays
through Fridays. Tutors can help with homework in all subjects, research
projects and papers, test preparation for the SAT or ACT, and the college
application process. Check the schedule posted in the library for more
information.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
Join us for our Winter Performance Season. All performances are open to the public. Ticket prices vary:
• Co-Op After School and Elm Shakespeare Company present Co-Op’s Annual All-School Play, Shakespeare’s
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“12 Night” on the Co-Op Main Stage, TOMORROW Friday, November 21 at 2:30 & 7 and Saturday, November
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22 at 2:30 & 7. Advance tickets will be sold in the Cafeteria during lunch waves all week. Advance ticket prices are $5
student/ $7 adult; prices at the door are $5/ $10. The box office will open one hour before each show.
• Co-Op String & Wind Ensemble Winterfest Concert, Thursday, December 4 at 6:30pm, Co-Op Main Stage
Theatre. Tickets in advance the week of and at the door; $2 students/$5 adults/$7 at the door.
• Co-Op Choir Winterfest Concert, Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30pm, Co-Op Main Stage Theatre. Tickets in
advance and at the door. $2 students/$5 adults/$7 at the door.
• Co-Op Jazz Band Winterfest Concert, Thursday, December 11 at 6pm, Co-Op Main Stage Theatre. Tickets in
advance and at the door. $2 students/$5 adults/$7 at the door.
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• Co-Op Freshman Theatre Showcase, Wednesday, December 17 at 2:30 & 6:30pm & Thursday, December
18 at 6:30pm, Black Box Theatre. Tickets $2 students, $5 adults in advance, $10 family.
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• Co-Op Dance Winterfest Concert, Monday, December 22nd, 6:30pm at the Shubert Theatre. Check back soon
for more information about tickets.
ALL SCHOOL PICTURE DAY:
• Students who were absent on picture days or need to do retakes will be able to do so December 3rd during the school
day.
GENERAL NOTICES:
Students, you can now get the Daily Bulletin sent to your own email. Complete the signup form on the Co-op website at:
co-opartsandhumanities.org: lower left, under "News and Info for Co-op Families", OR on the Current Students
page: http://co-opartsandhumanities.org/current-students/
National Art Honor Society will meet the third Wednesday each month. In February and April, the NAHS will meet on the
fourth Wednesday, due to the vacation schedule.
SENIOR CLASS:
Seniors: Your yearbook is included in your class dues! One yearbook will be ordered for each senior. Personalization will
be available for an extra fee. Details on how to order personalization will be coming soon. You must pay your class dues
in full to get the yearbook included!!
JUNIOR CLASS:
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Class dues are $25/year. You must have paid $75 by the end of this year. You can pay $5/month if you need to! You
can pay Mrs. Sargent in the Theatre Resource Room first floor. She is available before/during homeroom or
immediately after school.
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We would like to build a committee to begin planning the Spring Fling. If you are interested in helping out please sign
up on the sheet outside the Black Box.
OUT OF SCHOOL AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
The Health Profession Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) is a nationwide high school science enrichment
program aimed at recruiting African-American, Native American, and Latino students into the science and health
professions. Students are taught to critically read, evaluate, and discuss scientific literature, with emphasis on problems
disproportionately affecting minority communities. The program is 9 Sat morning sessions, Jan. 10 -- March 7. Students
showing the most promise will receive a college scholarship. Applications are in Guidance or online. Deadline is Nov. 24.
KUUMBA Talent Show Showcase Opportunity! Auditions: Wednesday, November 19, 7:30pm-9:30pm, Wexlerth
Grant Community School (55 Foote Street, New Haven). Showcase: Friday, December 19 , 7:00pm, Wexler-Grant
School. $3 students, $5 adults. Money prizes! Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
PARENTS/CO-OP FAMILY
The next Parent Forum is Tues., Dec. 2, 6:30pm: An Introduction to College Financial Aid. Holly Franquet, director of
The College Place-CT, will present an overview of how to apply and pay for higher education, from scholarships to
government loans; she will also take questions. Parents in all grades, 9-12, are invited.
Parents and Staff: You can raise money for Co-Op just by registering your store card at places you may already shop:
Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, or Target! Signup info is here on the Co-Op website. If you’ve signed up in the past, please know
that Shop Rite and Stop & Shop require you to re-register or reconfirm your school choice every academic year.
Senior Parents – Would you like to create a special memory for your senior? You can purchase a yearbook page.
Memory pages must be received by January 2, 2015.
Full page $125.00 – 8 ½” x 11”
Half page - $90.00 – 8 ½” x 5 ½”
¼ page - $65.00 – 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
1/8 page - $35.00 – 4 ¼” x 2 ½”
GUIDANCE NOTICES:
Seniors: College admissions reps are coming to Coop to meet you, talk about their college, and answer questions. The
next few weeks appear below; for a full list of dates, times, and short descriptions of the schools, see the school calendar
at co-opartsandhumanities.org. To attend, see Ms. Roxi in Guidance for permission forms.
Upcoming College Visits to Coop:
Nov. 21, 11:45-12:45 in the cafeteria: U.S. Air Force
Dec. 8, 11:45-12:45 in the cafeteria: Johnson & Wales University (RI & other campuses)
Dec. 11, 10:45-11:45 in the cafeteria: Lincoln Technical Institute (multiple campuses)
Juniors and Seniors -- Applications for taking college classes at Gateway, Southern, UNH and Yale in the
spring semester through the Independent Studies Program have arrived in Guidance! All interested students,
including those who are currently taking (or have previously taken) a College Before College course, must
meet with Ms. Reinshagen first and then complete paperwork and attend Orientations in early December.
Please come to see her in Guidance on a Tuesday or Wednesday this month, or email her
at [email protected] detail your interest and make an appointment.