Volume XXIX Issue 3 April 2017 Happy Spring! Volume XXVI I I Issue 3 April 2016 It’s hard to believe we have three-fourths of the school year behind us! Now, it’s time for us to “buckle down and press on” with the remainder of the school year. Please help encourage your child(ren) to be in school and cut down on unnecessary absences. The third nine weeks ends on April 6th and report cards will be distributed on April 13th. Has your child been bringing home their interims? Upcoming interim date is May 18th. Interims are not mailed home. Please be sure to ask your child to see their interims, especially if you know they are having difficulty in a particular class. One Parent/Teacher Conference is scheduled for the remain- der of the school year on Wednesday, April 26th - appointments are necessary. However, if you have concerns about your child’s performance in any of his/her classes, please call the school and speak with their teacher(s). If you need to schedule a conference with more than one of your child’s teachers at a time other than scheduled conferences, please call our Counseling Office (786-2606, Ext. 3) to ar- range a conference. Cell phones are primarily for after-school hours and lunch (in the cafeteria only). Students are not to have their phones turned on during class, nor are they to be “text messaging” anyone. Your enforce- ment/support of these rules is greatly appreciated. Any student who uses their phone during class is sub- ject to having it turned in to an administrator and a parent is required to come to the school to pick up the phone between the hours of 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Our dress code will be enforced this spring. Please read our rules on appearance and attire. In closing, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help your child achieve academic success throughout the remainder school year. Our teachers are making diligent efforts to make parent contact on a frequent basis. Our Assistant Principals, Miss Lauderdale and Mr. Gebhardt are available for any concerns you have, as well as our School Counselors, Ms. Morganti, Ms. Clark, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Kilmartin. Please feel free to call us if we can be of any assistance. Sincerely, Jacqueline Bass-Fortune, Principal Important Dates: Graduation: June 11, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. Chancellor Charger News Page 2 Graduation Practice: June 10, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Last day of school: June 17, 2016 It’s Springtime “April Showers bring May flowers…” not to mention summer attire. With warm weather and sunny days approaching, students quickly revert from wearing turtlenecks and coats to wearing tank tops, shorts, and flip-flops. Although it is often difficult to find shorts of decent length, especially in the “junior” sections of clothing departments, it is necessary for students to dress appropriately for school. All students are to use good judgment in selecting the clothing and footwear they choose to wear to school each morning. Basic rules regarding Appearance & Attire No bare backs, strapless tops, or midriffs showing - abdomens shall be covered at all times No short-shorts/biking shorts/skirts/dresses No see-through clothing No undergarments worn as outer wear No cut-off shirts at the bottom, sides, arms, or armpits No clothes with large holes (especially jeans) No sunglasses in the building No inappropriate/obscene/undesirable slogan t-shirts or clothing No sagging pants No leggings except when worn with a “long” covering for both front and back Cleanliness and neatness are essential to an effective school environment. It is important that positive impressions be formed as a result of student appearance and attire. Students should remember that they represent their school to the community. Any mode of dress that interferes with the operation of the school or classroom is strictly prohibited. Failure to abide by the Appearance & Attire rules may constitute a cause for disciplinary action. Chancellor High School’s Calendar of Events April 2017 Highlights May 2017 Highlights 1 Hairspray - Musical Performance 7:30 pm Aud. 2 National Teacher Day 6 End of 9 Week Grading Period 10 Project Discovery Ms. Morganti 2:45 p.m. Library 7 Teacher Planning & Dev./No Students 15 Spring Choir Concert 7:00 p.m. Auditorium Hairspray - Musical Performance 7:30 pm Aud. 17 Spring Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. Auditorium 8 Hairspray - Musical Performance 7:30 pm Aud. 18 Interim Reports 10 Jostens Ring Meeting 7:45 a.m. Aud. 22 Spring Band Concert 7:00 p.m. Auditorium 12 DECA Banquet 8:15 - 11:00 a.m. SOL Testing begins 13 Report Cards 24 Senior Awards Ceremony 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Aud. Jostens - Ring Orders during lunches Reception following the ceremony in the gym 14 Senior Bowling Trip Underclassmen Awards 1:00 p.m. Auditorium Jostens - Ring Orders during lunches 29 Memorial Day - Holiday for Students and Teachers 17-21 Spring Break 24-28 Spring Book Sway - Library 26 Parent Conference Night 6:00 p.m. 28 Early Release for Prof. Learning Chancellor High Graduation 29 Prom ~ Stevenson Ridge 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Graduation Practice Friday, June 9 1:00 p.m. Graduation: Saturday, June 10 3:00 p.m. After-Prom ~ Salem Fields Comm. Church 12:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. Chancellor Charger News Page 3 Ordering Food From Restaurants This is a reminder that Spotsylvania County Schools currently has a contract with Sudexo for student meals. This prohibits students from having food delivered from a restaurant during school hours. Students will not be called out of class to pick up food in the office or lobby. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Independent Study Course Students who wish to take courses not offered in the regular Spotsylvania County Schools curriculum should apply to the Independent Study program. Students may design their own course by submitting a proposal outlining the goals, objectives, and a time-line of activities and projects. These proposals are reviewed by the Gifted & Talented Coordinator for Chancellor High School, Mrs. Ronda Dockery, and students are then interviewed to determine the feasibility of the proposed course. If accepted, the stu- dents are assigned to this course for one block of the regular school year and will receive one elective credit for successful completion of the course. All interested students should contact Mrs. Dockery for applications and details. Applications should be submitted in late spring for the following school year. Math 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Algebra I - May 16, May 18 - B225 - Boas Algebra II - May 16, May 18 - B223 - Cooper Geometry - May 16, May 17 - B218 - Sims Science 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Biology - Every Wednesday - A209 - Conner Biology - May 3 - A209 - Conner Biology - May 4 - A216 - Berkes Chemistry - May 2 - A217 - Pugh 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Earth Science - 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 - A202 - Cunningham Social Studies 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. World Geo. - May 8, 10, 12 - B210 - Clifford World History - May 8, 10 - B233 - Linza US History - May 8, 11 - B231 - Millar Chancellor Charger News Page 4 Mentorship Apprentice Program Rising seniors will work with a community professional in a one-to-one relationship to provide first- hand experience in a career field of the students’ choice. Students may request to work with a profes- sional from any career field. Mentors may be lawyers, doctors, teachers, scientists, artists, interior de- signers, engineers, etc. A major goal of this offering is to increase the career perception and awareness of highly motivated students. It will be an extra-curricular course of study that students pursue outside of the regular school day. Students will receive a half-credit for this semester class. See your school's G&T Coordinator, Mrs. Ronda Dockery, for applications and details. Applications should be submitted by early May for the fall term. Yearbooks Yearbooks can only be purchased online at www.yearbookforever.com until May 5th. After May 5th yearbooks will be cash only in-school sales. Yearbooks are $80. SENIOR NEWS Senior Intent Forms Seniors are required to participate in a graduation rehearsal. Any senior failing to show up for practice may not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony. Every senior and a parent must sign and turn in the “Graduation Intent Form” to the Counseling Office no later than Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Senior Awards Assembly Seniors will be required to wear graduation gowns, no caps, to our Senior Awards Assembly, May 24, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium. A Reception for all seniors will be held in the gym area immedi- ately after the awards assembly. Graduation Exercises Graduation exercises will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chancellor High School gymnasium. Graduates must report to their homeroom by no later than 1:30 a.m., and must wear their caps and gowns. Debts All school debts must be paid by no later than Friday, May 19, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. If you have any debts, see Mr. Gebhardt in the main office. Seating In order to seat parents, family, and other guests comfortably in the gymnasium, each participating senior will be issued four tickets, which must be presented at the door. The overflow for other family and friends can report to the auditorium, where the graduation will be broadcast live.