Central Academy Cougar Chronicle Volume 7, Issue 26
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Central Academy of Technology and Arts 1 Central Academy Volume 7 of Technology & Arts Issue 26 Cougar Chronicle February 27, 2020 Link to CATA Social Media Sites Click the Crest Dear CATA Family, Congratulations to the Wrestling team for winning 2020 NCHSAA Individu- al Team Tournament State Championship for the second year in a row. Individual winners are recognized in this edition. Our Skills USA winners from our Transportation Academy and the Music Production and Recording Arts Pathway of the Performing Arts Academy are recognized in this edition. Our Performing Arts Dancers have the Spring Student Choreography Concert this Friday and Saturday 2/28 and 2/29 at 7 PM in the Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door. Students who made the A and A/B Honor Roll the third six weeks of the first semester are recognized in this edition. In the coming weeks we will recognize the Honor Roll from the 4th six week period and the Academic Bars and Letters recipients from the first semester of this school year. The Performing Arts Academy at Central Academy Presents our Spring Musical “In the Heights” Tickets are available at cata.seatyourself.biz and cost $10.00. March 26 to 28 at 7 PM and March 29 at 4 PM. Get your tickets today! Season Athletic Passes are on sale online: Students - $25.00, Adults - $50.00 . Good for admission to ALL regular sea- son HOME games. This is still a good deal for Spring Sports. Junior/Senior Prom 2020: The prom is Saturday March 21 at Rolling Hills from 8pm to midnight. Online ticket sales begin February 21 and end March 13. Tickets will cost $65 each and will increase to $70 after 2/28. Tickets may be purchased in the cafeteria from March 9-13. Students who purchase tickets must click HERE to com- plete the purchase form. Students must fill out the purchase form once the online purchase is completed or when they purchase in person. This form is what allows students to get into the prom. Complementary tickets will be given out once the student has checked in at the door. Past due student fees must be paid for admittance into the prom. Students who are brining a non CATA student as a guest must fill out a Prom Guest form. Forms are located in the front office. 2019-2020 Yearbooks: Yearbooks are now $85.00. Send check or cash to Ms. Christensen in The Den or order online at yearbookforever.com (search for CATA). Time for ordering books with name stamps has past but you can still order an itag (a metal tag that is attached to the book after printing) until 3/12. After 3/12 we can no longer order books with personalization. Please take time to read over this newsletter. The Cougar Chronicle, in addition to our website, will be the main form of communication from school to home. Go Cougars! Ms. Merritt Central Academy of Technology and Arts 2 Performing Arts Events https://cataperformingarts.org/ Our Performing Arts Dancers have the Spring Student Choreography Concert this Friday and Saturday 2/28 and 2/29 at 7 PM in the Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door. The Performing Arts Academy at Central Academy Presents our Spring Musical “In the Heights” Tickets are available at cata.seatyourself.biz and cost $10.00. March 26 to 28 at 7 PM and March 29 at 4 PM. Get your tickets today! Central Academy of Technology and Arts 3 Around CATA Friday, February 28— Student Dance Choreography Concert, 7 PM , Theatre; CATA MPA Retreat (Band) Saturday, February 29—Student Dance Choreography Concert , 7 PM Theatre; CATA MPA Retreat (Band) Monday, March 2— Yearbook Club Meeting, 3:30, Rm. 102 (Pentecost); Fashion Club Mtg. 3:40, Rm. 616 (Casey); PTSO Meeting, 5:30, Media Center Conference Rm; Cougar Connection with School Counselors , 6:30 PM , Media Center Tuesday, March 3—Shooting Sports Meeting, 3:30, Rm. 102 (Ms. Pentecost); NHS General Meeting, Media Center, 8:15 AM and 3:35 (Thompson); Catawba College Visit, 9:30 (Media Center) Wednesday, March 4—End of Grading Period; Art Club, 3:30, Rm. 102 (Ms. Pentecost); Rho Kappa 8:15 AM, Rm. 609 (Thompson); Creative Writing Club, 3:45, Rm. 610 (Tesar) Thursday, March 5—Future Prep SAT Class, 4:00, Rm. 401; Speech and Debate 3:30, Rm. 617 (Watts) Saturday, March 7—Science Olympiad Regional Competition, Charlotte, 7 AM, POB Academy Upcoming Events– March 2/28 to 3/6— Prom Online Ticket Sales 3/9 to 3/13— Prom In Person Ticket Sales at Lunch 3/12—ECU College Visit, 9:30 PM, The Den 3/12—Spring Chorus Concert, 7 PM, Theatre 3/12—Future Prep SAT Prep, 4:00 PM Rm. 401 3/12—Report Cards 3/19— Bank Half Day, 8:50 AM to 12:30 PM 3/19—CATA Career Fair, 7:30 AM, Gym 3/20—NO SCHOOL– Teacher Work Day 3/21—Prom, Rolling Hills Country Club, 8 to 11:55 PM 3/24—Invited Dress Rehearsal: In the Heights, 7 PM, Theatre 3/25—SAT (All 11th Graders) 3/25—Josten’s Senior Delivery (All Lunches) 3/25—Site Based Committee Meeting, 3:45, Media Conference Rm. 3/25—Progress Reports 3/26 to 3/29—Spring Musical, In the Heights 3/26—SCAD College Visit, 9:15 AM, Medio Center 3/31— Spring Choir Concert, 7 PM, Theatre Our student life organizations are listed on our website. Click here. The World Language Club will be meeting on 2/27 in Ms. McAbee' s room from 3:40 until 4:15. Bring your Chrome Books. The Rho Kappa hosts the first annual Historical Beauty Pageant ion Friday April 3. Central Academy of Technology and Arts 4 Cougar Pride, & Media Center News (The DEN) Cougar Pride - Way to go!!! Congratulations to the Wrestling team for winning 2020 NCHSAA Individual Team Tournament State Championship for the second year in a row. The Cougars won by 10.5 points over Fred T. Foard. State Champions: 120 – Kyle Montaperto, 160 – Aiden Curry Runner Up: 126 – Hunter Ross, 145 – Jake Dodson 3rd: Place: 152 – Brady Ross 6th Place: 113 – Grant Haney Congratulations to our Skills USA winners from the Transportation Acade- my and the Music Production Recording Arts Pathway of the Performing Arts Academy. Sarah Miller placed 5th in automotive beginner Michael Kenary placed 3rd in refinishing Brandon Edwards placed 2nd in refinishing Alvaro Rubio placed 2nd in collision repair Jordan Gonzales placed 4th in power equipment technology Brenden Gonzales and Madison Goodwin placed 1st in television production Dawson Maher placed 3rd in welding sculpture Congratulation to our Information Systems Students for adding the long awaited student created “Stomach Pains” game to our very own cabinet video arcade. Central Academy of Technology and Arts 5 College and Career Corner Class Information from the Guidance Counselors Counseling Twitter @CATA_Counseling Counseling Instagram @CATA.counseling Attention Seniors Class of 2020 Graduation is on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC The Fall Senior Letter is on our website. Senior students & parents click here Sign up for College Visits Click Here Dates for College Visits are posted in this Newsletter on the Around CATA Page Scholarship Spotlight– Click HERE for more scholarships SAT—All juniors will be taking the SAT on 3/25/20. CATA Guidance Department Please see the list of counselors by acade- A high school guidance department can my: help your student with a LOT during high Ashley Lawson: Medical Science, Transportation school—counseling during a problem/or & Guidance Department Chairperson stress, college planning, career/college Ashley Cole : Pre-Engineering and Performing Arts (theatre & dance) questions, interview skills, problem solving Sarah Goodwin: Information Systems with classes/teachers, friendship/social is- (Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Software sues. Counselors also help with scheduling & Game Design) and Music Production & Re- and what courses to take. Counselors are cording Arts available to answer parent questions as well. Central Academy of Technology and Arts 6 Cougar Athletics If you have questions about athletics or want to volunteer to help with athletics, please send an email to Athletic Director, Coach Jay Niessner. Make sure to follow all of CATA’s athletic teams on Twitter: @CATA_Athletics Last Week’s Results: CATA COUGAR SPIRIT WEAR Women’s Basketball – Season Complete CATA Spirit Wear will be on sale online. Men’s Basketball – Season Complete Our Band Boosters sell Cougar Spirit Wear! nd Wrestling – The team captured their 2 Click here to purchase online. straight NCHSAA State Championship this Please call or text Mickie Carter at 980-257-4174 past weekend, see below for recap. Indoor Track & Field – Season Complete Swimming – Season Complete Spring Sports Contact Information: Baseball – Matt Garcia – Upcoming Events: [email protected] Friday, February 28th: Men’s Golf – Mike Jacobus – [email protected] HOME Softball Scrimmage vs. Providence Day – 4:00 pm Men’s Tennis – Terry Lewis – HOME Baseball Scrimmage vs. Butler – 6:00 pm [email protected] th Saturday, February 29 : Softball – Aaron Hammers – HOME Soccer Scrimmage – CATA Jamboree – 8:00 am [email protected] Monday, March 2nd: Track & Field – Kim Inuwa – AWAY – Golf Montgomery Central – 3:00 pm [email protected] AWAY – Baseball – Metrolina – 4:00 pm Women’s Soccer – Jay Niessner – AWAY – Soccer – Monroe – 5:30 pm [email protected] Tuesday, March 3rd: AWAY – Tennis – Union Academy – 4:00 pm Wednesday, March 4th: AWAY – Soccer @ East Lincoln vs. North Lincoln – 5:00 pm AWAY – Baseball vs.