Creekside High School
The SHIELD
Weekly E-Newsletter

March 16, 2020
For the most updated information from Superintendent Forson
on the Coronavirus, please click the button above for a link to the SJCSD website.
PLEASE NOTE: IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING SPRING BREAK

Posted on March 13, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians:

This afternoon we received information from Governor DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran regarding the impact of COVID-19 which continues to change rapidly. As a result, spring break has been extended one week and St. Johns County students will now return on March 30. All extracurricular activities, including high school athletics, are suspended until further notice. Additionally, state testing will be delayed. Our school district will use the extended break for deep cleaning and sanitizing our school facilities.

I appreciate your understanding and patience as we work through the challenges of COVID-19. I will continue to communicate new information as it becomes available.

Sincerely,
Tim Forson
Superintendent
** Dates and times are subject to change. **
TEST PROCTORS ARE NEEDED
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FSA WRITING SCHEDULE
CELEBRATORY NEWS!!


ART at it's Finest

On Friday, March 6 th the St John’s County High School Art Show was held at the St Augustine Art Association and CHS had another successful year with many awards earned! Each High School art teacher selected the works to be presented in a professional gallery downtown St Augustine where they were adjudicated by three professional artists. Creekside is represented by 24 works this year. CHS awards this year were presented to:

  • Kylie Freyman , 1st Place in Drawing
  • Hope Oliver, 2nd place in Drawing
  • Madison Dobbs, 2nd Place Photography
  • Adriana Lantgios, 3rd Place Photography
  • Sarah Morris, 2nd Place Digital Art
  • Hannah Garrido, 3rd Place Ceramics/Pottery
  • Bella Galo, 1st Place Mixed Media
  • Alexis Mills, Honorable Mention Mixed Media


It is an honor for all of the students who were invited to participate in the show.


The show is up through March 29 th at the St Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St Augustine. 
Congratulations to CHS Senior Bella Galo for being selected as the St Johns Cultural Council 2020 JR ROWITA (Recognizing Outstanding Women in the Arts) Fellowship Recipient!


The Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA award recognizes women who have made significant contributions to the arts community in St. Johns County over the course of their lifetime.

Lifetime achievement and the candidate’s impact on the arts in St. Johns County are the main criteria. Artists of all disciplines, including literary, visual and performance are eligible, as are women who have demonstrated exemplary support of the arts. Community members are encouraged to submit their nominations before the Dec. 1 deadline.

The Jr. ROWITA Fellowships are a monetary award available to graduating Saint Johns County high school women (public, private or home-schooled) who are entering arts-based programs of higher education to advance their creative development. Applicants must have either applied or been accepted into in a college arts program, a summer institute/intensive or an arts workshop in order to be considered. The application deadline for the Jr. ROWITA Fellowships is the last day of February 29.

The ROWITA Recognition Ceremony will take place during Women’s History Month on March 22 at The Limelight Theatre.
FLORIDA STATE SPANISH CONFERENCE

On March 5 th through 7 th , a team of 16 students traveled with Sra. Gillespie and Sra. Mateo-Marrero to participate in the 2020 Florida State Spanish Conference held in Orlando. Forty schools competed in both academic and cultural events. Academic events included impromptus, declamations and dramatic presentations. Cultural events included regional dress, vocal, instrumental and dance competitions. The Creekside High School Team, including Ava Anderson, José Mauricio Cabrera, Nicole Cammarano, Melania Carrigan, Lily Clarke, Ella Conatser, María Del Rosario, Eduard Dodan, Giuliana Gómez-Trotea, Gabriella Jean, Hannah Maingot, E’lynese Phillip, Dallin Post, Kameryn Quinlan, Saira Rangel and Cristian Zamora had an outstanding performance. The dramatic presentation, a script written by a CHS graduate, won the highest score possible, a sobresaliente . For the individual academic events, CHS students brought home 10 sobresaliente trophies, 9 superiores , and 2 excelente and 1 bueno . For cultural events, our very María del Rosario was a finalist and sang Preciosa , original by  Puerto Rican  composer  Rafael Hernández Marín , at the gala dinner on Friday night for a crowd of over 800 people. A huge thank you to our chaperone Mrs. Del Rosario for her hard work, dedication and patience!  ¡Excelente trabajo equipo!

TRACK AND FIELD MEET
Congratulations athletes and coaches on all your hard work.

Thank you Ms. Beasley for the awesome pics!
RUNNING OF THE KNIGHTS REGISTRATION IS OPEN
LOGO DESIGN CONTEST - Due in April
Logo winners through the years
SPORTS PHYSICAL INFORMATION
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
In honor of Ellie R. Hanson, Mrs. Hanson is collecting items for The Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.
INFO FROM OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS
If you are interested in taking Summer Dual Enrollment courses at SJRSC the course catalog is NOW live. Please click the link below to see the summer course listings:

If you are a current Dual Enrollment student all you need to do is turn in the summer Registration form. If you are brand new to Dual Enrollment, you need to complete the online application, turn in the consent form, official test scores, and summer registration form. Here is the link to the online application: 

Students can take a maximum of 2 course over the summer. Keep in mind both summer terms conflict with SJCSD calendar. Therefore students will need to register for summer classes that do not interfere with their Creekside Schedules and Creekside school hours. 
All required forms are due to Ms. Fornera in guidance no later than 12NOON on April 15th, 2020.
 
SENIOR CLASS INFORMATION
We encourage you to check our senior website http://www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/seniors/ frequently for updated information regarding important dates and information. 


Community Service Hours should be turned in frequently or as earned to Ms. Hemmer in Guidance.
SENIOR YARD SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE
TO ORDER NOW!


Order using this QR Code or click on the flyer for a PDF document to print.
SAVE THE DATE
“Creekside 2020 Prom: When in Rome ”

Friday, May 8, 2020 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village
500 South Legacy Trail
St. Augustine, FL 32092


NEWS FROM ST. JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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