Creekside High School
The SHIELD
Weekly E-Newsletter

December 2, 2019
** Dates and times are subject to change. **
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
CONGRATULATIONS IS IN ORDER





Congratulations to Ms. Linda Carnall for being selected as
St. Johns County Assistant Principal of the Year!!! Ms. Carnall is most deserving of this honor and goes above and beyond to serve the Creekside Community.

Ms. Carnall represents Creekside High School and St. Johns County at the highest level.

Please congratulate Ms. Carnall when you see her.



FRESHMAN CLASS INFORMATION
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. 

Seniors: Want Bright Futures to get your community service hours on time???
Service hours get updated when we send transcripts to be evaluated in January.

Community Service Hours should be turned in frequently or as earned
to Ms. Hemmer in Guidance.

ITS (International Thespian Society) AWESOMENESS
Last weekend 75 Creekside students participated in the ITS District Festival held at Mandarin High School. Creekside was one of the largest school’s in attendance and brought the most pieces out of any school. Our outstanding students earned a total of 33 Superior and 23 Excellent Ratings. Leila Browder and Grace Byrd were named the recipients of the Critic’s Choice Award for their duet Pantomime, and Sean O’Donnell was name the recipient of the Critic’s Choice Award for his Solo Musical Performance. On top of that, Grace Byrd was awarded one of four district scholarships. Our students represented Creekside so well; in addition to fantastic performances and technical presentations, the day was truly a celebration of great comradery and outstanding sportsmanship and good character. Please join me in congratulating our awesome students (individual results are below)!
 
Monologues
Superior: Addie Curtis; Jayden Ellis; Grace Myers; Lauren Rementer; Maya Shandilay
Excellent: Isabel Cottrill; Emily Santinho; Jonah Willens
Solo Musical
Superior: Leila Browder; Brandon Dean; Sean O’Donnell (Critic’s Choice)
Excellent: Riley Bushman; Lily Clarke; Alaina Goins; Cait Kilhoffer; Ethan Lego
Duet Acting
Superior: David Hasan & Ellice Lezhak; Grace Myers & Emily Santinho; Colin O’Brien & Jonah Willens; Sean O’Donnel & Maya Shadilay; Brandon Dean & Addie Curtis
Excellent: Chris Hiler & Chris Morales
Duet Musical
Superior: Sean O’Donnell & Brandon Dean; Ethan Lego & Jonah Willens
Excellent: Hunter Clark & Alyce Bessman; Ruby Kalish & Lauren Pesquera; Kayla Gibian & Anna Villanova; Sarah Millinor & Maggie Kiley
Ensemble Acting
Superior: Sophia D’Allesandro, Hanna Glatz, & Abigail Genton; Ruby Defaite, Emily Tybeck, & Cait Kilhoffer
Excellent: Emilygrace Bowles, Drew Nelson, Anna Villanova, Regan Wheeler, & Haven Monac; Parker Ruddle, Ryley Cetnar, Madi Hammond, & Harley Squires; David Hasan, Ellice Lezhak, Laura Rogovin, Ariella Tesler, Brooklyn Potter, & Isabel Cottrill; Saylah Baugh, Kayla Wente, Sky Mahidar, & Abrielle Jones
Group Musical
Superior: Leila Browder, Hunter Janz, & Alaina Goins; Lauren Rementer, Lauren Banta, & Jenna Zenone; Avery Mendheim, Arsheeya Garg, Kayla Gibian, & Megan McGowan; Ethan Lego, Grace Byrd, Adrienna van Soelen, Hunter Janz, Chris Hiler, Jayden Ellis, Ruby Kalish, Lauren Pesquera, Emma Hamilton, Abigail Genton, & Nicole Cunha
Excellent: Chris Morales, Samuel Beasley, & Sebastian Fernandez
Pantomime
Superior: Leila Browder & Grace Byrd (Critic’s Choice); Meredith Maxham, KellyAnne Correale, Jack Dravo, & Isaac Sepulvda
Excellent: Caden Dravo & Jacob Harvey; Adrienna van Soelen & Kimaya Barker; Laura Rogovin, Maddox Connerly, Sierra Crews-Valdes, & Jenna Zenone
Technical Theatre
Superior: Grace Byrd (Makeup); Lauren Banta (Makeup); Harley Squires (Costume); Alaina Goins (Costume); Riley Bushman (Costume); Keily Baugh (Costume); Jamie Gray (Costume)
Excellent: Maya Shandilay (Student Directing); KellyAnne Correale (Set Design)
 
BAND UNIFORM UPDATE AND MORE
Parents, thank you for helping us earn $400 through the State Farm promotion. That donation will pay for two uniforms. We ask for your continued support. But how, you ask. Provided below are three ways to support The Power of Creekside.
Thank you so much!!!
Support Opportunity #1
Support Opportunity #2
Support Opportunity #3
PTSO NEWS & NEEDS
Dear parents, please help your PTSO provide a memorable Holiday Luncheon for Creekside's Faculty and Staff catered by Metro Diner. We would like your help in providing gift cards for the teachers. We would need 170 $10 gift cards as part of the celebration festivities. See sign up below.
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THANK YOU!!
NEWS FROM ST. JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ATHLETICS NEWS
We now have Pixellot HD cameras at the stadium and gymnasium! Watch Knights Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, Lacrosse, Track, Football, and Volleyball live and/or on demand!

You can also watch the Knights (or any team) across the nation wherever cameras are available including Bartram, Nease, Episcopal, Bolles.

(Hint) Subscriptions make great Christmas presents for out of state friends and family!

Subscribe here:
ONLINE APPAREL INFORMATION
CLUB & CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
There is a yarn drive for "Crochet for a Cause" in the front office. Please drop off all yarn there. It will be used to make gifts for the needy, such as, lap blankets for patients and cancer caps. No wool, please. There will also be a meeting on Tuesday December 3rd after school in room 575. Anyone interested in joining can pick up an application in Ms. Hancock's room, 575.

Creekside is a donation drop-off location for No More Hungry Holidays! There are donation bins located outside the front office. Your food donations will help the Hugs club prepare bags of food for St. Johns County youth who need food over the winter break. Last year, we prepared more than 600 bags to support local youth. Thanks in advance!   
SAVE THE DATE

 Winter Choral Concert
December 3, 2019, Creekside HS Auditorium, 7:00 PM

Our annual Barnes & Noble Bookfair will be on Saturday, December 14 at the San Jose location. Please support our media center by mentioning Creekside at the register. Volunteers are needed as well.
Provided is the Sign Up Genius link below:
Join us for a Knight of Dinner, Dancing, Live and Silent Auction! 
Only 10 tables left!  

Tickets to Concerts , Sporting Events , Theme Parks and even Broadway shows like Hamilton will be up for grabs!
NEWS FROM YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS
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College Visits

Please sign up in Guidance BEFORE the day of the visit.
STUDENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 2019
 
4th Annual Turkey Trot Race, Thanksgiving Morning in Nocatee
Volunteers needed to help: set-up and clean-up, hand out water to the racers, direct racers along the course, wear the turkey costume while greeting bystanders and encouraging racers. 
Come join this family-friendly event and earn service hour certificates.
To volunteer, use the registration link under Turkey Trot Race on the www . stjohnscares.org Home Page or at https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/FL/PonteVedra/PEC Turkey Trot. 
 
Annual Giving Tree Initiative
Volunteers need to help: distribute paper ornaments with wishes from non-profit organizations serving Elderly, Veterans, Homeless, Abused, Children and Animals in St. Johns County to donation host sites in mid-November. During the 2nd week of December, volunteers needed to: collect donations from the host sites, deliver to sorting location, inventory, sort and box donations for the individual non-profit organizations.
  • This is a great way to share the joy of the holidays with others.
  • Service hour certificates will be available. 
  • Volunteer registration will open at the end of October at the link under Giving Tree on the www.stjohnscares.org Home Page.
 
Please direct any questions or concerns to president@stjohnscares.org or call 904-507-7740
IN THE KNOW
Did you know

Your student should turn in an absent note within two days of returning to school. Please ensure notes are turned into the front office to Ms. Stubbs within two days for an excused absence.

Now, you are IN THE KNOW!
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