Creekside High School
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Weekly E-Newsletter

October 14, 2019
TESTING / PSAT INFORMATION
October 2019 PSAT/NMSQT®
      Creekside High School will administer the PSAT to all students in grades 9-11 on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. - Registration is closed.

All registered students will receive a Testing Notification from their English Teacher. The Testing Notification will provide specifics like the test date, testing room, and time.


Students who are registered will need to bring the following on test day:

  • Sharpened #2 Pencils with eraser
  • Calculator
  • Snack
  • Know important personal information needed - Email address and Home address


Students not taking the PSAT on October 16th will be supervised in a study hall on campus.

PLEASE NOTE: During testing, there will be no early check outs.
Once testing has concluded, ALL students will report to lunch, then to 3rd period for the remainder of the day. Per normal on a Wednesday, school ends at 2:50 pm.
** Dates and times are subject to change. **

Congratulations to CHS Teacher of the Year,

Ms. Leia Fixel!

Thank you for all you do for our community!

Congratulations to our CHS Rookie Teacher of the Year,

Mr. Ryan Hutchins!

Thank you for all you do for our students.
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. 

This competition is for seniors only. Please note the following expectations:

  • All of students will need to email Mr. Savage a draft of their essay by 11/1/19 to be considered for the contest.
  • Contestants will also need to be prepared to deliver their speech to a few CHS teachers before school on 11/5/19.
JUNIOR CLASS RING INFORMATION

Junior Class Rings:
Dear Parents/Guardians, Jostens is our official class ring company. Please note, Jostens will be on campus for ring orders during all 3 lunches 11/14 (when final payment is due).

 
All rings require a $60 deposit and the balance must be paid before delivery. Jostens has free insurance included with each purchase and a lifetime warranty. You can go ahead and design your ring at www.jostens.com/jewelry/high-school-jewelry.html and bring the printed order form along with your deposit to order day.

SAVE the DATE: Whoever purchased a class ring, the ring ceremony will be on 12/10 at 8:30am. If the student cannot attend the ceremony, they may pick up their ring from Jostens on 12/13 during lunches.
 
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ATHLETICS TRYOUTS
Creekside CHEER – WINTER CHEER TRYOUTS - JV and VARSITY SIDELINE AND COMPETITION TEAM TRYOUTS!


Winter Cheer Tryout paperwork is due Monday October 14 th . Tryouts will take place on Monday Oct 21 and Tuesday Oct 22. Please email Coach Clary at Laura.Clary@stjohns.k12.fl.us – (this email is also on the cheer webpage) with any questions. 

 
2019-2020 Creekside Knights Girls’ Soccer Tryouts


11 th or 12 th grader plus returning Varsity players:

Monday, October 21 4:00-6:00 pm

Tuesday, October 22 4:00-6:00 pm

Wednesday, October 23 4:00-6:00 pm

Thursday, October 24 4:00-6:00 pm Team Meeting


9 th and 10 th graders

Monday, October 21 6:45-8:30 am

Tuesday, October 22 6:45-8:30 am

Thursday, October 24 6:45-8:30 am

Monday, October 28 4:00-6:00 pm Team Meeting

All GK’s will try out Monday and Tuesday from 6:45-8:30 am then join their respective age groups Wednesday/Thursday. Players must attend all sessions. Please meet by the field next to the tennis courts behind the school. See Coach Johnson in Portable 16 if you have any questions.

CLUB ACTIVITIES

The National Art Honor Society’s applications are due and we will hold our induction ceremony on Thursday, October 22 nd at 8:30am in room 265.
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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES - Save the Date
Creekside Theatre Department presents





Mark your calendars for the first Creekside Theatre production
of the year!

Pride and Prejudice will be playing nightly October 24 th – 26 th at 7pm. 

Tickets will be sold at the door for $10.
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Please visit the Guidance Department Web page for an abundance of information:


School counselors will be in the small café next week, October 14-18, discussing tutoring and extra help options for students. Please see a counselor for more information regarding tutoring offered on Creekside’s campus and online website resources for extra help.


School Counselors were in the cafeteria this week to promote Bullying Awareness Month. Students were encouraged to sign a pledge to “support others who have been hurt or harmed, treat others with kindness, be more accepting of people’s differences, and help include those who are left out” and to write a characteristic that makes them unique to form a chain against bullying. Students were encouraged to wear orange, the national Bullying Awareness color, on Unity Day which is October 23 rd and see Mrs. Fry in the small cafeteria to be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate for a local restaurant.  

The Creekside Guidance Department has recently launched a Schoology page. Parents and students are encouraged to join the Schoology page to receive the latest updates.

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Parents are able to access the Guidance page using their parent access code. If you need assistance with your Schoology account, please email Mrs. Zukoski at amelia.zukoski@stjohns.k12.fl.us . 


BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!

Students benefited from the guidance of Creekside's school counselors last Wednesday with college applications and more!

Check out the new date below.
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College Visits

Please sign up in Guidance BEFORE the day of the visit.
STUDENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Earn Community Service Hours by refereeing Upward Flag Football on Saturdays at Fruit Cove Baptist Church. Upward needs high-schoolers to referee games for Kindergarten through 10 th grade.

Please sign up at www.fruitcove.com/upward to referee one or more games beginning Saturday, September 28 th .

You can schedule one week at a time, or schedule ahead for any games you wish to referee.
Games are scheduled as follows:

  • K-1st               8:30 am
  • 2nd - 3rd          9:30 am
  • 4th - 5th           10:30 am and 11:30 am
  • 8th - 10th         11:30 am
  • 6th - 7th           12:30 pm

A confirmation of service hours on letterhead will be provided by Fruit Cove Baptist Church.
IN THE KNOW
Did you know

Students who are ill should go to the clinic, before calling to be picked up from school. If they are in class, they should ask their teacher for permission to go to the clinic. Following this process, will expedite the check out process. Please do not show up and ask us to call your student out of class. Following the procedure stated will have them in the clinic and ready to go when you arrive.

Thank you for understanding the procedure and following it.

Now, you are IN THE KNOW!
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