May, 2017

CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Calendar of Events May:

1 - Senior Awards Night 2 - National Honor Society Induction

10 - Spring Pep Assembly 12 - Vigilante Day - No School 29 - Memorial Day - No School 30 -1 - Senior Semester Tests

June: 1 - Graduation Practice/Picnic

3 - Graduation

Vigilante Parade Vigilante Parade will start at high noon on Friday, May 12th. This community event started in 1924. Come and sup-port the parade and students.

SEMESTER TEST SCHEDULE SENIORS (tests will be taken during the regularly scheduled class time): May 30—Semester Tests—Periods 2, 3, and 4 May 31—Semester Tests—Periods 5, 6, and 7 June 1 —Semester Tests—Periods 0 and 1 Graduation practice following 1st period test (9:30) at the Carroll PE Center Senior picnic to follow practice June 3—Graduation—10:30 JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN: Tuesday, June 6 Wednesday, June 7 Thursday, June 8 8:20 – 9:40—Period 0 8:20 – 9:40—Period 3 8:20 – 9:40—Period 6 9:55 –11:15—Period 1 9:55 –11:15—Period 4 9:55 – 11:15—Period 7 11:15 –11:50—Lunch 11:15 –11:50—Lunch 11:15 – 11:50—Lunch 11:50 – 1:10—Period 2 11:50 – 1:10—Period 5 11:50 – 1:10—Make-up Tests 1:24 – 2:45—Make-up Tests 1:24 – 2:45—Make-up Tests PLEASE NOTE: Students are not excused from any class except study hall.

Fall MHSA Activity Reminder: According to MHSA rules, all students who would like to participate in MHSA sanctioned activities in the Fall must “have received a passing grade and received credit in at least twenty periods of prepared work per week (4 classes) during the last preceding semester.” Therefore, any student participating in a Fall MHSA activity must pass at least four classes this current semester in order to be eligible.

Senior All Night Party Parking

Remember: Do not park in residential areas; this will get you a $25 fine. Park in the parking lot or the park-ing garage.

CHS Website for Summer Sports Camps The link is on our CHS website under the Extracurricular tab: http://chs.helenaschools.org/extracurricular/summer-camp-information/

National Honor Society Induction Date Changed National Honor Society's Spring Induction ceremony has been resched-uled for May 2 in the CHS Auditorium. We invite you to join us as we induct over 100 juniors into NHS and offer pins and 2 scholarships to our outgoing seniors. The ceremony begins at 7:00 P.M.

Most Inspirational Teacher Recently, National Honor Society held their annual vote for the "Most Inspirational Teacher" in Helena School District #1. Mr. Dennis Peterson was the winner! Congratulations to Mr. Peterson.

Drama Club at the Library The Drama Club volunteered at the public library recently to help celebrate Dr. Suess's birthday with Sneetches star making, pin the hat on the cat and oth-er reading activities! Great work!

Lady Bruins Receive Army National Guard Academic All Team Award The MHSA/Army National Guard Academic All Team Award is given to the top varsity team that exhibits outstanding academic achievement during the school year’s first quarter of play for that activity to each MHSA schools’ classification (AA, A, B and C). MHSA member schools calculate their students’ accumulative average for the award. Winter selections are determined using only students who have participated in second quarter activities including Boys’ Basketball, Girls’ Bas-ketball and Wrestling. Congratulations to the Lady Bruins for receiving this award with a 3.921 GPA!!!!!

Rotary Club Student of the Month for May: Congratulations to Jazlyn Young !

Bruin Pantry The Bruin Pantry is a Capital High School program that provides supplemental resources to students with an unmet need. Resources available include food bags (for evenings, weekends and school breaks), toiletries, school supplies, etc. If you need help, please see your School Counselor. The Bruin Pantry is dependent on generous donors in our community. Any individual or organization wishing to contribute to the Bruin Pantry, may donate pantry items, make mone-tary donations or provide Costco gift cards to the CHS Counseling Department.

Capital High School’s Mystery Dinner Party This is a fund-raising event. Come join us at the Best Western Premier Helena Great Northern Hotel on Friday, May 19, for our mystery dinner! Dinner starts promptly at 6 p.m. so try to arrive about 30 minutes early! You will be entertained with a memorable play and great food! $30 Per Person. For tickets, contact James Irby at (406) 324-2536 or email him at jirby@helenaschools.org

From the Desk of the School Nurse: Dear Parents, If your child has received medication this school year, please make arrangements with your school nurse to pick up any remaining medication. Medication will not be sent home with your student unless you have given permission either verbally or in writing. This pertains to over the counter medication as well as prescription medication. Medication not picked up by the last day will be disposed of. For questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Shannon McNamee@422-7013, 324-2481 or smcnamee@helenaschools.org

7th Annual Helena Area High School Physicals High School Physicals will be offered on May 16 and 17 from 3 - 7 p.m. at Performance Injury Care and Sports Medi-cine, 3150 North Montana. The cost is $20 and all money goes back to your high school training room. Cash or checks only. No appointments, first come, first serve. Full sports history and physical exams offered, cardiac screening and EKGs are available. Print out MHSA Physical Form at www.mhsa.ord. Must be signed by parent/guardian.

Spring Break Science Camp Over 60 kids, 19 high school student teachers, took part in Sci-ence Camp. Here are the CHS students who helped out during their spring break: Jamie Seney, Caleb Noble, Emma Noble, Audrey Reyn-olds, Peter Lund, Ashley Carlson, Cameron Holston, Elliott Pryor, Jake Bubb, James Ewals, John Wilson, Bridget Powers, Fiona Pow-ers, Francie Tupper, Cody Tofflemire, Hunter Boles, Dan Jose, and Cody Brown. Also, thank you for Sarah Urban and Thomas Caffrey for helping out Caleb Noble in this first annual science camp.

CHS Students Excel at State HOSA State HOSA (Future Health Professionals) was held on March 21. CHS students did extremely well. The results of the State HOSA competition are: Kyer Frederick: Montana HOSA State Vice President; Caleb Noble: Bronze - Transcul-tural Health, Gold - Pharmacology, Silver - Pathophysiology, Silver - Nutrition, Silver - Medical Math, Bronze - Dental Terminology, Bronze - Behavioral Health, Gold - Biomedical Lab Science; Hosa Bowl: Silver - Caleb Noble, Desaray Blunt, Ashley Carlson and Kyer Frederick; Kaitlyn Edwards: Bronze - Sports Medicine; Jamie Seney: Gold - Medical Law and Ethics; Francie Tupper: Bronze - Pathophysiology and Gold - Extemporaneous Writing; Clarice Burger: Silver - Health Photography; Desaray Blunt: Bronze - Medical Assisting; Maria McMahon: Silver - Medical Assisting; Ethan McKay: Gold - Dental Assisting and Tanlee Pipinich: Bronze - Physical Therapy.

Montana State High School Powerlifting Meet On March 25th, 31 CHS students competed in the 20th Annual Montana State High School Powerlifting Championship in Great Falls placing 3rd in the team category with several place finishers and several individu-al State Champions. Individual State Champions were Caroline Rosling, Conor Quick and Lee Lambrecht. Stu-dent/athletes that were awarded 2nd and 3rd place trophies were Elena Carter, Grayson Weber, Kamrin Rosling, Christo-pher Colitzas, Justin Jenks, Mason Green and Jesse Moody. We are really proud of the student/athletes that represent-ed Capital High. SWX Sports Montana will be airing the Mon-tana State High School Powerlifting Meet at a later date.

Capital Student Receives NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Cen-ter for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), NorthWestern Energy, and Carroll College recognizes high school women for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology. Bridget Powers, a junior from Capital High School was one of the winners. The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing was created to promote the computing aspirations of young women, introduce them to leadership opportunities in the field, and generate visibility for women’s par-ticipation in technology fields. Winners are acknowledged for their outstanding aptitude and interest in tech-nology and computing, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

Capital High has Four Harrison Writing Award Recipients Abby Stiffler, Mariah Thomas, Aryn Cummings and Francie Tupper have been selected as winners of the Harrison Writing Award for “The Truth behind the Text.” This award included a $250 Stipend and is spon-sored by the Helena Education Foundation. These students work will be published in Pen and Ink, 2017 and will be posted on the Helena Education Foundation website. They will be recognized at the May 9th meeting of the Helena Board of Trustees.

There will be no CHS Parent Council Meeting for May

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Awards The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation offers schools an opportunity to recognize high school stu-dents whose characteristics emulate those of our nation's 40th President. The following students have been recognized for their integrity, perseverance, leadership and outstanding moral character: Caleb Noble, Liberty Oldroyd, Jamie Senéy and William Stukaloff.

Students Place at State SkillsUSA Conference The State SkillsUSA Leadership Conference was held April 3 - 5. The following students placed in their competitions: Jack Trefzger - 1st CNC Milling, Hadley Snortland - 2nd CNC Milling, Zach White - 1st Technical Drafting and Omar Barragan 3rd Automotive Service Technology.

Capital High Student Awarded Summer Study Trip to Germany Emily Burke has been awarded an all-expense-paid summer study trip to Germany. Ms. Burke was selected as the 2017 Helene Zimmer-Loew American Association of Teachers of German Endowment Fund Scholar-ship. This scholarship is supported through donations from teachers of German across the US to support study in Germany. The study trip includes round‐trip air transportation to Germany from New York, a homestay in a host family, and excursions to places of cultural and historical significance. Ms. Burke was selected after scoring in the 90th percentile on the Level 3 National German Exam for High School Students. Nearly 21,000 students participated in the program. After qualifying on the National German Exam, she submitted responses to several short essay questions in German and was then interviewed by a com-mittee of high school teachers and college professors of German.

Seniors Paint Mural Seniors Rylee Dunn, Brianna Herron and Tavia Wine collaborated on a mural in the style of Rene Magritte, the surrealist painter known for odd juxtapositions, sharp contrast and shadows. They chose to paint the Saint Helena Cathedral and include the famous scene of the airplane pilot flying through the spires. Rylee re-cently met the son of the man who famously made this flight and he was excited to see the painting. Robert Raynor brought along a picture of his father next the plane he flew that day, as well as some stories about his dad and the famous flight. It was

a great opportunity to connect history with art as well as the community with our Capital High students.

Scholarships Still Available Seniors: There are still scholarships listed on the Capital High School website at: http://chs.helenaschools.org/departments;college-career-center/scholarship-opportunities. Or visit with Mrs. Richards in the Career Center.

High School Business Challenge Winners! Another successful Spring! Capital High had a team place in the “Top 8!” With close to 300 teams participating from all over the state, this team earned an 8

th place. They are qualified to

compete in the final round. Those students are: Kacie Gross, Madi McMahon and Morgan Rehm. The final round will consist of the top 16 teams (8 from Fall session and 8 from Spring ses-sion). Capital High holds 4 of those spots. That’s 25%!!! Unfor-tunately, the final round is April 29

th. Two teams will be at DECA

Nationals and another team is playing softball. There will be one team present. However, all the students on these four teams will receive $100!!!

CHS Booster Club The CHS Booster Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month except June, July and Decem-ber. Meetings are held in the Library Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. All CHS Booster Club mem-bers are welcome to attend and we also welcome new members.

Lewis and Clark Post Essay and Government Survey Contest Winners A big Congratulations to the Capital High School students that participated in the Lewis and Clark Post Essay and Government Survey contests. The four 1st place winners will be forwarded to Department to participate in the De-partment Contests: Essay: Emilie Lenoir, Freshman - 1st overall - $150 scholarship; Survey: Caleb Noble (93%), Senior - 1st Overall - $100 Scholarship; Maddy Ulmer (86%), senior - 2nd - $75 scholarship; and, Tanner McMahon (77%), senior - 3rd - $50 scholarship.

Capital High School Arts & Trades Show Wednesday ~ May 24th, 4:00pm-7:00pm

David Strong Scholarship Silent Auction Main Building:

Art ~ Applied Design ~ Ceramics ~ Photo ~ Culinary Arts

Design Clothing ~ Video Broadcasting ~ Drafting ~ Marketing

Graphic Web Design ~ Desktop Publishing

CTE Shops: Automotive ~ Machining ~ Welding ~ Carpentry/Cabinet Making Industrial Arts

Library: Senior Showcase

~Refreshments in the Library~

GRADUATION IS COMING!! For information please check out our website:

http://chs.helenaschools.org/graduation/

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School Lunch Menu Grill: Everyday choices include hamburger/cheeseburger Monday—Chicken patty sandwich/hot dog Tuesday – Chicken nuggets/corn dog Wednesday – Chicken patty sandwich/chili dog Thursday – Chicken nuggets/corn dog Friday—Chicken patty sandwich/hot dog Pizza: Everyday choices are cheese and peperoni pizza Monday—Buffalo chicken Tuesday—Hawaiian Wednesday—Sausage Thursday– Supreme Friday—Taco Salads & Deli Sandwiches: Everyday choices are chicken Caesar salad & garden salad w/roll. Fresh made deli sandwich-es: Smoked deli sliced turkey or ham and cheese Monday—Chef salad/bologna and cheese Tuesday—Cobb salad/buffalo chicken wrap Wednesday—Crispy chicken salad/Italian sub Thursday—Antipasto salad/chef salad wrap Friday—Italian salad/egg or tuna salad sandwich Creations: Monday—Nacho Bar Tuesday—Pasta Bar Wednesday—Asian Bar Thursday—Potato Bar Friday—Chef’s Choice

Sides: A minimum of 6 sides offered daily with lunch choices. Fresh garden salad plus fruits and vegetables in an inviting varie-ty. Locally grown items are offered whenever seasonally availa-ble. Low fat or fat free milk included with all meals. Main Event for May: 1st - Korean BBQ Meatballs w/Rice 2nd - Stack Sandwich w/Sun Chips 3rd - Breakfast for Lunch 4th - Turkey Gravy w/Mashed & Roll 5th - Nachos Supreme 8th - Teriyaki Chicken over Rice 9th - Bean & Cheese Enchiladas 10th - Soft Pretzel w/Cheese 11th - BBQ Pork Sandwich 12th - VIGILANTE DAY - NO SCHOOL 15th - Cheesy Breadsticks w/Marinara 16th - Soft Beef Taco w/Salsa 17th - Chicken & Waffles 18th - Chicken Leg w/Fries & Roll 19th - Happy Mac & Cheese 22nd - S&S Chicken over Rice 23rd - Meatball Sub 24th - Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup 25th - Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce & Roll 26th - Ham & Cheese Pinwheel 29th - MEMORIAL DAY - NO SCHOOL 30th - Chicken Nuggets w/Mashed & Gravy 31st - Breakfast for Lunch