Cavalier Connection Volume 14, Issue 4- August 20, 2018

Commitment Pride Honor Success Attitude Character Perseverance Integrity

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 5

Homecoming Pep Rally

Parade-6pm

Woodforest Stadium

September 7

Homecoming Game

September 8

Homecoming Dance

September 10

9th/10th grade Parent

Information Night

6:30 pm Auditorium

Photo credit: Woodlands

Student Center, and

TWCP Staff/Yearbook

From the Principal

HOMECOMING GAME: September 7, 2018

CP vs. Aldine, McArthur - 7pm Woodforest Stadium

HOMECOMING DANCE: September 8, 2018

8pm –12 am at TWCP Commons

Must have ticket and ID for entrance Tickets Information: $25

Tickets purchased and date forms must be turned in to the AP office by September 4th.

COUNSELOR’S CORNER College Board School Code 447642 Family Connection website: https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=cphs Progress Report Dates 1st 9-weeks: 9/7, 9/28 2nd 9-weeks: 11/2, 11/30 3rd 9-weeks: 2/1, 2/22 4th 9-weeks: 4/12,5/3/5/24 Report Card Dates 1st 9-weeks: 10/13 PAC/student 2nd 9-weeks: 1/12 PAC/student 3rd 9-weeks: 3/22 PAC/student 4th 9-weeks: 6/8 (Mailed )

Dr. Mark Murrell, Principal

Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally

September 5th at 6pm at Woodforest Stadium

this years theme is

Red Wagon Homecoming

Parade

We are off to a great start. We are so proud of our students. Everyone seems

to have a great attitude and are enjoying school. Their efforts to embrace the

changes we have made for safety and learning are awesome. I have heard noth-

ing but wonderful things from our teachers and look forward to the best year yet.

Car-line: I appreciate everyone's efforts to cooperate with the car line this year. Overall it

has gone very well. A few things to point out and ask for your help. First, the more that

cars stay in the right hand lane the better. If you can drop off your student prior to the

drop off zone but at the curb in front of the school (not by the CP bushes), that is helpful

and then you can move to the thru-traffic lane and move on. Please try not to pass cars in

the thru-traffic lane and pull in front of cars in the drop-off zone or after the drop off

zone. This action is what slows drop-off down for everyone. We are currently unloading

10 cars in the drop off zone every 10-20 seconds. That is a lot of cars quickly if everyone is

doing what is asked. Please remember that the more prepared your student is to exit the

car, the better for everyone. Last, remember, the more that try to by-pass the system, the

more delays we have for everyone.

Please know that the only day we had big delays was due to the light in the morning. We

have reached our to TxDOT for help. Hopefully Friday will be better.

Traffic Safety Issue: As you enter our campus, please make sure that you are obeying

traffic laws. There is only 1 turn lane onto our campus from FM 242 (College Park

Drive). We have had some issues with cars turning off of FM 242 from the right lane and

not using the turn lane onto our campus. This has almost caused several accidents. Also,

please use the entrance off of FM 242 to access Chick-fil-A.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Cavalier/Peer Tutoring (2:45-3:45) Math – Teacher website Science – Teacher website Peer Tutoring-CCC-TBA Exam Schedule Fall Exams: 12/14-12/19 Spring Exams: 5/24-5/30 Seniors Spring: Senior Information Senior Lighting: 8/20 Senior Parent Info Night: 9/11 Mandatory Senior Mtg. w/Dr. Murrell: 4/13 Prom: 5/3 Honor Graduate Breakfast: 4/30 Senior Awards Night: 5/20 Senior Picnic: 5/23 Graduation Practice: 5/23 Graduation: 5/23 PTO Grad Night: 5/23 STAAR Testing Schedule 12/3-12/7, 4/9-4/11 EOC Testing Window 5/6-5/10 AP Testing Dates 5/6-5/17 SAT Test Dates 8/25, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1, 3/9, 5/4, 6/1 ACT Test Dates 6/8, 10/27, 12/8, 2/9, 4/13, 6/8, 7/13 PSAT 10/10 during school Late arrival for Seniors 11 am– Commons PTO Meetings 9:00 a.m. LGI 1 9/12, 10/31, 11/7, 12/5, 1/9 2/6, 3/6, 4/10, 5/22 PTO “Parent’s Night Out” Fundraiser –TBD Dosey Doe’s Big Barn PTO Brown Bag Lunches @ 11:00 am - LGI 10/18, 11/15, 1/17, March TBA Pep Rally Dates 9/5(Homecoming/Woodforest), 9/21, 10/5, 10/26, 11/8, 1/25 (NEAT), Spring Pep Rally: 3/8,

Senior Parent and Financial

Aid Information Meeting

August 27th at 6:30 PM

Auditorium

Jr. Parent Information

Night

September 17th at 6:30 pm

Auditorium

9th/10th Grade Parent

Information Night

September 10th at 6:30 pm-

Auditorium PSAT Test will be given on

October 10, 2018

Senior Parent and

Financial Aid

Information Meeting

August 27th at 6:30 pm

Counselor Web page, click here

College Visits Wake Forest University Thu August 30 10:00 AM

Case Western Reserve Un Fri August 31 8:00 AM

University of North Texas Tue September 4 9:00 AM

U of South Carolina Wed September 5 9:00 AM

U of Alabama at Birmingham Wed September 5 10:00 AM

Mississippi State U Wed September 5 1:00 PM

Lehigh University Thu September 6 9:30 AM

Trinity University Thu September 6 11:00AM

Rhodes College Wed September 12 1:00 PM

U of Houston-ENGINEERING Thu September 13 8:30 AM

KNOWLEDGE SERIES WITH DR. MADELINE LEVINE

Wednesday, October 17 at 7pm Harvest Worship Center

An evening with the author of “The Price of Privilege” and “Teach Our Children

Well” as she discussed raising kids in an affluent community.

For more information about Dr. Levine and register at thewoodlandsumc.org/the

-knowledge-series

Important Dates

8/20 Senior Lighting

Ceremony 7pm

8/23- Open House 6pm

8/27 –Sr. Parent Info/

Financial Aid Night 6:30

9/10 –9th/10th/New to TX

Parent Information

Night—6:30 pm

9/17– Jr. Parent Information

Night 6:30 pm

1/17-Incoming 9th graders

Parent Info Night

6:30pm

1/31-Upperclassman Parent

Info Night 6:30 pm

2/? PTO “Eyes Wide Open”

7pm Auditorium

2/7- “Everything Under the

Sun” Information

Night Class Fair 5:30

Advance Course

Information 7PM

4/12- Sr. Meeting w/

Dr. Murrell

4/17- NHS Induction

Ceremony 6pm

4/30 -Honor Graduate

Breakfast at

Woodlands Church

8am (Invitation Only)

5/3– Prom

5/3 -Panoramic Picture

Sr.’s will be released after picture

5/20-Senior Awards Night

7pm-Auditorium

5/23 - Graduation Practice

5/23- Senior Picnic

5/23 - Graduation 7:30 pm

Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Pavilion

Early Release Days

10/6 and 12/20, 3/9 - 11:30 am

School Holidays (Students)

9/3, 10/8, 11/19-23, 12/20-1/7,

1/21, 2/18, 3/11-15, 4/19-22,

Check out our website

here for all things PTO!

PTO Meeting: September 12, 2018 at

9am in the 1300 LGI

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

College Park @

Aldine, Davis

September 7th

at 7pm

FROM THE ADMINISTRATION: TO RELEASE YOUR CHILD EARLY OR FOR MID-DAY

APPOINTMENTS:

(All students must be signed out by an authorized person with photo ID)

Ø Please send a note with your child and have them drop off the note at the at-

tendance office (located at the front entrance of the school) preferably before

school begins. Your child will receive a pass to be released from class at the time

specified on the note. We DO NOT release students to Uber Drivers or Taxi

Service.

The note should include: o Student’s Name o Date of Release o Time of

Release

o Parent /Guardian Name and Signature o Contact Phone Numbers

o Permission to Drive Off Campus (if applicable)

Ø You can also call the school to request an early release for your student.

Please call at least 1 hour in advance in order to give the student office-aides am-

ple time to locate your student. A pass to leave early will not be sent to a stu-

dent if we do not receive the request before 1:30 pm.

Due to high call volume, sending a note is the preferred method.

Online Information

AST

Campus Life

Cavalier Connection

Child Nutrition

CISD Calendar

CISD Website

Exemption Policy

Faculty/Staff

Parent Access Center

Parent Resources

TWCP Website

What Bus Do I Ride?

Webstore

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Mark A. Murrell

Principal

Dr. Susan Caffrey

Academy Headmaster

Mr. Clint Holden

Associate Principal of

Administration/9th Grade

Dr. Susan Hersperger

Associate Principal

Curriculum /Instruction

Ms. Melanie McCarthy

Associate Principal

Facility Operations

Assistant Principals

Danny Johnson

A-Ci

Lee Koslosky

Cj-Gol

Mitch Marriott

Gom-Led

Victoria Brinkman

Lee-O

Kelsea Meredith

P-Sh

Ashley Wallace

Si-Z

Counselors

Jessica Beckham

Lead Counselor

Debra Creel

College and Career

Mary Edgerly -9th

A-Lee

The class of 2019 has been photographed during the summer months at Blu

Moon Photography portrait studio. No senior yearbook portraits will be taken at

the school. You must call Blu Moon Photography to set up a portrait session as

soon as possible...they book up fast!

**Please understand that a student-published yearbook as large as ours takes

time and our deadlines for class pages come early in the school year. If you miss

the cutoff, you will not appear with your senior class in the yearbook.**

Senior Dues - $110.

Senior class dues are for all the activities throughout the school year; these can be paid

online through the Webstore. Please see Mrs. Brinkman or Mr. Koslosky when the

school year begins for more information, or if you are having difficulty paying senior

dues.

Please note:

*Senior Dues are optional. Seniors do not have to pay any dues to graduate. *Seniors who graduate early

may still pay dues and participate in all activities. *Any senior attending prom MUST pay dues. *An ear-

ly graduate cannot go as a date to prom. They are considered seniors and must pay dues.

Senior Dues Cover:

* Senior Lighting

*Senior T-Shirt (Spring)

*Prom Ticket (Sr. Only)

*Senior Picnic

Senior Dues do NOT Cover:

*Cap, Gown or Graduation Announcements

*Prom Date Ticket

*Homecoming Ticket

*Panoramic Picture

*Prom Pictures

*GradNight ‘19 via www.cpgradnight.org

2019 Seniors-

Book your Senior Por-

traits now at Blu Moon

photography!

2018 Blu Moon Photography • 8450

Prine Ln • The Woodlands, TX 77354 •

281-252-3990

Senior Yearbook Ads

Please contact Jennifer Walton at

jwalton@conroeisd.net for more

information.

Counselors– Continued

Shannon Andersen-9th

Lef-Z

Cindy Doud

A-Car

Tiffani Jaqua

Cas-Fl

Melissa Paris

Fm-H

Delorean Hogan

I-Mar

Chiante Deal

Mas-Pq

Jamie Slabaugh

Pr-Sp

Tammy Morrow

Sq-Z

LUNCH DROP-OFF

POLICY:

Safety is the upmost

importance for our

students. For the safety of

our students, all lunches

brought in to school for

your student will need to be

signed in at the front office.

Lunches will be taken to the

AP office for the students to

pick-up. Our students

know that the AP office is

the location to pick up

items. Thank you for your

help and cooperation.

You can also find us on

Facebook and Twitter

The Conroe Independent School District

does not discriminate on the basis of

race, color, national origin, sex, disabil-

ity, or age in its programs and activities

and provides equal access to the Boy

Scouts and other designated youth

groups. The following persons have

been designated to handle inquiries

regarding these non-discrimination

policies:

Title IX Coordinator, 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936)-709-7700

Homecoming Dance 2018 September 8, 2018, TWCP Commons

The TWCP Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 8pm-12pm in the TWCP Commons. Tickets will go on sale on the TWCP Webstore beginning August 15 through September 4. Please be sure to pay attention to ticket sales dates and deadlines. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased on the Webstore. The Webstore link is located on the College Park website. Those bringing dates from other schools must fill out a date form in the AP office. Tickets purchased and date forms must be turned in to the AP office by September 4th. Ticket purchases are limited to 2 per student. Everyone must have a photo ID to enter the dance. No one over the age of 20 will be allowed to enter the dance.

Monday: Labor Day– No school

Space Jam, alien or a BB jersey

Thursday: Class Colors

9th– Green 10th– Black 11th-White 12th-Blue

Wednesday: Party in the USA

wear your Red, White and Blue

Friday: Mum and Garter Day all group t-shirts must be dress code appropriate and approved by Ms. McCarthy

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK 2018

*If a yearbook was purchased for 2017-2018 they will be available for

pick up at the front office.

*2018-19 Yearbooks can also be ordered at Balfour.com, or on the

webstore.

Order English required reading books and

leisure reading books from our online Book Fair.

Dates: Online -8/23/18 through 8/30/18

Go to: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/bookfairs to link to BN shopping.

When you are on the purchasing page, scroll down and enter

Book Fair ID 12420642 .

Thank you for supporting the CP Library Fundraiser!

VERIFICATION OF

ENROLLEMENT (VOE)

INFORMATION:

VOE ‘s can be requested in the

grade level office. Please be

aware that there could be up to

a 24 hour processing period.

TWCP- DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSES:

CPHS Driver Education Class:

For class information you can go on-

line at http://www.esc6.net/apps/

pages/index.jsp?

For more information, please contact Chris

Hemphill936.435.8325 or

chemphill@esc6.net

CAVALIER EXPRESS:

The Cavalier express is open during all

lunch periods. We will have spirit shirts and items,

as well as Pep Rally T’s, football tickets, and much

more. Stop by and say Hi!

The Woodlands College Park DECA firmly believes

in the philosophy of More Members = More Oppor-

tunities, which is why we strive to involve alumni

and professional members in our local chapters and

state associations. Your encouragement, expertise,

and experience are valuable and will help our stu-

dents succeed on their journey to college and career.

Your $20 donation will register you as a alumni/

professional member in our national DECA member-

ship system. You will receive a thank you/donation

letter from Texas DECA, online correspondents from

DECA Direct, and a "I Proudly Support Texas DECA"

bumper sticker.

By listing our local chapter on your registration,

OUR chapter will get credit for your membership

and will count towards their alumni/professional

member goals. Please consider helping us!

https://www.texasdeca.org/donate

CHEER NEWS

The College Park Cheerleaders have a couple of opportunities for you to show your Cavalier pride.

Senior Banner sales are now open at cpspirit.com. Banners will be up from January until May, just in time to display at a graduation

party or simply keep as a priceless memory! All banners will be dis-played in the main hallways, paying tribute to the Class of 2019! This is a wonderful way to commemorate your Senior! All orders must be submitted with a photo by December 15.

We have another exciting opportunity to boost school spirit at College Park presented by the CP Cheerleaders and Card My Yard. You can CP a student's yard! The package includes Cavaliers signage, 2 graphics of your choice, accent stars, Cavalier graphic, College Park pennant, "You've been CP'd" yard signs and a door hanger stating who CP'd you and how to continue the chain. Visit cpspirit.com for more information!

DISTINQUISHED LECTURE SERIES

Tuesday, August 28

Tom Paylor, Trader and Meteorologist

Weather and the Financial Markets

TWCP LGI 6pm

We want to make sure that everyone is off to a great start. In order to do so, we want to remind parents and students of information in the handbook about deliveries to students during the school day.

1. If a student forgets an items at home (lunch, project, assignment), we are happy to have a process in place that allows the parent to sign-in the item in the front office. Students will pick up the item in the assistant principals office between classes or during lunch.

2. Please remember that food items that are delivered for a student by the parent should be for the student only. Due to health and safety issues, you cannot deliver food for a group of students. No Diner Dash/Uber Eats or outside food vendor deliveries will be accepted.

3. In order to maintain the best learning environment please know that we are unable to accept any delivery from an outside vendor (flowers, balloons, etc.) for students.

4. Car services, such as Lyft and Uber, are not allowed to pick up students up for appointments or to travel from school in any method. Students will not allowed to be checked out. We appreciate all of your cooperation and help in making this a smooth year.

Student Council Everyone is welcome to join Student Council and participate in learning to lead by participating in campus and community projects. Students can earn points toward the 200 points it takes to letter in student council. Students must participate in Homecoming to letter and can earn 50 points if their parents volunteer to help chaperone the Homecoming Dance. Dues to join are $20 and includes

a Student Council t-shirt. Please pay your dues on the TWCP Webstore. Homecoming Dance 2018 The TWCP Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 8pm-12pm in the TWCP Com-mons. Tickets will go on sale on the TWCP Webstore beginning August 15 through September 4. Please be sure to pay attention to ticket sales dates and deadlines. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased on the Webstore. The Webstore link is located on the College Park website. Those bringing dates from other schools must fill out a date form in the front office. Date forms must be turned in to the AP office by September 4th. Ticket purchases are limited to 2 per student. Everyone must have a photo ID to enter the dance. No one over the age of 20 will be allowed to enter the dance. Parent Volunteers Needed! We need many parent volunteers to help chaperone the Homecoming Dance. Volunteer forms are available in the front office or in Room 3114. Student Council members will receive 50 points toward lettering if their parent/parents volunteer. Please turn in volunteer forms by Friday, September 1 to the front office.

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Fall Production Information:

Fall Main Stage- Mother Hicks by Suzan Zeder Auditions will be held August 20 and 21in the College Park Auditorium from 3:00-4:30. Stu-dents only need to attend one audition day. An audition application and sides for the audition will be provided at the time of the audition. Performances are October 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:00pm Fall Black Box Auditions will be held August 22 in the College Park Black Box from 3:00-4:30. An audition application and sides for the audition will be provided at the time of the audition. Performances are September 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7:00pm The Sound of Music- By Rodgers and Hammerstein Auditions will be held November 5 and 6 in the College Park Auditorium. Further information will be available at TWCP Performances are January 24, 25, 26 at 7:00pm Two performances Saturday- 2:00pm and 7:00pm

Choir Parent meeting Thursday, September 6 at 7pm in the CP Auditorium

Choir family picnic Saturday, September 8 from 4pm-8pm at Alden Bridge Park

College Park Wind Ensemble places

7th in the STATE!!!

Please join us in congratulating the College Park

Wind Ensemble for their 7th place finish in the

2018 TMEA State Honor Band competition. This

is the highest finish in the program’s history and

out of 253 6A high schools in the state… we just

finished 7th!

Congrats to our CP Wind Ensemble:

In July, they were selected as a FEATURED band

at the Music For All National Concert Band Festi-

val in March! This is the biggest award our Wind

Ensemble has ever won and we are one of 16

across the country who were selected. It will be

streamed live and will have the opportunity to be

shared around the world! This. Is. A. Big. Deal.

We are blessed to be in a community that supports

our band program and in a school district that sup-

port the Fine Arts. We are not only excited parents,

school, and community proud, but to also represent

our little portion of Texas!

Our homepage for orchestra

is www.cporchestra.com Students need to

maintain current contact information I

CHARMS: www.charmsoffice.com. User

name is cporchestra. Password is your student ID number.

Fall 2018 Semester Events:

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:00 pm: Mandatory Parent/Student

meeting in the Auditorium to meet Dr. K, the Booster

Board, and each other. All relevant Handbook and Mem-

bership forms will be collected at this meeting, and infor-

mation covering important dates will be highlighted.

Friday, September 21, 4:00-7:00: Orchestra Picnic-

Shadowbend Park.

Friday, September 7: Symphony performs Anthem at

Home game (Stadium).

Tuesday, October 2, 7:00 pm: CP Fall Orchestra

Concert-CP Auditorium.

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Football

Ticket Sales Click here

August 25— CP vs Magnolia 12pm

August 28—CP vs The Woodlands

4:30pm/5:30pm

August 30—Clear Lake Tournament

August 31—CP @ Klein Collins 4:30pm/5:30 pm

Boys Cross Country

8/25—at Kingwood HS

9/1—College Park Invite

Girls Cross Country

8/25—at Kingwood HS

9/1—College Park Invite