CRSD WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
August 11, 2023
IMPORTANT DATES
9/11/2023 7:00 PM CANCELLED - Policy Committee Meeting
Location: The Chancellor Center
- 9/18/2023 HIGH SCHOOL ONLY: PLC LATE ARRIVAL DAY
Location: District Wide - Click here for times
- 9/21/2023 7:00 PM Board of School Directors Meeting
Location: The Chancellor Center
- 9/25/2023 Yom Kippur-All Schools Closed- Offices Open
Location: District Wide
- 9/28/2023 7:00 PM Education Committee Meeting
Location: The Chancellor Center
*** Check the Back-to-School Night Schedule for district-wide B2SN information ***
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Bus Zone App Directions
- CR Food Services Website
- 2023-2024 School Calendar
- 2023-24 Back-to-School Night Schedule for all schools
- CR District Music Calendar
- Council Rock Transportation Department
- Central Registration
- CR Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up
- The Home Access Center (HAC)
- CR YouTube Channel
- CR Schools Directory Link
BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT SCHEDULE
Mark your calendar for Back-to-School Night!
The schedule is located at this link
Free School Breakfast Program Continues for 2023-2024
In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Council Rock School District will be offering free school breakfasts to all students in the 2023-2024 school year.
The universal school lunch program was made possible due to a $46.5 million funding increase in the budget signed by Gov. Shapiro this month.
What constitutes a free school breakfast?
One requirement of the program is that it operates on an offer vs serve basis - this means Council Rock must "offer" all 4 breakfast components to children on a daily basis which are:
- Fruit/Vegetable
- Milk
- Protein
- Grain
Like last year, in order for the meal to count as a claimed/reimbursable meal the child must take at least three (3) of the components above and one (1) of the components must be a fruit/vegetable. Students can take 2 fruits and a milk and that counts as a meal.
More information on free school breakfasts can be found on the district Food Services website.
CR South Hosts its 1st Student Leadership Summit
CR South hosted approximately 50 students in a half day Leadership Summit held at the school on Tuesday, August 22. The students were recommended by their club and activity advisors, as well as coaches. Officers of the National Honor Society, under the direction of Mrs. Christine Marsden and Mrs. Jill Kotlyar, planned the event. Sessions on time management, planning, communication, and problem solving were facilitated by the officers. The participants engaged in team building activities as well as learned valuable strategies to utilize in their association with their particular clubs and teams.
National Junior Innovators Challenge
Congrats to 8th Grader Dillon Lind, who has been named one of the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the 2023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), a program of the Society for Science. This honor places him among a select group of 300 Junior Innovators named from 1,828 entrants throughout the United States. Dillon submitted CRSD teacher Dave Curry as the teacher who inspired and assisted them with their science fair project. What an awesome achievement for Dillon and Mr. Curry!
Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) Initiative
The Fox Chase Cancer Center, in partnership with William Tennent High School, is offering the Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) Initiative during the Winter/Spring of 2024. The TRIP is an intensive 11-week science exploratory program for select high school students from Philadelphia and the surrounding communities. At its core, the program aims to foster a love for science whilst building resiliency, communication, and critical thinking skills outside the traditional confines of school. Importantly, this program is free for all students. Our previous sessions of the program have shown it to be transformative to students, giving them a much-needed peek into the science world that both excites their imagination and helps with career path decisions. Instructions on how to apply can be found at https://www.tripinitiative.com/apply-to-trip.html. We are looking for bright, talented, and motivated students that can commit to all 11 weeks of the program and that want to learn more about research. Videos about the program can be viewed here https://bit.ly/3mesky3 and here https://bit.ly/2FejpMv, respectively. Additional information about the program can be found on our website.
CR Weekly Update Submission Form
As a courtesy to the community, Council Rock accepts submissions from community and district groups for its weekly newsletter. This includes upcoming events, community news, club or activity sign-ups, user group information, or celebrations of student achievements.
This form is required for any user group, external organization, or CR internal group submitting to the newsletter. Submitted material must meet certain guidelines to appear in our newsletter. Click here to learn about the guidelines and how to make a submission for the newsletter.
Council Rock School District YouTube Channel
Council Rock provides live-stream and recordings of our Board of School Directors meetings, subcommittee meetings, and more on our Council Rock YouTube channel.
Note: Look for Board or Committee meetings on our YouTube channel under the "Live" tab (not the "Video" tab), as YouTube separates live feeds from uploaded videos.
