Central Mountain High School

We are looking forward to a successful start to our second semester. Please check in with your students and be sure to go to the CMHS website to fill out their course requests for next year. This information helps us get the appropriate staff and make arrangements for the 2023-24 school year. Thank you parents for all that you do to support your children. Have a Fantastic February!

February 11th- Masquerade Sadie Hawkins Dance @ CMHS Gym from 7:00pm-9:00pm

February 17th - No School

February 20th - President's Day - No School

With winter weather upon us, there will be days when we may need to delay the start of the school day or have a remote learning day. Please be sure to sign up for Bloomz, our new messaging app, so you don't miss any important information.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

The faculty and staff of KCSD encourage parents to send their student to school everyday in order to achieve academic success!

If your student is absent, all parent excuses or medical excuses must be received by the office within 3 days after they return. Excuses can be emailed to: cmhsattendance@kcsd.k12.pa.us

If you are concerned about your student's attendance, please reach out to your student's school counselor.

If you are concerned about a student for any reason, you can make a SAP referral. The SAP referral can potentially lead to any needed services and/or supports the student may need to be successful.

A counselor is someone to talk to, who will listen without judgment. A school counselor can assist in short-term counseling and if needed arrange long-term counseling and the SAP (Student Assistance Program) and Tier II support. Counselors can teach students tools to improve and cope with different situations, especially because sometimes it's hard to figure out where to start. Students may be want to see a counselor for the following reasons:

• Want to share an experience/feelings
• Feel depressed and/or lonely
• Have thoughts of self-harm
• Feel stressed and/or anxious
• Feel angry and/or frustrated
• Want to improve grade(s)
• Talk about college/careers
• Relationship/peer issues/conflicts
• Personal issues (divorce/separation, loss of a loved one, etc.)

To learn more or to schedule a meeting, please contact your student's school counselor.

Christine Koch, Class of 2023 School Counselor (12th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4519

Email: ckoch@kcsd.us

Holly Moore, Class of 2024 School Counselor (11th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4515

Email: hmoore@kcsd.us

Tara Johnson, Class of 2025 School Counselor(10th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4518

Email: tjohnson@kcsd.us

Molly Leitch, Class of 2026 School Counselor (9th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4305

Email: mleitch@kcsd.us

Kyle Galer, District Wide School Social Worker

Phone: 570-893-4900 x2341

Email: kgaler@kcsd.us

Make sure to check scholarships posted to the school website.

Family and school partnerships are essential for helping students achieve at their maximum potential and while parent and community involvement has always been a cornerstone of public schools, greater recognition and support of these collaborative efforts is needed. Please click the image to the right for a PDF with more information.

Source: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

If your family speaks a language other than English, the district has access to translators and interpreters that can accompany you in meetings with teachers and school members. If you would like to be connected with a translator or interpreter please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school guidance counselor. The accessibility features in the top right corner of this Smore allow you to translate this page.

Are you interested in helping out as a game worker for our Central Mountain events!?? If so see the flyer for more information.

Come out and support these amazing athletes. These events are FREE for all.

CMHS MUSICIANS REPRESENT KCSD IN MULTIPLE HONORS ENSEMBLES
Central Mountain High School musicians Kyle Haigh (front) and Camden Mann (back) prepare for the upcoming Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 4 Jazz Band Festival, which takes place February 16-18, 2023, at Huntingdon Area High School. Kyle and Camden were selected by audition and will participate in the band along with CMHS musicians Annalise Mann and Paisley Beatty.

The District Jazz Band Festival follows on the heels of another honors music festival that included
some of central and western Pennsylvania’s top orchestra students. Paisley Beatty and Ava Grimes recently attended the PMEA District 4/6 Orchestra Festival at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School and were stellar representatives of our school district!

Additionally, two Bucktail musicians and four CMHS musicians are preparing for the PMEA District 4
Band Festival, which is scheduled for February 9-11, 2023, at Huntingdon Area High School. Trenton Goodling, Michael Goss, Kyle Haigh, Annalise Mann, Seth Reitz, and Greg Stuber have been working hard on the challenging music for the District Band Festival.

There’s no doubt that the KCSD music department is a busy place these days, but that isn’t anything new. There is rarely a time throughout the year when students and staff aren’t tackling multiple musical goals and challenges. It’s what we do, and it makes us happy to create and recreate music. What a great thing that our music making makes so many other people happy, too!

-Ms.Ashley Crust

Have you ordered your CMHS 2022-2023 yearbook yet? If not you still have time. Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com. If you have any questions please email lkalbach@kcsd.us.

At all school levels, we use Title IV federal funds to purchase incentives for PBIS (our positive school-wide behavior supports) rewards, and we emphasize the goal of following school rules in all schools.

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a

content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four week

notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us.

Title I District Parent Policy - Policy 918

Coaching Newsletter for Families - How We Teach Reading

Title I Complaint Procedure

School Improvement Plan

Keystone Central School District has School Resource Officers throughout our district for safety and security.

Officer Scott VanGorder - Central Mountain High School

Officer Cory Beaver - Bucktail High School & Renovo Elementary

Officer James Knarr - Central Mountain Middle School

Officer Mike Fetzer - Elementary district-wide and District Attendance Officer

Officer Todd Brian - District-wide

Did you know the Keystone Central School District offers a full cyber program to students K-12?

Please use the following link to read the the up coming events and information for February.

February CTC Newsletter

The ASVAB will be administered to all 10th grade students at BT and CMHS.

Dates:

CMHS- February 7th and 8th at 8:30am

BT - TBA

Please contact your child's teacher for information and updates on your child's progress.

NWEA Family Toolkit

NWEA FAQ

About Aimsweb

Need to register for the SAT, find out testing locations, dates and registration deadlines!

Many questions can arise concerning your child's laptop, internet access, busing information or maybe you'd like to volunteer in your child's school. These links below can help you get answers or point you in the direction of who to speak to.

Main Phone Line: 570-893-4900 ext 4501

Main Office Fax Number: 570-893-4640

Student Service Fax Number: 570-893-4642

Tawnni Germello- Administrative Secretary (Front Office)

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4502

Email: tgermello@kcsd.us

Dana Robinson- Administrative Secretary (Back Office)

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4302

Email: drobinson@kcsd.us

Sandy Crays- Attendance Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4508

Email: scrays@kcsd.us or cmhsattendance@kcsd.us (use for excuses & early dismissal notes)

Aleisha Jarrells- Student Service Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4516

Email: ajarrells@kcsd.us

April Lucas- CTC Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4301

Email: alucas@kcsd.us

Jenn Walters- School Nurse

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4601

Email: jwalters@kcsd.us