Wolverine Way

Hey, CHS! We've just finished up an exciting week at CHS, hosting a visit from the authors of the Chikaloonies on Thursday, and attending a concert with the Dan Mac Band at the Cordova Center on Friday. Also, our Wolverine boys and girls basketball teams, as well as our cheerleaders are in Anchorage this weekend. Good luck to them all! I hope all of our wolverines have a safe and fun Iceworm weekend. Go Wolverines!

Hey, CHS. Don't forget that our first required Friday is February 6th. Student should arrive by 8:40 AM, and will be dismissed at 12:10 PM. Students who attend activities such as Tsunami Bowl, or SWEP may continue to do so, but should come to school either before or after their activity, depending on when it starts or ends. Students who typically attend Fridays for tutorials or interventions, may continue to do so. If you were a student who does not typically attend on Friday, we will have extension opportunities throughout the day. If you have questions, please see Mr. Tancrede.

This month, CHS held our 2nd Quarter Wolverine Core Values Awards Assembly. Staff members nominated students who stood out for exemplifying our five Wolverine Core Values. In addition, we recognized our Junior and Senior High Students of the Quarter, who model all five values in and out of the classroom.

What's that? You say your student didn't bring home a Family Word Challenge this week, but you want to win fabulous prizes? Well, we are now including a printable game sheet for the Family Word Challenge in the Wolverine Way. Here's what you do.

• Print the FWC
• Complete it with your child,
• Return it by the next Monday
• Win your very own Scrabble, Boggle, UpWords, Bananagrams, or one of three different Word Teasers games.

All entries are placed into a raffle on Monday morning. Winners are announced during the Monday morning announcements. Please see Mr. Tancrede if you have questions.

• Students are expected to power off cell phones and and place them in their locker as soon as they arrive at school

• Cell phones may be powered back on when students leave the building
• This will allow students to disconnect from the constant barrage of posts and text messages during school, and concentrate on being a student and young person

• Parents, if you need to contact your child, please call the office. The office will either bring your child to the phone, or relay a message

7th and 8th Grade students. CHS is a closed campus for all middle school students. This means that once 7th and 8th grade students arrive as school, they may not leave until the 3:40 PM dismissal bell unless checked out by a parent or guardian. This includes leaving for breakfast or lunch. If you have questions, please see Mr. Tancrede.

One of the advantages of living in such a beautiful and wild place like Cordova is using our outside environment to supplement classroom learning. At times, CHS teachers and staff may take classes or students off campus to augment a particular learning target or to make use of a specific feature of the outside environment. These short trips will usually be no longer than one class period long and will never involve transportation. Some short field trips will be planned ahead of time, and others may be more spontaneous based on weather or access to environmental features. If you prefer that your Jr. or Sr. high school student(s) not participate in these short field trips, please notify the CHS office at 907-424-3266.

Regular attendance at school, and being present for the entirety of each class period is paramount for student growth and achievement. Please help to ensure that your student is at school and on time by reinforcing with your student the importance of regular attendance and being on time. The office can excuse students for absences or tardies that are a result of:

• Illness (verification needed after three consecutive days)
• Death in the immediate family
• Family or cultural business that cannot take place at any other time
• Special circumstance may be considered with pre-approval from the Principal

For high school students returning to campus from lunch, all students are expected to be in class on time after lunch. Please plan lunch outings accordingly so as to be to class on time, and to help protect the current open campus policy for everyone. If you have questions, please see Mr. Tancrede.

The CHS Dress Code allows for students to wear clothing and accessories that express their unique style. The CHS Dress Code doesn't allow for clothing or accessories that feature alcohol, tobacco, drugs, weapons, inappropriate language, innuendo, or language or images that target specific groups. Students who wear clothing that is contradictory to the Dress Code will be asked to turn the clothing inside out, take off accessories, or to change the item out for another item. Please help to ensure a socially safe school environment by following the CHS Dress Code. If you have questions, please see Mr. Tancrede

It's always great to see so many students, parents, and community members at CHS events. The focus of all CHS events are our student athletes and performers. Please help to support our events by following the CHS Event Expectations. Remember that:

• Students 5th grade and below must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
• Students 5th grade and below must be under the supervision of a parent or guardian

When our 5th grade and younger students are left unattended, it creates situations that prevent others from enjoying the event. Please support CHS athletes and Activities participants by supervising students 5th grade and younger while at CHS events.

The Cordova City School District has obtained Student Accident Coverage through the Alaska

Public Risk Alliance (APRA) to help with the cost of medical care that may be required if your

student is injured at school or during a school-related activity. This coverage is provided at

no cost to you. This coverage provides benefits on an excess basis to your child’s underlying health insurance coverage. Please see the letter linked below for additional information.

The Cordova School District participates in the Federal Lunch Program. As such, each meal served to students must meet federal requirements for the district to be reimbursed for it. The cost for meals that do not not meet these requirements are passed along to the district. Please see the guidance below on which items must be taken at each meal to ensure they meet the reimbursement criteria.

Those with interest are welcome to contact UAF's Tommy Sheridan at tmsheridan@alaska.edu with any questions.

Those with interest are welcome to contact UAF's Tommy Sheridan at tmsheridan@alaska.edu with any questions.

CHS is celebrating 90 years since we first became accredited with @CogniaOrg in 1934! We’re so excited to have reached this milestone symbolizing a commitment to improvement for every student we have served.

Email: ptancrede@cordovasd.org
Website: cordovasd.org/CJS
Location: 100 Fishermans Avenue, Cordova, AK, USA
Phone: 907-424-3266
Facebook: facebook.com/chswolverines