CHS Newsletter

Bobcat Nation,

Last week was a great short week transition back into the swing of things. Our students looked happy and excited about the new additions to our school, and our staff loved having the kids back to school. Between our volleyball, tennis, cross country, and football teams, we already have much to celebrate, and our cheer, drill, and band teams have been hard at work preparing for another successful year. We look forward to highlighting the many great accomplishments of our students this year!

We have grade level meetings this week starting with Freshmen on Monday during CATS. Please make sure your student stays up to date on their grade level Google Classroom for important information.

For the safety of our buses entering and exiting our campus, please ensure that no one is driving in the bus lane after school. You can see the map below for any questions. As always, thank you for working with us to make sure we have an amazing year and go Bobcats!

For kids,

John

Make spirit days easy! Buy one or all three shirts and support our incredible cheer program.

Our 2026-2027 yearbook is officially on sale! Get your yearbook while it is at a heavily discounted price. You have 33 days left to claim the lowest price of the year. Make sure you take advantage while you can.

9-12th Grade Level Meetings will be during CATS this week in the auditorium. Students will receive important information for the year.

Senior Sunrise is tomorrow morning, August 17th, at 6:15 am at CHS Baseball Field. Celebrate the start of your senior year together and enjoy the fun things Project Graduation has planned!

With Senior outside hitter, Kennedy Hangartner, leading the way, our Varsity Volleyball team took home the silver trophy in the Brock Tournament this weekend! Both Kennedy and fellow outside Charlotte Sinclair took home All-Tournament Team honors.

Our Cross Country teams competed in the Rock Hill XC Opener. In the picture with the medals from left to right: Abigail Diaz 8th in JV Girls, Tanner Summers 14th in Boys Varsity, and Holland Dodder 15th in Girls Varsity.

Our CHS Student Council jumped right in day one with some fun team bonding activities.

Our dance team taking advantage of Day 1 for some team bonding and crafts!

Our students in Spanish were already busy working on verb sheets this week!

Please click the following link for the CISD approved Student Handbook. We have included the specific pages for information on the standards for Dress and Grooming and for Telecommunications.

Student Handbook

• Dress and Grooming on pages 58-59

• Telecommunications on pages 59-61

House Bill 1481, passed by the Texas Legislature, prohibits students from using personal communication devices while on school property during the school day. The “school day” is defined as when a student enters the school building and ends when the dismissal bell rings. The ban includes classrooms, locker rooms, cafeterias, hallways, passing periods and restrooms.

Prohibited personal communication devices (PCDs) for students include, but are not limited to, the following items:

• Cell phones

• Smart Watches

• Tablets

• Laptops

• Headphones

• Earbuds

• Smart eyewear

• Gaming Devices

• Radios

• Pagers

At Celina High School, the safety and well-being of our students are our highest priorities. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a safe, secure, and supportive learning environment, all students will be required to wear their student ID badge on a lanyard throughout the school day.

The school will provide every student with a CHS lanyard, although students are welcome to wear their own school-appropriate lanyard if they prefer.

This year, we will begin using Minga, the same student ID system successfully implemented at Moore Middle School. In addition to serving as a visible form of identification, Minga provides several important benefits that enhance both safety and the student experience:

• Improves campus safety and security by allowing staff to quickly identify who belongs on campus and recognize students who may need assistance.

• Recognizes and celebrates positive behavior by giving us another way to acknowledge the outstanding choices that the vast majority of our students make every day.

• Supports student learning by allowing us to efficiently identify and invite students to tutorials, interventions, enrichment opportunities, and other CATS activities designed to help them succeed.

• Protects instructional time by helping reduce unnecessary movement throughout the building and discouraging students from leaving class to congregate with friends during instruction.

This initiative is not about adding rules for the sake of rules. It is about creating an environment where students are safe, engaged, and focused on learning while ensuring that every Bobcat is known, supported, and celebrated.

Together, we will continue to build a campus culture where every student feels connected, every classroom is protected, and every minute of learning matters.

Contact Information for Administrators and Counselors

Administrators

• Dr. John M. Burdett - johnburdett@celinaisd.com
• Kristy Carr - kristycarr@celinaisd.com
• Dr. Angeleyna Epperly - angelaepperly@celinaisd.com
• Kenisha Taylor - kenisha.taylor@celinaisd.com
• Dr. Adam Washburn - adamwashburn@celinaisd.com

Counselors

• Lindsay Williams - lindsaywilliams@celinaisd.com
• Sarah Perry - sarah.perry@celinaisd.com
• Denise Moore - denisemoore@celinaisd.com
• Karen Pelkey - karenpelkey@celinaisd.com