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Principal's Note - Sunday, November 16th Principal's Note - Sunday, November 16th

Bobcat Nation,


It’s been another great week at CHS, filled with more student accomplishments and moments that remind us how special our students are. Our volleyball team wrapped up an incredible season as Regional Semi-Final Champions—an achievement we are so proud of. Boys and Girls Basketball teams and Boys and Girls Wrestling teams are off to a strong start, and we’re excited to cheer them on throughout their seasons. Our Cheerleaders and Student Council put together a fantastic World Kindness Day, and it was heartwarming to see so many students smiling, participating, and spreading positivity across campus. Our FFA teams also represented us well as they competed in their Leadership Development Events.

To top it all off, our football team brought home a big win in the first round of playoffs with a 77–0 victory. What an exciting way to start playoffs for our program and community!


With just one week until Thanksgiving break, we are feeling especially grateful—for our students, our staff, and the incredible support of our community. Thank you for all you do to make our school such a special place.


For Kids,

John

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✨ Wig Out, Bobcats! ✨
Friday’s pep rally is going to be a hair-raising good time! Grab your craziest wig and let’s pump up the spirit! 🧡

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CHS/CISD Events

Each week, you will find the Athletics Calendar here and you can click on it to see what is going on for the week. We will advertise for other events in Academics, CTE, and Fine Arts.

Our volleyball team ended their season as Regional Semi-Final Champions and a top 8 team in the state. Girls and coaches, we are SO proud of your hard work and the way you have represented our school all season.

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Photo by Matts.Photography_

Our FFA members competed in Leadership Development Events on Tuesday night! The contest focused on creating situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication and their knowledge of agriculture and the FFA organization. Team and individual events are used to reinforce what is taught in Ag science classrooms, and we are so proud of our students that competed.

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Our Football team won their Bi-District Playoff game against Dallas Pinkston with a score of 77-0! We are so proud of the statement they made in the first round and excited to see them compete in the Area round this week!


Photos by Ryder Phillips (12)

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🌟Student Spotlight🌟 🌟Student Spotlight🌟

Check out this Episode of Mic'd Up With Mallory, our Junior Sports Broadcaster and Senior QB, Bowe Bentley.
Mic'd Up With Mallory - Episode 6

Watch this video our Student Council created to show the activities CHS Cheer and Student Council planned for World Kindness Day!

CHS - World Kindness Day

What are the Bobcats doing in class?🐾 What are the Bobcats doing in class?🐾

Las Gatitas

🧡 Our Las Gatitas Drill Team completed their fall service project by packing Operation Christmas Child boxes. The boxes they packed will help bring joy and essential items to children around the world. We are proud of their selfless service and giving hearts.
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Fashion Design Fashion Design

Our Fashion Design classes are growing confident at the sewing machine as they learn essential construction skills. Students are showcasing their creativity with projects like tote bags, toiletry bags, pillows, and ugly dolls.

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Student Council

Our Student Council has paired with Helping Hands of Celina for a Winter Clothes Drive. We are asking for the following donated items to help students and kids that are in need of winter clothing. Please donate new or gently used items in great condition. The donation box is set up in the Counseling Suite.
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Emergent Bilingual Parent and Families Newsletter Emergent Bilingual Parent and Families Newsletter

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For entry into CISD events, we are using the HomeTown app to make it easy to purchase tickets. You can scan the QR code below to download the app.

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Counseling Corner Counseling Corner

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Join us for the 2025-2026 Lunch n Learn Series! Brittany Cortez is a College and Career Counselor from Collin College and will cover a variety of college related topics throughout the year. The sessions will start at 12pm via Zoom. No sign up is required, just grab your lunch and click on the Zoom link in the flyer. Each of these topics will also be offered to all students to attend throughout the school year.

Helping Hands of Celina

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Community Action Team (CATS)

Our CATS is our parent organization that helps to support all 1500 students and 135 staff throughout the year with bake sales, selling the official Homecoming t-shirt, and providing goodies/luncheons for our staff. Please join to add a layer of support for our kids and our staff. You can join through your School Cafe account and look for CATS (HS PTO) Membership '25-'26.


If you do not have a School Cafe account, you can click here to set up one and this will allow you to join CATS, purchase the official Homecoming t-shirt designed and sold by our CATS, set up a lunch account, and order other items like paying for parking spots and dues for various classes.

School Lunch


Free and reduced lunch applications can be found in the following link: https://www.schoolcafe.com/CELINAISD The grace period will end September 26, 2025, so please take time to complete your application.


For our new families, you can create school cafe account using the link above, you can send money with your child, or you can have your child bring their lunch. In School Cafe, you can monitor your child's account and place restrictions on their meal accounts if you would like to do so (e.g., your child can only buy one ice cream).


For those who were in Celina ISD last year, any balance that you have in School Cafe rolls over from the previous school year. Please add funds to your account before the first day of school.

GPA Update beginning for Class of 2026

Please click this link for the GPA update for the Class of 2026.

GPA Update beginning for Class of 2029

Please click this link for the GPA update for the Class of 2029.

2025-2026 Attendance Goal = 98%

We achieved 95.1% attendance last year so 98% is a very bold and ambitious goal! Furthermore, the more students are here, the more connections and positive relationships that they have, and the more that they learn!


Attendance-Truancy Tribunal

Chapter 25 of the Texas Education Code details the attendance requirements for students in Texas. Students must be in attendance for 90% of their class in order to receive credit for the class (remember that our goal is 98%). In addition, there is language in this code that directs schools/school districts to take action when a student accumulates a certain number of unexcused absences (including tardies - 3 tardies = an unexcused absence) and this includes filing truancy charges on the parent. Celina ISD wants to partner with our parents in order to prevent truancy charges from being filed. Therefore, when a student accumulates 7 unexcused absences/tardies, we will send a summons to the parent and student to attend a Truancy Tribunal Hearing in order to develop a plan to improve the attendance of the student. The Truancy Tribunal process has proven to decrease unexcused absences, decrease failed classes, and decrease discipline incidents of students. We are proud to implement the Truancy Tribunal Hearings and we know that this will benefit our kids and our families. If you have questions about the Truancy Tribunal process, please reach out to me via email or phone call at the information in my signature

Student Code of Conduct

At CHS, we start with the knowledge that we have the best students and parents on the planet! As such, we hold the highest standards for our kids because we know that they will live up to these standards. Likewise, we hold ourselves the to the highest standards to support our kids and our parents. We want to make sure that you have all of the information needed regarding our dress code and the passage of the new "cell phone ban" HB 1481. The dress code and standards of conduct are contained in the link above. The dress code is addressed on pp. 58-59 so please take a moment to familiarize yourself with CISD standards of dress and decorum.


HB1481 Device Ban

The major change for this year is the passage of HB 1481 that prohibits personal communication devices. Celina High School will strictly enforce this law/policy between 8:45-4:10. Prior to 8:45, students should turn off and put any prohibited devices in their backpack. This will prevent any prohibited devices from being seen or heard and will allow students to form relationships with other students and teachers and focus on learning. If you need to contact your child, you can send a message to their school email account and if there is an emergency, you can contact our front desk and we will assist in getting the message to your child(ren).


Although HB 1481 does not go into effect until September 1, 2025, CISD has chosen to implement this law beginning Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Our staff will continue to only use their personal devices for professional use only during the work day and because we receive emergency notifications and we send emergency notifications through our personal devices.


Prohibited personal communication devices include, but are not limited to:

  • Smartphones

  • Laptops and tablets

  • Smartwatches

  • Earbuds and earphones

  • Smart eyeglasses

  • Portable gaming devices

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Contact Information for Administrators and Counselors

Administrators

  • Dr. John M. Burdett (Principal) - johnburdett@celinaisd.com
  • Kristy Carr (Student last names A-Gan) - kristycarr@celinaisd.com
  • Greg Sherwood-(Student last names Gar-N) - gregsherwood@celinaisd.com
  • Dr. Adam Washburn (Student last names O-Z) - adamwashburn@celinaisd.com

Counselors

  • Carrie Crane (Student last names A-Gan) carriecrane@celinaisd.com
  • Denise Moore (Student last names Gar-N) denisemoore@celinaisd.com
  • Karen Pelkey (Student last names O-Z) karenpelkey@celinaisd.com
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