Crusader Family News

August 22nd Mandatory Fall Student-Athlete/Parent Meeting 6:00

August 23rd College Application Bootcamp 9:00 - 12:00

August 25th 6th Grade Orientation Day 9:00 - 11:00

......................Freshman Orientation Day 1:00 - 3:00

August 30th First Day of School Grades 6 - 12

September 14th Open House 6:00 - 8:00

Link to the School Year Calendar 2023-2024

On Wednesday, August 23rd from 9am-12pm, students will have the opportunity to review the college application process with counselors and be able to get a head start in filling out college applications. Sign up for Boot Camp here. Students who register will receive an email with more details and the exact location of the Boot Camp by 8/22. All students must bring their Chromebook. (This Boot Camp is for students only).

We are excited to invite our incoming 6th Grade Students, Freshman, and Students New to CMHS to our Summer Orientation Programs. This is an opportunity for us to provide information to students and answer questions. This is also an opportunity for students to meet staff and become familiar with the building space. Our peer leaders are looking forward to facilitating some fun activities for students.

Please complete the Registration Form below by Friday August 18th.

Incoming 6th Grade and New Middle School Student Orientation

Incoming Freshman and New High School Student Orientation

If you have any questions, please contact:

Middle School Assistant Principal Dillon Antell at Antelld@carver.org

High School assistant Principal Sean McInnis at McInniss@carver.org

There's plenty of time to get lost in a good book or two! Don't forget to complete your summer reading requirements due on the first day of school.

Link to Summer Reading list

We are looking forward to kicking off the year celebrating our seniors at the Senior Dinner Dance on Thursday, September 21st and the Duck Boat Field Trip on Friday, September 22nd.

Payments of $45 for the Senior Dinner Dance and $65 for the Duck Boat Field Trip are due Friday, September 8th.

The 2nd deposit of $400 for the Grad Weekend Trip to Disney is also due Friday, September 8th.

If you have any questions please reach out to the Senior Class Advisors.

Mrs. Bertram - bertraml@carver.org and Mrs. Kilnapp - kilnappr@carver.org

We recommend that all four year college-bound students take the SAT and/or ACT at least one time prior to sending out college applications. Carver High School will be administering the SAT at our school on October 11th. Please check your email during the first week of school for registration information. If a student would like to take the SAT on an earlier date (at another location) they will need to register on collegeboard.org. Students who would like to take the ACT must register on act.org

Student Parking Passes can now be purchased through MySchoolBucks for $50.

Instructions:

1. Login to MySchoolBucks.com

2. Select the School Store Shopping Cart icon

3. At the top right-hand side of the screen click ¨School Store¨ tab and select ¨Browse All Items¨

4. Click ¨View Details¨ on the Parking icon

5. Select your student

6. Click ¨Add to Basket¨

7. Click the ¨Cart¨ icon in the right corner

8. Fill out payment information and click ¨Continue¨, then ¨Place Order¨

9. Print copy of the information page for your records

10. You must bring proof of purchase and your vehicle registration information with you to receive your pass.

Students must bring proof of purchase and vehicle registration information to the main office in order to receive their pass.

This year we will be providing all students an assigned numbered spot for the school year. Students will be able to pick their spot on a first come first serve basis. Passes will be available in the Main Office for pick up:

Monday 8/21 from 10:00-12:00

Tuesday 8/22 from 10:00-12:00

Monday 8/28 from 10:00-12:00

Tuesday 8/29 from 10:00-12:00

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Doyle at doylea@carver.org or

Mr. McInnis at mcinniss@carver.org

Starting Monday, 9/19 all student vehicles must display a valid parking pass or their privileges will be revoked.

As a reminder, registration for the upcoming fall athletic season is currently going on via Family ID. We've added a few vital links and information below for all families to review. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Interim Athletic Director Sean McInnis via email at mcinniss@carver.org, if you have any questions about fall athletics.

Checks may be returned to CMHS Main Office, made payable to: Carver Athletics.

PLEASE NOTE: STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRYOUTS UNTIL THEY COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING 5 STEPS:

1. Register in Family ID Portal - Click Here to register by Friday, August 4, 2023, for all sports. Coaches have access to a list of student-athletes interested in participating in their sport once the registration in Family ID is complete. If not registered by the above date we can not guarantee that students will receive clearance for the first day of tryouts.

2. Students must have a current physical on file (new or from within the last 13 months). REMINDER: a physical may expire during the season, a new and updated physical must be on file in order to maintain student's eligibility. Physicals must be submitted either in paper form or scanned and sent to Interim Athletic Director Sean McInnis at McInniss@carver.org. We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired physical beginning Sunday, August 6, 2023.

3. Current or updated IMPACT test must be on file. The IMPACT tests are good for 2 years from the date of taking the test. We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired IMPACT test beginning Sunday, August 6, 2023. If you were informed that we are missing your impact test or that you would be required to take one in order to participate in fall sports, please watch for an email from our trainer in early August who will provide more detailed information.

4. Any outstanding uniform or outstanding user fee from 2022-2023 season must be paid in full. Students with outstanding uniform or user fees will not be able to tryout for a sport in the 2023 - 2024 academic season until the uniform is collected and/or fees paid.

5. If a student-athlete does not make a team, or decides not to play a fall sport, funds will be refunded.

Important Dates & Information Regarding the Upcoming Fall Season:

Sports being offered:

Boys and Girls Cross Country - Andrew Gittleman, Gittlemana@carver.org

Boys Soccer - Michael Santos, Santosm@carver.org

Girls Soccer - John Amaral, Amaralja@carver.org

Cheer - MaKenzie Arrigal, carvervarsitycheer@gmail.com

eSports - David Arruda, arrudad@carver.org

Field Hockey - Renee Grennell, grennellr@carver.org

Football - Ben Shuffain, shuffainb@carver.org

Golf - Craig Lochiatto, lochiattoc@carver.org

Volleyball - Morgan Bardetti, bardettim@carver.org

7th Grade Candidates on High School teams

Boys & Girls Cross Country - 7th grade student-athletes will be allowed to participate

As of August 2,2023, we will not be utilizing 7th grade student-athletes this year for the following sports:

• Boys Soccer
• Cheer
• Girls Soccer
• eSports
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Volleyball

Mandatory Fall Student-Athlete / Parent meeting:

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 6:00 PM

First day of official tryouts: (Please Click Here for Daily Schedule)

Cheer: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Football: Friday, August 18, 2023

All Other Sports: Monday, August 21, 2023

First possible day of games/meets/matches: Friday, August 25, 2023 (click here to review upcoming season schedules)

Student Drop-Off begins at 7:10 a.m. at the Main Entrance, Door #1. Students who arrive to homeroom after the 7:25 a.m. bell will be marked tardy.

Students are dismissed at 2:05 p.m. If you arrive to pick-up your student prior to the 2:05 p.m. dismissal bell, please park in the parking lot by the football field/high school gym and your student will meet you in the parking lot. Parking will not be allowed in the main driveway and/or in front of the main entrance. All parents will exit onto South Meadow Road as the Pond Street exit is used for buses and student drivers.

Students will be able to view their schedules in Aspen in early August. Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. McKenna will be available in the high school guidance office from 8:00 am-1:00 pm on Wednesday August 9th and Thursday August 10th for high school students to drop in to finalize their schedules. For any questions regarding middle school schedules, please contact Mrs. Winslow: winslowp@carver.org.

We would once again like to congratulate our recent graduates! We want you to know that we are here for you as you will always be considered part of our Crusader Family! We wish you all the best on your future endeavors!

Link to Graduation Ceremony

As always, please routinely check our district website for updated announcements and information regarding upcoming events at Carver.org