Classical High School

Parents & Students Taking AP Exams

chsadmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:03:52 +0000

On Thursday, March 29 Mr. Toro will be in the cafeteria during all three lunches to collect all final AP payments. This year, federal and state funding to help qualified students to pay for these exams was cut. As a result, all high schools in Rhode Island who administer AP exams must adhere to the following payment policy per the Rhode Island Department of Education as determined by the Federal School Lunch Guidelines.

GROUP A: For students who do not qualify for a free or reduced lunch under the Federal School Lunch Guidelines, the cost is $87.00 per exam minus the $13.00 deposit per exam paid in February, a final payment of $74.00 per exam is due March 29^th.

Group B: For students who qualify for a free or reduced lunch under the Federal School Lunch Guidelines, the cost is: $15.00 for up to 3 exams…..of which a $13.00 deposit per exam paid in February equals a final payment of $2.00 per exam is due March 29.

Group C: For students who qualify for a free or reduced lunch under the Federal School Lunch Guidelines and are taking a 4^th/5^th/ 6^th exam the cost is: $53.00 for exam number 4/5/6 minus the $13.00 deposit paid for in February, a final payment of $40.00 per exam is due March 29.

Note: Final payments will be accepted before and after school through the 29^th of March but not during classes. See Mr. Toro with questions!

Department of Health – Pertussis Vaccination Information

officeCHS — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:29:06 +0000

Guidance & Counseling Weekly Newsletter 2/8/12

officeCHS — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:09 +0000

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter

and Scholarship Information #18

February 7, 2012

ATTENTION SENIORS: Cap and gown payments are due to Mrs. Creati by February 17.

Seniors: Full Tuition scholarship available to any accepted student to the Rhode Island College Honors Program. Criteria: Top 20% of senior class/1200 SAT CR & Math. See Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors accepted to URI-Talent Development: Please note that in your acceptance letter, the date and location of the mandatory Prep Program were incorrect. The correct date and time are: Saturday, March 31 in Keaney Gymnasium on the URI Kingston Campus.

The following scholarships are available. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

The Rhode Island Pilots Association has a scholarship for any student who will be attending college and is in training to become a pilot or is a pilot.

Touro Synagogue Scholarship: $500 scholarship-deadline-March 16, 2012.

Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers-student interested in engineering. Deadline: March 9, 2012.

Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Robert E. Sweeney Scholarship ($2,500.00). Irish heritage not a requirement. Deadline February 15.

Cox Scholarship:

Criteria: Academic excellence, strong community involvement, expressed desire to pursue a degree in: communication, telecommunications, engineering or technology. Please see Mr. Toro. Deadline February 15.

Chums Scholarship-For students of African-American or Black heritage descent 85+ average. Due March 15

Providence Alumnae Memorian Award-African-American female accepted into accredited institution. Due March 15. (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.)

General Scholarship Award –For African-American male or female accepted into accredited institution. Due March 15. (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.)

Attention Seniors of Portuguese ancestry: The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of RI has a scholarship application available. Please see Mr. Toro.

The American Legion Scholarships (3 of them) are now available. You must have copies of a parent or grandparent’s military discharge papers. Please see Mr. Toro.

Attention Seniors:

The Rhode Island Association of Admission Officers (RIAAO) has a scholarship available. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors: Any senior that needs a FAFSA filled out, see Mr. Toro by February 9.

Attention Seniors: There are seasonal jobs available with RI DEM. Please see Mr. Toro effective December 5, please note that teachers who have retired will have not have access to PPSD email and therefore will not receive your requests for letters of recommendation.

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter 01/31/2012

officeCHS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09:08 +0000

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter

and Scholarship Information #17

January 31, 2012

Seniors: Full Tuition scholarship available to any accepted student to the Rhode Island College Honors Program. Criteria: Top 20% of senior class/1200 SAT CR & Math. See Mr. Toro for details.

The following scholarships are available. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

The Rhode Island Pilots Association has a scholarship for any student who will be attending college and is in training to become a pilot or is a pilot.

Touro Synagogue Scholarship: $500 scholarship-deadline-March 16, 2012.

Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers-student interested in engineering. Deadline: March 9, 2012.

Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Robert E. Sweeney Scholarship ($2,500.00). Irish heritage not a requirement. Deadline February 15.

Cox Scholarship:

Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship

H.P. Hood is offering a $5,000 college scholarship for student athletes. Hood will award three $5,000 scholarships to students in each of the six New England states for a total of 18 $5,000 scholarships. Students must have an 85.0 average or higher! Students must apply on line at www.Hood.com by February 1. Please see Mr. Toro for further details.

Attention Seniors of Portuguese ancestry: The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of RI has a scholarship application available. Please see Mr. Toro.

The American Legion Scholarships (3 of them) are now available. You must have copies of a parent or grandparent’s military discharge papers. Please see Mr. Toro.

Attention Seniors:

The Rhode Island Association of Admission Officers (RIAAO) has a scholarship available. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors: Any senior that needs a FAFSA filled out, see Mr. Toro by February 9.

Effective December 5, please note that teachers who have retired will have not have access to PPSD email and therefore will not receive your requests for letters of recommendation.

Parents of Juniors

chsadmin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:15:32 +0000

Preparation for College-Parents Night

Thursday, February 9, 7:00-8:15pm

Classical High School Auditorium

For Juniors at Classical H.S. and their Parents

This meeting will provide valuable information for juniors and their families as they begin the college search and application process. Various speakers will go into detail on the following topics:

(1) Choosing a college and the Mechanics of applying to college (When do you start?)

(2) Early Action/Early Decision Policy (Who Should Apply?)

(3) The Application Essay (What Do I say?)

(4) The State University/College System and Community College Transfers

Guidance and Weekly Newsletter 01/25/2012

officeCHS — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:09:38 +0000

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter

and Scholarship Information #16

January 24, 2012

Seniors: Full Tuition scholarship available to any accepted student to the Rhode Island College Honors Program. Criteria: Top 20% of senior class/1200 SAT CR & Math. See Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors:

The following scholarships are available in Mr. Toro’s office:

The Rhode Island Pilots Association has a scholarship for any student who will be attending college and is in training to become a pilot or is a pilot. Please see Mr. Toro.

Touro Synagogue Scholarship:

$500 scholarship-deadline-March 16, 2012. See Mr. Toro for details.

Cox Scholarship:

Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship

Attention Seniors of Portuguese ancestry: The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of RI has a scholarship application available. Please see Mr. Toro.

Attention Seniors:

The American Legion Scholarships (3 of them) are now available. You must have copies of a parent or grandparent’s military discharge papers. Please see Mr. Toro.

Attention Seniors:

The Rhode Island Association of Admission Officers (RIAAO) has a scholarship available. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

Effective December 5, please note that teachers who have retired will have not have access to PPSD email and therefore will not receive your requests for letters of recommendation.

Judges Needed for Classical Student Presentations

chsadmin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:32:43 +0000

All Classical High School students take a class called Junior Research Seminar. The class, in existence for approximately seven years, was created in response to Rhode Island Department of Education regulations, known as Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements. In view of the unique status of Classical as a high-performing school, it was decided to pursue a research-based option as opposed to a portfolio-based option in order to meet this part of the PBGR regime. The primary skills we try to teach students in the Research Seminar class are: conducting authentic research, evaluating and using authoritative and reliable research sources, writing a research paper that adheres to Modern Language Association and teacher defined guidelines, contacting and utilizing help from one or more experts in the subject area the student has chosen, applying their topic to the outside world (models, teaching a class, fund raising, to name just a few applied learning strategies) and, at the end of the semester, presenting their findings to a panel of judges composed of teachers, alumni, parents, district personnel, and other interested adults.

Students are allowed to conduct presentations only if they pass the classroom portion of the Research Seminar. The presentations must also receive a passing grade (seventeen out of twenty-four possible points) in order to successfully complete the entire Junior Research Seminar requirement.

On Monday, February 6^th, the Autumn 2011 Semester students will conduct their presentations. This culminating activity is highly anticipated by the entire school community and gives the students an opportunity to showcase the knowledge they have learned and the confidence they have gained as a result of having successfully completed the Junior Research Seminar course. Presentation days are full-release days due to the logistics involved in staging the presentations and the importance attached to them. Therefore, only presenting students go to school on presentation days.

Classical is recruiting interested adults to serve as volunteer judges as a complement to the teachers who will be judges. Although presentations will be conducted all day long, outside judges may choose to serve only during the morning session or afternoon session. However, anyone who has not previously judged will be asked to attend a morning training session, lasting approximately one half hour. If there are a number of people who wish to judge only the afternoon session, we may be able to add another training session somewhere near the noon hour.

If you are interested in serving as a judge, please contact Richard Larkin, Library Media Specialist and PBGR Coordinator at richard.larkin@ppsd.org by January 30^th.

January 20, 2012

chsadmin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:33:21 +0000

Dear Members of the Classical Community:

Thank you for all the positive feedback I received about our new email communication system. I like the idea of communicating this way and as a parent myself I appreciate current news from the school. If you know a parent who would like to be on our list, have them contact the school to be added. I enjoy reading Bill Reynolds, a sports writer from the Providence Journal, “For What It’s Worth” column every Saturday in the sports section of the paper. He writes in reading point fashion; a style I’ve grown to enjoy so if you would allow I’d like to try it here.

Some Things to Keep in Mind:

This Monday, January 23, begins mid-term week here at Classical. Please be mindful that your teen may be stressing a bit. Mid-terms are a time honored tradition here at Classical that mimics the college exam process. Please make sure they eat well; limit texting and certainly all the social media. Also, students will tend to go to bed late during this time; please emphasize a good night’s rest. For a full schedule of mid-terms click here.

On Monday February 6, 2012 we will be having an all day release day for students EXCEPT for those juniors/seniors who will be presenting their junior exhibition projects. It is necessary for an all day release because all staff are involved in the judging and support process. The exhibition is a graduation requirement and the process will need the school’s full attention. So please note on your calendar that February 6th will be a no school day for everyone else. I will also be sending a Parentlink message home as well.

The next CHSCA (our parent group) meeting will be on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at Michelle McKenzie’s house- 119 Lauriston St. 02906 (one block from the CVS on Hope St. on the Eastside). The meeting will focus on the content of the parent’s page on the Classical website. Michelle’s contact info is 521-3202 or you can email her at michellemck62@gmail.com.

As always thanks for your continued support and please feel free to call or email me with your comments or concerns.

Go Patriots! Scott D. Barr, Principal

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter and Scholarship 01/17/2012

officeCHS — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:31:20 +0000

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter and Scholarship Information #15

January 17, 2012

Seniors: Full Tuition scholarship available to any accepted student to the Rhode Island College Honors Program. Criteria: Top 20% of senior class/1200 SAT CR & Math. See Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors:

The following scholarships are available in Mr. Toro’s office:

The Rhode Island Pilots Association has a scholarship for any student who will be attending college and is in training to become a pilot or is a pilot. Please see Mr. Toro.

Touro Synagogue Scholarship:

$500 scholarship-deadline-March 16, 2012. See Mr. Toro for details.

Cox Scholarship:

Attention Seniors:

FAFSA Night will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in our library. Details will be sent home the week after vacation. See Mr. Toro for more information.

Effective December 5, please note that teachers who have retired will have not have access to PPSD email and therefore will not receive your requests for letters of recommendation.

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newletter 1/11/2012

officeCHS — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:02 +0000

Guidance and Counseling Weekly Newsletter

and Scholarship Information #14

January 11, 2012

Seniors: Full Tuition scholarship available to any accepted student to the Rhode Island College Honors Program. Criteria: Top 20% of senior class/1200 SAT CR & Math. See Mr. Toro for details.

Attention Seniors:

The following scholarships are available in Mr. Toro’s office:

Elks National Foundation Scholarship:

Criteria: Students must have an 85 or above average. Please see Mr. Toro for details.

The Rhode Island Pilots Association has a scholarship for any student who will be attending college and is in training to become a pilot or is a pilot. Please see Mr. Toro.

Touro Synagogue Scholarship:

$500 scholarship-deadline-March 16, 2012. See Mr. Toro for details.

Cox Scholarship:

Attention Seniors:

Effective December 5, please note that teachers who have retired will have not have access to PPSD email and therefore will not receive your requests for letters of recommendation.

Attention Seniors:

FAFSA Night will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in our library. Details will be sent home the week after vacation. See Mr. Toro for more information.