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In This Issue
This Week’s Events ~ Academic Excellence ~ “Order of the Chevalier” ~ 5 th Six
Weeks Honor Roll ~ Junior Marshals ~ 2011-2012 Principal’s Advisory Council ~
Congratulations ~ Proctors Needed ~ Attendance Waiver and Recovery ~
Sports Updates ~ Second Semester Exam Schedule ~ Upcoming Events ~
Senior News ~ Summer Reading ~ High Tech Camp
This Week’s Events
6/2 – CHS Talent Show @ 7:00pm
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Cuthbertson High School
1400 Cuthbertson Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Phone (704) 296-0105 Fax (704)843-3565 Website http://chs.ucps.k12.nc.us/
“Through rigorous academics, integrative technology, expressive arts, and
competitive athletics, the mission of Cuthbertson High School is to empower all
students to be leaders in a changing global community.”
Volume 2 - Issue 37 – May 31 st – June 5 th
6/4 – Free Sports Physicals @ 12:30pm at Sun Valley High School
• Academic Excellence Cluster Ceremony
Cuthbertson High School held the annual Cuthbertson Cluster Academic Excellence Ceremony on Tuesday, May
24 th . Each school recognized Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Community Service winners. The schools
that participated in the ceremonies were; Cuthbertson High, Cuthbertson Middle, New Town Elementary and
Kensington Elementary. The award winners for Cuthbertson High were:
9 th Grade – Nolan Kelligrew Yes, I Can Award – Ariel Knauer
9 th Grade – Ethan Good Most Improved Award – Allison Allman
10 th Grade – Caroline Hensley Principal’s Award – Sarah Wilson
10 th Grade – Emily Morton Superintendent’s Leadership Award – Trent Johnson
11 th – Caroline Monkiewicz Community Service Award for Club – CHS Beta Club
11 th – Elena Wandzilak Community Service Award Senior – Stephanie Serrapica
12 th – Deborah Guthmann
12 th – Connor Glair
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• “Order of the Chevalier” Induction Ceremony
The “Order of the Chevalier” is a legion of honor, for a chevalier is a French word equivalent of the English
knight. Each month, teachers send out four postcards to reward students for exceeding their expectations.
Each semester, all nominations are reviewed, and each department selects one nominee for induction.
On Friday, May 27, we had the pleasure of honoring the following students:
CTE Department: Shannon Hendel
English Department: Corey Shea
Fine Arts Department: Angelica Beverly
Individual Academics: Sean Hogan
Math Department: Brittany McFarland
PE Department: Peter Hendel
Science Department: Ava Maritato
Social Studies Department: Devin Johnson
World Languages Department: Tristen Taylor
In addition to inducting nine students in the “Order of the Chevalier,” we also inducted CTE Teacher Pat Cooper,
Art Teacher David Malady, and parent volunteer Agnes McAleer.
All inductees were honored at a PTSO-sponsored breakfast and were awarded certificates. Students were
awarded engraved keychains, while Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Malady, and Mrs. McAleer were awarded engraved
paperweights.
• 5 th Six Weeks Honor Rolls
A Honor Roll
Grade 9
Alexander Abuaita, Elsa Althof, Kristen Auman, Jennifer Barber, Katelyn Brock, Amy Byrd, Jade Carlson, Taylor
Carman, Dominic Cianciosa, Ana Delgado, Maxwell Earing, Steven Fusco, William Fussy, Ethan Good, Janean
Goodlow, Nathan Gordon, Brage Humphries, Alyssa Ingram, Micah Johnson, Samuel johnson, Nolan Kelligrew,
Tessa Lockhart, Marta Lopez, Lauren MacKenzie, Evan Martinez, Annie Newman, Jake Pacheco, Emily L. Parker,
Veronica Pfaff, Keagan Piatek, Nicole Pulcini, Chelsea Reckdenwald, Jenna Reynolds, Courtney Schepel, Anthony
Sgro, Justin Shanahan, Amanda Sisti, Cassandra Skrutowski, Allison Smith, Melanie Smith, Gabrielle Spinella,
Jessica Stitt, Samuel Strader, Sydney Surro, Andrew Svarishchuk, Hilda Swanepoel, Abigail Tesar, Audrey von-
Amsberg, Elizabeth Wood, Rachel Zimmerman
Grade 10
Eric Allienello, Samantha Baker, Emily Barker, Jenalyse Bickmore, Aaron Bowman, Margaret Brown, Kathleen
Cashman, Diego Chavez, Kristina Dailey, Elizabeth Davidson, Jason Drain, Storm Favara, Megan Feranda, Brittany
Glover, Mallory Goan, Rebecca Gonzalez, Caroline Hensley, Jennifer Hewett, Marisa Hofmeister, Madeline
Hosking, Jeffrey Johnson, Katherine Kamin, Kalli Karas, Tracy Kendrick, Andrea Kopaskie, Naish Lalloo, Emma
Lang, Brittany Leibowitz, Mattalin Manning, Madison McCalla, Blair Meyer, Alexandra Monkiewicz, Emily
Morton, Hannah Mulready, Emily Newman, Leah Painter, Elizabeth Pattison, Raquel Petrizzo, Remy Pignataro,
Emily Price, Bijan Razavi, Peter Sadej, Kara Salvo, Sydney Simmons, Connor Sorensen, Tyler Spelane, Brandon
Whiting, Mallory Williamson, Terry Woo
Grade 11
Amy Bareham, John Bartniski, Andrew Braswell, Katherine Campbell, Alexis Carson, Joseph Costa, Eric
Hasenkopf, Darion Horner, Laura Jendretzki, Alexander Kopaskie, Amanda Lopez, Caroline Monkiewicz, Patrick
Nebel, Elvis Perez, Morgan Ries, Aidan Riney, Amanda Salvo, Joshua Walker, Tiffany Walker, Elena Wandzilak,
Justin Warren
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Grade 12
Kristen Bochicchio, Katrin Brunner, Christen Brunstetter, Richard Clark, Sarah D'Aeth, Daniel DeFelice, Leah
Drawdy, Jessica Feranda, Connor Glair, Deborah Guthmann, Ashlee Hall, Peter Hendel, Kimberly Koch, Sarah
Lowder, Carter Murphy, Amber Nebel, Julia Papuga, Narges Riazi, Courtney Spencer, Taylor Stuart, Sarah Wilson
AB Honor Roll
Grade 9
Derek Armour, Jacob Atkinson, Quinn Bannon, Brandon Beckwith, Craig Biryla, Ian Bishop, Christopher Bristle,
Morgan Carlson, Samantha Carroll, Jamerson Cauthen, Mackenzie Coe, Justin Colvin, Kourtney Cooper, Sarah
Craig, Nathan Crowell, Matthew Cunningham, Gabriella Delvalle, Charles Diller, Matthew Dudzik, Hunter Duke,
Kelsie Dwyer, Julissa Estrella, Allison Everhart, Simone Farb, Lauren Feinstein, Alyssa Finkelstein, Aliyah Gibbs,
Brittany Gray, Ky'aira Greene, Victoria Haidar, Travis Hanna, Colby Hathaway, Britani Henry, Destiny Hernandez,
Joshua Holler, Megan Hunt, Nikolete' Hurrinus, Mallory Johnson, Hunter Karas, Robert Kelly, Ryan Kendall,
Brittany King, Emily Koester, Paige Koning, Benjamin Kunze, Kaylee Lamb, Anna Lang, Lauryn Ledyard, Taylor
Lee, Michaela Locklear, Meghan Margies, Philip Mascolo, Justin Mazzola, Addison McCraw, Anna McCraw, Haley
McGavin, Anthony Mello, David Moll, Amanda Muntz, Taylor Neal, Kara Newman, Madison Nuccio, Logan
Padgett, Samantha Panko, Kirsten Pascale, Christopher Pattison, Kimberly Perez, Cory Perrette, Miranda Pikaart,
Yana Poplavskiy, Kristen Pounds, Alicia Rangel, Dominique Romero, Christina Ruszala, Seth Sargent, Eliza
Schnappinger, Troy Simpson, Lauren Skibbie, Rachael Snyder, Daniel Sodano, Stephanie Spencer, Connor Stark,
Kai Stinson, Katherine Szczepkowski, Ashley Terkeurst, Haley Thoms, Shawn Valentine, James Vanjak, Kyler Vela,
Renee Wallace, Alexis Webb, Katlyn Weber, Sarra Wildermuth, Christopher Williamson, Christy Wright, Leisha
Wyman
Grade 10
Patrick Abouchacra, Christina Albrecht, Sydney Aldinger, Zoheny Anazagasty-Grajale, Hailey Barwick, Michael
Bernat, Gina Brinson, Jurnee Case, Zachary Chitwood, Toni Clark, Nicholas Contafio, Bridget Coomber, Austin
Corriher, Colin Cosentino, Alexus Cox, Windsor Cox, Logan Crow, Isiah Cureton, Paul D'Aeth, Melissa Damiano,
Stephanie Deen, Andrew Dickens, Anthony Dionisio, Connor Dodd, Phenix Durham, Austin Duty, Margaret Dye,
Kayla Edmonds, Ashley Etheridge, Kristin Everhart, Grace Falb, Lucas Fussy, Amanda Gage, Christina Glair, Lauren
Gruber, Omar Halawani, Dylan Harper, Joshua Hattaway, Kylie Hawk, Susan Helms, Sean Hogan, Devin Johnson,
Kelsey Jordan, Brianne Kasminoff, Tatum Katz, Megan Kiss, Hayley Kuhlkin, Benton Lunning, Dillon Malloy, Eric
Maritato, Najee McCray, Kelli McDonnell, Matthew McGinnis, Courtney Meredith, Erika Miller, Alyssa
Mitarotondo, Cameron Morrison, Alexander Norton, Zachary Olinzock, Mayra Ortiz, David Page, Danielle
Pasciuto, Angela Perez, Michael Proctor, Seth Regan, Staci Renda, Rebecca Risalvato, Nathan Russell, Conor
Sargent, Claire Seef, Elizabeth Simmons, Jacob Skrutowski, Riley Sloop, Aria Smith, Maria Sroczynski, Michelle
Swislocki, Matthew Toland, Leah Upchurch, Danielle Wallace, Jessica Weber, Rachel Wells, Devin Wensevic,
Alexa White, Erika Wiley, Natalie Wilkinson, Gabrielle Williams, Kyle Williams, Austin Wilson, Sloane Young
Grade 11
Harley Abbott, Marcia Afful, Lillian Allemond, Daniel Allen, Frederick Avezzano, Nicholas Bertrand, Brittany
Bodine, Zachary Brigner, Matthew Capuano, Claire Corbitt, Alexandra Correa, Raven Covington, Matthew
Cureton, Taylor Davison, Marisa DeLay, Alexandria DeMasi, Christopher Dethlefsen, Daniel Duchateau, Ashley
Edberg, Ethan Ewing, Sarah Flieger, Ariana Gavin, Emily Glesias, Julia Grainger, Ryan Haddock, Milton Harris,
Alexander Herring, Maddox Humphries, Kelsey Johnston, Michelle Knoud, Jillian Kreimer, Katelyn Ledford,
Brittany Lowe, Kendall McGee, Kyle McGuire, Kevin McVay, Christine Miner, Nicholas Mlakar, Joseph Mottola,
Nadiyah Muhammad, Safi Nasereldeen, Brogan O'Brien, Victoria Pacheco, Fotini Pahountis, Brianna Peters,
Barrett Phaneuf, Taylor Plattenburg, Ross Porter, David Reed, Melody Rogers, Laura Rouse, Darian Salvador,
Anthony Scaduto, Dayna Scheich, Mary Katherine Scheppegrell, Davi Schilipake, Joseph Skavroneck, Emily
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Springer, Sarah Stephens, William Strader, Tristen Taylor, Tyesha Thomas, Savannah Tsintzos, Justin Turberville,
Ashley Turner, Shannon Wagner, Jessica Wallace, Joshua Wilson, Timothy Winslow, Tri-Marcus Wright
Grade 12
Valerie Afam, Allison Allman, Kimberly Amzler, Kaitlyn Bochicchio, Elizabeth Corteville, Kirstin Dellinger,
Christopher Doceti, Cody Esser, Melissa Fellmeth, Daniel Fratila-Ilies, Mohamed Galal, Mareike Gewiese, Brian
Grainger, Hilary Grant, Kelsey Hathaway, Shannon Hendel, Corey Hewling, Austin Hill, Caitlin Huff, Cara Jackson,
Briannan Jasek-Snow, Trent Johnson, Mckenna Karas, Ellie Ketchem, Kelsey Killion, Shawn Linnen, Chase
Lunning, Ava Maritato, Daniel Marko, Michael Martin, Justine Neville, Meagan Padro, Douglas Perez, Stefan
Raia, Kevin Rotunno, Jessica Russell, Bryan Seef, Laura Serran, Stephanie Serrapica, Amanda Sica, Demarco
Singleton, Kimberly Stansfield, Jaylon Stitt, Vitaliy Svarishchuk, Geoffrey Vincent, Theresa Walther, Rachel Wild,
Brittanie Wudkwych
• Junior Marshals
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as junior marshals for graduation:
Nicholas Bertrand
Alexis Carson
Ethan Ewing
Ariana Gavin
Caroline Monkiewicz
Patrick Nebel
Aidan Riney
Mary Katherine Scheppegrell
Joseph Skavroneck
William Strader
Joshua Walker
Elena Wandzilak
To be eligible for junior marshals, a student must be in the top 5% of the junior class based on his/her GPA at the
end of the 5th grading period. Congratulations to these students on all of their hard work.
• 2011-2012 Principal’s Advisory Council
Principal’s Advisory Council (PAC) Named – 62 students applied for 18 positions on next year’s PAC. Former
members were ineligible to apply this year to give more students an opportunity to serve in this role.
Applications were reviewed and scored by faculty members. All applicants are to be commended for their strong
essays. A special thank you is extended to the faculty who volunteered their time to aid in this process.
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2011-2012 Principal’s Advisory Council:
Class of 2012: Lexie Correa, Amanda Lopez, Serbia Perry, Anthony Scaduto, Joey Skavroneck, Elena Wandzilak
Class of 2013: Margaret Brown, Austin Corriher, Eric Feldman, Taylor Glover, Blair Meyer, Alexa White
Class of 2014: Alex Abuaita, Jake Atkinson, Jade Carlson, Nikolete Hurrinus, Emily L. Parker, Anthony Sgro
Class of 2015: (will have an opportunity to apply in the Fall)
• Congratulations Women’s Soccer Team
The Cuthbertson High School women’s soccer team brings home the State 2A Championship. Pictures of players
and the student section from the Women’s Soccer State Championship Game are available from Lifetouch at
www.lifetouchevents.com. The password is 2AWSOCCER.
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• Proctors Needed
CHS will administer EOC exams June 7-10. Exams begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at approximately noon. In order to
administer these exams we are in need of proctors. If you are available to volunteer your time, please contact
Elenia Daniels in the Guidance Department. A proctor's training session will be offered Thursday, June 2, 3:00-
3:30 pm in the Media Center. If you are unable to attend this training session, a make-up session will be held on
Friday, June 3, from 7:00-7:45 a.m. in the Guidance Suite. Please remember that proctor's training is mandatory
and required for every North Carolina Testing Program.
• Attendance Waiver and Recovery
Any student who has 8 or more absences in any class must go through the waiver/recovery process.
• Per UCPS policy:
• “Credit will not be granted for classes when absences for a student reach eight days for a semester
long course and 15 days for a year long course.”
• “Written documentation for an absence must be presented within three school days after the
student returns to school; otherwise, the absence(s) will be recorded as unlawful.”
• Students must be academically passing a class in order to go through the waiver and recovery process.
• A student may be allowed to recover up to 8 class absences, with a maximum number of 3 recovered
absences per class.
• All waivers will be evaluated by the attendance committee. During the week of 5/16, any student who
submitted a waiver will need to meet with Mrs. Rutowski (Attendance Counselor) to learn how much
recovery time they will need to serve.
• Recovery sessions will be offered in the media center during the following times:
Tuesday, May 31 – Friday, June 3, daily sessions from 7:25am – 7:55am and 3:00pm – 4:00pm
• ALL RECOVERY MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY, JUNE 3!
Students may see Mrs. Rutowski for their attendance information any day BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL OR
DURING LUNCH, or email michelle.rutowski@ucps.k12.nc.us.
Waiver and recovery is the STUDENT’S responsibility – make sure you take care of it!
• Sport Updates
Free Physicals - Cuthbertson HS Information
Saturday, June 4 is the date for FREE athletic physicals provided by Presbyterian Hospital as a part of their
partnership with UCPS. The physicals are at Sun Valley HS and the assigned time period for CHS will begin at
12:30 pm. Athletes should arrive approximately 30 minutes early. Coaches will be on hand to assist with the
process. We hope you will take advantage of this FREE physical as you prepare for the 2011-2012 school year!
• Second Semester Review and Exam Schedule
Exam Information
Second semester exams begin on Tuesday, June 7 and end on Friday, January 10. Scores on these exams count
25% of the final semester grade. With the exception of mandated End-of-Course (EOC) and IMS tests, a student
may be exempt from a semester exam in a class if a student meets the following criteria:
“A” average and no more than three (3) absences
“B” average and no more than two (2) absences (Seniors Only)
“C” average and no more than one (1) absence (Seniors Only)
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Review periods have been built in the schedule. Students are required to attend the review sessions if they are
taking an exam in that class period.
To provide students with additional opportunities to review and prepare for EOC courses, we will be hosting
optional EOC Blitzes prior to the beginning of exams. These sessions will run from 3:00-4:30 on the following days:
Wednesday, June 1: English I
Thursday, June 2: US History and Civics and Economics
Friday, June 3: Algebra I and Algebra II
Monday, June 6: Biology and Physical Science
Students who choose to attend these EOC Blitzes must provide their own transportation.
Monday, June 6
4th Period 8:00 AM-9:35 AM
2nd Period 9:40 AM-11:15 AM
3rd Period (Lunches at normal time) 11:20 AM-1:20 PM
1 st Period Review 1:25 PM-2:55 PM
Tuesday, June 7
First Bell 7:50 AM
Tardy Bell, 1 st period Exam Starts 8:00 AM -12:00 PM
Lunch for All Students 12:00 PM-12:45 PM
2 nd Period Review 12:50 PM-2:55 PM
Wednesday, June 8
First Bell 7:50 AM
Tardy Bell, 2 nd period Exam Starts 8:00 AM -12:00 PM
Lunch for All Students 12:00 PM-12:45 PM
3 rd Period Review 12:50 PM-2:55 PM
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Thursday, June 9
First Bell 7:50 AM
Tardy Bell, 3 rd period Exam Starts 8:00 AM -12:00 PM
Lunch for All Students 12:00 PM-12:45 PM
4 th Period Review 12:50 PM-2:55 PM
Friday, June 10
First Bell 7:50 AM
Tardy Bell, 4 th period Exam Starts 8:00 AM -12:00 PM
Lunch for All Students 12:00 PM-12:45 PM
Community Building in Gym 12:50 PM-2:55 PM
Students who do not earn a Level III or Level IV on an EOC test for Algebra I, Algebra II, English I, US History,
Civics and Economics, Physical Science, or Biology will be retested on Monday, June 13 and/or Tuesday, June 14
from 8:00-12:00.
• Upcoming Events
Important Yearbook Class Announcement
Students, if you are interested in Yearbook class for next year, you must turn in a completed application by June
3. You will not be enrolled in the class simply by registering for it. The application can be found on the CHS
Guidance webpage. Only a limited number of applicants will be accepted based on the applications received.
School Health Advisory Council
If there are any parents, students, and staff that are interested in being a member of a School Health Advisory
Council for the next school year, please stop by the front office or health room and sign up. You can also e-mail
the school nurse at Naomi.asamoah@ucps.k12.nc.us
School Trip
Travel to Italy and Greece the Summer of 2012: Rome, Pompeii, Athens, Delphi, and the Greek Islands. For
more information, see Mrs. Nelson in room F118. There will be a parent and student meeting Wednesday, June
1 in the Media Center at 6:00.
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Senior Cavaliers
• CHS Commencement Information
Cuthbertson High School's first Commencement will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. at The
Pointe Arts and Recreation Center in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Seniors are expected to arrive no later than 4:15.
Doors for guests will open at 4:30. Gentlemen are asked to wear khaki dress pants, a white dress shirt, dark tie,
and dress shoes. Ladies are asked to dress in Sunday attire and wear dark shoes. (No tennis shoes, boat shoes, or
flip flops are permitted for any students.) All seniors participating in Commencement are required to attend
practice on Friday, June 10, from 12:00-2:00 at The Pointe Arts and Recreation Center. Tickets will not be given
to individual seniors as the facility is large enough to accommodate our senior class and their guests; seating will
be on a first come, first serve basis.
Cuthbertson High School
2011-2012 Summer Reading Information
The English Department of Cuthbertson High School is excited about our 2011-2012 summer reading program, which we believe will
help students find enjoyment in reading. It is through that enjoyment that students will not only better understand literature, but they will
also form a lasting relationship with literacy and learning. Through our summer reading program, we want to celebrate diversity and
appeal to and meet the needs of an entire student body. It is in that recognition of and respect for individual tastes, abilities, and
interests that we have created reading guidelines that will allow students freedom of choice in their summer reading.
Instead of assigning a specific book to read, students will have the freedom to select a book of choice as their summer reading text for
the 2011-2012 school year. The criteria for selecting a book is as follows:
• Rising ninth graders will read a non-fiction book of their choice.
• Rising tenth graders will read a novel from a world author as they study World Literature in English II.
• Rising eleventh graders will read a novel from an American author as they study American Literature in English III.
• Rising twelfth will read a novel from a British author as they study British Literature in English IV.
Over the summer, students should read their selected text, which will help prepare them for the instruction and assessment that will
occur during the first two weeks when the student is enrolled in English.
In the “Students” – “Summer Reading” section on the Cuthbertson High School website, please go to the following links for more
information about our summer reading program:
• Parent/Student Letter: This letter provides a detailed overview of our summer reading program.
• Quick Reference Guide: This document provides an overview of the criteria for each grade level, as well as useful links and
guided reading questions that could help students when reading the novel.
• Summer Reading Rubric: This rubric details how students will be assessed on their summer reading presentation during
English class. While students will be instructed on all parts of the presentation during the first two weeks of English class,
understanding the criteria might be useful when selecting a book to read.
If you cannot access these documents online, hard copies are available in the main office at Cuthbertson High School.
Also, because we want parents to be informed of the book their son/daughter is reading, we encourage parents and students to review
the criteria and choose the summer reading book together. To ensure the greatest enjoyment and success possible, we also
encourage parents and students to talk extensively about the reading selection.
For questions about the summer reading program, please join us on Facebook (CHS Summer Reading) or e-mail us at
CHSSummerReading@gmail.com.
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