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May 2024

Tuesday, May 14th, Cycle Day 1

Keystone exams will be taking place on May 15th, 16th, and 17th. If you want to know what exams you need to take you can check with your teachers.

Attention students taking the biology Keystone Exam: The biology teachers will continue conducting tutoring sessions after school in room 124 from 3:00 to 3:45 daily beginning again on Monday and continuing through Tuesday, May 14th. Schedules are posted outside the biology classrooms. See your bio teacher or Mrs. Plassio for more details. Snacks will be served. Hope to see you there!

Attention students! The Living Arts Festival is taking place on Monday, May 20th from 6-9 pm. Work will be showcased from each class in the Technology Education and Art Departments. Live performances from the Orchestra and Octet will take place as well. We hope you can come out to support and celebrate our creative, talented and hardworking students!

Mr Burnham & Mr Nazario are hosting an OPEN MIC night on Friday May 31st from 6pm-9pm. You don’t need to perform to attend - Parents and Friends are all welcome. Anyone Interested in performing should see Mr. Burnham in Room 12 to sign up and get details.

The fundraiser to benefit Capital Area Region Special Olympics of Pennsylvania (also known as Area M) is on a roll! Be sure to bring one $1 dollar or scan the QR code for a link to Venmo to buy a chance this week at some fabulous Sports Memorabilia. Raffle tickets can be purchased before class on the first floor, in the lunchroom during the 4’s and in the concourse. Help us beat Red Land in raising money for Special Olympics as well helping us meet our goal of $1,000.00. All money raised goes towards allowing Special Olympic athletes to practice, train and compete without paying any money. Thank you for your support, Go Colts!

Are you a junior who is interested in being a class officer for your senior year? Please check your bz email for an interest form to fill out. The deadline to fill out the form is Wednesday, May 15th at 3pm. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Shaub in room 132 or Mrs. Yamashita in room 130.

Congratulations to the 23 cedar cliff track athletes that participated in the mid penn championship this past Saturday. There were many personal records set by our team. A special congratulations to Draelyn Crawford, Cassandra Nugin, and Olivia Walley who will be competing this Saturday in the District Championship Meet. Finally, a new cedar cliff school record was set this past Saturday. Olivia Walley has the new school record in the 800m with a time of 2 minutes and 18 seconds. Congratulations Olivia!

Attention students taking Wednesday's biology Keystone exam: Are you doing some last minute studying? If so, there is a list of printouts, handouts and books outside room 124, free for the taking. Take what you need, first come first serve.

And now a Special announcement from CARA for Cultural Day! We are Congratulating the winners for the Cultural Day raffles! We have Maria Tang who wore a Hanfu which is a traditional dress worn in China. L Musson who wore a Jamaican Kaftan which is a robe-like garment worn for comfort and modesty, originating from various cultures like the Middle East and North Africa. Lastly Andrew Duque who wore the stunning Honduran flag & painted his face with it. Congrats to the winners and thank you to all who participated. Prizes can be picked up from room 220 during 4c.

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Stan Lee; a Jewish American comic book writer, editor and publisher. He was the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. Lee created what fans refer to as the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby created the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and the X-Men. With Steve Ditko, he created Doctor Strange and Marvel’s most-successful superhero, Spiderman. Lee received several awards for his work, including the National Medal of Arts. Prior to his death in 2018, he founded The Stan Lee Foundation in an effort to promote literacy.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Laurence Yep; a prolific American author of more than 60 children’s and young adult books. He is well known for two of his books, Dragonwings (1975) and Dragon’s Gate (1993), which were both named Newbery Honor books and are part of his Golden Mountain series. In 2005, Yep won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his overall contributions to children’s literature.

Monday, May 13th, Cycle Day 6

Keystone exams will be taking place on May 15th, 16th, and 17th. If you want to know what exams you need to take you can check with your teachers.

Any students interested in taking an Acceleration course in summer school, must register by 3pm on May 20th. Registration information can be found on the district website, your class Schoology page and in the Counseling Office.

Attention all juniors in the NHS. Our May meeting has been rescheduled to tomorrow morning, May 14th at 7:10 am in the auditorium. Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

The final meeting of video game club will be today. Hope to see you all in the library from 3-4PM for some gaming and snacks!

The fundraiser to benefit Capital Area Region Special Olympics of Pennsylvania (also known as Area M) is on a roll! We are up to $200 towards our goal of 1,000 dollars. Be sure to bring $1 dollar or scan the QR code for a link to Venmo to buy a chance this week at some fabulous Sports Memorabilia. For our Penn State fans a 2024 Wrestling Champions Autographed License Plate, or a UFC Bo Nikal autographed Trading Card, or for that diehard Eagles fan out there, the Eagles Organization has just donated an autographed Jason Kelce Mini-Helmet. Raffle tickets can be purchased before class on the first floor, in the lunchroom during the 4’s and in the concourse as well as see any Unified Bocce Team member for tickets. Help us beat Redland in raising money for Special Olympics as well as helping us meet our goal of $1,000 dollars. All money raised goes towards allowing Special Olympic athletes to practice, train and compete without paying any money. Thank you for your support, Go Colts!

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Jerry Lewis, one of the most popular actors and comedians of his time. He was born in 1926 to a family of actors and began his acting career at 16 years. At the age of 20, he began working closely with singer Dean Martin and, by the late 1940s, they had both risen to national fame. Jerry Lewis was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, a recipient of the United States Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Throughout his life, Lewis also raised more than $2 billion dollars for his Muscular Dystrophy Association Charity, Jerry’s Kids.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Salman Amin Khan, an American educator born in 1976. He is the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, originally focusing on mathematics and science. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a private in-person school in Mountain View, California. As of December 2023, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has 8.17 million subscribers, and its videos have been viewed more than two billion times. In 2012, Khan was named in the annual publication of time 100. In the same year, he was featured on the cover of Forbes.

Friday, May 10th, Cycle Day 5

Keystone exams will be taking place on May 15th, 16th, and 17th. If you want to know what exams you need to take you can check with your teachers.

Attention all juniors in the NHS. Our May meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday morning, May 14th at 7:10 am in the auditorium. Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

Congratulations to the Cedar Cliff Track Team for a great season. But hold on for just a minute, it's not over yet! This Saturday, 23 track and field athletes will compete in the Mid-Penn Conference Championship Meet. Way to go colts!

The final meeting of video game club will be this Monday the 13th. Hope to see you all in the library from 3-4PM for some gaming and snacks!

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Irving Berlin who was born in Tyumen, Russia on May 11, 1888. Despite not knowing more than the basic principles of music composition, Berlin wrote more than 3,000 songs and produced 17 Hollywood film scores and 21 Broadway scores. This speaks to the persistent man that was Berlin. He is best known for his hit song “White Christmas,” which, for up to 50 years, was the recognized best-selling music single in any category. Berlin went on to co-found the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). He also founded his own music company and donated millions of dollars in royalties to organizations like the Army Emergency Relief, the Boy and Girl Scouts and more.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Anjali Sud who is an American businesswoman and tech executive of Indian descent. She was born on August 13th, 1983 in Detroit Michigan to Punjabi Hindu immigrants. In July 2017, she was appointed the CEO of Vimeo and still holds the position. Under her leadership, Vimeo has experienced remarkable growth and transformation, becoming a leading platform for video creators and businesses alike.

Thursday, May 9th, Cycle Day 4

Mr. Burnham & Mr. Nazario are hosting an OPEN MIC night on Friday May 31st from 6pm-9pm. You don’t need to perform to attend - Parents and Friends are all welcome. Anyone Interested in performing should see Mr. Burnham in Room 12 to sign up and get details.

Last Math & Snacks is today in the cafeteria.

Hey Colts! Tomorrow is CCHS Cultural Day! We're encouraging students to wear cultural outfits, bring flags for a showcase in the cafeteria, and those wearing cultural clothes can enter a raffle with exciting prizes! You can participate in various ways, whether it's wearing a jersey from a national team, bringing a flag, styling your hair differently, wearing a stunning dress from your heritage, putting on makeup, or face painting your country's flag, etc! For more info, check out the school's Instagram or the CARA board.

Attention all juniors in the NHS. Our May meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday morning, May 14th at 7:10 am in the auditorium. Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Stephen Sondheim, a prolific singer born in New York City in 1930. His singing was so good that he won eight Tony awards, an Academy award, eight Grammy awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award and a Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement award. His impact was so heartfelt to the extent that he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sondheim wrote lyrics for beloved musicals such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Company, Follies and Into the Woods. His best-known song is “Send in the Clowns.” Sondheim passed away in November 26, 2021 at the age of 91.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Michelle Wingshan Kwan is a former figure skater and current American Ambassador to Belize. She was born on 7th July 1980 to Chinese parents Danny and Estella Kwan in California. Michelle is known for her exceptional achievements as a professional figure skater. During her industrious career, she won nine national championships, five world titles, and two Olympic medals (silver in 1998, and bronze in 2002) in figure skating.

Wednesday, May 8th, Cycle Day 3

Attention seniors who took an art class this year! The art department is sponsoring a senior art picnic. The picnic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th over the 4s in the courtyard. See your art teacher for the QR code to sign up for the picnic. Students need to sign up by May 8th to reserve their spot.

Last Math & Snacks is this Thursday 5/9 in the cafeteria.

Hey Colts! This Friday is CCHS Cultural Day! We're encouraging students to wear cultural outfits, bring flags for a showcase in the cafeteria, and those wearing cultural clothes can enter a raffle with exciting prizes! You can participate in various ways, whether it's wearing a jersey from a national team, bringing a flag, styling your hair differently, wearing a stunning dress from your heritage, putting on makeup, or face painting your country's flag, etc! For more info, check out the school's Instagram or the CARA board.

Attention all students enrolled in J.R.O.T.C. over the past three years. The Annual Battalion Awards Ceremony will be held in Gym #2 from 8:45-10:00 AM on Thursday, May 9th. The uniform for this event is your Class "A" Army Blue uniform. Parents and Family Members are welcome to attend.

Attention all juniors in the NHS. Our May meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday morning, May 14th at 7:10 am in the auditorium. Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel who was a Holocaust survivor, an award-winning novelist, journalist, human rights activist and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. In June of 1944, Wiesel and his family were sent to a camp in Auschwitz. This is where he lost his mother and sister while he and his father were sent to a forced labor camp. After being moved to another camp, Wiesel’s father died due to starvation and exhaustion. Wiesel was freed in 1945 and he wrote his first novel, Night, in 1958. The novel depicted the story of the horrors of the Holocaust. Elie lived by the phrase “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” Born on September 30th in 1928, he died in July of 2016.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Patsy Mink, an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002. She was the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and is known for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education.

Attention fall athletes. Please report to the auditorium directly after announcements this morning for an informational meeting with the fall coaches.

Tuesday, May 7th, Cycle Day 2

The Colts Anti-Racist Alliance (CARA) Club will be meeting today after school in room 220. All are welcome. Hope to see you there!

Attention any girls interested in playing soccer for the Fall of 2024. There will be an informational meeting and meet and greet with Coach Zeiders tomorrow, May 8th at 7AM in the HS Library.

Last Math & Snacks is this Thursday 5/9 in the cafeteria.

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Henry Alfred Kissinger who was an American diplomat, political scientist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor in the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977. Born in Germany, Kissinger came to the United States in 1938 as a Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi persecution. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and, after the war, was educated at Harvard University. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the Vietnam ceasefire and subsequent U.S. withdrawal. He donated all his prize money to charity.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we honor Chien-Shiung Wu who was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion. This discovery resulted in her colleagues winning the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, while Wu herself was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978.

Congratulations to the boy’s volleyball team for defeating Spring Grove last night in 4 sets. Ian McCurdy, Isaac Smith, and Evan Potvin with 16, 11, and 9 kills respectively. Parker Livingston with 2 Aces, and Cayden Holtzapple with 18 Digs.Way to go Colts!

Attention all juniors in the NHS. Our May meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday morning, May 14th at 7:10 am in the auditorium. Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

Attention fall athletes. There will be an informational and signup meeting on Wednesday, May 8th following announcements in the Auditorium. Physical forms and paperwork will be handed out at this time.

Monday, May 6th, Cycle Day 1

Attention any girls interested in playing soccer for the Fall of 2024. There will be an informational meeting and meet and greet with Coach Zeiders on Wednesday, May 8th at 7AM in the HS Library.

Hello gamers! We will have our video game club today 3-4 PM in the library. I hope to see you all today in the library!

Last Math & Snacks is this Thursday 5/9 in the cafeteria.

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we recognize Holocaust survivor and Korean War Veteran Army Corporal Tibor Rubin. During a 24-hour battle he slowed the advance of an assault of Chinese troops allowing other personnel with the 8th Cavalry Regiment to complete their withdrawal successfully. Although he was severely wounded in the battle and subsequently captured by Chinese forces he chose to remain in Chinese prison despite offers of an early release. While detained he risked his own safety by sneaking out at night and breaking into enemy food stores and gardens to find food for other soldiers and providing medical care to the sick and wounded prisoners. For his heroism and selfless actions, Corporal Rubin was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize Kalpana Chawla who was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer and the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. Chawla's second flight was on the final flight of Columbia, in 2003. She was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on 1 February 2003. Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Thursday, May 2nd, Cycle Day 5

Prom tickets are currently on sale during all the 4s in the concourse area. No tickets will be sold after May 3rd.

Attention students taking the biology Keystone Exam: Starting Thursday, the bio teachers are conducting tutoring sessions after school in room 124 from 3:00 to 3:45. Schedules are posted outside the biology classrooms. See your bio teacher or Mrs. Plassio for more details. Snacks will be served. Hope to see you there!

Salt and Light will meet on Monday, after school! We hope to see you then!

The Colts Anti-Racist Alliance (CARA) Club will be meeting today after school in room 220. All are welcome. Hope to see you there!

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, we recognize Albert Abraham Michelson. An 1873 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, he moved to the United States with his family when he was two years old and is most well-known as a physicist for his work on measuring the speed of light. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in science. He was the founder and the first head of the physics departments of Case School of Applied Science and the University of Chicago.

And also, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American to fly in space. Before becoming an astronaut, Colonel Onizuka had a distinguished career with the United States Air Force, where he served as a flight test engineer and test pilot. At the Sacramento Air Logistics Center at McClellan Air Force Base, he worked in test flight programs and systems security engineering for a variety of aircraft, including the F-84, F-100, F-105, F-111 and A-1. Colonel Onizuka also attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. While at the school, he registered more than 1,700 flight hours. After joining NASA and completing astronaut training, Onizuka’s first space mission was aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985. On January 28, 1986, Onizuka lost his life when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch.

If you are interested in learning about Asian American & Pacific Islander culture & history, Jewish heritage & practices, or just hanging out with friends & eating snacks? Come to room 220 after school to check out today's CARA meeting! All are invited!

Wednesday, May 1st, Cycle Day 4

Prom tickets are currently on sale during all the 4s in the concourse area. No tickets will be sold after May 3rd.

Attention seniors who took an art class this year! The art department is sponsoring a senior art picnic. The picnic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th over the 4s in the courtyard.