Principal Matters

Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope you had a much needed break and had time to enjoy your friends and families! The month of April marks the end to college acceptances and many of our seniors got accepted into esteemed universities and colleges and we want to say congratulations! It is also during this time, that some of our seniors realize that they did not get into their top choices, but I think it should be noted, that their college preparatory experiences at Capuchino will pay off in the long run.  Success in life has more to do with the ability to persevere than the name of your college, so it is my hope that our seniors take the good and bad news all in stride and pursue their dreams.

Next, we will begin STAR testing next week and we want to encourage all of our students to take this test seriously. Last year we jumped 39 points, when the federal government only requires a 5 point gain. I believe we made this leap due to targeted efforts of our faculty and our student body. For a detailed schedule please check Schoolloop.

And finally, with 8 weeks of school to go, you will notice several activities on the horizon. School activities include: Lockdown Safety Drill, Visit to St. Roberts to showcase our school, Latinos Unidos Dance, Spring Concert, and Dance Show. We hope to see you in the near future and we thank you for helping to bring this year to a smooth end. And as always, if you have questions and/or are in need of support, the administration, counseling staff, and teachers are available and can be contacted directly over the phone or emailed through Schoolloop.

Best,
Mrs. Shanks

STAR Schedule

The STAR Test measures what students know in English, History, Science and Math and you should have received a parent letter at this time discussing this in great detail.  Below is a the general schedule for 9th-11th grade students:

April 9-13: Grade 10– Life Science CST in Chemistry classes
April 17: English CST, Student minimum day

April 19: History CST
April 24: Science CST
April 26: Math CST, Student minimum day

12th graders are expected to attend school and will participate in senior activities.

ARTS SATELLITE NOW OPEN

The time has finally come and we are happy to announce that the Arts Satellite is officially open! We also want to take this time to recognize the efforts of our very own Maria Sky, who is responsible for writing a grant back in 2007 and seeing this building come to fruition. As you can see in the pictures, the building is beautiful and is equipped with state the art technology. The Arts Satellite will be home to our Ceramics program, led by Suzanne Truman and home to our Arts and Multimedia program, led by Ms. Sky. Again, we couldn’t be more excited to have this new facility for our students and school community.

Bell Schedule: The Final Results In

After a lengthy bell schedule process, the student leadership class took over the process and helped the faculty and the SLT make a final decision. So for 2012-13, we will have the Drop Schedule with Study Hall mid-day (attached to 4th period). The SLT also advised that an evaluation tool be created so that students and faculty can provide feedback about the schedule throughout the year. In addition, the SLT advised that some teacher training be established for the Study Hall time prior to the year ending. And as always, we endeavor to best serve our students, so we thank everyone for their patience and efforts to make this work for next year!