#ThisIsCheltenham
Sunday, April 19, 2020
In this week's edition of #ThisIsCheltenham, CHS grad Jimmy Custer heads research efforts on technological breakthrough and serves as lead author in Science article, senior multi-event star Brianna Smith earns indoor all-American honors, families are invited to celebrate their seniors with a "Senior Spotlight," and the CHS staff has a message for students. "Need to Know Info" is full of coronavirus-related updates, and ppcoming meetings/events features information about the next round of virtual board committee and legislative meetings.
CHS Grad Jimmy Custer Heads Research Efforts on Technological Breakthrough, Serves as Lead Author in “Science” Article
With 2011 Cheltenham graduate Jimmy Custer serving as the lead author, researchers at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill published the article “Ratcheting quasi-ballistic electrons in silicon geometric diodes at room temperature” in the April 10 edition of Science about the ability of devices to process ultra-high-speed wireless data while also harvesting energy for power.
“This work is exciting because it could enable a future where things like low-power smartwatches are wirelessly charged from the data they already receive without ever needing to leave a person’s wrist,” said Custer, a fifth-year doctoral student in UNC-Chapel Hill’s College of Arts & Sciences. He collaborated on the project with researchers from Duke and Vanderbilt universities. Read more>
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Senior Multi-Event Star Brianna Smith Earns Indoor All-American Honors
Cheltenham’s Duke University-bound multi-event track and field star Brianna Smith has been named a New Balance Nationals Indoor / National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) All-American, an honor placing her among the top performers in program’s storied history. Read more>
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Celebrate Your Senior with a CSD Senior Spotlight
Help fill district Facebook and Instagram with the faces of the amazing students in the Class of 2020 by submitting a "Senior Spotlight!" It's simple. Visit cheltenham.org/seniorspotlight , tell us your senior's name, answer questions about memories, favorite teachers and future plans, and submit (Google account required) a high-quality image of your graduate in their cap and gown or CSD or college gear. Please do not submit a photo with a copyright watermark, as the district can't use it. Those without a google account can email a high quality photo and your senior's post-graduate plans to CSD Digital Content Specialist Dana Walker.
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CHS Staff Video Message to Students
Coronavirus Updates
Families and staff interested in the latest school district updates regarding coronavirus should visit www.cheltenham.org/coronavirus. The page is updated on a regular basis with information from the continuity of education plan and grab-n-go meal bag distribution information to social-emotional health information and updates from the superintendent and office of educatdion. Read more>
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June SAT and SAT Subject Tests Canceled
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Grab-n-Go Meal Bag Distribution
The Cheltenham School District is proud of its commitment to assisting its most in-need families and will continue its distribution of grab-n-go meal bags on Wednesday, April 22 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Administration Building (2000 Ashbourne Rd., Elkins Park). All grab-n-go meal bags contain enough food for several days. The district has partnered with its food services sub-contractor Chartwells to pack the bags (while maintaining proper social distance), and so far, more than 1,800 meal bags have been distributed at four separate events. To those wishing to contribute gift cards to the effort, thank you in advance. Please connect with director of student services Dr. Cheryl Horsey. For families facing food insecurity, see the MontCo Anti-Hunger Network's list of food pantries>
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Technology Updates
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Recreational Facilities Closure
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High School Athletic Schedule
Virtual Educational Affairs Meeting
The monthly Educational Affairs Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. will be virtual. Join the meeting at www.cheltenham.org/zoom.
Agenda
Special Education
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2020, 06:30 PM
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Virtual Policy Committee Meeting
The monthly Policy Committee meetings on Wednesday, April 22 at 8 a.m. will be virtual. Join the meeting at www.cheltenham.org/zoom.
Agenda
Equity
Curriculum Review by Parents and Students
Exemption from Instruction
Adoption of Textbooks
Adoption of Supplemental Textbooks
Outside Activities
Public Complaints
Service Animals
Curriculum Materials Review
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2020, 08:00 AM
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Communications Committee Meeting
The monthly Communications Committee meeting on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. will be virtual. Join the meeting at www.cheltenham.org/zoom.
Agenda
Communications Analytics
Coronavirus Communications