CR Weekly News Update
Friday, December 20
COUNCIL ROCK WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE
No School For Students Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 1
School Resumes on Thursday, January 2
Council Rock Offices Open: 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/30
INCOMPLETE 2019 DEMOGRAPHIC UPDATE FORM SUBMISSIONS NEEDED
Parents/guardians who have not yet updated their child’s 2019 demographic form in the Home Access Center are asked to do so promptly. Updating this information is required for each student enrolled in the district, per federal guidelines.
To complete the process, log in to Home Access Center from the "Resources" list on the left-hand side of the Council Rock website, www.crsd.org. Once logged in to HAC, click on the Registration icon at the top of the page, then click the Update Registration tab. Select the word “New” appearing below prior years submissions to begin updating your 2019 form.
Do not click edit/view that appears next to the prior year's forms. Once updated, click the checkbox at the bottom then hit Submit.
Thank you in advance for working with Council Rock to complete this important yearly process.
Council Rock Registration Office
GREAT NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
BOARD RECOGNIZES 2019 PIAA 3A GIRLS' SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPION
COUNCIL ROCK STUDENTS SPREAD HOLIDAY JOY
On Wednesday, December 11th, Council Rock North's Student Executive Board (S.E.B.) and members of the Student Government went to a school for the Early Childhood Educators of Pennsylvania and gave gifts to underprivileged kids. Our students shopped for approximately 65 children at Walmart with $4,000 dollars they raised through their school's Dollar Days.
NEWTOWN MIDDLE HELPS ENVIRONMENT BY COMPETING IN TREX RECYCLING CONTEST
Click on the link below the photos to watch the FOX News interview of the event.
COUNCIL ROCK STUDENT IS FINALIST IN MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION ART CONTEST - CAST YOUR VOTE ON FACEBOOK
Calling all Council Rock Facebook-ers! Council Rock North student, Alaura Knoop, is a finalist in the Michael Phelps Foundation 2019 Art Contest. Alaura, a year-round competitive swimmer, beautifully depicted a young girl standing by a pool before morning practice. The artwork symbolizes building healthy lives and promoting water safety by teaching swimming. Alaura is competing against two other entries in this finalist round. Help her win by liking and sharing her work. Voting ends on December 27th. Simply click on the Facebook link below and then click on Alaura's submission.
COUNCIL ROCK STUDENT ARTWORK TO BE SHOWN IN PRESTIGIOUS JURIED EXHIBIT
Council Rock North students, Gabrielle DeSena, Matt Sandman, and Paige Majewski, from the Council Rock High School North art program, have been juried into the prestigious National Art Honor Society 2020 Art Show. Gabrielle DeSena’s work, Self Portrait, Paige Majewski’s Helen and Matt Sandman’s A Descent into Disorder were three of 1,065 works submitted from around the United States. Representatives from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Moore College of Art & Design, Otis College of Art and Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Watkins College of Art participated as jurors. Having been selected, Gabrielle, Matt, and Paige’s pieces will be three of 62 works that will be on display at the National Art Honor Society juried 2020 show to be held in the NAEA Gallery in Alexandria, VA from January 27, 2020 – April 10, 2020.
COUNCIL ROCK FBLA STUDENTS NAMED REGION 12 LEADERS AND GO TO STATE CONFERENCE
Congratulations to the following Council Rock South students for being re-elected as Region 12 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) officers representing all of Bucks County:
President - Mitchell Gribman
Secretary - Parker Homann
Also, congratulations to our students listed below who qualified for the FBLA State Leadership Conference:
Computer Applications
2nd place - Sam Sinderovsky
3rd place - Suren Luvish
Computer Problem Solving
1st place - Claudia Lee
4th place - Julietta Lucci
5th place - Jacob Goulet
Emerging Business Issues
1st place - Andrew Belder, Parker Homann, and Mitchell Gribman
Global Business
5th place - Saphala John, Koh McGinn, and Mary Mount
Hospitality Management
1st place - Sam Adler, Rachel Bocchieri, and Brigid Mahoney
Insurance and Risk Management
3rd place - Aidan Shea
Introduction to Business Presentations
2nd place - Allen Vinokur and Ethan Lynn
Journalism
5th place - Oliver Holt
Management and Information Systems
3rd place - Nathan Fligelman and Ben Yurovsky
Political Science
3rd place - Brett Duffey
Securities and Investments
4th place - Dan Zicherman
5th place - Mark Rhoge
Word Processing
1st place - Amanda Vacca
STAY TUNED FOR COUNCIL ROCK NORTH FBLA NEWS AFTER WINTER BREAK
COUNCIL ROCK CULINARY ARTS CLASS COMPETES IN GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST
NEWTOWN MIDDLE STUDENTS MAKE BIG DIFFERENCE FOR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER WITH DONATION DRIVE
CREF NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK A SPECIAL CR STAFF MEMBER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A DONATION TO CREF
CREF YEAR-END APPEAL LETTER
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR GIVING!
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR CREF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH AMAZONSMILE
#1 Holiday Hack - Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1667963, AmazonSmile donates to Council Rock School District? When making your holiday purchases this season, help support K-12 innovative projects for Council Rock students. It’s easy as 1 – 2 – 3 when you shop AmazonSmile.
1. Go to AmazonSmile.com - smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1667963
2. Select Council Rock School District from the charity list.
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