Keeping Up with Comm Arts
~ January 22, 2024 ~
Hello Comm Arts Family and Friends!
Progress reports are available on HAC Monday, January 22nd.
Wednesday, January 24th, is an Early Dismissal and Teacher Planning Time. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 pm. Buses will complete their normal routes at 1 pm. There will be no off-campus lunch on the 24th.
Highlights
Educator of the Year 2024
Dr. Minerva Rosales is Communications Arts High School's Educator of the Year. Congratulations! She is dedicated to the success and well-being of our students. Thank you, Dr. Rosales, for all that you do! We are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful school counselor.
Comm Arts on KENS 5
AET Apps
The Arts and Entertainment OnRamps classes have been creating and designing an original app. Their peers evaluated and analyzed each other's products and provided feedback. The groups then have to decide whether or not they need to change some of their design elements. All of this analysis and evaluation is documented in their Design Document that is submitted to the University of Texas at Austin.
BexarFest
Students attended the ReadyKidSA meeting at SAC this past Friday to obtain more footage for the BexarFest competition.
Announcements
Carnations for Valentines Day
Stuco will start pre-sales for carnations on Monday, the 22nd, and conclude on Friday, the 26th. $3 per carnation.
Lotería Night
SNHS will host a Lotería Night for students and families on Friday, January 26th, from 6-7:30 PM, in the Comm Arts LGI. Anyone who attends can play for FREE...and win prizes! There will also be a silent auction and a concession stand to help raise money for the club. Come and join in the fun!
Outsiders Film Festival
NESA is this Friday. Here's the info if you want to go support SENIORITIS.
Location: Performing Arts Center, NESA Magnet School Program, 1400 Jackson Keller Rd, San Antonio, TX 78213.
Date/Time: Friday January 26th , 7 PMDress Code: Business casual (flexible)
Tickets: $5, available at: https://nesa.booktix.net/?fbclid=PAAaaOIwHUqjMx4Dg-zBQuuIOFoD4hfwH5iKlsxEuWcxfPx3NgkyXTtR65gdM
Teddy Bear Drive
The Helping Hands Club is having a new teddy bear drive to support the Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas. Teddy bears act as a transitional item when a child starts at the center, and each child receives one. Our club is also making Valentine's Day cards as well to donate. Please drop off all new teddy bear donations to Mrs. Frias' room. They are accepting donations until Friday, February 9th.
NHS is offering 2 chapter points for one bear. Thank you in advance for helping our club help those in need.
Concessions
The class of 2025 is selling concessions at Grassroots on February 9th from 6 to 8 pm!
Grass Roots
February 9th, 6:30-8 pm in the Comm Arts LGI
See Mr. Polinard in room C221 to buy your ticket today.
Class of 2026
Hello 2026 parents and students! Our class officers will be conducting a concession fundraiser for Grassroots on February 9th. We are accepting cash donations from now until Wednesday February 7th in order to purchase items for that event to sell. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated! And remember that our class officers conduct fundraisers throughout the years so that we can have a memorable senior year!
Donations can be made to room C219 (Ms. V's room). Thank you!
December STAAR EOC
For students who took a STAAR EOC in December, results will be available on Northside's Home Access Center on Wednesday, January 24th. the PDF below will help you access your state assessment scores.
Spring Semester Exam Exemptions
A student enrolled in courses earning high school credit (full-year or semester) may be exempt from the spring semester exam if the following criteria are met:
- For the Spring semester, the student has three or fewer absences, excluding school business absences; (Spring semester begins January 3, 2024)
- The student’s final average for the spring semester is 80 or higher;
- The student’s conduct grade in that class is satisfactory or better; and
- The student is in attendance during the scheduled exam time.
A student who is eligible for exemption may take the exam if desired.
Exam Weight: The two graded quarters of each semester shall weigh 90 percent of the semester grade, and the semester exam shall weigh 10 percent of the semester grade. If a student is exempt from the semester exam, the semester grade shall be calculated using only the two grade quarters of the semester.
Adobe Access
Adobe Creative Suite Software at Home for Personal Devices
ComArts CTE students, please remember you can download and install Adobe Creative Suite software onto your personal laptops and computer (not Chromebooks) for FREE using your NISD student login credentials. Use the attached instructions for guidance. Keep in mind the Adobe software version installed at home will be a newer version than what is available at school. Please contact your Communications teacher (Cleveland, Barton, Sabogal, or Flores) if you have questions.
Counselors' Corner
Wise Words with Dr. Rosales & Mrs. Skidmore
Sophomores: CAHS counselors will visit 10th graders through the Advanced English 2 class on January 25th to provide students with course selections for Junior year and allow them to complete a planning guide, which they will be instructed to take home and have a dialogue with you, parents/guardians, about their Junior year course choices. Subsequently, CAHS counselors will visit with all sophomores from January 29th through February 2nd on a one-on-one basis to help them register for courses. These visitations will occur during students' World History AP course.
Juniors: Parents/Guardians CAHS counselors provided a copy of the planning guide sheet where your student selected their Senior year courses (2024-2025). Their teacher distributed The planning guides through their US History AP course.
Seniors: GPA/Ranks have been finalized. CAHS counselors will meet with all Seniors from January 22nd through January 26th (minus January 25th) on a one-on-one basis to provide the most updated GPA, Rank, and credit information.
Go Center
BigFuture Scholarships
10th and 11th graders can qualify for $500 and $40,000 scholarships from BigFuture®! The scholarships are open to all students, with no GPA, test score, essay, income, or citizenship requirements. Every month, BigFuture will award $500 and $40,000 to students who take steps toward their career and the education they need to reach it.
For more information: BigFuture Scholarships
College Board
AP Exams
Payment:
Students will sign up for the exams during their AP course(s). Northside ISD does cover the majority of the cost of the exam. Exam fees are $98, but NISD students only pay $40 per exam. For those who qualify for Free/Reduced Meals, AP exams are $10/exam. Parents/guardians need to re-apply each school year. See the pdf below for more details of payment.
The deadline to pay for exam(s) was Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. You can still pay.
Freshmen/Sophomores - $40
Juniors - $80
Seniors - $120
**AP Spanish 4 - Students will take the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam on Thursday, May 16th, 2024.**
All other exams will be processed through Taft HS.
Calendar
Important Links & Documents
Attendance Email
We have an email for attendance. If you usually email attendance (parent/doctor) notes, please use this email: cahs.attendance@nisd.net. Thank you!
Yearbook 2023-2024
New Lunch Items
Communications Arts High School
Mission: Our school promotes curiosity while providing rigorous academics in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Vision: Communications Arts H.S. students will be confident, capable, communicative leaders.
Email: cahs@nisd.net
Website: https://www.nisd.net/communicationsarts
Location: 11600 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78253, USA
Phone: (210) 397-6043
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunicationsArtsHighSchool/
Twitter: @NISDComArts