Central Bucks High School South
Updates From CB South
Health and Safety Reminders
Important Information From The Guidance Office!
AP Exam Registration Information
Once students have completed digital activation (joining) their AP classes, they must pay for the exams in My Payments Plus beginning January 8, 2021 (8am) through February 28, 2021 (11:59pm).
AP teachers will assist students logging into their College Board AP class sections and joining the teacher’s class. Students in 1st marking period classes should have completed this by November 2020. Students whose AP classes started 2nd marking period or 2nd semester (February 1, 2021) will need to complete their digital activation and joining by February 28, 2021.
Payment Deadline: To pay for AP Examinations, please visit www.MyPaymentsPlus.com from Friday, January 8th through Sunday, February 28, 2021. Through this site, you will be able to view all available exams and registration dates and make AP exam payments for all students in the same household in one transaction.
Students have access to AP resources through their AP teachers’ sections. This year, all student College Board AP exam indicators within their College Board AP section will be automatically set to “YES”. The “YES” indicator means that the students will be tentatively scheduled to take the exam and an exam will be ordered for them. However, if the exam is not paid for, the exam indicator will be changed to “NO”. All registrations must be completed by February 28th to properly process AP orders. College Board has also waived any cancellation and/or unused test fees for this school year. However, if the exam is not paid for by February 28, 2021, College Board will be charging a late exam order fee of $40 per exam.
Payment/Additional Fees: The cost is $100 per exam, which includes the registration fee.
Withdrawing from an Exam: Please note that exams must be taken on the College Board scheduled day. If you are no longer able to take an exam for which you have already registered, an email or letter from a parent/guardian to Mr. Thomas Hill (thill@cbsd.org) is required at least 48 hours prior to the exam. Your maximum refund will be $100 per exam.
Financial Aid: Students who qualify for the free/reduced lunch program are eligible for a reduced exam fee. The adjusted fee will be reflected in your My Payments Plus account when you log in.
Technical support: If you experience technical issues with your account, or forget your login or password, please contact My Payments Plus, Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM at (877) 237-0946.
Senior House Information
CAPS & GOWNS/GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balfour has been selected as the official supplier for caps and gowns/regalia and graduation announcements for 2021. Please visit the link below and follow the attached instructions to order these items by April 15th. Orders will be sent to CB South, and a date and time for pickup will be determined later this spring. https://www.buildagrad.com/cbs
DIPLOMA NAMES
Please note that names will appear on the CB South diploma as it appears in Parent Portal. If you would like to make changes to the name or spelling as listed in Parent Portal, please email Dr. Gale directly at magale@cbsd.org by Friday, February 26th. Dr. Gale will confirm receipt of your email and handle the changes. If you have questions related to this, then please do not hesitate to reach out at magale@cbsd.org or at 267-893-3017.
SUCCESS PLAN 12- Required tasks for graduation
All CBSD students must complete a series of tasks, mainly housed in Naviance, to earn the required .25 Success Plan credit towards graduation. Time was given to all seniors on December 23rd to complete these tasks. If you have not yet completed the Success Plan tasks, please refer to instructions on the Success Plan Website or contact Dr. Lash at kalash@cbsd.org with questions. The Senior Survey portion may be completed at a later date since admissions decisions and final matriculation decisions may not be made until later this spring.
MID-YEAR REPORTS FOR COLLEGES
The Senior House Office will automatically send mid-years to colleges for which initial transcripts/records have been sent. First semester grades post to transcripts on February 17th. Mid-year reports must be manually uploaded for each student and will be processed no later than February 26th.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN NAVIANCE
As application season winds down, scholarship season picks up! Aside from the various scholarship databases students can use to find scholarship opportunities, we strongly recommend that seniors visit the Scholarship List in Naviance every week for newly added scholarships. Many of the posts are LOCAL scholarships, meaning the scholarships are looking for candidates in our school, district, or region.
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FOR COLLEGE
Seniors and their families are encouraged to utilize the resources on the Financial Aid Page of the Guidance Website for information regarding the financial aid process and FAFSA.
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS & RECORDS REQUESTS
Seniors should refer to the resources on the College Application Process Page of the Guidance Website for specific information on how to request records for college applications. The process is done through their Naviance account.
Pre-ACT For Sophomores
CB South will be offering the Pre-ACT to our 10th grade students on Saturday, March 20th. This test, similar to the PSAT, gives students the opportunity to take a test comparable to the ACT as a practice test. To those who are not familiar with the ACT, it is used by every college as part of the admissions process the same way as the SAT. All colleges accept the ACT in place of or in addition to the SAT. We recommend that students plan on taking the SAT and/or the ACT for the first time during the spring of Junior Year. For students selecting the Pre-ACT, this will give them ample time to complete any test prep they might need. The test will cover reading, English, mathematics, and science.
If your student is interested in participating in the Pre-ACT, registration begins February 8 and closes March 8, 2021. The test will be given on Saturday, March 20, 2020 at 8 AM sharp.
On test day, students should plan to arrive no later than 7:40 AM and we expect the test to be completed no later than 11:30 AM. Registration is done simply by paying the cost in My Payments Plus- there is no additional registration form. Students are expected to bring their own #2 pencils, calculator, and masks will be required along with social distancing.
The cost of the test is $30.00 and payment must be made through MyPaymentsPlus. Once on the website, click on CB South Activities, then Pre-ACT.
If you have any questions, please contact Sophomore House Counselors Mr. Hill-students A-K (thill@cbsd.org) or Mrs. McGroggan-students L-Z (mmcgroggan@cbsd.org), or Mrs. Barrett-test facilitator (tbarrett@cbsd.org).
2021-2022 Program Planning For Current Sophomores and Juniors
The Student Course Registration Portal has closed. Counselors will now review all course requests that students have entered into the Portal to ensure that the correct courses were selected and they meet district requirements for graduation. Verifications will be available online March 26th–March 31st so families can review/confirm course requests one last time. Students will be permitted to make changes until Thursday April 1st by contacting their counselor by email or by making an appointment via Teams. Students will not be able to make changes after this date unless these changes meet the requirements set out in the district’s Critical Course Change criteria (see Program of Studies).
TIMELINE
February/March - Counselors review course requests
March 26 - Verification of course requests available on portal
April 1- LAST DAY for course request changes
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer, and every 9 minutes, someone dies from one. This year, CB South is supporting a great cause to fight against these blood cancers. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is an institution that funds research and advocacy. In support of this cause, we will be holding spirit days on February 23rd and 25th. February 23rd is a dress down day, and the 25th is Wear Red for Blood Cancer. Please help us by participating in our spirit days and donating at the link below! Thank you!
Meal Distribution Information
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be available for free to any student through the end of the 2020-21 school year. Pick ups at CB South occur on Mondays and Thursday from 10:30 AM until 12:00 PM. Please report to door #9 which is located as soon as you turn into South's parking lot from Folly Road.
National Honor Society Offers Virtual Tutoring!
CB South National Honor Society is offering virtual tutoring for middle school and high school students this year. If you are in need of tutoring, please complete the following form.
If you have any questions, please contact National Honor Society Vice President, Jonah Snyder (SnyderM016@student.cbsd.org).
CB South Athletics
Boys' and Girls' Swimming and Diving
The swimming and diving teams ended their regular season this week with a dual-site-virtual Suburban One Continental Conference League Meet. South swam in person against in-district rivals East and West at CB South’s pool to make an all-CB end of season swim meet to cap a very challenging but competitive regular swim season. League Championships for diving took place earlier in the week at North Penn. The Titans’ performance exceeded all expectations and will propel a few athletes to the next stage: qualifying for District 1 Championships. The League Meet was highlighted by excellent performances by the following swimmers and divers:
Girls
-Elena Dudkina (freshman), Erin Goodling (sophomore), Danielle Rowley (junior), and Gianna Bevevino (junior) – 3rd place in the 200 Medley Relay
-Riley Reteneller (sophomore) – 4th place in 200 free, and 2nd place in 500 Free
-Haley Scholer (senior) – 1st place in the 200 IM, 1st place in 100 backstroke (setting a new pool and team record in that event)
-Julia Riegel (senior) – 2nd place in 200 IM, tied for 3rd place in 100 breaststroke
-Elena Dudkina (freshmen) – 5th place in 200 IM, 2nd place in 100 backstroke
-Kaylin Goodling (senior) – 4th place in 50 free and 100 free
-Chloe Matsick (senior) – 6th place in 50 free, 3rd place in 100 free
-Alexandra Charlton (senior) – 1st place in diving
-Gianna Bevivino (freshman) – 7th place in 200 IM, 5th place in 100 breaststroke
-Chloe Matsick, Kaylin Goodling, Haley Scholer, Julia Riegel (all seniors) – League Champs in 200 and 400 freestyle relays, setting a new pool record in the 400 free relay)
Boys
-Ryan Kircher (senior) – 2nd place in 100 and 200 freestyle
-Alexei Havaka (senior) – 4th place in 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke
-Richard Scholer (freshman) – 10th in 200 free, 6th in 100 breaststroke
-Alexei Havaka, Ryan Kircher, Richard Scholer, and Aidan Lee (senior) – 4th in 200 and 400 free relays
The boys and girls will now continue into the postseason and prepare for District 1 Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held the week of February 22nd.
Wrestling
Wrestling and making weight for three and four days in a row is not an easy task, but that is exactly what the team did last week. Coming off back-to-back wins, the Wrestling team dropped its match vs Pennsbury on Friday evening 55-11. Gabe Whittington earned 12th bonus point win of the year with a 17-1 Technical Fall at 120lbs and Nick Stoughton secured a pin with 3 seconds to go in his 172lb bout.
On Saturday, the team traveled to North Penn for the SOL-Colonial Individual Tournament which crowns both team and individual league champions. The guys wrestled tough knowing that this would probably be most of their last competitions for the season. The team bounced back from the night before and took 5th, up two spots from last season. The Titans had five placers and 10 of the 13 wrestlers finished the day wrestling in a medal match (Finals or Consolation finals for 3rd). Placers for the Titans include League Champion Jake Neill (Fr./126lbs), 2nd placer Gabe Whittington (So./120lbs) & Collin Goetter (Fr./285lbs), and 3rd placer Mark Neill (Sr./189lbs) and Jayson King (Sr./215lbs).
Up Next: POSTSEASON begins with this Saturday’s District 1 North Section at Quakertown. The Titans have two wrestlers qualify for their 8 man brackets: Captains Gabe Whittington @ 120lbs and Jake Neill @ 126lbs. They must place top 4 in order to qualify for the Regional Tournament. You can follow the action LIVE from 9AM-12:30PM at youtube.com/user/QCSDTVNews. Finals and Consolation Finals will begin at 7 PM.
Girls' Basketball
The Lady Titans traveled to Pennridge High School last Friday night. The girls lost a heartbreaker 54-52. Although it was an exciting game to be a part of the Titans fell just short. On Tuesday night both the JV and Varsity teams were able to get back to winning when they hosted Bensalem. It was a fun night to be a Titan!
On Tuesday, February 23rd, the girls will host CB West for the final league contest of the season. On Thursday, the girls will travel to Quakertown and Friday the 26th they will host CR North.
Boys' Basketball
The past week has seen the Titans play some of their best basketball. Last Friday, the Titans welcomed the Rams from Pennridge in a league game. The boys came off with a stifling defensive effort putting them a head at half time, 28-17. But Pennridge wouldn’t fold as they took the 3rd quarter by 5 points and continue to chip away at the Titans lead in the 4th quarter. With 7.5 seconds remaining and the score tied 41-41, the Titans had last possession and the ball in Jay Macalindong’s hands as he broke down his defender to hit a buzzer beater 3 pointer to put the Titans up for good 44-41. Michael Farley led all scorers with 11 points, Tyler Meinel netted 10 points and Nate Macalindong finished with 7 points.
On Tuesday, the Titans went on the road to Bensalem for a non-league game. The Titans continued their great defensive play by leading the Owls at half-time, 27-21. The Titans put together an explosive 3rd quarter of offensive, getting contributions from 7 different players to go up 50-36. The Titans continued to hold on to the 14 point lead to close the game out for a 62-48 victory. Tyler Meinel had 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists. Michael Farley led the Titans with 14 points, Jay Macalindong contributed 10, Evan D’Orazio netted 8 and Bryan Delara scored 6 (two of the buckets were buzzer beaters at the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters).
The Titans are scheduled to be home on Saturday vs William Tennent. JV: 10:30 AM/V: Noon. Both games are live stream on www.nfhsnetwork.com with paid subscription.
February Boomerang Asset
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