Dear CST Family,

Welcome back! I hope the break allowed for some time to together with loved ones and to do some things too often put aside due to busy schedules. The 4th quarter will be a busy one as well and with less breaks than we see in the 3rd quarter. Over 200 of our students participate in track, we'll have a spring play performance, multiple concerts, an all-school service day, and many other activities to close out the year. Be sure to keep an eye on our calendar and watch teacher emails with updates.

The Friday before break we held a pep assembly celebrating our boys' basketball season along with other student recognition (originally planned for 2/18 snow day). Students voted on and selected a name for our mascot...Wally! The eruption of cheers upon the announcement was something to remember as the name reflected the clear winner through 3 rounds of voting. We're excited to finally have a name for our wildcat and look forward to involving Wally more in the coming weeks with other pep opportunities.

Reminder: students come back Tuesday as staff have a professional development day on Monday. I look forward to seeing our students again and to a great 4th quarter.

See you soon!

Rick

Check out the last school store for this school year!

https://chisholmtrail2022.itemorder.com/

8th Grade Parents: It's time to start thinking about the 8th grade end-of-year slideshow! In May, we will show a slideshow that includes a baby photo, fifth grade photo and a current photo of 8th graders. It has been a fun tradition for the 8th grade "promotion" celebrations for years.

Using the information below, please submit: 1. A baby photo (newborn-toddler) 2. A 5th grade photo 3. A current 8th grade photo

It's easy to send photos! Simply email your three photos to: Mrs. Samantha Collins-Payne at smcollinspayne@olatheschools.org

If you do not have digital versions of photos, then please use your phone or device to take a photo of the photo and email it to Mrs. Collins-Payne. The photo does not need to be high-resolution for this slideshow. When you email your photos, please...1. Include your student's name in the email to Mrs. Collins-Payne. 2. Make sure to upload only JPEG format. 3. Look out for a confirmation email from Mrs. Collins-Payne. If she doesn't send one, then that means she didn't receive your email.

Questions? Contact Samantha Collins-Payne at smcollinspayne@olatheschools.org

DUE Friday, April 1. If your student’s photo is not received on or before Friday, April 1, then your student’s yearbook photo will be used for the slideshow.

March 28-April 1 is para educator week! Have your child write a note, draw a picture, or simply say thank you...our paras are so important!

CST paras:

Ms. Beth Eisenbraun

Ms. Jordan Fletcher

Ms. Kayla Hempel

Ms. Sheila Hite

Ms. Renee Jouret

Ms. Shelly Kampschroeder

Mr. Branden Lyons

Ms. Evonne Riek

• 6pm, Tuesday, May 24th
• End of Year Night of Recognition for 8th Grade Students
• All 8th grade students are invited to attend
• More details to come!

We’re excited to announce that applications are open for the 2022-2023 Olathe Teen Council!

Teens will be able to meet with the City Council, learn how their local government works, how to be involved and how to amplify their voice. They’ll also be able to identify specific issues they are interested in learning more about and find a way to have an impact. We have multiple volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We also hope to take some teens to the National League of Cities conferences in Kansas City in 2022 and Washington DC in 2023.

This opportunity is open to any student who will be a high schooler in 2022-2023 and lives in Olathe. We generally accept between 10 and 20 members.

Students are encouraged to apply! The application is available at OlatheKS.org/TeenCouncil. It does require a short essay as well as two letters of recommendation. Applications are due July 1.

What is Go Guardian? (device monitoring software)

Go Guardian Parent was created to help provide additional educational support to administrators and teachers by allowing parents to see what sites and documents their children are browsing and providing parents with additional internet controls at home. The app gives parents and guardians a bird’s eye view of the apps and websites that their kids are on most often and control over school-issued devices during out-of-school hours. With this perspective, parents can be made aware of what types of browsing behavior schools are seeing from students so they can all work together to encourage more effective internet browsing habits at home and at school.

See the attached PDF for more information and directions on how to download the app.

The Counseling Department would like to take a moment to share a resource from Children’s Mercy Hospital with you. Please use this link https://www.childrensmercy.org/departments-and-clinics/developmental-and-behavioral-health/prepped-and-ready/ to access information about Prepped and Ready: Parenting into the Teen Years. This is set up as a short video series that you can watch as your schedule permits. There is no cost, and if you complete a short survey at the end, Children’s Mercy will send you a great safety kit.

Topics include eating disorder prevention, home safety (including storage of firearms, medications, etc.), screen time, self-care, substance use (including vaping), and suicide prevention.

This resource will only be available for a short time, so please don’t wait!

Contact your child's counselor with questions.

6th Grade Devices

• Surface Go devices will be checked out to 6th grade and new students on Monday, August 16th. Returning 7th and 8th grade students should still have their device checked out to them last school year.
  

Extra Curricular Activities

• Students are encouraged to join CST activities! There is a strong link between school involvement and academic success. Cross Country practice begins on Tuesday, August 17 and is available to all students, 6th, 7th, and 8th. Physicals required to participate.
  

Water Bottles

• All students will be provided a water bottle from CST. Students are encouraged to drink plenty of water during the day. Drinking fountains will also be available for those without a water bottle.

Backpacks

• Students will be allowed to carry their backpacks this year to limit necessary locker trips. Students are encouraged to travel light and utilize their locker to help lighten the load.

Lockers

• All students have been assigned a hall locker and are expected to keep jackets/coats/extra clothing in their locker.
  

Two topics often asked about are cell phones and attire. The screenshots below are from the student handbook found on our website. We aim to promote a distraction-free learning environment as much as possible and we remind students that "Chisholm Trail is a school, not the pool". We want to promote a positive academic learning environment in the way we dress, speak, and behave. Teachers and admin will review a variety of topics with students as part of our beginning of year talks.

https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/8153

Access to school calendars, hour listings for buildings

District Calendar Page

Year-at-a-glance, single pager/downloadable

District Calendar PDF