Believe and Achieve Times
Student and Parent Edition: August 23, 2021
CHS Football team wins!
Enjoy the photos by Pete Hokanson!
Kiwanis Trash and Treasure Sale set for September 24 and 25th at Duneland YMCA!
Tutors needed for Tutoring Tuesdays!
Tutoring Tuesday's is a program where students can go on Tuesday's to get the academic help they may need.
Earn a Work Ethic Certificate this year!
We have two expectations at Chesterton High School:
1. Work hard everyday.
2. Treat people right.
We believe that it is important for all of our students to learn that through hard work all things are possible! For the past 5 years we have given our students an opportunity to earn a Work Ethic Certification. This year is no different! If you would like your child to earn a Work Ethic Certification please encourage them to sign up in the school counselor's office or the main office starting on Wednesday, August 25. This can be used to get a job, put on a college application, and help in earning scholarships!
► Employers have indicated that mastery of Work Ethic Skills is one of the top characteristics needed in employees.
► One of the fundamental goals of Northwest Indiana Workforce Board is to produce an emerging workforce that has the 21st Century Skills needed to face the challenges of a global marketplace.
What is the Work Ethic Certificate?
► A filter for employers when hiring or selecting candidates
► A common identifiable metric of work habits
► A credential demonstrating knowledge of skills, abilities and commitment to work
► Development of needed behavioral characteristics in emerging workforce Who is eligible to earn a Work Ethic Certificate?
► High school students who demonstrate mastery of 10 employer expectations
Scholarships Opportunities for CHS Seniors!
In challenging times, this start of the school year is an opportunity to refocus seniors on timely actions to plan and pay for college. All seniors can earn recognition just by completing college planning steps to qualify for College Board Opportunity Scholarships.
No GPA, test score, application, or essay is required. Rather, for every step that seniors take to prepare for college, they earn entries in $500 scholarship drawings. Students with a family income below $60,000 get extra entries—double the chances—to earn Opportunity Scholarships. This flyer (.pdf/886 KB) for educators has the scholarship drawing timeline.
Student Progress to Qualify for Scholarships
- As of August 2021:
- 20 seniors at Chesterton High School have signed up for Opportunity Scholarships.
- 6 seniors have qualified for $500 scholarships by practicing on Official SAT® Practice on Khan Academy®.
- 4 seniors have qualified for $500 scholarships by strengthening their college lists.
- 0 seniors have qualified for $500 scholarships by exploring other scholarships.
Next Steps to Prioritize
Your staff can access lesson plans and other resources by taking this pledge to connect students with the Opportunity Scholarships. You can share this presentation (.pdf/16.6 MB) and flyer (.pdf/589 KB) with students and their families. Get additional resources in English and Spanish.
All seniors can now qualify for Opportunity Scholarships by signing up and completing:
- Practice for the SAT (Deadline: October 31)
- Strengthen Your College List (Deadline: October 31)
- Explore Scholarships (Deadline: February 28)
Students can now sign up for the BigFuture™ Ambassadors program to receive resources and training to build awareness of these scholarships among their peers.
Winners are selected monthly and are notified via email in their College Board accounts. Since 2018, more than 10,000 students have won over $11 million in scholarships. We hope to see your students qualify. For questions about Opportunity Scholarships, email opportunityscholarships@collegeboard.org or call 844-298-3554.
Sincerely,
College Board
Relocating: Used Paper Retriever at CHS
Looking for the paper recycling container at Chesterton High School? The Paper Retriever.com (formerly Abitibi) paper recycling will be relocating the CHS retrieval unit presently in the front of the school to the back of the building tomorrow. The containers will now be located in the northeast corner parking lot behind the school between the soccer field and next to the tennis courts.