The CJHS Monthly Minute
April 2021
ILEARN Testing Window Opens Monday, April 19th
We will be talking with your students about these upcoming assessments. We encourage you to speak with them as well and to promote good habits as we move into testing season such as receiving adequate sleep, eating breakfast, and visiting this link for an opportunity to practice questions and navigate the testing platform.
Please reach out to us if you have any additional questions, we are more than happy to answer them for you.
The proposed testing schedule for In Person students is as follows:
April 12-22 - Practice Tests (ELA, Math, and Biology Classes)
April 27-29 - ELA (Reading) (Adaptive and Performance Tasks)
May 4-6 - Math (Adaptive and Performance Tasks)
May 10-13 - Makeup Testing
May 17 - Biology Testing
Testing schedule for Virtual Students will be shared soon!
21st Century Scholar
Today 7th and 8th grade students watched a couple videos about the 21st Century Scholars Program. It is a program that offers income-eligible students up to 4 years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need. 7th and 8th grade Indiana students whose families meet income eligibility guidelines can apply to become a 21 Century Scholar. Applications must be received by June 30th of the student's 8th grade year, Please see the attached information for program details.
21st Century Scholars video (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqtLkTX_-ww
21st Century Scholars video (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jashk6jMg1E
Enrollment Link: https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/enroll/
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Wright, CJHS Counselor, at 875-5122.
8th Grade Students - CHS Summer School offerings
Information about Summer School is here!! If you are interested in taking PE in the summer, please look at the 2 sessions that are being offered at the CHS.
When: Session 1 June 1st-June 21
Session 2 July 12-July 30
Monday-Friday from 7:45am-12:15 pm
** 100% in person**
Where: Concord High School
Questions? Please call CHS @ 875-6524
Link: bit.ly/chs21ss
Ways to support your students as they safely navigate technology
- Remain positively engaged: Pay attention to and know the online environments your children use. Surf the web with them. Appreciate your children’s participation in their online communities and show interest in their friends. Try to react constructively when they encounter inappropriate material. Make it a teachable moment.
- Keep your home computer in a central and open location: If your computer is in the open, you can physically monitor your children while they are online.
- Know the protection features of the websites and software your children use: All major internet service providers (ISPs) have tools to help you manage young children’s online experience (e.g., selecting approved websites, monitoring the amount of time they spend online or limiting the people who can contact them) and may have other security features, such as pop-up blockers. Third-party tools are also available. But remember that your home isn’t the only place they can go online.
- Review privacy settings: Look at the privacy settings available on social networking sites, smartphones, apps and other social tools your children use. Decide together which settings provide the appropriate amount of protection for each child.
- Explain the implications: Help your children understand the public nature of the internet and its risks and benefits. Be sure they know that any digital info they share, such as emails, photos or videos, can easily be copied and pasted elsewhere and is almost impossible to take back. Things that could damage their reputation, friendships or future prospects should not be shared electronically.
- Empower your children to handle issues: Your children may deal with situations like bullying, unwanted contact or hurtful comments online. Work with them on strategies for when problems arise, such as talking to a trusted adult, not retaliating, calmly talking with the person, blocking the person or filing a complaint. Agree on steps to take if the strategy fails.
- Encourage your children to be “digital leaders:” Help ensure they master the safety and security techniques of all technology they use. Support their positive and safe engagement in online communities. Encourage them to help others accomplish their goals. Urge them to help if friends are making poor choices or being harmed.
2020-21 Winter Athletic Highlights
Boys Basketball
8th Grade Varsity Regular Season Big 11 Champions
7th & 8th Grade JV made it to the Championship Game of the Big 11 Tournament
Girls Basketball
7th & 8th Grade Varsity made it to the final 4 of the Big 11 Tournament
7th Grade JV made it to the Championship Game of the Big 11 Tournament
Wrestling
Small in number but big in heart! We lost several matches purely because we did not have enough wrestlers.
Girls Swimming
Varsity swimmers were undefeated and were Big 11 Conference Champions. Catie Brenneman broke 3 school records during the season in the 100 Free, 200 Free, and 100 IM!!
Boys Swimming
JV Boys were Big 11 Conference Champions.
Varsity Boys were Big 11 Runners Up to a tough NR squad losing 311-301. We did have 3 boys school records broken as well!!
200 Free - Reid Sollars
200 Free Relay - Reid Sollars, Will Delio, Ivan Blystiv, and Bo Brunner
200 Medley Relay - Bo Brunner, Ivan Blystiv, Reid Sollars, Will Delio
Congratulations to all of our Winter Athletes!!
Boys and Girls Track begin their season after Spring Break on 4/15/21
Congratulations to the orchestras and bands for earning Gold “with distinction” honors at this year’s ISSMA Virtual Concert Contest.An additional congrats to the choir for earning Gold as well. Despite the challenges this year, all the students had wonderful performances and achieved the highest recognition possible!
Welcome Mr. Garner to CJHS!!!
Hello CJHS students and families! My name is Scott Garner and I am so excited to be joining Concord Junior High as an Assistant Principal. I arrived on March 22nd and have already had the opportunity to meet several groups of students, but I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.
For the past seven years I have been the Assistant Principal at Concord Intermediate School. I have loved my time there and being a part of the Concord Community. Before being an administrator, I was a band director in the Elkhart area for twelve years both at Fairfield and Elkhart Central. My wife Kim is also an educator and teaches music at Elkhart and our daughter Norah also goes to school in Concord. Although I’m originally from Anderson, Indiana, my wife is from Elkhart and we have lived here since we left Ball State. We have both loved being a part of the community here and having our daughter in Concord Schools.
Ever since I joined Concord, the special place the Junior High has in the community was well known. I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be joining this team and offering what I can to serve the Concord Junior High students, families, and staff. I look forward to seeing you all in person in the very near future!
IMPORTANT DATES IN APRIL
April 2nd - NO SCHOOL
April 5th - 9th - Spring Break
April 12nd - School Resumes
April 13th - 7th Grade Hearing Screenings
April 19th - ILEARN Testing Window Opens
April 29th - District Wide Art Show
As we prepare for more students to come back into the building, planning has taken place to ensure a safe learning environment for students and staff. Linked here is a document with CJHS Operating Protocols that maps out procedures and expectations throughout our building. We will review these protocols with your students and would appreciate reminders from home as well.
Ways to contact us!
Email: bmceachern@concord.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.concordschools.com/o/cjhs
Location: 59397 County Road 11, Elkhart, IN, USA
Phone: (574)875-5122
Twitter: @ConcordJH