Weekly Update
December 8, 2019
Important Dates
December 13, 2019, Last Day of TTC Fall 2 Semester
December 20, 2019, Half Day for Students (10:45 dismissal)
December 21, 2019, Winter Dance sponsored by PTA
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020, Winter Break
January 6, 2020, Students return from break
January 8, 2020, English 1 and 2 End of Course Exam (Reading portion)
January 9, 2020, English 1 and 2 End of Course Exam (Writing portion)
January 10, 2020, US History & Constitution End of Course Exam
January 13, 2020, Biology End of Course Exam
January 13, 2020, FInals for 3rd and 4th-period classes (ACE)
January 14, 2020, Algebra 1 End of Course Exam
January 15, 2020, Finals for 1st and 2nd-period classes (A-F, ACE)
January 16, 2020, Finals for 3rd and 4th-period classes (A-F, BDF)
January 17, 2020, Finals for 1st and 2nd-period classes (BDF)
January 17, 2020, End of Semester 1/ Early Release Day (12:45 Dismissal)
January 20, 2020, No School
Please note, that as a result of Hurricane Dorian, April 13, 2020, is now a school day and will count towards a student's seat time requirement.
Late Arrival to School
IGP Meetings
Individual Graduation Plans are annual meetings held with you, your student, and the school counselor to discuss the present educational status of your child and discuss future goals and career plans.
We're using SignUp.com schedule Individual Graduation Plans for this year.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/bvQoTAx
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
Tiger Cup Competitions & Student Government
Next week:
Next week's Spirit Day (12/13) will be ECHS colors (same as usual - black, gold, black & gold, &/or tigers).
The activity on Friday, 12/13, is not Spirit Wars. PTA is having its Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser that afternoon and will be managing the event. December Tiger Cup points will continue into January.
Final week before break:
SGA will be selling tickets on Monday and Tuesday (12/16 and 12/17) for pajama day on Wednesday, 12/18. Students and faculty who purchase a ticket for $1 may come in school-appropriate pjs that day. It will not count towards Tiger Cup points, but we will use the ticket sales to help fund future activities.
There will also be an ugly holiday sweater competition that week,
New Book Club!
Scholarship Opportunities
Do you want to know more about available scholarships? There's an app for that. Scholly Search ($3 monthly fee)
Scholarship opportunities for juniors - see the link below to enter your name for a 1,000 scholarship.
https://www.scstudentloan.org/
Scholarship for students who have ever been in foster care:
http://lowcountryorphanrelief.org/programs/lynn-young-scholarship/
Deadline: March 17, 2020. Submission opens on January 17th, 2020
The Parnall Law Office is proud to offer the 2020 Scholarship Program that is designed to help interested high school (upon graduation from high school) or college students in the United States to attend an institution of higher education, while also bringing attention to the dangers of distracted driving. $5000 in prizes will be awarded to the top 3 applicants.
Go to https://www.hurtcallbert.com/scholarships/ for more information.
Extra Curricular Involvement
MUSC Youth Collaborative - programs focused on preventing and addressing adolescent substance abuse.
Yearbook Sales
School Pictures
Attendance Requirements
For high school credit-bearing classes, attendance is a requirement for promotion and/or credit. Students must attend at least 85 days of a 90-day course or 170 days of a 180-day course or 42 days of a 45-day course. Students who exceed the approved limits for unexcused absences may not receive credit in the course.
For college-credit bearing classes, students are not permitted to miss more than three (3) class meetings for any reason. Once they exceed three (3) absences they will be dropped from the class.
Transportation
BUSES
Students may ride any ECHS-designated bus to and from school.
If you have any bus-related complaints throughout the year, please use this link to log your complaint. This is the way that CCSD tracks bus issues and shares them with Durham. I have found that when we use this form, there is generally a swift response.
Register for REMIND notifications with Coastal Bus lines here.
CARPOOL
Parents, if you are picking up a student, we ask that you wait in a lined parking spot until you see your student. Once you see them, please drive to the car loop in front of the building. For safety reasons, students will not be allowed to get into a car unless it is in the car loop. We cannot allow parents to wait in car lanes, as it blocks traffic. Thank you, in advance, for your help in keeping our student safe.
Course Syllabi
Parents, we are very proud to be able to offer this great resource for you to help your students. Many thanks to Ms. Lewis, our AVID Coordinator for developing this website!
Need D2L Help?
Check this link to see if the system is working correctly.
Early College High School
Email: vanessa_denney@charleston.k12.sc.us
Website: http://earlycollege.ccsdschools.com/
Location: 66 Columbus Street, Suite 210, Charleston, SC, USA
Phone: 843-720-5701
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCSDECHS/