Parents and students,

It is hard to believe that we only have one more week to go! We have many things happening to close out the year, but graduation is the biggest of them. Looking forward to sending another amazing group of seniors off to change our world. To each parent, thanks for sharing all of your beautiful kids with us this year.

Have an amazing week and an even better summer break.

Much love,

Ms. Springer

May 22: Monday -A Day

8:15am Staff with Seniors Breakfast in the library

4:30pm Retirement Celebration in the library

May 23: Tuesday -B Day

9:00am Senior Awards Ceremony

12:00pm Senior Picnic at Andy Brown Park

May 24: Wednesday - A Day

8:00am Textbook turn in till 3pm

10:00am Early iPad Turn in (bring all your accessories) till 3pm

12:00 - 4:15pm - Senior Yearbook Celebration and Goodbyes in back parking lot

6:30pm Graduation Celebration for our Special Education learners

May 25: Thursday - B Day

4:30 Graduation Practice in the Large Gym - Mandatory for all graduates.

May 26: Friday - B Day

Early Release Day. See Bell Schedule here

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!

May 27: Saturday

SUMMER!

May 31: Wednesday

9:00am - 10:30 am - Diploma Packet pick up - At the Arena for Last Name A - L

10:30am - 12:00pm - Diploma Packet pick-up @ the Arena for Last Name M-Z.

Please turn in all your technology and outstanding items at this time. You must be cleared of all fines and turn in all items to get your diploma.

SENIOR FINES AND OVERDUE ITEMS: Seniors, you should have received an email from the library if you have any overdue items or fines on your account. Any overdue items must be turned in and fines must be cleared before the end of the school year. You will not receive your diploma unless all fines and overdues are cleared.

TEXTBOOK CHECK IN IS GOING ON: LOCATE YOUR TEXTBOOKS NOW and turn in them in now to the Book Room. Seniors: your diploma will be held if you have any outstanding items on your account. Underclassmen will not get their schedules in the fall if your textbooks and library books are not turned in.

GUIDE TO GRADUATION: Here is the link to all the information for Graduation. The Guide to Graduation was sent out via Parent square to all seniors and parents.

Students not Coming Back for the 2023-24 school year – CHS

This message IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS/PARENTS OF STUDENTS NOT RETURNING TO CHS. This message was sent out via Parent Square to all parents and students at Coppell High School. We would like to know if your child is NOT RETURNING to Coppell ISD for the 2023-24 school year. Please fill out this form https://forms.gle/2N21YhVr4oEbsUAq9 to let us know your future plans. A form will need to be filled out separately for each child in your family not returning to the district. If you have other students at this campus who are not returning, an e-mail will be sent with a different form link. This form link is only for students at CHS NOT RETURNING. If you are a senior parent, you do not need to fill this form. If you have students at other campuses who will not be returning, you will receive an e-mail from those campuses with their form links.

Please complete the form by May 25, 2023, so that we can provide further guidance on returning district devices and other items.

Only families who are NOT returning to CISD need to complete this form. Completing the form will not impact your student's ability to complete the 22-23 school year at CHS, nor will it prevent your student from signing up for summer school.

All Seniors are required to come to our Mandatory Graduation practice on Thursday, May 25th at 4:30pm.

TICKET PICK-UP

Graduates must pick-up their tickets at Graduation Rehearsal on Thursday, May 25th at 4:30 p.m. No tickets will be available prior to this rehearsal.

Each graduate will receive 10 tickets: the graduate does not need one of those tickets - every guest of theirs will need a ticket.

If graduates need additional tickets, they will need to know the exact number over 10 that they will need, at rehearsal. Additional tickets will be provided if available, but quadrant location is not guaranteed.

Handicap accessible tickets are available. These are included in the count of 10. Failure to retrieve tickets WILL result in non-entrance to the venue.

Parents - please send your seniors to graduation practice with the exact number of tickets needed for graduation. We will ask seniors to turn in any extra tickets they will not be using, if they are bringing less than 10 to graduation.

Parents: Please encourage our girls, especially our Seniors, to take this self defense course offered by our SRO's and Police Department. As they leave the safety of our building we want to make sure they have the tools they need to take care of themselves on college campuses and beyond. A huge thank you to Officer T, Office Walker and Officer Mitchell for always looking out for kids!

THANK YOU to these wonderful leaders for making Student Council & the Senior Class of 2023 so memorable! Your leadership and commitment made this year a phenomenal one for all of us. We are so proud of you! #CHSRocksYou. We want to give a special shout-out to Mr. Stroud and Mr. Harrington for their unwavering support of our senior class this year!!!

The Senior Awards Ceremony will be held in the CHS Arena on Tuesday, May 23rd from 9am-12pm. Attendance for this awards ceremony is through invitation only. Seniors and their parents who are requested to attend this ceremony will receive an invitation through Parent Square.

Juniors: Our photographers - CADY studios is now open for Senior Bookings. Senior Bookings began May 1st for the Class of 2024! Please expect communications from Cady Studios via email and other means from the data that you provided at the Junior presentation. THIS YEAR THERE IS NO SITTING FEE! All information regarding the senior sitting and booking can be found at this website. https://store.cady.com/classof2024. Early bird discounts are being offered! All rising seniors are required to take their pictures at Cady studios. We will NOT be offering an in-school photo session.

SENIORS: LAST CHANCE TO BE IN THE SLIDESHOW FOR GRADUATION!!!!

Students and parents: There are still around 300 students who have not filled out their Graduation information. This means that you WILL NOT BE on the slideshow that will be shown at Graduation. You still have time to enter your information for the slideshow - the last date to enter is May 24th the slideshow. The Graduation slideshow is put together on May 25th.

• Senior Slideshow: Fill the form for Senior Slideshow using your school GOOGLE account. https://forms.gle/LhSFrKTZfpAs4X539

• Photograph: We require a professional or nice picture of you (entire you). New, this year, we are requesting a baby picture of our seniors as well, if you choose to upload it.

• School and Major or Future Plans: We want to celebrate YOU and your next steps

1. Heading to College: please let us know the the school you are attending and your desired major of study.
2. Other plans: Please let us know if you are attending technical schools, community colleges, trade schools, entering the work force, armed services or anything else you indicate.
   

• DEADLINE: MAY 24TH - GRADUATION

Sky Schuller Wins State Pole Vaulting Championship, Megan Judd Places 5th in State in High Jump. The aptly named Sky Schuller is the 6A State Champion in Pole Vault after the CHS senior took 1st place in the event at the Girls Track and Field State Meet held over the weekend at the University of Texas at Austin. CHS Senior Megan Judd also was “flying high” at state, where she placed 5th in the 6A Girls High Jump competition. Schuller and Judd show that Cowgirl fight never dies, it flies!

The CHS Girls Varsity Golf Team is among the best in the state “par” none, as the team recently took 7th place at the Girls 6A State Golf Championship held in Round Rock May 14-15. Congratulations to Coach Gary Beyer and the team of Alicia Bellendir, Kirstin Angosta, Rylie Allison, Nethra Sheri and Riya Bapna for this top 10 state finish. Alicia Bellendir placed 11th at state in the individual competition.

A new group of leaders are ready to serve CHS. Our 2024 Red Jackets will be on hand to serve at all the senior celebration this upcoming week. Thank you to Ms. Bianca Benitez and Ms. Courtney Crosby for this amazing group of service oriented leaders! These ladies have given their love and leadership to our amazing Red Jackets.

The staff and students are immensely grateful to the best PTO ever. Our PTSO has fed us fantastic meals, funded classrooms, fulfilled impossible requests by our teachers, helped us at schedule pickups, honor roll lunches, and countless other activities. We are so thankful and appreciative for all our parents and especially our PTO members who have served tirelessly in partnership with us. WE LOVE YOU! THANK YOU!

CHS took the opportunity to recognize teachers that have worked in the district for 5, 10, 15, 20, and in some cases 25 and 30 years. If you have any of our 25 year teachers - Matthew Bowden, Mr. Brandon McGill and Mrs. Jodie Dienhammer, please congratulate them for their years of service and for pouring their hearts into your kids. One extra special teacher - Mrs. Linda Moore has been with our district for 30 years. Mrs. Moore will be recognized at the Board Meeting by a grateful district and school members for her excellent and long service.

Other recognitions included long service awards for staff that have gone over and above for Coppell High school - Patcee Becerra and Kristi Carroll are recipients of the coveted Cowboy award!