Keeping Up with Comm Arts
~November 28, 2022 ~
Hello Comm Arts Family and Friends!
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break and a Happy Thanksgiving. We only have three weeks left till the end of the semester.
Grades will be collected this Friday, December 2nd, for Progress Reports. This progress checkpoint is a chance to earn back eligibility. Students, please keep checking your grades and attendance. Progress Reports will be available on HAC Monday, December 5th.
Comm Arts Grade Guarantee Day
To encourage timely completion of student work and to try to prevent our teachers from being swamped with late work turned in on the last day of the marking period, Comm Arts implemented a Grade Guarantee Day for each of the first three marking periods of the year. The next Grade Guarantee Day is Friday, December 9th.
Students can still turn in missing assignments after December 9th, but a teacher may not have enough time to grade those late submitted assignments for them to be reflected on the report card. After grade submission, teachers will grade these assignments and submit grade changes for those students. However, please note that the student's report card will reflect a failing grade, affecting UIL eligibility. Grade changes do not restore that eligibility. Students would regain eligibility if passing at the next 3-week grade check.
Final exams for the fall semester will be December 14th-16th. Attendance is mandatory. See the calendar section for the semester exam schedule. There are no semester exam exemptions. Please see the schedule below.
Recruitment Season
We are about to embark on another recruiting round of incoming 9th graders for next year. We have two magnet fairs (one at the Northside Gym and the other at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse) in December. If you are interested in volunteering to help us recruit, please let me know and fill out a background check form below. It's from 6:30-8 p.m. on the 5th and 12th. You basically mingle with curious parents of 8th graders and answer questions. We are also there as a backup. I like to bring parents who are familiar with our school to give their perspective to potential new candidates. I appreciate your consideration.
Lisa Baker, Ph.D.
Principal
Dual Credit Enrollment for 2023-24
Current Dual Credit Program Students with Northwest Vista College
Students currently enrolled in a dual credit course with Northwest Vista College should complete THIS FORM by Friday, December 18th indicating their dual credit course interest for the 2023-24 school year. This form does NOT replace your course selections with your counselor.
New Students to the Dual Credit Program with Northwest Vista College
If you are NOT currently enrolled in our dual credit program with Northwest Vista College and are interested in enrolling for the 2023-24 school year, please watch THIS VIDEO by Friday, December 9th. The video briefly overviews our Dual Credit Program and available courses. Watch the video until the end if interested because it provides the QR code needed to initiate enrollment.
Please get in touch with our Dual Credit Liaison, Mrs. Barton (jill.barton@nisd.net), if you have questions.
District Devices
If you already have a district Chromebook, please take a moment to turn off your device completely. A few updates are needed and can only be added once you turn off/on your device. Thank you!
Adobe Access
Adobe Creative Suite Software at Home for Personal Devices
ComArts CTE students, please remember you can download and install Adobe Creative Suite software onto your personal laptops and computer (not Chromebooks) for FREE using your NISD student login credentials. Use the attached instructions for guidance. Keep in mind the Adobe software version installed at home will be a newer version than what is available at school. If you have questions, please get in touch with your Communications teacher (Cleveland, Barton, Sabogal, or Salinas).
Classes of 2023 & 2024
Seniors, mark your calendar! Graduation dates are released. Comm Arts/Taft's graduation will be Saturday, June 3, 2023, @ 6:30 pm. It will be at the Alamodome. Here is the NISD graduation announcement for more information: Graduation Dates for 2023. Please ensure your school is listed as Communications Arts when ordering your cap and gown. Our caps and gowns are white. Don't wait to place your order online. If you only need a cap and gown, here is the link: Cap, Gown, & Tassel.
Juniors, don't forget about class rings. Here is the link: Comm Arts HS Class Jewelry if you want to purchase.
Online Tutoring
Attendance Recovery can only be completed in person with a Comm Arts teacher/staff member.
AR Dates
Attendance Matters
Students, make sure you are keeping up with your attendance. Don't forget to bring your attendance notes to the Comm Arts front office when you are absent.
AP Invoices
Counselors' Courner
Seniors, if you need a transcript, please use the link below.
CAHS Calendar
December 2022
2nd - Progress Report grades due
7th - PLT - No AM Tutoring
9th - Guarantee Day
13th-16th - Semester Exams
16th - End of Fall Semester
19th-30th - Winter Break - No School
January 2023
School Board Recognition Month
1st - New Year's Day
2nd - Student Holiday/Staff Workday
3rd - Spring Semester begins
4/11/18/25th - PLT (No AM tutoring)
5th - Recruitment Open House
16th - Teacher & Student Holiday/MLK Jr. Day
20th - Progress Report grades due
25th - Early Release for students/ Teacher Planning Time
February 2023
African American History Month
7th - New Student Orientation
13th - Progress Reports available on HAC
14th Valentine's Day
16th - Panorama Pictures
20th - President's Day/Student Holiday
21st - Skills & Strategies Day
Your Raider PTSA wants to celebrate December in style. We have planned themed days for 12 Days of December. There will be two contests—one for students on Dec 9th and one for faculty/staff on Dec 16th.
Tickets to Chicago
All tickets are reserved seating. You MUST get a ticket before you enter the auditorium.
PREMIUM/GENERAL TICKETS
Tickets for parents and the general public are $15 for premium (center section seats) and $12 for general (side section seats). They are available for purchase online at ShowTix4u.com/events/tafttheatre.
STUDENT TICKETS
Students from any school outside of Taft are $7 with ID. Student tickets from Taft/CAHS are $5 with ID. They can only be bought at the box office before the show or during the school day in the black box. Student tickets will not be sold online.
NISD STAFF - COMP TICKETS
Teachers/staff each get one free ticket, but they MUST get a ticket at the door or in the black box. NISD free tickets are not available online, only in person.
For purchases or questions, please call us at the box office (210)397-5966 or email carlos.rodriguez01@nisd.net
Orchestra Winter Concert
School Pictures
9th-11th Grade Pictures
Pictures can still be ordered by going to mylifetouch.com and entering the Picture Day ID: EVTN62WZD.
Yearbook Orders
Important Information
School Safety
As we continue to evaluate safety measures, deliveries will not be allowed this year. Additionally, any visitors to campus will need to apply and pass a background check. This does need to be completed every year. It will not roll over. Here is the link to the background check: https://www.nisd.net/community/volunteer-mentor
If you see something, please contact the NISD Safeline. The Safeline is anonymous and available 24 hours/7 days a week.
Phone number: 210-397-7233
Email: safe@nisd.net
Communications Arts High School
Mission: Our school promotes curiosity while providing rigorous academics in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Vision: Communications Arts H.S. students will be confident, capable, communicative leaders.
Email: cahs@nisd.net
Website: https://www.nisd.net/communicationsarts
Location: 11600 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78253, USA
Phone: (210) 397-6043
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunicationsArtsHighSchool/
Twitter: @NISDComArts