The Teal Times
Cox Mill HS - Student Support Services (S3) - 10.14.20
Plan B: Back to School
Are you a freshmen or new to Cox Mill? We know that coming to campus when you've never set foot in the building may feel a little stressful. We have set up an event that will help you to feel better. Please plan to attend our New Charger Virtual Orientation on October 15 at 7 pm. Visit the CMHS homepage for details on how to connect to this event.
Anyone returning to campus will need to follow all the proper procedures set in place to keep us all safe. Be sure to watch this Return to School Info video so you will know what to do. You should also read this Plan B FAQ information and check back for updates. It bears repeating that WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! Our faculty and staff will be here to support you in person or virtually as we all move to this next phase.
Bus Passes
Wellness Wednesday Topic: Self Care
Here are some self care tips we should all keep handy as we change from Plan C to Plan B.
The video linked below is a great public service video from Australia. (I love Australian accents!) If you need them, use these local contacts instead of those shared at the end of the video.
Classroom Carousel
Juniors & Seniors requesting new CCP courses or CCP course changes must submit those requests and all required materials by NOVEMBER 6.
Charger Staff Playlist - Ms. Coccaro, Social Studies
We invited your teachers, bus drivers, counselors, support staff, custodians, administrators, cafeteria staff, and every other adult who works at Cox Mill High School to share the songs that are on their "Playlist for Students." This week's selection is from Ms. Coccaro, Social Studies. As we move to Plan B, let's pause and enjoy the moment!
#maskup #planB #stillstanding #wegotthis #gochargers #together
Freshmen Foundations
Two goals for this week:
- Look up your dream college's admission profile.
- Write down three things you need to do this year to be a strong applicant for your dream college.
Sophomore Success
Two goals for this week:
- If interested, learn more about NCSSM.
- If interested, sign up to attend the CMHS NCSSM & Summer Ventures Virtual Info Session.
Junior Jumpstart
Two goals for this week:
- Explore summer enrichment programs in our area and around the state.
- Talk with your family about how to best utilize your summer between junior and senior year. Work? Travel? CCP classes? Summer enrichment program?
Senior Stress
Seniors are working diligently on college applications while trying to balance the hard work of senior year courses. If you are feeling stressed, be sure to take a time out and practice some good self care. One thing your counselors want you to know because it will relieve some of your stress: some colleges extend deadlines for counselors and teachers to submit their portions of your applications (ex. upload recommendations and transcripts). Your deadline is not necessarily the counselor/teacher deadline. Reach out if you're really worried or check with the college to see if they extend their deadline for counselor and teacher portions. Don't stress! We got this!
Here are a few events that may help/benefit you this week:
October 14 - NACAC Virtual College Fair
October 14 - Queen City Virtual HBCU Showcase (follow link for list of schools)
October 14 - Virtual Financial Aid Night
October 16 - Virtual College Visits at CMHS (follow link for list of schools)
October 19 - Queen City Virtual HBCU Showcase follow link for list of schools)
October 19 - 30 - College Application Week
Art Gallery - Celebrity Head Swap (Digital Photography)
SEL (Social Emotional Learning)
Perspective -- or way of seeing the world -- is an incredible thing. Perspective allows two people in the same time and space to have completely different experiences of the exact same thing.
Perspective Taking is the ability to step outside of your own point of view for a moment and see someone else's. It can be really, really hard at first. When our mind tells us we see a young woman in an image but our friend tells us they see an old woman (see accompanying image), it is nearly impossible to get beyond our own perception. As our friend shows us what s/he sees by giving us clues and information that allows us to shift and make room for the possibility that there may also be something other than what we see at first glance. In the case of the image accompanying this, we see that a nose is also a chin...we see that one woman is looking away while another is looking down. It's an amazing feeling when "the light comes on" and we see both things are possible! That's Perspective Changing!
How do you change your perspective? Start by realizing that your perspective comes from the information available and absorbed at the time your perception is formed. Then, consider things from a different perspective than your own. What if what you think had another side...kind of like a coin?
You don't have to change your mind and own someone else's perspective; that's not what Perspective Changing is about. The goal is simply to understand and allow for the possibility that other perspectives exist and may be equally valid and true.
Things that shape or perspectives:
- experiences
- values
- personality traits
- information available
- personal biases
- physical position
- your role
- and more
Cox Mill HS - Student Support Services (S3)
Email: lisa.landon@cabarrus.k12.nc.us
Website: www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/coxmillhs
Location: 1355 Cox Mill Road, Concord, NC, USA
Phone: 704-260-6600
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cmhsS3/
Twitter: @cmhsS3