Panther Pause
26 years of Pride at Colleyville Heritage High School
1.21.22
I would like to say thank you to all of our groups that participated in our MLK Day of Service and our community who so generously donated. By the end of the day, we received over 16,000 individually wrapped items and had almost 200 student volunteers. We were able to successfully stock our Panther Pantry and donate a number of items to GRACE. The future is bright with our students understanding the importance of service and showing PRIDE in our community.
With the closure of GCISD schools on Thursday and Friday, we will return on Monday, January 24, which will be an “A” Day. Please remember that Monday evening will be our annual Panther Showcase. We will be conducting this event virtually. Please see the information below in our Counseling section for the virtual links for this event. In addition, the following link has a Padlet created by our counseling team with more information: https://padlet.com/amanda_vargas_gcisd/trnodct26g721cgw
CHHS PRIDE,
Mr. Denning
Watch Your 1s
We are excited to welcome back students for the spring semester of classes. As we begin this semester, we want to make you aware of a change you might notice in your student’s grades. We are implementing our ‘Watch Your 1s” gradebook system this semester. Below are the details about this change-
Watch Your 1s.
If you see a “0” in the gradebook, this grade stands, and no additional opportunities will be available for a student to complete and turn in this work.
If you see a “1” in the gradebook, this grade is still available for submission but has not been submitted by the student at this point.
If you see “NC” in the gradebook, this grade is not counted in the gradebook and is not needed for submission.
Our goal in implementing this policy is to improve communication between teachers, students, and parents. Implementing this change will reflect the most current student average in a class.
Thank you again for all you do to support the Panther community.
Highlights from GCISD:
STAAR Online
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is transitioning all state assessments to be administered online by the 2022–2023 school year. To support this change, GCISD will be administering all state assessments online this Spring and is encouraging students to visit the practice tests site released by the TEA to prepare for online testing. For upcoming testing, students will be using district issued personal devices.
The online practice tests familiarize students with the general tools, designated supports, and accessibility features that may appear in online tests. In the practice site, there are features that may be turned on and off for students with identified accommodations such as text-to-speech and spelling assistance. Organized by grade level and subject, all 2018, 2019, and 2021 STAAR released tests are also available on the online practice site . Please visit this link for instructions on how to access the practice site.
To view upcoming online STAAR testing windows and dates, please visit our website.
More specific information about student testing days will be coming soon. Please submit a help desk ticket if you are having trouble launching a test.
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La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA, por sus siglas en inglés; Texas Education Agency) está efectuando la transición de la administración de todas sus evaluaciones estatales para tomarse en línea durante el ciclo escolar 2022-2023. Para apoyar este cambio, GCISD administrará todas las evaluaciones estatales en línea esta primavera, y alienta a los estudiantes a visitar el sitio web de exámenes de práctica publicado por la TEA para prepararse para las evaluaciones en línea. Para las próximas evaluaciones, los estudiantes utilizarán dispositivos proporcionados por el distrito.
Los exámenes de práctica en línea familiarizan a los estudiantes en las herramientas generales, apoyos designados, y herramientas de accesibilidad que se pueden encontrar en las evaluaciones en línea. En el sitio de práctica, hay muchas herramientas que se pueden activar o desactivar para estudiantes con adaptaciones identificadas, como texto-a-voz y asistencia ortográfica. Todas las evaluaciones publicadas por STAAR para 2018, 2019, y 2021 también están disponibles en el sitio web de práctica, organizadas según nivel de grado y materia. Por favor, visite este enlace para encontrar instrucciones sobre cómo acceder al sitio de práctica.
Para ver las próximas fechas y períodos de evaluación STAAR en línea, visite nuestro sitio web.
Próximamente se publicará información más específica sobre los días de evaluación para estudiantes.
COVID-19 Testing Center Consent Forms
As a reminder, Consent forms for the COVID-19 Testing Center are now located in Skyward. Access forms using the instructions found here for STUDENTS (VIDEO Instructions). After submitting the information in Skyward (Family Access for Students and Employee Access for Staff), Skyward will send you an email confirming that you signed your consent.
SAT School Day Date Changed (High School Only)
GCISD will be offering all juniors the opportunity to take the SAT on campus on Wednesday, March 2nd. This is a change from the originally scheduled date of March 23rd. GCISD will automatically register all juniors for the test.
Any senior that has not previously taken the SAT at his/her GCISD campus is also eligible to test. Eligible seniors who are interested in testing need to contact the following people:
CHHS - Kelli Mann (kelli.mann@gcisd.net)
GHS - Catherine Henry (catherine.henry@gcisd.net)
Collegiate Academy - Lauren Jackson (lauren.jackson@gcisd.net)
Bridges - Kayla Starnes (kayla.starnes@gcisd.net)
Stock Show Tickets
Highlights from counseling:
PANTHER SHOWCASE: UPDATE
Counselor Corner
2022-2023 Arena Scheduling
Course selection for students' 2022-2023 classes is January 19th-February 4th. During this time they can log in to their student Skyward account to select 8 courses and at least 4 alternates for next school year. Counselors will be in social studies classes on January 25th & 26th to assist them (class presentation, individual transcript check, important dates, help selecting classes, etc). They can also refer to their Arena Scheduling Resources Canvas course for more information including timelines, slideshows and instructional videos.
Future Planning Hour
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT - Mason Bates
This week's Project Graduation Senior Spotlight is Mason Bates. Mason is a Game Day Leader for Black Attack, a member of the Student Council, Tenor II Leader for the Panther Chorale Choir and participates in Panther Theatre. When not at school, Mason performs and competes with DV8 Dance Company, of which he's been a member for 7 years. Mason is a triple threat performer and his dream is to perform for a living; he will be attending Belmont University in Nashville.
Mason looks forward to attending Project Graduation. He is looking forward to Project Graduation as a way for Seniors to get together and let loose one last night!
We are looking for students to help us promote CHHS Project Graduation! Being involved will also promote your sport, club or organization! If you are interested, we will coordinate with you to determine which date you will be featured as our Senior Spotlight Student. Only a certain number of applicants will be accepted so apply quickly to get a spot. Please fill out the following Google Form or contact Rhonda Byers if you are interested in being featured in the Senior Spotlight.
Panther Sports:
Lady Panther Soccer
Lady Panthers Soccer is kicking off our district play against cross town rivals Grapevine on Monday, January 25th. JV Plays at 4:00 pm and Varsity plays at 5:30. Both games will be at Mustang Panther Stadium. Friday's (1/28) game will be against Lake Dallas at Lake Dallas HS. JV plays at 5:30 and Varsity will play at 7:15. Please come out to cheer us on to victory.
Panther Tennis
CHHS Cheer
CHHS Cheer is heading out for their national competition in Dallas next Friday and we'd like for the school to come out and support them with a clap out.
The CHHS cheer team has been working hard behind the scenes on their competition routines and can't wait to compete and hopefully bring home the title! We would love for anyone who is interested, to come out and support the CHHS cheerleaders as they depart CHHS for their National Competition in Dallas on Friday, January 21st.
Here are the basic details:
When: Friday, January 21st at 4:50 PM (The girls will exit the cheer gym and load the bus and head out around 5:00)
Where: Outside in the back of CHHS line up along the steps leading out from the cheer gym at the back of the school where the bus will be located
Panther Basketball
The Varsity Panthers had a big win against District rivals Grapevine. This moves the Panthers to 4th in the district as we’re heading towards playoffs. Thank you fans for your huge support and energy during play. Keep it up! There’s a lot of basketball remaining. Upcoming games:
Friday, Jan. 21 Lake Dallas @ LDHS
Tuesday, Jan. 25 Richland @ CHHS
Friday, Jan. 28 Denton @ DHS
Freshman also had an exciting win in OT. JV fell slightly short with a 3 point loss against the Mustangs. Go Panthers!
CHHS Softall
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
College Visits in the CHHS Go Center
Interested in music? - Opportunity for college credit
AP Music Theory may be a great course for you if:
You know a lot about music already.
You play an instrument or sing.
You don’t know much about music, but would like to learn more.
You are interested in pursuing music in college.
You want to improve your sight reading skills for band/choir/piano/guitar, etc.
Consider adding AP Music Theory (or Music Theory Advanced) to your course selections starting on January 19th. If you have questions, please contact casey.muckley@gcisd.net.
Saturday Seat Time
We have two upcoming dates where students can earn double seat time hours. The hours will count towards the Fall semester. The final opportunity for students to earn seat time for the Fall semester will be January 29th.
- The upcoming dates are January 15 and January 29.
- Sessions are from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
- Seat time will be held in the Library. Students may enter the building through the main front entrance. The front doors will be unlocked between 7:45 am and 8:15 am.
- In order to earn double hours, the student must attend the entire session (serve 4 hours, receive 8 hours credit). However, students who only serve for part of the time will still be awarded seat time hours for the time they are present.
For any questions regarding seat time, please reach out to your child's administrator.
Come and learn about CTE and Fine arts electives
CHHS Fine Arts Presents
Order your CHHS Yearbook - FINAL DEADLINE
SENIOR ad in the CHHS YEARBOOK - FINAL DEADLINE
You can pay and create your Senior Ad TODAY! Senior ads in the yearbook are a great way for parents, families and friends to commemorate student achievements and important milestones. To purchase and create your ad, follow the instructions found here. Jostens is managing your school's yearbook ad sales so please do not contact or send materials to the school. All ads must be paid for and submitted online before the FINAL DEADLINE on Friday, January 28. Senior ads are for seniors only.
Volunteers Needed
The City of Grapevine is looking for volunteers for the city's Father-Daughter Event. See the link below if you are interested in volunteering.
Daddy Daughter Dance
Grapevine Parks and Recreation is hosting the annual Daddy Daughter Dance. We hope you'll join us as a volunteer for this fun and exciting event. Volunteers, ages 14 and older are needed for lots of fun glow-party themed activities, crafts, photo-booth, and dancing, etc...
OPPORTUNITY DATE: Friday, January 28 & Saturday, January 29
TIME: varies
LOCATION: 1520 West Wall Street
REGISTRATION: https://gograpevine.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=59564
Local Legislative concerns
Our local legislative chairs have developed a brief survey of legislative priorities that they would like your feedback on so that they can approach legislators to discuss our local concerns. Please take a minute to complete the survey at the following link by January 31st.
CHHS PTSA General Meeting
Please join the CHHS PTSA for a General Meeting Monday, February 7th at 6:30pm. We will
have a short business meeting and then Diana Truax from the Go Center will be sharing
information on what the Go Center can provide to students and parents. We hope you will be
able to join us to learn about these great resources available to CHHS parents and students.
Please stop by the CHHS Go Center for information on Careers, College, Scholarships etc.
Please register for the meeting on the below Google Doc. Registration will close on 2/6/22 at
5pm. You must register to receive the link for the WebEx. must register to receive the link for
the WebEx. You may also visit our website www.chhsptsa.org for the form.
Support CHHS Project Graduation
SAT School Day Date Changed
GCISD will be offering all juniors the opportunity to take the SAT on campus on Wednesday, March 2nd. This is a change from the originally scheduled date of March 23rd. GCISD will automatically register all juniors for the test.
Any senior that has not previously taken the SAT at his/her GCISD campus is also eligible to test. Eligible seniors who are interested in testing need to contact our SAT testing coordinator, Kelli Mann (kelli.mann@gcisd.net).
CHHS Community Service Ambassador Program
CHHS Panthers, do you volunteer in the community? The CHHS Community Service Ambassador Program encourages students to volunteer at local non-profit agencies each year. Hours volunteered are logged and students who volunteer the minimum hours needed can be honored their senior year at graduation. All students are encouraged to turn in their logged hours monthly and at the end of each semester. All hours volunteered during the school year must be turned in by the end of each school year to be counted. Information about the program can be found here.
For class or specific student questions, email the class address below.
GCISD College Visits
This year we will be hosting college, military and job reps back in the Go Center! They will be hosted at the Go Center counter during lunches. The calendars, where you can see who is visiting each day, can be found on the Go Center website as pictured.
Senior Yard Signs and Spirit Items
The Project Graduation's Swag Shop is NOW OPEN: www.chhsprojectgraduation.company.site. Pre-Order your yard sign, license plate cover, and t-shirts through Thursday December 2nd for arrival before the Winter Break. Orders received after December 2nd will arrive after the Winter Break. T-shirt options include designs for Mom, Dad, Seniors, and the Panther community!
Project Graduation would like to congratulate Senior Reagan Brown. Reagan submitted an original design that was selected for the Project Graduation Senior T-Shirt. A special thank you to Reagan for taking the time to support her senior class and Project Graduation.
For more information about Project Graduation and how you can help, visit: www.chpanthersprojectgrad.org.
PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS
Do you volunteer for your favorite CHHS program? Please submit your volunteer hours and encourage other volunteers to do the same. PTSA collects the number of volunteer hours so that GCISD can use them for applying for grants and other uses. This is only parent hours, not students’ Community Scholar hours (see CSAP program guidelines on the Counseling website about that). Submit your hours in 2 minutes at this link: Volunteer hours
CHHS Senior Prom 2022
Ongoing Important Information:
You've Been Pawed
Help raise funds for Project Graduation and nominate a friend to receive a yard full of Panther Paws! Visit the You've Been Pawed website for program details. For questions or to "Paw" someone, contact Barbara Fleet at bfleet71@gmail.com.
Support CHHS Project Graduation
BUY A STADIUM BAG TO KEEP WARM
PREPARE FOR THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH A STADIUM BAG
- This will keep you warm whatever outdoor sport you are watching!
- Easy to store and carry, zipper closure
- Help support the tennis team when you purchase
- Bags can be customized to your child's sport, baseball, soccer, football, tennis
- $85/bag
Contact Shannon @ Shannon510@me.com to order your bag today.
- Orders take roughly 3 weeks to customize, don't delay
- More information found here
Support Project Graduation
Project Graduation is an all-night lock-in party designed to keep our seniors off the roads on graduation night and provide a safe, drug-free and alcohol-free celebration. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Project Graduation Committee is open to Parents from the Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 and needs the support of underclassmen parents in order to keep this CHHS tradition alive. Students may also volunteer to earn service hours. Volunteer on our website or contact chpanthersprojectgrad@gmail.com.
Support CHHS PTSA
Ordering school pictures
CHHS 21-22 Student Planners
We are 6-weeks into the school year and hope that your students are all reaching their academic and extracurricular goals! In case they could use a little help with organization and keeping track of all that their classes and extracurriculars require, we have a resource that could be very useful for them!
We have CHHS 21-22 Student Planners for $5 and they include the bell schedule, our nine-week planning calendars, monthly planning calendars, AND weekly planning calendars! Students can see Mrs. Byers in the front office to purchase one.
Support CHHS PTSA
Earn your Champion Cord for Graduation!
CHHS PREP Services ‘21-’22
Sign Up Today Class of 2022 Parents and Students
With Class of 22 Image included below, put the following text:
Class of 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 Students & Parents ~ WE NEED YOU! We want to keep CHHS Project Graduation going for years to come and we need your help to start planning for our 2022 Seniors! Our goal is to have parents and students from ALL grade levels on the committee! Most positions are a minimum time commitment. More than one person can help with each position so get a friend or two and sign up together. Please use one space per name and note in the comments if you would like to work as a team. Students can also volunteer to help with any positions and earn service hours! Students would be perfect to help with website, social media, contacting businesses and more!
Click THIS LINK to go to the Sign Up Genius and Volunteer Today!
The Roaring Red
CHHS PTSA 2021-2022 MEMBERSHIP
WELCOME BACK PANTHERS!!
IT IS TIME TO SIGN UP OR RENEW YOUR
CHHS PTSA 2021-2022 MEMBERSHIP
Sign-Up by going to Join | CHHS PTSA
Questions? Email Janeece Garlish at vpmembership@chhsptsa.org
Community Membership Campaign
Our GCISD Council of PTAs is kicking off our Community Membership Campaign for the 21-22 year!
Support our local PTAs by joining all 17 campuses with a Community Membership.
Details of the program are on our GCISD Council of PTAs Website. A direct link to join as a Council Community member is linked here.
COVID-19 Protocol Information
Please visit www.GCISD.net/COVID19 for lots of resources from the District pertaining to COVID-19. There you can find all of the following information, plus more:
Go Center
College Applications:
Seniors! College applications are open and the Go Center is available for appointments to assist you with your college process or answer any questions you might have. Click here to sign-up for an appointment! Or send an email to Diana.Truax@gcisd.net. Please check your school email for follow-up communication.
Do you have general questions about what may be next after graduation? We are here to help you make a plan whether that is heading off to college, joining the military, or jumping into the workforce. Please come by so we can help you with your next steps!
Virtual College Visits:
Curious to how you can visit schools virtually and take advantage of their online opportunities? Check out this great resource that links you to each college's virtual experience page!
Scholarships:
Although many local scholarships are not open yet, we encourage you to begin checking the GCISD Scholarship website as this will be actively updated with new deadlines as soon as we receive them. If you have not obtained letters of recommendation, please request them now as most scholarships generally require a minimum of two letters.
Seniors also need to research scholarships that come directly from the colleges/universities to which they are applying.
Please reach out to the Go Center if you have any questions about scholarships!
GCISD College Visits:
This year we will be hosting college, military and job reps back in the Go Center! They will be hosted at the Go Center counter during lunches. The calendars, where you can see who is visiting each day, can be found on the Go Center website as pictured below.
Cafeteria Volunteers
The GCISD Nutrition Services Department is looking for volunteers! Come get to know the students while serving them a nutritious lunch in the school cafeteria. You can volunteer at your child's school or any school in the district. You must be registered as a volunteer in the district, or get signed up as a volunteer today so you can join the amazing kitchen staff serving the students. Please see the flyer for details and a link to sign up!
Cafeteria Menus
GCISD school cafeterias follow a calendar-cycle menu at breakfast and lunch. This menu begins on September 13th, 2021. During the first 4 weeks of school, all schools will follow a simplified lunch menu to allow all students to adjust to the new school year and to re-familiarize themselves with the cafeteria and their PIN number. The simplified menus can be viewed online using our menu system MealViewer. Printable copies of all menus can be downloaded here. If you have questions please contact child.nutrition@gcisd.net. GCISD Nutrition Services looks forward to serving your family in the upcoming school year!
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
House Bill 4545
Given the disruptions of the 2020-2021 school year, the 87th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 4545, signed on June 16, 2021, which provides additional learning opportunities for students who did not meet standards on the STAAR exam in the form of extra tutoring.
For Families of Students Who Did Not Perform Satisfactorily on STAAR Exams
If a student does not perform satisfactorily on a STAAR, STAAR End of Course (EOC), or STAAR Alt exam, in any STAAR assessed grade levels and subjects, the District will provide accelerated instruction.
For a student who does not perform satisfactorily on the math or reading assessment in grades 3, 5, or 8, the District will establish an Accelerated Learning Committee (ALC), which includes the student’s parent, to develop an educational plan for accelerated instruction to enable the student to perform at the appropriate grade level by the conclusion of the next school year. Accelerated instruction entails delivering supplemental instruction (i.e., tutoring) before or after school, or embedded in the school day and meeting HB 4545 requirements.
For Families of Students Who Did Not Take STAAR Exams for the 2020-2021 School Year
For students who were absent or otherwise unable to take the STAAR or STAAR EOC for the 2020-2021 school year, the district may administer an assessment to determine student grade level proficiency on the state standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). If the student earns a passing score, then the student can be exempted from the House Bill 4545 tutoring requirement.
GCISD will also provide more information to parents as we work with and gather additional insight from TEA to support our students with HB 4545 requirements.
Additional information on HB 4545 can be found at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/house-bill-4545-implementation-overview
Student Fees and Parking Permits
Please log into your parent portal to check all student and course fees. Some courses do have fees associated with them, along with the $5 student photo id that is charged each year. Parking permits are $100 for the full year and additional fees do apply for the painted parking spaces that are sold through StuCo. The information below will show you the steps to view and make payments online:
Log in to the Skyward Parent Portal using the desktop version only
Click on Fee Management on the left hand side of the list of activities. (Fees can be viewed here)
Click on Make a Payment
Select the fees you want to add to your cart, you can also add the fee for parking at this time.
Click Checkout, which will direct you to the RevTrak page for payment.
Log into RevTrak and complete your payment
The $5 online processing fee will be waived from August 3rd - 11th. Should you wish to pay these fees in person, this can be done once school is back in session or payment can be mailed to the school with attention: Ashley Chaney.
For any questions or concerns regarding fees, please contact the CHHS Bookkeeper, Ashley Chaney at 817-305-4746 or ashley.chaney@gcisd.net.
CHHS to GHS Shuttles - Transportation Safety Protocols
Students riding shuttle buses between CHHS and GHS will be assigned to a specific bus this year. Once a bus is assigned, students will ride the same bus each time they shuttle between campuses. In the event we have a positive test, all passengers on the bus will be notified.
Standard Response Protocols
The GCISD Director of Emergency Management and School Security, Allen Smith, has asked that we provide you with information regarding Standard Response Protocols.
GCISD partners with the I Love U Guys Foundation and uses the Standard Response Protocols (SRP) to respond to any situation or emergency that takes place at school or in the district.
Each campus will conduct drills throughout the school year. These drills are based on the Standard Response Protocols of Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, Shelter, and Hold. GCISD developed one additional protocol known as Clear.
Completion of the drills is mandatory for each campus during the first two weeks of school, so that students and staff are prepared. Drills help us learn and know how to respond in the case of a real emergency at school. Our drills also help us to check certain equipment and responses. Our emergency management leaders on each campus will work with students and staff to complete our drills and document the results.
I have included the SRP Posters that are displayed in your student’s classrooms so that you can review with your student at home and discuss with them when they take part in the drills during the first two weeks. More information about Safety and Security in GCISD can be found at www.gcisd.net/our_district/safety_and_security. If you have any questions, Allen is very receptive to speaking with parents about our safety practices and may be reached at allen.smith@gcisd.net.
Panther Pause
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colleyville-Heritage-High-School/520058474676460?fref=ts
Twitter: @CHPantherPride
Colleyville Heritage High School is Hosting Junior Tennis Skills Clinics (6-8th grade)
**Deadline is today, December 3rd to register for Session 1.
Session 1 Dec.11th & Session 2 Jan.15th
10:30am-12:30pm CHHS courts
Kids are grouped based on skill level:
• Beginners: Introduction to proper grips, swing pathways (forehands, backhands, overheads and serves) and
movement to ball.
• Intermediate: Introduction to increased racquet swing speed (forehands, backhands, overheads and serve)
and ball placement skills.
• Advanced: Ball control, targeting of shots during match play and serving skills
$40 per session or $75.00 for both
**Session 2 incorporates the skills learned in the 1st Session
CHHS coaches and Shaughnessy Bland from Matchtime Tennis will be running the clinic.
Please register here by Dec. 3rd for session 1 and Jan. 7th for session 2. Please call or text Michelle Barron-817-939-9430 if you have any questions.