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Attention Students Interested in Summer School 2010 at CHS:
Summer school advisement will begin this week according to this schedule. You may see your counselor for summer school advisement during your English class only. Here is the schedule:
Juniors: Friday, March 26th
Sophomores: Monday, March 29th
Freshmen: Tuesday, March 30th

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Seniors Announcements


Attention Seniors:

Balfour will be on campus on March 30, 2010 during the lunch periods to take orders for announcements, rings, and other senior memorabilia.


New Scholarship!
If you are a senior and have taken 3 CTE courses in sequence,
you should apply to the new South Texas CTE Association Scholarship.
Download and print out the application from the CHS website under
"Counselor's Information". If you are in doubt whether or not you qualify,
ask your counselor! Postmark deadline for this one is April 23rd.

Student Annoucements

Attention Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors:  If you are interested in a career in Architecture, Video Game Design/3D  Animation, or Construction Management, the college of Architecture at Texas A&M Univeristy will be hosting Camp ARCH this summer from July 11-17.  The resident summer camp is designed to give you an opportunity to experience the professions of Architect, Constructor, & Visual Designer.  You will be housed in dorms and will be taught by faculty/graduate students from the College of Architecture.  Come by the counseling office and see Mrs. Esparza for more information or visit  http://camparch.tamu.edu.   Deadline for application is May 15th and space is very limited. 

Credit by Exam for Acceleration Opportunity:
Any Junior, Sophomore or Freshman that would like to challenge a course by taking the Credit by Examination this summer, needs to sign up with their academy counselor for the test. There is no charge for this exam, but a parent conference in person is required. You must apply no later than March 30th.

Attention Sophomores and Juniors with a strong interest in engineering, science, or math.  The University of Texas in Austin is now accepting applications for MITE, a free, five day residential camp that offers the opportunity to discover engineering through hands-on projects and interactions with engineering students, faculty, and staff.  You will stay in on-campus dorms, tour research facilities and attend workshops. Sessions are in June and all program expenses are paid with the exception of travel.  If U.T. is on your list of colleges you will apply to, then this is a great opportunity to get to know the campus.  Come by the guidance center and see Mrs. Esparza for more info. or visit www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/precollege/mite to see if you qualify.  Application deadline is April 1, 2010.

 
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From the Principal

 
It's Toro Pride, Just Gotta Have It!

 

Welcome back to the last quarter of the academic school year!  I hope each of you had a restful break.

As we move forward this semester, I encourage everyone to be in attendance as we prepare for our accountability assessments in Math, Science, and Social Studies.  TAKS Academies/Tutorials will be offered for all students, and TAKS Super Saturdays have been scheduled.  Students and parents are encouraged to visit or speak with each of their teachers for further information.

Congratulations to the Boy's Soccer Team!  The Toros will be competing in the Area Playoffs on Tuesday.   Good Luck!

Congratulations to the Power Lifting Team for their outstanding performances and representation at the State meet!

Congratulations to the Boy's Baseball Team for beating the Nixon Mustangs 3-0!

Best of luck to our One Act Play.  The cast and crew will be competing at the 31-4A Zone competition on Wednesday.

Best of luck to our music department as the students will be competing in their UIL competitions.


ALWAYS, TORO PROUD! -e.salinas


 
 


 
Monday, March 22
Bday! Let's Celebrate!
Happy Birthday Nancy Jaramillo!
Tuesday, March 23
District Baseball Game
The Toro Baseball Team plays against LBJ @ SAC
Time - 5:00 p.m.
Support the Boys and Join Us!
Good Luck Baseball players and Coaches!
District Softball Game
Softball Game against LBJ 7:00p.m.
Go Support the Girls!  Good Luck!
Wednesday, March 24
LISD Spelling Bee
at Santa Maria Elementary
Friday, March 26
District Baseball Game
The Toro Baseball Team plays against Calallen @ Calallen
Time - 7:00 p.m.
Good Luck Baseball players and Coaches!
Saturday, March 27
Regional Spelling Bee
at Laredo Community College

Today, 3/22/2010
High: 82 Low: 54
Sunny
0% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 3/23/2010
High: 88 Low: 62
Partly sunny
0% chance of precipitation.