July 31, 2016 - It's Game Time!

It's that time of year!  It's game time!  As we celebrate our system theme of exceeding the black and gold standard, #GAMEON, we recognize that in order to play in the game, we have to be a contributing participant to the team.  Our team is The Campus (Calhoun Middle and High School), and we all play an important role on this team.  From student, to parent... teacher to principal... community member to alumni, we must all be active team members if we are to exceed the black and gold standard of excellence!

Today we welcome 319 freshman to The Campus as they begin a four year journey which will ultimately lead them to graduation.  They will meet their graduation coaches (formerly known as advisers), tour the building and find their future classrooms and teachers.  This is a time of excitement and anticipation, and we cannot wait to meet the future graduates of Calhoun High School!  We are in the game.  We are committed to excellence.  We will not lose focus.  WE ARE CALHOUN!  #GAMEON.

July 17, 2016 - Get Pumped!

Well, it's that time of year again!  You have been busy this summer catching Pokemon, napping on the beach, knocking off the annual honey-do list around the house, spending time with friends and family, and you just looked at the calendar and realized... yes... it's true... you only have 2 weeks until teachers return and 3 weeks until students return to school!  While some parents are jumping for joy at the thought of sending their kids back to school, many are in denial as they realize that their blissful summer will soon come to an end.  I can't speak for everyone, but I can speak for myself when I say that I am pumped about students and teachers returning to school!  Schools can be lonely places in the summer; however, there is much that goes on during the months of June and July at The Campus.  Teachers have been busy working selected days for the purpose of planning, camps have been ongoing, custodial teams have been waxing floors, cleaning windows, and many other very important tasks that must take place in those few weeks we are allotted with student-free days.  

As we use these last few weeks to prepare for the flood of students that will engulf our buildings, I want to remind you of a few important dates.  July 26th-28th we will be conducting student parking sales in the cafeteria and you can find specific information on the high school's homepage.  July 31st we will host a freshman orientation from 2-4pm that we ask all parents and rising 9th graders to attend.  And finally, on August 4th we will host a system open house for all grade levels from 12-6pm.  This is a drop-in event where students will get their schedules and will have the opportunity to meet their teachers.  I cannot wait to get the school year started.  We have a lot of positive things planned for The Campus and we are working hard to build an environment at CMS and CHS where students and teachers look forward to coming to school each and every day so that they can engage in learning that is meaningful and relevant.  Enjoy these last days of summer.  Go Jackets!

Student Spotlight

The 2016 DMA National Champion Majorette Line and Most Outstanding High School Line. (From left to right) Katlyn Lester, Ashton Smith, Emma Cochran, Gracie Gordon, Greer Saunders, Brooke Warren. (Not pictured) Head coach Tracy Farriba, assistant coach Madison Baker)

Calhoun's FCCLA chapter had a successful trip to Nationals. Congratulations to these ladies for their success at FCCLA National Leadership Conference in San Diego! Grace Jones, Bronze medal in Sports Nutrition; Mayson Haney, Silver medal in Career Investigation; and Alissa Greeson/Kendall Henslee Gold medal in Life Event Planning