Cardinal High School Student of the Month for September is senior Kathryn D.Kathryn is an excellent student and has recently taken…
CHS Students of the Month
Cardinal High School Student of the Month for September is senior Kathryn D.
Kathryn is an excellent student and has recently taken it upon herself to volunteer during lunch periods with the STARS unit. During this time, she has helped them set up their coffee shop to raise money. She has expressed interest in becoming a moderate to severe intervention specialist.
Cardinal High School Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) Student of the Month is Harry W.
Harry has taken on the challenge of chemistry this year. He is working extremely hard in the class and also coming in during enrichment to seek help. Harry is a very kind student who is always willing to help others and follows rules and procedures. Harry has gone above and beyond to volunteer his own time to be involved weekly as the Cardinal Huskie mascot.
Practicing Letters and Sounds
Cardinal’s kindergarten pups are hard at work this year learning their letters and the sounds they make. Students in Mrs. Derecskey’s class recently completed an in-class exercise where they stretched, tapped and wrote sounds out. Students have learned letters B, T and F through the Fundations Program, and as an extension, they are identifying words that begin with the focus letter/sound.
Derecskey says, “Students who know most of their letters and sounds are practicing stretching words to hear all the sounds, tapping out to identify how many sounds are in a particular word, then writing the sounds that they hear and know. It’s super fun, super engaging and we continue to add to our charts when we think of new words.”
Constitution Day
On Sept. 17, fifth-graders in Mr. Sherman’s class celebrated Constitution Day. In a lesson titled, “To Sign, or Not to Sign,” students were asked whether they agree with the following statement: “Effective Sept. 17, 2015, schools will close every year in honor of Constitution Day.”
Teacher Joe Sherman says, “Most students were happy to sign, but why? What does it mean that you signed or didn’t sign it? The students learned about the ‘Power of a Signature.’ Signing is a statement of your behalf. It is a willingness to take a stand and risk your reputation. When the delegates of the 1787 Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution, they were taking a stand and risking their own reputations. Citizens today do the same thing when they sign a petition.”
Black Daggers Visit CHS; Parachute into Homecoming Game
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, the Black Daggers, parachuted into the homecoming game on Sept. 25, but before their big pregame arrival, the team spent some time talking to students at Cardinal High School.
During a special assembly, the Black Daggers told students about the team, their training and their experiences. They also showed off their parachute equipment and signed autographs for students. One of the reasons the team chose to jump at Cardinal is because two of the jumpers are alumni.
“One of the jumpers, John Perusek, contacted me months ago about doing something like this, and the plan has been evolving ever since,” said Athletic Director Andy Cardinal. “To have these guys want to come here and do this for us, is something really special … a once in a lifetime in event for the school and community.”
