Changes for CHS next year are the following: Carson High School will have a closed campus during nutrition break for all students. This also includes any parking areas.
The second change is that Carson High School will have a closed campus during the entire school day for all ninth-graders. Freshmen will not be able to leave for lunch.
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Carson High Jujitsu Club promoted Jeremiah Bentley and Jennifer Reynolds-Strange to Nikyu second brown. This is the highest level achieved by any CHS students in the class so far.
Also receiving promotions were Ryan Schmid, Gokyu green belt and Jennifer Dodge, Rokokyu orange belt.
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Athletic packets for fall are available on line at www.carsonhigh.com, under the Activities tab located on the left side of the home page.
Clearance for varsity and junior football will be 7:30-11 a.m. June 15. Freshman football will be 7:30-11:00 a.m. June 16.
All fines and fees must be cleared for returning athletes. All athletes must purchase a student body card for $25. Sport physicals must be completed prior to acceptance of the packet.
All incoming freshmen and juniors must have a sports physical and use the NIAA Pre-Participation form located in the sports packet.
All other fall sports, marching band and late football sign-ups will be 5-8 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Carson High School North Foyer.
Sports physicals will be given for $10 from 6-7:30 p.m. on this night only. No early drop-offs will be accepted. For more information, please contact the Athletic Office at 283-1900.
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Carson Football will be conducting July summer conditioning and fundamentals for all incoming freshmen and returning players.
For returning players, the program starts at 7:50 a.m. on July 5. Sign up for the class at the guidance office by June 30. Cost is $100.
Incoming freshmen will start 11 a.m. on July 12. Meet on the football field. Cost for the freshman program is $40.
Go to senatorboosters.com for complete summer schedule, or contact Coach Roman at 283-1729.
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The Carson High School MASH (Mandatory Academic Study Hall) program concluded last week with a pizza luncheon for the ninth-graders in the program who significantly improved their grades.
The enrichment portion of the program culminated two weeks ago with students creating dish gardens to present to their mothers for Mother's Day.
Dean of Students Michelle Lewis coordinated the dish garden project. Other enrichment activities involved cooking personal pizzas in culinary arts, computer design and 3D animation projects, pounding out dents in auto body class, working with web design, and creating "bugs" in ceramics.
Funded through a 21st Century grant, MASH is designed to assist ninth-graders with the transition into high school.
By providing a quiet place to study and to complete assignments along with one-on-one tutoring and mentoring, the program provides a better opportunity for struggling students to get started off on the right foot in high school.
There's no doubt that the 9th grade year is crucial to high school success and to potential graduation, and MASH is a program addressing that concern.
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All of us at Carson High School would like to congratulate the graduating seniors of 2010 and wish them all of the best in their future pursuits!
We would also like to wish everyone a safe and happy summer vacation. Thank you for helping make this year such a success and for keeping up with this column.
We'll be back in August!