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Cambridge
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2845 Bethany Bend
Milton, GA 30004
Main: 470-254-2883
Fax: 470-254-2927
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Thank you to our Business Sponsors
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Stay Connected
Follow Dr. Spurka on Twitter @CambridgeHS1 Daily Morning Announcements are available here View past newsletter editions here For a complete school calendar visit CambridgeHS.org Cambridge Athletics calendar can be found at CambridgeBears.com |
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First Semester Final Exams
First Semester Final Exams will begin Monday, December 19 and continue through Thursday, December 22, 2016.
Students who applied for a Final Exam Exemption must verify with their teacher if they have been approved.
Exam Schedule
Schedule for Monday, December 19 (full academic day)
1st period
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1st period final exam
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8:20 - 10:25 am
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2nd period
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10:35 - 11:19 am
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3rd period
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11:25 am - 12:09 pm
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4th period
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12:15 - 12:59 pm
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5th period
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1:05 - 1:49 pm |
6th period
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1:55 - 2:39 pm
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7th period
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2:45 - 3:30 pm
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Schedule for:
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Tuesday,
December 20
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Wednesday,
December 21
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Thursday,
December 22
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8:20 - 10:25 am
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3rd period final exam
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4th period final exam
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5th period final exam
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10:25 - 10:35 am
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Break
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Break
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Break
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10:40 - 12:40 pm
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2nd period final exam
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6th period final exam
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7th period final exam
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Late Check-in Guidelines for Final Exams
Students arriving late and riding in car pool must enter through the cafeteria doors on the north side of the building (facing Kings Ridge). Student drivers must enter through the back gates and proceed to the cafeteria. Do not drop your student off at the front doors as they will be directed to the cafeteria side entrance. Students cannot be in the academic halls during final exams.
Monday:
Students who have exempted the first period final exam on Monday, or have class off campus first period, must arrive through the cafeteria doors and remain in the cafeteria until the period is over.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday:
The first exam periods on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (December 20 - 22) are also lunch periods. Your student may arrive late rather than attend during his/her lunch period. If your student is arriving late on one of the half-day final exam days, he/she must arrive by 10:35 am. Students arriving late will remain in the cafeteria until it is time to move to the 10:40 am exam.
First Semester Final Exam Exemptions
Students who requested a final exam exemption should check with their teacher(s) on the status of their exemption. Students who are approved for a final exam exemption must maintain their eligibility throughout the final exam period. Cambridge High School's
Final Exam Exemption Policy
can be found on our web site.
Exemption Periods
Students who have an approved final exam exemption will not be required to be at school during that period. On the half-day exam days, students who have an approved final exam exemption during the second testing period may leave. Students who ride carpool must make arrangements with parents or guardians to be picked up at that time. Students who are riding the bus will report to the cafeteria and remain until buses depart at 12:45 pm.
Missed Final Exams
Students are expected to be present and on time on all testing days. If a student must miss a final exam due to illness, the parent/guardian must call the Attendance Office on the day of the absence in order for the student to take his/her exam on the make-up days. If the Attendance Office is not alerted, the absence will be considered unexcused.
All other missed exams must receive prior approval by the student's grade-level administrator. To obtain approval the parent/guardian should email their administrator by Friday, December 16. Please include the date(s) to be missed, the subject name(s), the teacher name(s), and reason for the missed exam.
Make up exams will take place in the Student Center and will occur on:
- Thursday, January 5, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Friday, January 6, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Checking Students Out
Students will not be allowed to check out while exams are in progress. Classrooms cannot be disturbed, and students will not be allowed in the academic halls.
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Message from Dr. Spurka
CCRPI Results
Last week the Georgia Department of Education released the 2016 College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) for all schools in Georgia. The CCRPI is the way the Georgia Department of Education measures schools and school districts and rates them on a 100-point scale. I am very proud to announce that our 2016 score is a 97, which is a 17.5-point increase from last year.
We are thrilled to have such large gains in one year, and it is a credit to the hard work of our students and teachers and the support of our staff as well as you, our parents! While we celebrate our success, we still view this as an opportunity to examine our test data to see where we excel and where we still need to make improvements. At the end of the day, the CCRPI is an assessment of how we are doing in relation to our graduation rate, End of Course tests, and other indicators including student attendance.
We hope that you will help us celebrate this accomplishment. On December 19, we are planning a school-wide celebration for all our students and our teachers and staff. The PTSA has partnered with us to have a celebratory school-wide snack day. We plan to provide our students, teachers, and staff with ice cream during their lunch periods and hope you will send in a cake, cookies, or ice cream toppings to help us create a special celebration.
As the principal of our school, I am so proud to serve our students, teachers, staff, and this entire community. I remain committed to the achievement and success of our students and our entire staff who are focused on providing a nurturing learning environment with high expectations. With your continued support we will continue to grow stronger. Five years ago people asked, "Where is Cambridge?" Guess what, they don't ask any more!
Sincerely,
Dr. Edward Spurka
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Reflections Winner
Sponsored by Cambridge PTSA
Congratulations to PTSA Reflections winners:
Sarah Palmer - Honorable Mention for Literature
Emily Laws - Honorable Mention for Photography |
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Cambridge Student Makes Final Round of All-State Jazz Band
Alex Bohr
Congratulations to senior Alex Bohr as he made it to the final round of the All-State Jazz Auditions. He is the first alternate for the piano chair in the All-State Jazz Band. Pictured with Alex is Performing Arts Department Chair Ryan Borger.
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Poetry Out Loud
Competition winners
Congratulations to classroom and school Poetry Out Loud competition winners! School winners:
1st place - Sunya Reddy
2nd place - Maggie Thielens
3rd place - Daniel Kang
Pictured first row (left to right):
CJ Manabat, Tiffany Ngoulou, Sunya Reddy, Emma Toor, Elizabeth Moore, Nathan O'Leary
Pictured back row (left to right):
Daniel Kang, Shannon Gray, Allie Kench, Maggie Thielens, Max Haase
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Second Semester PAWS
Registration now open
Students may now register for second semester PAWS classes. Please remember that first semester PAWS classes do not carry over to second semester and students must register for all three PAWS days. Students should register early to make sure they get the classes they want or need. Seniors who have online classes first semester, but will have a seventh period on campus next semester must register for early release. Early release parent/guardian permission forms can be found here.
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Cambridge Spirit Wear
Need a holiday gift? 
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Not Returning to Cambridge Next Semester?
Withdrawal process
The normal turnaround time for processing withdrawals is 48 hours, however it is not too soon to let the school know if your student will be withdrawing at the end of this semester. Please contact Ms. Sheridan in the Counseling Office as soon as possible if your student will not be returning next semester so she can start the process.
The Counseling Office will need to know the name of the school your child will be attending, and your new address if you are moving. All textbooks will need to be returned to Ms. Sheridan in the Counseling Office once they are no longer needed for finals. Any media center books or materials would need to be returned to the media center.
To complete the withdrawal process an authorized parent/guardian will need to come into the counseling office to sign the withdrawal form. Once all books have been returned, and the paperwork is completed, you or your student can pick up the withdrawal packet in the counseling office from December 21 through 22, 2016 during the morning hours only.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ms. Sheridan.
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Cambridge Counseling Update
For more information contact Cambridge Guidance
Students Taking Online Classes
If you are approved to take an online class for spring semester then it is time to register for the class. Registration is open at Fulton and Georgia Virtual School. Students need to register for the actual course by going to Fulton or Georgia Virtual's website and requesting the course(s). The registration in these courses is not automatic. Once a student requests a course through the website, then the class has to be physically approved or denied by the high school counselor and staff. All courses have a start date so please make sure that you register by December 20, 2016 to ensure that you can start the class on the first day of the semester. Requests are not processed over the winter break.
College Application Process for December and Early January Deadlines
Seniors, if you have a college application deadline that falls over the winter break, December 23, 2016 through January 4, 2016, the deadline to submit your transcript request and senior information sheet was Thursday December 15 to the Counseling Office. If you still have not followed through with your request, please see your counselor and teacher immediately. We do not process transcripts or college recommendations over the holiday break. Do not put yourself in a situation where the deadline is missed. Remember to give yourself and those providing recommendations time to work on your application.
Schedule Corrections
Schedule correction forms for 2nd semester are available in the counseling office. The office is working on submitted schedule corrections. If a schedule correction request is not approved then we will notify the student. Students are to continue following their schedule until they receive a new schedule and/or have received communication from his or her counselor. The last date to submit the schedule correction form is January 11, 2017 3:45 pm. Forms are available in the Counseling Office.
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16th Annual Technology Competition
January 28, 2017 at Centennial High School
Registration will be open from
January 9, 2017 - January 13, 2017
. See Mrs. Campbell RM 2445 to register.
All schools are limited to entering one project per category per grade grouping. For example, Cambridge can enter 2 robotics projects provided that one project is for grades 9-10 and the other project is for grades 11 - 12.
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Grades
3 - 4
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Grades
5 - 6
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Grades
7 - 8
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Grades
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Grades
11 - 12
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same as 2015
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Animated Graphic Design
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Case Modification and now combined with Hardware
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Digital Photography
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Digital Game Design
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Hardware
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Individual Programming Challenge
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Renamed as Tech Programming Challenge
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Non-Multimedia Applications
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Individual Programming Challenge
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Digital Video Editing or Digital Video Production
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Cambridge Special Guests
Thank you Canine Assistance volunteers
How do Cambridge students handle stress before final exams? A little dog therapy. Thank you Canine Assistance volunteers for bringing our special guests! 
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Toy Drive
Thank you!
Over 250 Toys!
SkillsUSA would like to thank the Cambridge Community for donating so many toys! "Amazing" was the term the service staff used when the toys were dropped off just in time for the holidays.
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Cambridge High School
Mission, Vision and Belief Statements
Our Mission
Cambridge High School...educating, challenging and inspiring
all students to reach their full potential and achieve college and career readiness.
Our Vision
Cambridge High School...providing the best educational experience
for each student within and beyond the classroom.
Our Beliefs
The Cambridge High School community believes that our students will achieve their full potential when we:
- cultivate high expectations, mutual respect and encouragement,
- embrace individualism and diversity,
- provide a framework for student mentoring and support,
- encourage extracurricular participation in academics, arts, athletics and service opportunities,
- foster a collaborative community effort,
- maintain a challenging, diverse and relevant curriculum,
- integrate and optimize technology,
- celebrate individual and school accomplishments and progress,
- ensure that students feel safe and respected,
- connect with people, programs and experiences within and beyond the classroom
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