Monday, March 25, 2024

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UPCOMING EVENT DATES

March 29, Last Day to Buy Prom Tickets

April 1-5, Spring Break

April 9, CPC Board Meeting

April 10, Campo Parents Book Club

April 19, Campo Service Award Applications Due

April 20, Junior Prom

April 25-27, Drama Production of The Laramie Project

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW: AP EXAM PROCTORS NEEDED We need 4-6 proctors that will read a script, check students in, pass out booklets, and make sure that the students are on task while taking the test. The pay is $25/hour--AP testing will be May 6-10 and May 13-17. You DO NOT need to commit to every date. You can choose what works best for you. You will need to get your fingerprints cleared through the district office and submit a TB clearance. That's it! Contact Mary Kenny if you or anyone you know might want to help.


NEW: SENIOR BALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE A ticket to the Senior Ball ‘24, A Night in Monte Carlo, includes appetizers, full dinner, dessert, dancing, entertainment, and bus transportation to and from San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, May 18. Let the games begin! Campo Student ticket is $150. Non-Campo Student ticket is $175. Prices go up after April 30. The last day to buy tickets is May 7!


NEW: MEMORY BOARDS If you did not get your Senior’s blank frame & Memory Board Instruction Sheet at the Senior Parent Night, it can be picked up from the VonderBrink porch (19 Hammond Place, Moraga) now through Tuesday, March 26. Turn in completed memory board May 13-17. Contact Maria VonderBrink with questions.


NEW: SPRING FINALS FUEL ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 & THURSDAY, MAY 30 Finals Fuel is a wonderful Campo tradition during finals week when parents fund and distribute over 10,000 healthy snacks to hungry and grateful students between their final exams. We are a 100% parent-supported activity and we need your help! Click here to learn how to donate money, buy snacks, and distribute them to students on campus.


REMINDER: JUNIOR PROM TICKET SALES END THIS WEEK! This year's prom theme is Santorini Nights and will take place at Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland. Click here to volunteer. Find prom information, dance agreement and permission forms, table assignment forms, and link to purchase tickets here. The Garden Club is selling corsages and boutonnieres for prom on the Campo Webstore. Prom ticket sales end on March 29! Buy your tickets now!!


THE LARAMIE PROJECT--WE DID IT! You have helped our students fund the production of The Laramie Project. Thank you community members! The Campolindo Drama Program is proud to present The Laramie Project on April 25, 26, and 27, at 7:30pm in the CPAC. General admission tickets ($20) are available at the door or online at showtix4u.com. Should your student want to attend but the cost is prohibitive, please have them see Ms. Wrobel in the Wellness Center for a complimentary ticket. This show contains mature content, strong language, and sexual themes.


CAMPO PARENTS BOOKCLUB Please join us for our spring CPC Bookclub meeting on Wednesday, April 10 at 7pm in the Campo Library. The book is: Grown and Flown, How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults by Lisa Heffernan and Mary Del Harrington. Featuring a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars, the authors cover topics such as family life, high school academics, happiness and mental health, college admissions and college life. Addressing the high school years and those first years of independence, they cover everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). You can also visit their extensive website for all sorts of valuable information.


LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS Here are some of the latest happenings on campus.

  • BLOOD DRIVE will be on April 19 from 7:30am-2:30pm. Sign up google form in Weekly Roundup.
  • SENIOR BALL theme was revealed on Friday.
  • JUNIOR PROM tickets on sale through March 29.
  • SAVE THE CHILDREN can and bottle drive--donate empty cans/bottles in A-hall bins.


CAMPOLINDO TOURS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS The last tour will be offered to prospective students and their families on April 10. The tour will visit a variety of classrooms and featured locations on campus, followed by a Q&A at the end. Tours meet in “A Hall West” outside the Attendance Office at 3:30pm. Please email Mrs. Sliwinski to reserve a spot for a tour. 

ATHLETICS NEWS

NLI NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT--SPRING--MAY 1 Campolindo will be holding its Spring NLI Recognition Ceremony at lunch (12:50-1:20pm) on Wednesday May 1. If your student athlete is planning on signing an NLI and would like to participate in the ceremony, please email the student athlete's name, sport and college to AD Ray Meadows.


CAMPO ATHLETICS INCOMING STUDENT INFORMATIONAL EVENING May 6, 6-7pm in the Quad for the Class of 2028 and all new to Campolindo students for the '24/'25 School Year. 


FEMALE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING The Campo Athletic Boosters is sponsoring a (free) Female Strength and Conditioning Program in Campo's weight room. Open to any Campo students. No experience necessary. Meet at the weight room in workout attire. Mondays 4:30-5:30pm and Wednesdays 5-6pm.  


CAMPOLINDO CHEER TRYOUTS Tryouts for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year will be held April 22-25 for incoming Freshmen, rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Registration form and additional information can be found at campolindo.cheer | Instagram | Linktree.


Please visit our Campo Athletics Website for all the latest information.

The Campo Athletic Boosters are excited to support the Campolindo Athletics program and all of its student athletes. Stay current and follow us on our webpage and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

Refer to the Upcoming Events section of the website for upcoming Academies, College Visits, and Events.


NEW: ACADEMY THIS WEEK Wednesday, 3/27; Sumer plans; what should I do this summer? Open to all grades. Sign-up on Teachmore (Batcheller)


GLOBAL STUDENT UNION FAMILY NIGHT Thursday, April 11, 6-7:30pm at the Campolindo College & Career Center. Sign up here. All are welcome! We look forward to meeting you and answering questions about the college admissions process. We will also have food and games. Thank you to the DEIB committee for their support of this event. 


PARENT PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF HIGH-END COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Thursday, April 18 & Wednesday, April 24, 6:30-7:30pm in the Campolindo Library. The sign up is now full. Campo parents are invited to join us for a presentation from an elite college admission reader and learn about the complexities of the admission application process at highly selective colleges. We are limited to 25! Please cancel if you cannot attend to make space for other interested parents.


FREE LOCAL COLLEGE FAIR (SPONSORED BY WACAC) Saturday, May 4, 1-3pm at St. Mary’s College. Register here. For students, parents, and caregivers to learn more about post-secondary options, gather information, and talk to admissions reps from more than 100+ colleges.


MRS. BATCHELLER, COLLEGE/CAREER COUNSELOR

Click here for all the latest information from the College & Career Center.

CAMPOLINDO WELLNESS CENTER


Stay tuned for more details regarding programming, support groups, and educational opportunities by visiting our webpage or follow us on Instagram @campowellness. 

CAMPOLINDO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING

NEW: FRESHMAN GUEST SPEAKER Campolindo Freshman will welcome New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus author, Dashka Slater, this Wednesday, March 27. Ms. Slater has received numerous accolades for her compassionate narrative that chronicles a true crime story of two teens whose lives are forever intertwined while riding the 57 bus in Oakland, CA. It is a Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime and punishment. Her newest nonfiction book that takes place in Albany, CA, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed, won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner which National book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi hails as “powerful, timely and delicately written."


THE LARAMIE PROJECT--WE DID IT! You have helped our students reach their goal of raising $3000 to fund the production of The Laramie Project. Thank you community members for your support in uplifting our student voices! The Campolindo Drama Program is proud to present The Laramie Project on April 25, 26, and 27, at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm. All performances will be held in the Campolindo Performing Arts Center Theatre. $20 General admission tickets are available at the door or for purchase at showtix4u.com. This show contains mature content, strong language, and sexual themes. SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Moraga Education Foundation, iKind & Campolindo DEIB Committee.


Stay current and follow us on our webpage and on Facebook and Instagram.

MORAGA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

DONATIONS TO THE GIVING CAMPAIGN ARE STILL DOWN MEF would like to be able to increase its grant to Campolindo this year since school expenses continue to increase, but MEF might not even be able to maintain last year’s grant if donations don’t pick up. If you haven’t contributed, please consider giving what you can. When the entire community comes together, we can create possibilities for every student, every day! You can make your contributions here.


MEF raises funds every year for grants to Campolindo High School. Donate and learn more at our website moragaeducation.org. Contact us at MEF@moraga.k12.ca.us. 

SENIOR CLASS NEWS

NEW: DVC ONLINE WEBINARS Diablo Valley College Offering Online Webinars to Support Students 

  • Benefits of Attending DVC, Tuesday, March 26, 6:30-7:30pm via Zoom, Register here.  Students will discover the many advantages of attending DVC, including academic programs, support services, campus life, and pathways to transfer or enter the workforce. 
  • Enrollment Presentation, Wednesday, March 27, 6:30-7:30pm via Zoom, Register here. This presentation will cover a comprehensive overview of the enrollment process at DVC including essential registration dates, required documentation, and an outline of the steps students must complete to enroll.
  • Application Workshops, April 10, 3:30-4:45pm, April 11, 3:30-4:45pm, via Zoom. Register here. These workshops aim to help students complete their DVC applications, and the DVC team will guide them step-by-step through the process to ensure they are submitted correctly. Sign up for 1:1 support. 
  • Priority Registration Workshops, April 25, 3:30-4:45pm, April 30, 3:30-4:45pm, May 3, 3:30-4:45pm, Register here. This workshop will help students complete their 3SP steps (Orientation, Placement, and Registering for Couns-095). Sign up for 1:1 support. 


NEW: DVC GROUP CAMPUS VISIT FOR CAMPO STUDENTS Save the date! Friday, April 26, 10-11am, DVC Main Campus, Pleasant Hill. Details to follow in the coming weeks.


NEW: SENIOR BALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE A ticket to the Senior Ball ‘24, A Night in Monte Carlo, includes appetizers, full dinner, dessert, dancing, entertainment, and bus transportation to and from San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, May 18. Let the games begin! Campo Student ticket is $150. Non-Campo Student ticket is $175. Prices go up after April 30. The last day to buy tickets is May 7!


NEW: MEMORY BOARDS If you did not get your Senior’s blank frame & Memory Board Instruction Sheet at the Senior Parent Night, it can be picked up from the VonderBrink porch (19 Hammond Place, Moraga) now through Tuesday, March 26. Turn in completed memory board May 13-17. Contact Maria VonderBrink with questions.


REMINDER: UPDATE NAVIANCE Update Naviance with all decisions: Click on "Colleges I am applying to" Colleges >> Edit Pencil>> Update admissions RESULT. Continue to check your college portals for admissions decisions and housing requirements.


IMPORTANT DATES See our Senior Class Page for more info on our Senior Spring events!

  • MEMORY BOARDS -- now through May 
  • May 13-17: Turn in completed Memory Board--drop box in hall outside office in main hall.
  • May 25-30: Memory Boards displayed in MUR.
  • May 30: Pick up Memory Board after graduation rehearsal
  • SENIOR BALL – Saturday, May 18
  • 4:30 pm pictures in Moraga Commons (informal & optional)
  • 5:30 pm board buses at Campo. Buses return to Campo about 11:30 pm 
  • TIME OF REFLECTION -- Sunday, May 26 
  • 2:00-3:00pm in the CPAC
  • GRADUATION -- Friday, May 31
  • Rehearsal on Thursday 5/30 at 1:30pm
  • Graduates  line up in the quad at 4pm on 5/31
  • Graduation Ceremony begins at 5:30pm in the Stadium
  • GRAD NIGHT – Friday, May 31
  • Graduates board buses immediately following Graduation


Senior College/Career Checklist

For additional Class of 2024 information, visit our webpage here.

JUNIOR CLASS NEWS

TESTING REQUIREMENTS Standardized Testing (SAT & ACT) is now required for many public and private schools outside of California (UCs & CSUs are test blind and do not consider standardized tests for admissions). Students who are applying to these schools should consider taking an SAT or ACT by this fall. If you have questions, please schedule an appointment with one of the College and Career Counselors here.


JUNIOR PROM ON APRIL 20, TICKET SALES END THIS WEEK! This year's prom theme is Santorini Nights and will take place at Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland. Click here to volunteer. Find prom information, dance agreement and permission forms, table assignment forms, and link to purchase tickets here. The Garden Club is selling corsages and boutonnieres for prom on the Campo Webstore. Prom ticket sales end on March 29! Buy your tickets now!!


Junior College/Career Checklist

For additional Class of 2025 information, visit our webpage here.

SOPHOMORE CLASS NEWS

Sophomore College/Career Planning

Follow us on Instagram @campoclassof26

For additional Class of 2026 information, visit our webpage here. 

FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS

LIMITED EDITION CLASS OF 2027 HATS Let's show some class spirit by rocking these Class of 2027 limited edition hats! Grab yours now and show your school spirit in style! Hats are $35, with all proceeds going to the class fund. 

Keep Campo Rad Trucker Hat

Campolindo Cougar Trucker Hat


Freshman College/Career Planning

Follow us on Instagram @CampolindoClass2027, and on Facebook.

For additional Class of 2027 information, visit our webpage here.  

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