The SHIELD Weekly E-Newsletter
December 24, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS
** Dates and times are subject to change.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mid Term Make ups

Any student needing to take a missed District Mid Term exam should report to Lab B after HOMEROOM on Monday, 1/7/19. Makeup dates are both 1/7 and 1/8/19.

The Creekside Varsity and JV HiQ teams both placed 2 nd in our district tournament. JV will be moving on to the North Florida Conference Tournament on January 15. Congrats Team!!
Miss Creekside 2020: “Here Comes the Sun” - There will be an informational meeting for all junior ladies interested in participating in Miss Creekside 2020 on Tuesday,
January 15 th at 6pm. The meeting will be held in the media center, and all potential participants should attend with a parent or guardian. Miss Creekside applications will be available in the front office and from Ms. Fixel or Ms. Clukey beginning Friday, January 11 th . 
Students get PSAT/NMSQT scores December 10–12. 

When your PSAT/NMSQT scores are ready online, you'll get an email with instructions on  creating your College Board account and going to your  online score report.  From your desktop, you can also print your online score report by clicking the View Details button, then clicking Download Report in the top right corner.

If you are unable to retrieve your scores through e-mail. Your student can request a copy through Mrs. Hemmer at the guidance desk starting on January 7 th. 


If you are interested in joining our team of proctors, please sign up below. We will notify you when we create the schedule times. THANKS!
For planning purposes, provided are other testing windows:

FSA Writing for 9th & 10th grade - 4/1 - 4/12
Semester 2 District Exam Spring Testing 4/15 - 4/30
State / EOC Testing will begin 5/1 - 5/24
AP Testing 5/6 - 5/17
CHS 2019 Boys and Girls Track and Field
 
All student-athletes interested in participating in track and field during the 2019 season, who are not competing in a winter sport, should currently be attending conditioning with Coach Navarro/Coach Yates for Mid-Distance and Coach Fields for sprinting. Although not mandatory, your participation in conditioning indicates your commitment to be your personal best; and to the team. Please contact Coach Navarro and Coach Fields if you are not aware of the conditioning schedules. 
 
Tryouts for Track and Field are schedule for Tuesday, January 22nd. Monday (1/21) is the official start of the season but is a holiday. In order to participate in conditioning and tryouts you must have completed “Register my athlete account” (see Creekside website for details - http://wwwchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/athletics/forms-el2/ ).  
 
It is important that you make sure: (1) that if you completed registration from a fall sport, that the registration indicates track and field; and (2) your physical is up to date and not expiring soon.  
 



GIRLS LACROSSE

Tryouts Jan 28th and 29th from 4:15-6:15pm
Greetings from CHS Career Academies!
Below is the link to the newest edition of our Academy Advocate Newsletter Vol. 5. If you have a few minutes, peruse the events that showcase all the incredible talent of our career academy students!
Preparing your child for college can be stressful. To help guide you through this important time, we've hosted a series of parent webinars with college planning experts sharing what you need to know throughout your child's high school career.


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There’s so much information available about financial aid for college or career school that it can be hard to tell the facts from fiction. We’ve got you covered! Here are some common myths—and the real scoop—about financial aid and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. MYTH 1: My parents make too much money, so Continue Reading

SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida
Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge
Attention rising Juniors and Seniors

The mission of SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida is to provide high school students in Duval and St. Johns Counties mentored research experiences in world class laboratories at Mayo Clinic in Florida which will help them develop a basic understanding of scientific research and produce a highly-competitive science fair project. Juniors and seniors enrolled in Duval and St. Johns County schools who are interested in biomedical science, will be provided an opportunity to design and carry out research projects within world class research laboratories in the Discovery Translation Labs at Mayo Clinic in Florida for the purpose of entering science fair competitions.

It is expected that a minimum of 20 lab hours per week will be required during the summer break for a
successful project to be completed for deadlines of the Science Fair. Should additional time be needed after school resumes, a flexible schedule will be determined and agreed upon between the student and faculty mentor.

Learn about eligibility to apply for the SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic. The purpose of the competitive program is to provide experiential learning opportunities in biomedical research and STEM while completing a project to enter into the science fair.

The program will host its third cohort starting in June 2019, but applications are posted online now and are due by February 1. Rising juniors and seniors in public or private schools in St. Johns and Duval Counties are eligible to apply. The complete criteria can be found online and on the attached handout.

The number of students in the program varies annually and is dependent on the volunteer faculty members. For the next cohort we anticipate that approximately 18 students will be selected.

Also included are bios from the first cohort in 2017, and project titles from current, 2018 scholars for your review. Below are some links to external videos that were featured recently on First Coast News that may be of interest as well:
·          SPARK Feature 2017
CREEKSIDE KUDOS
Congratulations to the FBLA members listed below. These members participated in the District 27 competition during the first two weeks of December, and now qualify to compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference and Competition in March.

* Elyse Soracco, 1st Place, 3-D Amination
* Spencer Carson, 1st Place, Advertising
* Molly Bias, Cassidy Hammond, and Shelby Page, 1st Place, Broadcast Journalism
* Joe Parimucha and Kelsey Zweibohmer, 1st Place, Business Financial Plan
* Liam King and Olivia Raper, 1st Place, Business Plan
* Aryan Tiwari, 1st Place, Coding and Programming
* Sachin Mishra, 1st Place, Computer Game & Simulation Programming
* Michael Frenk, 1st Place, Computer Problem Solving
* Mohit Ballikar, 1st Place, Cyber Security
* Michael Gregor, 1st Place, Economics
* Ralph Eubanks, Kendall Kaprelian, and Mason Holder, 1st Place, Entrepreneurship
* Teegan Bailey, 1st Place, Future Business Leader
* Savannah Butler, 1st Place, Health Care Administration
* Spencer Reagan, 1st Place, Help Desk
* Alexander Simes, 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
* Johnathan Read, 1st Place, Introduction to Business
* Madison Tripp, 1st Place, Introduction to Business Communication
* Julia Neuzil, 1st Place, Introduction to FBLA
* Tejashree Vijay, 1st Place, Introduction to Financial Math
* Jack Rauch, 1st Place, Introduction to Information Technology
* Taryn Clarke, 1st Place, Journalism
* Daniel Malloy, Julianne Martinez, and Ronnie Piccione, 1st Place, Management Decision Making
* Julia Bass, Adam MacDougall, and Samantha Sberna, 1st Place, Network Design
* Clay Carter, 1st Place, Networking Concepts
* Mason Saye, 1st Place, Political Science
* Jadyn Fields and Lily Thompson, 1st Place, Public Service Announcement
* Sydney Drury, 2nd Place, Advertising
* Rachel Stewart, 2nd Place, Business Calculations
* Jessica Bolt, 2nd Place, Business Law
* Cole Johnson, Carson Rogers, and Peter Goodwin, 2nd Place, Computer Game & Simulation Programming
* Logan Fernandez, 2nd Place, Cyber Security
* Ayushi Elhence and Gurleen Dhillon, 2nd Place, E-Business
* Matthew Ortiz, 2nd Place, Economics
* Anna Perkins, 2nd Place, Future Business Leader
* Austin Bell, Dylan Hanson, and Michael Shearn, 2nd Place, Global Business
* Agastya Tomar, 2nd Place, Introduction to FBLA
* Bailey Daigle, 2nd Place, Introduction to Public Speaking
* Zoe Sands, 2nd Place, Job Interview
* Madison Dail and Deven Ellis, 2nd Place, Network Design
* Joshua Jolles, 2nd Place, Networking Concepts
* Matthew Kaynor, 2nd Place, Personal Finance
* Yara Oliveira, 2nd Place, Political Science
* Emmett Schultz, 3rd Place, Accounting 1
* Ashley Moore, 3rd Place, Advertising
* Isabella Hendryx, 3rd Place, Business Law
* Molly Wannamaker, 3rd Place, Computer Problem Solving
* Ohm Parikh, 3rd Place, Health Care Administration
* Grayson Johnston, 3rd Place, Introduction to Business Communication
* Devraj Singh, 3rd Place, Introduction to Information Technology
* Ava Johnson, 3rd Place, Personal Finance
* Elyssa Kinkead, 4th Place, Advertising
* Christopher Zeppieri, 4th Place, Agribusiness
* Morgan Bruman, 4th Place, Business Communication
* Marissa Aaronson, 4th Place, Economics
* Matthew Puzzini, 4th Place, Introduction to Business
* Johnathan Sanchez, 4th Place, Introduction to Information Technology
* Victoria Hanson, 4th Place, Networking Concepts
* Tori Moskowitz, 4th Place, Organizational Leadership
* Davis White, 5th Place, Accounting 1
* Zachary Push, 5th Place, Cyber Security
* Emily Kromer, 5th Place, Health Care Administration
* Halley Headrick, 5th Place, Introduction to Business
* William Bass, 5th Place, Introduction to Financial Math
* Sykler Zuckerman, 5th Place, Networking Concepts
* Valerie Rehrig, 5th Place, Organizational Leadership 
The CHS cheerleaders brought joy to the residents of Terrace of Jacksonville Nursing home this past week. They performed cheers and stunts as well as sang Holiday Carols and passed out candy canes to these wonderful people.  
Congratulations once again to the CHS Cheer program who had a spectacular day at the All Out Central Florida Championships in Orlando, Florida. 
The JV Competitive Cheer team won their division as well as “Hit Zero” - meaning they had no mistakes/deductions in their routine! They also shared the “Spirit Award” with the Varsity team!
The VARSITY competitive cheer team ended the night with a bang by winning their division AND the “Level Grand Champions” award by scoring the highest score of the event!
American Sign Language 4 Honors students recently organized a holiday event for the parents of Julington Creek Elementary School. All semester, the ASL 4 students have been teaching sign language once per week to ten elementary school classrooms. The elementary students were recently taught holiday/winter songs to sign and had a performance for their parents on December 14. A special thank you to Mrs. Murphy and her admin team and the ten mentor teachers that have hosted sign language teaching in their classrooms this year. Great job!!
Creekside Drama presented The Nutcracker and The Suessification of Romeo & Juliet. All students delighted the large crowd in attendance.
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Congratulations to Coach Mayer
(Basketball)
on
300 Career Wins!
ASL and Access Caroling around the school signing Christmas songs with Mrs. Benyako's 1st and 6st period classes. Way to go!!
Thank you to the PTSO and supporting parent community for the incredible Holiday Luncheon on December 18th. The decor was beautiful, the food was delish and the entertainment, amazing! Congratulations to Ms. Sikes for winning the outstanding gift basket.
SAVE THE DATE - MAKE NOTE
Important Senior and Club Group Photo Dates

  • 3rd period (11:20 AM), Seniors still report to 3rd period to start): Senior Panoramic in the Gym. Seniors should wear their senior shirts to the picture, or just a black t-shirt.

  • 4th – 6th periods in the gym: Academy and large club pictures per schedule below:
  • 12:00 – New Media Academy
  • 12:15 –Networking/Cyber Academy
  • 12:30 – Environmental Academy
  • 12:45 – Engineering Academy
  • 1:00 – Best Buddies
  • 1:15 – National Honor Society
  • 1:30 – Senior Women
  • 1:45 – Senior Men
  • 2:00 – Junior Ladies
  • 2:15 – Future Business Leaders of America
  • 2:30 – National English Honor Society
  • 2:45 – Fellowship of Christian Students
Upcoming College Visits
Seniors- Grad Bash 2019 will be on April 5 th. You can now go on Creekside’s Senior page to pay for the trip. Payment must be made by March 1 st , 2019.


FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
IN THE KNOW
DID YOU KNOW....

School Access is required when visiting Creekside to volunteer, attend a guidance meeting, or to attend a PTSO meeting? Please sign up today, it is so easy.
Provided is the link: http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/volunteer/


Now, "YOU ARE IN THE KNOW".
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