The SHIELD Weekly E-Newsletter
January 7, 2019
Monday, 1/7/19 is the first day back from Winter Break.
Please note, we will start the day with HOMEROOM.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Important Senior and Club Group Photo Dates January 8th

  • 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
** 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.

Students received 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


The next FBLA Meeting is Tuesday, January 15 at 8:30am in the auditorium.
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
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 scheduled 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.  
 



SPRING BASEBALL

Tryouts will be held on January 28th and 29th at 4pm



GIRLS LACROSSE

Tryouts will be held Jan 28th and 29th from 4:15-6:15pm
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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
SAVE THE DATE - MAKE NOTE
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....

“The local public high school with the highest rate for 2017-18 was Creekside High School which had a graduation rate of 98.8 percent.”


Way to go KNIGHTS!


Now, "YOU ARE IN THE KNOW".
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