The SHIELD Weekly E-Newsletter
February 11, 2019
UPCOMING EVENTS
** Dates and times are subject to change.
Our second semester Family KNIGHT is scheduled for February 11 th . This is our commitment to give faculty, staff and students a night free from any school related activities or responsibilities. There are no home or away athletic contests and practices will be completed by 5:30pm. After school clubs and activities can meet as scheduled as long as they are completed by 5:30. Our goal is to encourage our faculty, staff, and students to take advantage of this time with family.
CREEKSIDE KUDOS
This past weekend, two Creekside CyberPatriots teams competed in the national semifinals for an opportunity to earn one of 12 spots at the National Competition. Creekside High School has one of the largest CyberPatriot Programs in the United States with 15 teams competing. The CyberPatriot competition is a National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school student in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services and solving forensics questions. All in a six-hour period. There are over 3,000 high school teams competing this year.  One team earned their spot in the semifinals by placing first in Florida (out of 90 teams) and 72 nd in the nation. Another team qualified by placing in the top 25% overall. 

Congratulations to these teams and all the other teams that competed.
Yesterday, the CHS Tennis annual community service project made a difference in our community. Our coaches and 24 members of our team worked for the morning at Mandarin Food Bank. We brought tons of toilet paper with us – a much needed item.

Way to go Tennis!!
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Two Creekside Vocal Ensemble seniors earned a Superior rating at the Florida Vocal Association Music Performance Assessment tonight. Please congratulate Kailey Haddock and Julia Mahoney for this great honor and now they qualify to participate at the State level. Julia earned Superior at District and State last year. Congratulations!!
TESTING SCHEDULES & INFORMATION
Creekside High School
Semester 2 Exam Schedule
2018-2019

Monday, April 22 nd
           9:15-10:45       Exam Period 1
           10:50-11:40   Period 3
           11:45-1:15      Period 4
           1:20-2:10        Period 5
           2:15-3:45         Exam Period 6

Tuesday, April 23 rd                
           9:15-10:55       Exam Period 3                                              
           10:50-11:40   Period 2
           11:45-1:15      Period 4
           1:20-2:10        Period 6
           2:15-3:45         Exam Period 7

Wednesday, April 24 th
           9:15-11:10       Exam Period 4
           11:15-12:45    Period 1
           12:50-2:45       Exam Period 5
           

Thursday, April 25 th
           9:15-10:50       Exam Period 2
           10:55-11:40    Period 3
           11:45-1:15      Period 4
           1:20-2:05        Period 5
           2:10-2:55        Period 6
           3:00-3:45        Period 7
           

·          Please note: This is a normal school week that has been modified for district final exams. If it is not an exam period, regular classes will be held and attendance will be taken.  

·          No exams may be taken early. Makeup exams will be given after exam period 2 on Thursday, or on Friday. Students should schedule their makeup exam with Mrs. Mackoul in room 130.

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!

Proctor Giveaways this year include:
2019-2020 Yearbook
2019-2020 Parking Pass, giftcards,
and more!
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





We appreciate you taking the time to complete the annual SAC survey. Your responses will be kept confidential and will be used in our School Improvement Plan next year.
 
Please remind your student to wash hands frequently throughout the day and especially before lunch.

If your student becomes ill at school and your student calls you to pick them up, please tell them to go to the clinic FIRST to expedite check out.

Thank you.
Senior proofs will be released from Leonard’s next week. If any senior needs a retake or needs to take their cap and gown photo, Leonard’s will have their studios (St. Aug and Jacksonville) open on 2/23. Seniors should call Leonard’s and make an appointment for this day if they need a retake or to take their cap and gown picture. Leonard's phone number is 904-209-3300.



Students~

Please remember to turn in your service hours to Mrs. Hemmer in Guidance. There is a tray on the corner of her desk.

Seniors… avoid that last minute rush!!!
Why is Creekside Selling TPC Tickets?
Any local youth-related organization has the unique opportunity sell a specially-created discounted Good Any Day Stadium Pass for $55.00. Chip In tickets are valid for any one day of the 2019 Players Championship.

Regularly priced Stadium Passes are valued at $60 for the Thursday competition round and $70 for the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday competition rounds.

Promotion period for Chip In for Youth tickets ends on February 28, 2019.

$30 of each ticket sold by Creekside students will be donated back to our school!

BONUS! The organization that sells the most number of tickets will receive a $10,000 bonus ! The second place organization will receive a $5,000 bonus.

How to Sell TPC Tickets to benefit the Knights
Consignment
We have received tickets on consignment. Students will sell tickets via our SchoolPay link, or by the fundraising collection form (available at Creekside). Those who purchase via the SchoolPay link will pick up their tickets at the front office. SchoolPay link: https://www.schoolpay.com/link/2019TPC

Online
Supporters may purchase tickets through the Chip in for Youth Website. They must use our group codes to get credit (see below). www.chipinforyouth.com Supporters will receive a digital ticket. Promotion period for online Chip in for Youth tickets will end on March 1 st , 2019

Creekside Online Codes
Point of Contact regarding this promotion is Mrs. Tina Northcut.
GUIDANCE from GUIDANCE
Upcoming College Visits



Creekside Guidance lists student scholarship opportunities on Creekside's website for your convenience. Be sure to check them out:
Creekside Guidance is excited to share your student's college acceptance news? Here's the scoop:

The Guidance Dept would like to share your student's college acceptance news via Creekside’s weekly e-newsletter The Shield. Send your student's picture in a .jpg format wearing a school t-shirt or showing a school pennant, sticker, or magnet announcing their college acceptance. In addition to a picture sent electronically, please include your student's acceptance letter, name, college name, and intended major. Send submissions to Debora.nievinski@stjohns.k12.fl.us.                         

Thank you and CONGRATS!!!
SAVE THE DATE - MAKE NOTE
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.


Students who are current sophomores or juniors who are interested in joining Creekside’s chapter of the National Honor Society will need to attend an informational meeting about NHS membership. There are two meetings scheduled for Wednesday, April 3 rd : 8:30am or 2:45pm in the auditorium. At this meeting students will be told the requirements for membership and deadline to apply. If you are interested in NHS membership, students should attend ONE of these meetings. Note: Students who are already members do not attend these meetings. 
Save the Date - April 13th

“Prom 2019 will be here before we all know it. The junior class officers have been working hard to plan prom for this year. The theme will be “ Roaring Twenties: The Great Gatsby”.

Prom will be held on May 4 th , 2019 at the Renaissance Hotel at the World Golf Village from 7:00pm - 10:00pm. Tickets will go on sale in April.



Senior Awards Night is May 9 th at 6pm in the auditorium.
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
IN THE KNOW
DID YOU KNOW....

2019 Creekside Graduation Reserved Tickets will be available again this year. Details on what day and time will be advertised on the senior website page, digital car pool board and all school social media after spring break.

Now, "YOU ARE IN THE KNOW".
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