Friday, September 27 Lunch- Firehouse Subs

• Please order your lunch and pay by noon on Thursday.

Parents of Collegiate Meeting

• Thursday, September 26 at 4:00 PM in the Raider Café

• Email Mrs. Waller with questions, wallert2@nwfsc.edu

PSAT Registration

• Juniors must pay their $20 fee to the front office by October 1 if they wish to take the PSAT.

School Safety Video

• The following video from OCSD video was shared with students this week regarding school safety.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kp0ne3Issc

Badges

• Please help your student devise a plan to remember their badge every day.

• Wearing badges in the high school buildings is mandatory.

• We appreciate your support in reminding your students of the importance of badges for school safety.

Friday, September 20 Lunch- Tijuana Flats

• Please order your lunch and pay by noon on Thursday.

Reminder

• If you are interested in applying for consideration to be part of the Collegiate High School Advisory Committee, please complete the Advisory Committee Application by Friday, September 20.

Student-Led Conference Save the Date

• Senior student-led conferences will be held on October 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

• More details will be emailed to senior parents.

Thank you to parents and students who attended our open house. It is always great to see our families at CHS.

FAST testing for 9th and 10th grade successfully took place today. Results will be sent home when they become available.

Friday, September 13 Lunch

• Zaxby's, please order your lunch and pay by noon on Thursday.

Open House and College Night- September 11, 2024

• Both events are open to all CHS parents and students and may be attended at any time during the designated hours.  

• Collegiate High School Open House will be held on September 11, 2024, from 4:30-6:00.

• Parents and students are welcome to visit Collegiate High School classrooms and teachers in buildings 300 and 340.

• NWFSC College Night is also on September 11, 2024, from 5:30-7:00 in the Raider Arena .

• Parents and students are encouraged to walk through the Raider Arena and visit with the college booths that are set up.

Collegiate High School Advisory Committee

• The CHS Advisory Committee provides input that is vital to the success of the school and providing the best education for students. 

• Committee members share their ideas about areas such as: community/business partnerships, capstone, accreditation, calendars, events, committees, and acceleration. 

• The CHS Advisory Committee consists of CHS administration, CHS students (one per grade level) , CHS faculty and staff, community members, business partners, NWFSC faculty and staff, and CHS parents. 

• If you are interested in applying for consideration to be part of the Collegiate High School Advisory Committee, please complete the Advisory Committee Application by Friday, September 20.

• The CHS Advisory Committee selects new members yearly. If you have served in the past and would like to be on the committee again, you must complete a new application.

• Applications will be reviewed by a CHS Committee for selection.

• The committee will meet one time during the fall semester and one time during spring semester.

FAST Testing

• FAST testing for 9th and 10th grade will take place on Friday, September 13.

• All 9th and 10th grade students must bring their computer and charger on Thursday.

• Computers will remain at the school in the testing room on Thursday evening.

• Testing will begin at 9:00 AM and students will not have access to their cell phones or smart watches during the testing window.

• Students will participate in activities planned by student council after lunch.

FAST Testing Information

• The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring system that is administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year.  

• Your student’s FAST assessments are computer-adaptive tests taken on a computer or tablet. The questions get less or more difficult depending on how a student responds, and each student will see different questions from a common item bank.

• Each test attempt (PM1, PM2, and PM3) will present items that cover the entire test “blueprint,” meaning students will encounter items representative of the standards within the subject or grade level.

• Please review the following policies with your student before testing: 

  • Electronic Devices—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom), even if the devices are turned off or students do not use them. If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test will be invalidated. 

  • Testing Rules Acknowledgment—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking the box in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules.  

  • Discussing Test Content after Testing—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including test items and passages) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. While students may not share information about secure test content after testing, this policy is not intended to prevent students from discussing their testing experiences with their parents/families. 

  • Working Independently—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated.  

  • Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing a test (e.g., for lunch, an appointment), he or she will not be allowed to return to that test. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days. 

  • Testing Accommodations—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school if you have questions about the testing accommodations that will be provided for your student.    

FortifyFL

• All parents and students should be aware of the FortifyFL, it is a school-related suspicious activity reporting tool.

• FortifyFL is a school-related suspicious activity reporting tool that allows Florida students and the community the ability to instantly relay information anonymously concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

• By accessing FortifyFL, students can provide a description of the threat, share pics and videos and submit contact information (if he/she chooses to receive follow-up from law enforcement or school officials). Once information is transmitted via the application, the appropriate law enforcement and school administration entities are instantly contacted and provided with the submitted material.

• FortifyFL was created and funded by the 2018 Florida Legislature as part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. The application was named by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and developed by AppArmor. The Office of Attorney General, Department of Education and Florida Department of Law Enforcement coordinated its development and roll-out.

• The FortifyFL link can be found on the chs.nwfsc.edu website homepage on both the top bar and the footer.

Good afternoon, Collegiate High School families! We are excited to start our new year at CHS on Monday, August 12. Here is some helpful information for parents and students.

• School drop-off and pick-up is in front of the main CHS building 340.

• Buses will drop off and pick up students at a different location on the side of building 300.

• Students will go to their designated first period (9th/10th) or first group (11th/12th) by 9:00.

• Free and reduced lunch forms will be available the first week of school.

• Any students who have not picked up schedules should go to the front office on Monday.

• Any students who did not pick up laptops or lockers will have the ability to do that this week.

• Lunch M-R will be available in the Raider Cafe. Zaxby's can be purchased for $10 until 12:30 on Thursday for students needing a lunch on Friday.

WOW Week - August 12-16 [Students in all grades must attend.]

Monday-Thursday 9:00-3:20/Friday - 9:00-2:30

Freshmen and sophomores will go to their first period listed on their schedules. Juniors and seniors will go to the locations listed for their groups - please see below.