Carmi-White County High School

A few additional items for the first day: -Students may arrive as early as 7:30 AM -CWCHS Students are encouraged to wear Maroon & White (Leave your "Fresh FIrst Day Fit" for Wednesday) -CWCHS Students will be allowed to have their phones all day for some photo opportunities -Students WILL NOT need their Chromebooks -There WILL BE "Open Campus" lunch from 12:01 - 12:41 PM -The cafeteria will be serving breakfast and lunch as usual. -Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students for 23-24 School Year!

We are excited to see all of our CWCHS students tomorrow, August 15th for the first day of student attendance. Students will need to report to the Auditorium by 8:05 am. CWCHS students will need to enter the building at one of two locations: They can enter the building using the Main Entrance of the Auditorium via Main St. or the Main Back Entrance via the main back parking lot. CWCHS Seniors who have purchased a parking permit are allowed to park in the main back parking lot.Only those vehicles with approved parking permits are to be parked on the school parking lot. Tags are to be hung facing outward, so they may be read from the front of the vehicle. CWCHS Underclassmen who will be driving themselves to school will need to use caution when parking on College Boulevard, Renshaw Ave., 7th Street, 9th Street, or on the backside of the Football stadium. We also want to note that there is currently construction going on down College Boulevard. Students will be allowed to park in the first two medians and down College Boulevard where appropriate parking locations have been marked. All high school students will need to be in attendance for the entire first day. We will dismiss students at 2:15 pm for the first week of school.

This is just a reminder that the first day of student attendance will be Tuesday, August 15th. School begins at 8:05 and students will be dismissed at 2:15 p.m. for the first week of school. All CWCHS students will report directly to the Auditorium on the first day. Additional arrival/dismissal information will be sent out on Monday, August 14th for students who will be driving to school. We hope that you will be able to attend our BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - Friday, August 18th, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. This will run in conjunction with the Fall Sports Festival that will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Class of 2024, In order to park in the school parking lot, students must read, complete and sign the Parking Permit Application. This application has been emailed to your CWC student email address. There is a $5 deposit for a parking tag, Upon return of the tag, the $5 deposit will be returned. Please refer to the 2023-2024 Carmi-White County Handbook pages 25-26 labeled Parking for policies and rules. You will be expected to observe the parking policies stated therein. In addition, do not park in any space that is not lined for parking, HANDICAP PARKING, NO PARKING, or VISITOR PARKING. Do not park in front of the trash dumpster or block another vehicle (double parking). Only those vehicles with approved parking permits are to be parked on the school parking lot. Tags are to be hung facing outward, so they may be read from the front of the vehicle. Please contact the CWCHS office if you have any questions.

We are quickly approaching another school year which means another round of concussion testing. This Friday (8/11/23) we are having our baseline concussion testing in the auditorium and the computer lab in the library. There will be three available times for athletes to come: 8am, 9am, and 10am. (Please enter the building using the main back entrance. This is a requirement for ALL athletes to complete prior to participating in their sport. Even though some athletes may not play a fall sport, it is still required to complete the baseline test. All athletes are to bring their school Chromebook to complete the test

All CWCHS Fall athletes must have the following before tryouts/practices the week of August 7th! * Registered for the 2023-24 school year on Teacherease * Registered for the fall sport on Final Forms https://carmiwhitecounty-il.finalforms.com * Up to date sports physical Call the school office at 382-4661 with any questions. Go Bulldogs!

Reminder to High School parents and students, individual pictures for the yearbook will be taken in Mrs. Orr's room (216) on the following dates. Seniors only: TODAY, August 1st: 10 am-3:00 pm. Girls: Wear a tank or cami they can easily pull the straps off the shoulder under the drape. Guys: White shirts are available, but you are welcome to wear your own. Tux jackets will be provided. Grades 9-11: Wednesday, August 2nd: 10 am-3 pm. Link to the picture order form: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1273790/Dance_Picture_Order_Form.jpg Picture makeup/retakes will be scheduled at a later date.

School is just around the corner! Please see the attached flyer for information on Back to School Nights!

REGISTER TODAY! TOMORROW is the last day to register students for the 2023-2024 school year! #bulldogpride

Attention High School parents and students, individual pictures for the yearbook will be taken in Mrs. Orr's room (216) on the following dates. Seniors: Tuesday, August 1st, 10 am-3:00 pm. Girls: Wear a tank or cami they can easily pull the straps off the shoulder under the drape. Guys: White shirts are available, but you are welcome to wear your own. Tux jackets will be provided. Grades 9-11: Wednesday, August 2nd, 10 am-3 pm. Link to the picture order form: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Dance_Picture... Picture makeup/retakes will be scheduled at a later date.

Attention parents of athletes in grades 6-12 who are trying out for a fall sport, you must register them with that sport on Final Forms for this school year. If your athlete played sports last year, click on the link below to complete the process for this year. https://carmiwhitecounty-il.finalforms.com/ If your athlete did not play a sport last year and intends to try out for a fall sport, please click on the link below for instructions to complete the athletic registration for your student athlete(s) to participate in athletics at CWCHS. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1312/CUSD_5/2840251/Carmi_White_Parent_Playbook_FinalForms.pdf

Register NOW for the 2023-2024 school year! #bulldogpride

We still have time for YOU to join our Bulldog Team for the 2023-2024 school year! Contact the Central Office at 382-2341 if you are interested in sharing your talents with the students and staff at C-WC #5! #bulldogpride

CWCHS Color Guard Tryouts will be held Wednesday, July 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & Thursday, July 13th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Students who are trying out for color guard only need to attend one of the tryout dates above)

Congrats to our softball and baseball players named to the BDC All Conference including Audrey Upton who was named MVP in softball! #bulldogpride

Attention 2023 graduates: If you paid to have your graduation pictures mailed to you, they have been mailed. If you did not pay for mailing, they are available for pickup in the main office.

Incoming Freshmen girls Tennis tryouts have been rescheduled for Thursday, June 1st from 11 AM to 12:15 PM(weather permitting)

Attention CWCHS students and parents: All students are required to take semester exams on Monday, May 22nd and Tuesday, May 23rd according to this exam schedule. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Good luck to the Lady Bulldogs today in the softball regional championship vs. Hamilton County at Benton at 4:30 pm #bulldogpride

Good Luck to tennis players, Cameron Courty, Gage Atteberry, Conner Colman, Dacin Rudolph, Tyler Goemaat, and Ian Mosier, at Sectionals in Centralia!