CHS website has information for senior parents wishing to purchase a yearbook ad for the Class of 2011 graduate! Please scroll down CHS home page to:

• 2011 Seniors
• 2011 Senior Ads for Year Book—CLICK HERE
• Follow instructions after clicking on the red "click here" Due date for best prices is October 1.

Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, sponsors the Excellence in Education award to give recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of education. Each state/nation in the Alpha Delta Kappa organization selects an award winner from among their members who are in good standing and employed in the education profession. State winners are selected by appointed committee members and are judged on professional dedication, knowledge, skills, professional achievement, success, school/community collaboration and contributions to the educational process.

Twyla Humphrey Preising of Phoenix was nominated by Chaparral High School department chair, Jeri Bishop and was named as the state winner at the Arizona Alpha Delta Kappa convention held in Tempe in April of 2010. She was presented with a plaque and a check for $200 by state chairman Valdine Brower.

The merits of Twyla's application were then forwarded to compete against state/national winners in the Southwest region that included California, Hawaii, Australia, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The Southwest regional conference was recently held in Reno, Nevada during the month of July where Twyla Preising was announced as the winner for the region. She was presented with a trophy, especially designed lapel pin and a check for $200 by committee chairwoman, Darla Lathan of New Mexico. She will be featured along with the other 6 regional winners in the Alpha Delta Kappa publication, The Kappan, in December of 2010.

Each of the 7 regional winners will now submit their applications to the international selection committee for consideration. The international award will be announced at the Chicago convention in July of 2011. The international award includes a check for the recipient's school in the amount of $2500 to be used for professional development for the staff. An additional check for $2500 will be presented to the winner along with a plaque/trophy.

Twyla Humphrey Preising has been teaching for 27 years. She teaches Advanced Placement U.S. History and has set school and district records for student participation in the national test at a consistent 100% of those who take the test. She has also set school and district records as her students consistently achieve a pass rate on the national test of more than 90%. Her all time record was a 97% pass rate.

Twyla was also instrumental in promoting the inclusion of an honors level of U.S. History for the first time at Chaparral in the 2008-2009 school year. The course has grown in popularity to now offer four sections for academically gifted students.

Twyla Preising has been a member of Alpha Delta Kappa since 1988. She has served two times as chapter president; district II recording secretary and president-elect and state historian for Florida; state chaplain and state recording secretary for Arizona as well as state committee chair for scholarships and the Woman of Distinction award for Arizona.

Twyla Preising was born and reared in Statesboro, Georgia and is a three time graduate from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor of education in 1983, master of science for teachers in 1984 and an education specialist degree in 1988.

Would your son or daughter be interested in traveling to Washington D.C.?  Give them a chance to meet other students from around the country and get an up close look at our nation’s capital!  Travel with Miss Natalie Pratt to Washington D.C. this spring to participate in Close Up, a phenomenal program that gives students a unique and exciting week in the capital.  Deposits will be accepted soon, send your son or daughter to Miss Pratt’s room, D212 for more information or contact her at npratt@susd.org.    Hope to see you there!

The Global Family Philantrophy will hold their very first club meeting on Wednesday, September 8 after school in the library. Any interested students are encouraged and welcome to attend.

As Homecoming Week approaches, Student Government committees (FLASH, Homecoming Dance, Half-time Show, and Week of Events) are hard at work. This year’s theme will be "Out of this World". All event will revolve around the themes of outer space, Star Wars, Harry Potter, James Cameron’s Avatar and other mystical lands and fantasies.

Thursday, September 23 at 7PM: FLASH. CHS’s nighttime pep assembly will be held on the football field. Senior males interested in participating in Guys’ Pm must sign up in the front office.
Friday, September 24 at 7PM. Homecoming Game at CHS.
Saturday, October 2. Homecoming Dance at Stonebridge Manor.
Tickets will be on sale soon during lunch. NOTE: Parent volunteers are needed to chaperone the dance. If interested, email Miss Pratt at npratt@susd.org for more information.

The CHS Student Government is composed of the following student leaders. The elections were held at the end of last school year. Their advisor is Ms. Natalie Pratt.

CHAPTS is seeking up to 10 additional parents to serve on the BOD. This requires you to attend monthly meetings (Monday evening) and to actively participate in key committees overseen by CHAPTS. It is preferred that we have additional underclassman parents. If interested, please contact Lou Leibowitz (lwleibowitz@cox.net) or Mary Kim Brown (marx4rus@gmail.com). This is a great opportunity to become an active part of the CHS parent community. You will make a difference in the lives of our students and teachers.

Additional volunteers are needed to assist in the library. Basic duties include check in/check out of books and shelving. The following time slots are available.

• Wednesdays: 7:45 to 10:00 (every week or every other week)
• Fridays: 10:00 to 12:15 (every other week)
• Fridays: 12:15 to 2:30 (every other week)

All interested parents are to contact Sue Tooker. She can be reached at 480-951-8550 (home) or by email: sdtooker@cox.net.

Parent volunteers are needed to chaperone the Homecoming Dance. The dance will be Saturday, October 2 at Stonebridge Manor. Anyone interested should contact StuGo advisor, Natalie Pratt at npratt@susd.org for more information.

Chaparral’s Housing and Interior Design class welcome interior and design magazines. Other items appreciated include old samples (fabric samples, wall paper books, flooring and trim treatment) that you or your company may be throwing out! I do request smaller sample sizes because we do not have saws to cut into appropriate sizes pieces for student use.

Please call me at 480-484-6500 ext. 6685 or email me at carenrobinson@susd.org.

I can arrange pickup or if you want to drop things off yourself, please contact me beforehand so I can give you directions to the back service drive area close to my classroom!

We are pleased to announce that our school library now provides access to hundreds of ebooks. Our ebooks do not require an iPad, a Kindle reader or any special device – they are designed to be viewed on an internet-connected computer. The ebooks are also easily viewed on your SMARTboard or through your projector.

Hundreds of ebooks are available 24/7 at school, at home, or anywhere you have internet access. There is no limit on the number of students viewing/reading an individual title at the same time. Our ebook library offers constant access for everyone! The ebooks provide students, parents and teachers with a combination of printed text, narration, words, sounds, music, graphics, photos and animation. Many ebooks also include links to quizzes, activities and reviews. No passwords are required. Most of the ebooks are designed to appeal to K-5 students, but titles in the TumbleReadables collection include titles suitable for students K through 12. Take some time to explore the choices to see what might be appropriate for your students.

You will find links to our ebooks on the school library web page. Look for the ebooks link in the Library Catalogs section.

Take a look at our school’s ebooks today to see the tremendous variety of titles available now for your classroom.

No parents should be driving into the south lot or the visitor parking lot (off 70th Street) to drop or pick up students. This is a safety and emergency response issue as the volume of traffic does delay the arrival of emergency vehicles into our fire lanes.

Parents dropping off or picking up their students are to use the drive in the northwest parking lot by the Auditorium.  Enter/exit off Gold Dust. Parent vehicles in the other lots have the potential to cause traffic jams with buses and student vehicles. 

Scottsdale area high school Seniors and their parents are invited to a Regional College Fair on Monday, September 20, 2010. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Scottsdale Community College (Student Center-Turquoise Room). The event is hosted by SCC in coordination with the Arizona High School College Relations Council. Through a college information fair, participants will have the opportunity to visit with representatives from 19 different colleges and universities to learn about college entrance requirements, financial aid & scholarship opportunities, degree programs, and special activities. Participating colleges include: Arizona State University, Arizona Western College, Central Arizona College, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fort Lewis College, GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Maricopa Skills Center, Mesa Community College, New Mexico State University, Northern Arizona University, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix College, Rio Salado College, Scottsdale Community College, South Mountain Community College, Southwestern College, and University of Arizona.

Please call 480-423-6450 with any questions.

The week of August 2 to 6 brought four classes through the CHS back to school registration process. Once again, it was a huge success thanks to the many volunteers who shared their time for this most important task. Their dedication to Chaparral is to be commended. Several of the volunteers listed worked all four days. Thank you to Lou Leibowitz and Mary Kim Brown for coordinating the volunteers. A list of volunteers follows: Lisa Andrews, Liz Thorell, Leslie Kramer, Kelly Loonam, Mary Ann Niccoli, Janet Boyd, Menaj Shamsaee, Janean Fortune, Glenda Schillinger, Laurie Mychaels, Linda Fisher, Jim Nelson, Jill Beck, Tina Tow, Julie Greene, Michel Stone Grassl, Susan Ference, Mary Conklin, Susan Sandys, Vivian Friedland, Tanya Nelson, Lisa Croft, Patti Zelechowski, Laurie VanDyke, Cathy Gilbert, Vicky Ruby, Susan Truax, Cathy Keyser, Jane Gendreau, Michelle Fireman, Dawn Boxberger, Kelly McFarland, Mary K. Reinhart, Alice Meyer, Cindy Hazelwood, Mary Kim Brown, Mick Sampson, Patti King, Ginger Walker, Michelle Johnson, Kathy Carter, Lou Leibowitz, Dana McDonough, Pam Taft, Jill Stewart, Paula Marinos, Janice Wallitschek, Shelly Wade, Jill Foster, Amy Besing, Martin Robins, Denise Salomon, Tracy Quick, Cyndi Brown, Cathy Dafoe, Jessica Clark. A number of students also assisted with registration and/or book retrieval: Marcus Brown, John Walker, John Vasquez, Sierra Casillas, Blake Washko, Connor Stewart, Will Strauss, and Jake Hirschman.

CHAPTS would also like to thank Grace Stombres, Amy Evans, Kathy Murray, Lisa Casillas, the Guidance Counselors for their participation and support throughout these busy days. Thank you to The Ambassadors and Student Government for their active participation in registration as well.

CHAPTS and the CHS staff would like to thank Linda Lachot and her family for coordination and setting up the back to school luncheon held in the library on Thursday, August 5.

To the parents who stepped in to help as you saw the need during the registration process, thank you so much!!

Thank you to the volunteers who assisted with the mailing. These include Michel Stone Grassl, Susan Miller, Jean Perkins, Lynda Adams, Jayanthi Vijay, Kim Kotzin, Janice Blake, Kelly McFarland, Mary Ann Niccoli, Christina Hollowway, Amy Casebolt, Crista Fabrizio, Mandy Brown, Cathy Gilbert, Cassie Dickerson, Tania Sherman, Ginger Walker, Jeannine Ziomek, Michelle Fireman, Lou Leibowitz, and Mary Kim Brown.

The bigger packet required the team follow a much more detailed process to stay compliant with the bulk mailing. A HUGE thank you to Lou Leibowitz and family as she transported 700# of mail to the Scottsdale Post Office as envelopes were completed. The approximately 2500 pieces weighed 700 lbs. CHAPTS would like to also thank Kathy Murray, Joan Clark, and Lisa Casillas for their unending (and friendly) support.

What better way to get your business in front of CHS families and the community?  There are over 2100 students attending Chaparral this year!    This is the last call for getting your ad in the 2010-2011 Student Directory. You can download the Advertising form at http://www.chapts.org/pdfs/forms/directory_advertising10.pdf  Multiple sizes and pricing options available.   Contact Julia Libling for further information  480-922-9083 as soon as possible.

CHAPTS (Chaparral High School Association of Teachers and Parents) needs YOU! By joining CHAPTS, your membership monies will be used to fund many needed projects throughout the school year. Your membership gets you a copy of the everimportant and useful CHS directory. Meetings are held monthly and include updates from the Principal and Student Government. All parents are welcome. Volunteers are always needed and welcome as CHAPTS supports many activities throughout the year. Consider sharing your time and talent with the CHS community. You may join any time, but the sooner the better! Please go to http://www.chapts.org/pdfs/forms/membership10.pdf and download the membership, directory and email forms. Thank you for your support! Please email Mary Kim Brown with any questions, president@chapt.org.

CHS is in need of volunteers as there are no library assistants for this school year. Faith Harris, CHS teacher librarian, is seeking volunteers for the full school day with additional volunteers to sub in event of sickness/emergency. Ms. Harris will hold one or two training days at the beginning of the school year to explain procedures and let us know how we can help her.  Basic duties would include book check in and check out, and shelving. The following time slots are still available:

Tuesdays 12:15-2:30pm (every week or every other week)	Wednesdays 7:45-10:00am (every week or every other week)
Fridays 10:00-12:15 (every other week)	Fridays 12:15-2:30pm (every other week)

Fridays 12:15-2:30pm (every other week) If these regular times are not convenient for you, maybe you would be willing to be a library sub.  All interested parents are to contact Sue Tooker. She can be reached at 480-951-8550 (home) or 602-647-6285(cell). Her email is: sdtooker@cox.net.

CHAPTS is seeking additional parents to serve on the CHAPTS BOD. This requires you to attend monthly meetings (Monday evening) and to actively participate in key committees/volunteer activities overseen by CHAPTS. It is preferred that we have additional parents of underclassmen (freshman and sophomores). If interested, please contact Lou Leibowitz (lwleibowitz@cox.net) or Mary Kim Brown (marx4rus@gmail.com). This is a great opportunity to become an active part of the CHS parent community and make a difference for the students and teachers.

CHS Choir Booster Club to hold Fundraiser at CPK on August 25 No time to cook? This might be the perfect solution...eat out or get food to go and support the Chaparral High School choir at the same time. The Chaparral Choir Boosters is having a fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen on Wednesday, August 25. You will need to bring the flyer with you to the restaurant for them to give credit to the choir. A portion of your meal costs will be donated back to the Booster Club. See attached flyer

At this point, you should be receiving your back to school packets. All parents are asked to go to the SUSD district website to complete the registration and payment of fees for upcoming school year. Each parent will need to check for any "outstanding" fines/fees. As this screen is reviewed, there will be a line item of ECAP and fee amount of $5.00. The ECAP fee is a district mandatory annual fee for all high school students. The fee is to maintain the student’s 4 year plan and program.

An excerpt from the High School Planning Guide is attached for further explanation. Summary information is also included on the CHS website and will be available at the district website, if not already there.

Specific questions regarding this change should be referred to the District Office (480-484-6100) as it was a district-wide mandate. Thank you for your attention to this change.