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CHIT-CHAT<br>
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A weekly publication of the CCHS Parents Association<br>
Friday, May 20 <br>
2004-05 Edition<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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<font color="#cc0000"><b>NEXT WEEK'S DATES:</b><br>
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Monday, May 23<br>
Attendance Review Board meeting, 2:30 p.m.<br>
Class of '06 Bake Sale--all week<br>
Friday, May 27<br>
MCAS end<br>
<b>Last Day for Seniors (!)</b><br>
Senior BBQ<br>
Graduation Rehearsal<br>
Senior Assembly<br>
Saturday, May 28<br>
Class of 2006 Car Wash<br>
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<font color="#cc0000"><b>ASK YOUR PRINCIPAL: SPECIAL EDUCATION AT CCH</b><b>S</b></font>
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<br>
Have questions about Special Education policies and procedures at CCHS?<br>
Do you know who to contact with Special Education questions and
concerns?<br>
Want to learn about proposed changes in Special Education at CCHS?<br>
Come to our SpedPac sponsored meeting with our school principal. Art
Dulong <br>
will meet with parents to have discussions on matters pertaining to
Special Education <br>
at CCHS on <font color="#cc0000">Tuesday, June 7, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.</font>
in the upper library at CCHS.<br>
Visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.concordspedpac.org">www.concordspedpac.org</a> for more information or contact Christine
Corr, <br>
CCHS SpedPac liaison at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mccorr@aol.com">mccorr@aol.com</a>.<br>
<br>
<font color="#cc0000"><b>GRADUATION RECEPTION VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED</b></font> <br>
<br>
Volunteers are <b><i>still</i></b> needed for the graduation reception
to be held on June <br>
4 immediately following graduation. This event is hosted by the junior
class. <br>
We continue to <b>really need help from junior class parents</b> (and
are grateful for <br>
volunteers from the sophomore and freshman parents as well). We
particularly <br>
need volunteers to bake cookies the week of the reception or to help
clean up <br>
after the reception. Anyone who can volunteer the day of the reception
(from <br>
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 to 3 p.m., or 3 to 5p.m.) or the week before the
reception <br>
(picking up /storing supplies, baking), or who would like to make a
monetary <br>
donation to the junior class to offset the cost of the reception,
please contact <br>
Mary Ann Gorman at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:GormanMAnn@aol.com">GormanMAnn@aol.com</a>.<br>
<br>
<font color="#cc0000"><b>STAFF RETIREMENT PARTY</b></font> <br>
<br>
The Carlisle School Association will hold a Teacher and Staff
Retirement <br>
Party on Monday, June 20, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to honor retiring
Carlisle <br>
teachers Bill Tate (Grade 5) and Ann James (Grade 5, Special
Education), and <br>
Peg Lynch, Carlisle School Assistant to the Superintendent. The party
will be held <br>
at Union Hall at the First Religious Society in Carlisle. Families of
current and <br>
former students of Mr. Tate and Mrs. James and those who have worked
with <br>
Mrs. Lynch are invited to help us celebrate the careers of these
dedicated, <br>
talented, and much-loved professionals. If you are a past student of
Mr. Tate and <br>
are interested in helping with plans to honor him at the party, please
contact <br>
Lori Jimenez at 978-369-4703. If you are a past student of Mrs. James
or have <br>
worked with Mrs. Lynch and are interested in helping with plans to
honor either of <br>
them at the party, please contact Andi Gettys at 978-369-2392. Please
come to the <br>
party! Refreshments will be provided.<br>
<br>
<font color="#cc0000"><b>SPRING SPLASH WILL AUCTION CONCORD'S OLD
INFORMATION BOOTH</b></font> <br>
<br>
In conjunction with its Spring Splash Dinner Dance and Auction on
Saturday, June 11, <br>
from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Collings Foundation (137 Barton Road) in
Stowe to raise <br>
money for the Concord Carlisle Community Swim and Health Center, C.C.
Pools Inc. is <br>
auctioning the information booth that for almost 50 years provided
thousands of summer <br>
visitors to Concord with access to knowledgeable volunteers. Bidding
began at $500 <br>
and is already up to $1,500. All bidding will end at the Spring Splash.
The recently <br>
rehabbed 8 x 10 foot booth is currently available for viewing at
Crosby’s Market parking lot, <br>
Sudbury Road, Concord. Bids may be placed on line at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ccpools.org">www.ccpools.org</a>,
or by calling <br>
978-371-4936. Tickets for the Spring Splash are $100 per person and
include silent<br>
and live auctions, dinner, drinks, and dancing. In addition, the event
will feature a raffle <br>
drawing for a red MINI Cooper Convertible. For more information,
contact C.C. Pools, Inc. <br>
at 978-371-4936, or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@ccpools.org">info@ccpools.org</a>. (MINI raffle tickets, priced at
$100 each, are still <br>
available at J. M. Barrett & Co. Real Estate, West Concord Liquors,
Concord Recreation <br>
Department, and by contacting C.C. Pools--but hurry, they're going fast!<br>
<br>
<font color="#cc0000"><b>ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION FOR TOWN VOTE</b></font>
<br>
<br>
The Build Willard Committee reminds you to vote on June 7. If you <br>
will be absent from Concord during the polling hours of 7 a.m. to 8
p.m., or a <br>
physical disability or religious reasons prevent you from voting at <br>
the polls, you can vote by absentee ballot by noon on June 6. To <br>
get a ballot, call or go to the Concord Town House, or print out the <br>
application at the following web site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/">http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/</a> <br>
elepdf/absbalap.pdf.<br>
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