Creekside High School
The SHIELD
Weekly E-Newsletter

October 12, 2020
Together, we are Creekside Strong.
HOME STUDENT HEALTH SCREENER QUESTIONS
Parents,

We appreciate your continued assistance in supporting our health and safety protocols here on campus. As a reminder, below is the student health screener questions. If you can say yes to any of the symptoms below for your child, please keep your child at home until you can say no to all symptoms. If you can say yes to the questions, follow the instructions in red.
 
Student Health Screening Entry Form


Please assess your child daily for the following symptoms and answer the contact questions.

  • Fever of 100.4 or higher?
  • Uncontrolled cough?
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing?
  • Sore throat?
  • Loss of sense of smell or taste?
  • Muscle aches?
  • Vomiting or diarrhea?
  • Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further instructions will be discussed at that time.

  • Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.

  • Has your child had close contact with someone who in the past 14 days who tested positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.

Thank you.


  • October 12 - 10/16 - HOMECOMING WEEK DRESS UP DAYS
** AND ** Virtual Club Fair
  • October 14 - PSAT - Specifics here.
  • October 14 - NEW/Temp Wednesday Release time is 2pm.
  • October 30 - End of First Quarter
  • November 3 - Teacher Planning Day - Student Holiday
  • November 11 - Veteran's Day - Student/Teacher Holiday
  • November 25-27, 2020 Thanksgiving Break - Student/Teacher Holiday
  • June 5, 2021 - CLASS of 2021 Graduation at UNF Arena - 9am

Please note: CHS specific dates and times are subject to change.
HOMECOMING DRESS UP DAYS
10/12 - 10/16
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
A REMINDER TO PARENTS with students on campus:

During school hours if your child is SICK, please have them go to the nurse and the nurse will call you to pick them up. We encourage this procedure instead of the student calling you from their cell phone to check them out.
Also, please go to the Creekside website link below to find the appropriate forms to have your child checked out from school for appointments off campus during the school day. The student will bring in the Early Dismissal form first thing in the morning on the day they are to be checked out early and they will receive a pass to get out of class or to drive if they are a driver.  It is the responsibility of the front office staff to minimize class disruptions during instruction time.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
This year, the Absentee Form will be submitted online. Please use the Online Absentee Form link or QR code provided below to submit a note when your student in absent. Online absence notes are required to be submitted within 2 days of the student returning back to Creekside in order to be excused. Please use this LINK for the Online Absence Note:  Online Absentee Form
or the QR code below for the Online Absence Note utilizing your phone: 
PSAT INFORMATION
2020 PSAT Date: October 14, 2020
The purpose of the test is to give all students an opportunity to experience taking a college readiness test and to identify students who might benefit from advanced coursework.

Who: ALL 10th grade or any 9th & 11th that registered/paid by 9/11/20 ONLY
Where: PSAT 2020 Testing Room Locations by student’s last name and grade
When: Wednesday- October 14, 2020 – Students testing should promptly report to their testing room by 9:20am.  

What to Bring:
  • Sharpened #2 Pencils (Yes, your own!)
  • Calculator (Yes, your own!)
  • Snack
  • Important Personal Information (In your brain or an an index card)-
  • Email address (creates your online score account)
  • Home address
  • Past course history
  • College plans/ideas/parents educational background etc.

Your student’s Score Report for the PSAT/NMSQT® will be available in mid-to-late December from College Board.

Please note: Students received an Official Student Guide to the PSAT/ NMSQT® through their English classes. This guide contains valuable information as well as a full-length practice test with answer keys. Provided is the PSAT student guide for more information:


Please visit www.collegeboard.org/psat for more information.

Any student on campus who is not taking the PSAT will be held in the auditorium for a study hall.
CREEKSIDE KUDOS
After an almost six month delay, the 2021 Miss Creekside pageant was held this past Saturday.

Congratulations to all of the wonderful contestants on an amazing job!

At the pageant Gnapika Yannam was crowned Miss Creekside 2021. Brooke Norcross was named 1st Runner Up, and Leighanna Goldman was named 2nd Runner Up. Kristin Bradley was named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. Additionally the following contestants received special awards: Gwendolyn Rash (Most Scholarly), Alexa Craig (Most Ads Sold), and Gnapika Yannam (Most Talented and Most Photogenic).
MISS CREEKSIDE
2021 Contestants

Gnapika Yannam
Imani Williams
Brooke Norcross
Elle Wolcott
Kristin Bradley
Riley Bushman
Francine Acosta
Gwendolyn Rash
Madison MacInnes
Leighanna Goldman
Alexa Craig
Miss Creekside 2021 - Gnapika Yannam
1st Runner Up - Brooke Norcross
2nd Runner Up - Leighanna Goldman
Thank you Ms. Fixel and and Ms. Clukey for making this pageant happen for our contestants. Your hard work and dedication to Creekside students is greatly appreciated.
Do you remember Ms. Rakov announcing 9 of her students won entries into this year’s Betty Griffin Calendar Contest including the 1st (cover) and 2nd place positions.

Out of 400 art entries to the contest, CHS again dominates the winning entries this year with our talented students’ work.

The annual calendar features artwork and poetry from local students to celebrate A Day Without Violence. The students will be honored at the October school board meeting. 

UPDATE: The link below celebrates our winners but it is not LIVE until 10/13.





The Power of Creekside sounded great this past Friday night. They certainly know how to put on a show!!!


Way to go Knights!!
YEARBOOK INFORMATION
Per an email received by Herff-Jones:

Senior Parents: The deadline for ordering an ad is October 22nd.

To create and purchase an ad for your senior, log in to yearbookordercenter.com using our school code (10495). Click "Buy a Yearbook Ad" to start your purchase and design. Use the links below "Buy a Yearbook Ad" to help you design the perfect ad for your student. "See how to create an ad" shows you the steps through a video, and "Online Ad Creation" provides a step-by-step PDF guide.
ATHLETICS
Please note: Dates and times are subject to change.
The Creekside Knights Athletic Booster Club has a limited amount of 2020-21 Memberships available for $65. This exclusive membership includes a free annual subscription to the NFHS Live Stream Network. With your subscription, the NFHS Live Stream Network grants you live stream access to competitions across the nation. The value of this subscription alone is $69.99 and the offer expires 12/31.

With limited seating capacity (below 30%), our venues will likely sell out. Your subscription will allow you to livestream all home Creekside Stadium and Gymnasium games (football, soccer, lacrosse, track, volleyball, basketball, and wrestling) as well as away games at Ponte Vedra High School, Bartram Trail High School, Nease High School, Pedro Menendez High School, Bolles, Episcopal, Bishop Kenny, and hundreds of other schools.

Don’t need a subscription but still want to help the Knights?
The CKABC Basic Membership is still just $50. 
CLUB INFORMATION
Link Crew Boo Grams

It's Boo gram time! Link Crew is putting together Boo grams for organizations that serve the less fortunate along with our wonderful staff. We need donations of bags of individually wrapped candy. Donations can be dropped off at parent pickup to Dean Bundshuh, Dean Bundshuh’s office, or Ms. Alder's room 625. If you’d like more information or have any further questions feel free to email at Heather.Bundshuh@stjohns.k12.fl.us


Meeting every Tuesday after school until 4:30 in room 540.

Chess and checkerboard donations graciously accepted. 

The Remind code for Check-Cetera Club is texting @checkse to 81010
COUNSELOR CORNER - GUIDANCE
Students may EMAIL their school counselor for questions that do not require an appointment.
Reasons you would need an appointment with your counselor:

• Academic concerns • College applications • Accommodation requests
• Graduation requirements • Bright Futures eligibility • Stress Management


Students, Click here to schedule an appointment with your counselor or use the QR Code to book an appointment with your counselor. Students will receive a confirmation email with their appointment date and time. This email will serve as your pass to leave class and must be shown to your teacher before leaving.
Parents, please note, all parent meetings with school counselors are held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Please email your student's school counselor to schedule an appointment.
TUTORING SCHEDULE 2020

Please join the guidance Schoology page for updates. Use access code 4PTG-F88V-9MK6Q

CLASS OF 2021 SENIORS - SENDING TRANSCIPTS 

It is time to start sending your transcripts out to colleges. Before yo do that request a copy of your transcript to review. Things to make sure are accurate on your transcript:

  • correct spelling of name
  • correct address
  • social security number
  • courses taken - including all virtual courses and SJRSC courses
  • correct number of service hours
  • SAT/ACT scores are accurate

To request transcripts, please visit www.parchment.com. Below are directions on how to create your Parchment account to request and send transcripts. Before requesting a transcript, make sure to update it. This way colleges will see the most up to date transcript available. 

If you have questions about your transcript please email your school counselor for assistance. 
This school year Creekside students will have the opportunity to reach out to colleges and universities virtually. This means Creekside will not host face-to-face visits on campus. Instead, the link below provides student with admission contact information and virtual tour links to view after the school day.


Virtual information will be updated frequently. However, if you are interested in a college/university, please checkout their websites. More than ever, it is easy to find virtual presentations, tours, and admissions contact information.
 
USF Virtual Visit - 10/14 at 3pm. Link is below. 
EXPLORING COLLEGE OPTIONS
Exploring College Options is a special informational program sponsored by the undergraduate admissions offices of five of the country's leading universities: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University.
This fall we are pleased to invite you and your family to join us for a 90-minute webinar to help you explore your college options and prepare a strong and reflective application in this time of change and new challenges. During the program, admission officers from our five universities will introduce their institutions, discuss the college application process, answer general questions, and provide individual school breakout sessions.

Please register for the webinar date and time that best fits your schedule.
  
 
 
 
College & Career Night 2020

After careful consideration, St. Johns County School District will not be hosting the Annual District College & Career Night that was scheduled for September 9th 2020 at Pedro Menendez High School. Instead, students are encouraged to register for any of the upcoming virtual NACAC fairs. College representatives may continue to schedule virtual or in-person visits to local high schools. Details are forthcoming from Creekside.

For the virtual NACAC Fairs, more than 600 colleges and universities will be online to talk with high school students on each of these dates this fall:

  • Monday, Oct. 12 from 1 – 9 p.m. ET
  • Sunday, Oct. 18 from 12 – 8 p.m. ET
  • Sunday, Nov. 8 from 2 – 10 p.m. ET

Each virtual fair is a free, one-day event. Attend as often as you like. Parents invited, too.

Register at virtualcollegefairs.org and then log in on the fair dates using your phone or computer.
Create your itinerary by selecting which colleges you’re interested in and attend their live and interactive Zoom sessions. Also available are NACAC Meet-Ups on finding your best college fit, paying for college, and more.

Sessions cover topics such as how to apply, financial aid, student life, and more. Watch, learn, and get your questions answered about academics, athletics, diversity, study abroad, and other topics. You can also meet one-on-one with a college’s admission counselor by choosing a convenient virtual meeting date and time.
Mini Camp College
Given the inability to host programs in person during spring/summer 2020, but holding to our unwavering commitment to demystify the complexities of college admissions and promote access to higher education to first-generation/underrepresented students, the Inclusion, Access, and Success Committee devised a way to deliver this content in a virtual format through a series of five Mini Camp College webinars. These webinars have now concluded. We invite you to share the links below with your students and their families as they navigate their college search and application process.

·        How to Navigate your College Search During Covid-19 (view the session here)
·        Standardized Testing (view the session here)
·        Resumes & Activities Lists (view the session here)
·        How to Apply to College and Write an Effective Essay (view the session here)
·        Financial Aid (view the session here)
A big thanks to all who organized and presented these sessions allowing SACAC to deliver important information during this time.
*The sessions links are also available on the Mini Camp College page on the SACAC website if you simply want to share the page.
You’re Invited to participate in a Virtual College Fair!
Hosted by PCUF: Private Colleges and Universities of Florida
 
Open invitation to Florida High School Counselors, Students, and Families
When:
Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 6pm – 8pm
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 – 6pm – 8pm
 
Who will participate:
Members of PCUF – a consortium of private colleges and universities in the state of Florida.  The PCUF members are:
 
AdventHealth University
Barry University
Eckerd College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Flagler College
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Southern College
Jacksonville University
Keiser University Flagship Campus
Lynn University
Nova Southeastern University
Ringling College of Art and Design 
Rollins College
Saint Leo University
Stetson University
Southeastern University
University of Miami
University of Tampa
Warner University 
 
How to participate:
Simply click the below button during the fair times to connect with admission representatives. Each college and university will have representatives available to speak to you via their virtual platforms.