Craig High READ ACROSS AMERICA Celebration- Community Service Project:  This March 2nd is Dr. Suess's Birthday which has become synonymous with READING.  To celebrate, schools across America host a series of events that have become known as READ ACROSS AMERICA week.  

Thanks to CHS sophomore Ava's mom and dad and the Telephone Pioneers of America (a volunteer organization made up of active and retired employees of Verizon), Craig High was able to get a headstart on the Read Across America celebration and help make it even more special for some Kindergarten classes in Patterson by putting together over 150 Dr. Suess Goodie Bags a couple of weeks back!   Here are our student volunteers in action: 

Our student assembly line filled small treat bags with pencils, mini-pads, bookmarkers, and erasers and closed them up with some festive bow-tying.  The gift bags are on their way to the Patterson Kindergarten classes to be added to their Read Across America celebration.   

CALLING ALL CHILI CHEFS-The Craig School Chili Throwdown (Saturday, March 23rd):  We have our save-the-date for this year’s Craig School Chili Throwdown (Saturday, March 23rd from 11AM-1PM in our Mt. Lakes cafeteria).  Now we need our Chili Chefs! 

We have crowned quite a few Chili Champs in the past 20 years and are looking to make this year’s the biggest and best Chili Throwdown ever.  In order to make that happen, we need the best Chili that the Craig Community has to offer so we are looking for our Craig Families to break out that family chili recipe and register to put it to the test.  Here are the Chili Awards Categories that are awaiting this year’s champs. 

RSVP for you to let us know you will be attending and eating are coming soon!

Craig School Chili Awards 2024

OVERALL WINNER-The "Golden Ladle" Award (Best Overall)

• The "Master Chef Junior" Award (Student Chili)
• The "Where is the Beef" Award (Best Vegetarian Chili)
• The "Disney” Award (Best Mild Chili) 
• The "Off the Scovil Scale" Award (Spicy Award) 
• The "Enigma" Award (Most Unique Chili/Original Ingredient)

We are looking for Mild to Spicy, traditional to one-of-a-kind.  We are also looking to crown a student champ in our “Master Chef Junior” category!  You can use the following link to register your Chili (Chili Cook-Off 2024)  and don't worry if you don't know what kind of Chili you're going to make right now.  Just enter TBA in that line.  All you need is a Crock Pot, a Ladle, and a great name for your family chili!  Any questions, email Mr. Furlong at NFurlong@craigschool.org or Dr. Cap at ecaparulo@craigschool.org

Afterschool Art Studio Starts Up THIS MON, Feb 26th:  Our next 4-week Afterschool Art Studio starts up this Monday, February 26th from 3:15-4:15PM.  Our open studio series will also meet on Mondays March 4th, 11th, and 18th. Pick-up will be at 4:15 PM. at the first-floor middle doors. There is still time to sign up so interested students should see Mrs. T and parents should send an email to let us know that their teen will be joining us (KTartaglia@craigschool.org) 

Ordering CHS Lunch Delivery for March CLOSES TODAY (Feb 23):  The ordering window for ordering March Lunch Delivery is closing TODAY, Friday, February 23rd so if you haven’t already, get on this!  To re-order,  go to www.myfooddays.com  If you run into any issues, reach out to our CSHS Lunch Program Chair, Amanda Jahn at amandajahn77@gmail.com 

SAVE THE DATE-Wednesday, March 6th-Craig School Speaker Series-Confident and Curious: How to help anxious students reduce worrying and develop the confidence they need with Dr. Sharon Saline (6:45 pm Zoom-REGISTER and ZOOM LINK):  Living in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable, today’s children and teens are more anxious than ever before. Dr. Sharon Saline, veteran psychologist and author of “What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life” and “The ADHD Solution Card Deck” discusses the grip of anxiety and what parents and educators can do to help reduce students' worries. After reviewing the physiology, psychology, and types of anxiety, she will show you how to help kids change their relationship to worry and avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking. Instead of reassurance and rationalization, you will learn techniques for separating the person from the anxiety, talking to the worry itself, and creating effective responses to ‘what ifs’. Dr. Saline offers tools for teaching children and teens how to realistically evaluate situations, tolerate uncertainty, and decrease anxiety in a variety of educational and social environments. You'll learn how to transform worry and insecurity into curiosity and confidence.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CHS Summer Program July-August  2024:  Hard to believe that this soon after our first real snowstorm of the year, we are starting the conversation about the Craig High School Summer Program but believe it or not, it is only a few months away.  

The CHS Summer Program offers a personal and dynamic academic summer experience that promotes and continues to build organizational, writing, comprehension, and research skills.  There are also opportunities for students to work on and in most cases, complete their HS summer reading assignments.  It will be held at our Montville campus during the month of July through early August(July 10-August 3, Mon-Thurs 9AM-12PM).    

For more information visit our website at https://www.craigschool.org/academics/summer-academy/ and click on the High School tab.  To register, click on CHS Summer Registration Forms

PARKING MESSAGE

Mountain Lakes Campus

We are very grateful to have such an involved community! As with any large family, we can overwhelm those around us sometimes. Please help us by doing your best to be considerate of our neighbors whenever you come to campus.

As you come to campus for drop-off, pick-up, and various activities, please continue to be good neighbors to our community. Ideally, when picking up at regular dismissal time, please try to come as close to 3:00 as possible. It is even fine to plan to be here at 3:10. I certainly understand that not all family schedules allow for waiting until 3:00 and just ask that you do what you can. If you must line up before 3:00, please be very mindful of not blocking the road or driveways on either side of Laurel Hill Road and obey idling laws by turning off your car.

When coming onto the Mountain Lakes campus for activities, whether they are during the day or after school, please continue to be considerate of our community. Please only park in lined spots in our lot, in empty spots in the Blue House parking lot, or across the Boulevard at the Masonic Lodge.

We truly appreciate your support of and commitment to your children and The Craig School!