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Number of morning tardies decreases, ID policy next focus area

Number of morning tardies decreases, ID policy next focus area

Grinesa Bajrami
April 24, 2019
Starting April 22, students will be dress coded for forgetting their IDs to prepare for district policy.
CCSD enforces student ID policy district-wide starting next school year

CCSD enforces student ID policy district-wide starting next school year

Shareen Basyari
April 14, 2019
A district-wide policy to wear identification cards will be enforced starting next semester.
School operations closed for Spring Break

School operations closed for Spring Break

Kyle Bayudan
April 12, 2019
The break will extend until Monday, April 22.
Busting controversial science myths in Physics, English 11 classes

Busting controversial science myths in Physics, English 11 classes

Alyx Beeten
April 11, 2019
Physics and English classes are collaborating for a PBL that will extend over Spring Break.
English 9 students create podcasts

English 9 students create podcasts

Amanda Masek and Jasmine Bobbins
April 10, 2019
Freshman are getting assigned podcasts for their semester exams.
Social justice movements focus of next project in history classes

Social justice movements focus of next project in history classes

Grinesa Bajrami
April 9, 2019
Juniors in US History learn about different Civil Rights Movements and will present during a gallery walk.
Badges replace tardy passes

Badges replace tardy passes

Alyx Beeten
April 6, 2019
A new tardy system has been implemented.
CCSD teachers visit Web Design III class to view capstone projects

CCSD teachers visit Web Design III class to view capstone projects

McKenna Thayer
April 2, 2019
Web Design, Computer Science and Graphic Design teachers throughout CCSD will be reviewing the projects and providing feedback to help improve the websites.
Academic World Quest teams place second, fourth at state

Academic World Quest teams place second, fourth at state

Grinesa Bajrami
April 1, 2019
The Academic World Quests teams placed second and fourth at the state competition on Saturday, March 30.
BSU plants seeds for the beginning of summer

BSU plants seeds for the beginning of summer

Alyx Beeten
March 29, 2019
BSU holds an after-school event in which students can come and paint pots, jars or mugs and plant various types of seeds in them.
Seniors voice their opinions in the 2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

Seniors voice their opinions in the 2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

Amanda Masek
March 27, 2019
Honors students in Mr. Joseph Juliano's US Government classes are entering a contest focused on the Fourth Amendment.
Spider-Man leaps into movie night

Spider-Man leaps into movie night

Grinesa Bajrami
March 26, 2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the chosen movie for the annual movie night on April 4 at 2 p.m.