Wednesday, November 19th
Parent/Guardian Association Meeting
6:00-6:30 pm - Light refreshments served
6:30-8:00 pm - Meeting with a special presentation by Robert Evans, Ph.D.
All CCSC parents should make plans to attend!

"Raising Good Kids in Hard Times"
Robert Evans, Ph.D.
There is no harder job than being a parent. Nothing else touches so much of a person so deeply and there is no training for it. Today parents find it harder to know how to raise children well, how to resist negative influences in the media and culture, how to help foster strength and resilience in children. Rob Evans will outline key dilemmas in raising children and adolescents today and offer concrete suggestions for successful coping at home and school.

Dr. Evans is a clinical and organizational psychologist and the Executive Director of The Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Mass. A former high school and pre-school teacher, and a former child and family therapist, he has worked with schools and families for thirty years. He has consulted to nearly a thousand schools around the country. He is the author of many articles and two books, Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with The Crisis in Childrearing, and The Human Side of School Change.

Thursday, November 20th
6:00-7:30 pm
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting
Parents of students with IEPs or 504s are encouraged to attend this meeting.  If you have questions, please contact our PAC Coordinator,
Gretchen Crusberg, ext. 514 at CCSC.

SOCCER UPDATE:
This past weekend's soccer tournament was postponed due to inclement weather and playing conditions.  The Tournament is now scheduled for this coming weekend; November 22nd & 23rd; Saturday at 12pm, our soccer team will play on the UMass Boston field against Foxboro Regional Charter School. The field is located near the entrance of the University and cannot be missed. If you have any students on the team, I’m sure they would appreciate your support if you can make it.

If we win Saturday, we would play in the Finals on Sunday at 1pm. The finals are also at UMass-Boston.

*If for some reason we are unable to play this weekend, there will be no tournament this season.
Directions to UMass Boston!

Wednesday, November 26th
School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
Cambridge School buses will run at 12:00 noon.
Please make travel arrangements in advance if needed.
7th & 8th grade students that ride the bus will be allowed to wait in the Lower School commons until the bus arrives.

Boys Attend Rising Star Basketball School

Chuck, Jude, Michael, Bayoan, Ariel, Darius, and Jeffrey pose on the last day of the camp

Eight CCSC boys' basketball players attended the Rising Star Basketball School at Waltham High School from June 25-June 29.  During the intense week of basketball training, area high school and college coaches taught the Cougars new skills, offered drills, lectured, and coached the players in camp competitions and full-court games.

Among the CCSC participants were rising juniors Chuck Tibbs, Jude Odige, Michael Elysee, Bayoan Garcia, Ariel Garcia, Jeffrey Garcia, and Wale Wright.  Rising eighth grader, Darius Bass, was also a regular at the camp.

Thanks to dedicated parents, friends of the program, and the director of Rising Star, Kevin O'Brien, the student-athletes were able to learn from some of Boston's best local coaches as well as meet and compete against high school stars from all over the area.  Chuck was awarded "Camper of the Day" on Thursday while Darius's squad and Bayoan's team won their respective camp league championships.

CCSC players (standing in the crowd) were recognized on the last day of the camp