Senator Square: Homecoming week has arrived

The tradition of homecoming is once again here at Carson High School. Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated by their senior classmates as queen and king candidates: Tess Corda, Paris Regan, Kassidy Cox, Delaney Fine, Lindy Lehman, Haley Gray, Ikela Lewis, Todd Lani, Asa Carter, Conner Pradere, Joe Nelson, and Eddie Duarte.

The following list of activities will take place for students next week to celebrate homecoming. For more information regarding these events, please contact Ann Britt at abritt@carson.k12.nv.us.

Monday, Sept. 21. No school
Night time activity:
Drive in movie
Monsters Inc. at 8 p.m.
Free admission: Water and popcorn, $1

Tuesday Sept. 22 – Lunch (Under the Bed – pajamas)
Disney villain Trivia
Night time activity: Lip Sync!!
7pm at community center; $5 w/ SBC - $7 w/out SBC

Wednesday Sept. 23
Lunch (Under the Sun – beach day/ luau)
Beach ball bowling
Night time activity: Wednesday Night Live
7pm-8:30 pm at the community center

Thursday Sept. 24 – Lunch (Under the big top – twin day)
Limbo
Night time activity: Bonfire
6pm - 8pm
Games, bonfire, Music, Dunk tank, Club Booths

Friday Sept. 25 Lunch (Under the lights – Game day attire)
Musical Chairs
Night time activity: Football game against North Valleys & Parade
Parade at 6:45 pm- Game starts at 7pm

Saturday Sept. 26 – Semi-Formal Dance – Senator Square at 7 PM
A reminder that we have changed our traditional "Open House" format to a Family Night that will be held on Sept. 25 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Some examples of the activities we will be offering are:
1. Each subject area (ie. English 1, Algebra, Biology etc.) will showcase their learning guides and have learning activities for visitors to engage in. 2. Co-curricular classes (ie. Band, Choir, ROTC etc) will perform in various locations throughout the building 3. CTE classes will showcase individual student and CTSO projects 4. Parent University classes will be held for Career Cruising and the 1:1 Project 5. Resource tables will be set up in Senator Square for the Health Clinic, Nutrition Services, College Savings Plans of Nevada, etc.

Our Carson City Homecoming Parade will immediately follow the Family Night at 6:30 and the homecoming game will start at 7 p.m.  Will will be providing a free hot dog dinner to families who attend the event and complete our "Family Night Passport." We hope to see everyone here.

Jr. Cheer Camp
CHS Cheerleaders will be hosting the upcoming Jr. Cheer Camp on Sept. 26, 2015 from 8:30 am to noon at Carson High School in Senator Square. Young cheer campers will learn a dance and cheers, then perform at the October 2, 2015 varsity football game during halftime. All Jr. Cheerleader's will receive a pink cheer bow for the performance. The cost is only $30.00 per jr. cheerleaders. All kindergarten through 8th grade children are welcome. Please call Sheila Story, CHS Cheer Coach at (775) 283-1675 with any questions or send an e-mail to sstory@carson.k12.nv.us.

HOSA
This Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the CHS HOSA students will be hosting a car wash and rummage sale in the U at the front of Carson High School in Carson City. Pre-sale car wash tickets are $3 and can be purchased from any HOSA student, car wash will cost $5 on the day of the event.

All proceeds go to help send HOSA students to State and National conferences to compete and represent Carson City. They will also be accepting any donated rummage sale items. Please bring donated items to the school that Saturday morning from 9-10am. This is a good way to get rid of that junk in the garage and help out some students in the process. For more information, contact advisor Kelly Gustafson at kgustafson@carson.k12.nv.us.

Bowling
CHS bowling club will begin pre-season practices Monday, Sept. 21, 2:30 at Gold Dust West. There will be a bowling team meeting in the first week of October during lunch. Watch and listen for the meeting date to be announced. See Mrs. Mannschreck in room 231 if you have any questions.

Theater News
CHS Theater students will be performing on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7pm, “Wednesday Night Live” sketch comedy show as part of Homecoming week. The performance will be at the Carson City Community Center. Tickets are $5 at the door.

From Oct. 2-10, "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde will be performed. A trivial comedy for serious people, "The Importance of Being Earnest" tells the story of two wealthy young men who weasel their way into the hearts of two young women by both claiming to be a fictitious character called Earnest. Tickets are $10 for General Admission, and $5 CHS Students with student body card. This event will be performed at the Carson City Community Center. Seating is limited, so get your tickets early.

Culinary Fundraiser
Not so good at swinging the golf club?  Then join us and some of your friends for footgolf, appetizers and prizes. All benefiting the Carson High Culinary Arts Pro Start and Skills USA teams. Go here for signups and information.

Student of the Week
This week’s student of the week is Suleiman Abedelhade. This year Suleiman is new to Carson High. Suleiman constantly goes out of his way to help others and is always making others smile because of his kindness. Thanks Suleiman for all you do at Carson High!

Senior Spotlight
This week’s spotlight is on Senior Autumn Cueller who carries a weighted GPA of 4.27 and is currently enrolled in four Advanced Placement classes and two honors classes. Autumn has been a part of National Honor Society (NHS) all three years. She will be graduating with an Honors Diploma. She was a volunteer at the Boys and Girls club for about two years before being hired at a Junior Staff member. Autumn is very involved in our drama program and will be in the production of “Importance of Being Ernest.” After graduation Autumn plans on attending University of Nevada Reno and earning her Masters in Computer Engineering. Way to go Autumn and thanks for your contributions to CHS.

— Angila Golik is a government teacher at CHS and a member of Senator Pride.