Emily Biedenkapp won First Place the Delaware Valley Science Fair competition after advancing from the Chester County Science Fair. She took home the Gold Medal in the Chemistry portion of the test and beat out students in her category from Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, Central Bucks East High School, and Villa Joseph Marie High School. This is a huge accomplishment and we are all proud of her and her determination.

Congratulations to our student of the month, Gracie Shindle! We had 20 students with more than 5 ROCKs this month, and with such steep competition, Gracie came out on top. We are so proud of you Gracie. Here are some of the praises the teachers had to say about her. She is a hard worker, asks questions when she doesn't understand and is a great helper not only for me, but for her peers as well! She is a great softball player who is a part of our high school JV team as well as a travel team called Lady Steel. I have enjoyed teaching Gracie the last few years, it has been a pleasure watching her mature academically! Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to the Student Council and Mr. Carson for putting on an amazing Spring Fling. The students and staff had a wonderful time dancing the night away and a great time hanging out with each other. It was well attended and tons of fun!

Congratulations to our weekly prize winners: Ryan Wagner, Isaac Smith, Ella Stone, Amauri Boyer, and Amirah Turner. These students were able to choose from various prizes such as an ice cream at lunch, a snack bag, an assignment pass or a rock fidget toy. Keep up the great work. We are so proud of all of our students that continue to show respect, ownership, courage and kindness.

CAIHS Families,

This week our students will start their annual Spring Break on Wednesday April, 13th and they will return to school on Tuesday April, 19th. We hope that everyone has a restful break and our students come back energized and ready to finish the school year working hard and focusing on their academic achievements.

3rd Quarter Report Cards will be online in Home Access on Tuesday April 12th. Please log in and check your students grades and their current standing for the 2021-2022 school year.

As a reminder, a student who is failing two (2) or more core subjects or one (1) core subject and two (2) special subjects will be considered for retention in the present grade and will be recommended to Summer School in order to have the necessary skills and background knowledge to move to the next grade.

Below is the link to log into home access and if you are having difficulty with a username or password please contact your students Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Rodgers for students with the last names A through L at rodgerst@casdschools.org and Mr. Shirk for students with the last names M through Z at shirks@casdschools.org

http://homeaccess.casdschools.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess

Save the date! Saturday, May 14th SPOTLight will be sponsoring an end of year celebration for our 8th grade students. This will be to celebrate their end of middle school and beginning of high school. It will take place at the Intermediate High School from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be games, music, a movie, snacks and refreshments to choose from.

Parent please remember that when dropping off your student in the morning that First Period starts at 7:25 a.m. We are seeing way to many students being dropped off after that, and they are being marked late to school.

Pathways to Graduation:

1. KEYSTONE PROFICIENCY PATHWAY

2. KEYSTONE COMPOSITE PATHWAY

3. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONCENTRATOR PATHWAY

4. ALTERNATIVE 4 ASSESSMENT PATHWAY

5. EVIDENCE-BASED 5 PATHWAY

Gradation Requirements:

All CASD 9th to 12th grade students are required to earn 24 credits:

* 4 in each core content area (English, Math, Science and Social Studies

* 1.5 in Wellness/Fitness (includes .5 Health)

* 6.5 in Electives

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Maloney at maloneyc@casdschools.org

I have also attached the Pathways to Graduation Video and the Clow Chart Presentation to assist with the understanding of graduation for all students.

PathwaystoGraduation

CAIHS Families,

Below are the dates for the upcoming PSSA and Keystone Testing in the Spring. This year only students who are assigned to take the yearly exams will be coming to school that day. The students who are not assigned to take a test that day will have a virtual day. They are expected to complete the assignments on their Teachers Canvas page. For example, when 8th grade is taking the PSSA test the 9th grade students will be at home on a virtual school day. Each student will be notified what days they are to attend for testing.

April 25: PSSA ELA Section 1 and 2

April 26: PSSA ELA Section 3

May 2: PSSA Math Section 1 and 2

May 4: PSSA Science Section 1 and 2

May 16: Keystone Literature Section 1 and 2

May 17: Keystone Algebra Section 1 and 2

May 19: Keystone Biology Section 1 and 2

Just a friendly reminder that the Coatesville Area School District continues to offer COVID-19 testing to students who become symptomatic during school hours. Our school nurses have been trained in the administration of BinaxNOW Tests and Cue (PCR) Tests.

Please note that students must have completed parental consent form on file with school nurse in order to be eligible to participate in this voluntary testing program. Please download consent form. Participants must create personalized QR Test Code by following directions below.

Registration for Student QR Test Code: · Click https://register.pennrapidtest.org/ or enter this url into your web browser (the app is not compatible with Internet Explorer but should work on most other browsers).

Follow instructions on screen, which include answering questions about (child’s) demographic information to create personalized QR code.

Please submit completed parental consent form and QR Test Code to school nurse.

Covid Consent Form