December 2010

CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER
Principal: Vice Principals:
Clinton H. Giles Our job is to improve, not just maintain.” R Tommy Canterbury
Wendy D Bailey
Susan M Young
Angela S Cruikshank

K-9 Unit Search search of the locker by

administrators with police
Renders Only officers as witnesses did
False Positives! not reveal any contraband
items.
Subsequent to the
Members of the Charleston
conclusion of the search,
Police Department K-9
Capital High School was
unit visited, at our request,
given an “all clear” (clean
the Capital High School
bill of health) by the
campus on Friday morning
members of the canine unit
December 10, 2010.
from the police department
A thorough search of the
indicating that no illegal
building was conducted.
drugs were found in our
Several classrooms were
building and classes were
randomly selected and
resumed as usual.
students from those
We wish to both commend
classrooms were asked to
and thank the students of
place their belongings in
Capital High School for
the hallway for the K-9
their assistance in helping
units to search. The school
us to maintain a safe,
was not placed on lock
orderly, drug-free
down during the duration
environment here at our
of the search that lasted
school. Clearly, our
about half an hour.
students recognize and
We are happy to report that
believe that as students, the
only one false positive was
health, safety, and well-
registered by one of the
being of everyone here in
two dogs. That false
our school is a duty,
positive was registered at a
obligation, and
locker located in the
responsibility that they
science wing. A thorough
share with all of the adults
who work here.
I would also like to thank
Mr. Brent Webster, Chief
of the Charleston Police
Department for providing
the K-9 units as an
invaluable service to and
resource for Capital High
School!
Annual Veteran’s
Day Observance
This year the annual
Veteran’s Day
assembly was held on
Wednesday,
November 10, 2010 in our
gymnasium.
This was an all-school
assembly
commemorating the
various
contributions made by
members of the
Armed Forces of the
United States of
America throughout the
years.
Many brave individuals
have served,
fought, and made the
ultimate sacrifice
to preserve and maintain
the liberty,
freedom, justice, and
equality that we all
enjoy in this Federal
Democratic
Republic of ours. On this
day - the day
before the national holiday
commemorating veterans -
we paused to
pay our appropriate
respects to all
veterans.
As we established last
year, student
Voice of Democracy
contest winners
were the speakers for the
assembly. The
first place winner was
Coleen Isaiah;
second place winner was
Teresa Horton;
and the third place winner
was Morgan King.
.
The keynote speaker was
Brig Gen Robert E.
Hammel.
As we pause to honor the
brave men and
women in uniform who
serve our great
nation so honorably, let us
also
recognize the ‘silent army’
of
individuals who frequently
goes
unnoticed for their service
here at home.
This silent army consists
of the families
and loved ones of those
who serve who
are left here at home,
alone, while those
soldiers are away,
stationed at the
various military
installations in this
country and around the
world, and often
deployed in combat zones
for extended
periods of time.
Please take the time to join
with me in
extending to the families
and loved ones
of our men and women in
uniform left here at home
our heartfelt thanks and
deepest
appreciation for the quiet,
oftentimes
unnoticed, role they play in
the
background supporting the
troops while
they are away! The
sacrifices they make
are deeply appreciated, as
well.
Charleston High School/
Stonewall Jackson High
School Alumni Night!
Support Capital High
School Night!
Mark your calendars ladies
and gentlemen!
Monday evening January
10, 2011 alumni of
Charleston High School
and Stonewall Jackson
High School will convene
on our campus to
demonstrate their support
for Capital High School
extracurricular and co-
curricular activities.
All former graduates of
these two venerable
institutions from the East
End and the West Side of
Charleston, respectively,
that consolidated in 1988
to form Capital High
School are encouraged to
attend both the reception
from 5:00 till 7:00 in the
commons to fellowship
and exchange stories of
their glory days then
attend the basketball game
beginning at 7:30 that
night.
The Cougars boys’
basketball team will be
hosting the Red Dragons
of St. Albans High School.
It is hoped that a large,
vocal contingent from both
alumni groups will be in
attendance that evening
along with all of our other
loyal fans to demonstrate
support for Capital High
School and all of the
outstanding academic and
athletic programs that
provide our students with
the opportunity to receive
a world class, 21st century
education!
For more information on
the upcoming special
C.H.S./S.J.H.S. alumni
night please call Coach
Jack Perry at 304-543-
1202 or 304-342-2005;
Robert ‘Red’ Jones at
304-925-2286 or Lola
Samples at 304-346-9031.
The True Gift of Giving
(reprint)
by
Josh Stowers
Various colors of
twinkling lights
that brighten an all-too
early night,
images of Santa Claus
promising
children all their hearts’
desires (if
they’re not naughty),
holiday parties
with friends and family,
sweet
indulgences, eggnog, and
snowflakes as
big as goose feathers
blanketing the
ground. These are some of
the thoughts
that come to mind as the
holiday season
has so swiftly found us.
However, I am
also occupied by the
anxieties of
completing the arduous
seasonal tasks
that consist of making sure
that I have a
gift for everyone who may
not find it
amusing if they are left out
of my circle
of holiday gift-giving.
Then there is the
rush to wrap those gifts,
just to see them
dismantled not a few days
afterwards, as
well as the icy roads,
chapped lips, and
all the other aspects of the
season that
seem so trying but are, in
truth,
extremely trivial. No doubt
many of you
have your own special
memories and
thoughts that cross your
mind as the
days get shorter and the
temperatures
retreat to arctic levels.
Although many
of us may seem bright and
jubilant this
time of year, it is also a
time for many in
our midst that may seem to
be as dark
and somber as 12:00 PM
on a mid-
December night.
These cold, winter days
are, for
many, the most trying they
face all year.
The loss of a loved one, a
dispersed
family, a serious illness;
are all examples
of situations that can be
plaguing the
minds and sapping the
happiness from
many of our colleagues,
friends, and
fellow human beings this
holiday season.
I can’t help but think of
our decorated
men and women overseas
who would
sacrifice any material good
not to
experience the loss and
separation that
they undoubtedly feel,
especially at this
time of year. Who can pick
up a
newspaper or turn on the
T.V. and not
have their heart bleed for
the thousands
whose lives have been
turned upside down
due to the twin disasters of
Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. The
examples are endless. So,
what is my
point, you may ask?
Well, we could all benefit
from a
quick study, at times, on
the topic of
perspective. Quite frankly,
there is no
better time of the year than
the season of
giving.
Isn’t that what the season
is
rightly about? Putting all
of our trivial
problems on the back
burner and bearing
the burdens of our
neighbor. True joy is
something that is
experienced when we
deliver it to our fellow
man. When we
attempt to bottle it up for
ourselves it
dissipates quickly, as does
our spirit.
Therefore, I call on
everyone who may
read this to visit that
elderly individual
who has no family, to
serve a meal to the
homeless, send groceries
to that family
whose children go to bed
hungry, or
simply find a need in
someone’s life and
fill it for a brief moment.
If you choose to take my
call, I
believe you will be amazed
at how those
trivial aspects of your life
that seemed so
wearisome, burdensome
and annoying,
were naught compared to
the real issues
that face some. Then and
only then will
we all find true joy, true
peace, true
happiness, and, most of all,
the true
meaning of the season.
The West Virginia
Secondary Schools
Activities Commission
Recently, as a result of an
unfortunate occurrence, the
West Virginia Secondary
Schools Activities
Commission (WVSSAC)
has come under fire from
many directions. It has
been my observation that
much of the criticism
leveled against the
WVSSAC is unwarranted.
Uninformed opinions - as
varied and numerous as the
grains of sand on the sea
shore-rather than fact seem
to fuel the invectives
hurled in the direction of
this august gathering.
In fact, it appears that
many who attack and
criticize the WVSSAC
have little understanding of
what actually constitutes
this governing body, its
origin, its organizational
structure, or what role the
WVSSAC plays in the
supervision of
extracurricular activities in
the state of West Virginia.
What follows below is an
excerpt from the
WVSSAC handbook that
provides invaluable
background information which had been added,
that will enable those who over the years,
lack a fundamentally explanations and rulings
appropriate understanding based upon interpretations
of this governing body to and decisions of various
obtain the type of Boards of Appeals. As a
understanding that is so result of general
desperately needed at this acceptance and long usage,
critical juncture in the these explanations and
recent history of this interpretations acquired
organization. force and meaning
comparable to the basic
THE RULES AND rules. Consequently, at the
REGULATIONS annual meeting of the
Of the Board of Control in 1952,
West Virginia Secondary official action was taken
School declaring that, because of
Activities Commission usage, explanations and
As set forth in the interpretations under the
Constitution and Bylaws rules are a part of the rules.
And
Approved by the West IX
Virginia State Board of
Education At the annual meeting in
Published by 1955 a constitution was
THE BOARD OF adopted establishing
DIRECTORS authority for a
Of reorganization to include
The West Virginia all interscholastic activities
Secondary School and the changing of the
Activities Commission name of the organization
from the “West Virginia
REVISED AND High School Athletic
PRINTED JULY 2010 Association.” The
reorganization provided
Excerpted From ‘The for a division of the
Introduction’ pgs. IX & Bylaws into two separate
X and the ‘Rules and parts: “The Athletic
Regulation Handbook’ Bylaws” and “The Non-
Athletic Activities
REORGANIZATION Bylaws.”
AND LEGALIZATION
(Bolding beyond this point An act to amend Article
added by C.H.G.) 2, Chapter 18 of the Code
of West Virginia of 1931
Prior to 1952, the Bylaws as amended by adding
consisted of major rules to thereto a new section,
designated Section 25,
pertaining to The West
Virginia Secondary
School Activities
Commission was enacted
into law by the West
Virginia Legislature on
March 11, 1967.
The new law created the
West Virginia Secondary
School Activities
Commission as a legal
entity, an arm of the
county school boards.
As such it is authorized by
law to make rules and
regulations and to
adjudicate contested cases.
Prior to the enactment of
the law in 1967, the
Commission’s scope of
jurisdiction included
supervision, control and
regulation of all
interscholastic
extracurricular activities of
the schools of its members.
The law now limits the
Commission’s scope of
jurisdiction to
interscholastic athletic
events and band activities.
The position of the
Commission was further
strengthened as the result
of a decision rendered by
the West Virginia
Supreme Court of
Appeals in a case styled,
WEST VIRGINIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
COMMISSION v
HARVEY OAKLEY,
JUDGE, AND EDWARD
LEE, dated September
1968.
The decision rendered is
long and need not be
recounted here in its
entirety. However, a few
very significant statements
from that decision are
important enough to be
included in this section on
LEGALIZATION.
(Boldface is pertinent.
Points not necessarily in
order in the decision).
1. As a general rule
courts should not
interfere with the
internal affairs of school
activities commissions or
associations.
2. The West Virginia
Secondary School
Activities Commission is
still for all intents and
purposes in the same
position as it has been for
the past fifty years; that
is, that member schools
eligible to participate
may voluntarily do so,
and after such
participation, they agree
to comply with the rules
and regulations that have
governed such
organization in the past
and will govern in the
future.
3. The organization has
had rules for eligibility of
students to participate in
athletics or procedure for
declaring such students
ineligible to participate
and for disciplinary
procedures for member
schools and for the
review of such action or
decision made by the
officers of boards of the
association or
organization during its
entire existence. Where
such procedure is
provided for in such
organization or
association the procedure
must be followed and due
process of law may be
afforded administratively
without the use of or
application to the courts.
(State ex. rel. Burchett v
Taylor, 150 W.Va. 702,
149 S.E. 2d 234.)
The question as to whether
a student’s participation in
interscholastic athletics is a
CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT or a PRIVILEGE
was answered in litigation
in the UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF WEST VIRGINIA,
CHARLESTON, in a Civil
Action case No. 79-2497
Harris vs. West Virginia
Secondary School
Activities Commission, et.
al.
On September 2, 1981,
Chief Judge Dennis R.
Knapp ruled:
“The Supreme Court held
that a student’s legitimate
entitlement to an education
is a property interest
protected by the due
process clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment,
Goss vs. Lopez, 419 U.S.
754; 95 S. Ct. 729 (1975).
However, participating in
interscholastic athletics is
only a mere expectation
rather than a
constitutionally protected
claim of entitlement and,
thus, falls outside the
protection of due process.
Moreland v. Western
Pennsylvania, 572 F. 2d
121 (3rd Cir. 1978). Even
if the plaintiff’s due
process arguments were
well
founded, the WVSSAC,
in both its rules and
actions, provided
plaintiff with a sufficient
review procedure that
ultimately resulted in the
relief sought.”
Judge Knapp’s decision
was appealed to the
UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT in Richmond,
Virginia. On May 2,
1982, Senior Circuit
Judge Clement F.
Haynsworth, Jr. and
Circuit Judges H. Emory
Widener, Jr. and Robert
F. Chapman agreed with
and affirmed the District
Court’s opinion.
It would
In June, 1987, a Petition
for Writ of Mandamus was
filed by A. James
Manchin, Treasurer of
State of West Virginia,
asking that the WVSSAC
comply with statutory
requirements of state
agencies and that the
WVSSAC deposit with the
State Treasurer, within 24
hours, “all monies received
or collected by them for or
on behalf of the State for
any purpose whatsoever.”
X Commission shall be
The Supreme Court ruled
and Justice McHugh wrote
the opinion in December
1987. This opinion stated
that “Funds received by
the West Virginia
Secondary School
Activities Commission,
which operates pursuant to
authority granted it by
county boards of education
under W.Va. Code 18-2-25
(1967), are quasi-public
funds” as defined in W.Va.
Code 18-5-13 (1987), and
are to be accounted for in a
manner similar to that
provided for funds of
county boards of
education, but such funds
are not to be accounted for
under W.Va. Code 12-2-2
(1983) as “monies due the
State.” Consequently, the
Writ of Mandamus on
behalf of Treasurer
Manchin was denied.
The titles Executive
Secretary, Assistant
Executive Secretary and
Board of Appeals were
changed by the Board of
Control in April 2002 to
Executive Director,
Assistant Executive
Director, and Board of
Directors
respectively.
127-CSR1
127-1-4. Membership.
4.1. The West
Virginia Secondary
Schools Activities
composed of the principals
or designee, of those
public or private secondary
schools which have
certified in writing to the
State Superintendent of
Schools that they have
elected to delegate the
control, supervision, and
regulation of their
interscholastic athletic and
band activities.
4.2. Membership in
the Commission shall be
predicated upon accepting
the following conditions:
4.2.1. The principal
or his designee is and shall
be the sole representative
of the school in all matters
pertaining to the
constitution, bylaws, rules
and regulations of the
commission;
4.2.2. The principal
or his designee is and shall
be responsible for
conducting interscholastic
athletic and band activities
of the school in accordance
with the constitution,
bylaws, rules and
regulations of the
commission which have
been adopted by the Board
of Control of the
Commission for the
governing of such
activities;
4.2.4. The principal
or his designee shall file a
statement with the
Executive Director of the
Commission agreeing to
abide by and support the
Constitution and the rules
and regulations of the
commission.
4.4. Any member
violating the regulations of
this Commission and
refusing to abide by the
decision of the Board of
Directors or the Review
Board shall be subject to
the penalties hereinafter set
forth. (See 127-6-2 of
these regulations.)
127CSR3
127-3-2. Duties and
Responsibilities of The
Principal
2.5. The principal
is responsible for adequate
team and crowd control
measures at home contests
in which the school
participates, assuring that
the schools participants
and fans conduct
themselves in a proper
manner, and assuring that
all fans and officials are
provided adequate
protection. In situations
where contests are played
on neutral sites, it will be
the responsibility of both
participating school
principals.
2.6. The principal
has the right to exclude a
contestant who would not
represent his school in an
appropriate manner, a
student who fails to
maintain a satisfactory
scholastic standing, or a
student who has been
excluded for a serious
illness or injury.
2.9. The principal
shall have such other
powers as will encourage
the growth, development
and expansion of the
athletic program for the
welfare of the students,
the school and the
WVSSAC.
127CSR4
127.4.3. Code for
Interscholastic Athletics.
3.7. Statement of
Policy
3.7.3. Any coach,
student, or bench
personnel ejected by an
official will be suspended
for the remainder of the
game, match, meet or
contest. They will also face
suspension in additional
contest(s); the suspension
will be assessed based
upon 1o percent of the
allowed regular-season
contests for each sport.
Any tenth of a percentage
from .1 to .4 will be a
suspension equal to the
whole number of the
percent. Any tenth of a
percentage from .5 to .9
will be an additional
contest added to the whole
number. The suspension
will include the number of
indicated contests in that
sport and at that level and
all other sport contest in
the interim at any level. A
second ejection will result
in the doubling of the
suspension assessed for the
first ejection. If they are
ejected for a third time
during the same sports
season, the individual will
be suspended from
participating or coaching
for 365 calendar days from
the date of the ejection.
a. Any coach,
player or bench personnel
who has been ejected shell
not be permitted to attend
any contest(s) during said
suspension. He/she shall
not be affiliated with the
team in any capacity. This
would include but not be
limited to transportation to
or from the contest,
meeting with the team
before, during or after the
said contest. He/she is not
permitted to be in sight or
sound of said contest
venue. Regular practice or
team meetings not
affiliated with the contest
are permitted.
b. If suspensions
are imposed to a student or
bench personnel at the end
of the sports season and no
contest remains, the
suspension is carried over
to that particular sport until
the next school year. In the
case of a senior student,
the penalty will continue to
the next WVSSAC
sponsored sport.
3.7.7. A student or
team attendant shall not
leave the bench area,
team box area, or then
designated off field area
during a game on contest
other than during that
time permitted by game
or contest rules. A coach
shall not leave the bench
area, team box area, or
the designated off field
area during a game on
contest other than during
that time permitted by
game or contest rules
unless a student
altercation is taking place
and the official requests
assistance. Violation of
this rule shall cause the
coach, student, or team
attendant to be
immediately ejected from
the contest, team
penalized according to
game or contest rules and
that coach, student, or
team attendant will not
be eligible to display in
the next contest as
outlined in 127-4-2.3.
In all matters involving
Capital High School, its
faculty, staff or students
the following will be the
definitive
statement/guideline with
respect to how Capital
High School will conduct
its internal affairs as long
as Capital High School
remains a member of the
West Virginia Secondary
Schools Activities
Commission:
Please know that the
official position of Capital
High School will be to
follow, to the letter, all
established WVSSAC
rules, regulations,
procedures, and
guidelines. As the
principal, no court decision
will determine who will
and will not participate on
an athletic team at Capital
High School. That will be
done (determine eligibility
to participate) by the
principal of the school for
as long as I am the
principal. This authority
is provided to the principal
of Capital High School and
any other member school
principal by the WVSSAC
rules and regulations
referenced previously in
this writing.
Any team member who
leaves the bench for any
reason without the
authorization of the head
coach of that team will be
immediately declared
ineligible and will not
participate again on that
or any other team at
Capital High School.
Any player, coach, or
team assistant who leaves
the bench, team box area,
or designated off field
area and enters the field,
court, etc. without proper
authorization shall be
immediately ejected from
the contest and will no
longer be welcome to be a
member of that team or
group here at Capital
High School.
Coaches have been asked
to pass this information
on to their respective
team members. The
coaches were asked to
qualify my position by
stating that reflective
consideration will be
given to those who violate
this rule only in
instances involving
extenuating
circumstances relating to
an
unexpected catastrophe
presenting itself, a
natural disaster or
some other eminent
danger arising in a
particular sporting
venue.
Determination of
representation of
Capital High
School
Reprint/Revision from
February 14, 2008
November 29, 2010
All Teachers, Coaches and
Boosters:
Much of the
persona, image, character
and integrity reputation
that Capital High School
enjoys is vested in the
school name, the nickname
of its mascot (The
Cougar), and the official
school colors which are
royal blue and silver
gray.
All of the
aforementioned was
occasioned through town
meetings, discussions,
student surveys, and
committed leadership
groups that desired to see
our school – a new
consolidation including
Stonewall Jackson High
School and Charleston
High School (West Side
and East Side,
respectively) be successful
from its opening into
perpetuity. It has been
further enhanced through
the outstanding
achievements and
accomplishments attained
over the years in
academics, the Performing
Arts, athletics, and extra-
curricular and co-curricular
activities as well.
Coaches, sports
teams, other groups and
their boosters, shall not
alter the persona, image,
character, and integrity of
our fine school by
purchasing for use or re-
sale, marketing, or through
creating items that
otherwise would be
directly used by or
associated with the school.
This is intolerable, will not
be permitted, and should
be discontinued at once.
None of the
aforementioned
individuals or groups
possesses the unilateral
authority to do this.
In the future, any
item (uniforms etc.) to be
used by, created for re-
sale, marketing, or to
identify with the persona,
image, character, and
integrity of Capital High
School, must be approved
in advance by the
principal. Items not
approved in advance will
not be sold, marketed,
used by or permitted to
represent any team,
group, agency, or entity
of our school. The colors
of any uniform
purchased for use by
school
sponsored/sanctioned/rep
resentative team must be
reflective of the official
royal blue and silver gray
colors of our school. An
exception would be the
“white, home uniforms”
specified by National
Federation of High
Schools (NFHS) rules and
regulations.
Representations of
the Cougar Mascot must
be approved in advance,
also. Inasmuch as
possible, the
“Running/Leaping
Cougar” logo should be
utilized as frequently as
possible as a
representation of the
nickname and mascot of
our school; not paw
prints and certainly not
shortening the school
name (‘Cap’, Cap High,
etc).
It is hoped that this
measure taken through this
communication is
interpreted and understood
as a means to maintain the
persona, image, character,
and integrity of Capital
High School in the truest
possible sense and not a
means to micro-manage
any team, group, agency,
or entity of our school.
Respectfully,
Clinton H. Giles
Principal, Capital High
School
Capital High School
Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag
Philosophy and Goals
Organization and
Administration
(Revised 11/01/10)
PURPOSE
The purpose of the
following guidelines is to
provide direction for the
daily recitation of the
Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag (Pledge) at Capital
High School.
STATEMENT OF
SCHOOL POLICY
The American flag is a
symbol of our national
ideals. Traditionally, the
flag is
honored by standing and
pledging allegiance to it.
It shall be the policy of
Capital High School that a
time shall be set aside at
the beginning of every
instructional day for the
recitation of the Pledge.
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROVISIONS
In accordance with state
law, instruction in the
history and principles
represented
by the flag of the United
States, as well as the flag
of West Virginia, are
included in
the curriculum of one or
more grades in the school
system as preparation for
students to become
participatory citizens and
as a means of transmitting
fundamental values
important to maintaining a
democratic system of
government.
As part of this instruction
before reaching high
school, all students should
have learned the origin and
the text of the Pledge,
which serves as one
expression of this nation’s
civic heritage.
West Virginia Code
Provision
§18-5-15b. Pledge of
Allegiance to The Flag.
Every instructional day in
the public schools of this
state shall be commenced
with a pledge of allegiance
to the flag of the United
States. Pupils who do not
wish to participate in this
exercise shall be excused
from making such pledge.
RECITATION
PROVISIONS
As prescribed by law, the
Pledge shall be rendered
by standing at
attention, facing the flag,
with the right hand placed
over the heart. Either the
classroom
teacher or a student may
lead the recitation of the
Pledge. If a classroom
teacher chooses not to
participate, another staff
member or student, on a
voluntary basis, may be designatedsubjected
serve as leader.
No student shall be
compelled to join in
recitation of the Pledge if
he or
she objects, or if his or her
parents object, to
participation in such an
exercise on
religious or philosophical
grounds. We recognize that
it is the complete and
total prerogative of each
individual student, alone,
as to whether or not the
student chooses to
participate or not
participate in the recitation
of the Pledge.
Parents or guardians are
expected to discuss any
such objections with their
children just as it would be
expected that they would
discuss any other aspect of
behavior and conduct in
school with their student
(s).
The desires of each
individual student, first,
and the desires of the
parents will always be
honored at Capital High
School regarding a student
exercising his or her
prerogative (right) to
participate or not
participate in the recitation
of the Pledge.
Non-Participating
Students & Disciplinary
Action
No student shall be
to to unfavorable
comment (s) or
stigmatization as a result
of his or her decision to
participate in or abstain
from the recitation of the
Pledge of Allegiance.
During the Pledge,
nonparticipating students
are expected to stand
silently and are not to
engage in any disrupting
or distracting activity.
No disciplinary sanction
shall be imposed for
refusal to participate in
the recitation of the
Pledge. However, willful
disruption or
interference with the
exercise of pledging
allegiance by others shall
result in the same
disciplinary measures
meted out in other
instances of classroom
disruption occurring in
our school.
SCORCH
Capital Orchestra
News
It's been a very musical
fall for SCORCH
members. The orchestra
performed in
November with the
River City Youth Ballet
Ensemble at the West
Virginia Cultural Center
for the Fire and Ice Ballet.
The students impressed
audience members with
their renditions of works
by Schubert, Smetana,
Handel, and Mozart.
On November 6,
freshman and sophomores
traveled to Martinsburg for
the 2010 String Day
festival sponsored by the
West Virginia String
Teachers Association.
Nathan Shin was appointed
Concertmaster and Ryan
Burgess was appointed
Associate Principal Cello
for the festival orchestra.
Congratulations, Nathan
and Ryan!
Several of our students
are representing the
Cougars with positions in
the West Virginia Youth
Symphony, an honor group
that meets weekly
and presents concerts
throughout the year.
Congratulations to these
students:
Hilary Keller, violin,
Youth Orchestra
Will Michael, violin,
Youth Strings Ensemble
Julian Nguyen, violin,
Youth Orchestra
Viviana Nguyen, violin,
Youth Orchestra
Michael Terranova, violin,
Youth Orchestra
Kiefer Kirk, viola, Youth
Orchestra
Kelli Shanholtzer, viola,
Youth Strings Ensemble
Hallie Brotherton, cello,
Youth Orchestra
Michael Swagger, bass,
Youth Strings Ensemble
In other news, Nathan Shin
won his division in the
Mountaineer solo
competition in October.
The competition included a
thirty minute program
from memory and was
held at Fairmont State
University. Bravo, Nathan!
Don't miss the orchestra
performing at the
CHS Performing Arts
Holiday on Thursday,
December 16, and also at
the Clay Center Grand
Foyer on December 18th at
6:30, prior to The
Nutcracker Ballet!
Capital Football
Dec. 2010
A successful
football season is more
about the people behind
the scenes and less about
the head coach, a lesson
that was proven to a young
coach in his first year. The
2010 season ended on
November 12th with a 28-
21 loss to Morgantown
High School, finishing our
season with a 9-3 mark.
Although not great by
Capital High School
standards, we are very
proud of our team and how
we represented our school.
As the head coach I
would like to take the
opportunity to say thank
you to the people who
dedicated their time to
make our season a success.
First would be the
administration and faculty
at Capital High School
who went above and
beyond their duties to play
a role in keeping our team
working and acting as
winners. A great factor in
our season would be the
coaching staff- Mark
Mason, Ben Fuller, Ahmed
Witten, JR Kinney, Larry
Moore, Fred Myer, Steve
Lanham, and Craig
Albright- without whom
the season would never
have gone so smoothly.
We also have the best
support staff in Joe Tucker,
Brandy Spencer, Don
Todd, John Baird, Robbie
Scott, Andre Hamilton,
and the director of football
operations, Tony Harris. I
would be truly remiss not
to mention those who
propped me up behind the
desk each day as the
whirlwind of a new
experience kept knocking
me down- Alan Burgess,
Beth Martin, Michael
Huffman, Cynthia Phillips,
Jack Woolwine and Ruth
Burdette. On behalf of the
entire program, we would
like to recognize Carl
Crowder, owner of
Crowder Auctions in
George’s Creek, for his
help in fundraising for the
year, for without it we
would not have been able
to make it.
The annual end of
the year banquet is
tentatively scheduled for
Tuesday, January 11th at
6:30. The offseason
conditioning program will
begin when school
resumes in January. The
days of operation will be
Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays. We have a
great group of players
returning and look forward
to representing Capital
High School in a great
way!
Applied Arts
 Skills for a Healthy Life
As stated in the
Capital High Mission
statement, the teachers in
Applied Arts are “Working
to develop a community of
learners who live as
productive, thoughtful 21st
Century citizens.”
Because our classes
involve “hands-on”
learning, the students have
an opportunity to
experience what they are
learning, not just read
about it in a book. This
makes their classroom
experiences much more
relevant.
Foods I students
have just finished their
first unit called “Recipe
Skills.” This unit is the
foundation for the rest of
the year. Topics covered
included how to follow a
recipe correctly, how to
measure correctly, cooking
terms and cooking
equipment. They are now
studying grains and
different types of breads.
Cooking labs will include
Cheddar Cheese Garlic
Biscuits, Chocolate Chip
Muffins, Blueberry
Pancakes, Yeast Bread,
and Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Rolls. These
students are required to
read carefully, follow
directions and plan
carefully. If they do all of
this correctly, they get
something wonderful to
eat.
Physical Education
teachers also take our
mission statement
seriously. As an example
of “taking into account
individual student
characteristics using
effective instructional
practices,” they encourage
students to be involved in
the programs. One of the
PE students created a
“Broom of Doom Hockey
Game” that allows all
students to play
simultaneously. He said,
“We had been playing
Floor Hockey in PE class
and I really liked it, but I
didn’t like waiting for a
game. I tried to think of a
way where everyone was
able to participate all at
once, but there was no
floor space to play
multiple games at once.”
Cledus Johnson created a
new game which made it
possible for all students to
play at once, no waiting.
This is the type of
problem-solving and
creativity we promote at
Capital High School.
We would like to put in a
request: If anyone has a
functioning wheelchair
that they would like to
donate to the clinic, it
would be greatly
appreciated!
CSU December Students
of the Month
Mr. B. Clark
 Period 8: Mallory Burka
1st Period Morgan Barnes
6th Period- Jacob Fields Physical Science
8th Period Amanda
Bowman Period 2: Jacob Williams
Period 4: Usountay
Mrs. Fields Armstrong

1ST - Rashaad Guerrant Mrs. Swayne

2ND - Amanda Bowman
3RD - KeKe Wilmore 1st period-Megan Darnell
5TH - Amanda Maynus 3rd period-Tierra Lamb
6TH - Keon Durgan 4th period-Nick Holley
7TH - Nehemiah Bays 5th period-Daniel
Adamcyzk
Mrs. Garrison 7th period-Logan Garrison
8th period-Kelsey Smith
1st--Stevie Adamczyk
3rd--Janeicia Walker Nurse’s Notes December
4th--Kayla Edwards 2010
5th--Augusta Burkes
7th--Star Williams Here is a quick guide to
8th--Aaron Simms Community Services for
Kanawha County provided
Mrs. Hoskins by United Way. All
numbers are area code 304
1st - Holly Giezey unless listed.
2nd- Tiana Sadzewicz
3rd - Summer Boyce Health Care
4th- Joseph Chaney Clinics/Hospital
6th - Amanda Pauley Cabin Creek Health Center
8th -Jahneece Clements 595-5006
CAMC
Mrs. Miller 388-5432
Children’s Therapy Clinic
Period 4 - James Green 342-9515
Period 5 - Shayla Haynes Family Care Hills Plaza
Period 8 - Desmond Hill 720-4466
Family Care Schoenbaum
Mrs. Roach Center 414-4499
Kanawha Charleston
Honors Biology Health Dept. 348-0700
St. Francis Hospital
Period 1: Mikaela Spence 347-6500
Period 3: Victoria "Tori" Thomas Memorial
McGinnis Hospital 766-
Period 6: James Richmond 3600
Upper Kanawha Medical Make A Wish Foundation
Center 595-1770 342-9474
Women’s Health Center March of Dimes
344-9834 720-2229
WV Health Right Multiple Sclerosis Society
343-7000 343-5153
Muscular Dystrophy Assn.
Prevention / Youth 344-9807
Services Spinal Cord Injury
Adolescent Health 766-4751
Initiative 340-
3622 Crisis Intervention
ASPEN (Adolescent ASPEN (Adolescent
Suicide Prevention and Suicide Prevention and
Early Intervention) Early Intervention)
414-3070 414-3070
Big Brothers/ Big sisters Adult/Child Abuse Hotline
746-7900 800 352-6513
Daymark Rape/ Sexual Assault
340-3675 Services 340-3676
HOPE Community Dev. Suicide Prevention
Corp 343-4673 Lifeline 800 273-
WV Nat’l Guard Child & 8255
Youth 561-6821
Addiction Services
Health Organizations Alcoholics Anonymous
AIDS Hotline 800-642- 800 333-5051
8244 Highland Hospital
Alzheimer’s Association 926-1669
343-2717 Narcotics Anonymous
American Cancer Society 344-4442
746-9950 Prestera Center
American Heart 341-0511
Association 720- Problem Gambler’s Help
9001 426-2537
Blind Physically Handicap WV Prescription Drug
Services 558-4061 Abuse 866 987-8488
CAMC Health Info Center WV Tobacco Quit Line
388-9645 877 966-8784
D.E.A.F
766-9470
Diabetes Association Best Wishes for a Safe and
888-342-2383 Happy Holiday!
Lion’s Club Sight Program Angela Cavender RN
766-4891
Lung Association World Language
342-6600
Señora Furber, our student
teacher, will return to her
family in Florida on the
16th of December. Sra.
Furber has been working
with the students in
Spanish II and Spanish III
since September. Sra.
Furber is originally from
Panama and came to
Capital High School
through the University of
Phoenix to complete her
student teaching. We have
very much enjoyed our
time with Sra. Furber and
will miss her, but wish her
luck with her new teaching
position in Florida.
The Amity scholars for the
years 2008/2009 and
2009/2010 are returning
from Spain this week for a
visit. Both Marina
Fernandez and Noemi
Arranz will visit the school
on Monday December 6.
The students and faculty
who remember them
fondly will be happy to see
them again.
Registration for the dual
credit Spanish classes is
now available. Students
who are currently enrolled
in Spanish 3 wishing to
receive three hours college
credit for Spanish 101
from the University of
Charleston and students
currently enrolled in
Spanish 4 wishing to
receive three hours college
credit for Spanish 102
from the University of
Charleston must complete
the registration form and
attach a check for $175
payable to the University
of Charleston. The content
and delivery of the Spanish
3 and 4 classes will be no
different for those students
taking the class for college
credit than those students
electing to continue on
with the weighted high
school classes.
For those students electing
to receive college credit for
the class, the registration
fee should be paid by the
end of January.
If you require further
information about the dual
credit classes, please feel
free to contact me through
e-mail at
dalcazar@kcs.kana.k12.wv
.us or call me at home
744-5868.
The French classes at
Capital High School will
be celebrating a French
Christmas on Friday,
December 17th. Students
will be learning about
French Christmas customs
during the month of
December and will be
cooking authentic French
Christmas foods and
sharing them with the class
on on December 17th.
Students are looking
forward to the event.
Teacher of the Month
Congratulations to Mrs.
Susie Garrison, October’s
Teacher of the Month!
Mrs. Garrison is a hard
working, dedicated teacher
who goes to great lengths about her. She makes a
to ensure her students have difference in our students
every opportunity to everyday!
succeed that she can
provide. As the From the Studio
coordinator for the AR
program in the 9th grade
(CSU), she is always
promoting and
encouraging kids to read.
She maintains the program
and manages reports as
well as coordinates with
other English teachers to
All Dancers are have
ensure students are aware
completed choreography
of the program and how
for Performing Arts
the system of earning
Holiday and are preparing
points is established.
to present our crazy
In addition to her teaching
version of the
in the classroom, Mrs.
“Nutcracker.” It is called
Garrison is the advisor for
“Boyfriend in a Box.” It is
the CHS Student Council.
definitely a must see and
She works extremely hard
will be presented along
to ensure that our student
with the rest of the
body is involved and that
Performing Arts
student activities are
Department pieces on Dec.
planned for the entire
16th, 2010 at 7PM.
school to enjoy. She is an
avid supporter of positive
“Step Afrika” was a huge
engagement
hit and the dancers really
with students.
enjoyed learning about this
cultural tradition. This
She also assists the
month we will be educated
administration and athletic
about “Exploring Global
director with tasks related
Treasures” by the WV
to both boys and
Dance Company, WV’s
girls soccer teams, and
only professional touring
helps our school
company. Students will
regularly by selling tickets
have yet another
at our athletic events. She
opportunity to take a
is always on the fields as a
workshop with the
mother and as a teacher
company’s directors,
supporting all of our
Donald Laney and Toneta
students faithfully.
Akers-Toler. So many
Students know that
amazing things are going
she cares about them, and
on here in the Capital High
in turn, students do care
School Performing Arts
Department.
Our next concert
will be January 8th, 2011 at
7:30PM. We will be
guests of Dance
Underground at the Davis
Fine Arts Building on the
Campus of WV State
University. February 25th
is our adjudication for the
WV Dance Festival and
March 11th we will present
“Unbreakable”, a concert
of Student and
Professional work dealing
with creating stronger
young people to lead us
forward.
We have Papa John’s
coupons and Kroger cards
available for anyone
wanting to support us that
way. Please contact Ms.
Legg if you would like one
of the coupons or cards.
Below you will find some
bullets regarding things we
have upcoming. Please feel
free to email or call Ms.
Legg for more information
on ANY of these events or
to book us for a
performance.
Email:
alegg@kcs.kana.k12.wv.us
Phone: 304-348-6500 ext.
159
 Dec. 16th:
Performing Arts
Holiday
 Jan. 15th: Guest
Performance at
WV State
University
 Jan. 29th: WV
Wesleyan Arts
Festival
 Feb. 25th: WV
Dance Festival
Adjudication
 March 11th: Dance
Concert 7PM
Capital High
Performing Arts
Centre
 April 1st-3rd:
Starpower Dance
Competition
 April 8-10th: WV
Dance Festival
 April 14-21:
Company Trip and
Performance at
Disney!!
 April 29th: Arts
Alive
 May 4-7th: Musical
Performances
The Capital High School
girls' basketball team
opened their season on
Friday, December 3rd with
a home game against
Logan. The game began at
7:00. Though our ladies
suffered a loss, they played
hard and had several
positive things to build
upon as they move forward
through their season.
The Lady Cougars will
have a busy month of
December with a total of
seven games during the
month. The remainder of
the December schedule:
Dec. 10th-
Huntington
Home 7:00
Dec. 13th- G.W.
Away 7:30
Dec. 17th- Hoops Classic
Civic Center 6:00
Dec. 20th-
Princeton Home 7:30
Dec. 28th- Riverside
Away 7:30
Dec. 30th- Valley Home
7:00
COUNSELOR
CORNER
Seniors:
*Parent/student financial
aid meeting was
December 9th at 6:00 in the
LGI. The presenter was a
member from the West
Virginia Higher Education
Policy Commission.
st
*Beginning January 1 ,
you can start the Free
Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
process at
www.fafsa.ed.gov .
What can you do in
December?
1. Apply for a PIN
at
www.pin.ed.gov .
Your PIN will
serve as “your
signature” on the
FAFSA. Students
and parents must
obtain a PIN.
2. Gather financial
documents. A list
can be found on
www.fafsa.ed.gov
3. Attend the
financial aid
meeting on
December 9th.
*The counselors will take
the seniors to the computer
lab to apply for the
PROMISE scholarship this
month.
*Parents, you should have
a conversation with your
child about what costs you
will cover for college. For
example: Will you pay all
expenses not covered by
financial aid, will you pay
for books, will you pay for
them to have their car on
campus, will you send an
allowance, should they get
a part-time job?
*Students should narrow
down their college choices
and take the ACT or SAT
if they have not already
done so.
*Continue to look at the
“Just For Seniors” board
for scholarship
opportunities.
Myth: Colleges don’t
really look at senior
grades.
Truth: Your senior year is
regarded as a good
indicator of where you
have placed your passion
and priorities. Keep
working hard all year!
Juniors:
*Visit www.actstudent.org
or www.collegeboard.com
for practice tests. You
should be academically
ready to take it by spring.
*Start a list of potential
colleges. Consider the
following factors: distance
from home; urban or rural;
size of campus; majors
offered, student-faculty
ratio; college expenses.
*Start an academic resume
that includes academic
awards/accomplishments,
extracurricular activities in
and out of school, and
personal and career goals.
*Create a College
Foundation of West
Virginia account at
www.cfwv.com
Sophomores:
*Start collecting college
information.
*Start or continue to take
challenging high school
courses.
*Start or continue to save
for college.
*Join extracurricular
activities.
*Create a College
Foundation of West
Virginia account at
www.cfwv.com
Performing
Arts
Holiday—
The Accent
that Makes
the Holiday
Sparkle
As December rolls around
so do our thoughts of the
upcoming holiday season.
So often, it is the sounds of
the holiday and the
approaching New Year
that cause us to pause and
smile at those traditional
and non-tradition
moments. As we continue
to have opportunities to
make traditions here at
Capital High School,
please plan on attending
our annual Performing
Arts Holiday program.
This tradition will be given
for a packed house of
elementary school children
on December15 & 16 at
10:00 AM. The CHS
family performance will be
December 17 with the only
public performance at 7:00
PM on December 16th.
Tickets will be $5.00 for
Adults and $3.00 for
Students. The variety of
the program showcases our
Jazz Band, Choral, Dance,
Theater Departments and
Chamber Orchestra.
Please join us for a
wonderful way to celebrate
this holiday season.
Hold that note…the
note VIPs
are off and singing their
way through the holiday
season learning music and
choreography for “A
Holiday To Remember.”
Remember.”
Rehearsals began the week
after their scintillating
performance at Swing
Sing—Kanawha
Sing County
Schools’ Show Choir
Showcase. They are
feverishly working to be
able to include a couple of
songs for their first holiday
concert on December 9th.
The VIP Booster meeting
will be December 14th at
7:00 PM. Discussions will
include the Brickstreet
Concert, Performing Arts
Holiday,
Holiday, Edgewood
Summit Concert and our
VIP Concert and Show
Choir Invitational to be
held February 19, 2011.
Vocal Ensemble students
will perform for the
Brickstreet Insurance
Awards luncheon on
December 9th at their
offices in the Town Center
Mall. Rounding out the
month will be their
participation in Capital
High School’s annual
tradition, Performing Arts
Holiday to be held
December 15-17. Wow,
what a month of practice,
concerts and community
service!
Student Council
Student Council is roaring
through December! On
our agenda this month we
have the following
community and school
service projects:
Freshmen and Sophomores
are working with the
Daycare children to
provide them a fun work
day, where they will
decorate t-shirts and
receive goodies for the
holiday season.
The Juniors are organizing
our Shoeboxes project,
hoping to fill 75 shoeboxes
for patrons of our local
Veterans’ Home. Our
seniors are organizing a
dinner to feed those same
veterans on Thursday, Dec.
16. Sgt. Maj. Dillon and
several of his JROTC
members are providing
assistance with this. All of
our members are hard-
working, dedicated
students who never
hesitate to step in and help
others!
Beginning in August 2006,
a student with life-
threatening peanut and tree
nut allergies enrolled in
our school.
Because of these medically
documented conditions,
items that trigger the
allergic reactions cannot be
tolerated within the
environment here in the
school. By working
proactively, we hope to
minimize the risk of
accidental peanut and tree
nut allergen exposure to
the student.
We are requesting that you
do not bring any item or
product that contains
peanuts or tree nuts (i.e.
almond, walnut, Brazil nut,
filbert or hazelnut, hickory
nut, pecan, pine nut,
pistachio, and macadamia
nut) onto the campus.
Obviously, food products
made of or containing
peanuts and tree nuts
appear to pose the greatest
risk of introducing these
allergens into the school
environment.
Products that are processed
with peanut and tree nut
oils should be avoided,
also. Some apparently
acceptable foods pose a
potential risk for
introducing these allergens
because of cross
contamination/contact due
to their having been
exposed to the oil allergens
during their processing.
These typically include
“chips,” sunflower seeds,
granola bars, and nut
butters.
Items that are typically
sold as “fund raisers” need
to be carefully screened to
ensure that they comply
with the guidelines set
forth in this letter.
In advance, we want to
extend to all of you our
appreciation for your
willingness to help us
reduce the exposure of
students to these products.
Just as we have in the past
with students whose health
profiles required that we
work together to ensure
that our school
environment posed no
threat to them, I am
confident that Capital High
School will rise to the
occasion in this instance,
also.
Please feel free to contact
the administration, the
school nurse, or one of the
counselors if you have
questions or would like
more information
regarding this issue.
Respectfully,
Clinton H. Giles, Principal
Student Class
Schedule
Change Rationale
The administration of
Capital High School
believes that no student
class schedule changes
should be granted after
student schedules have
been finalized at the end
of the spring scheduling
period.

The above philosophy
statement provides for the
following policy principles
regarding the changing of
student class schedules
here at our school now
being established in
writing. The purpose of
this documentation is at
least two-fold:
1. Needed clarification will
be provided for all.
2. Past inconsistencies and
irregularities with respect
to policy implementation
will be eliminated and or
discontinued.
Please know that it is
understood that exceptions
to established policy may
be warranted in specific,
novel and unique
circumstances. Accepting
this caveat, please know
also that exceptions to this
policy will be considered
only within the confines of
the most strict and narrow,
administratively
predetermined,
parameters.
1. – Schedule change
requests will only be
entertained during the first
two ( 2 ) weeks of the
school year.
2. – Schedule changes
completed during this two
week period will include
but not be limited to those
changes necessitated due
to “technical difficulties”
such as having fewer than
seven ( 7 ) classes
scheduled, having
duplications of classes,
having no lunch period
scheduled, being scheduled
into a class that is not
compatible/consistent with
the student grade level, etc.
3. – No schedule changes
will be entertained after the
official Mid-term Progress
Report Date has passed.
4. – After the official Mid-
Term Progress Report Date
has passed, schedule
change requests will be
tabled or held in abeyance
until the approach of the
end of the first semester.
At that juncture,
consultation between the
counselor(s), teacher(s),
and administrative
representation from the
school will occur to review
each request to determine
whether or not the request
has merit. Please know that
each of these requests will
be subjected to the utmost
scrutiny and held to the
highest
academic/administrative
standards.
5. – Schedule changes that
are determined to be
warranted after the Official
Mid-Term Progress Report
Date has passed will only
be granted with
administrative approval.
 Re: Advanced Placement
(AP) Courses
Students who schedule
for AP courses will not be
permitted to obtain
schedule changes during
the summer prior to the
beginning of the school
year. Because of School
Master Schedule
accommodations,
personnel and staffing
commitments, the
establishment of
curricular priorities, and
the signing of student
contracts, a student must
remain enrolled in the
AP class that they
(he/she) requested until
the end of the first
semester.
Principle 4 above is
applicable in this area.
West Virginia Contract of
Rights and Responsibilities in
Learning for Students
Preamble:
Education is the key to
individual success and regional
economic health. Educators,
students, and
parents/guardians/mentors are
equally responsible for
facilitating success in education;
without one party’s active
participation the remaining two
will not achieve maximum
results. Students,
parents/guardians/mentors, and
educators can affirm the
expectations of West Virginia
public schools by signing a
pledge to support the various
rights and responsibilities in the
education environment.
PARTNERS Pledge
Pledge to Achieve Real,
Transforming, Necessary,
and Expected, Respect in
Schools
We have asked that
everyone at Capital High
School -all administrators;
teachers; parents; and
students - sign this contract
(pledge) to assure that all
our collective efforts (a
partnership) will ensure
that every Capital High
School student receives a
World Class, 21st Century
Education. Administrators
signed the pledge along
with the faculty and staff
members upon returning to
school on Friday, August
20, 2009
All students were asked to
sign the PARTNERS
pledge on September 9,
2009 during homeroom.
Each student was given a
copy of the partners pledge
to take home to their
parents and guardians for
them to sign and to be
returned to the school to
the homeroom teachers.
On September 10, 2009 at
7 PM in our Performing
Arts Center I shared the
basic aspects of the
partners pledge with
approximately 500 parents
who had come to our
annual open house. During
that brief introductory
session I shared with the
audience the basic
components of the pledge
and its purpose. Parents
were provided their own
individual copies of the
pledge to be signed that
evening. We also
positioned large blowups
of each of the individual
pledges - for
administrators; teachers;
parents and guardians; and
students - in the Commons
for all to see as they passed
through the building.
The pledge is whole-
heartedly supported by
First Lady Gail Manchin –
who is a member of the
State Board of Education –
is consistent with and
thoroughly embraces the
five key points of the
America’s Promise
Alliance which was started
by General Colin Powell,
who, through his tenure of
working through the
previous presidential
administration, noted that
many children in America
fail to reach their fullest
potential because there are
five things that are lacking
in their lives.
Under the leadership of
Founding Chairman
General Colin Powell and
current Chair Alma
Powell, the America’s
Promise Alliance has
become the nation’s
largest partnership
providing supports to
young people.
The Five
Promises
The Five Promises are
those developmental
resources — wrap-around
supports— that young
people need for success in
life:
Caring Adults - All children
need support and guidance from
caring adults in their families, at
schools and in their communities.
These include ongoing, secure
relationships with parents as well as
formal and informal relationships
with teachers, mentors, coaches,
youth volunteers and neighbors.
Caring adults are the cornerstone of
a child’s development!
Safe Places - All children
need to be physically and
emotionally safe wherever they are
— from the actual places of
families, schools, neighborhoods
and communities to the virtual
places of media. They also need a
healthy balance between
structured, supervised activities
and unstructured time.
A Healthy Start - All
children need and deserve healthy
bodies, healthy minds and
healthful habits. These result from
regular health check-ups and
needed treatment, good nutrition
and exercise, healthy skills and
knowledge, and good role models
of physical and psychological
health.
Effective Education - All
children need the intellectual
development, motivation and skills
that equip them for successful
work and lifelong learning. These
result from having quality learning
environments, challenging
expectations and consistent
guidance and mentoring.
Opportunities to Help
Others - All children need the
chance to make a difference in
their families, at schools and in
their communities. Knowing how to
make a difference comes from
having models of caring behavior,
awareness of the needs of others, a
sense of personal responsibility to
contribute to the larger society,
and opportunities for volunteering,
leadership and service.
Everything the America’s
Promise Alliance does is
built around the
framework of ensuring
that more young people
experience more of the
Promises.
The Five Promises
Change Lives
Children who receive at
least four of the Five
Promises are much more
likely than those who
experience only one or
zero Promises to succeed
academically, socially and
civically. They are more
likely to avoid violence,
contribute to their
communities and achieve
high grades in school.
Receiving at least four of
the Five Promises also
appears to mitigate gaps
across racial and economic
boundaries.
To experience the full
power of the Promises,
young people must
experience these critical
supports throughout their
lives — in their families, at
schools and out in their
communities.
Improving the lives of 15
million disadvantaged
youth over the next five
years is the goal of the
America’s Promise
Alliance.
Through instituting the
PARTNERS Pledge here,
we at Capital High School
are committed to doing our
part to ensure that all our
students receive the Five
Promises. Again, we are
asking that everyone at
Capital High School - all
administrators; teachers;
parents; and students - sign
this contract (pledge) to
assure that our collective
efforts (establishing a
partnership) will ensure
that every Capital High
School student receives a
World Class, 21st Century
Education.
How to Avoid Tardiness
to Class
(Locker Routine & Time
Management Suggestions
)
(When to Go to Your
Locker)
7:15 To Locker – Obtain
all books and
materials for 1st and 2nd
period classes.
Take all of these books and
materials to
Home Room with you.
After Home Room
during Extended Walk
Time – Deposit
books and materials from
previous
periods. Obtain all books
and materials
needed for all classes prior
to your
respective lunch period.
When going to your
respective lunch –
Deposit books and
materials from previous
periods. Obtain
all books and materials
needed for
classes before 6th period -
Take these
books and materials to
lunch with
you!
(Students who have 6th
period lunch may need to
carry
materials for 3 class
periods prior to then.)
After 6th period during
Extended Walk Time –
Deposit books
and materials from
previous periods.
Obtain all books for 7th
and 8th period
classes.
Tutoring
If you determine your
child is having
problems in a specific
curriculum area, after
school tutoring is
available from 3:15-
4:15. Please check the
Capital High School
Website and the next
newsletter for the
beginning date and
room numbers. The
schedule is as follows:
Mon. Math
Mrs. Price
Tues. Science Mr.
Coleman
Wed. English Ms.
Blaul
Thurs. Soc. Stud.
Mrs. Kerner
Grade Reports
1st 9 weeks
Midterm 9/22
Report Card 11/1
2nd 9 week Midterm
12/3
Report Card 1/21
3rd 9 weeksMidterm
2/18
Report Card 3/29
4th 9 weeksMidterm
4/29
Report Card 6/1
Capital High School
Attendance Area Local
School Improvement
Council Meeting
The Capital High School
Attendance Area Local
School Improvement
Council Meeting was held
on Monday evening,
October 25, 2010 at 6:00
PM at Stonewall Jackson
Middle School in their
beautifully remodeled
auditorium.
Each of the elementary
schools, middle schools
and Capital High School
representatives were given
the opportunity to make
brief, five minute
presentations to the Board
of Education members and
the Superintendent.
As principal of Capital
High School I determined
that the presentation I
would make would focus
upon the plan we have
assembled to increase our
graduation rate and reduce
our dropout rate.
Several components come
together to comprise the
plan we have put into place
that we were charged with
the responsibility to
develop just this past
August 6th following a
meeting with central office
administrators. During
that meeting data was
shared with us as well as
the belief that the large
number of out-of-school
suspensions and the total
number of days that
students were suspended
from our school
contributes to our lower-
than-acceptable graduation
rate and our unacceptably-
high dropout rate.
The elements of the plan
include but are not limited
to:
In School Suspension
(ISS) – This is the second
year for the funding of this
position. We strive to
utilize ISS rather than
suspend a student out of
school.
Partners Pledge - Pledge
to Achieve Real,
Transforming, Necessary,
and Expected, Respect in
Schools
Education is the key to
individual success and
regional economic health.
Educators, students, and
parents/guardians/mentors are
equally responsible for
facilitating success in
education; without one party’s
active participation the
remaining two will not
achieve maximum results.
Students,
parents/guardians/mentors,
and educators can affirm the
expectations of West Virginia
public schools by signing a
pledge to support the various
rights and responsibilities in
the education environment.
America’s Promise
Alliance – Founded by
General Colin Powell and
Chaired by his wife, Alma
Powell, America’s Promise
Alliance strives to ensure
that the highest percentage
of students graduates from
high school with a
diploma. America’s
Promise posits that there
are five wrap-around
developmental resources
that must be present in the
lives of children as they
grow up that ensure their
chances for success in life.
The Five Promises are:
Caring Adults, Safe Places,
A Healthy Start Effective
Education,
and Opportunities to Help
Others.
C.H.S. Assurance
Agreement – The
Assurance Agreement is a
document that we have
developed that ensures that
students participating in
co-curricular activities are
held to the same standards
as students that participate
in extra-curricular
activities by
communicating the same
expectations and standards
to students in both groups.
Revamped Discipline
Referral Process – We
have increased the
involvement of our
counselors in the discipline
referral process. Also, we
have increased, markedly,
the number of contacts
made with parents by
teachers over the phone
and in conferences.
Adoption of Proposed
K.C.S. Suspension
Guidelines - For level I &
II disciplinary infractions
the suspension guidelines
proposed by the
administration earlier this
year have been adopted.
By doing so we have cut in
half the number of days
that students are suspended
out of school as a result of
having committed Level I
and Level II offenses
Commitment to
Graduate - “Commitment
to Graduate®” (C2G®), is
an initiative which
integrates numerous
strategies in schools to
help students, faculty,
parents and communities
increase focus on
improving the success rate
for students during their
transition from 8th grade
to 9th grade, as well as
completing high school in
four years.
We believe that at the end
of the school year the data
will reveal that what we
are doing will manifest
itself in an increased
graduation rate and a
reduced dropout rate.
Dress Code
Changes
The Guidelines for
Appropriate Dress at
Capital High School are
hereby amended to
reflect the following
which will go into effect
commensurate with the
beginning of the 2nd nine
weeks and/or November
1, 2010:
“Jeggings” (the name is
a cross between jeans
and leggings) are
neither suitable nor
appropriate dress for the
school environment of
Capital High School.
Jeggings are those
garments that have the
appearance of or are
manufactured on the
style of blue jeans.
However, Jeggings are
made of fabrics akin to
spandex and other
synthetic fabrics that are
quite elastic by nature
and are intended to be
form-fitting.
As such and by design,
Jeggings are intended
to conform,
completely, to the
contours of the body of
the person wearing
them.
By establishing that
Jeggings are not suitable
and are inappropriate
for the school
environment of Capital
High School it is not the
intent of this
amendment to the
Guidelines for
Appropriate Dress at
Capital High School to
dictate style or fashion.
Further, commensurate
with the beginning of
the 2nd nine weeks
and/or November 1,
2010 students wearing
‘tights’ must wear
another garment over
the tights that fall at
least to the mid-thigh
length. It is
recommended that
students wear either
shorts or a skirt/dress to
cover the tights. Tights,
alone, are neither
suitable nor appropriate
for the school setting of
Capital High School.
Again, the intent of this
amendment to the
Guidelines for
Appropriate Dress at
Capital High School is
to address a situation
involving student dress
that is neither suitable
nor appropriate for the
school environment of
Capital High School.
We encourage parents
to monitor more closely
their student’s attire
before they depart for
school. We also want to
point out that even
though parents may see
a student leave home
dressed appropriately
for school, once the
student arrives at school
they often change into
less suitable garments.
Local School
Improvement Council
Meeting
Thursday, October 07,
2010
The Capital High School
Local School Improvement
Council (L.S.I.C.) met on
the evening of October 7,
2010 in the L.G.I.
Officers for the year were
elected and are as follows:
Rochelle Coleman –
President
Susie Azevedo – Vice
President
Johanna Ellis – I. S. Day - April 13, 2011
Secretary/Treasurer
During the meeting a L. S. I. C. - April 7, 2011
considerable amount of
time was spent discussing
how the L.S.I.C. could
become a more viable
organization at Capital
High School and how to
increase attendance and
participation at the
regularly-scheduled
meetings.
We look forward to
working with the officers
to achieve these goals and
to help make the L.S.I.C.
the kind of organization
that we all can be proud of.
The L.S.I.C. will meet the
Thursday before the
Instructional Support days.
Below is the schedule for
the I.S. days and for the
L.S.I.C. meetings. All
L.S.I.C. Meetings will be
held in the L.G.I. (rm.
#118) and will begin at
6:00PM promptly.
Instructional Support
Days
L. S. I. C. Meeting dates

I. S. Day - October 12,

2010 L.S. I.
C. - October 7, 2010*
Officers elected)
I. S. Day - December 22,
2010
L. S. I. C. - December 16,
2010
I. S. Day - February 21,
2011
L. S. I. C. - February 17,
2011