CHSS Middle School Students of the Month
On March 26, Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies Middle School honored its students of the month. The entire middle school was present for a discussion led by guest speaker, Coach Tim Spruill. Coach Spruill discussed leadership and how students can improve their leadership skills. Eighth graders Levi Christ and Maya Damitio, seventh graders Simon Wilson and Sophie Waterfield, and sixth graders Laya Barley and Steven Castillio were honored at the assembly.
CHSSCS Geocaching Seminar
Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies offered a seminar through the media center to train students in the use of navigational aids, critical thinking, and problem solving skills they would need to locate prize caches. It all came together on Tuesday, March 24. "The kids signed up for the seminar which covered global positioning systems, navigational tools, mapping coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds, and trilateration - which is a process of determining absolute or relative location using the geometry of circles or spheres. Students spent several days mapping potential locations along the Nags Head Woods Trail through Google Maps and produced a route. They also deciphered codes and identified clues prior to the trip," described Media Specialist Linda Austin. "In less than three hours, they worked as a team in locating 11 caches spread over three miles of wooded area, battled a few ticks, and endured one intense cardio workout!"
CHSS Students Artwork at Festival Park
From March 30th to April 30th come to see the creativity, talent, and originality of CHSS Art Students that will be on display at the Roanoke Island Festival Park Art Gallery. Types of art work to be displayed will be: three-dimensional handcrafted art, ceramics, glass work, stained glass, wood, film, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and drawings. The Gallery will will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Archaeological Dig Expo at CHSS
All Hatteras Island Community Members: Please plan to attend to support our students in presenting the first annual CHSS Archaeological Expo Wednesday, April 1st from 5:30-7:30 p.m. CHSS students will be presenting artifacts found right in our back yard at CHSS. Students, along with the University of Bristol England Archaeology Dept., and Croatoan Archaeological Society will present our findings. You will be able to hear students discuss the artifacts curated by our own students. Very informal event, but our students need to be able to see you there!
Parent Nights Scheduled for CHSS
CHSS will be holding a Parent's Night for the upcoming for the 2015-2016 school year. The parent's night will discuss an overview of each class's upcoming year including requirements and expectations. New courses and opportunities will be discussed along with questions and concerns. Course Registration sheets will be given out and parents will have the opportunity to sign up for an individual conference with CHSS Counselor Karla Jarvis to discuss future plans and goals with their child. Upcoming Juniors will be April 16th at 6:30 pm. Upcoming Sophomores will be April 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Upcoming Freshmen will be April 30th at 6:30 p.m. Upcoming Middle School will be May 7th at 6:30 p.m.