The Friday Five

Welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Five -- five reminders on Friday afternoon to get your upcoming week off to a great start. Good luck to our high school students on next week's exams. As a reminder, traditional high schools will dismiss at 11:30 on Mon-Th next week, and ALL CCS schools will have an early dismissal next Friday, Dec. 20th. To view the early dismissal schedule, please visit https://cabarrus.k12.nc.us/bellschedules

As we work to enhance the English Language Arts curriculum in Cabarrus County Schools, we want to ensure that all students have access to high-quality resources and a consistent learning experience. We invite you to watch the video included in this post, review the curriculum options on our Curriculum Review Webpage, and share your thoughts through our feedback form. The deadline for completing this work is Wednesday, December 18th, 2024.

Your input is invaluable as we strive to provide the best possible educational experience for your child! Thank you in advance for your support. 

Program Choice applications for the 2025-26 school year will be open from October 17, 2024 to Sunday, December 15, 2024. Parent notification of placement will occur in the online family dashboard the week of February 3, 2025. Parents will have until Monday, Feb 17, 2025 to make a decision and accept a seat in their online dashboard. Any seats not accepted within this window will be forfeited to waitlisted students. 

Cabarrus County VEX will host 15 VEX tournaments in North Carolina over the next several months, including 4 state championships. These tournaments, which account for 83% of all robotics events in the state, will bring teams from across North Carolina to compete in Cabarrus County.

While coaches and event partners recruit volunteers, CCS VEX is seeking additional support from the CCS community. If you'd like to help by volunteering or sponsoring our program, please click the buttons below to see event details and available volunteer positions. We welcome volunteers of all experience levels and ages!

Tomorrow's event at Winkler Middle School has been postponed and rescheduled to March 1st, 2025. If you're available to volunteer, please sign up below!

In 2021, Cabarrus County Schools had 73 VEX teams. Today, we have 161 teams, making up 53% of all public and private school teams in North Carolina. Our goal is to continue to grow our program in CCS, but we need your help! For more information on VEX Robotics in CCS or to ask questions pertaining to VEX in CCS, please email ccsvex@cabarrus.k12.nc.us.

We’re excited to reconnect with you! As a valued member of our school community, we want to ensure you stay engaged with Cabarrus County Schools. To help us strengthen our connection, we kindly ask you to take a few moments to share your contact information by completing the short survey available by clicking the button below. Your participation will help us celebrate your achievements, share important updates, and create meaningful engagement opportunities for our alumni network. Thank you for being an integral part of our CCS legacy!

The Kannapolis Christmas Parade will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, December 14, in downtown Kannapolis. Once again, the parade will start at the intersection of Laureate Way and Main Street and travel down Laureate Way, and then down West Avenue.

 

The parade will begin at the intersection of Main Street and Laureate Way at the parking deck of the North Carolina Research Campus, travel down Laureate Way past Kannapolis City Hall & Police Headquarters, turning on West Avenue at the Gem Theatre and traveling down West Avenue, ending at the intersection of Vance Street and West Avenue.

The Gem Theatre in Kannapolis has received a grant and will offer both "Moana 2" and "Mufasa" with Spanish dubbing for FREE in the coming weeks.

For more information, please visit the Gem Theatre webpage.