Caribou High School

During Computer Science Education week, CHS Computer Science is so proud to CONGRATULATE Joey Marrero, Behrn Bouchard and Joel Oliver for their winning entries in the Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Academy’s December 2021 Creative Task Competition!

Class of 2023 Raffle

Viking Weekly-Athletics- Hello Viking Nation! The regular season action will heat up this weekend! The Caribou Viking athletes have been hard at it practicing and preparing for the upcoming season. We were fortunate to be able to get in our winter athletic picture day last week! This week, teams are doing the seasonal meet the coaches night where parents have an opportunity to meet the coach and coaches go over the season and expectations with the parents and athletes in attendance. This is an important part of the season where parents can formally meet the coach, get contact information and learn the philosophy of our programs. With the winter weather here in full force, we might be in positions where we have to cancel practices. If this happens, we will send out the information via our app. Parent’s please make sure you’re registered for the RSU #39 app. This app can be received on android and apple devices. Once you’ve downloaded the app, and signed up, you will get a notification on your device when information has been pushed out. A friendly reminder that fans MUST be masked while at Caribou High School indoor events. Alpine events are at outside venues and the guidelines for those events will be based on the venue. Nordic events will allow fans and if people go into the ski building, masks will be required. Away events are different based on the host venue. When traveling, I will update the teams traveling and the community to inform you of the protocol and expectations when traveling to different venues. Again, a friendly reminder to parents, please make sure that your student athlete is registered for this winter on www.caribouvikings.org. Schedules are updated on the athletics website. This week’s Caribou High School Athletics schedule of events are as follows: Saturday, December 11th: Wrestling at MDI at 12:00, weigh in at 11:00. Boys Varsity Basketball at Old Town, 12:30. Girls Varsity Basketball at Old Town, 2:00. *Old Town High School has vouchers for 90 away fans. These vouchers will be shown at the gate at OTHS and you will pay at that time. I will inform the Varsity coaches of the process for getting the vouchers. If there are any questions regarding the vouchers, please contact me (egraves@rsu39.org). Please check out the Caribou High School athletics Facebook page for more information. Also check out the athletics website at www.caribouvikings.org with schedule updates. GO VIKINGS! Evan Graves CHS Athletic Administrator

Maine Educational Talent Search Virtual Career Exploration Series You are invited to join students from around the state of Maine in a series of career exploration sessions via Zoom. You can expect to see Representatives from various College Admissions Offices and Professionals in several careers. Please see below for details: When? Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. The first session will take place on Thursday, December 9th! Where? Zoom https://maine.zoom.us/j/87134074814 Who? Anyone interested! You do not need to be a METS student to participate. If you are interested in applying, you can do so here: https://mets.maine.edu/application/ What? The first session will feature speaker Suzanne Graves Hall, an Advisor from the Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC). Suzanne serves northern Penobscot County and supports students in their educational journey, including financial aid, troubleshooting problems and concerns relating to school and referring students to community resources. She will introduce Career Interest Assessments, a website that can be used to learn more about an industry, and the importance of volunteer opportunities and organizational memberships. Amy Hannah, METS Advisor at Lake Region Schools, will then lead students in an Interest Assessment, which is a great starting point in the career exploration process. Starting in January, students can hear directly from professionals in various careers and Admissions Officers from College campuses to hear about careers and degree programs. This is a great opportunity to learn more about careers, degree programs, and ask questions to those in the field. These sessions will continue on Thursdays through May. Questions? Please reach out to your Talent Search Advisor! Caribou: velma.murphy@maine.edu

The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials has named the Butch Shaw Award Winners for this year. Congratulations to our very own Gabrielle Sutherland on being named a Butch Shaw Award Recipient. This award is voted on by county soccer officials and is presented annually to outstanding soccer players who exemplify the characteristics of respect and sportsmanship. The awards are named after Butch Shaw who passed away in 1985. Shaw was a soccer official and varsity basketball and baseball coach at Presque Isle High School. Shaw loved sports and his motto was Hustle, Pride, Defense.

Picture Retake Day-December 13th

Viking Winter Sports Schedules

Reminder: Athletics Picture Day is tomorrow, December 2nd, for all Winter Sports.

REMINDER: Grades will be closing for the first trimester on Friday, December 3rd. Half-credits will be awarded for each course with a score of 70 or greater. Students will need to recover any courses that they have earned a score of less than 70 in. Please contact Dr. McGough or the Guidance Office if you have any questions.

Courtney Whitmore of Caribou, a Junior at Caribou High School, has been selected as the Caribou High School’s Student of the Month for the Month of November, Principal Dr. Eric McGough announced today. The award, sponsored by the Caribou Chapter of the National Honor Society, is given in recognition of a high school student’s academic achievement and citizenship. The Student of the Month program is meant to promote success in and out of the classroom. For a student to be a well-respected citizen, they must be able to balance many different areas of life. They must exemplify outstanding characteristics both as a student and as a citizen of the community. The student must be able to handle many different aspects of student life while maintaining excellence in the classroom. This award is designed to nominate and select students who promote and take pride in Caribou High School and in themselves. To be nominated as Student of the Month the candidate must be a current high school student. The student will exemplify character in and out of the classroom. Students are nominated by Caribou High School Faculty and Administration each month. The selected student's picture and name will be showcased during the month of recognition both at school and on the school website. The administration will also present a Student of the Month Certificate to the student. Congratulations Courtney Whitmore!

Viking Weekly-Athletics Hello Viking Nation! Winter High School Athletics has begun! Basketball, Cheering, and Wrestling started last Monday. Today, our Nordic and Alpine teams will begin practicing for the season. There are guidelines in place to help keep everyone safe as we look to continue to navigate this pandemic and balance our student educational experience with the safety of our students and our community. Basketball, Cheering, and Wrestling events will allow fans. Fans MUST be masked while at Caribou High School indoor events. Alpine events are at outside venues and the guidelines for those events will be based on the venue. Nordic events will allow fans and if people go into the ski building, masks will be required. Away events are different based on the host venue. When traveling, I will update the teams traveling and the community to inform you of the protocol and expectations when traveling to different venues. Parents, please make sure that your student athlete is registered for this winter on www.caribouvikings.org. CHS will be having picture day on Thursday, December 2nd. Forms will be given to athletes, posted on the CHS Athletics FB Page and available on www.caribouvikings.org. Schedules will be updated by December 1st on the athletics website. This week’s Caribou High School Athletics schedule of events are as follows: Wednesday, December 1st: Girls Basketball closed scrimmage at Wisdom at 6:00. Boys Basketball closed scrimmage vs Wisdom at 6:00. Thursday, December 2nd: Winter Athletics Picture day. Saturday, December 4th: Wrestling at Bucksport, 9:00 weigh in, 10:00 matches begin. NO away fans allowed at Bucksport for Wrestling events. Boys Basketball at Schenck, 12:00-2:00 closed scrimmage. Please check out the Caribou High School athletics Facebook page for more information. Also check out the athletics website at www.caribouvikings.org with schedule updates. GO VIKINGS! Evan Graves CHS Athletic Administrator

Winter Sports Practice Schedule for the Gymnasium.

Viking Nation Athletics Newsletter-Winter Sports

Basketball Season Tickets go on sale on Friday 11/26 in the CHS Cafeteria.

Tip-Off Classic Schedule for 11/26 & 11/27.

Just a reminder that tomorrow, November 23rd is also an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 12:00 Noon.

Basketball Tournament 11/26 and 11/27

Important Athletics Information: Winter Athletics picture day will take place on Thursday, December 2nd. Student athletes will need updated yearly physicals on file in order to participate. If you have any questions regarding your child's physical, please contact the Nurse’s Office by calling the school at 207-493-4260. Finally, all student athletes will need to be registered through our athletic website, www.caribouvikings.org.

Practices: Wrestling will have its first practice on Monday, November 22nd at 3:00 in the weight room. Nordic Skiing and Alpine Skiing practices will begin on Monday, November 29th Alpine at 3:00, Nordic at 3:30.

Tryouts: Boys and Girls Basketball Monday, November 22nd. Girls at 12:30-2:30 boys at 6:00-8:00. Tuesday, November 23rd Girls, 3:30-5:30, Boys 6:00-8:00 Cheering Monday, November 22nd at 5:00PM at the Caribou Community School (multi-purpose room).