John Champe Knightly News

Knights Winter Giving

We are collecting gift cards to assist with the Holiday season this year. Any amount is welcome for the following:

Amazon, Giant, Aldi, Harris Teeter, Walmart, Target, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Dicks Sporting Goods, and clothing stores. Please drop off in the counseling office with Ms. Girardi or Ms. Azizi no later than Wednesday, November 22.

Calendar Reminders - please also check the Save the Date section below!

Nov. 17-19: Avalon Theatre's production of Alice in Wonderland

Nov. 21: National Honor Society Inductions, 7pm

Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 29: MidKnight Madness (see image below)

Dec. 1-13: Fine Arts holiday concerts (various dates)

Dec. 10: BSU Holiday Event

Dec. 12-16: Winter Spirit Week

Dec. 19-Jan. 2: Winter Break

Payment Portal

With the new online payment portal this year, it's VERY important that families register (HERE) AND add student(s) to the account so you receive the alerts and have access to the various items by team, class, club, etc.

Class of 2023

Remember to check the Schoology group posts for links! T-shirt sales come to an end this week (November 18) and dues are DUE, especially for cap/gown. Be sure to submit your measurement form if you didn't previously so we can include you in the order, which will be placed the first of December.

Please join us in recognizing first quarter's Rising Knights recipients! These students were nominated by our amazing faculty for exemplifying Character, Honesty, Respect, and Excellence. We are so proud os all of their efforts.

Samina Waqar, Beril Memis, Aria Parekh, Eva Joseph, Chase Maxwell, Ruby Adepoju, Anish Sadassivam

Our choir students truly embodied the meaning of excellence and represented Champe extremely well at the district event! Although seven students were unable to compete due to illness, 19 students were still able to compete in Districts and gave their all!

Over 400 students across the district competed in this event. We had 19 students compete and 12 students placed. Ten students will be moving on to the next round, which is the District Chorus event in February. These 10 students will also have the opportunity to compete in the States competition. Congratulations to:

Sree Bethanabhotla, Jaashvi Chandagari, Lizzie Decembre, Maya Habtamu, Danny Hilliard, Grace McBride, Ashleigh Niemeyer, Alisa Pena, Allison Tran (received a perfect sight-reading score from both judges), Sydney Valentine (received a perfect sight-reading score from one judge); alternates are Ian Skolarus and Elisabeth Boissiere

Last Chance to Qualify for PTSA Scholarships!

We are proud to offer four $500 scholarships to graduating seniors planning to enter and attend a university, college, or technical school in the fall following graduation. To qualify to apply, students must be a member of the JCHS PTSA by December 1, 2022. Should any student for fiscal reasons be unable to cover the $10 student membership fee, they should speak to their counselor immediately.

Completed scholarship applications must be submitted to Karen King, Career Center Specialist, by 4:18 pm on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. You may email or drop off the completed application to JCHS Main Office.

Stock the Breakroom in Honor of National Espresso Day!

Celebrate National Espresso Day (November 23) in advance by donating K-Pods for our amazing teachers and staff to enjoy. These can be dropped off between 8am-3pm at the front office.

It’s Almost Teacher Appreciation Holiday Cookie Buffet Time!

Our annual Teacher Appreciation Holiday Cookie Buffet is back on 12/15! We'd like to also show our appreciation by providing lunch, too! Please sign up to donate items here. Or, if you're unable but want to help, please consider donating funds to help pay for the treats.

No PTSA Meeting in November or December: we’ll see you on January 25!

Is your Harris Teeter Card Linked to Champe?

When you shop Harris Teeter brands, a percentage of your purchase is donated to the school that your VIC card is linked to. There are NO LIMITS to how much a school can earn. Link your VIC card every year to support Champe! How? Go to https://tie.harristeeter.com/together-in-education. Once you sign in, search for “John Champe High School” and click Add. You can add up to 5 schools/organizations to support, so remember to also connect to your elementary and middle schools. Re-linking needs to be done every year.

Need to get in touch?

Reach us by email (johnchampeptsa@gmail.com), check out our website (http://jchampeptsa.org/) or check out our social accounts.

Clubs

DECA is in need of volunteers! There's a district event December 10, 2022 at Lightridge High School No prior experience necessary - training will be provided on the morning of the event. All business/industry professionals and community volunteers are welcome to serve as event judges or event proctors. Visit the interest form HERE to learn more.

Activity buses run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, leaving campus at 5:30pm.

Service

Students can access the service recording log and view ideas for community service in their Knights Give Back Schoology course for their graduating class.

Athletics

Winter sports are gearing up! Basketball scrimmages and eSports matches on Tuesday, the Winter Sports Parent Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6:30pm in the Main Gym, more eSports matches on Wednesday and Thursday at 4pm, and regional football Friday night depending on the game outcome from Nov. 11. Wrestling scrimmages on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1pm at Lightridge.

Sponsorship opportunities

Mr. Mick Mullins is seeking businesses or community groups that might like to sponsor home games or be included in stadium signs on campus. Please see the link relevant to your needs:

Social Media and Email Introduction

2022-2023 Stadium Sign Sponsorship

Knight Athletic Home Game Sponsorship Program

College and Career Center

Here are links to the newsletters Mrs. King shares: Scholarship opportunities, job and volunteer opportunities, and her college and career center news.

College representative visits continue in the CCC through December 8. Students can sign up for specific visits in Naviance (instructions are in student email accounts) and view upcoming visits via the ongoing announcement button above.

November 17-19: Avalon Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland - tickets here

November 23-25: Thanksgiving Break (no school); return to school Nov. 28 (B Day)

December 1: Guitar Concert

December 6: Orchestra Concert

December 7-8: Band Concert

December 10: BSU Holiday Event

December 12-16: Winter Spirit Week

December 13: Chorus Concert

December 19-January 2: Winter Break